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Meryl Streep: The SAVE America Act will make it harder for women who have changed their names to vote She’s right. Text SAVE to 63033 to tell your senators to vote no on the SAVE America Act.

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Trump said we “can’t take care of daycare” because “we’re fighting wars.” Hello? The $200B he wants for his war could provide every child in the country with a free school lunch for a year & have $170 billion to spare. Trump can help people here at home — he’s just choosing not to.

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The current administration and its staffer will be rotting in hell when its time for them to speak to God. The Bibles teaching is something these people spit at over and over while bearing the symbol of christ. Trump being a Christian is laughable.

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia offered his first account of the “severe beatings” and other abuses he says he suffered while jailed in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison. He says in a court filing that he lost 31 lbs in two weeks. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

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You've heard of the Iceblock app. But if you're on android. It's unavailable. We've been developing the F.I.R.E. app since Janaury. Its available on Android and soon on IOS as well. Help your neighbors keep an eye on and help track ICE agents. Help us melt the ICE with Fire. fire-app.net #ice

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I'm surprised how few people I see masking in airports now. It's the most important time to avoid getting sick because it ruins your trip, and it's the maximum exposure you get to tons of people with disconnected social graphs.

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Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did? It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.

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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

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“Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires the government to provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason.”

motherjones.comDoes Kristi Noem even know what habeas corpus is?The Homeland Security secretary's word salad raised even more questions about the administration's assault on fundamental rights.

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This is a new image from #JWST. The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy. Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.

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As 100 days in office comes up, let’s focus on the next few months: Trump is trying to stop spending at NIH to justify cutting the NIH budget. Every US scientist should be in contact with their Congressional reps about this. Get grants and money out the door soon or the money goes away.

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Replying to @rbreich.bsky.social

This four-year run is going to be a big money grab for corporations. They're depleting the F.B.I, the C.I.A, and other law enforcement organizations. There are no watch dogs to keep people and corporations in check. Corruption will be the new norm.

In today's NYT: "Mr. Musk, the world’s richest man, is estimated to have lost roughly $31 billion since Mr. Trump announced sweeping tariffs on foreign countries on April 2, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index." This made me smile

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