Justin
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Social media is just one place where I try to use the privilege of being a straight, white male—born inside a blessed set of geographic boundaries—to help others.
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
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ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:43 PM
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
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“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
Trump calls for record $1.5 trillion defense budget, a 50% jump - POLITICO That’s $500 billion that could go to health care, childcare, housing, infrastructure, education, but instead it’s going to defense vanity. apple.news/AQKKOxO2PT_u...
Trump calls for record $1.5 trillion defense budget, a 50 percent jump — POLITICO
The president offered few details in his post on Truth Social, other than to say the money would pay for his “Dream Military.”
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January 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Trump calls for record $1.5 trillion defense budget, a 50% jump - POLITICO That’s $500 billion that could go to health care, childcare, housing, infrastructure, education, but instead it’s going to defense vanity. apple.news/AQKKOxO2PT_u...
Airstrike survivors clung to boat wreckage for an hour before second deadly attack, video shows - The Guardian
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Airstrike survivors clung to boat wreckage for an hour before second deadly attack, video shows - The Guardian
Coming from a Mac: HOW DO WINDOWS PEOPLE WORK WITH THE FILE NAME CHARACTER LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED BY WINDOWS?! The network file location takes up like HALF of the file name from the start.
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Coming from a Mac: HOW DO WINDOWS PEOPLE WORK WITH THE FILE NAME CHARACTER LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED BY WINDOWS?! The network file location takes up like HALF of the file name from the start.
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KERNEN: Republicans are refusing to be blackmailed--
GALLEGO: 24 million Americans want their insurance
KERNEN: Can I finish?
GALLEGO: No
KERNEN: Ok. We're finished
GALLEGO: 24 million Americans want their insurance
KERNEN: Can I finish?
GALLEGO: No
KERNEN: Ok. We're finished
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
KERNEN: Republicans are refusing to be blackmailed--
GALLEGO: 24 million Americans want their insurance
KERNEN: Can I finish?
GALLEGO: No
KERNEN: Ok. We're finished
GALLEGO: 24 million Americans want their insurance
KERNEN: Can I finish?
GALLEGO: No
KERNEN: Ok. We're finished
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
1.4 million Georgians will be hurt. #GaPol www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/10/25/r...
Rally demands state government step in and fund SNAP benefits to keep 1.4 million Georgians fed
SNAP is a federally funded program that provides money every month for low-income households to help pay for food.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
1.4 million Georgians will be hurt. #GaPol www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/10/25/r...
Marines investigating errant live-fire blast over California’s I-5 - The Washington Post apple.news/AKq_NFDxHR8q...
Marines investigating errant live-fire blast over California’s I-5 — The Washington Post
Artillery rounds also were launched over the freeway during a rehearsal for the demonstration attended by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Marines investigating errant live-fire blast over California’s I-5 - The Washington Post apple.news/AKq_NFDxHR8q...
Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries - CBS News
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries - CBS News
How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll
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How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll
Americans are increasingly worried about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll
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Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it's political
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Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it's political
Some airports around the country are saying they won’t play a video with a message from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government s...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it's political
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I can’t take credit for this idea, but as the shutdown lingers on because of Republican refusals to maintain funding for h/c to be sort of "affordable," Dems should *add* demands for universally popular policies like free school lunches for all kids, Medicare for All, Medicaid expansion,
October 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I can’t take credit for this idea, but as the shutdown lingers on because of Republican refusals to maintain funding for h/c to be sort of "affordable," Dems should *add* demands for universally popular policies like free school lunches for all kids, Medicare for All, Medicaid expansion,
These 12 States Are Most Affected by Federal Education Funding Cuts
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These 12 States Are Most Affected by Federal Education Funding Cuts - Education Resource Strategies
With ongoing disruptions and potential cuts to federal education funding, we analyzed three factors that determine how much each state is impacted by changes in federal funding. 12 states are identifi...
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August 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
These 12 States Are Most Affected by Federal Education Funding Cuts
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This isn’t normal — and just for context: the Texas legislature is usually “okay” with only meeting once every two years to enact legislation (i.e., they don’t have annual sessions). apple.news/AiI0CIt9bQV2...
Texas House to reconvene as Democrats who left show no signs of returning - The WaPo
Texas House to reconvene as Democrats who left show no signs of returning - The WaPo
Texas House to reconvene as Democrats who left show no signs of returning — The Washington Post
The Democrats are standing firm, even as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to try to have them expelled and GOP lawmakers voted to issue civil arrest warrants.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This isn’t normal — and just for context: the Texas legislature is usually “okay” with only meeting once every two years to enact legislation (i.e., they don’t have annual sessions). apple.news/AiI0CIt9bQV2...
Texas House to reconvene as Democrats who left show no signs of returning - The WaPo
Texas House to reconvene as Democrats who left show no signs of returning - The WaPo
Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, is closing the House of Representatives early to avoid a vote that would require the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files.
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Speaker Johnson refuses to allow Epstein vote as House set to recess early
House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The speaker is sending members of the House home early for a month-long break from Washington amid ca...
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July 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, is closing the House of Representatives early to avoid a vote that would require the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files.
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I cannot fathom how devoid of empathy you have to be to support measures that increase suicides in children. To not listen to them — to deprive them of dignity and deny their humanity.
SCOTUS OKs TN ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights.
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SCOTUS OKs TN ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights.
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Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights
An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer says the Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors is “a devastating loss for transgender people” and "e...
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June 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I cannot fathom how devoid of empathy you have to be to support measures that increase suicides in children. To not listen to them — to deprive them of dignity and deny their humanity.
SCOTUS OKs TN ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights.
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SCOTUS OKs TN ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights.
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Fort Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Fort Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance www.military.com/daily-news/2...
I think this framing of the spoiled petulance of these two people is one of the most succinctly dystopian descriptions of our situation that I’ve read in a while.
June 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I think this framing of the spoiled petulance of these two people is one of the most succinctly dystopian descriptions of our situation that I’ve read in a while.
Weird how Lutnick wanted to get the last word in so he could demonstrate that he is a dumbass.
June 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Weird how Lutnick wanted to get the last word in so he could demonstrate that he is a dumbass.
“Trump’s sweeping tariff plan would cut deficits by $2.8 trillion over a 10-year period while shrinking the economy, raising the inflation rate and reducing the purchasing power of households overall ...” according to CBO.
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Trump's tariffs would cut US deficits by $2.8T over 10 years and shrink the economy, CBO says
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plan would cut deficits by $2.8 trillion over a 10-year period while shrinking the economy, raising the inflation rate and reducing the purchasing power of hou...
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June 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“Trump’s sweeping tariff plan would cut deficits by $2.8 trillion over a 10-year period while shrinking the economy, raising the inflation rate and reducing the purchasing power of households overall ...” according to CBO.
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US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza news.un.org/en/story/202...
US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza
A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the United States cast its veto – blocking the initiative backe...
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June 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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