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jamelle
about 7 hours ago
we should treat these pardons as null and void as far as i am concerned
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https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-promises-mass-pardons-to-staff-before-leaving-office-d7274d32
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So, as long as other countries have it worse than us, it is all good. Really?!
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Rural Freedom Network
about 14 hours ago
AND THIS IS ON TOP OF ALREADY CRIPPLING PRICES
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s. e. smith
about 12 hours ago
Are you telling me that industry arguments about raising wages killing jobs or making prices skyrocket aren't true?!
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Despite Apocalyptic Warnings, California Fast Food Wage Hike Didnāt Kill Jobs
UC Berkeley study finds employment held steady ā and only pennies were added to menu prices.
https://capitalandmain.com/despite-apocalyptic-warnings-california-fast-food-wage-hike-didnt-kill-jobs
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barbisblue
1 day ago
A federal judge dismissed the Department of Justiceās (DOJ) lawsuit demanding Massachusettsā unredacted voter registration rolls Thursday, marking the fourth loss for the agency, with zero wins, out of 30 active cases.
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Trump DOJ now 0 for 4 on voter roll cases as court rejects Massachusetts lawsuit
āHere, the Attorney General offered no basisānoneāand the demand was therefore facially inadequate.ā
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-now-0-for-5-on-voter-roll-cases-as-court-rejects-massachusetts-lawsuit/
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Andrea Joy Campbell
about 10 hours ago
A big step forward today in our fight to hold Big Tech accountable: Meta must face our lawsuit over deliberately designing Instagram to addict kids while downplaying risks their own research showed. Our kids deserve better than companies that profit from their pain.
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David Dayen
about 13 hours ago
It's a war on Iran but the most battered location is Lebanon. From Beirut, Santiago Montag reports that the country has been completely destabilized by a deliberate Israeli campaign to divide its fragile sectarian balance. Fascinating piece.
prospect.org/2026/04/10/l...
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Lebanon Is Also Burning - The American Prospect
The war on Iran has spilled into Lebanon, and Israelās plan for the country appears bleak.
https://prospect.org/2026/04/10/lebanon-burning-hezbollah-iran-israel-war/
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Joel S.
about 8 hours ago
"A recent poll... found that 70% of American Jews support placing some conditions on military assistance [to Israel], including 26% who favor halting aid altogether."
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Brad Lander joins call to end U.S. aid to Israel, in quest to replace Rep. Dan Goldman
Following AOC's lead, the Jewish New York Democrat says he now seeks to end Iron Dome defense funding, citing Israelās war conduct
https://forward.com/brad-lander-aid-israel-dan-goldman-iron-dome/
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reposted by
Carl Quintanilla
about 9 hours ago
Except weāve spent $50 billion, the Strait is closed and 3000 people are dead.
@bloomberg.com
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Skye
about 8 hours ago
Spain PM Pedro SĆ”nchez: āWhat weāve witnessed in Gaza is a human catastrophe that has already been etched into the conscience of our historyā We cannot allow that same pattern of massive destruction, of innocent civilian victims, & of disregard for international law to be repeated on Lebanese soilā
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Carl Quintanilla
about 14 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) ā The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March ..
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Clara Jeffery
about 12 hours ago
Lowest. On. Record.
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Consumer Sentiment Hits Lowest Level on Record
Consumer sentiment fell in April to the lowest level recorded in the 70-plus-year history of the University of Michigan's survey, evidence of Americans' concerns that the Iran war will hit the domesti...
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/cpi-inflation-data-stock-market-04-10-2026/card/consumer-sentiment-hits-lowest-level-on-record-per-michigan-survey-5VJGLYnCPo7KERNfwiyI
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reposted by
The UnPopulist
about 10 hours ago
Kennedy canceled $500 million in mRNA research and announced no new mRNA projects will ever be initiatedākilling the technology that produced the fastest vaccine rollout in human history.
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RFK Jr. Lied His Way Into Office and American Health Is the Victim
He is pushing quackery as science as health secretary
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/rfk-jr-lied-his-way-into-office-and
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Why don't all states do this? Montanans Go After āCitizens Unitedā
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Montanans Go After āCitizens Unitedā - The American Prospect
Montanans are putting forth an ingenious ballot measure that, while it wouldnāt legally overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling that allowed corporations to buy elections, would negate its consequences nonetheless.
https://prospect.org/2025/10/27/montanans-go-after-citizens-united/
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Aaron Rupar
about 13 hours ago
Buttigieg: "The big thing that's different now is that in many periods in American history, you have inflation and then the administration does things to reduce it. Right now, we have the administration actively making prices higher."
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Andy Craig
about 9 hours ago
This really happened, they didn't make it up for dramatization. Mussolini went to the parliament and dared even one of them to move for his impeachment. When none did, it cemented his claim to legitimacy for an absolute dictatorship.
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Mussolini Challenges Parliament To A Final Showdown | Mussolini: Son Of The Century
YouTube video by Sky TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxzmVWkfomI
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reposted by
Robert Reich
about 10 hours ago
The richest 1% will get $117 billion in tax cuts this year, thanks to Trump. Thatās more than the combined budgets of eight federal agencies, including the Department of Education and the EPA. Meanwhile, the bottom 95% will see their taxes increase. Itās clear who he governs for.
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reposted by
Molly Jong-Fast
about 10 hours ago
On the same dayyyyyy
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reposted by
Leah McElrath
about 10 hours ago
Of course they did.
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DNC rejects resolution condemning influence of pro-Israel Aipac lobby
Panelās decision a blow to progressives who are unhappy with groupās involvement in Democratic contests
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/dnc-resolution-aipac-israel-lobby-group
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Flingjore
about 13 hours ago
Meta removes ads from its platforms targeting attorneys who recruit plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuits. The move follows recent courtroom defeats in New Mexico and Los Angeles that challenge Section 230 protections. Meta cites competitive interests for the removals.
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Meta Is Pulling Down Ads That Seek to Recruit Clients for Social Media Addiction Litigation
Two landmark social media addiction trials opened the floodgates and Meta is officially afraid.
https://gizmodo.com/meta-is-pulling-down-ads-that-seek-to-recruit-clients-for-social-media-addiction-litigation-2000744572
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Carl Quintanilla
about 10 hours ago
TAX FOUNDATION: ā.. tariffs can explain essentially all of the excess core goods inflation relative to pre-pandemic trends starting in 2025 ..ā
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Texas Tribune
about 12 hours ago
Some Texans on SNAP say the ban on using food stamps to buy sugary drinks and candy prevents quick fixes to low blood sugar conditions.
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Texasā SNAP ban on sugar troubles diabetics and hypoglycemics
Some Texans on SNAP say the ban on using food stamps to buy sugary drinks and candy prevents quick fixes to low blood sugar conditions.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/10/texas-snap-food-stamps-diabetes-hypoglycemia-sugar-soda-ban/
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about 10 hours ago
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Robert Reich
about 10 hours ago
Trumpās regulators havenāt lifted a finger to crack down on these suspicious trades. Meanwhile, Don Jr. is involved with both Polymarket & Kalshi ā and the Trumpsā social media company is launching its own prediction market. Of course they stand to gain from this shadiness going unchecked.
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Aaron Rupar
about 12 hours ago
Buttigieg: "For the leader of this country to make a nakedly genocidal threat against another civilization as if the US was a death star that was going around blowing up civilizations, of course that is a new low ... the whole country is being judged just for tolerating that kind of thing at the WH"
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Julie K. Brown
about 10 hours ago
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Could a former Brazilian model be the whistleblower Melania is afraid of?
The First Ladyās unprecedented public statement about Jeffrey Epstein yesterday raised a lot of questions about what, if anything, is about to be revealed about Donald and Melania Trumpās relationship with the late sex trafficker.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jkbjournalist/p/could-a-former-brazilian-model-be?r=i7ael&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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reposted by
Will Saletan
about 12 hours ago
Oh my goodness. This fight should have been stopped in the first round. Kernen is left with his pants around his ankles. Quoting GOP approval numbers for the war would be an embarrassment to an actual journalist.
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People such as Joe Kernen are among reasons Americans can't have money for health care while funding wars of choice overseas
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about 10 hours ago
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The goal of this Republican regime. Destroy the US Government and it's ability to work for its people
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about 10 hours ago
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Jen Rubin
about 15 hours ago
The issue is not whether Trump will be forced from office ā his toadies for now will make sure that doesn't happen ā but whether he should be. Ds who make the case that Trump has irreversibly revealed his unfitness to lead do the country and our democracy a service
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Undaunted
Calls for impeachment should be commended
https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/undaunted-5eb?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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reposted by
Don Moynihan
about 12 hours ago
People who study social policy have been warning that the One Big Beautiful Bill is going to be an absolute disaster for rely on the safety net, and these numbers are the canary in the coal mine
www.propublica.org/article/ariz...
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āThe Alarm Bellā: Arizonaās Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation
Trumpās One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizonaās swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply an...
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-snap-benefits-trump-legislation
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Marie šØš¦ šø
1 day ago
Wow, great news: the CDC has a study proving COVID vaccines slashed hospitalizations by 55%. Bad news: RFK Jr.ās team killed it before publication because facts were inconvenient. They are literally hiding data that could save your life.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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RFK Jr.ās CDC Delays Report Proving the Covid Vaccine Worked
Anti-vax nonsense has infiltrated every corner of Americaās public health agencies.
https://newrepublic.com/post/208886/rfk-jr-cdc-delays-report-covid-vaccine-worked?utm_medium=notification
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Andy Craig
about 12 hours ago
The principle of the matter is of course more important, but it's not even a case of principle vs. politics. This is idiotic on the politics. There's no good argument, grounded in any sort of real evidence, that forcing votes on impeachment would be unpopular or backfire or anything of the sort.
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Scott Horton
about 23 hours ago
Jewish terrorism is raging in the West Bank with government backing and endangers Israelās survival, 22 former Israeli security chiefs have warned. In a letter to Netanyahu, former heads of Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF said that settler violence had turned into terrorism and could bring down the state
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Adam Serwer
about 14 hours ago
Like I said
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Chad Loder
1 day ago
Cal State Channel Islands philosophy lecturer Jonathan Caravello has just been ACQUITTED of assaulting ICE/CBP last summer while protesting a brutal Ventura County cannabis farm raid! His defense argued he threw a tear gas canister away to protect protesters. The jury acquitted him in two hours.
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CSU lecturer acquitted
Government said he assaulted immigration agent
https://laist.com/brief/news/criminal-justice/csu-lecturer-acquitted-federal-immigration-agents-trial
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The Bulwark
about 13 hours ago
Melania said a lot of "I" and not a lot of "we," with regard to Epstein. Which conspicuously left open the possibility of "he." Today's Morning Shots from
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Melania Throws Donald Under the Bus
And just like that, the Epstein files are back in the news.
https://lnk.thebulwark.com/4teKbXu
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Catherine Rampell
about 14 hours ago
Gasoline prices rose 21% in March from the prior month. That was the single largest monthly increase in gasoline prices since the series began in 1967
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Alyssa Long
1 day ago
Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon all have headquarters in Seattle. This year the Seattle School District has an 80 million dollar shortfall.
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Sam Gad Jones
about 16 hours ago
I knew it was bad but really didnāt appreciate it was quite this bad
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ProPublica
1 day ago
NEW: Eager to save money, Prospect Medical promised to āself-insureā malpractice claims brought against its doctors and hospitals. The for-profit chainās bankruptcy now threatens to leave hundreds of patients whose claims are pending with no recourse.
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For-Profit Hospital Chain Never Put Aside Money for Malpractice Insurance to Compensate Injured Patients
Eager to save money, Prospect Medical promised to āself-insureā malpractice claims brought against its doctors and hospitals. The chainās bankruptcy now threatens to leave hundreds of patients whose claims are pending with no recourse.
https://www.propublica.org/article/prospect-medical-malpractice-bankruptcy-hospitals-doctors-philadelphia
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The Tennessee Holler
1 day ago
ICYMI: āThe federal government plans to automatically register eligible men for the military draft, according to a proposed rule published last week.ā š¤
nypost.com/2026/04/08/u...
So we can automatically register them for the draft, but we canāt register them to vote?
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ProPublica
1 day ago
NEW: The Biden administration sued a Texas land developer accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents. Trumpās DOJ is now offering an unprecedented settlement that experts say could target the very people who were harmed by the developer. w/
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āA Slap in the Faceā: Trumpās DOJ Plans to Settle Predatory Lending Case Without Compensating Victims
The Biden administration sued a Texas land developer accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents. Trumpās DOJ is now offering an unprecedented settlement that experts say could target th...
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-colony-ridge-texas-settlement-victims?utm_source=bluesky
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Don Moynihan
1 day ago
If you thought the Trump admin might want to put some distance between them and the subject of this NY Times profile...here he is with Vance in Hungary yesterday
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The UnPopulist
1 day ago
A Georgia state senator released a campaign video depicting Muslim Americans as Taliban fighters shooting Kalashnikovs in suburban streets. He's running for lieutenant governor. He refused to apologize.
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Georgia Is Fighting Its Islamophobic Politicians
The Republican lieutenant governor candidateās vile, AI-generated video is facing backlash
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/georgia-is-fighting-its-islamophobic
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Carl Quintanilla
1 day ago
Happy 50th anniversary to āAll the Presidentās Menā ā a film that owes its existence to Redford, who bought the film rights, developed the script and cajoled a reluctant Woodward & Bernstein. I thought it was āa great character study,ā he said later. But, for months, āthey didnāt return my calls.ā
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Christopher Wiggins
2 days ago
NEW: Raised voices by the community brought back Pride flags at Boston University, for now. The people have the power!
www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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Boston University removed Pride flags. Backlash forced its president to back off
President Melissa Gilliam called it a āpause,ā not a reversal, after backlash spread across campus.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/boston-university-pride-flag-removals?1
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April Verrett
1 day ago
Using your debt, your search history, and your private data to decide how much youāre worth? Hell no. This is what happens when technology is built to serve profit instead of people. This is why every worker needs a union.
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Robert Reich
1 day ago
2.5 million Americans are no longer receiving food stamp benefits since the passage of Trump and Republicansā big, ugly bill. They used a pack of lies to justify their egregious cuts to the program. Donāt believe it for a second.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8StUs6Ufe_4
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How We Actually Pay for War and Billionaire Tax Cuts
Trump is launching us into what could be another costly and deadly forever war.Meanwhile, he and Republicans are making
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8StUs6Ufe_4
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Carl Quintanilla
1 day ago
WSJ not messing around, running with this money quote. š
@wsj.com
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