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Mark Kelly: “lf you are undocumented in our country, you cannot get healthcare from the Affordable Care Act exchange. You are not eligible for Medicare. You are not eligible for Medicaid. They’re just making that up. They just like to blame brown people.”

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Witnessing this breathtaking autumn sunset reflecting on the water. Nature's artistry truly is unmatched!
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When you follow a leader, consider what would lead you to withdraw your support.

If the answer is nothing, your integrity is in jeopardy. Our highest loyalty belongs to principles, not people.

No leader deserves unconditional love. Commitment is earned through character.

The Libby app is one of the miracles of modern tech tbh

Can't we just get healthcare

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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

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35% of our food crops are dependent on pollinators, yet there is still so much about bees we don’t know.

The University of Illinois & USDA’s research into bee genomics will protect bees & strengthen crops that depend on pollination, benefitting both consumers and farmers.

I miss my 50-year streak of not knowing who the Secretary of Health is or anything about them.

Of the two boys with smallpox, the one who had been vaccinated has very few pox while the other is horribly disfigured.

1901, photograph by Dr. Allan Warner of two 13 year old boys both infected with smallpox on the same day, one vaccinated as an infant and one not.

Political violence is never the answer.

I think we should Honour Charlie Kirk by granting him his last wish:

3 teenagers wounded in shooting at Colorado high school A suspected shooter was also wounded in the shooting at Evergreen High School, about 30 miles west of Denver, authorities said.

Three teens were critically wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a high school in the foothills of suburban Denver, including the suspected shooter, authorities say.

Shooting at Evergreen High School leaves three students critically injured, including the suspected shooter A fourth student was transported to the hospital, but it is unclear what injury they had.

More #GunViolence and another school shooting.

#Colorado

A shooting at Evergreen High School leaves three students critically injured, including the suspected shooter.

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Brett Kavanaugh explains that SCOTUS really IS doing racism He showed his whole hood.

Brett Kavanaugh just declared that SCOTUS's majority endorses racist policing, and has discarded the Court's obligation to protect the fundamental rights of the most vulnerable among us. But Kavanaugh's colleagues probably would have preferred he kept his mouth shut,
as @lizdye.bsky.social explains.

Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.

Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.

Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.

It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.

The news that Charlie Kirk was shot while speaking in Utah is shocking and horrible. It’s an example of political violence that has no place in our country. Gabby and I are thinking of him and his family.

The Justice Department is compiling the largest set of national voter roll data it has ever collected. They claim their goal is to prove that “troves of undocumented immigrants have voted illegally.” That’s not the real objective.

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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

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Whether it's RFK Jr, Elon Musk, the kids at DOGE, or big corporations, nobody should have access to your personal health data w/out your consent. That's why @lindabrosenthal.bsky.social and I urge @governor.ny.gov to sign the NY Health Information Privacy Act. empirereportnewyork.com/new-york-nee...

Big day in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Two more whistleblowers have come forward and are calling out Meta putting profits over people.

Big Tech’s time to police itself is over.

Chi-town STAND UP! #chicago

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On behalf of Illinoisans as myself ~ We appreciate you representing Chicago ✌🏽🇺🇸💙

I’m honored to have the support of Bernie Sanders! 🙌

We’re fighting a rigged system, taking on corporate greed, and building a government that works for everyone — not just the wealthy few. Let’s go! 💪

Facing Arizona’s Crackdown on Homelessness, Two Cities Offer Different Responses State intervention has led Tucson to ramp up sweeps and pass harsh new policies. Officials in the small town of South Tucson have emphasized support and services, even as they face blowback.

Housing organizers in Tucson say that criminalizing homelessness makes it harder for mutual aid groups and city workers to connect with people living outside and build the trust needed to offer supplies, shelter, and treatment.