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I am done.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Mediazona—fearless, independent media, banned by the Kremlin for telling the truth. Founded by my comrade @nadyariot Pussy Riot. They’re on the brink—cutting staff, slashing pay, fighting to survive. Support truth:

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Mediazona on the brink. We need 5,000 monthly subscribers to survive
Mediazona is running out of money. We’ve had to cut staff and slash salaries. Editor-in-chief Sergey Smirnov and editor Dmitry Treshchanin will now be working without pay. If thing...
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March 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Leavitt: "The United States of America will cease to exist, our government will fail, if we continue to go down the road of bankruptcy."
March 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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FOX NEWS: Our new Fox News polling shows that people perhaps are concerned with how things are going. Is the president doing enough on the economy and lowering prices?

LEAVITT: The president is working on this every single day and he's trying to fix the mess caused by the previous administration
March 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Leavitt leaves the door open to Trump trying to serve a third term: "He's right. People love the job this president is doing."
March 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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JD Vance: "The president has said clearly he doesn't think that military force is going to be necessary, but he absolutely believes that Greenland is an important part of the security not just of the US but of the world and of course the people of Greenland too ... this has to happen."
March 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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From the Editorial Board:

Elon Musk should not be handing out cash to voters. He should not be giving away $1 million prizes to voters for “casting ballots.”
Editorial: In Wisconsin, Elon Musk asks, ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’
Elon Musk should not be handing out cash for votes in a Wisconsin judicial election.
www.chicagotribune.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Wisconsin's Supreme Court race is now the most expensive court race in U.S. history — largely due to donations from out-of-state billionaires.

As Justice Louis Brandeis said, we can have great wealth in the hands of a few, or we can have democracy, but we can't have both.
March 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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College Republicans endorse Brad Schimel. The president of their Wisconsin chapter gets $1M from Elon Musk. Nothing to see here.
March 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on if South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from the state’s Medicaid program because they offer abortions, in a case that could imperil health care options for patients with low incomes.
Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding case before the Supreme Court could limit patients’ choices • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear arguments Wednesday about whether South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from the state’s Medicaid program because they offer abortions in a case…
buff.ly
March 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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If free speech comes from the heart, why does Trump keep trying to put a dagger through it?
March 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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I can’t believe this is real! It’s like the worst caricature of how the right says Soros does politics.
In a video posted by Elon Musk’s PAC, a $1M check recipient linked voting to receiving the money:

“My name’s Ekaterina Deistler. …I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.”
March 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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A new video released by Musk’s PAC could serve as further evidence that its massive cash giveaways constitute illegal vote buying. In the clip, a Wisconsin woman who won a $1 million prize explicitly links her winnings to following Musk’s instructions to vote.
Elon Musk PAC Winner Links $1M Prize to Voting, Fueling Vote-Buying Accusations
Elon Musk’s PAC posted the video to social media Monday morning ahead of Wisconsin Supreme Court election
meidasnews.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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"There is one obvious problem with the prospect of the Supreme Court allowing Trump to move forward with his authoritarian project: The justices themselves could pay the high price of discarding what is left of their own already impaired legitimacy."
John Roberts created a monster. It's about to eat him.
The Supreme Court faces an existential dilemma of its own creation.
www.publicnotice.co
March 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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While the role and actions of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency remain somewhat murky, data privacy experts have been tracking the group’s moves and documenting potential violations of federal privacy protections.
Data privacy experts call DOGE actions 'alarming' • Ohio Capital Journal
While the role and actions of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency remain somewhat murky, data privacy experts have been tracking the group’s moves and documenting potential…
buff.ly
March 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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beyond parody
March 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Sen. Roger Marshall on raising taxes on rich people: "It's something we have to consider."
March 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Sen. Roger Marshall: "What we do know is that 40% of those phone calls coming into the Social Security hotline are people trying to change the account where that money is being sent. I don't know the success level of those ... we're gonna work on that. I think that's a huge priority."
March 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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VARNEY: How far will Mr Trump go to control Greenland?

TAMMY BRUCE: This is not about control. This is about the safety and security of Greenland.
March 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Paid protesters and out-of-state agitators
March 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Some lawyers aided the Confederacy during the Civil War

Others fought against suffrage and the 19th Amendment

Sought to bar the Little Rock 9 from attending school

Or tried to stop Jim Obergefell from marrying John Arthur

Attorneys-stand up for the Constitution

Be on the right side of history
“At this crucial moment, clients need to find their courage, too. And partners at big firms — who often earn millions a year — must be willing to take financial risks when the fate of our nation, the future of our profession and the rule of law itself is at stake.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump
The time has come to defend the oath we took when we became officers of the court.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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CNBC: Are you 100% behind what the president is doing in terms of tariffs?

SEN. HUSTED: Look, the president is gonna announce on April 2 what that plan is

CNBC: You think tariffs will be beneficial to your constituents?

HUSTED: I'm optimistic it will be
March 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Sen. Husted on CNBC stumbles his way into endorsing a tax *increase* for the richest Americans, but then claims he's just aligned with whatever Trump wants to do
March 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Sen. Husted on Trump saying he might run for a third term: "The president was responding to a question. He wasn't advocating for that."
March 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM