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The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

noted this in morning piece. like any winning candidate in a rough primary, AES needs to coalesce Ds behind him. Involves outreach, etc. But one of the best ways to consolidate Democrats is to land punches against Republicans. Not just going on the attack but showing that your punches are landing.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 14h ago

El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"

"The economy that we have today is not the economy we had in 1983...more of high earners' income and wealth now comes from sources that are outside of Social Security's traditional financing structure." - Rebecca Vallas, National Academy of Social Insurance

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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HuffPost reports: ICE officials did not report the death of someone who had been detained at Delaney Hall immigration detention center last month because they had technically “released” him in the middle of a medical emergency, a U.S. congressman alleged Monday. www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...

A Man Died After Being Detained By ICE — And They Didn't Report It, Congressman Says

Rep. Rob Menendez made a stunning allegation while addressing the recent death of another man who had been detained at Delaney Hall.

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US munitions shortage is serious, but that Reuters headline going around is giving people a misleading impression. The Army, not the whole military, says it’s virtually out of precise long range missiles (ie ATACMS and PrSMs). Bad—and for a pointless war the US is losing—but far from entirely out.