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Workers across the country are standing up to the illegal ICE abduction of their union sisters, Rumeysa Ozturk and Lewelyn Dixon.

Repost if you stand with them! #4The1st

ABSOLUTELY CHILLING.

All Rumeysa Ozturk did was write an op-ed.

Then six masked ICE agents abducted her off the street and made her disappear.

No warning. No due process. She's a legal resident and union member.

This is a DIRECT assault on free speech. #4The1st

Lewelyn Dixon has been a LEGAL US resident for **50 YEARS**

She works as a lab tech and union member at the University of Washington.

ICE abducted her at the Seattle airport and is ILLEGALLY detaining her.

We won't stand for ICE randomly disappearing our neighbors! #4The1st

Peter Marks, a top vaccine official at FDA, has resigned after threats to resign or be fired.

Marks stood up "Operation Warp Speed" during COVID to expedite delivery of safe vaccines.

This is a huge loss to the field. How many more heroes will we lose as science continues to be eroded?

Diversity initiatives were meant to overcome the old patterns of nepotism, so I guess it makes sense that the enemies of diversity are big fans of nepotism.

Day 68 into the GOP takeover:

Prices are going up.

Consumer confidence is plummeting.

Classified info is being leaked.

Social Security is being dismantled.

Residents are being arrested for their political views.

1. #ShitministrationShakeup could become a thing...federal buildings in lieu of car lots.

2. Doing the Electric Slide at an electric dealership while its namesake's stocks continue to slide down in the market. 10/10 creativity. 😎🔥

There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.

Ed stands in front of a crowd wearing a blue jacket and hat

Ed stands amidst a large crowd in Newton holding signs

Today we came together in Newton to tell Donald Trump and Elon Musk that Massachusetts won’t back down in the face of authoritarianism. We will resist.

The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations

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Operation Panhandle Dialer

🚨. This Isn't a Drill!

We have a real opportunity to FLIP a U.S. House Seat in #FL01... But only if we show up!

Gay Valimont is in the ring. Now she needs us in her corner. Let's throw some punches by phonebanking - for our future! 👊

📞 SIGN-UP HERE! ⬇️

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Wisconsin peeps… please vote Susan Crawford! VOTE!

UPDATE: Individuals attending the town hall yesterday hosted by Rep. Victoria Spartz in Westfield, Indiana had to prove they are constituents by showing proof of address.

This was NOT a crowd of “paid protesters” as Republican lawmakers and commentators continue to insist.

In fact,…

JD Vance admits that he wasn’t sure why Trump wanted Greenland Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance visited the territory for just a few hours

"The vice president’s boss, President Donald Trump..."

Fun fact: The president is not, in fact, the vice president's boss, we the people are. If the president were the vp's boss, Trump would have fired Mike Pence.

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Antivaxxer RFK Jnr admits using TRT - dubbed 'legal steroids' Mr Kennedy admitted he is on an 'anti-aging' protocol prescribed by his doctor that includes TRT, a hormone treatment that can cause an increased risk of blood clots, heart attacks and strokes.

We like to remind everyone that Robert “Cod Liver and Wellness Farms” Kennedy Jr is an active proponent of steroid use, including TRT.

Those muscles are trademarked by Big Pharma.
(From 2023)

White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case, sources say DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DON The Department of Justice in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) By Brittny Mejia, James Queally, Matt Hamilton and Matthew Ormseth March 29, 2025 6:24 PM PT

A federal prosecutor in Los Angeles was fired Friday at the behest of the White House, after lawyers for a fast-food executive he was prosecuting pushed officials in Washington to drop all charges against him, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Adam Schleifer was terminated Friday morning, receiving an email informing him that the dismissal was "on behalf of President Donald J. Trump," according to two of the sources, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals from federal officials. Joseph T. McNally, the acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California who is Schleifer's boss, was not involved in the decision, the sources said.

Though U.S. attorneys are political appointees who often ally with the agenda of the current presidential administration, line prosecutors like Schleifer are normally considered career employees. But since taking office, the Trump administration has made a point to drive those seen as political enemies from all levels of the federal government. "This is the most overtly political firing I've seen in my time at the Department of Justice," said Palmer, the former federal prosecutor. "I could absolutely see it having kind of a chilling effect. I also think current prosecutors are concerned about the ability to have free speech. An AUSA [assistant U.S. attorney] who I spoke to said they are concerned that the only people who will be allowed to stay are Republicans or very quiet Democrats."

"The message from Adam's case is that if you're going to indict some run-of-the-mill CEO of a company, you need to check if he's a Trump supporter first," the former prosecutor said. "It's going to cause line prosecutors to be considerably more careful about pursuing anyone who has even tenuous connections to the president, which is not good for the DOJ."

This is *extremely* alarming — White House fires a career federal prosecutor because he (1) went after a politically connected businessman and (2) criticized Trump during a 2020 congressional bid.

“White House fires a career prosecutor” is itself unprecedented.

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YouTube video by NowThis Impact Musk’s Misinformed Tweets Tank Healthcare Reform

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Amtrak Doesn't Understand Why Elon Musk Wants To Privatize Amtrak After It Broke Ridership And Revenue Records In 2024 The railroad said "It is not clear what problem Amtrak privatization proposals are intended to solve."

Because for lack of better description, Elon is truly a villain.

Not James Bond esque.

He's not even good enough for an Austin Powers movie.

No,no. Elon is like a super villain from a North Korean spy/war movie.

#SheShed
#Voices4Victory ##DemocracyWarriors

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As he faces Senate confirmation, remember that Dr. Oz:

-Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show
-Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers
-Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures

His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.

Of the 3,498 service members who have received the Medal of Honor throughout U.S. history, only 88 have been black. The first, pictured here in a black and white photo is Sgt William Carney shown wearing a 3 piece suit and his medal of honor pinned to his left chest pocket area. On July 18, 1863, the soldiers of Carney's regiment led the charge on Fort Wagner. During the battle, the unit's color guard was shot. Carney, who was just a few feet away, saw the dying man stumble, and he scrambled to catch the falling flag. Despite suffering several serious gunshot wounds himself, Carney kept the symbol of the Union held high as he crawled up the hill to the walls of Fort Wagner, urging his fellow troops to follow him. He planted the flag in the sand at the base of the fort and held it upright until his near-lifeless body was rescued. Even then, though, he didn't give it up. Many witnesses said Carney refused to give the flag to his rescuers, holding onto it tighter until, with assistance, he made it to the Union's temporary barracks. Promoted for His Actions Carney lost a lot of blood and nearly lost his life, but not once did he allow the flag to touch the ground. His heroics inspired other soldiers that day and were crucial to the North securing victory at Fort Wagner. Carney was promoted to the rank of sergeant for his actions. For his bravery, Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor on May 23, 1900.

The Defense Dept has deleted references to Black, Hispanic & female service members as well as topics such as the Civil War from its website in order to remove all references to diversity, equity, & inclusion.
Sgt William H. Carney, a former slave, is the first black man to get the Medal of Honor.

🧵 💉Dave Weldon mentioned thimerosal in vaccines in his letter after his nomination for CDC director was withdrawn. Let’s discuss.

#factcheckfriday

turns out when you legitimate a taste for bigotry people gravitate to the parties that serve it as an entree rather than as a garnish

If America created a job and voters gave you that job and you think your job is to make sure you don’t do your job and your colleagues can’t do their jobs either, you should doublecheck to see if that’s really the job.

benion Grieving a wasted life At a point in life when there are far too many days behind than ahead, one tends to re-elected in contrast to standing up for the reflect on a life lived. In my lifetime decades greater good? were devoted to protecting America. Sacri A compromised Supreme Court recently fices were made both by myself and my fam- trotted out a shallow token standards of Ily in military service. The tip of the spear: conduct for themselves. Apparently it's Countless weeks over the years were spent not a bribe to accept favors after a deci-sion; only before. Corporations are people? living at the end of a runway on alert with an Really? Whatever happened to Superman's armed B-52 as generations of aviators have motto of "truth, justice, and the American done before and since. way?" The purpose: if required, be airborne Pay-to-play is the theme of the day. Un- in minutes on a one-way trip bringing a challenged and uncontested blatant conflicts nuclear Armageddon to an adversary. Fly: of interest abound. The rule of law is situ- ing the unfriendly skies over North Viet- ational if adhered to at all. America can no nam provided a brief interlude, but overall, longer be trusted. The unbridled pursuit of this long line of silent sentinels stood firm power and wealth driven by unquenchable to protect America by deterring external greed has left service above self and Con- threats to our freedoms and way of life stitutional norms in the dustbin of a quaint across the decades. I was privileged to serve past. with men and women of integrity imbued Recently the VA said exposure to Agent with a sense of service. Orange is the probable cause of the can- I'm truly grateful that the B-52s we flew, which were built tough, were engineered cers I live with. Actually I suspect it's more from yet unspecified sources, which cause on scientific principles and fabricated by experienced, skilled workers rather than military pilots to have significantly higher founded on mere beli…

This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.

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This is several crimes and is a blatant cheat-thumping violation of the separation of powers. Congress budgeted these grants. EPA awarded them. Trump cannot legally override Congress and a funding authority to take the money away. Impeach. Convict. Remove.

Remember when he swore to tell the truth and then swore he wasn’t an anti-vaxxer? It was about a month ago. He was lying to the Senate then so that he could be lying to the public now. He’s lying. When somebody lies to Congress to get a Cabinet post, they forfeit that post.

This is true. Not only do undocumented ppl make up % of labor force, but they pay $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in taxes, disability, Medicare, Medicare, and other benefits *they will never get*.