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“I had a choice that day of either being a man or your father ... I chose to be your dad.” A powerful truth about survival under Jim Crow. 💔
June 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“I had a choice that day of either being a man or your father ... I chose to be your dad.” A powerful truth about survival under Jim Crow. 💔
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Jen Psaki and Senator Murphy are right - Elon's criticism of the "we're all going to die" bill IS NOT because he suddenly feels bad for cutting services that working people have paid into for years.
It's because his cut of the grift isn't as much as he wanted.
Elon cares about himself only.
It's because his cut of the grift isn't as much as he wanted.
Elon cares about himself only.
June 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Jen Psaki and Senator Murphy are right - Elon's criticism of the "we're all going to die" bill IS NOT because he suddenly feels bad for cutting services that working people have paid into for years.
It's because his cut of the grift isn't as much as he wanted.
Elon cares about himself only.
It's because his cut of the grift isn't as much as he wanted.
Elon cares about himself only.
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#birds #albertabirds
I saw one of the osprey again and caught a very nice picture. He or she was not too happy when I walked closer and showed off each time until they flew off.
I saw one of the osprey again and caught a very nice picture. He or she was not too happy when I walked closer and showed off each time until they flew off.
June 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#birds #albertabirds
I saw one of the osprey again and caught a very nice picture. He or she was not too happy when I walked closer and showed off each time until they flew off.
I saw one of the osprey again and caught a very nice picture. He or she was not too happy when I walked closer and showed off each time until they flew off.
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VARNEY: 8,000 manufacturing jobs were lost in May. That's not what you wanted to see.
CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Well, we're certainly holding steady.
VARNEY: But how could we're losing those jobs?
CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Well, we're certainly holding steady.
CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Well, we're certainly holding steady.
VARNEY: But how could we're losing those jobs?
CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Well, we're certainly holding steady.
June 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
VARNEY: 8,000 manufacturing jobs were lost in May. That's not what you wanted to see.
CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Well, we're certainly holding steady.
VARNEY: But how could we're losing those jobs?
CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Well, we're certainly holding steady.
CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Well, we're certainly holding steady.
VARNEY: But how could we're losing those jobs?
CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Well, we're certainly holding steady.
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The 14th Amendment holds that, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside.” Crucially, it doesn’t matter who the child’s parents are or where they are from.
June 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The 14th Amendment holds that, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside.” Crucially, it doesn’t matter who the child’s parents are or where they are from.
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Alberta now has more measles cases than even Texas!
Alberta has surpassed Texas in measles cases, reporting 749 cases compared to Texas’ 742.
Texas population is 31 million, while Alberta has a population of 5 million
We can do better.
Alberta has surpassed Texas in measles cases, reporting 749 cases compared to Texas’ 742.
Texas population is 31 million, while Alberta has a population of 5 million
We can do better.
June 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Alberta now has more measles cases than even Texas!
Alberta has surpassed Texas in measles cases, reporting 749 cases compared to Texas’ 742.
Texas population is 31 million, while Alberta has a population of 5 million
We can do better.
Alberta has surpassed Texas in measles cases, reporting 749 cases compared to Texas’ 742.
Texas population is 31 million, while Alberta has a population of 5 million
We can do better.
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America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence
America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence
These projects, meanwhile, will "extend our dependency on natural gas for decades."
www.motherjones.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence
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Minnesota Gov Tim Walz speaks to @statesnewsroom.com editors at our summit in Minneapolis
June 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Minnesota Gov Tim Walz speaks to @statesnewsroom.com editors at our summit in Minneapolis
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Christian Pornographer Refuses To Film Sex Tape For Gay Couple
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June 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Christian Pornographer Refuses To Film Sex Tape For Gay Couple
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Tyre Nichols would’ve turned 32 today. A father, a son, a photographer — stolen from us by brutal police violence in Memphis. We honor his life today and send our love to his family. Happy heavenly birthday, Tyre. Your story still echoes in our hearts and minds.
June 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Tyre Nichols would’ve turned 32 today. A father, a son, a photographer — stolen from us by brutal police violence in Memphis. We honor his life today and send our love to his family. Happy heavenly birthday, Tyre. Your story still echoes in our hearts and minds.
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I joined @milesobrien.com to discuss the serious impacts that attacks on agencies like NASA would have on our everyday lives. From satellites that track wildfires to the National Weather Service that helps us monitor and prepare for natural disasters, these tools are essential to public safety.
June 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I joined @milesobrien.com to discuss the serious impacts that attacks on agencies like NASA would have on our everyday lives. From satellites that track wildfires to the National Weather Service that helps us monitor and prepare for natural disasters, these tools are essential to public safety.
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San Antonio police have walked back on a previous statement that there was no evidence of a hate crime in the killing of actor Jonathan Joss, with the police chief now calling the statement “premature.”
Police take back statement dismissing hate crime in gay actor’s killing
Jonathan Joss, who acted in “King of the Hill” and “Parks and Recreation,” was shot in San Antonio by a man who yelled “homophobic slurs” at him, his husband said.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
San Antonio police have walked back on a previous statement that there was no evidence of a hate crime in the killing of actor Jonathan Joss, with the police chief now calling the statement “premature.”
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@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: "Reality is that hospitals are gonna close, nursing homes are gonna shut down, people are going to die if these Medicaid cuts and their efforts to detonate parts of the ACA are successfully enacted into law."
May 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: "Reality is that hospitals are gonna close, nursing homes are gonna shut down, people are going to die if these Medicaid cuts and their efforts to detonate parts of the ACA are successfully enacted into law."
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Love Keith Olbermann!
May 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Love Keith Olbermann!
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Boyle: We just verified with the congressional budget office and of 13.7 million Americans who will lose their health care because of their bill, exactly zero are undocumented immigrants
May 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Boyle: We just verified with the congressional budget office and of 13.7 million Americans who will lose their health care because of their bill, exactly zero are undocumented immigrants
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Deportations without due process harm, not enhance, public safety and criminal prosecutions. This is one reason why we oppose using our local resources to carry out deportations through 287(g). Sign and share the petition against 287(f) here: chng.it/PfZnbhwJs4
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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May 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Deportations without due process harm, not enhance, public safety and criminal prosecutions. This is one reason why we oppose using our local resources to carry out deportations through 287(g). Sign and share the petition against 287(f) here: chng.it/PfZnbhwJs4
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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If the GOP Tax Scheme is so beautiful, then why are they voting on it in the wee hours of the morning? Maybe because it’s irredeemably ugly and cruel.
May 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
If the GOP Tax Scheme is so beautiful, then why are they voting on it in the wee hours of the morning? Maybe because it’s irredeemably ugly and cruel.
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BREAKING: AOC on GOP bill:
“When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this.”
“When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this.”
May 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
BREAKING: AOC on GOP bill:
“When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this.”
“When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this.”
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Speaker Pro Tempore: You are to direct your comments to the chair.
Jeffries: You know what's interesting? Every time I come on this floor, I can use sharp language, he can use sharp language, you choose to admonish me. I don't work for you sir. I work for the American people.
Jeffries: You know what's interesting? Every time I come on this floor, I can use sharp language, he can use sharp language, you choose to admonish me. I don't work for you sir. I work for the American people.
May 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Speaker Pro Tempore: You are to direct your comments to the chair.
Jeffries: You know what's interesting? Every time I come on this floor, I can use sharp language, he can use sharp language, you choose to admonish me. I don't work for you sir. I work for the American people.
Jeffries: You know what's interesting? Every time I come on this floor, I can use sharp language, he can use sharp language, you choose to admonish me. I don't work for you sir. I work for the American people.
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Crockett: That’s why they hired everybody from Fox because all they’re trying to do is put on a show.. I want us to refocus our attention on the American people and stop demonizing every person that ends up in ICE custody…
*Applause*
Van Drew: *bangs gavel*
*Applause*
Van Drew: *bangs gavel*
May 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Crockett: That’s why they hired everybody from Fox because all they’re trying to do is put on a show.. I want us to refocus our attention on the American people and stop demonizing every person that ends up in ICE custody…
*Applause*
Van Drew: *bangs gavel*
*Applause*
Van Drew: *bangs gavel*
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DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research?
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
May 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research?
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
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Is it too much to ask for an IRS Commissioner who understands the law?
May 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Is it too much to ask for an IRS Commissioner who understands the law?
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Not a lot going on up there 🪱
May 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Not a lot going on up there 🪱