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We are the only ones we can rely on to fight this.
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Robert Reich
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Friends, Iāve been around politics for over 50 years. Iāve never seen anything as brazenly crooked and corrupt as what Trump and his cronies did today.
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This sounds insane, but these people are coming for us. This is real.
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Christian Nationalist Pastor Dale Partridge Tells Women 'All Of Your Being In Existence Should Be Within The Shadow Of Your Husband'
Patriarchal Christian nationalist pastor Dale Partridge says that, in general, women should not be able to work because "all of your being in existence should be within the shadow of your husband."
https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/christian-nationalist-pastor-dale-partridge-tells-women-all-your-being-existence
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"If prosecutors dropped the charges, Mr. Adani would be willing to invest $10 billion in the American economy and create 15,000 jobs, echoing a pledge he had made in the wake of Mr. Trumpās election."
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NBC News
5 days ago
As the war with Iran pushes its munitions stocks to dangerously low levels, the Defense Department has not signed new contracts to replenish its supplies, according to two U.S. officials and two people familiar with the matter.
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The Pentagon has no new munitions contracts amid concerns about a weapons shortage
Without a replenished stockpile, the Defense Department may not be able to sustain many more months of Middle East operations. And any new conflict in Asia could present significant challenges, source...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-no-new-munitions-contracts-concerns-weapons-shortage-rcna342451
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"Of the eight patients in the ward that day, four had AIDS. A year ago, in Mpongwe, there was one case like this each month, or maybe two. In January this year, there were 28 new cases."
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AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/health/pepfar-hiv-aids-zambia.html
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Nick Fish
6 days ago
And here comes
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Aaron Rupar
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BURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the secretary is unaware of -- it's a battery
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This was predictable.
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Most TN House Democrats stripped of their committee assignments
State Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) have been stripped of all their committee assignments in the Tennessee House, according to a letter posted by Jones on social medi...
https://www.wsmv.com/2026/05/12/multiple-tn-democrats-stripped-all-committee-assignments/
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Angry
7 days ago
Any questions about why the GOP is desperately trying to cheat before the midterms?
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"IL may now be the first major test of whether right-wing litigants can turn Callais into a weapon against state laws designed to protect minority voting power. The outcome of this case could reach beyond one state and put other state-level voting protections at risk."
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Right-wing group sues Illinois in first post-Callais attack on a state Voting Rights Act
Illinois may now be the first major test of whether right-wing litigants can turn Callais into a broader weapon against state laws designed to protect minority voting power.
https://share.google/ZpPWrxLbmgI0xearh
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Pentagon reveals location of nuclear-armed submarine after Trump rejects Iran proposal
The Pentagon revealed the location of a U.S. Navy nuclear-armed submarine in a rare move a day after President Trump rejected the latest peace proposal from Iran.Ā The Ohio-class ballistic misā¦
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5872704-ohio-class-missile-submarine/
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"Millions of people nationwide are projected to lose their benefits by design because of the expanded work requirements. That has food banks and nonprofits bracing for a longer-term impact."
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āI struggle for adjectives to adequately describe the horror that this administration has visited on the world,ā said a former State Department official. āIt keeps me up at night.ā Revisit this story from our series āThe End of Aid,ā a 2026 Pulitzer finalist.
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Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the Worldās Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining...
https://propub.li/4wg9Dhv
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Forbes
10 days ago
The strictly monitored evacuation will send those aboard the ship back to their respective countries.
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WHO Director Will Travel To Tenerife For Hantavirus Ship Evacuation: āPain Of 2020 Is Still Realā
The strictly monitored evacuation will send those aboard the ship back to their respective countries.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/05/09/who-director-will-travel-to-tenerife-for-hantavirus-ship-evacuation-pain-of-2020-is-still-real/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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President Trump is now withholding GAVI vaccines from poor countries--like a $3 vaccine against malaria, and a $4 vaccine against cervical cancer. Countless thousands will die as a result.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/o...
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Opinion | This Is What Happened When Trump Abandoned the Worldās Poorest Children
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/opinion/foreign-aid-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hFA.Bwr1.VffwgMd4VawT&smid=url-share
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Justin Wolfers
10 days ago
My latest
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oped shows that the White House is dramatically understating the cost of the war in Iran. By my calculationsāand I show my workāthis war will cost the typical American family thousands, and it could cost them tens of thousands. Gift link:
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Opinion | Hegseth Says This War Has Cost $25 Billion. I Tallied Up the True Amount.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/hegseth-war-cost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hFA.7GHB.G0obHnW9IYby&smid=url-share
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ProPublica
10 days ago
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were āfull steam aheadā looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trumpās election, the investigation evaporated.
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme āLocked Up.ā Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. Afterā¦
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-puerto-rico-election-fraud-prison-drugs-votes?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky
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Joanne
11 days ago
Before being seduced by the wealth and power. Before selling out any honor , values or oath. Who seduces people into selling their souls ?
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Robert Reich
10 days ago
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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"The move marks a change from the Biden administrationās stance, under which the agency rejected more than 26 million applications for flavored vape products with the intention of keeping them away from children."
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After the FDA spent years rejecting over flavored vape products, Trump reportedly pressed his FDA chief to allow mango and blueberry flavors | Fortune
āFlavors induce people, many of them children and young adults, to use a product that may result in a lifetime of addiction and other harms,ā one anti-smoking advocate said.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/07/fda-authorizes-fruit-flavored-vapes-mango-blueberry-trump-administration-american-politics-tobacco-companies/
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The U.S. counterterrorism strategy, detailed in a memo released Tuesday, identifies three main terror threats, including narco-terrorists, legacy Islamist terrorists and violent left-wing extremists, but makes no mention of right-wing extremist groups.
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That's us.
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New U.S. counterterror strategy focuses on drug cartels but omits right-wing extremism
American counterterrorism officials are meeting Friday with officials from other allied nations to coordinate efforts against what the U.S. calls ādeadly threats from terror groups and non-state actor...
https://to.pbs.org/4uGEq5u
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Auto-enrollment in Medicare Advantage isn't a nudge. It's a trap | Fortune
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This is another goal of Project 2025. It would be a windfall for insurance companies and a trap for seniors.
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Auto-enrollment in Medicare Advantage isn't a nudge. It's a trap | Fortune
I research health policy for the Center for American Progress. Auto-enrollment is privatization by inertia.
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Scott MacFarlane
12 days ago
Itās staggering How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters And how ready they were to do so
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onion person
13 days ago
funniest thing iāve ever seen
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Aaron Rupar
13 days ago
COLBERT: How dumb do you think it is for people to say that I should run for president? OBAMA: Well, you know, the bar has changed. I think you would perform significantly better than some folks we've seen. COLBERT: Is that an endorsement? OBAMA: It was not
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Ron Filipkowski
14 days ago
Kushner and Witkoff have everything covered. Keep things in the family.
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Profile of our IL governor
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āWe Want to Move on From Losingā: Pritzker on Antisemitism, Trump and 2028
The Illinois governor reflects on his national profile and what comes next.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/05/pritzker-illinois-2028-trump-antisemitism-00905867
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A Southern Grandma Wore a Shocking Outfit to a No Kings Protestāand Was Violently Arrested for It. I Went to Her Trial. It Was Even Worse Than I Expected.
Never has a āDick Tatorā pun caused so much trouble.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/trump-no-kings-alabama-penis-grandma-trial-protest.html
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I'm going to get a noise complaint from my neighbors because of the Cubs. Totally worth it!,
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
15 days ago
NEW. The Senate Judiciary and HSGAC reconciliation bills are out. They would fund, mostly through September 2029: - $38.2 billion for ICE - $26.1 billion for CBP - $5 billion for a DHS deportation slush fund. - $1.5 billion for DOJ criminal enforcement - $1 billion for Secret Service ballroom work
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Suzuki! 3-3 New game.
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Nine U.S. States Attack Section 504 and the Right of Disabled People to Live in their Communities
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Have you heard about this? Eight RED states want to eliminate protections from Section 504 of the ADA. Doing so could cause disabled people to be institutionalized. JFC
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"Hundreds of thousands of Americans have switched to health insurance that covers a lot less of their care this year. Republicans hope a lot more will follow them."
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Republicans see high-risk plans as the future of health insurance
More than 40 million Americans are already opting to take on the cost of sick visits, drugs and surgeries to get lower premiums and tax savings.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/03/republicans-embrace-high-deductible-obamacare-plans-00902194
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They just want drug users to die. Along with the disabled, the elderly, minorities, poor people, and immigrants. Oh, and women.
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Trump administration ends funding for fentanyl test strips, baffling public health groups: "It doesn't make sense"
Test strips cost about $1 each and can be used to check drugs for dangerous contaminants, including fentanyl and xylazine.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-fentanyl-xylazine-test-strips-drugs-overdose-samhsa/
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Everyone in the world knows what a clown this guy is, except for 77 million maga in the US.
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How the Failed Orange Prince Became a Global Laughingstock
Machiavelli argued that it is better to be feared than loved. Donald Trump fails at both internationallyāand it makes him dangerous.
https://newrepublic.com/article/209560/trump-global-laughingstock-iran?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_source=Threads
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Monty šØš¦
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Heās a war criminal⦠he should be arrested if he ever leaves the US.
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Stephanie Berenice on Instagram: "Repost @nytimes āGet him, heās Mexican.ā Thatās what Javier Ramirez heard before being pinned to the ground and detained for five days ā despite being a U.S. citizen....
6,617 likes, 311 comments - berenice_dolls on April 30, 2026: "Repost @nytimes āGet him, heās Mexican.ā Thatās what Javier Ramirez heard before being pinned to the ground and detained for five days ā ...
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Out HHS Secretary Declaring a war on jello!
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RFK Jr. Makes Bonkers Threat Against Hospitals That Serve Jell-O
What a hill to die on.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-makes-bonkers-threat-against-hospitals-that-serve-jell-o/
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Ricky Davila
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"The John Roberts Court has now declared that racism in American politics is no more. Despite the recent behavior in Texas and North Carolina, Wednesdayās cruel Callais decision pretends that Jim Crow is a bygone era and not this weekās news."
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Opinion | The Supreme Court has all but killed the law that helped kill Jim Crow
Stacey Abrams: The Supreme Courtās Louisiana v. Callais ruling tells a lie to America
https://www.ms.now/opinion/louisiana-callais-voting-rights-act-supreme-court-black-voters
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The Slaying of the Voting Rights Act by the Coward Samuel Alito
No one is fooled by Justice Alitoās act of cowardice, unless it is Justice Alito himself.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/supreme-court-analysis-coward-samuel-alito-callais.html
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Why 4.3 million people no longer receive food stamps | AP News
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The government said it was because of fraud. Big surprise. The government lied.
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FACT FOCUS: Why nearly 4.3 million people are no longer receiving food stamps
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins this week attributed a multimillion-person drop in the number of participants receiving food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the ta...
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