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Sign waver and defender of democracy. Indivisible Phoenix. Slava Ukraini. Huge HCR fan. Vote in November, or before. Save our democracy.

Look at this loathsome repulsive creature yelling at a reporter. In addition to the fact that he’s the worst president in US history, he’s one of the worst human beings on planet earth. His supporters have a very serious defect in their character.

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It's clinical narcissism. The only way he can engage on this subject is by making it about himself. It's the same with 9/11. He knows he's supposed to acknowledge it, somberly pay tribute or whatever, & literally the only way he can is by inserting himself into it.

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Trump pays tribute to Medal of Honor recipients: "The thing I really want is I want is, myself, a congressional Medal of Honor. And I've studied it. I'd give it to myself, I'd have no problem, but I'm not allowed to."

Heather told us to pay attention to the Bab-El-Mandab Strait, another chokepoint in the Middle East controlling what gets in and out of the Suez Canal.

New Gallup polling finds that 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and 56 million Americans would join a union tomrorow if they could. We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power. If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.

Unions are extremely popular: 56 million workers would join a union if they could

New Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represente...

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This could be the most Frank Luntz tweet of all time. Yes, we’ll just turn off… all of the computers. All our autonomous defense systems. All our financial systems. The global economy. That probably wouldn’t hurt anything, right?

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Elon Musk is throwing money at Senate races in Texas, Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan. To counteract his influence, please support the Democratic candidates in those races, through postcards, phone calls, door knocking or money.

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Dana Milbank: The Washington Sun Rises Today. I Hope You’ll Join Our Orbit.

My boss, Tim Grieve, posted a photo on X last week of a shipment of office chairs that had just arrived at the Arlington, Virginia, headquarters of our new publication, The Washington Sun. “It's fun t...

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Thavolia Glymph is an author and a professor of history and law at Duke University. Signed by Lincoln on January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people fighting against the Union were legally free and allowed black men to join the Union Army. #WeAreAmerica250

“Before going further, a distinction that matters enormously and must be stated plainly. The overwhelming majority of women in Jeffrey Epstein’s world were victims. Trafficked. Groomed. Coerced as children. Threatened into silence as adults. They have spent years…decades — fighting to be believed!”

The Trump administration is seeking greater U.S. access to Venezuela's minerals, including gold, as it expands its push to gain control and influence over the South American country's vast natural resources beyond oil, according to three sources familiar with the discussions.

US seeks more access to Venezuela's mineral wealth after tapping its oil, sources say

The Trump administration is seeking greater U.S. access to Venezuela's minerals, including gold, as it expands its push to gain control and influence over the South ​American country's vast natural resources beyond oil, according to three sources familiar with the discussions.

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A four-star general launched an independent review into Kid Rock’s taxpayer-funded “joy ride” in a military helicopter. Five days later, Secretary Hegseth fired the general. He is purging our military of experienced leaders to cover up his own corruption. wapo.st/3Uuf51X

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