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New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.

A MOTHER JONES SCOOP! New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had a years-long business tie with the sex offender. This challenges his claim he had minimal contact with Epstein. The two were involved in a deal for six years, and an email shows they discussed it. @nlanard.bsky.social

Rumor, rumor, rumor, then paragraph 19: "(This perception, for what it’s worth, runs counter to statistics: Between 2000 and 2022, the years for which data is available, only 0.5 percent of startup venture funding went to LGBTQ+ founders.)"

Your news media, AI, and personal data all belong to Trump's billionaire allies. Trump and friends cash in while we can't even afford groceries. (around an image of Trump) Conservative media moguls MURDOCHS FOX CHANNELS FOX NEWS NEW YORK POST WALL STREET JOURNAL TUBI ELLISONS CBS NEWS PARAMOUNT+ TIKTOK PLUTO TV SINCLAIRS 185+ LOCAL NEWS AFFILIATES (CBS, NBC, FOX, CW, ABC) THE BALTIMORE SUN MUSK $266 million donated TWITTER/X GROK ALTMAN & BROCKMAN $31 million donated OPEN Al CHAT GPT ZUCKERBERG $3.7 million donated FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM WHATSAPP MESSENGER METAQUEST THREADS BEZOS $2.1 million donated WASHINGTON POST PRIME VIDEO TWITCH WONDERY PICHAI $1.2 million donated GOOGLE YOUTUBE ANDROID GOOGLE PLAY GEMINI BLOGGER COOK $1 million donated APPLE APPLE TV iTUNES APPLE INTELLIGENCE

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Wonder if she and Bari Weiss were sorority sisters?

How will Mike Huckabee react when he finds out Jack Hughes supports NHL Pride Night?

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Trump's version of the classic Frank Sinatra song:
"Call me irresponsible, call me unreliable
Throw in undependable too
Do my foolish alibis bore you
Well, I'm not too clever, I just adore ME"

A Helpful explainer about our wildly misunderstood immigration laws from @sawyerhackett.bsky.social

Reading people. Body language. Knowing how to connect with people totally unlike you and with different backgrounds and beliefs. Defusing tense situations. Gaining trust. High endurance, pain tolerance, and work ethic. Reaction time. Prioritizing order of execution. Anticipating people’s needs. Tons

Of course, the irony of Trump’s post about us needing to send a “hospital boat” to Greenland was that it only emphasized the point that we, in fact, do not have any hospital ships in service right now that are available, while Greenlanders have free universal health care.

As you write: "These are not "dormitory pods" meant to provide a place to sleep to people waiting to hear the status of their immigration cases. They are containment areas that will be used as a tool to get people to want to leave the country."

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Instead Hegseth gives us this:

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Sadly, 77.3 million people in 2024 proved otherwise, as well as tens of millions who couldn't be motivated to vote.

Turn out and urge your neighbors & friends in 2026 to vote Democratic to turn out the morally bankrupt Republicans.

Thank you for an eloquent & moving piece. Once again you deserve a gold medal for educating us on the dangers of authoritarianism & the real-life example of the brave Ukrainian people.
Appreciate you suggesting 5 charities people can contribute to help our fellow humans in Ukraine survive Putin.

This article is chilling (no pun intended) - the real-life tragic story which illustrates that arrests are also driven by the bonuses ICE pays to their thugs for making arrests.

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Army warrant officers will ‘bid’ against each other for their next bonus Senior Army warrant officers will bid against each other for a bonus that they will take to sign up for six more years of active duty.

So, ICE agents are motivated by bonuses (DHS funding under OBBB - i.e., our tax $) to arrest/detain virtually anyone. Meanwhile the Army is creating a race to the bottom to get top-rated warrant officers to bid against each other to get lower reenlistment bonuses?

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I imagine Republicans will apply this next to the Federal Minimum Wage - who's willing to work for <$7.25 per hour?
5 states have no state-mandated minimum wage law: AL, LA, MS, SC & TN. In these states, employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr.

Imagine Republicans will apply this next to the Federal Minimum Wage - who's willing to work for <$7.25 per hour.?
5 states have no state-mandated minimum wage law: AL, LA, MS, SC & TN. In these states, employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr.

Imagine what you could have done with the money Donald Trump took away with his illegal tariffs.

Key issue to bear in mind as you watch today's political response to the Supreme Court tariff decision: The Court didn't say that the US can't issue tariffs, simply that the President has to convince (the Republican-controlled) Congress first. If tariffs are great, that should be easy to do.

Congress Must Reform DHS ICE is only part of the problem.

Congress should pull back the $170 billion it gave to DHS for immigration enforcement last July and use its power of the purse to ensure enforcement complies with the Constitution, federal law, and our country’s values. bit.ly/4kNpi2q

See what the Supreme Court actually said:

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And from a buyer-beware perspective, the NY Times reported that Hershey's stopped using real milk chocolate in Reese's, Rolo, Almond Joy and other products.
Why do people even by this crap?

Putting this on the CA ballot in 2026 would be a huge tactical mistake which could lead to Democrats not retaking the House. We need to convert those 5 CA House seats which are currently Republican, not rally more right-wingers out to vote.

Sometimes all you can do is laugh.

Maybe DOGE really stands for Dept. of Government Ego?

YouTube video by Robert Reich Why Are CEOs Paid So Much?

What would a typical worker earn today if their wages had grown as fast as CEO pay over the past 50 years?

Take a guess and watch this video to find out.

Today, here in Tennessee — Gino Bulso’s attack on marriage equality passed the house. Advocates warn his goal is to overturn Obergefell.

Bulso told us he would be glad to defend it in the Supreme Court, because of course he would.
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Ukraine needs more than American applause.

Remember back in the day when Congress used to be in charge of appropriations?