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Tucson, not even a checkpoint: agents smash windows, drag a US citizen to the ground, falsely claim he had a gun — then assault the man filming it. Fourth Amendment, First Amendment, § 242, all violated in one stop. This is what 'law enforcement' looks like when profiling replaces probable cause.

Well, it's finally here: a state budget for North Carolina. This is a bad budget that could be a lot worse. It's expected to pass, because the 11 million people of our state require and deserve the bare minimum of a functional government. 💰

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.

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Mike Johnson says the quiet part out loud. While Republicans continue to fund a war of choice, tax cuts to the wealthy, and Trump’s personal slush fund, they’re putting what actually helps out working families like Medicaid on the chopping block.

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Mike Johnson says Republicans want to cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, calling them “entitlements” and saying they need to be "fixed"

Everyone should immediately call Phil Berger's campaign at (336) 347-8183 and raise their concerns that their vote has been intentionally distorted and suppressed by partisan gerrymandering in the North Carolina state legislature to render it moot. Could be a big scandal!

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“Donald Trump is a threat to France, to Europe and first and foremost to America because, like Adolf Hitler, he is dismantling the American Constitution; the steps are the same, creating a Gestapo with his I.C.E. unit; the Americans are heading straight for disaster” - General Michel Yakovleff

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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar. “There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar

The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.

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