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But first … a Kahlil Gibran quote from his section called ‘On Giving’
‘You often say, “I would give, but only to the deserving.”
The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.
They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.
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‘You often say, “I would give, but only to the deserving.”
The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.
They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
But first … a Kahlil Gibran quote from his section called ‘On Giving’
‘You often say, “I would give, but only to the deserving.”
The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.
They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.
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‘You often say, “I would give, but only to the deserving.”
The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.
They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.
1/n
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📍Senator Fetterman had a VFIB—the leading cause of cardiac arrest—he almost died if not for his implanted defibrillator, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. Days ago, he also just voted with GOP to gut health insurance tax credits for millions. Hope he has a change of heart.
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📍Senator Fetterman had a VFIB—the leading cause of cardiac arrest—he almost died if not for his implanted defibrillator, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. Days ago, he also just voted with GOP to gut health insurance tax credits for millions. Hope he has a change of heart.
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore.
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
June 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore.
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
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This is the kind of excessive force case DOJ routinely prosecutes. They should open an investigation here, based on the misconduct not the victims status.
“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
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June 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is the kind of excessive force case DOJ routinely prosecutes. They should open an investigation here, based on the misconduct not the victims status.
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Here is yet another reminder that the Constitution is not optional…
Congress must authorize military force before any president—including Trump—launches a strike.
Congress must authorize military force before any president—including Trump—launches a strike.
June 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Here is yet another reminder that the Constitution is not optional…
Congress must authorize military force before any president—including Trump—launches a strike.
Congress must authorize military force before any president—including Trump—launches a strike.
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SAY IT PLAIN: Federal “ICE officers” should not be anonymous.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
June 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
SAY IT PLAIN: Federal “ICE officers” should not be anonymous.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
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Sen Mike Lee & the silence from Republicans made it clear: decency is in the rearview mirror.
After he mocked a political assassination, Ed Shelleby, a senior staffer to Sen Tina Smith, wrote to Lee’s top staffers.
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com read it on-air, and honestly everyone should hear it.
After he mocked a political assassination, Ed Shelleby, a senior staffer to Sen Tina Smith, wrote to Lee’s top staffers.
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com read it on-air, and honestly everyone should hear it.
June 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Sen Mike Lee & the silence from Republicans made it clear: decency is in the rearview mirror.
After he mocked a political assassination, Ed Shelleby, a senior staffer to Sen Tina Smith, wrote to Lee’s top staffers.
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com read it on-air, and honestly everyone should hear it.
After he mocked a political assassination, Ed Shelleby, a senior staffer to Sen Tina Smith, wrote to Lee’s top staffers.
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com read it on-air, and honestly everyone should hear it.
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“Here we are, Mr. Trump. While you’re trying to destroy 🇺🇸, we’re trying to build it up.”
June 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Here we are, Mr. Trump. While you’re trying to destroy 🇺🇸, we’re trying to build it up.”
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The U.S. Constitution and longstanding federal law strictly limit the use of the military to police civilians. Under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, active-duty military forces are prohibited from engaging in domestic law enforcement unless explicitly authorized by Congress or the Constitution.
June 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The U.S. Constitution and longstanding federal law strictly limit the use of the military to police civilians. Under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, active-duty military forces are prohibited from engaging in domestic law enforcement unless explicitly authorized by Congress or the Constitution.
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"Peace through strength" in a domestic setting is a means of authoritarianism. The Trump administration is manufacturing a crisis in order to give him more power. It's un-American.
June 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Peace through strength" in a domestic setting is a means of authoritarianism. The Trump administration is manufacturing a crisis in order to give him more power. It's un-American.
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
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When President Johnson activated the Nat'l Guard in Alabama in 1965 over Gov. Wallace's objection he did it to protect protesters advocating for voting rights for Black people who had previously met violence at the hands of state troopers. Very different situation.
June 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
When President Johnson activated the Nat'l Guard in Alabama in 1965 over Gov. Wallace's objection he did it to protect protesters advocating for voting rights for Black people who had previously met violence at the hands of state troopers. Very different situation.
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
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He didn't send the National Guard when this happened.
June 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
He didn't send the National Guard when this happened.
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June 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
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Marjorie, I know the truth confuses you and facts ain’t your strong suit—so let me break it down real slow:
George Floyd didn’t die from drugs. He died because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. That’s called murder.
George Floyd didn’t die from drugs. He died because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. That’s called murder.
May 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Marjorie, I know the truth confuses you and facts ain’t your strong suit—so let me break it down real slow:
George Floyd didn’t die from drugs. He died because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. That’s called murder.
George Floyd didn’t die from drugs. He died because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. That’s called murder.
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Here's the top of the opinion page rn at Maine's largest news outlet serving one of America's most liberal cities.
The attempt at "manufacturing consent" here (tinyurl.com/546mbew3) for 2 wildly unpopular pols is off the charts.
(LTE pushing universal healthcare is icing on the cake!) #MEpolitics
The attempt at "manufacturing consent" here (tinyurl.com/546mbew3) for 2 wildly unpopular pols is off the charts.
(LTE pushing universal healthcare is icing on the cake!) #MEpolitics
May 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Here's the top of the opinion page rn at Maine's largest news outlet serving one of America's most liberal cities.
The attempt at "manufacturing consent" here (tinyurl.com/546mbew3) for 2 wildly unpopular pols is off the charts.
(LTE pushing universal healthcare is icing on the cake!) #MEpolitics
The attempt at "manufacturing consent" here (tinyurl.com/546mbew3) for 2 wildly unpopular pols is off the charts.
(LTE pushing universal healthcare is icing on the cake!) #MEpolitics
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Sorry but there's something tone deaf and blinkered about beseeching Susan Collins to show courage on [name your pet issue] in the year 2025.
She won't even stand up for her own state, facing an illegal persecution campaign by her own party's leader. And you want to talk about Ukraine? #MEpolitics
She won't even stand up for her own state, facing an illegal persecution campaign by her own party's leader. And you want to talk about Ukraine? #MEpolitics
April 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Sorry but there's something tone deaf and blinkered about beseeching Susan Collins to show courage on [name your pet issue] in the year 2025.
She won't even stand up for her own state, facing an illegal persecution campaign by her own party's leader. And you want to talk about Ukraine? #MEpolitics
She won't even stand up for her own state, facing an illegal persecution campaign by her own party's leader. And you want to talk about Ukraine? #MEpolitics