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NPR @npr.org · 02/04/2025
As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he was, the people were more powerful."
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See the moment Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record
As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he w...
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NPR @npr.org · 03/04/2025
The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states beginning on Wednesday.
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Central U.S. braces for tornadoes and flash flooding as powerful storm approaches
The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states beginning on Wednesday.
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ophylyakarl.bsky.social @ophylyakarl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I don't believe when the bullies voted for the biggest bully, they didn't believe that the big bully would bully them.
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ophylyakarl.bsky.social @ophylyakarl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I don't believe that therapy will help with the 3monthyears we've experienced so far.
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ophylyakarl.bsky.social @ophylyakarl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I've turned to listening to tarot after listening to the news. At least tarot won't leave me with anxiety.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
😭😭😭
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/04/2025
Jonathan Braun, who has had a string of legal issues since President Trump commuted his drug sentence four years ago, was arrested after allegedly punching an acquaintance and shoving a 3-year-old child.
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He Got Clemency From Trump. Now He’s Facing Charges of Injuring a Child.
Jonathan Braun, who has had a string of legal issues since President Trump commuted his drug sentence four years ago, was arrested after allegedly punching an acquaintance and shoving a 3-year-old.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/04/2025
me to the united states: this could be us but you playin’
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 03/04/2025
Gov. JB Pritzker said his trade mission to Mexico this week was an opportunity to cast Illinois as “a stable and reliable trade partner” at a time of economic uncertainty as President Donald Trump places tariffs on goods from the southern border nation, Canada and other countries around the world.
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In Mexico, Gov. JB Pritzker positions Illinois as a ‘stable and reliable trade partner’ amid Trump tariffs
At close of trade mission to Mexico, Gov. JB Pritzker positions Illinois as a ‘stable and reliable trade partner’ amid President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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NPR @npr.org · 03/04/2025
Freshman Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., died after his first practice at the university. His parents are suing the school, also alleging staff neglected to account for his sickle cell trait during training.
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Parents sue Bucknell alleging hazing led to freshman football player's death
Freshman Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., died after his first practice at the university. His parents are suing the school, also alleging staff neglected to account for his sickle cell trait during training.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Cory Booker just gave the longest speech in the history of Congress and concluded by apologizing to everyone who had to stay up all night keeping the chamber open and operating.
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 03/04/2025
An Army sergeant from Joliet was among four U.S. soldiers who were found dead in Lithuania a week after they went missing in an armored vehicle.
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Joliet father among 4 Army soldiers killed in training accident in Lithuania
Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, was married and the father of a 1-year-old son. Duenez was an M1 Abrams tank system maintainer and had served more than seven years in the Army. He and three others died…
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NPR @npr.org · 11/02/2025
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
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Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
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NPR @npr.org · 04/02/2025
President Trump said the entity would focus on cutting government waste and slashing federal regulations, and he put tech billionaire and adviser Elon Musk in charge.
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What is the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE?
President Trump said the entity would focus on cutting government waste and slashing federal regulations, and he put tech billionaire and adviser Elon Musk in charge.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/02/2025
JD Vance Begins To Suspect There Another Group Chat theonion.com/jd-vanc...
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JD Vance Begins To Suspect There Another Group Chat
PALM BEACH, FL—Noticing everyone else’s phone simultaneously buzzing throughout a meeting, Vice President-elect JD Vance began to suspect there was another group chat among Trump’s senior staff that he wasn’t part of, sources confirmed Monday. “It can’t be a coincidence that they all keep looking down at their phones and chuckling at the same time,” […]
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NPR @npr.org · 05/02/2025
JUST IN: The details on FBI employees comes in response to a Justice Department memo last week, asking for names of all current and former FBI personnel who worked on Jan. 6 cases or the prosecution of Hamas leaders.
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FBI gives Justice details on employees who worked Jan. 6 cases, FBI agents sue
The details on FBI employees comes in response to a Justice Department memo last week, asking for names of all current and former FBI personnel who worked on Jan. 6 cases or the prosecution of Hamas l...
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Senate Democrats are considering voting NO or delaying every Trump nominee as retaliation for his overreach on ending USAID. Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Gentle reminder not to use "bootlicker" as an insult because it unfairly includes people who like to lick boots purely for pervert reasons ❤️
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 04/02/2025
My staff is hearing reports from Head Start programs in Oregon that they're still locked out of federal funds. My office is doing everything it can to get more info and get funds flowing before providers have to start closing their doors.
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge has just BLOCKED the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order that required moving transgender inmates from women's to men's prisons.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/02/2025
no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
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CNN @cnn.com · 04/02/2025
El Salvador to accept US deportees of any nationality, including imprisoned Americans, in unprecedented deal, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says
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El Salvador to accept US deportees of any nationality, as well as imprisoned Americans, in unprecedented deal | CNN
El Salvador has agreed to receive deportees from the United States of any nationality, including violent criminals who are US citizens currently imprisoned, in an unprecedented deal that has alarmed c...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I see more criticism here of Democrats in Congress than I do condemnation of Republicans. And yet it is the GOP who are enabling Trump. It tells me a lot when I see you regularly bash our side but say nothing, ever, about the other. Reflect on your choices. You may be helping the fascists.
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NPR @npr.org · 05/02/2025
BREAKING NEWS: "We are being tasked to assist the department in recalling USAID employees to the United States by Saturday," State Department official Seth Green wrote in an email to staff on Tuesday.
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Trump administration prepares to withdraw USAID staff from overseas posts by weekend
"We are being tasked to assist the department in recalling USAID employees to the United States by Saturday," State Department official Seth Green wrote in an email to staff on Tuesday.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Yes Jasmine! 👏
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Jasmine Crockett Says She's Tired Of 'White Tears' From 'Mediocre White Boys' In Blistering Rant
Preach, Jasmine!
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 04/02/2025
2 insurrections, same President.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Yaasss!!
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Mississippi Dem. Epically Trolls Pro-Lifers With Bill Making It A Crime For Men To Masturbate
That is how you do it 😂
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
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What’s Happening & How You Can Take Action | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
YouTube video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/02/2025
There is still beauty in this world
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 05/02/2025
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday continued his offensive against President Donald Trump’s policy initiatives, raising concerns over new reports that the White House is seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, a move the governor said could deprive Illinois of essential federal funding.
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Gov. JB Pritzker stresses importance of federal education funding amid latest threats from Trump
Gov. JB Pritzker emphasizes the importance of federal education funding as President Donald Trump reportedly considers dismantling Department of Education.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
So far the war on so-called "DEI" - has come for - women at the CIA who want to get together and celebrate women spies - people at the Defense Intelligence Agency who want to observe...Holocaust Remembrance Day. - apparently, any federal celebration of...Black History Month.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Every time he opens his mouth, it's safe to assume a lie is coming out.
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California Bluntly Debunks Trump's Claim That The Military Just 'Turned On The Water' In CA
There is nothing he won't lie about.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
How have we even gotten to this point?
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RFK Jr. Just Admitted To Spreading A Bonkers Medical Conspiracy Theory During Contentious Hearing
What are we even doing here?
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Somebody’s Auntie 🤷🏾‍♀️ @hausofbawdy.blacksky.app · 29/01/2025
I got family members I can count on hand how many times I see a year and even that’s too much for me. 🤣
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elmo from sesame street is saying sorry i 'm not sorry .
ALT: elmo from sesame street is saying sorry i 'm not sorry .
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/01/2025
In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. displayed a lack of familiarity with Medicare and Medicaid, the government programs responsible for covering more than 150 million Americans.
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RFK Jr. Appears Unfamiliar With Key Elements of Medicare and Medicaid
In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Mr. Kennedy seemed to confuse the two government programs that cover more than 150 million Americans.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
BREAKING NEWS: A passenger jet collided midair with a black hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in a mass casualty event in Washington DC. Just last week, Trump FIRED the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and disbanded the Aviation Security Advisory Committee.
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ophylyakarl.bsky.social @ophylyakarl.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 27/01/2025
📢 Bluesky 1.97 is rolling out now! • User profile pages now include a "Video" tab! • After reporting a user in DMs, you are now given a quick menu to block the user and/or delete the conversation • Updated translations
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CNN @cnn.com · 27/01/2025
JUST IN: The Trump administration has initiated a "special project" to investigate prosecutors involved in the January 6 cases, according to an internal memo.
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Trump Justice Department launches ‘special project’ to investigate January 6 prosecutors | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is taking its first concrete step to investigate prosecutors who oversaw the criminal cases against January 6 defendants after President Donald Trump vowed to seek retribution...
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
My Grandma lived to 101 and I grew up hearing stories of The Great Depression. Never, ever did I dream I might have to live it. 😔
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Pinkgabbercat @pinkgabbercat.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
My mom works for a grant program that does amazing work getting kids upward mobility through education. They’re GOOD kids like exceptionally good. They go to an extra day a week of school! Now it feels hopeless that these programs will ever be allowed to continue 💔
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CNN @cnn.com · 27/01/2025
The White House says Colombia has agreed to “unrestricted acceptance” of immigrants who entered the US illegally from Colombia and that President Donald Trump will not levy a 25% tariff on the country “unless Colombia fails to honor this agreement.”
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White House backs off on tariffs on Colombia after agreement on ‘unrestricted acceptance’ of migrants | CNN Politics
The White House said Sunday night that Colombia has agreed to “unrestricted acceptance” of immigrants who entered the US illegally from Colombia and that President Donald Trump will not levy a 25% tar...
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 27/01/2025
A new restaurant on the South Side of Chicago explores the cuisine of the African diaspora.
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Restaurant news: Mahari in Hyde Park explores the cuisine of the African diaspora, plus more openings and closings
Executive chef and owner Rahim Muhammad describes his menu as a “Creole take on African Caribbean and Latin food.”
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 28/01/2025
The Auschwitz survivors who gathered for the 80th anniversary of the camp's liberation warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the world.
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Auschwitz survivors warn of rising hatred on 80th anniversary of death camp's liberation
In all, the Nazi regime murdered 6 million Jews from all over Europe, annihilating two-thirds of Europe's Jews and one-third of all Jews worldwide. In 2005, the United Nations designated Jan. 27 as…
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CNN @cnn.com · 28/01/2025
The Pulitzer Prize board is asking a judge to hit pause on a defamation case President Donald Trump filed against it until his presidency is over, using Trump’s own legal arguments against him.
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Using Trump’s own legal arguments, Pulitzer Board seeks stay of Trump defamation case while he’s in office | CNN Business
The Pulitzer Prize board is asking a judge to hit pause on a defamation case President Donald Trump filed against until his presidency is over, using Trump’s own legal arguments against him.
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