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Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...
September 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...
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Since we passed the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have tried over and over to repeal it. And over and over, they’ve failed — in part because millions of people now depend on the ACA for quality, affordable health care.
August 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Since we passed the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have tried over and over to repeal it. And over and over, they’ve failed — in part because millions of people now depend on the ACA for quality, affordable health care.
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#ICYMI: We obtained internal data showing the Trump administration knew at least 197 of the men it sent to CECOT had not been convicted of crimes in the U.S.
Nearly half were whisked out of the U.S. while in the middle of their immigration cases, which should have protected them from deportation.
Nearly half were whisked out of the U.S. while in the middle of their immigration cases, which should have protected them from deportation.
Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT
Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released…
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#ICYMI: We obtained internal data showing the Trump administration knew at least 197 of the men it sent to CECOT had not been convicted of crimes in the U.S.
Nearly half were whisked out of the U.S. while in the middle of their immigration cases, which should have protected them from deportation.
Nearly half were whisked out of the U.S. while in the middle of their immigration cases, which should have protected them from deportation.
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Just going to reiterate that in 2016 Trump inherited the lowest murder rate of any president in 50 years. He set reality aside, gave his “American Carnage” inaugural address, and was then the first president in 30 years to leave office with a higher murder rate than when he started.
...Voters really, really care about controlling immigration and crime. They just do. And if voters don’t think Democrats will take those issues seriously, they elect a garbage human like Trump who will seize the opportunity to expand his own power.
August 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Just going to reiterate that in 2016 Trump inherited the lowest murder rate of any president in 50 years. He set reality aside, gave his “American Carnage” inaugural address, and was then the first president in 30 years to leave office with a higher murder rate than when he started.
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Baltimore Mayor Scott response on Trump: I think it's very notable that each and every one of the cities called out by the President has a black mayor, and most of those cities are seeing historic lows in violent crime…
August 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Baltimore Mayor Scott response on Trump: I think it's very notable that each and every one of the cities called out by the President has a black mayor, and most of those cities are seeing historic lows in violent crime…
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Absolutely surreal to watch White House reporters ask Leavitt questions about tariffs moments after she and Gabbard used this briefing to baselessly accuse Obama of crimes punishable by death. We’re a sick joke of a country.
July 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Absolutely surreal to watch White House reporters ask Leavitt questions about tariffs moments after she and Gabbard used this briefing to baselessly accuse Obama of crimes punishable by death. We’re a sick joke of a country.
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CHRIS MURPHY AND KATIE BRITT'S HEATED EXCHANGE ON THE SENATE FLOOR
July 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
CHRIS MURPHY AND KATIE BRITT'S HEATED EXCHANGE ON THE SENATE FLOOR
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I love this so hard
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I love this so hard
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We’ve Never Seen Health Care Cuts This Big www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/o...
Opinion | We’ve Never Seen Health Care Cuts This Big
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We’ve Never Seen Health Care Cuts This Big www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/o...
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First you impound duly legislated funds.
Then you unilaterally restore funding to select institutions for “right thinking” acquiescence.
Then you obtain legislative or judicial cover for these actions. And gain unfettered executive control of entire sectors.
Then you unilaterally restore funding to select institutions for “right thinking” acquiescence.
Then you obtain legislative or judicial cover for these actions. And gain unfettered executive control of entire sectors.
"A reduction in federal research funding on the scale currently contemplated for fiscal year 2026 will have a catastrophic effect on the advancement of biomedical & biotechnology capabilities in the United States."
This is utter madness. Massive cuts to US scientific research will harm everyone.
This is utter madness. Massive cuts to US scientific research will harm everyone.
Spread the word: when scientific training and research funding is cut, EVERYBODY loses.
@statnews.com
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@statnews.com
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July 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
First you impound duly legislated funds.
Then you unilaterally restore funding to select institutions for “right thinking” acquiescence.
Then you obtain legislative or judicial cover for these actions. And gain unfettered executive control of entire sectors.
Then you unilaterally restore funding to select institutions for “right thinking” acquiescence.
Then you obtain legislative or judicial cover for these actions. And gain unfettered executive control of entire sectors.
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Good lede, NYT. “A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies.”
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Good lede, NYT. “A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies.”
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My immediate thoughts on the most monstrous, immoral piece of legislation I’ve ever voted on in the Senate.
But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
July 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My immediate thoughts on the most monstrous, immoral piece of legislation I’ve ever voted on in the Senate.
But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
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There’s something deeply wrong with a society that watches people get snatched by masked men in unmarked cars & looks the other way.
Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov, describes an alarming system of relocating detainees, making it nearly impossible for their families to find them or get legal counsel.
Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov, describes an alarming system of relocating detainees, making it nearly impossible for their families to find them or get legal counsel.
June 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There’s something deeply wrong with a society that watches people get snatched by masked men in unmarked cars & looks the other way.
Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov, describes an alarming system of relocating detainees, making it nearly impossible for their families to find them or get legal counsel.
Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov, describes an alarming system of relocating detainees, making it nearly impossible for their families to find them or get legal counsel.
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Murder.
USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says
The analysis, published in the Lancet, estimates the agency’s programs saved 91 million lives worldwide over two decades, playing a vital role in global health.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Murder.
USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
April 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
April 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
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Paying taxes with tears in my eyes knowing what they're paying for - disappearing innocent people to a concentration camp in El Salvador. What have we become?
April 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Paying taxes with tears in my eyes knowing what they're paying for - disappearing innocent people to a concentration camp in El Salvador. What have we become?
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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The insiders seem to have had a 20min warning before the public
April 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The insiders seem to have had a 20min warning before the public
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Jesus.
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Jesus.
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The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
March 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
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Perhaps the most depressing part about the last couple of months is that every awful shitty thing that’s happening to this country is self-induced. People asked for this. None of it had to happen.
March 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Perhaps the most depressing part about the last couple of months is that every awful shitty thing that’s happening to this country is self-induced. People asked for this. None of it had to happen.
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Can't make this stuff up.
Zampolli founded ID Model Mgmt and ran in the same social circles as Epstein, even running a charity with Ghislaine Maxwell. He says he introduced Melania to Donald at the Kit Kat Club in NY. He facilitated her move to the U.S. from Slovenia after finding her during a scouting trip to Europe.
March 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Can't make this stuff up.
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"President Donald Trump honored a child cancer survivor during his joint address to Congress. Medical school faculty who helped treat him are facing potentially devastating federal funding cuts..."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Trump honored a cancer survivor. The boy's doctors now face his budget cuts.
President Donald Trump honored a child cancer survivor during his joint address to Congress amid proposing vast cuts to medical research.
www.usatoday.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"President Donald Trump honored a child cancer survivor during his joint address to Congress. Medical school faculty who helped treat him are facing potentially devastating federal funding cuts..."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
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One thing I would do if I were a university president would be issue some guidelines blessing peaceful protest and its long campus tradition. It’s not illegal to object to BS! A lot of the rights we have are because our ancestors (or parents, or we ourselves) did that!
This is not law. It couldn’t withstand legal scrutiny.
Don’t comply in advance university presidents. General counsel, don’t panic. Do law, not vibes.
Don’t comply in advance university presidents. General counsel, don’t panic. Do law, not vibes.
Real question. What is an “illegal protest”? Real question. He was convicted of a crime. Why hasn’t he been expelled?
March 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
One thing I would do if I were a university president would be issue some guidelines blessing peaceful protest and its long campus tradition. It’s not illegal to object to BS! A lot of the rights we have are because our ancestors (or parents, or we ourselves) did that!