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Democracy doesn't defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people. Speaking out is a patriotic act.

CNBC announces U.S. manufacturing activity is slowing: Factory orders are down 0.3%, compared to down 1.3% last month. If you take away transportation orders, it's still a negative number. We were expecting up 0.4%. We're now down 0.4%. That's the worst number since April 2025.

Fox Business (The Cow Guy): Earnings are looking very good at the corporate level. But if you drill down to the lower 60% of incomes, things are getting tight. We've got higher gas prices. We haven't seen groceries come down.

Mayor Mamdani: In the 2012 mixtape 'Rich Forever,' Rick Ross and French Montana expound on what it takes to stay scheming in a system that benefits a select few. We are one step closer to ending New Yorkers' need to stay scheming. 2,000 of New York's cutest will begin learning at free 2-K programs

Indiana farmers on data centers: Our livelihood is at stake. It's going to devalue all the property around. They're going to deplete the water. They're going to deplete our ability to grow food for everybody. It’s way bigger than everybody thinks.

Dave Ramsey: A lot of people feel boxed out of the housing market right now. We've got a trillion dollars in car debt, a trillion dollars in credit card debt, 2 trillion now in student loans. And guess who's carrying that? These last 2 generations.

Chipotle has removed jalapeños from restaurants as officials investigate 110 cases of salmonella potentially tied to the restaurant. This comes after the Trump administration disbanded the DOJ office in charge of food safety enforcement.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juarez, whose wife was arrested by ICE in front of their 6-year-old daughter: "How can I even focus on my military career because I have to worry about how my wife is doing?"

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