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This judge ordered the Trump Administration to release all its SNAP funding by Friday because, in his own words, "Children are immediately at risk of going hungry."
How sick do you have to be to appeal that order?
Our President straight up wants kids to starve.
How sick do you have to be to appeal that order?
Our President straight up wants kids to starve.
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This judge ordered the Trump Administration to release all its SNAP funding by Friday because, in his own words, "Children are immediately at risk of going hungry."
How sick do you have to be to appeal that order?
Our President straight up wants kids to starve.
How sick do you have to be to appeal that order?
Our President straight up wants kids to starve.
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NEW: Senator Durbin and I are demanding that Kristi Noem put a stop to DHS arresting people for filming agents attacking their neighbors.
How dare DHS call foul play while it uses taxpayer dollars to record propaganda videos?
It is legal to record. It's called accountability.
How dare DHS call foul play while it uses taxpayer dollars to record propaganda videos?
It is legal to record. It's called accountability.
November 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
NEW: Senator Durbin and I are demanding that Kristi Noem put a stop to DHS arresting people for filming agents attacking their neighbors.
How dare DHS call foul play while it uses taxpayer dollars to record propaganda videos?
It is legal to record. It's called accountability.
How dare DHS call foul play while it uses taxpayer dollars to record propaganda videos?
It is legal to record. It's called accountability.
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I cannot stress this enough.
We are protesting Broadview because of the human rights violations happening within the ICE facility.
If they are willing to assault me on camera, imagine what they are doing to detainees behind boarded-up windows.
We are protesting Broadview because of the human rights violations happening within the ICE facility.
If they are willing to assault me on camera, imagine what they are doing to detainees behind boarded-up windows.
Congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social was thrown to the ground by ICE agents during a Chicago protest.
“That is what these officers are willing to do when there is press and cameras around," she says, adding that they are "committing human rights abuses" inside.
“That is what these officers are willing to do when there is press and cameras around," she says, adding that they are "committing human rights abuses" inside.
September 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I cannot stress this enough.
We are protesting Broadview because of the human rights violations happening within the ICE facility.
If they are willing to assault me on camera, imagine what they are doing to detainees behind boarded-up windows.
We are protesting Broadview because of the human rights violations happening within the ICE facility.
If they are willing to assault me on camera, imagine what they are doing to detainees behind boarded-up windows.
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one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules
August 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules
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Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
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My university too. northernstar.info/125009/news/...
5 NIU international student visas revoked, university officials confirm
DeKALB – Five international students have had their visas revoked according to NIU officials. The university confirmed the visa revocations in a statement to the Northern Star. “The university is wor...
northernstar.info
April 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
My university too. northernstar.info/125009/news/...
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The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
April 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
Thank you Senator Booker. Standing up and speaking out!!
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Thank you Senator Booker. Standing up and speaking out!!
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House and Senate republicans are actually calling out the Trump administration for their plans to withdraw from NATO's Supreme Allied Command Europe - the primary command that oversees support for Ukraine, and the first step in abandoning NATO allies.
March 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
House and Senate republicans are actually calling out the Trump administration for their plans to withdraw from NATO's Supreme Allied Command Europe - the primary command that oversees support for Ukraine, and the first step in abandoning NATO allies.
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I refuse to vote for Republicans’ slush fund bill that grants Trump and Elon Musk permission to continue rigging our government and our economy against the middle class.
It would greenlight even more chaos and more cuts to critical programs.
Hell no, I cannot support that.
It would greenlight even more chaos and more cuts to critical programs.
Hell no, I cannot support that.
March 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I refuse to vote for Republicans’ slush fund bill that grants Trump and Elon Musk permission to continue rigging our government and our economy against the middle class.
It would greenlight even more chaos and more cuts to critical programs.
Hell no, I cannot support that.
It would greenlight even more chaos and more cuts to critical programs.
Hell no, I cannot support that.
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The Trump administration is withholding $1.88 BILLION in taxpayer money that belongs to the people of Illinois. My colleagues and I are demanding answers:
March 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Trump administration is withholding $1.88 BILLION in taxpayer money that belongs to the people of Illinois. My colleagues and I are demanding answers:
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Our federal agencies and the dedicated public servants who support them cannot be reorganized by an unelected billionaire. I joined more than 100 of my colleagues to demand clarity on Elon Musk’s latest outrageous email. READ: oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r...
More than 100 House Democrats Push Federal Agencies to Regain Order, Renounce Musk Chaos
Washington, D.C. (February 24, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E.
oversightdemocrats.house.gov
February 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Our federal agencies and the dedicated public servants who support them cannot be reorganized by an unelected billionaire. I joined more than 100 of my colleagues to demand clarity on Elon Musk’s latest outrageous email. READ: oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r...
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BREAKING: Today, @kim.senate.gov and I are introducing the Protect Veteran Jobs Act that would reinstate the thousands of Veterans fired in Trump and Elon Musk’s mass layoffs.
The message of our bill is simple: Give our heroes their jobs back.
The message of our bill is simple: Give our heroes their jobs back.
Democrats introduce bill forcing Trump administration to rehire fired veterans
Democrats want to force President Donald Trump's administration to rehire veterans who were laid off amid efforts to reshape the federal government and its workforce.
abcnews.go.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
BREAKING: Today, @kim.senate.gov and I are introducing the Protect Veteran Jobs Act that would reinstate the thousands of Veterans fired in Trump and Elon Musk’s mass layoffs.
The message of our bill is simple: Give our heroes their jobs back.
The message of our bill is simple: Give our heroes their jobs back.
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MUSK: A sophisticated cyberattack from Ukraine took out Twitter's servers
REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible
Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible
Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
www.wired.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
MUSK: A sophisticated cyberattack from Ukraine took out Twitter's servers
REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible
Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible
Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
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Petulantly and carelessly gutting modest U.S. foreign aid will increase risks to Americans of disease and other crises that don’t respect borders—hardly making America great.
How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks
Organizations funded by the United States helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and Americans may pay the price.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Petulantly and carelessly gutting modest U.S. foreign aid will increase risks to Americans of disease and other crises that don’t respect borders—hardly making America great.
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My question is whether Wall Street understands that an important segment of the EV market customer base will not buy a Tesla at any price. It could teleport me places and I would not buy it. I would not drive one if you gave it to me for free.
“.. Tesla is on track for its worst day since July 24, 2024, when it fell 12.33%. Tesla has erased nearly $800 billion in market value since its record close on December 17, 2024.”
@cnbc.com $TSLA
@cnbc.com $TSLA
March 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My question is whether Wall Street understands that an important segment of the EV market customer base will not buy a Tesla at any price. It could teleport me places and I would not buy it. I would not drive one if you gave it to me for free.
Here’s an analysis from February ranking grocery chains that is helping me adjust my purchasing decisions.
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Voting with Your Dollars: Grocery Stores
If you care about humanity, here are some suggestions on grocery stores worthy (and not worthy) of your dollars.
open.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Here’s an analysis from February ranking grocery chains that is helping me adjust my purchasing decisions.
open.substack.com/pub/bridgest...
open.substack.com/pub/bridgest...
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And for the third straight day, the rest of the legacy media did nothing to stand up for the First Amendment. No boycott, no walkout, nothing but business as usual.
Then, they wonder why people are canceling subscriptions and turning off their TV's while independent news outlets are thriving.
Then, they wonder why people are canceling subscriptions and turning off their TV's while independent news outlets are thriving.
For a third straight day, an AP reporter was blocked from attending an Oval Office event, I'm told.
February 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And for the third straight day, the rest of the legacy media did nothing to stand up for the First Amendment. No boycott, no walkout, nothing but business as usual.
Then, they wonder why people are canceling subscriptions and turning off their TV's while independent news outlets are thriving.
Then, they wonder why people are canceling subscriptions and turning off their TV's while independent news outlets are thriving.
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American farmers are again going to take the brunt of this Reich's stupidity, and the rest of us will pay higher prices for food that is harder to find.
Stock up on storables (canned, freeze-dried, etc.), because food insecurity is not fun.
Stock up on storables (canned, freeze-dried, etc.), because food insecurity is not fun.
February 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
American farmers are again going to take the brunt of this Reich's stupidity, and the rest of us will pay higher prices for food that is harder to find.
Stock up on storables (canned, freeze-dried, etc.), because food insecurity is not fun.
Stock up on storables (canned, freeze-dried, etc.), because food insecurity is not fun.