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there is a decent chance i never spend a single dime at target again in my life www.startribune.com/target-gave-...
Target gave $1M to Trump inauguration fund, a first for the company
President Donald Trump raised a record amount of cash for his inauguration, including donations from several companies with operations in Minnesota.
www.startribune.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Elon Musk and DOGE have spent the past 100 days threatening the nonpartisan civil service who deliver essential services to all Americans.

We’ve spent the past 100 days in court, bringing 59 legal actions against the Trump administration.

And we’re just getting started.
April 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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We made a deliberate choice as a nation, until now, not to have a police state. We siloed off federal data and put in place laws, regulations, policies and internal norms to prevent the federal government from putting together everything it knows about you into one place.

Trump is ending all that.
The U.S. Postal Service has quietly begun assisting Trump's 'mass deportation' effort, sources and records show

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
April 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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People want institutions to stand up

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
April 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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when he sends citizens to foreign concentration camps, it’s no longer a slide to authoritarianism—it’s full blown fascism! 😔 this is not an administration, it’s a criminal regime in a hostile takeover of 🇺🇸 democracy. #FightFascism #TraitorTrump #DefendLiberty 🔔
April 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.

I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
Just landed in El Salvador to discuss release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Shout out to Berine, to AOC, to Corey Booker, to Jamie Raskin, to Chris Van Hollen, to Jasmie Crockett, to Chris Murphy and a few others... When you show you are willing to fight for us, we will rally behind you! Keep it up! This moment calls for fighters, not career "politicians"
#FORTHEPEOPLE
April 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Fun fact: the International Criminal Court at The Hague does NOT recognize any immunity based on official title or diplomatic status.
April 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Sorry for the late-night update. Musk’s staffers are reaching out to leaders of nonprofit organizations, demanding to assign DOGE team members to any institute or agency receiving federal funds.
April 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Andrew Tate, the online influencer known for his misogynistic views, has been accused of raping two women and threatening one of them with a gun, in a claim filed in Britain. nyti.ms/4lsaJkO
April 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Can confirm.
April 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Thinking of our TTS colleagues today. 💙

"DOGE has already dismantled two of the federal government’s key tech brain trusts—the U.S. Digital Service and 18F (the latter of which is housed within TTS)—and now appears to be stripping TTS itself of its resources and purpose."
DOGE just announced more layoffs at TTS, the government's vaunted tech group, sources say
Elon Musk’s group is accomplishing its goals in part by creating dysfunction and paralysis within government agencies, insiders say.
www.fastcompany.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Democrats are bashing Trump for sharing market advice with his Truth Social followers hours before announcing a 90-day pause on most of his sweeping tariffs, elevating calls for a ban on congressional stock trading.

Rep. Mike Levin questioned on social media, "How is this not market manipulation?"
"Market manipulation": Democrats scrutinize Trump's posts ahead of tariff pause
Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) questioned in a video, "How is this not market manipulation?"
www.axios.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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In case you're wondering...

it's been 17 days since a reporter was added to a Signal group chat where our government officials were sharing war plans.

And nobody has been fired...

Don't stop talking about SignalGate
April 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this.

We can't. We need answers.
April 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court says the government must facilitate the RETURN of Abrego Garcia from El Salvador to the United States. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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April 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.

It is blatantly unconstitutional.
April 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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I think the Supreme Court got the law badly wrong tonight. But beyond that, it’s just incredibly ominous that Roberts would throw Boasberg under the bus and hand Trump this big win when his administration has conducted this case in EXTREME bad faith from the start. slate.com/news-and-pol...
April 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM