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YouTube video by Robert Reich Why Does Trump Hate Sesame Street?

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YouTube video by US National Archives Don't Be a Sucker

This was created in 1945 and when you watch it you can’t believe this is where we are today 😓🤬

National Archives Identifier: 24376
Local Identifier: 111-EF-6

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer.

This item was produced or created: 1945

WATCH: Noem fumbles definition of habeas corpus Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stumbled Tuesday when asked to define habeas corpus, the constitutionally protected right to unlawful detention.

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‘Devastated’ and ‘Hopeless.’ Researchers Speak Out on Funding Cuts | ACLU

The National Institutes of Health has abruptly canceled millions of dollars in grants for research without a valid explanation, stifling scientific progress and putting lives at risk.

We're taking the Trump administration to court this week because funding science shouldn't be political.

This bill would have caused 13.7 million Americans to become uninsured.

Thank you to every lawmaker who fought for the American people today and voted NO.

What this article doesn’t make clear is that Beachwood (a Cleveland suburb) has been a Jewish enclave since WWII. The population is about 90% Jewish. It’s the home of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, which is half a mile from this branch. This was not a random act.

And as soon as Democrats stopped flying to the gulag and everyone stopped talking about it, Trump’s immigration numbers started climbing back up

The GOP "Big Beautiful" budget achieved its goal: tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk. How did they afford it? By slashing benefits, gutting social programs, and raising taxes on the working class. Call (202) 224-3121 to tell your Rep this bill is bullshit.

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And hey, fun reminder: the current administration wants to remove Medicare's ability to bargain with pharmaceutical companies, which will greatly increase costs for a very vulnerable population.

UK Supreme Court trans ruling condemned by Human Rights Watch: 'Severely regressive' The UK Supreme Court's recent trans ruling has been condemned by the Human Rights Watch as "severely regressive".

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Unlikely? It’s the most likely place I can think of. Nothing but sun!

Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee: Kash Patel's Undisclosed "Consulting Services" for Qatar Require Immediate Examination - Public Citizen

This isn't even including that the US's FBI director provided "consulting services" for the Qatari regime. (What does that actually mean? What did it entail? We have no idea.)

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Happy Mother’s Day to all that mother…

Thanks for the clarification @merriam-webster.com!

"I Gave Up Freedoms” - Trans Man Delivers Powerful Rebuke Of Military Ban “I’m sorry you haven’t gotten to know soldiers like me,” he said.

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Anti-ethnic cleansing protests happening in Worcester, Massachusetts. The people demand justice and for Trump's ICE regime troops to leave their neighbourhoods. #3E #StopICE #USprotests (@worcester_bumps)

“GET ICE OUT OF WORCESTER” “WHOSE STREETS? OUR STREETS”

ICE raids have 'overwhelmed' coastal California communities Communities in three California counties "overwhelmed" as ICE raids ramp up in the region.

A man pulled up to a gas station to fill up his truck. ICE agents surrounded him and took him away. But his children were left behind.
“They arrested someone,” witness said. “They left the children inside the truck.”
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May 9, 2025 Yesterday afternoon, President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination for interim U.S.

Jeannine Pirro (new pick to be DC US Attorney) Her executive producer (at Fox News) called her “nuts” and a “reckless maniac,” who “should never be on live television.” That lawsuit cost the Fox News Channel $787 million.

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He fired her because of DEI, which is code for “she’s black, brown, or a woman”.

I didn’t think this story could get worse, but…

Wishful thinking, but I like the sentiment.

Court rules Alabama redistricting intentionally discriminates against Black voters A federal court says Alabama can't use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress.

A federal court says Alabama can't use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress.

I think people need to learn what the word “deescalate” means….

I'll just take this moment to point out that the US Institute of Peace, just a few weeks ago, contained one of the finest concentrations of US expertise on India and Pakistan, and crisis management in South Asia.

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Just going to leave this here….