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@CNN.com Lazy Journalism, posting a debunked lie. You owe the Mayor an apology : bsky.app/profile/judd...

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Twenty-five years after the mayor of New York City became the champion of America's grief and resilience at the time of the 9/11 attacks, families of those killed are split on whether the current mayor should attend the annual remembrance. https://cnn.it/4zkKYdc

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Fetterman's brain is Swiss cheese The Trump Administration owns 10% of Intel, gets a 25% cut on Nvidia's chip sales to China, bought 8% of Westinghouse, governance rights to US Steel, the list goes on and on and on

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Mississippi teachers will get a far smaller pay raise than expected due to state budget constraints caused by President Trump's cuts to Medicaid in his "Big Beautiful Bill." The Mississippi House and Senate initially passed $5,000 and $6,000 teacher pay raises respectively. Now, it's just $2,000.

mississippifreepress.orgMississippi Slashes Teacher Pay Raise to Offset Medicaid Cuts in Trump's 'Beautiful Bill'Mississippi K-12 teachers are set to receive a smaller pay raise than initially expected due to Medicaid funding cuts in Trump’s “Beautiful Bill.”

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This piece also challenges the theory that the failure to indict these Dems shows system working (as @jvl.bsky.social suggests). I agree that in key ways institutional players are putting up vital resistance and I also tend toward optimism. But this level of corruption itself = systemic breakdown.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social

Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway. New: newrepublic.com/article/2066...

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NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.

propublica.orgThe Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention CenterProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

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A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins. DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?

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Pew Research Institute (2023): • Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants • Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants • Blue State Minnesota has 130,000. And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration." It's *not* about immigration.

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🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump was caught flipping off a Ford employee who yelled "pedophile protector" at him during a plant visit. This is the most embarrassing presidential administration in U.S. history.

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CT families could pay nearly $140 more in electric bills next year. What is President Trump’s response? Fighting against energy projects like Revolution Wind that would lower your costs, while building a golden ballroom for himself.

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Yes. This is why it's important for Democrats to draw a line in the sand. Why would we provide the votes to fund a Department of Justice that is actively (and successfully!) hunting Trump's enemies and suppressing free speech?

@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @kenmartin.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov This gives momentum to David Hoggs activism, and creates momentum to Democrats losing the midterms. You don't need Trump's meddling when your Party pulls shit like this.

Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social

Source sends along this photo from House Democrats’ AIPAC-led trip to Israel. Reps in the photo include: Pete Aguilar, Brad Schneider, Johnny Olszewski, Nellie Pou, Gil Cisneros, Laura Gillen, Tim Kennedy, Luz Rivas and Wesley Bell

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I have had some fun watching Trump lose his mind and his political base (temporarily) over the Epstein "files" but now is the time for some legal reality, boys and girls. So sit down with your cup of Sunday morning coffee, here we go. The reality: the Epstein "files", or whatever we are calling

@connieschultz.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @kenmartin.bsky.social Maybe this can be a wakeup call to the current party leaders that their "same old" crap isn't going to win them the midterms, and they get off their asses and make way for new Party Leadership.

Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social

Clinton, Clyburn, Summers, Palantir, Bloomberg, NYT, Wall St, AIPAC...all tried their best. The entire establishment went full racist and Islamophobic in the end. Still Mamdani won. Biggest F U to the Democratic Establishment and 1% since AOC win. Wow.

@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy Can you explain why your anchor lied? Is that you public policy? Lie to curry favor from the Trump Administration? Does the Skydance deal influence the direction of your news operation?

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

According to the latest WaPo/Schar School poll, Trump’s handling of deportations has 37% approval, 52% disapproval. And Quinnipiac has it at 40% approval, 56% disapproval. But @facethenation.bsky.social insists “public approval is so high on deportation.”

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On 6/12, DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem said “We are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and the burdensome leadership this governor and mayor have placed on this country and this city.” This use of military force to displace a democratically elected is the very definition of a coup.

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This letter comes from the guy who literally raised his fist to the mob outside the capitol on January 6th!

Viathan@vermilviathan.bsky.social

I have many issues with the PSL but this is really bad and they will absolutely be doing this with the DSA next

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Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.

military.comBragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, AppearanceAs Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @blumenthal.senate.gov And you wonder why the Democratic Party is polling in the sh**er. Wake up.

Erin Fogg says Free Link@criminalerin.bsky.social

Backing candidates in gerrymandered red districts: $0 Backing young primary candidates: $0 James Carville: $100,000 Free Tacos for Republicans: $360,000 Backing progressive candidates at all anywhere: $0 someone who is good at electoralism please send me $5 my party is dying

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Republicans are making their Medicaid cuts even worse, as Trump officials and allies worry the effort to force millions of people off their health insurance plans will be politically “suicidal."

rollingstone.comRepublicans Are Making Their Politically 'Suicidal' Medicaid Cuts Even WorseGOP lawmakers are working to ensure the health care cuts in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” are even more destructive and politically damaging.

@nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com TheTimes and The Post straight out lied to the public about Trump and Project 2025.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

This should be bigger news: ICYMI - Project 2025’s puppet master Russell Vought just replaced Elon as head of DOGE. People still in denial & believe Trump knew nothing about Project 2025, need to explain why he just handed the keys to the whole damn thing to its architect. He is the plan. Wake up.