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PRIDE MONTH DOUBLE RAINBOW IN CHICAGO HOLY SHIT
June 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
PRIDE MONTH DOUBLE RAINBOW IN CHICAGO HOLY SHIT
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Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
April 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
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Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
Keep going!
Longest speaking filibuster ever was 24 hours, 18 minutes by Strom Thurmond in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
In a few hours, that record will be shattered by Sen. Cory Booker, a Black man, laying out the case for saving democracy from an aspiring despot.
In a few hours, that record will be shattered by Sen. Cory Booker, a Black man, laying out the case for saving democracy from an aspiring despot.
April 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Keep going!
Heads up, WI voters.
March 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Heads up, WI voters.
Important WI vote coming up!
March 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Important WI vote coming up!
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Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)
March 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)
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Russia takes a victory lap... www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/02/k...
Kremlin Says U.S. Foreign Policy Shift Aligns With Its Own Vision - The Moscow Times
The Kremlin said in remarks aired Sunday that the United States' sudden shift in foreign policy "largely aligns" with its own position.
www.themoscowtimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Russia takes a victory lap... www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/02/k...
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
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March 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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NEW:
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.
newrepublic.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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NEW: Mass layoffs began today at NOAA.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
Layoffs hit federal climate, weather agency NOAA
The cuts could affect NOAA's weather forecasts, climate research and other functions.
www.axios.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
NEW: Mass layoffs began today at NOAA.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
Workers were fired by email at the agency which runs the National Weather Service, National Hurricane Centre & Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.
Services are already shutting down.
The most dangerous regime in the world for US citizens is now their own.
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USAID staff have two days to clean out their offices at the agency’s former headquarters in DC.
People are gathering on the sidewalk in the rain to show their support, applauding workers as they pass by.
People are gathering on the sidewalk in the rain to show their support, applauding workers as they pass by.
February 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
USAID staff have two days to clean out their offices at the agency’s former headquarters in DC.
People are gathering on the sidewalk in the rain to show their support, applauding workers as they pass by.
People are gathering on the sidewalk in the rain to show their support, applauding workers as they pass by.
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NEW: Macron has to interrupt Trump and correct a lie about Europe’s contribution.
TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back."
MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.”
Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.
TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back."
MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.”
Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.
February 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
NEW: Macron has to interrupt Trump and correct a lie about Europe’s contribution.
TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back."
MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.”
Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.
TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back."
MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.”
Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.
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The Revolution will be AI-icized
February 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Revolution will be AI-icized
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Has there ever been a less intelligent Speaker of the House?
Johnson: "Elon's cracked the code. He's now inside these agencies. He's created these algorithms that are constantly crawling through the data & as he told me in his office, data doesn't lie. We're gonna be able to get the information. We're gonna be able to transform the way federal govt works."
February 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Has there ever been a less intelligent Speaker of the House?
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This x10000000000
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
They Are a Minority
Get your mind right.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...
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Two things that make America a democracy: Not having a king, and having a free press. A look inside the chilling cases from San Jose to Clarksdale that show a nation already on the brink of losing our First Amendment rights after just 1 month of Trump
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s rapid obliteration of the First Amendment is fit for a king | Will Bunch
Government attacks on press freedom from Mississippi to the Oval Office have our First Amendment rights on the brink of collapse.
www.inquirer.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Two things that make America a democracy: Not having a king, and having a free press. A look inside the chilling cases from San Jose to Clarksdale that show a nation already on the brink of losing our First Amendment rights after just 1 month of Trump
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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A Delta flight carrying ~80 passengers from Minnesota appears to have crash landed at Toronto Pearson Airport. No casualties reported as of this time. Numerous photos and videos have been released showing passengers safely exiting the plane, which flipped upside down. At least 8 people injured.
February 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A Delta flight carrying ~80 passengers from Minnesota appears to have crash landed at Toronto Pearson Airport. No casualties reported as of this time. Numerous photos and videos have been released showing passengers safely exiting the plane, which flipped upside down. At least 8 people injured.