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Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a call to action for people of goodwill to take a stand against all forms of violence. Paraphrasing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we must all learn to live together as brothers (and sisters), or we will all perish together as fools.
September 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a call to action for people of goodwill to take a stand against all forms of violence. Paraphrasing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we must all learn to live together as brothers (and sisters), or we will all perish together as fools.
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It is time that Democrats not only match what Republicans are doing with gerrymandering, but exceed it. Every Democratic controlled state needs to be looking to redrawing their maps -- not to gain 5 seats like in TX, but cumulatively 15, 20 or 30 seats. We must use every tool available.
July 31, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It is time that Democrats not only match what Republicans are doing with gerrymandering, but exceed it. Every Democratic controlled state needs to be looking to redrawing their maps -- not to gain 5 seats like in TX, but cumulatively 15, 20 or 30 seats. We must use every tool available.
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very fun to read frederick douglass accurately describe the problem with the pardon power in 1867
June 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
very fun to read frederick douglass accurately describe the problem with the pardon power in 1867
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A new analysis finds that projected growth from the GOP budget's tax cuts would only cover 2.7% of their $3.8T cost.
That's nowhere close to the cuts "paying for themselves."
Notice how nobody ever asks, "but how will we pay for it" when it comes to trickle-down economics?
That's nowhere close to the cuts "paying for themselves."
Notice how nobody ever asks, "but how will we pay for it" when it comes to trickle-down economics?
May 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A new analysis finds that projected growth from the GOP budget's tax cuts would only cover 2.7% of their $3.8T cost.
That's nowhere close to the cuts "paying for themselves."
Notice how nobody ever asks, "but how will we pay for it" when it comes to trickle-down economics?
That's nowhere close to the cuts "paying for themselves."
Notice how nobody ever asks, "but how will we pay for it" when it comes to trickle-down economics?
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How about some basic rules?
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
May 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
How about some basic rules?
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law
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A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
April 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
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April 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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NEW: It's unclear what the Trump administration is doing to comply with the Supreme Court's directive to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return.
But what is clear: court orders are not optional and the judiciary is not powerless in forcing compliance.
But what is clear: court orders are not optional and the judiciary is not powerless in forcing compliance.
The judiciary has options to keep pressing the Trump admin on Abrego Garcia’s case - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
If the government does not comply with the court order in Abrego Garcia’s case to facilitate his return, it would set a dangerous precedent.
www.citizensforethics.org
April 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
NEW: It's unclear what the Trump administration is doing to comply with the Supreme Court's directive to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return.
But what is clear: court orders are not optional and the judiciary is not powerless in forcing compliance.
But what is clear: court orders are not optional and the judiciary is not powerless in forcing compliance.
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London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥
April 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥
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Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
April 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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IN EL SALVADOR: Senator Van Hollen says Trump is in violation of court orders — and is paying El Salvador to imprison an innocent man. (And #KilmarÁbregoGarcía is not the only one)
April 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
IN EL SALVADOR: Senator Van Hollen says Trump is in violation of court orders — and is paying El Salvador to imprison an innocent man. (And #KilmarÁbregoGarcía is not the only one)
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Q: What distinguishes a prison from a concentration camp?
April 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Q: What distinguishes a prison from a concentration camp?
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Dumb but true Monday morning reminder
April 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Dumb but true Monday morning reminder
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Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
April 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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We found the government “waste, fraud, and abuse”.
April 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We found the government “waste, fraud, and abuse”.
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
propub.li
April 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
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“While in the interrogation room, Makled said, a man in plain clothes entered and began speaking to him. He said he recalls the man telling him: ‘We know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases.’”
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“While in the interrogation room, Makled said, a man in plain clothes entered and began speaking to him. He said he recalls the man telling him: ‘We know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases.’”
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Picture of Maryland man mistakenly taken to El Salvador, per his wife
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April 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Picture of Maryland man mistakenly taken to El Salvador, per his wife
dims.apnews.com/dims4/defaul...
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"The catch is that in order to get attention, you have to be terrible. You have to lie or embrace evil. In the attention economy there is enormous demand for civic blasphemy. What’s hard is getting attention for messages about truth, or virtue, or love."
Why Cory Booker’s Speech Matters
Booker didn’t “accomplish” anything. He was a voice of one crying in the wilderness. And that’s how you build a dissident movement: with simple acts of witness.
www.thebulwark.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The catch is that in order to get attention, you have to be terrible. You have to lie or embrace evil. In the attention economy there is enormous demand for civic blasphemy. What’s hard is getting attention for messages about truth, or virtue, or love."
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So important to remember!
“There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’”
My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’.
I bring receipts:
My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’.
I bring receipts:
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan
It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
So important to remember!
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New parents score a win in the U.S. House, and GOP leaders cancel votes for the week wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/01/r...
New parents score a win in the U.S. House, and GOP leaders cancel votes for the week • Wisconsin Examiner
A measure advanced letting House members who have given birth or whose spouse has designate a colleague to vote on their behalf for 12 weeks.
wisconsinexaminer.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
New parents score a win in the U.S. House, and GOP leaders cancel votes for the week wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/01/r...
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March 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM