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WOW! Cory Booker isn't holding back!

"There can be no bystanders in this fight. It is time that we understand the only thing necessary for wrong to triumph is for right to do nothing, for right to be silent." 🤘🔥

#DemocracyNotDictatorship
February 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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UPDATE: Trump said he and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu talked Tuesday about relocating Palestinians and leveling Gaza, which he suggested could be the “Riviera of the Middle East” under U.S. ownership.
Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip
Trump said he and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu talked Tuesday about relocating Palestinians and leveling Gaza, which he suggested could be the "Riviera of the Middle East" under U.S. ownership.
www.npr.org
February 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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This is a genocidal war crime endorsed by the president of the United States
COLLINS: Where exactly are you suggesting Gazans should go? Who do you envision living there?

TRUMP: I envision world people living there. The world's people. I think you'll make that into an international, unbelievable place.
February 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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February 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum directing the federal government to prepare the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of migrants.
Trump directs Guantanamo Bay to be prepared to host up to 30,000 migrants | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum directing the federal government to prepare the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of migrants.
www.cnn.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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in 2017, tech workers who protested Trump could expect their bosses to join in. now the bosses are running a lap between Mar-a-Lago and Joe Rogan's recording studio, and employees are making quieter protests. story with @mikeisaac.bsky.social @sheeraf.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/t...
Silicon Valley Tech Workers Quietly Protest Their Bosses’ Embrace of Trump
As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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More eighth graders in the U.S. are getting low scores on a federal reading test now than at any time in the exam's three-decade history.
American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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As well as misspelling the name of Colombia, Donald Trump is going to push our allies into the loving embrace of China.

But don’t say we didn’t tell ya. We did
January 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Picking the Bills! Go Blue!
January 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Dr. Paul Offit from last week's Roundtable on Vaccines:

"The problem is not only that we've largely eliminated these diseases...we've eliminated the memory of these diseases. Parents are now more scared of the safety of vaccines, real or imagined, then the diseases they prevent."
January 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The world’s most militarized nation using billions of dollars in assets and manpower to round up people looking to make $15/hour to build a new life. Tell me again how this isn’t racism?
January 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Mitch McConnell voting against Hegseth is like Hannibal Lecter becoming a vegetarian on his deathbed
January 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
January 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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I think it’s really important we identify the companies that are doing the right thing and reward them with our business.
NOW: More than 98% of #Costco shareholders have just rejected an anti-DEI measure

The attempt to force Costco to audit their #DEI work was by an anti-inclusion lobby group:

"The proponent's broader agenda is not reducing risk for the Company but abolition of diversity initiatives." - Costco Board
January 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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This is gold.
January 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Back on the grind tomorrow
January 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Signaling the start of President Trump’s promised crackdown at the southern border, his administration on Monday abruptly closed a program created by the Biden administration to allow migrants to use an app to secure an appointment for admission into the U.S. through legal ports of entry.
Trump Shuts Down CBP One App, Signaling the Start of His Immigration Crackdown
The president moved quickly to cancel the CPB One app, which allowed migrants to schedule appointments to gain entry into the United States, turning away potentially tens of thousands of migrants.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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January 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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January 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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AOC: “Oh, I don’t think we’re witnessing the START of an oligarchy. I think we are fully here.” 🇺🇸
December 22, 2024 at 4:24 AM
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I've programmed my computer to auto-replace "Trump" with "convicted felon Donald Trump" when I type because I don't have the guts to call him "the rapist Donald Trump."
January 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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After the Los Angeles fires, house cleaners, gardeners and dog walkers won’t easily be able to replace clients built up over years
L.A.’s Burned Houses Weren’t Just Homes, They Were Workplaces for Thousands
House cleaners, gardeners and dog walkers won’t easily be able to replace clients and trust built up over years.
www.wsj.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Trump is already defying Congress and the Supreme Court and he hasn’t even been sworn in yet!
January 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Today at 2 PM EST: Trump’s inauguration is the first of many dark days ahead, but we’ll never quit the fight. Join @therickwilson.bsky.social and @mayaonstage.bsky.social as they discuss the inauguration and what’s to come on this special episode of The Breakdown
THE OLIGARCHY INAUGURATION | THE BREAKDOWN
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM