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Contracts Show Millions of Dollars and Diverted Disaster Resources Were Used to Build DeSantis’ ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ TPM has obtained and analyzed over a dozen contracts and invoices related...

EXCLUSIVE: DeSantis diverted disaster prep resources during hurricane season in the rush to build the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp
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A new bombshell has entered Epstein Island

FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”

A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims

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JUNETEENTH in Harlem.

This is what America is about.

Perhaps the most American holiday of all, Juneteenth honors the very best of what this country can be. It’s a celebration of the courage to fight for freedom, even when the cost is steep.

It’s sad that the president gets angry over this

Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995

BREAKING: Iran surrenders after Trump threatens to serve as their president for four months.

no gay boat for the Navy, because what if it turns all the other boats gay we’re trapped in the dumbest possible timeline

here's today's post: "no gay boat for the Navy, because what if it turns all the other boats gay" — we’re trapped in the dumbest possible timeline.
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If you still believe the US election was not clearly manipulated and stolen in 2024, we have a bridge in Crimea to sell you. Get with the program, you got played, Trump regime is not your legitimate government. It’s not 100% your fault, however, your officials dropped the ball by not challenging it.

As Trump raises deportation quotas, advocates fear an expanding ‘dragnet’ The Trump administration has called for 3,000 daily immigration arrests, leaving migrant communities in the US in fear.

The Trump administration has called for 3,000 daily immigration arrests, leaving migrant communities in the US in fear.

Stunning new data reveals extent of Kennedy Center collapse after MAGA takeover The Kennedy Center's revenue collapse since President Donald Trump took over the famed performing arts venue and stacked the board with his loyalists has been more extensive than anyone knew.Already, reports have abounded about canceled bookings, a dropoff in donations, and stars like legendary cell...

The Kennedy Center's revenue collapse since President Donald Trump took over the famed performing arts venue and stacked the board with his loyalists has been more extensive than anyone knew.

Who is Matteo Zuppi? The 'street priest' in the running for the papacy Matteo Zuppi, the current archbishop of Bologna, is seen by some as a contender for the next papacy.

Who is Matteo Zuppi? The 'street priest' in the running for the papacy

Here's how the House plans to cut $300 million from the disability services agency • Minnesota Reformer The Minnesota House passed a bill Monday with significant cuts to the Department of Human Services through 2027.  DHS programs account for nearly one-third of state spending, and are expected to get m...

The biggest cuts in the DHS budget bill approved by the Minnesota House last night come from changes to “rate exceptions” — extra payments to providers who care for people with extraordinary needs.
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Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be. Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in…

“It’s really everyone — not just noncitizens or undocumented people — who are in danger of having their liberty violated in this kind of mass deportation machinery,” said Cody Wofsy, the deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.

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Kremlin raises financial incentives to over $23000 amid military recruitment shortages Russia is increasing financial incentives for military recruits due to a severe shortage of new volunteers, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) reported on March 23.

⚡️Russia is increasing financial incentives for military recruits due to a severe shortage of new volunteers, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) reported on March 23.

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 97 … Bradley Bartell does not regret voting for Trump despite the fact that his wife from Peru is now in ICE custody after she was detained at the airport coming back from their honeymoon in Puerto Rico.

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 97. This is a big one, packed with everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.

If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

THIS

WE WON! PI granted in substantial part in our @sddaction.bsky.social appointments clause case re USAID

🚨 Trump just illegally fired the two democratic FTC commissioners…

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This still cracks me up!!
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Supreme Court Ruling Weakens Water Protections, Raising Environmental Concerns The Supreme Court’s latest ruling limits the E.P.A.’s power to enforce water quality laws, raising concerns over rising pollution levels

Polluters get a free ride to pollute as US Supreme Court guts E.P.A.’s ability to enforce strict water quality standards under the Clean Water Act, with major implications for offshore Pollution regulation.

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Another GREAT gone #RIP #RoyAyers 🙏🕊️

Roy had a God-like status amongst us sample based producers: he often provided the backdrop to a LARGE number of the classic hip-hop tracks you know and love 💯

In 6 days we’ve had Angie Stone, Roberta Flack, Gwen McRae, Jerry Butler, Chris Jasper and now THIS 💔

Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.

A quarter million Ukrainians ran away from the Russian invasion, into the loving arms of the United States— only to be turned away by Trump.

This motherfucker plans remove the legal status of an estimated 240,000 of them😳

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

When I saw the disgusting "trump Gaza" video this morning, the bile rose to my throat.

I won't share it. Instead, help me promote this counter narrative by Tala, from Gaza.

"Gaza is not yours to take. Gaza is ours, and we are still here. This is our land."

BRAVO to her strength and DEFIANCE. 🥹💪

Relevant

29 times Donald Trump did what Putin wanted Whose side is he on? It’s hard to keep up, so here’s a handy guide to America’s new policy of close alignment with the Kremlin.

Politico Europe's Tim Ross offers "a recap of 29 times Trump has sided with Putin in his first month back in power."

'We're Pissed!': Angry Constituents Confront DOGE-Backing GOP Rep At Chaotic Town Hall Rich McCormick was met with boos and jeers as "hundreds of critics" reportedly let him have it at the Georgia town hall event.

That's how to do it! www.huffpost.com/entry/georgi...

The people in Elon Musk's DOGE universe | TechCrunch Meet the DOGE staffers and senior advisors in Elon Musk's inner circle, and how they got there.

NEW: We have curated a list of people who are working, or are at least associated, with the Department Of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

There have been a few lists like these, and they are great. We have some new details here.

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These posts do nothin but cause your supporters to have a building disdain for what appears to be inaction

Either get back to your communities and help them or get to fucking work getting Nazis out of our govt.

Those are the choices

Signed

One of the newly labeled dire threats to America