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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
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Chuck Schumer: "No president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy." (via Punchbowl)
June 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Chuck Schumer: "No president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy." (via Punchbowl)
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
June 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
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ICE's increasingly aggressive tactics are unacceptable and dangerous. They do not make us any safer.
I’m calling for an independent investigation right now — this abuse of power must end.
I’m calling for an independent investigation right now — this abuse of power must end.
Warren, Markey call for probe into ‘escalating aggression’ by federal agents in immigration raids - The Boston Globe
The Massachusetts senators called for the investigation in a letter sent Wednesday to the US Department of Homeland Security.
www.bostonglobe.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
ICE's increasingly aggressive tactics are unacceptable and dangerous. They do not make us any safer.
I’m calling for an independent investigation right now — this abuse of power must end.
I’m calling for an independent investigation right now — this abuse of power must end.
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the lesson of this isn't that tucker carlson is actually good but that you should ask these people basic factual questions instead of bullshit about politics
WATCH: “You’re a U.S. senator and you don’t know anything about the country you want to topple.”
Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
June 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
the lesson of this isn't that tucker carlson is actually good but that you should ask these people basic factual questions instead of bullshit about politics
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The media is going to BOTH SIDES us right into martial law
June 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The media is going to BOTH SIDES us right into martial law
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One of the memes on the left is about how cops can contain one 1000 person march but not ten 100 person marches and honestly just having *two* marches in the same city a small distance away from each other can debilitate a police force
June 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
One of the memes on the left is about how cops can contain one 1000 person march but not ten 100 person marches and honestly just having *two* marches in the same city a small distance away from each other can debilitate a police force
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Fascism is a big price to pay for making a few inadequate men feel better about themselves.
June 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Fascism is a big price to pay for making a few inadequate men feel better about themselves.
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There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.
May 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.
Is this his villain origin story? Got schooled by Barbara, his ego never recovered, now we’re all paying the price…
May 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Is this his villain origin story? Got schooled by Barbara, his ego never recovered, now we’re all paying the price…
The SNAP cuts alone that were released today would devastate our communities at a time when 1 in 8 people in Pennsylvania are already facing hunger. They want us distracted by the shiny objects - pay attention to the real damage being done to working families.
Yes, I'm pissed about the jumbo jet too. But this is actually the most important story today.
May 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The SNAP cuts alone that were released today would devastate our communities at a time when 1 in 8 people in Pennsylvania are already facing hunger. They want us distracted by the shiny objects - pay attention to the real damage being done to working families.
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Not sure who needs to hear this but when you are best known for idolizing a fat golden cow as your god and celebrating the death of Christianity’s moral leader, it might be time to stop calling yourself a Christian.
April 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this but when you are best known for idolizing a fat golden cow as your god and celebrating the death of Christianity’s moral leader, it might be time to stop calling yourself a Christian.
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Now it’s Wendy Brito. New Orleans mother taken by ICE.
Wife, mother, school volunteer.
Legal resident. No charges. No criminal record. No explanation.
Routine ICE check-in & she never came home.
3 weeks detained. No reason given. No answers.
This is not due process.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Wife, mother, school volunteer.
Legal resident. No charges. No criminal record. No explanation.
Routine ICE check-in & she never came home.
3 weeks detained. No reason given. No answers.
This is not due process.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Westbank mother doesn’t return home after routine ICE check-in
Kremly Marrero says that she’s detained over 100 miles away
www.wwltv.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Now it’s Wendy Brito. New Orleans mother taken by ICE.
Wife, mother, school volunteer.
Legal resident. No charges. No criminal record. No explanation.
Routine ICE check-in & she never came home.
3 weeks detained. No reason given. No answers.
This is not due process.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Wife, mother, school volunteer.
Legal resident. No charges. No criminal record. No explanation.
Routine ICE check-in & she never came home.
3 weeks detained. No reason given. No answers.
This is not due process.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
April 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
@npr.org are you for real with the headline? How is this a question instead of a statement?
Is academic freedom fading on U.S. campuses?
A Republican student group credits Trump's election with expanding their ability to speak out, while others discuss how his policies are reshaping campus life and academic fields.
A Republican student group credits Trump's election with expanding their ability to speak out, while others discuss how his policies are reshaping campus life and academic fields.
Under Trump, freedom of speech in universities takes on a new meaning
Is academic freedom fading on U.S. campuses? A Republican student group credits Trump's election with expanding their ability to speak out, while others discuss how his policies are reshaping campus l...
www.npr.org
April 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
@npr.org are you for real with the headline? How is this a question instead of a statement?
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Our members are proud to stand with the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus in the fight to protect young peoples' health, including by working to protect access to HIV education & prevention.
Young people deserve leaders who will invest in & work to protect their health! #NYHAAD
Young people deserve leaders who will invest in & work to protect their health! #NYHAAD
April 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Our members are proud to stand with the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus in the fight to protect young peoples' health, including by working to protect access to HIV education & prevention.
Young people deserve leaders who will invest in & work to protect their health! #NYHAAD
Young people deserve leaders who will invest in & work to protect their health! #NYHAAD
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So this morning he messages that now is a good time for to buy
Knowing a few hours later he would blink hard on the trade war
MOST. CORRUPT. ADMINISTRATION. EVER!
Knowing a few hours later he would blink hard on the trade war
MOST. CORRUPT. ADMINISTRATION. EVER!
April 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
So this morning he messages that now is a good time for to buy
Knowing a few hours later he would blink hard on the trade war
MOST. CORRUPT. ADMINISTRATION. EVER!
Knowing a few hours later he would blink hard on the trade war
MOST. CORRUPT. ADMINISTRATION. EVER!
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
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Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
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The first camps in 1933 Germany were for political opponents. Thinking about that a lot today.
April 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The first camps in 1933 Germany were for political opponents. Thinking about that a lot today.