Michelle James
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✊🏻 DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS, PAY THE FUCK ATTENTION
Protesters are out in Budapest, Hungary today demanding the resignation of pro-Putin Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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March 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
✊🏻 DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS, PAY THE FUCK ATTENTION
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YES! Y'all, pay attention! Rise up! It's time!
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Belgrade, Serbia, demanding the resignation of pro-Russia President Aleksandar Vučić.
March 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
YES! Y'all, pay attention! Rise up! It's time!
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Are you better off now than you were 8 weeks ago?
March 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Are you better off now than you were 8 weeks ago?
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Musk’s staffers have entered an independent government agency by force. Employees from DOGE are now inside the Washington offices of the United States Institute of Peace. This comes just days after agency representatives were unable to gain access to the building on Friday being blocked by lawyers.
March 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Musk’s staffers have entered an independent government agency by force. Employees from DOGE are now inside the Washington offices of the United States Institute of Peace. This comes just days after agency representatives were unable to gain access to the building on Friday being blocked by lawyers.
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Trump has declared that all pardons issued by former President Joe Biden using an autopen—a device that replicates signatures—are “void, vacant, and of no further force or effect.” Unfortunately for Trump, that’s not how this works—these signatures are legally valid.
March 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Trump has declared that all pardons issued by former President Joe Biden using an autopen—a device that replicates signatures—are “void, vacant, and of no further force or effect.” Unfortunately for Trump, that’s not how this works—these signatures are legally valid.
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President Trump’s anti-DEI playbook doesn’t just affect the makeup of America’s workplaces. It also impacts cultural production. Just ask Netflix’s former head of diversity.
The Anti-DEI Agenda Is Reprogramming America
President Trump’s anti-DEI playbook doesn’t just affect the makeup of America’s workplaces. It also impacts cultural production. Just ask Netflix’s former head of diversity.
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March 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
President Trump’s anti-DEI playbook doesn’t just affect the makeup of America’s workplaces. It also impacts cultural production. Just ask Netflix’s former head of diversity.
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“Before he received his termination notice, he says, Copeland had just spent several months training the only dog stationed in Florida capable of detecting the Giant African land snail, an invasive mollusk that poses a significant threat to Florida agriculture”
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DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread
Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog trainers, remain out of work, leaving food to rot in ports and pests to proliferate.
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March 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“Before he received his termination notice, he says, Copeland had just spent several months training the only dog stationed in Florida capable of detecting the Giant African land snail, an invasive mollusk that poses a significant threat to Florida agriculture”
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Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.
Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out
Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.
wrd.cm
March 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.
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As we get closer to Medicaid cuts, I encourage people to learn more about how Home and Community-Based Services may be impacted. I wrote about that for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's war on Medicaid will institutionalize millions of people
The GOP wants to fund billionaire tax cuts—and let disabled Americans pay the price.
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March 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As we get closer to Medicaid cuts, I encourage people to learn more about how Home and Community-Based Services may be impacted. I wrote about that for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Last month, the Canadian Armed Forces announced that after years of declining enrollment, it had seen a surge in enlistments since Trump took office. (Canadian officials couldn’t attribute the new rash of interest to Trump’s threats, but they didn’t rule it out, either.)
What If Trump is serious about annexing Canada?
Don't expect Pete Hegseth to stand in his way.
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March 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Last month, the Canadian Armed Forces announced that after years of declining enrollment, it had seen a surge in enlistments since Trump took office. (Canadian officials couldn’t attribute the new rash of interest to Trump’s threats, but they didn’t rule it out, either.)
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Turns out, being the lesser evil isn’t a winning strategy.
The Democratic Party has a big problem on its hands
Despite the damage being wrought by President Donald Trump in his new administration, it’s Democrats who are losing favor with their voters, according to a series of recent polls. New internal ...
www.dailykos.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Turns out, being the lesser evil isn’t a winning strategy.
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Schumer thinks he can win over Republicans by chatting with them at the gym—meanwhile, Trump is dismantling democracy in broad daylight.
Democrats push for 'younger, fresher' leaders after Schumer surrender
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett called for “younger, fresher” leadership within the Democratic Party following Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to back the Republican-authored bill to fund…
www.dailykos.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Schumer thinks he can win over Republicans by chatting with them at the gym—meanwhile, Trump is dismantling democracy in broad daylight.
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Trump is unwittingly asserting that he is unconstitutionally in office right now, because by the 22nd Amendment he cannot have been elected three times as president.
March 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Trump is unwittingly asserting that he is unconstitutionally in office right now, because by the 22nd Amendment he cannot have been elected three times as president.
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Maybe—and hear us out here—if Trump and his supporters didn’t espouse white supremacist views, they wouldn’t have their feelings hurt when people rightly point out their racism.
US boots South African ambassador for saying mean things about Trump
Donald Trump lackey and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expelled Emrahim Rasool, South Africa's ambassador to the United States, the Associated Press reported . The foreign diplomat lost his ...
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March 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Maybe—and hear us out here—if Trump and his supporters didn’t espouse white supremacist views, they wouldn’t have their feelings hurt when people rightly point out their racism.
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Hours after Bannon talks about impeaching judges, obedient extremist Rep. Andy Ogles files articles of impeachment to oust judges that have gotten in the way of Trump’s illegal actions 👇🏽
March 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Hours after Bannon talks about impeaching judges, obedient extremist Rep. Andy Ogles files articles of impeachment to oust judges that have gotten in the way of Trump’s illegal actions 👇🏽
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Donald Trump promised to lower prices on Day One.
Instead, his administration is telling us to raise our own chickens and embarrassing our nation on the world stage.
All while hardworking Illinoisans suffer at the checkout or the pump.
Instead, his administration is telling us to raise our own chickens and embarrassing our nation on the world stage.
All while hardworking Illinoisans suffer at the checkout or the pump.
Pritzker: Trump tariffs will hurt Illinois manufacturers, farmers and consumers
Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump will hit home in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker warned Tuesday.
“Trump’s tax on working families will have a devastating impact on Illinois’ manufacturing ...
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March 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Donald Trump promised to lower prices on Day One.
Instead, his administration is telling us to raise our own chickens and embarrassing our nation on the world stage.
All while hardworking Illinoisans suffer at the checkout or the pump.
Instead, his administration is telling us to raise our own chickens and embarrassing our nation on the world stage.
All while hardworking Illinoisans suffer at the checkout or the pump.
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My family found a home here in America after fleeing the massacre of Jews in Ukraine.
Like so many refugees, they found work and contributed to their community.
It’s wrong that Donald Trump wants to deport families, just like mine, who fled violence.
Like so many refugees, they found work and contributed to their community.
It’s wrong that Donald Trump wants to deport families, just like mine, who fled violence.
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
www.reuters.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My family found a home here in America after fleeing the massacre of Jews in Ukraine.
Like so many refugees, they found work and contributed to their community.
It’s wrong that Donald Trump wants to deport families, just like mine, who fled violence.
Like so many refugees, they found work and contributed to their community.
It’s wrong that Donald Trump wants to deport families, just like mine, who fled violence.
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Geographic, financial, or even accessibility problems often close off students from attending a traditional four-year college.
We're meeting them where they are by proposing our community colleges offer 4-year bachelor degrees for in-demand career paths.
We're meeting them where they are by proposing our community colleges offer 4-year bachelor degrees for in-demand career paths.
Gov. Pritzker proposes allowing Illinois community colleges to confer 4-year degrees
The governor said the program would make bachelor's degrees more accessible and higher education more affordable.
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March 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Geographic, financial, or even accessibility problems often close off students from attending a traditional four-year college.
We're meeting them where they are by proposing our community colleges offer 4-year bachelor degrees for in-demand career paths.
We're meeting them where they are by proposing our community colleges offer 4-year bachelor degrees for in-demand career paths.
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Illinois has had record breaking new business creation, yet the Trump Administration is closing off help to small businesses and putting jobs at risk.
Americans first? Not with this move! Trump is hurting businesses and workers that need SBA support.
Americans first? Not with this move! Trump is hurting businesses and workers that need SBA support.
Small Business Administration closing Chicago office over sanctuary city law
The Chicago location is one of six regional offices the agency is closing and relocating because of local immigration policies.
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March 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Illinois has had record breaking new business creation, yet the Trump Administration is closing off help to small businesses and putting jobs at risk.
Americans first? Not with this move! Trump is hurting businesses and workers that need SBA support.
Americans first? Not with this move! Trump is hurting businesses and workers that need SBA support.
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.