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El-Sayed: We live in an era where we continue to see a few very small people try to define America as being as small as they are. We can't control the past 250 years. What we can do is build the next 250

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects...

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Days after a WNBA team co-ownwer was suspended for confronting anti-trans activists courtside, Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx wore a "Trans Kids Belong" shirt while facing down Sophie Cunningham's team, the Fever. The Lynx won 108-100. Subscribe to support our journalism.

WNBA Coach Cheryl Reeve Wore “Trans Kids Belong” While Beating Sophie Cunningham’s Team

The crowd was equally indignant, reportedly booing whenever Cunningham touched the ball.

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It appears Trump was willing to throw the Jan. 6 defendants under the bus while preserving his own IRS immunity deal. Read the fine print. 2/2

“This means the government is finally admitting what we knew from day one and what was obvious to anyone who saw the videos: the charge against me was baseless, meant to intimidate anyone who dares to speak out, organize, or demand justice.” - David Huerta www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US justice department dismisses charges against California union leader

David Huerta was arrested while protesting against an ICE operation during crackdown in Los Angeles

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The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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How did Netanyahu try to delay an arrest warrant against him? Recordings revealed by NYTimes document calls between Netanyahu and US Senator Lindsey Graham, in which they coordinated a pressure campaign against the ICC by exploiting the sexual misconduct allegations against Prosecutor Karim Khan.

Fascists don’t care about you. That includes your safety. That includes the city you live in. Shall we say, the environment. They don’t care about the environment other humans inhabit. They care about extraction not florurishng. They downplay empathy so these events don’t matter.

Evergreen Intel@vcdgf555.bsky.social · 4d ago

Via Twitter - @tcheidihatch (KUTV) "Everyone's evacuating from 9 Mile Falls and Airway Heights (northwest Spokane)" "Francis (Ave) is wall to wall cars now"

The guy who literally tried to overthrow the government and is Jeffrey Epstein's best friend won every swing state in 2024. Get your head out of your ass Tom and strap on a helmet and get the fuck in there

JPMorgan timeline with Jeffrey Epstein: 1998-2013: Epstein was a client. $1+ billion processed. 2023: JPMorgan paid $290 million to victims. 2023: Dimon testified under oath he never met Epstein. DOJ documents: Epstein's assistant scheduled 'evening appointments' with Dimon.

It's kayfabe. He'd rather have people reading Haberman because she focuses on scandal, not crime. The Epstein case has been public for well over a decade and she stayed silent the entire time (possibly because her mother's firm represented Epstein). Epstein is the kind of topic Trump wants to avoid.