Senate Republicans clear go-it-alone path for ICE funding An early-morning budget vote sets the stage for a planned $70 billion immigration enforcement bill.

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Senate Republicans clear go-it-alone path for ICE funding An early-morning budget vote sets the stage for a planned $70 billion immigration enforcement bill.

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Tell AT&T: Do not extend your contract with ICE! AT&T is a major company, bringing in $120 billion in revenue every year. It doesn’t need DHS’s contracts in order to remain profitable. But it’s choosing to maintain its ties with DHS despite wide...

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Maine Passes Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium on AI Data Centers. Will Gov. Mills Sign It? Communities across the United States are pushing back against resource-draining data centers being built to fuel artificial intelligence and crypto ventures. In Maine, state legislators recently passe...

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The hidden power keeping wages low For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave of research suggests it's everywhere, and a new book argues it's key to un...

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Diplomacy or Escalation? The Iran War at a Crossroads The Iranian analyst Hassan Ahmadian speaks with Jeremy Scahill about Iran’s strategy, a potential deal, and how decisions are being made in Tehran.

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Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history.

Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes.

But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year.

Trickle down hoax.

Florida's attorney general announces criminal investigation into OpenAI James Uthmeier said OpenAI’s ChatGPT offered detailed advice to the suspect in the 2025 FSU mass shooting, including what type of gun to use.

States must retain the right to regulate AI!

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She raised concerns about her company's contracts with ICE. Then she lost her job Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.

🚨 Reuters News
I've long counted Reuters as a trusted new source. The following damages that trust.

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Dozens of veterans arrested at Capitol during protest against Iran war Dozens of veterans and military family members protesting the Iran war were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Monday after they occupied the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C.  …

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These musicians are providing the soundtrack for anti-ICE protests in LA Los Jornaleros Del Norte play protest songs whose lyrics reflect the hopes and struggles of undocumented workers as they evade immigration agents patrolling the streets.

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Idol worship is obviously not the answer. People that Trump has placed into positions of power, simply because they have pledged loyalty to him, do not have a loyalty to the United States. This is a disconnect that will not work a democracy.

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

How to train your brain to see possibility instead of doom Our minds evolved to minimise unpredictability. But if we learn to live with doubt, a world of opportunities opens up

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MSU researchers find how HPV-connected cancers hide from immune system, how to expose them A team of researchers from Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University’s Health Sciences have found a mechanism that allows certain forms of cancers to evade immune systems. They also figured o…

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Sia - Courage To Change (Official Music Video) YouTube video by Gerardo Suntasig

🎶Have I the Courage to Change?🎶

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A local judge. A brash 82-year-old senator. State leaders have decided redistricting An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.

No matter where you are, you can create change and a bigger life.

Sen. "Lucas, 82, was the second Black woman to reach the Virginia Senate when she took office in 1992. On her earlier résumé, she was the first female shipfitter at the naval shipyard in Portsmouth..."

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Robert Reich (@robertreich) Disney's new CEO, whose pay package is worth nearly $45M, just announced 1,000 layoffs. Reminder that Disney paid an effective federal income tax rate of ZERO in 2025 and aims to buy back $7B of its...

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Just Fetterman

Good morning, Kaye. emmi, here.

Hmmm. Your words were mine this morning. Blessed be.

Meet the new power players raising massive money for the midterms Campaign finance reports show how new industries are preparing to spend big on elections.

We the People must get money out of politics!

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French widow, 86, flies home after ICE detention ordeal Marie-Thérèse Ross was arrested on 1 April and held in a Louisiana facility by immigration officials

Deep frustrated sigh:

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Sen Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov top ten list of how Trump is doing Putin’s bidding. Trump is a Russian asset undermining American values and democracy. Ten more reasons to remove Trump from office #TrumpIsPutinsPuppet #TrumpPutinsBitch #ImpeachTrumpNow #DV1 #ProudBlue

Progressives notch key win as Mejia wins New Jersey’s 11th District seat Analilia Mejia defeated Republican Mayor Joe Hathaway in a special election to fill the vacant seat that was previously held by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia delivered a notable victory for the party’s left flank after securing the U.S. House seat vacated by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D.

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Opinion | Why Trump’s fight with Pope Leo is one he can’t win Mitch Landrieu: This is what moral courage looks like. It's also a bigger fight than the president apparently thought he was taking on.

"If Trump and Vance are offended by what Pope Leo said, they would be offended by what Jesus himself said and did." -the below article

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No Wrongful Execution for Tony Carruthers Tony Carruthers was convicted without physical evidence, based solely on testimony from informants. Now, Tony is scheduled for execution on May 21st by Tennessee after being forced to represent himsel...

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The Hidden Cost of Buy Now, Pay Later Is "Buy Now, Pay Later" too good to be true?Former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra shines a light on its hidden costs for bor

Under Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been all but destroyed.

That means less oversight of shady financial actors — including the booming "Buy Now, Pay Later" industry.

Former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra explains how consumers are paying the price.

Thank you! 💙

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