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Donald Trump is planning a military parade that will cost us $92 million.
For HIS 79th birthday?
That man is a disgrace.
Where TF is DOGE?
For HIS 79th birthday?
That man is a disgrace.
Where TF is DOGE?
April 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Donald Trump is planning a military parade that will cost us $92 million.
For HIS 79th birthday?
That man is a disgrace.
Where TF is DOGE?
For HIS 79th birthday?
That man is a disgrace.
Where TF is DOGE?
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Definitely a sign of rational decisionmaking to be yelling at the world in ALLCAPS.
April 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Definitely a sign of rational decisionmaking to be yelling at the world in ALLCAPS.
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Retired Sgt. Joe Harris, who served as a smokejumper for the secretive mission, Operation Firefly, was believed to be the oldest paratrooper veteran when he died March 15. He was 108.
Joe Harris, Operation Firefly smokejumper and oldest WWII paratrooper, dies at 108
www.stripes.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Retired Sgt. Joe Harris, who served as a smokejumper for the secretive mission, Operation Firefly, was believed to be the oldest paratrooper veteran when he died March 15. He was 108.
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While books are still legal!
Hey SEATTLE! Join me tomorrow 4/7 to discuss my book THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP and ongoing US crises. My conversation partner is Kenny Mayne -- yes, formerly of ESPN! We're pals, we're Americans, we fight for our freedoms and we play to win. Details here: www.elliottbaybook.com/events/45196
April 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
While books are still legal!
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Sen @booker.senate.gov is still going. Support him! WATCH! Call your Senator & tell them you agree with Booker. This has gone far enough.
202-224-3121
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
202-224-3121
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
U.S. Senate: Floor Proceedings
Floor Activity
www.senate.gov
April 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Sen @booker.senate.gov is still going. Support him! WATCH! Call your Senator & tell them you agree with Booker. This has gone far enough.
202-224-3121
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
202-224-3121
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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124 days of the non-stop mass protests in Georgia. Stronger than ever. Those who yearn for justice, liberty, and democracy never surrender. #GeorgiaProtests #TerrorInGeorgia (📹 @nuka21.bsky.social )
March 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
124 days of the non-stop mass protests in Georgia. Stronger than ever. Those who yearn for justice, liberty, and democracy never surrender. #GeorgiaProtests #TerrorInGeorgia (📹 @nuka21.bsky.social )
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Wisconsin you owe us for Ron Johnson.
April 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Wisconsin you owe us for Ron Johnson.
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"As a political and moral matter, however, it is monstrous. There is no defending this. So maybe we shouldn’t be surprised the administration is barely trying. They’re arguing anyone who has the gall to ask is a subversive who is carrying water for gang members." www.thebulwark.com/p/innocent-b...
Innocent (In a Brutal Prison) Abroad
The Trump administration’s latest stain on our values: sending a man without a conviction to a country where a judge ruled he couldn’t be sent.
www.thebulwark.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"As a political and moral matter, however, it is monstrous. There is no defending this. So maybe we shouldn’t be surprised the administration is barely trying. They’re arguing anyone who has the gall to ask is a subversive who is carrying water for gang members." www.thebulwark.com/p/innocent-b...
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Share share share share share! And VOTE Wisconsin and Florida!
April 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Share share share share share! And VOTE Wisconsin and Florida!
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Trump: "We won by 36 points, the youth." (This is a completely made up number -- Trump lost among young voters.)
March 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Trump: "We won by 36 points, the youth." (This is a completely made up number -- Trump lost among young voters.)
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Since rules, norms and laws go unenforced in trump’s America, what’s to stop Booker from bringing on regular citizens…to fill time….for 4 years.
April 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Since rules, norms and laws go unenforced in trump’s America, what’s to stop Booker from bringing on regular citizens…to fill time….for 4 years.
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France’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
Marine Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027
Far-right leader found guilty of embezzlement of European funds and immediately barred from running for office
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
France’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
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They can't spell "April"?
"The termination emails were riddled with mistakes — with employees’ names, the month of April and even the institute’s title misspelled in places — a telling sign of the rushed and haphazard nature of the operation..."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"The termination emails were riddled with mistakes — with employees’ names, the month of April and even the institute’s title misspelled in places — a telling sign of the rushed and haphazard nature of the operation..."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
DOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters
D.C. employees of the institute, founded and funded by Congress, received late-night termination notices, though most of its overseas staff were left in place.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They can't spell "April"?
"The termination emails were riddled with mistakes — with employees’ names, the month of April and even the institute’s title misspelled in places — a telling sign of the rushed and haphazard nature of the operation..."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"The termination emails were riddled with mistakes — with employees’ names, the month of April and even the institute’s title misspelled in places — a telling sign of the rushed and haphazard nature of the operation..."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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“‘It is safe to say that anybody in uniform would be court-martialed for this,’ a defense official told CNN. ‘My most junior analysts know not to do this.’”
Concerns about Hegseth’s judgment come roaring back after group chat scandal | CNN Politics
Ever since news broke on Monday that top Trump officials discussed US military attack plans in a group chat that inadvertently included a journalist, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has projected unfli...
www.cnn.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
“‘It is safe to say that anybody in uniform would be court-martialed for this,’ a defense official told CNN. ‘My most junior analysts know not to do this.’”
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This is the first of what I think are going to be A LOT of primary challenges along these lines.
“Right now, the answer to authoritarianism isn’t to be quiet." - @katmabu.bsky.social
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'We Are in an Emergency': Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old Guard Dem
The progressive TikTok star is running for Congress in a Democratic district that hasn’t had a competitive primary in decades.
www.rollingstone.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is the first of what I think are going to be A LOT of primary challenges along these lines.
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Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers.
But recent research suggests that the U.S. is regressing in efforts to detect the disease early, when it is most curable.
But recent research suggests that the U.S. is regressing in efforts to detect the disease early, when it is most curable.
Cancer caused by HPV is increasing in some women in the U.S.
The percentage of women screened for cervical cancer fell, especially in rural areas, as rates of the disease have been edging up among women in their 30s and 40s.
nbcnews.to
March 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers.
But recent research suggests that the U.S. is regressing in efforts to detect the disease early, when it is most curable.
But recent research suggests that the U.S. is regressing in efforts to detect the disease early, when it is most curable.
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On Friday, in a top-secret briefing from Pete Hegseth, Elon Musk will gain access to closely guarded US military secrets regarding the US military’s plan for any war that might break out with China. This is despite Musk's extensive business interests in China and his ketamine addiction.
March 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
On Friday, in a top-secret briefing from Pete Hegseth, Elon Musk will gain access to closely guarded US military secrets regarding the US military’s plan for any war that might break out with China. This is despite Musk's extensive business interests in China and his ketamine addiction.
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‘This is not comedy! Pay attention’: from Cabaret to Trump rallies, why does audience laughter feel so sinister?
‘This is not comedy! Pay attention’: from Cabaret to Trump rallies, why does audience laughter feel so sinister?
Americans are struggling to reconcile Trump’s campness and cruelty – but comedy has always been a tool for authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
‘This is not comedy! Pay attention’: from Cabaret to Trump rallies, why does audience laughter feel so sinister?
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U.K. tourist Becky Burke finally returned home to Wales on Tuesday after spending 19 days in a U.S. ICE detention facility. Her parents relayed their daughter’s description of her release from ICE, saying how she was taken in “leg chains, waist chains and handcuffs,” which left her “traumatized.”
U.K. Tourist Returns Home in Chains Like ‘Hannibal Lecter’
Becky Burke was released in chains and handcuffs after spending 19 days in an ICE detention facility
www.thedailybeast.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
U.K. tourist Becky Burke finally returned home to Wales on Tuesday after spending 19 days in a U.S. ICE detention facility. Her parents relayed their daughter’s description of her release from ICE, saying how she was taken in “leg chains, waist chains and handcuffs,” which left her “traumatized.”
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I never thought leopards would eat MY face
March 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I never thought leopards would eat MY face
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Every time you see someone powerful acting like a craven coward in the face of this authoritarian menace, let it stiffen your own spine. We are all we've got.
March 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Every time you see someone powerful acting like a craven coward in the face of this authoritarian menace, let it stiffen your own spine. We are all we've got.
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Britain's Heathrow Airport was shut after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out its power, disrupting flight schedules around the world reut.rs/4iIcF6w
Heathrow Airport closed by huge fire at power station, global flight schedules disrupted
Britain's Heathrow Airport was shut after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out its power, disrupting flight schedules around the world.
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March 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Britain's Heathrow Airport was shut after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out its power, disrupting flight schedules around the world reut.rs/4iIcF6w
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A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and used search terms like "gay," which led to the flagging of Enola Gay images.
Pentagon restores webpages of Black veterans, Navajo Code Talkers and others after outcry
A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and also used search terms like "gay," leading to the flagging of Enola Gay images.
www.npr.org
March 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and used search terms like "gay," which led to the flagging of Enola Gay images.