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May 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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NEW: We identified at least 14 officers in the Chicago Police Department who, according to disciplinary records, have faced multiple accusations of sexual assault or misconduct in the past 10 years.

Most have not been convicted.

With @invisible.institute
Chicago Police Dismissed a Recruit’s Claims That a Colleague Sexually Assaulted Her. Then He was Accused Again and Again.
The Invisible Institute and ProPublica reviewed over 300 complaints accusing Chicago officers of sexual assault and misconduct. Time and time again, the police department downplayed or ignored claims,...
www.propublica.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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I can't believe the Republicans did this...
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This Is So Bad
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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May 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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By @alejandrabee.bsky.social

The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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(10/11)

75 years of scientific discovery—now on the chopping block.

Trump’s 2025 budget proposes a 56% cut to the NSF. Over 1,000 grants terminated. 37 divisions abolished. Funding frozen.

This isn’t just reckless—it’s a war on knowledge, a war on progress.
May 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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He’s in for a big surprise if the checks stop.
March 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
March 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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BOYCOTT
March 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
March 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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NEW: How the VA's targeting transgender healthcare removes all policies in place for intersex vets as well.

The agency now seems to have “no official stance on the treatment of intersex people," says a VA medical worker.
Department of Veterans Affairs ends trans and intersex care directives
"How are they able to tell providers what they can and cannot treat?"
www.motherjones.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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How they plan to kneecap the organization
A memo has just leaked revealing that the Trump administration is planning to sabotage the Social Security Administration.

Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits.

Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:
EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration
An internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims process that would debilitate the agency, cause sign...
popular.info
March 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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We are sad to share the news that Rep. Raúl Grijalva, one of Congress’ strongest voices for the environment, civil rights, human rights and equality passed away after a battle with cancer.

📷: Rep. Grijalva with Center Executive Director, @kieransuckling.bsky.social

More info: biodiv.us/3FETlsp
March 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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“I was told that when you’re injected, exactly after four months you will die.”

How vaccine disinformation went global.
How American influencers built a world wide web of vaccine disinformation
“You get the distinct feeling that there is a massive sea change occurring.”
www.motherjones.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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And let the #Tariffs begin !!! 🙊🙉🙈
#AmericaFirst 😬
March 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Michigan's first-term senator, Slotkin — a centrist with deep national security credentials — will deliver the Democrats' rebuttal to President Trump's first speech to a joint session of Congress.
Swing state Sen. Elissa Slotkin to deliver rebuttal to Trump's speech to Congress
Michigan's first-term senator, Slotkin — a centrist with deep national security credentials — will deliver the Democrats' rebuttal to President Trump's first speech to a joint session of Congress.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Lies, lies, lies.
Tommy Tuberville Dragged After Claiming Girls' High School Teams Are Made Up Of 'Totally Boys'
Lies are all he has.
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March 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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The country claims Smith & Wesson and other gunmakers are turning a blind eye to hundreds of thousands of high-powered weapons made in the U.S that are illegally trafficked into in the hands of Mexican cartels.
Mexico faces off with U.S. gunmakers at the Supreme Court
The country claims Smith & Wesson and other gunmakers are turning a blind eye to hundreds of thousands of high-powered weapons made in the U.S that are illegally trafficked into in the hands of Mexica...
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM