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The Wisconsin Supreme Court was not for sale.
April 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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We as a country will save nothing. Federal employee salaries make up just 4% of the budget—roughly $271 billion. So even if every federal worker were fired, that’s the maximum you’d save. Meanwhile, the U.S. House GOP has released a budget that raises the debt limit by $4 trillion.
February 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to a new Amnesty International report.
Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti
An estimated 30% to 50% of gang members in Haiti are now children, according to UNICEF.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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MCCONNELL: “Tariffs will drive the cost of everything up, and be paid for by 🇺🇸 consumers — why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this?” #TrumpTradeWar
February 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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STAHL: “You said Trump is nasty, not very smart, a sleazeball…”

MCCONNELL: “Those were private comments.”

STAHL: “But they’re in your biography.”

MCCONNELL: “Yeah.” 😬
February 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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"Tariffs will put your jobs (Americans) at risk. Raise costs for you, groceries and gas. It will impede your access to vital goods for American security. It will violate the free trade agreement we signed." - Trudeau
February 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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The Hegseth confirmation shows that Republican lawmakers have put party over country. They should be ashamed, but I doubt if they are.
January 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**

* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM