Shawn
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Dolly Parton currently sends a new book to 2.2 million children every month. The number has steadily increased for years. It's in honor of her parents, who were illiterate. She works with hospitals. Many people have told us they had no idea the books would come. They are addressed to the child.
Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
August 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Dolly Parton currently sends a new book to 2.2 million children every month. The number has steadily increased for years. It's in honor of her parents, who were illiterate. She works with hospitals. Many people have told us they had no idea the books would come. They are addressed to the child.
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After a decade of desaturated emo murderers, Superman is an absolute delight. Very possibly the best Superman movie, and unambiguously the most shamelessly, joyously comic-booky live-action superhero film.
July 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
After a decade of desaturated emo murderers, Superman is an absolute delight. Very possibly the best Superman movie, and unambiguously the most shamelessly, joyously comic-booky live-action superhero film.
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Sounds like Gabbard fired them for telling the truth.
Not much “intelligence” going on here…
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Not much “intelligence” going on here…
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard fires intel officials who oversaw memo contradicting White House claims on Venezuelan gang
Democratic lawmakers criticized the firings, suggesting they were punishment for providing information that didn’t support the administration’s agenda.
www.nbcnews.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sounds like Gabbard fired them for telling the truth.
Not much “intelligence” going on here…
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Not much “intelligence” going on here…
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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And there it is. The Republican plan to cut $700 billion from Medicaid and kick millions off their health insurance. If there's one thing I've learned during my time in Congress, it's that when you come for people's health care, you'll have hell to pay. This time will be no different.
Fight over Medicaid cuts heats up as House Republicans release bill
The legislation includes work requirements, stricter eligibility checks, citizenship verification and new limits on federal funding for Medicaid to states. It met swift Democratic opposition.
www.nbcnews.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
And there it is. The Republican plan to cut $700 billion from Medicaid and kick millions off their health insurance. If there's one thing I've learned during my time in Congress, it's that when you come for people's health care, you'll have hell to pay. This time will be no different.
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Soon after firing the Librarian of Congress, Trump has fired the nation’s top copyright official as well. Rep. Joe Morelle says Trump acted after the copyright official “refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.”
Trump fires top US copyright official
Democrats are alleging foul play.
www.politico.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Soon after firing the Librarian of Congress, Trump has fired the nation’s top copyright official as well. Rep. Joe Morelle says Trump acted after the copyright official “refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.”
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Since leaving Twitter, I had forgotten Jonathan Turley existed. Apparently he is still obsessed with me. It is amazing people still pay him to teach them law. He is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
May 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Since leaving Twitter, I had forgotten Jonathan Turley existed. Apparently he is still obsessed with me. It is amazing people still pay him to teach them law. He is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
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Was playing with kids at a cookout. Wrote “power to the people” in sidewalk chalk.
Tow headed white boy walks over, reads it silently, nods slowly.
“If anybody erases this? I will write it back.”
Okay little John Brown, I see you.
Tow headed white boy walks over, reads it silently, nods slowly.
“If anybody erases this? I will write it back.”
Okay little John Brown, I see you.
May 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Was playing with kids at a cookout. Wrote “power to the people” in sidewalk chalk.
Tow headed white boy walks over, reads it silently, nods slowly.
“If anybody erases this? I will write it back.”
Okay little John Brown, I see you.
Tow headed white boy walks over, reads it silently, nods slowly.
“If anybody erases this? I will write it back.”
Okay little John Brown, I see you.
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"Since being sworn in on April 8, Harmeet Dhillon, from her personal account, has tweeted 263 times, or 11.9 times a day, not counting things she’s retweeted," often in the middle of the workday—while running the Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice.
www.thebulwark.com/p/twitter-ad...
www.thebulwark.com/p/twitter-ad...
The Twitter Addict Running Our Govt’s Civil Rights Arm
Harmeet Dhillon is overseeing a division in shambles—and she’s tweeting through it.
www.thebulwark.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Since being sworn in on April 8, Harmeet Dhillon, from her personal account, has tweeted 263 times, or 11.9 times a day, not counting things she’s retweeted," often in the middle of the workday—while running the Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice.
www.thebulwark.com/p/twitter-ad...
www.thebulwark.com/p/twitter-ad...
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Ummm. Will someone just say it?
The emporer is naked AF
Trump is PSYCHO
The emporer is naked AF
Trump is PSYCHO
This exchange is so very telling.
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
April 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ummm. Will someone just say it?
The emporer is naked AF
Trump is PSYCHO
The emporer is naked AF
Trump is PSYCHO
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If this wasn’t posted by @atrupar.com I would have thought it had to be a doctored screenshot. But…it’s not
lmao Hannity's Trump accomplishments ticker got even more pathetic
April 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
If this wasn’t posted by @atrupar.com I would have thought it had to be a doctored screenshot. But…it’s not
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The CDC has eviscerated divisions that oversee a database on accidental deaths and injuries and the team that maintains a tool for tracking sexually transmitted diseases.
The EPA will stop requiring that industry measures greenhouse gas emissions.
The EPA will stop requiring that industry measures greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose…
www.propublica.org
April 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The CDC has eviscerated divisions that oversee a database on accidental deaths and injuries and the team that maintains a tool for tracking sexually transmitted diseases.
The EPA will stop requiring that industry measures greenhouse gas emissions.
The EPA will stop requiring that industry measures greenhouse gas emissions.
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American. Citizens. Cannot. Be. Deported.
I know we all want to be concise, but we simply cannot use the shorthand terms of the fascists when they describe wildly illegal & unconstitutional things.
Extrajudicial renditions. Kidnappings. Wildly unconstitutional fascism. All right there as options.
I know we all want to be concise, but we simply cannot use the shorthand terms of the fascists when they describe wildly illegal & unconstitutional things.
Extrajudicial renditions. Kidnappings. Wildly unconstitutional fascism. All right there as options.
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana
The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
American. Citizens. Cannot. Be. Deported.
I know we all want to be concise, but we simply cannot use the shorthand terms of the fascists when they describe wildly illegal & unconstitutional things.
Extrajudicial renditions. Kidnappings. Wildly unconstitutional fascism. All right there as options.
I know we all want to be concise, but we simply cannot use the shorthand terms of the fascists when they describe wildly illegal & unconstitutional things.
Extrajudicial renditions. Kidnappings. Wildly unconstitutional fascism. All right there as options.
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We are selling the tech that allow Russian and North Korean missiles to hit Kyiv. But Trump won’t give or even sell Zelens’kyi the defensive tech needed to stop them.
🔴 Zelenskyy says the missile that killed 12 in Kyiv had 116 foreign-made parts—most from U.S. firms.
The missile was likely North Korean. He blames weak pressure on Russia and Pyongyang for enabling such attacks.
The missile was likely North Korean. He blames weak pressure on Russia and Pyongyang for enabling such attacks.
Zelenskyy: Russian Missile That Killed Twelve People in Kyiv Contained 116 Foreign Parts, Including US Tech
Russia's missile strike on a Kyiv residence on April 24 included 116 foreign components, many from US firms, highlighting international pressure issues.
united24media.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We are selling the tech that allow Russian and North Korean missiles to hit Kyiv. But Trump won’t give or even sell Zelens’kyi the defensive tech needed to stop them.
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SCOOP: three days after Kilmar Abrego García’s family sued the govt for his wrongful deportation, US officials began working on plan to fix the mistake and ensure his safety in El Salvador until they could bring him back. Then the Trump administration dug in www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?
www.theatlantic.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
SCOOP: three days after Kilmar Abrego García’s family sued the govt for his wrongful deportation, US officials began working on plan to fix the mistake and ensure his safety in El Salvador until they could bring him back. Then the Trump administration dug in www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Like clockwork, tariffs and broken supply chains will radicalize a new generation of free-traders — as they get bombarded by the phrase “out of stock.”
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April 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Like clockwork, tariffs and broken supply chains will radicalize a new generation of free-traders — as they get bombarded by the phrase “out of stock.”
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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.
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
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
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There we go. Support this man.
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
There we go. Support this man.
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“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
April 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
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a lot of people think you need a lot of money to buy clothes. now you're right. ok. my bad.
April 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
a lot of people think you need a lot of money to buy clothes. now you're right. ok. my bad.
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Is "unusual" really the best the New York Times can do?
March 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Is "unusual" really the best the New York Times can do?
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Pete Hegseth brought his wife to his meetings with senators so it would be awk to ask him about his alleged sexual misconduct www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
March 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Pete Hegseth brought his wife to his meetings with senators so it would be awk to ask him about his alleged sexual misconduct www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Raskin: "Look at how sick that is. Basically anybody who has rendered any ruling they disapprove of they think should be removed from the bench. Any lawyer who has ever represented a party adverse to them they think should be cleared out of the way. That is in naked opposition to the rule of law."
March 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Raskin: "Look at how sick that is. Basically anybody who has rendered any ruling they disapprove of they think should be removed from the bench. Any lawyer who has ever represented a party adverse to them they think should be cleared out of the way. That is in naked opposition to the rule of law."
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The only legitimate reason for not investigations because you don’t believe a crime was committed, not because “the mission was successful” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
Bondi Suggests Signal Chat Episode Is Unlikely to Be Criminally Investigated
The attorney general said the focus should be on the success of the U.S. military strike in Yemen, not that military information was shared in advance in a group text among top officials.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The only legitimate reason for not investigations because you don’t believe a crime was committed, not because “the mission was successful” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
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thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
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Ratcliffe rolls out the latest MAGA talking point -- it's actually Biden's fault that Trump administration officials were using Signal
March 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Ratcliffe rolls out the latest MAGA talking point -- it's actually Biden's fault that Trump administration officials were using Signal