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A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.
May 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.
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I have endured his scurrilous attacks for years. He has sued me for racketeering — and lost. He has unleashed his right-wing army of online trolls. Since his reelection, he has threatened me, defamed me and singled me out by name in two executive orders. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-t...
My Time on 60 Minutes and Why I Refuse To Stay Silent
From Marc | From the opening words of Judge Beryl Howell’s opinion to the 60 Minutes closing credits, this has been an emotional weekend for me personally.
www.democracydocket.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I have endured his scurrilous attacks for years. He has sued me for racketeering — and lost. He has unleashed his right-wing army of online trolls. Since his reelection, he has threatened me, defamed me and singled me out by name in two executive orders. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-t...
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She showed up for her annual check in… www.al.com/news/2025/05...
Son says Alabama mother of six detained by ICE after 25 years in the U.S.
Micala Pascual would be separated from an 11-year-old child if she is deported, her son said on Facebook
www.al.com
May 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
She showed up for her annual check in… www.al.com/news/2025/05...
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"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the United States after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."
May 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the United States after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."
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looking at the photo that headlines this piece i think i know what the university of austin means when they say they don't tolerate "DEI" quillette.com/2025/05/16/i...
Is the University Of Austin Betraying Its Founding Principles?
Created as a haven for free thinkers, UATX was the last place where I’d expected to encounter ideological litmus tests.
quillette.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
looking at the photo that headlines this piece i think i know what the university of austin means when they say they don't tolerate "DEI" quillette.com/2025/05/16/i...
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The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.
May 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.
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“He will never earn the respect of most Americans & once-staunch democratic allies who despise what he is doing…No wonder he lashes out against America & all that it stands for while luxuriating in the pretend respect that he gets from autocrats & dictators.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/hell-never...
www.americaamerica.news/p/hell-never...
He'll Never Be Respected in the World
He can demand it. He can travel to the Middle East and pretend he's getting it. But we can be sure that most will never give it to him.
www.americaamerica.news
May 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Military commanders are being told to snitch on transgender troops by tricking them into going in for a routine health assessment that will out them.
Because it’s the transgender people that can’t be trusted, you see. apnews.com/article/tran...
Because it’s the transgender people that can’t be trusted, you see. apnews.com/article/tran...
Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them
Defense officials say military commanders will be told to identify troops in their units who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, then send them to medical checks in order to force them out of th...
apnews.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Military commanders are being told to snitch on transgender troops by tricking them into going in for a routine health assessment that will out them.
Because it’s the transgender people that can’t be trusted, you see. apnews.com/article/tran...
Because it’s the transgender people that can’t be trusted, you see. apnews.com/article/tran...
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“There was nothing vague in the gesture he made toward the January 6 attackers. In that brief moment, Josh Hawley’s true character was revealed.”
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/josh-hawle...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/josh-hawle...
Josh Hawley: The Con Man of Missouri
Raise your fist, to ensure he never steps near greater power
adamkinzinger.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“There was nothing vague in the gesture he made toward the January 6 attackers. In that brief moment, Josh Hawley’s true character was revealed.”
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/josh-hawle...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/josh-hawle...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
May 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
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This is how to honor teachers.
May 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is how to honor teachers.
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Keep banging that drum folks! ✊
May 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Keep banging that drum folks! ✊
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4 new words added to the script. I want my lawyer. Every day is shut the fuck up Friday
May 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
4 new words added to the script. I want my lawyer. Every day is shut the fuck up Friday
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the President of the United States, everyone
May 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
the President of the United States, everyone
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He wants Comey arrested for his 86 comment and then he goes online and threatens Bruce Springsteen.
I can’t believe this is the world we live in…
I can’t believe this is the world we live in…
May 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
He wants Comey arrested for his 86 comment and then he goes online and threatens Bruce Springsteen.
I can’t believe this is the world we live in…
I can’t believe this is the world we live in…
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Reminder: the Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen posts are just to distract from the Qatari "gift" or the fact that he's trying to rip Medicare and Medicaid from millions of Americans right now.
May 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reminder: the Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen posts are just to distract from the Qatari "gift" or the fact that he's trying to rip Medicare and Medicaid from millions of Americans right now.
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“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands
May 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands
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Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
May 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
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They were seashells. A picture of seashells.
May 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
They were seashells. A picture of seashells.
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When they accidentally tell the truth... (Pt. 2)
(also try to avoid swimming in sewage)
(also try to avoid swimming in sewage)
May 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
When they accidentally tell the truth... (Pt. 2)
(also try to avoid swimming in sewage)
(also try to avoid swimming in sewage)
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We know. They gave you immunity.
May 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We know. They gave you immunity.