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Xitter refugee. 🌊🇺🇦🐕🦂🏳️‍🌈 Spoonie. #ONEV1, #WTP 🚫GFM, DM. The old world is dying & the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.

“Almost a quarter of workers in the U.S. — 23 million adults — are experiencing ‘job lock,’ staying in roles they don’t want to avoid losing health insurance benefits, according to a new Gallup analysis.”

Many Workers Stay in Unwanted Jobs for Health Insurance

Axios: "Almost a quarter of workers in the U.S. — 23 million adults — are experiencing 'job lock,' staying in roles they don't want to avoid losing health insurance benefits, according to a new Gallup

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"A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other Trump administration critics have derided as an abuse of prosecutorial power."

Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

A former Olympic canoe racer has pleaded not guilty to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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I lost my job, my kids have measles, I can't breathe the air, and I'm infected with a parasite that the CDC stopped monitoring. But at least now there will be ball-tanning stations on America's military bases.

I think Michael Johnson called a recess on June 30th because McConnell succumbed when taken off support . His wife, feeling no safe harbor, left for China on the 17th. More than likely because she was not the one calling the shots anymore. The title of "wife" no longer held power. All the R's knew.

Such a little girl... and he was a loving father💔 He gave his life defending Ukraine🇺🇦 his family will forever carry his memory🫡🙏 so many broken families,it's painful💔🙈 RIP

Leadership starts with knowing the facts. If the U.S. is at war, every wounded service member matters. Not knowing how many Americans have been injured is more than a political mistake. It raises serious questions about accountability and preparedness. Congress has every right to demand answers.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

😳 Rep. Lieu explodes on Mike Waltz: "You don't even know how many US troops were wounded in this Iran War! Shame on you! You are the US ambassador and you don't even know how many US troops are wounded! You should be ashamed! You should resign!"

1/2 They Call It War They call it war, because they see the shield, but never ask who first raised the sword. To stand with Ukraine is not to worship battle. It is to refuse the triumph of invasion. Peace is not surrender. Peace is not silence while cities burn and children hide underground🇺🇦

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My own mission. If anyone implies that we won't have more elections, correct them. That wish comes straight from Trump and Putin. Americans own American elections. Trump is a conman and liar. It is not his call on our elections. "Do Not Obey in Advance" Timothy Snyder@TimothyDSnyder on X