Ruth Duffy

Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.

Trump Slumps! Dictators, Deal-Making, and a Game Show Host in Decline

Trump Slumps!
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Jeffries, still going strong 8 hours in: "Extraordinary to me, Mr.
Speaker, that you got folks in this town talking about draining the swamp. Guess what. You are the swamp ... we've never seen anything like this -- the type of corruption that has been unleashed on the American people."

Like many of you, I had the audacity to not look at my phone for like a few hours(?!) to go live our fucking lives and came back to discover we were at fucking war. Again. How many times do we have to learn this fucking lesson??? How many generations of American kids and foreign citizens? How many?🤬

Another criminal removed from our streets! Phew. Look how much safer we are getting under this regime.

npr
Diseases are spreading. CDC isn't warning the public like it was before. CDC's newsletters have stopped being distributed, alerts about disease outbreaks to health professionals haven't been dispatched, and most of the agency's social media channels have gone more than a month without posting.

Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.

GET HIS ASS

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

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Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’ | CNN Politics The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the discussions told C...

“The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747…four sources familiar with the discussions told CNN. That’s contrary to the narrative from the president that Qatar reached out and offered the jet as a “gift” to him.”
cnn.it/436PyxB

A 27% decline in overdose deaths is still too high — but it is a remarkable step forward.

Why on earth would HHS want to reverse course when we're finally making life-saving progress?

House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it.

I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.

Don't let up. Hold their feet to the fire. (DoJ: I do not mean to literally light feet on fire.)

THIS!

He will take credit for it and his base will celebrate it

HAPPENING NOW: A HUGE crowd of protesters march through the streets outside an FBI office in Milwaukee in support of Judge Hannah Dugan (Video: @unraveledpress.com)

Dear Canada: tomorrow is Election Day. This is Mark Carney. Hint, hint.

Upholding Our Values, Defending Our University Dear Members of the Harvard Community,Over the course of the past week, the federal government has taken several actions following Harvard’s refusal to

ICYMI:

@harvard.edu today filed a 51-page lawsuit against the Trump Administration, Pam Bondi, RFK Jr., and several other defendants for their unconstitutional and unlawful federal funding freeze.

www.harvard.edu/president/ne...

This devastating Substack post by Georgetown Law Professor @stevevladeck.bsky.social ought to cause Samuel Alito discomfort whenever he sees the word “Justice” in front of his name. He doesn’t deserve what that honorific implies.

LPC standing per 338 🇨🇦 at Apr 21st
94 Safe Seats
48 Likely Seats
17 Leaning Seats
159
Too many Likely/Leaning seats is dependant on voter turnout
CPC voters are motivated & vote splitting is going to elect CPCs in 30 CPC/LPC toss ups
Have voters got the memo?
#DontVoteSplit
#VoteLiberal
#StopCPC

Every single ICE agent is a terrorist. At a point might as will need to hide instead of volunteering at their concentration camp relocation appointments.

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…

People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.

(Published Dec. 2024)