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If they can be friends, why can’t humans get along

Immigrants are integral to the fabric of our nation and vital to our communities — and no one should have to live in fear of being ripped from their homes and separated from their families.

A mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes in shame was created by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw. It is in a high population area of immigrants in France…!!!
She said ‘The values that the statue once stood for - freedom hope, the right to be yourself - have been lost for many’…!!!

Vice President Harris and Douglas Emhoff watch fireworks at the White House on July 4, 2024.

This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better.

But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.

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#BigBeautifulAct #Bigbeautifulbetrayal #bigbeautifulbudgetbill #BigBeautifulBill #KillTheBill

#BigBeautifulAct #Bigbeautifulbetrayal #bigbeautifulbudgetbill #BigBeautifulBill #KillTheBill

#BigBeautifulAct #Bigbeautifulbetrayal #bigbeautifulbudgetbill #BigBeautifulBill #KillTheBill

#BigBeautifulAct #Bigbeautifulbetrayal #bigbeautifulbudgetbill #BigBeautifulBill #KillTheBill

A thread on how to help.
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How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.

Americans are taking to the streets and showing up in US cities by the thousands to protest a plethora of President Donald Trump’s second-term policies—from trans rights to travel bans from foreign nations and deportation policies.

This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.

This may save millions of lives--except in the US, where ignorant kook Robert Kennedy Jr will probably ban it because of some ridiculous, totally made-up reason.

"To be honest, even when I was there, it was unclear who was in charge" of the Department of Government Efficiency, former DOGE staffer Sahil Lavingia tells @lbarronlopez.bsky.social.

You wanna see a pretty hummingbird? 🪶

Where is Trump?

Senator Ossoff speaking the truth. We need real action

The original four ‘HUNGER GAMES’ movies are now streaming on Max.

See which other movies just got added to Max: bit.ly/MaxJune25

By far my favorite part of South Korean elections: election night graphics. SBS television station kills it EVERY. TIME. They play these clips all night and they get more and more unhinged and creative as the night goes on.

Only just become aware of this magnificent photo of Katharine Hepburn outside her house. I often feel like this.

Graphic shows a map of the U.S. that is color-coded by the percentage of kindergartners not up to date on measles vaccines. Among the worst states are Idaho (20%), Alaska (16%) and Colorado (11.1%). Among the states with the lowest number of unvaccinated kids are Mississippi (2.5%) and West Virginia (1.7%).

Which states have the most kids not getting vaccinated? ID (20%), AK (15%), and WI (15%). The states with highest vaccine coverage include WV, CA, NY and MS.
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Make no mistake.

Donald Trump is doing everything in his power to make the rich even richer and the poor even poorer.

This is a war on the lower class.

Reed: I’m not a great mathematician but I think you were talking about a trillion dollars. I believe 1.5 billion times ten is 15 billion.

McMahon: I think the cut is 1.2 billion

Reed: That would be 12 billion not a trillion

McMahon: Okay

The Department of Homeland Security is NOT making our country safer.

They're ignoring immigration laws.

They're handcuffing moms, zip tying children and disappearing them without hearings or due process.

They're weaponizing DHS to purge people from the population.

They're hiding their faces.⬇️

Elon Musk Hollows Government So Trump Can Refill It From Marc | In more than 30 lawsuits filed against the new administration, the government has not won one on the merits.

If you are surprised that Musk is now bashing the GOP budget bill, I suggest you go back and read what I wrote in early February. For Trump, this has always been the plan.

"Musk may believe he is doing all of this to cut the size of the government. But that is not Trump’s plan."

So it’s not “Big & beautiful”?

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett Officially Announces Candidacy for Ranking Member of House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett officially announced that she is running to serve as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

I’m officially running to be the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee.

These are not normal times—and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment.

Read my full letter to my colleagues here:

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