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In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. Watch and tell me if I was wrong. https://youtu.be/Bnd0eSuxu84?si=Iw9SwyzxCB9MXBpb
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. That was 29 years ag
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June 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. Watch and tell me if I was wrong. https://youtu.be/Bnd0eSuxu84?si=Iw9SwyzxCB9MXBpb
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The Mob Boss isn’t happy with Tillis voting against his budget.
June 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The Mob Boss isn’t happy with Tillis voting against his budget.
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ONCE AGAIN in the dark of night—Republicans are trying to jam their Big Abomination of a Bill through Congress. This is what’s going on tonight after they jammed a motion to proceed through the Senate in a 51-49 vote. Obviously, I’ll be a very hell NO on this bill. ⬇️
Rep. Stansbury: The big abomination of a bill is in the Senate, here’s an update
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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June 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
ONCE AGAIN in the dark of night—Republicans are trying to jam their Big Abomination of a Bill through Congress. This is what’s going on tonight after they jammed a motion to proceed through the Senate in a 51-49 vote. Obviously, I’ll be a very hell NO on this bill. ⬇️
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American fashion designer Willy Chavarria starts his show with a performance dedicated to those illegally detained by ICE.
June 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
American fashion designer Willy Chavarria starts his show with a performance dedicated to those illegally detained by ICE.
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He came from a fake boardroom, ran a fake charity, a fake university, faked his net worth, faked Time magazine covers, lied about crowd sizes, and ran on a fake law and order stance.
Now we’re stuck in the rerun of a rigged reality show.
Now we’re stuck in the rerun of a rigged reality show.
June 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
He came from a fake boardroom, ran a fake charity, a fake university, faked his net worth, faked Time magazine covers, lied about crowd sizes, and ran on a fake law and order stance.
Now we’re stuck in the rerun of a rigged reality show.
Now we’re stuck in the rerun of a rigged reality show.
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June 25, 2025
June 25, 2025
At The Hague, a city in the Netherlands, today for a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Trump showed that he cannot let go of the intelligence assessment that his military strike...
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June 26, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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When you lose Joe Rogan…
June 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When you lose Joe Rogan…
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Well, gosh, whoda thunk
June 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Well, gosh, whoda thunk
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“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
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June 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
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Instead of CUTTING Social Security benefits, Congress should INCREASE payments by $200 per month and extend the solvency of the Social Security program by 75 YEARS.
How? Make the wealthiest Americans pay a fairer share.
I’ve got a bill to get it done.
How? Make the wealthiest Americans pay a fairer share.
I’ve got a bill to get it done.
Social Security's insolvency date is now a year earlier. Here's how it could impact your benefits.
Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll taxes.
www.cbsnews.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Instead of CUTTING Social Security benefits, Congress should INCREASE payments by $200 per month and extend the solvency of the Social Security program by 75 YEARS.
How? Make the wealthiest Americans pay a fairer share.
I’ve got a bill to get it done.
How? Make the wealthiest Americans pay a fairer share.
I’ve got a bill to get it done.
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This is unfortunately one thing to drop in the category of "screwed up stuff that has been screwed up for ages."
"Bodies" is a depressingly standard term used by DHS to refer to people in custody.
"Bodies" is a depressingly standard term used by DHS to refer to people in custody.
Garcia said he was shaken by what he heard while he was detained.
“They call them ‘bodies,’ they reduce them to bodies,” he said. “My blood was boiling.”
“They call them ‘bodies,’ they reduce them to bodies,” he said. “My blood was boiling.”
"A good day:" Detained U.S. citizen said agents bragged after arresting dozens at Home Depot
A U.S. citizen who was tackled and arrested by border agents after filming and yelling at them, said his "blood boiled" when agents high-five'd each other after grabbing dozens at Home Depot on Thursd...
www.latimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
This is unfortunately one thing to drop in the category of "screwed up stuff that has been screwed up for ages."
"Bodies" is a depressingly standard term used by DHS to refer to people in custody.
"Bodies" is a depressingly standard term used by DHS to refer to people in custody.
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BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
June 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
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June 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Hey, Dem Members of the Senate and Congress!!!
June 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Hey, Dem Members of the Senate and Congress!!!
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Sayed Naser served as a U.S. military interpreter in Afghanistan. Now he’s being deported.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
June 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Sayed Naser served as a U.S. military interpreter in Afghanistan. Now he’s being deported.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
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Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
June 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
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Huge if true
Trump Ally Laura Loomer Escalates MAGA Civil War With Wild Claim: ‘Tucker is Controlled by Muslims’
Trump Ally Laura Loomer Escalates MAGA Civil War With Wild Claim: ‘Tucker is Controlled by Muslims’
Carlson’s softball interviews with the leaders of Qatar and Russia have been fodder for his critics to question his motives on foreign policy
The post Trump Ally Laura Loomer Escalates MAGA Civil War With Wild Claim: ‘Tucker is Controlled by Muslims’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
June 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Huge if true
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I’m shocked having someone write your essay doesn’t make you smarter
New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
June 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’m shocked having someone write your essay doesn’t make you smarter
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Two executives from Southern California were sentenced to more than three years in prison each for failing to report defects in dehumidifiers, which were later linked to hundreds of fires and possibly four deaths, according to federal prosecutors and recall documents.
California Executives Sentenced for Continuing to Sell Dehumidifiers That Caught on Fire
The two California men were sentenced for continuing to sell the fire-prone dehumidifiers.
trib.al
June 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Two executives from Southern California were sentenced to more than three years in prison each for failing to report defects in dehumidifiers, which were later linked to hundreds of fires and possibly four deaths, according to federal prosecutors and recall documents.
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Oof. You knows it's bad when Tucker Carlson makes you look like the dumb one.
WATCH: “You’re a U.S. senator and you don’t know anything about the country you want to topple.”
Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
June 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Oof. You knows it's bad when Tucker Carlson makes you look like the dumb one.
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Blaming the Poor While the Rich Sneak Off With the Welfare www.commondreams.org/opinion/gop-...
Blaming the Poor While the Rich Sneak Off With the Welfare | Common Dreams
While the spoiled offspring of millionaires and billionaires skip out on taxes, Republicans want to take food stamp benefits away from millions of poor kids.
www.commondreams.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Blaming the Poor While the Rich Sneak Off With the Welfare www.commondreams.org/opinion/gop-...
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Not good enough. He needs to resign or be expelled.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has deleted all three of his tweets from his personal account that mocked and fanned conspiracies about the assassination of Minnesota Democrat state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.
June 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Not good enough. He needs to resign or be expelled.