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A federal judge finds the Trump admin violated a court order. Trump accepts a Qatari jet. Alina Habba weaponizes the courts. And the Trump DOJ launches a probe into Andrew Cuomo. Watch a new Legal AF live at 8p ET/5p PT!
LIVE: Judge Makes MAJOR RULING…TRUMP CONTEMPT Next?! - 5/21/2025 | Legal AF
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May 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A federal judge finds the Trump admin violated a court order. Trump accepts a Qatari jet. Alina Habba weaponizes the courts. And the Trump DOJ launches a probe into Andrew Cuomo. Watch a new Legal AF live at 8p ET/5p PT!
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New: A federal judge criticized the Justice Department for "worrisome" and "embarrassing" blunders in the arrest of a New Jersey mayor at an ICE facility.
Judge criticizes DOJ for ‘worrisome’ and ‘embarrassing’ blunders in arrest of New Jersey mayor at ICE facility
Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa granted what he called the “embarrassing retraction” of the trespassing charge following a May 9 incident.
www.politico.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New: A federal judge criticized the Justice Department for "worrisome" and "embarrassing" blunders in the arrest of a New Jersey mayor at an ICE facility.
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Crockett: That’s why they hired everybody from Fox because all they’re trying to do is put on a show.. I want us to refocus our attention on the American people and stop demonizing every person that ends up in ICE custody…
*Applause*
Van Drew: *bangs gavel*
*Applause*
Van Drew: *bangs gavel*
May 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Crockett: That’s why they hired everybody from Fox because all they’re trying to do is put on a show.. I want us to refocus our attention on the American people and stop demonizing every person that ends up in ICE custody…
*Applause*
Van Drew: *bangs gavel*
*Applause*
Van Drew: *bangs gavel*
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NEW: The Pentagon has officially accepted the illegal $400M emolument from Qatar. abcnews.go.com/Politics/pen...
Pentagon accepts luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One
The United States officially accepted a luxury jet to use as Air Force One from Qatar, the Department of Defense confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.
abcnews.go.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
NEW: The Pentagon has officially accepted the illegal $400M emolument from Qatar. abcnews.go.com/Politics/pen...
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first they came for the white South Africans, and I didn't speak out— because no one is coming for the white South Africans, you deranged paranoid lunatics. what the fuck is wrong with you
May 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
first they came for the white South Africans, and I didn't speak out— because no one is coming for the white South Africans, you deranged paranoid lunatics. what the fuck is wrong with you
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May 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Ansari: I sit on the Natural Resources Committee, where we witnessed the most anti-environment legislation go through. It includes massive giveaways to the oil and gas industry. I discovered that the chairman had purchased hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of oil and gas stocks.
May 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Ansari: I sit on the Natural Resources Committee, where we witnessed the most anti-environment legislation go through. It includes massive giveaways to the oil and gas industry. I discovered that the chairman had purchased hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of oil and gas stocks.
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Noor Abdalla was eight months pregnant when her husband, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested, in March. She hasn’t seen him since, and now has a one-month-old son.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Noor Abdalla was eight months pregnant when her husband, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested, in March. She hasn’t seen him since, and now has a one-month-old son.
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ZELDIN: I understand you're an aspiring fiction writer. I see why.
SCHIFF: I understand your view that you can cut half of the agency and it won't affect people's health or their water or their air. That to me is a big fiction ... you could give a rat's ass about how much cancer your agency causes
SCHIFF: I understand your view that you can cut half of the agency and it won't affect people's health or their water or their air. That to me is a big fiction ... you could give a rat's ass about how much cancer your agency causes
May 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
ZELDIN: I understand you're an aspiring fiction writer. I see why.
SCHIFF: I understand your view that you can cut half of the agency and it won't affect people's health or their water or their air. That to me is a big fiction ... you could give a rat's ass about how much cancer your agency causes
SCHIFF: I understand your view that you can cut half of the agency and it won't affect people's health or their water or their air. That to me is a big fiction ... you could give a rat's ass about how much cancer your agency causes
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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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BREAKING 🚨: United States
Credit markets are currently pricing in a 6-level credit downgrade for the United States, which would give it a rating of BBB, just a smidge above investment grade 👀
Credit markets are currently pricing in a 6-level credit downgrade for the United States, which would give it a rating of BBB, just a smidge above investment grade 👀
May 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
BREAKING 🚨: United States
Credit markets are currently pricing in a 6-level credit downgrade for the United States, which would give it a rating of BBB, just a smidge above investment grade 👀
Credit markets are currently pricing in a 6-level credit downgrade for the United States, which would give it a rating of BBB, just a smidge above investment grade 👀
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In a filing Wednesday evening, Jefferson Griffin — the Republican candidate seeking to overturn the North Carolina Supreme Court 2024 election results — asked the state appeals court to disenfranchise more voters by expanding the number of ballots included in the state’s cure process.
Jefferson Griffin Moves to Disenfranchise More North Carolina Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In a filing Wednesday evening, Jefferson Griffin — the Republican candidate seeking to overturn the North Carolina Supreme Court 2024 election results — asked the state appeals court to disenfranchise more voters by expanding the number of ballots included in the state’s cure process.
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Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
RFK Jr. said autistic people don’t work or play sports. They say he’s wrong.
The health and human services secretary on Wednesday suggested that autistic children would never play baseball or pay taxes, enraging those in the community.
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April 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
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Trump on ending Russia's war on Ukraine: "If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we're just gonna say, 'you're foolish, you're fools, you're horrible people,' and we're just gonna take a pass."
April 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Trump on ending Russia's war on Ukraine: "If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we're just gonna say, 'you're foolish, you're fools, you're horrible people,' and we're just gonna take a pass."
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April 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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"We in the philanthropic community must not wait like sitting ducks. We must prepare and unite to defend our freedom to support the millions of people who rely on charitable foundations to build stronger, healthier communities and opportunities for all." - @guitarwatson.bsky.social
Nonprofits Under Attack: Is ‘Institutional Strength’ Strong Enough to Defeat the Authoritarians?
Opinion | Collective action is the only force capable of meeting an authoritarian movement with equal resolve.
www.democracydocket.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"We in the philanthropic community must not wait like sitting ducks. We must prepare and unite to defend our freedom to support the millions of people who rely on charitable foundations to build stronger, healthier communities and opportunities for all." - @guitarwatson.bsky.social
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One party seems intent on making the country poor, sick, and stupid.
FDA to suspend quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts
FDA to suspend quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts
The FDA labs that test food to prevent illness have been affected by wider health and human services staff cuts
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
One party seems intent on making the country poor, sick, and stupid.
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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I would not have predicted that large universities would show more courage than either Big Law or corporate media. Good for them.
April 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I would not have predicted that large universities would show more courage than either Big Law or corporate media. Good for them.
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I was out w/ my kids Sunday when we drove by a church that had a billboard w/ a picture of a newborn that read “Support Life.” I walked in to ask what they were doing to address the travesty that is the 1000’s of missing children in Missouri’s foster care system. Crickets… youtu.be/JYfP0zrRVv4?...
First Alert 4 Investigates: Missouri kids in crisis
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April 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I was out w/ my kids Sunday when we drove by a church that had a billboard w/ a picture of a newborn that read “Support Life.” I walked in to ask what they were doing to address the travesty that is the 1000’s of missing children in Missouri’s foster care system. Crickets… youtu.be/JYfP0zrRVv4?...
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