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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 55m

People in red states will hurt the most from Republicans' refusal to address this health care crisis and they deserve to know who is fighting for them—and who isn't.

Top Senate Democrat takes health care fight to red states

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is planning a virtual press conference with Democrats in neighboring Idaho.

www.semafor.com

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 2h

JUST IN: DOJ says it shouldn't have to turn over any US government communications about Abrego Garcia that might reflect desire for selective or vindictive prosecution, if the acting US attorney handling the case wasn't aware or party to them. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1h

20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.

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Amandavicmason @amandavicmason.bsky.social · 1h

Plus her last phrase is pretty funny

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 14h

As it happens, both my grandmas were girlfriends of antifa (my grandfathers fought in WWII)

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 20h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 1d

I Completely Agree….

16 people have now died while in ICE custody. It's time to abolish ICE, then prosecute its leaders... all the way to the top.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2h

Chicago federal court chief judge says she has not requested National Guard for courthouse

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2h

Kash Patel's FBI just fired special agents who worked on Jack Smith's investigation of Trump.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump

The agents were fired after Kash Patel disclosed that Smith's team obtained phone records of members of Congress, which the Smith report itself referred to.

www.nbcnews.com

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15h

FWIW, not all female bosses on the Hill have bad reputations. Plenty of them inspire loyalty because they treat their staff well. Every Warren campaign staffer I know loves her. Patty Murray has a deep alumni team that admires her. AOC treats her staff well. Same with Tina Smith

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 19h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 2h

Um - that makes no sense. Those hospitals would lose even more money.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

SCARBOROUGH: The Nebraska Rural Health Association says at least 6 rural hospitals would have to close bc of the big beautiful bill

FLOOD: Here's the deal: Some hospitals that are rural hospitals are going to eventually have to transition from being acute bed hospitals into being an ER model

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Marjorie Taylor Greene on CNN (!): "I'm getting phone calls from people that are saying if the ACA tax credits expire, they aren't gonna be able to have health insurance. They're going to have to drop it."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

Naturally. 🤡

@reuters.com $TSLA
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 4h

A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by the Department of Homeland Security.

www.reuters.com/world/us/bod...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6h

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 2h

NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

www.propublica.org

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h

As a reminder, when Jack Posobiec was in the US Navy, they assessed his full capabilities and concluded that he was best suited to collecting samples for urinalysis

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 20h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19h

Am I reading this right? Did Trump say he took freedom of speech away?

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19h

Flagging Trump this afternoon:

"We took the freedom of speech away. Because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech — but what has happened is, when they burn a flag it, agitates and irritates crowds."

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 6h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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