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Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday said he opposes Medicare for All and abolishing ICE. Polls show 90% of Democrats support Medicare for all--yes 90%! Polls show 77% of Dems support Abolishing ICE. Hakeem is telling us he doesn't care what we think. We need leaders who listen to the base over big donors!

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Yeah, but I also remember when the Republican Party, under Ronald Reagan, completely ignored the AIDS crisis to better pander to bigots like Jerry Falwell. So no applause.

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𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨 $10M recovered from Medicaid fraud never reached the kids it was meant for. It was criminally funneled through Casey DeSantis's foundation to orgs that used $8.5M to fight abortion rights & Marijuana legalization. Why didn't FL AG/Senate candidate Ashley Moody prosecute?

blueamp.coThe $10 Million That Never Reached the Children It Was Meant ForHow a Medicaid overbilling settlement ended up funding a political campaign — and why a sitting U.S. Senator has still not called for the record to be opened

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tRump wants to spent on pet projects (not all inclusive): $900 MILLION for ballroom and bunker $100 MILLION for his arch $58 MILLION to rehabilitate and activate fountains, another $3 MILLION for reflecting pool... For a total of $1 BILLION $61 MILLION Wants to spend for #WeThePeople Total of $0.00

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Back in 2015 in the Trump Hillary Debates She told Us he lived in an Alternate Narcissistic Reality of his Own

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Whatever noise fills the news between now & November,one thing stays true: your vote still counts exactly the same as it always has. Paper trail, audit,certification—the system is built to protect it. All that’s left is to show up. That's on us. #LoserTrumpsElectionLies #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Saw The Odyssey last night and realized there’s another reason the right’s rage furbys are foaming at their mouths over the film. It is deeply antiwar, making an argument that builds incident by incident. Nolan’s sin: making explicit the vicious destructiveness of “heroic” ambition and violence.

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It’s gone from bad to worse. The DNC is being driven into a ditch, and no one is going to donate until they get their messaging act together.

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Meta wanted a rebate to build its A.I. data center in Richland Parish, an impoverished farming community in Louisiana’s northeast corner. The company worked with state officials on the $50 billion project with no opposition — in part because locals didn’t know about the deal until it was done.

nyti.msHow Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center DealA Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.

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ICYMI — Fox Guest Sid Rosenberg advocates for “total annihilation” of Iran and boots on the ground if necessary Unhinged stuff piped into the brains of millions of angry older white people Fox is poison

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This meme is actually based on a real scientific finding. Researchers studying howler monkeys found that males with larger vocal organs producing deeper, more powerful calls tended to have smaller testes, while species with larger testes tended to have less-developed vocal organs. So, there ya go.

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Displayed at CPAC, the Third Term Project is a group pushing for an amendment allowing Trump to run for a third term. Andy Ogles’ (R-TN) proposal is to alter the 22nd Amendment to allow individuals to serve up to three nonconsecutive terms. Imagine the shape he’ll be in by 2028?

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How does the Republican Party destroy everything so quickly? Like EVERYTHING ‼️

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Greg Abbott won't debate @ginafortexas.bsky.social. “Absent Abbott is scared to debate me because he’s a weak governor who’s afraid to face his failed record,” said Hinojosa. Gina has the support of Texans. Greg has the support of a handful of elite donors. #SheShed 🧵

ginafortexas.comSTATEMENT: Hinojosa Calls Out Greg Abbott On Fall Debate Silence | Gina Hinojosa for Texas GovernorAbbott in weakest position of his political career – refuses to debate Austin, TX – Today, Democratic nominee for Governor Gina Hinojosa released the following statement after Greg Abbott let the dead...

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THREAD: The boy is called a liar. He’s told not to defend himself. Then the private school owner encourages all of his peers to attack him, one by one. She hits him, repeatedly, with a plastic pipe-like object. How does this school still exist — and receive state funds? 🧵

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On Tuesday, a New Jersey town pulled $91M out of Citizens Bank over its business with ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic. Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic. Money managers should DIVEST from $GEO $CXW www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...

nj.comThis N.J. town just pulled $91M from Citizens Bank over ICETwo N.J. municipalities have now pulled more than $330 million combined, according to the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition.

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Who agrees this needs to go viral? Justice, accountability, and democratic rights should never depend on who is in government. Watch. Share. Let the conversation reach everyone. #FreeDC #Justice

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This man makes me wish I lived in Georgia so I could vote to reelect him to the Senate. I guess I'll just have to wait to vote for Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social when, hopefully, the Dems draft him to run for President! 🇺🇸 #AwesomeOssoff2028

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To this day, this man makes excuses for those who carried out an attack to throw out your votes and install a defeated President.

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Just moments ago the President was supposed to sign a bipartisan housing bill here in the capital. Except, in a bizarre chapter, he didn’t and is a no show—because he says he’s mad at the Senate. Here’s what’s happening ⬇️👀

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4 years since the dreadful Supreme Court Dobbs decision turned back the clock 50 years and eroded reproductive freedom and women’s rights. Texans are dying from pregnancy complications and struggling to access basic health care. Restoring abortion rights must be a top priority in a new Congress.