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“Republican leaders are rushing because they are afraid the public will discover what the bill would do—rip health care from millions, explode the deficit, and cause what might be the biggest transfer in government resources from poor to rich in American history.”
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Trump’s About to Slash Medicaid. TV News Has Barely Noticed.
The rush job to pass the big beautiful bill has had its intended outcome: not giving the public time to catch on to the consequences.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“Republican leaders are rushing because they are afraid the public will discover what the bill would do—rip health care from millions, explode the deficit, and cause what might be the biggest transfer in government resources from poor to rich in American history.”
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Why are people so obsessed with Mamdani's age?
He'll be 34 by the general election.
Jon Ossoff was 33 when he was elected to the United States Senate.
You can run for *President* at 35.
It's an attempt to undermine his policies as "naive" because they demand fairness and justice.
He'll be 34 by the general election.
Jon Ossoff was 33 when he was elected to the United States Senate.
You can run for *President* at 35.
It's an attempt to undermine his policies as "naive" because they demand fairness and justice.
June 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Why are people so obsessed with Mamdani's age?
He'll be 34 by the general election.
Jon Ossoff was 33 when he was elected to the United States Senate.
You can run for *President* at 35.
It's an attempt to undermine his policies as "naive" because they demand fairness and justice.
He'll be 34 by the general election.
Jon Ossoff was 33 when he was elected to the United States Senate.
You can run for *President* at 35.
It's an attempt to undermine his policies as "naive" because they demand fairness and justice.
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Especially good today is Heather Cox Richardson. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-25-2025
Her theme is his escalating demand that military strikes against Iran be seen as completely and inarguably effective. So totalizing is he, it's as if doubt itself has been lit and blown to smithereens.
Her theme is his escalating demand that military strikes against Iran be seen as completely and inarguably effective. So totalizing is he, it's as if doubt itself has been lit and blown to smithereens.
June 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Especially good today is Heather Cox Richardson. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-25-2025
Her theme is his escalating demand that military strikes against Iran be seen as completely and inarguably effective. So totalizing is he, it's as if doubt itself has been lit and blown to smithereens.
Her theme is his escalating demand that military strikes against Iran be seen as completely and inarguably effective. So totalizing is he, it's as if doubt itself has been lit and blown to smithereens.
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Senate democrats are better at this than their Republican colleagues - and the keep burning the midnight oil to get more provisions removed under the Byrd rule. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Senate referee rejects key Medicaid cuts in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has rejected key Medicaid provisions in the Senate GOP megabill, a ruling that appears to strike a major blow to Republicans’ strategy for cutting …
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June 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Senate democrats are better at this than their Republican colleagues - and the keep burning the midnight oil to get more provisions removed under the Byrd rule. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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The New York Times speaks on the site formerly known as Twitter:
June 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The New York Times speaks on the site formerly known as Twitter:
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Abraham Lincoln, who was not president at the time of the Dred Scott ruling, obviously did not do this. He didn’t even *advocate* ignoring the outcome the way the Trump administration is doing.
He advocated treating it as only binding on the particular parties.
He advocated treating it as only binding on the particular parties.
SCHIFF: Would it ever be appropriate for the DOJ to tell the court, 'We're gonna ignore your order'
ARTAU: I mean, Abraham Lincoln did that with the Dred Scott case
SCHIFF: I'm hoping we're not gonna be going back the Civil War
ARTAU: I mean, Abraham Lincoln did that with the Dred Scott case
SCHIFF: I'm hoping we're not gonna be going back the Civil War
June 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Abraham Lincoln, who was not president at the time of the Dred Scott ruling, obviously did not do this. He didn’t even *advocate* ignoring the outcome the way the Trump administration is doing.
He advocated treating it as only binding on the particular parties.
He advocated treating it as only binding on the particular parties.
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@nytimes.com
Houston, we have a problem!
Houston, we have a problem!
A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️
Critical Hurricane Forecast Tool Abruptly Terminated
U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday it would no longer process and deliver data essential to most hurricane forecasts
michaelrlowry.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
@nytimes.com
Houston, we have a problem!
Houston, we have a problem!
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As usual, @asharangappa.bsky.social sees through the media fog to the actual rogue elephant in the room
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Everyone is focusing on Bove’s “f*** you” comment but not enough attention being given to the other bombshell in the WB, which is the premeditated violation of the Mass. district court injunction and subsequent cover up, the same injunction which SCOTUS stayed on Monday 1/
June 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
As usual, @asharangappa.bsky.social sees through the media fog to the actual rogue elephant in the room
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The Trump DOJ’s goal is to force 100,000 undocumented students to drop out of college and deport themselves.
DOJ is suing MN over its policy of offering in-state tuition regardless of immigration status, following suits in TX & KY. MN is one of 27 states plus DC that provide in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrant students.* www.higheredimmigrationportal.org/states/tuiti...
U.S. Justice Department sues Minnesota for offering in-state tuition costs to undocumented students
The suit argues that U.S. citizens residing outside of Minnesota are being unfairly discriminated against by being excluded from tuition benefits.
www.startribune.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Trump DOJ’s goal is to force 100,000 undocumented students to drop out of college and deport themselves.
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The DOJ filed a lawsuit against Orange County, California, accusing its top election official of withholding voter records. Emails obtained by Democracy Docket show the county offered to share data while maintaining voter privacy, but the DOJ sued anyway.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Cuts Off Negotiations, Sues Orange County, CA Over Voter Records
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The DOJ filed a lawsuit against Orange County, California, accusing its top election official of withholding voter records. Emails obtained by Democracy Docket show the county offered to share data while maintaining voter privacy, but the DOJ sued anyway.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Not to focus on the obvious. But if it's important to end Iran's nuclear program, and if the effort in fact failed and the Hegseth is lying about it, the patriotic thing to do (setting aside the journalistic thing to do) is probably to make clear that it failed.
instead of doing critical coverage, Hegseth urges reporters to "Wave an American flag. Be proud of what we accomplished."
June 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Not to focus on the obvious. But if it's important to end Iran's nuclear program, and if the effort in fact failed and the Hegseth is lying about it, the patriotic thing to do (setting aside the journalistic thing to do) is probably to make clear that it failed.
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secretary breakfast gin was on one this morning
Most of this “press conference” is this lunatic yelling at the media. This guy is so obsessed with his press coverage that he can’t even function.
June 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
secretary breakfast gin was on one this morning
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When an official responds to a question with anger and insults rather than an answer, that’s every journalist’s signal that they’ve asked a good question.
FOX NEWS'S JENNIFER GRIFFIN: Are you certain none of that highly enriched uranium was moved?
HEGSETH: Jennifer, you've been about the worst. The one who misrepresents the most intentionally.
GRIFFIN: I take issue with that
HEGSETH: Jennifer, you've been about the worst. The one who misrepresents the most intentionally.
GRIFFIN: I take issue with that
June 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
When an official responds to a question with anger and insults rather than an answer, that’s every journalist’s signal that they’ve asked a good question.
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live blogging the tears >> Parliamentarian Sends Senators Back To Drawing Board On Trump’s Big Bill talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/ba...
Parliamentarian Sends Senators Back To Drawing Board On Trump’s Big Bill
The wildly unpopular “Big Beautiful” reconciliation package continues to face challenges, though...
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June 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
live blogging the tears >> Parliamentarian Sends Senators Back To Drawing Board On Trump’s Big Bill talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/ba...
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"Republican leaders are…desperately afraid the public will discover what the bill would do—rip health care away from millions, explode the deficit, and cause what might be the biggest transfer in government resources from poor to rich in American history."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-abo...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-abo...
Trump’s About to Slash Medicaid. TV News Has Barely Noticed.
The rush job to pass the big beautiful bill has had its intended outcome: not giving the public time to catch on to the consequences.
www.thebulwark.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Republican leaders are…desperately afraid the public will discover what the bill would do—rip health care away from millions, explode the deficit, and cause what might be the biggest transfer in government resources from poor to rich in American history."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-abo...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-abo...
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These are the consequences when you put a vaccine conspiracist in charge of making sure Americans can get safe and effective vaccines. This is a disgrace.
abcnews.go.com/Health/exper...
abcnews.go.com/Health/exper...
Experts warn RFK Jr. is unraveling the system that kept vaccines safe
Secretary Kennedy has long held many vaccine-skeptic views.
abcnews.go.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
These are the consequences when you put a vaccine conspiracist in charge of making sure Americans can get safe and effective vaccines. This is a disgrace.
abcnews.go.com/Health/exper...
abcnews.go.com/Health/exper...
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Infantizing Mamdani for his age comes off like an attempt to diminish his ideals as “naive” or “immature” because the media can’t come right out and say the truly vile things they’d like to.
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They're coming for Mamdani's age.
Just how young is he, really?
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June 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Infantizing Mamdani for his age comes off like an attempt to diminish his ideals as “naive” or “immature” because the media can’t come right out and say the truly vile things they’d like to.
open.substack.com/pub/rebekahj...
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Each time a remotely progressive candidate wins office in the US, the rich declare they're going to leave town. What do they actually do? Nothing. A 2016 study found only 0.04% of millionaires move in a given year due to tax increases. Rich people talk to feel important. Please properly tax them.
June 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Each time a remotely progressive candidate wins office in the US, the rich declare they're going to leave town. What do they actually do? Nothing. A 2016 study found only 0.04% of millionaires move in a given year due to tax increases. Rich people talk to feel important. Please properly tax them.
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Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
Abrego Garcia indictment led top federal prosecutor in Tennessee to resign: Sources
abcnews.go.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
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Let it out, ADL. Let people hear and see what you've become. What a shame.
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"There is a through line from Occupy Wall Street to BLM to ‘defund the police’ to ‘River to the Sea,’” Greenblatt said of anti-Zionist protesters. "These are the same kind of nihilists."
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"There is a through line from Occupy Wall Street to BLM to ‘defund the police’ to ‘River to the Sea,’” Greenblatt said of anti-Zionist protesters. "These are the same kind of nihilists."
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Exclusive: ADL chief compares student protesters to ISIS and al-Qaeda in address to Republican officials
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, said the protesters were acting like members of ISIS and al-Qaeda.
forward.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Let it out, ADL. Let people hear and see what you've become. What a shame.
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🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Republican National Committee petition to hear case to overturn voting rights victory in Pennsylvania. www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...
🚨 Genser v. Butler County Board of Elections
Learn more.
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June 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Republican National Committee petition to hear case to overturn voting rights victory in Pennsylvania. www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...
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Around the time that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was indicted in the Middle District of Tennessee, the chief of the criminal division in that district posted this on LinkedIn:
“Earlier today, after nearly 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney, I resigned…”
“Earlier today, after nearly 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney, I resigned…”
June 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Around the time that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was indicted in the Middle District of Tennessee, the chief of the criminal division in that district posted this on LinkedIn:
“Earlier today, after nearly 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney, I resigned…”
“Earlier today, after nearly 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney, I resigned…”
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Trump pardoned this drug dealer and now he’s making him the head of prisons.
No. Really 👇👇
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No. Really 👇👇
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Former federal inmate pardoned by Trump tapped as Bureau of Prisons deputy director
Joshua J. Smith, a Tennessee businessman whom the president pardoned during his first term, now advocates for inmate rehabilitation.
www.nbcnews.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Trump pardoned this drug dealer and now he’s making him the head of prisons.
No. Really 👇👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
No. Really 👇👇
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