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Pete Buttigieg
16 days ago
Once Democrats do win back power in Washington, we must not think our job is to restore a broken prior status quo. Here's what should come next:
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https://ilona-andrews.com
13 days ago
Reminder we will be chatting with the lovely
@veronicarothbooks.com
tomorrow at Half Price Books in Dallas! We’re celebrating her new series debut, Seek the Traitor’s Son, the first in The Burning Empire dystopian fantasy series
ilona-andrews.com/blog/reminde...
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Reminder: Ilona Andrews chats with Veronica Roth tomorrow - ILONA ANDREWS
This is your reminder that tomorrow, Friday, May 15th, at 6:30 pm, Veronica Roth will be at Half Price Books in Dallas for the release of her new series debut, Seek the Traitor’s Son - and Ilona and G...
https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/reminder-ilona-andrews-chats-with-veronica-roth-tomorrow/
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Sherrilyn Ifill
14 days ago
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.
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https://ilona-andrews.com
27 days ago
GIVEAWAY 🎁 : win a set of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me character vellum overlays. They’re semi-transparent, and designed to layer with the hardcover as your own illustrated edition. To enter, subscribe to the Ilona Andrews newsletter. Winner chosen May 8
ilona-andrews.com/blog/this-ki...
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This Kingdom Gives Away Vellum Overlays - ILONA ANDREWS
We have beautiful overlays from Helena Elias, and today is you chance to win a set. We made you this video explaining what the overlays are, so you have a chance to listen to me in my Sell Products On...
https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/this-kingdom-gives-away-vellum-overlays/
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Rachel Maddow
about 2 months ago
“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears. "She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
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Aaron Rupar
2 months ago
Ossoff: "The American people need to know that the president is fundraising for his political campaign and his PAC using images of American service members killed in action, and it's a disgrace"
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Bree Fram
3 months ago
For this administration, it’s not about doing good, it’s about looking good...even when American lives are on the line.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett
3 months ago
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Robert Reich
3 months ago
A Pew survey found that 53% of American adults describe the morality and ethics of our fellow citizens as “bad.” Meanwhile, in Canada, 92% say their fellow Canadians are good while just 7% say they’re bad. Why are we Americans so down on our fellow citizens?
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Why do Americans hate each other while Canadians love each other?
Could it have something to do with our politics? With the sociopath in the Oval?
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-do-americans-dislike-other-americans
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Ron Filipkowski
3 months ago
Good thing trucks that transport millions of products every day in the US don’t use diesel so we don’t have to worry about inflation getting worse.
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Adam Parkhomenko
3 months ago
Strange how every “America First” move somehow ends up helping Moscow. What a coincidence.
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Mark Hamill
3 months ago
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I stand with Team Chalant 💙 📚📖
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3 months ago
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WTF Just Happened Today? by Matt Kiser
3 months ago
The 2026 midterms are in 243 days; the 2028 presidential election is in 978 days.
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Robert Reich
3 months ago
So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion. That's roughly $1 billion per day. $41,666,667 per hour. $11,574 per second. People do not want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
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Pete Buttigieg
3 months ago
Of course, Kristi Noem deserved to be fired. But rather than spend energy celebrating this Trump setback, let's recognize that the disaster of today’s DHS runs much deeper than the (former) Secretary's incompetence - and keep stepping up the political pressure.
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Mark Hamill
3 months ago
How OPERATION EPSTEIN FURY is going so far: 🤣 🖕 👌 👎
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Scott Kelley Ernest - CEPI x HEIR | #mtpol 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
3 months ago
Carla Jo MacDonald is a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since February 28, 2026. She was last seen in Missoula, Montana. If you have seen Carla or have any information that may help locate her, please contact the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office at (406) 258-4810. Case number: NCMEC: 2079038
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Now we just need to get rid of Shady Sheehy
#takingoutthetrash🚮
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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P
3 months ago
[TW: graphic fracture, sound of breaking bone] Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.
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Captain Mark Kelly
3 months ago
Flipping this seat won’t be easy, but James Talarico showed he knows how to inspire Texans with his vision for a better future. I'm ready to do my part to get him across the finish line this November, and I hope you'll join me. Control of the Senate may depend on it.
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Really looking out for Americans here. Way to go State Dept 🙄
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3 months ago
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This is insane.
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3 months ago
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WTF? We are living in a crazy novel or movie right now right? That’s got to be what is happening.
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MeidasTouch
3 months ago
It would be nice if we had a Secretary of Defense who knew what he was doing and not one that just regurgitates quotes from action movies
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PBS News
3 months ago
President Trump has taken the U.S. into war with Iran despite decades of self-professed aversion to foreign entanglements, particularly in the Middle East, and repeated pledges to focus primarily on the Western Hemisphere with an "America first" agenda.
https://to.pbs.org/405QY9b
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Trump has spent years deriding foreign entanglements. Now, he's taken the U.S. to war with Iran
Even Trump's closest advisers have been unable to point to any specific imminent threat to the U.S. from Iran that required urgent action.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-has-spent-years-deriding-foreign-entanglements-now-hes-taken-the-u-s-to-war-with-iran
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WeRateDogs
3 months ago
This is Wiley. He has never seen snow before and wants to make sure he gets a real good look at it. For science. 12/10 (IG: smileywileydog)
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Graphic Audio
3 months ago
Listen to a Sample from the upcoming Shield of Sparrows 1: Shield of Sparrows (2 of 2) by Devney Perry.
https://loom.ly/4LWvqPM
The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel. I've spent my life kneeling—to their will and to my father's.
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- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W69if4UTvWo.
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Mark Hamill
3 months ago
Get it? See, it's funny 'cuz our President is a pathological liar who rarely, if ever, tells the truth.
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Pete Buttigieg
3 months ago
The president is overruling science to eliminate measures that protect us from pollution and environmental damage, mainly to benefit multinational corporations that have thrown money at his campaign, ballroom, and family. It's simple corruption, and it will cost American lives and livelihoods.
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Aaron Rupar
3 months ago
under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
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Aaron Rupar
4 months ago
Cohen to Bondi: "You tried to investigate Ms. Good's widow and you tried to investigate Mr. Pretti. They were executed like Kristi Noem executed her dog."
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Robert Reich
4 months ago
A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
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Aaron Rupar
4 months ago
Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."
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Ro Khanna
4 months ago
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency. She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
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Peggy Stuart
4 months ago
Epstein survivors released a Super Bowl ad demanding justice and accountability. Years later, survivors are still waiting while institutions stay silent. This isn’t closure. It’s failure. Watch the ad. Share it everywhere. Demand justice.
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MeidasTouch
4 months ago
Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love” “Together, we are America”
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Robert Reich
4 months ago
Facebook launched 22 years ago this week. In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5% — its lowest on record. Meanwhile, Meta is pumping at least $65 million into super PACs to stifle regulation of AI and tech. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax, it's corrosive to democracy.
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Mar Hicks
4 months ago
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00254-z
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https://ilona-andrews.com
4 months ago
BEAST BUSINESS, the new novella in the Hidden Legacy world is now available from our direct store and major retailers. The illusion Prime who lives for secrets. An animal mage who lost something precious. The one price neither of them planned to pay: honesty.
ilona-andrews.com/blog/happy-b...
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Happy Book Birthday to BEAST BUSINESS - ILONA ANDREWS
STANDARD VISITOR NOTICE You are leaving the comfort of a magic-free existence and entering a world shaped by powerful Houses. These dynasties control corporations, command private armies, and enforce ...
https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/happy-book-birthday-to-beast-business/
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PBS News
4 months ago
"There's only one profession that is protected in the Constitution of the United States, and that is a free press. That is because the founders understood that, for a democracy to survive, it needs to have an informed citizenry," says Jonathan Capehart.
https://to.pbs.org/4qKNgxr
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Capehart and Abernathy on the backlash against Trump's immigration operation
Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Gary Abernathy of The Abernathy Road newsletter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political backlash against President Trump's immigration ...
https://to.pbs.org/4qKNgxr
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ACLU
4 months ago
The First Amendment fully protects our right to record ICE agents, police, FBI, National Guard troops, and other government officials performing their duties in public. Know your rights while filming, how to protect your digital privacy, and what to do if you're stopped or arrested for recording.
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Recording and Documenting Police and Federal Agents
The First Amendment protects your right to take photos and videos of law enforcement officers performing their duties in public. This applies to ICE agents, police, FBI, National Guard troops, and any other government officials. If you're not under arrest, a law enforcement officer needs a warrant to confiscate your device or to view its contents without your consent.
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/recording-and-documenting-police-and-federal-agents?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=soc&utm_medium=soc&initms=awr-na-bsky-na-nat-na-freespeech-know_your_rights-kyr&utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=kyr&utm_content=awr-na-bsky-na-nat-na-freespeech-know_your_rights-kyr&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=soc&ms=awr-na-bsky-na-nat-na-freespeech-know_your_rights-kyr
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Aaron Rupar
4 months ago
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
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Mark Hamill
4 months ago
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
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Stephen King
4 months ago
I would love MLB to leave Twitter (formerlyX). Elon Musk is a whites-come-first guy, and MLB is totally integrated.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett
4 months ago
I am disgusted and outraged by the attack on Rep. Omar tonight while she was doing her job & meeting with constituents. Let’s be clear: nonstop hate and dangerous rhetoric from Trump & his allies has fueled this type of violence. I stand with Rep. Omar. I stand with Minnesota. This must stop.
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PBS News
4 months ago
Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at somber events across Europe and beyond to reflect on Nazi Germany's killing of millions of people.
https://to.pbs.org/4a4Y1nd
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'I see hatred resurgent.' World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Bernard Offen, a 96-year-old survivor told participants that in today's world he sees "signs I know too well."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/i-see-hatred-resurgent-world-pauses-to-commemorate-international-holocaust-remembrance-day
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4 months ago
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A Pastor's Warning: We're Not in a Civil War, But a Christian Nationalist Holy War—And They Must Not Win.
I’m not sure Americans really understand what we’re facing right now.
https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/a-pastors-warning-were-not-in-a-civil?utm_source=post-banner&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true&fbclid=IwRlRTSAPlv_1leHRuA2FlbQExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzE3Mzg0NzY0MjY3MDM3MAABHi8DjkbvNv3vT_yKrwyFZYZKrR8asXJtMsv5SnVp0JTeA1OzXHsxzyflnDNm_aem_1uyYbArQ3zSU_cm5dPUe2g
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James Talarico
4 months ago
Alex Pretti died as he lived — protecting his neighbors. Not hiding behind a mask. Not shooting a man in the back. Not lying to cover it up. In a country run by cowards, be like Alex Pretti.
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PBS News
4 months ago
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly became another lightning rod for America's divisions on immigration under the Trump administration.
https://to.pbs.org/4k4as7n
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Judge issues temporary order barring removal of 5-year-old and father detained in Minnesota
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly became another lightning rod for America’s di...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-issues-temporary-order-barring-removal-of-5-year-old-and-father-detained-in-minnesota
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