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Not What You Signed Up For?

Not What You Signed Up For? You saw the billboard. You have questions. You’re not alone. But first, here are proactive steps you can take to reduce risk: Be sure to access resources from a personal de...

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The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee.

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Boarder Patrol agents enter a home they had no business being at & unalived the families dog

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ICE will be at the Super Bowl?

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This Is What Corporate Media Isn't Showing You!!! Resist Tyranny.. No Kings

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Why Are They Pretending Major Cities Are War Zones? | Explainer

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Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.

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Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica (CNN)

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an "astonishing rate," scienti...

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‘That’s the MAGA playbook’: Crypto trade made moments before Trump post raises eyebrows (Raw Story)

An anonymous online cryptocurrency trader reportedly scored an $88 million profit after making a lofty bet that the value of Bitcoin would plummet, a bet tha...

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'Sneakily crucial': Expert says obscure Supreme Court case will have massive repercussions (Raw Story)

The Supreme Court is hearing a number of high-profile cases this term, including one critical to the future of congressional representation. But they're also...

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Here's How Much Medicaid Spends on Undocumented Immigrants (MedPage Today)

Emergency Medicaid expenditures accounted for only a fraction of overall Medicaid spending, a cross-sectional analysis showed. Among 38 states and Washington...

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MAGA Christians Are Demanding Wives Stay Home — But There's 1 Big Problem (BuzzFeed)

In an April 2025 episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, Erika Kirk, the wife of the slain conservative pundit, gave her thoughts on submission and the role of a w...

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Appeals court denies Trump administration request to halt judge’s ruling on National Guard pending appeal (Chicago Tribune)

A federal appeals court in Chicago...

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Trump is ‘obsessed’ with seeming pro-worker – but his actions suggest otherwise (The Guardian)

Unpaid forced leave and mass firings are hardly the first things to...

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Supreme Court Decision On Voting Rights Case Could Give GOP 19 New House Districts, Effectively Leaving Democrats In Permanent Minority (uPolitics - Feed)

Democratic leaders fear that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn or strike down a key part of civil rights era legislation, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a ...

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⚡️Hungary launches petition against EU's Ukraine war funding, Orban says.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Oct. 11 that Budapest has launched a nationwide petition drive to collect signatures in opposition to the European Union's "war plan" to finance Ukraine's war effort.

Hungary launches petition against EU's Ukraine war funding, Orban says

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Oct. 11 that Budapest has launched a nationwide petition drive to collect signatures in opposition to the European Union's "war plan" to finance Ukraine's...

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'It's a Disaster': Medical Experts Horrified by Trump Administration 'Friday Night Massacre' at CDC (Common Dreams)

The Trump administration has carried out mass layoffs of federal public health officials that experts warn will leave the US dangerously unprepared to handle...

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'Americans deserve answers': This new Trump grift could make his friends very wealthy (AlterNet)

Pundit and former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum warns the upcoming TikTok deal is likely to be just another grift for President Donald Trump to rich...

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‘The Democrats Still May Not Understand What They're Dealing With’ (Politico)

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TweetLD @tweetld.bsky.social · 9h

RIP, Diane.

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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in“ Father of the Bride”, “First Wives Club” and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive) (People)

The actress' legendary career included films like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather'D...

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4 dead, 12 injured in Mississippi shooting, officials say (CBS News)

Four people were killed and at least 12 others were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Leland, Mississippi, officials said. Leland Mayor John Le...

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TweetLD @tweetld.bsky.social · 14h

Gee, ya think?

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Obama's warnings about democracy fading sound increasingly directed toward the US (CNN)

Speaking with democracy activists recently from Hungary and Poland, former President Barack Obama warned about the "rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping ...

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TweetLD @tweetld.bsky.social · 14h

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Ben Shapiro Warns the ‘Conspiratorial Right’ Is Taking Over Social Media (Mediaite)

(Photo by Jason Alpert-Wisnia/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)Ben Shapiro, co-founder of the conservative outlet The Daily Wire, is warning that “rising” and “e...

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TweetLD @tweetld.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you @mit.edu! #StandFast!

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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

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Just a reminder of who Benny Johnson is (one wonders just who was duped): www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Well-known right-wing influencers duped to work for covert Russian operation, U.S. prosecutors say

The accusations mark the third straight presidential election in which U.S. authorities have unveiled politically charged details about the Kremlin's attempted interference in U.S. politics.