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UNDERWOOD: Do you believe that the US government has the authority to deport American citizens
NOEM: No, and we are not deporting US citizens
UNDERWOOD: Several American citizens have been deported
NOEM: No, and we are not deporting US citizens
UNDERWOOD: Several American citizens have been deported
May 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
UNDERWOOD: Do you believe that the US government has the authority to deport American citizens
NOEM: No, and we are not deporting US citizens
UNDERWOOD: Several American citizens have been deported
NOEM: No, and we are not deporting US citizens
UNDERWOOD: Several American citizens have been deported
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Wow who could have foreseen these difficulties oh that’s right every foreign policy expert not affiliated with MAGA. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
May 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Wow who could have foreseen these difficulties oh that’s right every foreign policy expert not affiliated with MAGA. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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"Everywhere at [the Moms for Liberty Convention], parents are urged to submit open records requests, inspect instructional materials for any hint of critical race theory (CRT), threaten legal action. In short, it’s a school administrator’s nightmare."
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I Went to a Moms for Liberty Convention. Here’s What I Saw.
Everyone seemed to be trying to make a buck.
www.teenvogue.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"Everywhere at [the Moms for Liberty Convention], parents are urged to submit open records requests, inspect instructional materials for any hint of critical race theory (CRT), threaten legal action. In short, it’s a school administrator’s nightmare."
Read the full story here ⤵️
Read the full story here ⤵️
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No matter how bad you imagine smallpox was, it was worse than that.
Ben Franklin on inoculation, after his son died from smallpox.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
May 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
No matter how bad you imagine smallpox was, it was worse than that.
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Yup.
Anyone else have a better analogy? 🤷♀️
Anyone else have a better analogy? 🤷♀️
May 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Yup.
Anyone else have a better analogy? 🤷♀️
Anyone else have a better analogy? 🤷♀️
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I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
April 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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This felon; this mob boss; this morally vacant, retributive, lawless narcissist is firing people whose life's work is to uphold the law and protect us. That this nation facilitated the revenge tour of a man who himself should be in jail is an indelible stain on America.
Terminated January 6th case prosecutor: At the end of the night, 15 Assistant U.S. Attorneys had been fired.
My termination letter said it was for prosecuting January 6th cases.
“U.S. Attorneys represent the United States of America, not the President.”
My termination letter said it was for prosecuting January 6th cases.
“U.S. Attorneys represent the United States of America, not the President.”
April 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This felon; this mob boss; this morally vacant, retributive, lawless narcissist is firing people whose life's work is to uphold the law and protect us. That this nation facilitated the revenge tour of a man who himself should be in jail is an indelible stain on America.
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There is a contingent of professing Christians who enjoy cruelty. We know that very clearly now as we have watched many revel in this administration's inhumanity. To seek justice and to seek harm are very different things. Sinners saved by grace ought to be humbly aware of that.
May 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
There is a contingent of professing Christians who enjoy cruelty. We know that very clearly now as we have watched many revel in this administration's inhumanity. To seek justice and to seek harm are very different things. Sinners saved by grace ought to be humbly aware of that.
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Every generation has its defining test. This is ours. Don’t burn out – pace yourself, live your life, and keep pushing. We’re the torchbearers now.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
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Keep Your Head Up – The Fight for America Isn’t Over-It's ON
Remembering the Generations Who Fought Before Us – and Why We Can’t Be the One to Let This Experiment Fail
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May 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Every generation has its defining test. This is ours. Don’t burn out – pace yourself, live your life, and keep pushing. We’re the torchbearers now.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
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Let it sink in that a student with a legal visa was detained for six weeks just for writing an editorial. In America.
May 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Let it sink in that a student with a legal visa was detained for six weeks just for writing an editorial. In America.
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May 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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May 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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New FEMA head says he has: "...never read a book on leadership." I have read many and written several. This is not a good way to start leading an organization. Intimidation is not a good strategy to build long-term capability and accomplishment. www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-ac...
New FEMA head tells staff: "Don't get in my way… I will run right over you"
Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson warns FEMA personnel in first all-hands meeting, saying "I and I alone speak for FEMA."
www.cbsnews.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
New FEMA head says he has: "...never read a book on leadership." I have read many and written several. This is not a good way to start leading an organization. Intimidation is not a good strategy to build long-term capability and accomplishment. www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-ac...
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Trump is decimating the Forest Service & firing the very people who help save our communities.
Not only that, but he wants to eliminate FEMA entirely. He's not just gutting the work to prevent fires—but also the work to rebuild after disaster strikes.
I'm sounding the alarm.
Not only that, but he wants to eliminate FEMA entirely. He's not just gutting the work to prevent fires—but also the work to rebuild after disaster strikes.
I'm sounding the alarm.
May 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump is decimating the Forest Service & firing the very people who help save our communities.
Not only that, but he wants to eliminate FEMA entirely. He's not just gutting the work to prevent fires—but also the work to rebuild after disaster strikes.
I'm sounding the alarm.
Not only that, but he wants to eliminate FEMA entirely. He's not just gutting the work to prevent fires—but also the work to rebuild after disaster strikes.
I'm sounding the alarm.
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“Don’t get in my way”
“I will run right over you”
Umm, isn’t the entire point of FEMA supposed to be that they work together
Collaborating with local, state, federal agencies to help victims of disasters
Not to satisfy one man’s unhinged lust for power
“I will run right over you”
Umm, isn’t the entire point of FEMA supposed to be that they work together
Collaborating with local, state, federal agencies to help victims of disasters
Not to satisfy one man’s unhinged lust for power
"I and I alone speak for FEMA. I am the president's representative at FEMA. And I am here to carry out President Trump's intent."
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May 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“Don’t get in my way”
“I will run right over you”
Umm, isn’t the entire point of FEMA supposed to be that they work together
Collaborating with local, state, federal agencies to help victims of disasters
Not to satisfy one man’s unhinged lust for power
“I will run right over you”
Umm, isn’t the entire point of FEMA supposed to be that they work together
Collaborating with local, state, federal agencies to help victims of disasters
Not to satisfy one man’s unhinged lust for power
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President Trump fired the acting administrator of FEMA just one day after he testified to Congress that the agency should not be disbanded.
This reckless move would hurt our nation's ability to respond to disasters and remove a critical lifeline for Americans.
This reckless move would hurt our nation's ability to respond to disasters and remove a critical lifeline for Americans.
May 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
President Trump fired the acting administrator of FEMA just one day after he testified to Congress that the agency should not be disbanded.
This reckless move would hurt our nation's ability to respond to disasters and remove a critical lifeline for Americans.
This reckless move would hurt our nation's ability to respond to disasters and remove a critical lifeline for Americans.
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Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Kristi Noem and a whole lot of ICE/DHS types is will discover a Strange New Respect for habeas corpus and the rule of law when the 2029 Truth and Reconciliation Commission arrests them for human trafficking, conspiracy, kidnapping, and child abuse.
May 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Kristi Noem and a whole lot of ICE/DHS types is will discover a Strange New Respect for habeas corpus and the rule of law when the 2029 Truth and Reconciliation Commission arrests them for human trafficking, conspiracy, kidnapping, and child abuse.
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Defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted. Every US Atty (or so I thought) knows you can’t weigh in on guilt like this.
May 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted. Every US Atty (or so I thought) knows you can’t weigh in on guilt like this.
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As of Friday, May 2, the de minimis exemption no longer applies to packages arriving to the US from China.
Our reporters did a Reddit AMA to answer some of the top questions about how this change will affect everyday Americans. Here are their answers.
Our reporters did a Reddit AMA to answer some of the top questions about how this change will affect everyday Americans. Here are their answers.
Small Packages From China Are Now Subject to US Tariffs. Here’s What to Know
President Donald Trump has ended the de minimis exemption, which previously allowed Temu, Shein, and other online retailers to send packages from China to the US valued under $800 duty-free.
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May 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
As of Friday, May 2, the de minimis exemption no longer applies to packages arriving to the US from China.
Our reporters did a Reddit AMA to answer some of the top questions about how this change will affect everyday Americans. Here are their answers.
Our reporters did a Reddit AMA to answer some of the top questions about how this change will affect everyday Americans. Here are their answers.
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The Trump administration says it's considering arresting three Democratic members of Congress from New Jersey: www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
Trump administration threatens to arrest House Democrats over ICE facility incident
"There will likely be more arrests coming," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.
www.axios.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Trump administration says it's considering arresting three Democratic members of Congress from New Jersey: www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
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“I don’t totally get why the IMF keeps lending money to Argentina. I understand that it’s a major economy, and it would be bad if it went under. But it’s also the worst sovereign debtor in world history. The Fund is a little like Charlie Brown with the football,” I tell @thenation.com
The Post-Future Has Arrived in Argentina—and It Looks Remarkably Like the Past
Javier Milei’s right-wing government is racking up new debt with the IMF. It’s part of a vicious cycle the country seems unable to break.
www.thenation.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“I don’t totally get why the IMF keeps lending money to Argentina. I understand that it’s a major economy, and it would be bad if it went under. But it’s also the worst sovereign debtor in world history. The Fund is a little like Charlie Brown with the football,” I tell @thenation.com