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A day after part of a missile fired by the US hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the people of Jabo are in a state of shock and confusion
villagers say Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority
villagers say Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority
December 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A day after part of a missile fired by the US hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the people of Jabo are in a state of shock and confusion
villagers say Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority
villagers say Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority
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Huge win!!!
The courts are protecting our constitutional rights from the power grab of the authoritarian President.
Our universities should always be a safe space for all students, for freedom of speech, for discourse and the building of ideas that should not be controlled by any government.
The courts are protecting our constitutional rights from the power grab of the authoritarian President.
Our universities should always be a safe space for all students, for freedom of speech, for discourse and the building of ideas that should not be controlled by any government.
Judge bars Trump administration from cutting funding to University of California
White House had demanded $1.2bn from UC to restore funding after saying it allowed antisemitism on campus
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Huge win!!!
The courts are protecting our constitutional rights from the power grab of the authoritarian President.
Our universities should always be a safe space for all students, for freedom of speech, for discourse and the building of ideas that should not be controlled by any government.
The courts are protecting our constitutional rights from the power grab of the authoritarian President.
Our universities should always be a safe space for all students, for freedom of speech, for discourse and the building of ideas that should not be controlled by any government.
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While I am disappointed we will continue to keep fighting for affordable health care and for a better life for working folks. The Rs should never have pit hunger and health care. Here's my full statement www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Key Vote to End Shutdown
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the Senate’s key vote on reopening the federal government:
www.aft.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
While I am disappointed we will continue to keep fighting for affordable health care and for a better life for working folks. The Rs should never have pit hunger and health care. Here's my full statement www.aft.org/press-releas...
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Essentially it is this, yes.
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Essentially it is this, yes.
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Q: "Trump authorized military strikes...in the Caribbean. 20 people have been killed in six different strikes. Do you believe these strikes are legal?"
Sen. Rand Paul:" "No...These people have been blown up without us knowing their name or any evidence of a crime."
Sen. Rand Paul:" "No...These people have been blown up without us knowing their name or any evidence of a crime."
October 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Q: "Trump authorized military strikes...in the Caribbean. 20 people have been killed in six different strikes. Do you believe these strikes are legal?"
Sen. Rand Paul:" "No...These people have been blown up without us knowing their name or any evidence of a crime."
Sen. Rand Paul:" "No...These people have been blown up without us knowing their name or any evidence of a crime."
Thank you Senator Murray!
Washington senator hosts forum with Montanans on health subsidies, shutdown dailymontanan.com/2025/10/15/w...
Washington senator hosts forum with Montanans on health subsidies, shutdown • Daily Montanan
Montanans can’t afford the exploding costs of health insurance coming their way if Republicans in the U.S. Senate won’t work with Democrats.
dailymontanan.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Thank you Senator Murray!
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More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.
October 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.
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Trump is cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid and the ACA, kicking 13 million people off health insurance—and that’s just the beginning. “To move elected leaders, we have to show up and stand up” says @rweingarten.bsky.social.
Read more in the new #AFTHealthCare
Read more in the new #AFTHealthCare
Where We Stand: Defending Health, Science, and Our Democracy
www.aft.org
October 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Trump is cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid and the ACA, kicking 13 million people off health insurance—and that’s just the beginning. “To move elected leaders, we have to show up and stand up” says @rweingarten.bsky.social.
Read more in the new #AFTHealthCare
Read more in the new #AFTHealthCare
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Throwing a sandwich at a cop: felony.
Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.
Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.
August 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Throwing a sandwich at a cop: felony.
Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.
Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.
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The tariff thing is so stupid. It’s so depressing watching Trump drive the country into a ditch …. Again and again and again
August 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The tariff thing is so stupid. It’s so depressing watching Trump drive the country into a ditch …. Again and again and again
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Can we put politics aside and hear the harm and anguish of survivors? The Giuffre family is speaking for the victims of Epstein and Maxwell and demanding answers.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Epstein accuser's family wants answers from Trump after recent comments
The family issued a lengthy statement after Trump said Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' Virginia Giuffre from his Mar-a-Lago spa, causing a rift.
www.usatoday.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Can we put politics aside and hear the harm and anguish of survivors? The Giuffre family is speaking for the victims of Epstein and Maxwell and demanding answers.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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When families are pessimistic about the direction of the country they want to feel economic progress and know elected leaders are fighting for them, not the billionaires. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump's approval rating falls to new low with white voters
White voters have long been a crucial pillar of Donald Trump's political base, consistently providing him with strong support .
www.newsweek.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
When families are pessimistic about the direction of the country they want to feel economic progress and know elected leaders are fighting for them, not the billionaires. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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Procter and Gamble says Trump’s economic chaos will cost the company $1 billion more next year—and consumers will pay more as a result. How does that make America great? How does that help working families?
www.cincinnati.com/story/money/...
www.cincinnati.com/story/money/...
Procter & Gamble to raise prices, estimates tariff cost at $1B
As expected, Procter & Gamble on Tuesday, July 29, reported its poorest sales increase since 2018, with organic sales growth up just 2%.
www.cincinnati.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Procter and Gamble says Trump’s economic chaos will cost the company $1 billion more next year—and consumers will pay more as a result. How does that make America great? How does that help working families?
www.cincinnati.com/story/money/...
www.cincinnati.com/story/money/...
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Whether you agree with them or not, tariffs are taxes.
They will raise prices.
Targeted tariffs can make sense as part of an industrial policy to protect American industry but Trump tariffs simply raise prices on all Americans… and on products we will never make in America again.
They will raise prices.
Targeted tariffs can make sense as part of an industrial policy to protect American industry but Trump tariffs simply raise prices on all Americans… and on products we will never make in America again.
August 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Whether you agree with them or not, tariffs are taxes.
They will raise prices.
Targeted tariffs can make sense as part of an industrial policy to protect American industry but Trump tariffs simply raise prices on all Americans… and on products we will never make in America again.
They will raise prices.
Targeted tariffs can make sense as part of an industrial policy to protect American industry but Trump tariffs simply raise prices on all Americans… and on products we will never make in America again.
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Incredible day on Capitol Hill so far! Thank you to our members for standing up for what kids need - and thank you @smith.senate.gov, @heinrich.senate.gov, @amyklobuchar.com and @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social for meeting with our members. #TEACH25
July 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Incredible day on Capitol Hill so far! Thank you to our members for standing up for what kids need - and thank you @smith.senate.gov, @heinrich.senate.gov, @amyklobuchar.com and @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social for meeting with our members. #TEACH25
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That asshole ordered that a MILLION POUNDS of food be destroyed, rather than disturbed to people in need.
A MILLION POUNDS!
Do not EVER let his minions claim they are Christians.
A MILLION POUNDS!
Do not EVER let his minions claim they are Christians.
July 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
That asshole ordered that a MILLION POUNDS of food be destroyed, rather than disturbed to people in need.
A MILLION POUNDS!
Do not EVER let his minions claim they are Christians.
A MILLION POUNDS!
Do not EVER let his minions claim they are Christians.
One million pounds of food 👿
July 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
One million pounds of food 👿
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The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Here’s the evidence.
July 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Here’s the evidence.
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This bill will remove healthcare for 17M people, slash food assistance for 22M, shutter hundreds of hospitals, defund higher education, cut jobs, target immigrant communities and explode the national debt—all for tax breaks to the ultra-rich. www.aft.org/press-releas...
July 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This bill will remove healthcare for 17M people, slash food assistance for 22M, shutter hundreds of hospitals, defund higher education, cut jobs, target immigrant communities and explode the national debt—all for tax breaks to the ultra-rich. www.aft.org/press-releas...