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USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.

"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."

www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...

Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.

All that I saw was the word ‘unsecured’ and I knew it was ole Pete, again

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my endorsement for any democratic presidential candidate who promises to send the entire DOGE team to prison

Hegseth used Signal app connected to 'dirty line' on personal computer in Pentagon office: Sources It was connected to the internet on an unsecured commercial line, sources said.

Feels like this isn’t hitting like the bombshell it should be. Has the Times or the Post even covered it yet? abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...

Opinion | We Need Proof of Life for the Makeup Artist Trump Sent to El Salvador (Gift Article) It’s a moral imperative to try to rescue people like Andry Hernández Romero.

Andry Hernández Romero: disappeared

"four Democratic members of Congress went to El Salvador... they sought proof of life for Hernández Romero. They didn’t get it.
“No one has actually heard about Andry at all since the abduction, including his lawyers and family” "
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...

Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…

Support Independent Bookstore Daye! 4/26 "Despite Amazon’s best efforts to obliterate small local businesses, we’re seeing a resurgence in bookstores across the country."
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Where’s @schumer.senate.gov and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social ?

Mahmoud Khalil is a legal resident of NY—your constituent.

You weren’t part of the delegation that showed up—so what are you doing to make this right and to stop innocent people from being snatched off NY streets w/out due process?

The White House makes an offer Ukraine had no choice but to refuse How one-sided is Donald Trump's plan for peace in Ukraine? A Democratic senator called the Republican "the Neville Chamberlain of our time.”

"One NATO official, when asked for a reaction to the plan, replied, 'Did Putin write this for him?'...”

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Slate’s $25K Electric Pickup Is Here The modestly priced EV pickup goes 150 miles on a charge and is infinitely customizable. Deliveries start next year.

The modestly priced EV pickup goes 150 miles on a charge and is infinitely customizable. Deliveries start next year. www.wired.com/story/slate-...

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Newsom: In 2023, Californians contributed $83.1 billion more to the federal government than we received back.

And for your viewers: that other state—Texas—took $71.1 billion more than it contributed to the federal government. California: $83 billion, contributor. Texas: taker.

I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.

When you know that you can’t hold power & win elections even having the richest man in the world on your side, so you have to disable your opponents resources.

💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”

these people hate DEI because they would be unemployable in any system where they couldn’t rely on favoritism and nepotism

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger 🚀 Musk's $438 Million Taxpayer Funded Payday 💸 #elonmusk #shortsfeed #spacex

While Elon claimed to be “cutting waste” was he really just lining his pockets?

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This is a top news story. Where are all my constitutional crisis people?

A $4 Billion Sex Abuse Settlement in L.A., After Childhoods of ‘Pure Hell’ Thousands of plaintiffs, once children in Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention and foster care systems, are part of a record-breaking payout.

Nearly 7,000 plaintiffs who say they were sexually abused as children in Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention and foster care systems, in cases dating to the late 1950s, are part of a record-breaking $4 billion settlement that lawyers say is the largest of its kind in the U.S.

‘Specialty drugs’ might be unique, but access should not be special - why?

Needing a specialty medication shouldn’t mean jumping through hoops or facing unpredictable pricing. We believe access to life-changing medications should be simple, direct, and free from hidden fees!

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Booker: "I've never seen an administration in my lifetime do something so monumentally wrong and that so staggering hurts American people."

Millions of people took to the streets yesterday to send a message to the world that we do not consent to the destruction of our government and our economy for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies. Even during these dark days, remember that you are not alone. Solidarity.

OK, let’s see the best signs that you saw today.

Playing around with CBP airport processing data this morning to see how much air travel by non-US passengers is cratering.

There’s no denying it anymore: the pro-democracy movement is finally back on offense.

Trump’s presidency is an unmitigated disaster.

MAGA is imploding under the weight of its own lies, grifts, and failures.

They’re not strong—they’re desperate. They’re flailing. And they know it.

Spread the word.

People packed the streets across the U.S. on Saturday to protest against President Trump, his administration's cutbacks, financial turmoil and more. nyti.ms/43GRvS7

Our expectations for you were low but holy f*ck

Sign of the day…Chicago

> @wutangforchildren.bsky.social

remembering fondly when people were like "don't promote 50501, it's not real, it's a psyop"

Ope.