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Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers has blown up in her face. Her staff is quitting. Michigan Democrats say she’s no longer welcome in the party. Chuck Schumer calls it a “despicable betrayal.” The fallout has been swift.

Haley Stevens' Rogers Endorsement Blows Up in Her Face as Her Staff Quits and Dems Denounce Her

Her chief of staff resigned, Democrats disowned her, and Chuck Schumer called it a “despicable betrayal.” Donald Trump, meanwhile, was thrilled.

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Chase data suggests recent consumer spending has decelerated even as prices have spiked. Another datapoint suggesting the consumer is increasingly exhausted from the 2nd round of oil price rises. h/t @thedailyshot

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It’s not radical to believe you should be able to afford groceries, see a doctor, breathe clean air, and drink clean water. There’s nothing more American than fighting for a government of, by, and for the people.

ICE has started its crackdown in Springfield, Ohio -- the town where JD Vance accused Haitians of eating dogs and cats. Residents reported "a caravan of vehicles" conducting raids. One unnamed neighbor "praised all the Haitians who live around him." www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...

Springfield Haitians in ICE custody following immigration enforcement

Several Haitians from Springfield are in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the Butler County Jail following an apparent increase in enforcement after the official end of Temporary Protect...

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In 1933, Justice Louis Brandeis said: “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.” What he said was true 93 years ago. It’s even more accurate today. Let us choose democracy over oligarchy.

Murray: "He has told us over 40 times now that a deal is near and the war will be over soon. But now he's asking for $70 billion more and for us to just trust him it'll work out."

Remember the SNAP cuts in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill?” Children account for nearly half of the 2.4 million people who are no longer receiving SNAP in at least 19 states. The true number of kids impacted nationwide is unknown. This is horrifying. No child should go hungry.

Katie Bergh@katiebergh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨NEW: In the 9 months after last year’s reconciliation law enacted unprecedented SNAP cuts, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million. Based on available data, we estimate that at least 1.5 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

Graphic showing the change in SNAP participation from July 2024 to April 2026. Between the reconciliation law's enactment in July 2025 and April 2026, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million.

TN eliminated only majority-Black district AL, LA eliminating majority-Black districts SC planning to oust only Black Democrat since Reconstruction MS planning to oust only Black rep GA planning special session to eliminate majority-Black districts This is what return to Jim Crow looks like

I know I sound like a Luddite refusing to "get with the program" (the AI genie is out of the bottle) but IMHO we're barreling towards devastation to please our tech overlords This facility will use more power than the entire state uses It'll use massive amounts of water in drought-stricken areas

Diane Ademu-John@junkyardmessiah.bsky.social · 6mo ago

So many layers of deception, disregard, cruelty and greed. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

🚨BREAKING: According to exclusive research by Democracy Docket, the Supreme Court’s ruling will likely derail at least 28 pro-voting lawsuits that aim to stop state legislatures from drawing electoral maps that dilute the voting power of racial minorities. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Supreme Court ruling derails 28 lawsuits defending minority voting rights, Democracy Docket research finds

The legal cases are primarily concentrated in the South, where America’s legacy of racial discrimination still casts the longest shadow over voting rights.

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RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. Paper shows that 2025-2026 Covid-19 vaccines were effective. They censored it. That’s exactly why we need to read it. So, we published it in Inside Medicine! Take a look... open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

Exclusive: Here's the Covid-19 vaccine paper the CDC censored.

RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. That’s exactly why you should.

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Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all planning huge layoffs. Amazon got $17.5B in federal tax breaks last year. Jeff Bezos is worth $271B. Meta saved $13.7B in taxes. Mark Zuckerberg is worth $231B. Microsoft saved $12.5B last year. Its CEO is worth $1.3B. This is what a rigged economy looks like.