Red States Thought They Could Stop Abortions. They Ended Up Stopping Only the Lifesaving Ones. Abortion bans are failing.

Red states are stopping only lifesaving abortions. share.google/3kkcNvFu9JSD...

Dismantling Voice of America was one of the most devastating things I’ve witnessed. VOA wasn’t propaganda, it was proof that free press could criticize its own leaders and still survive. And now we’re throwing away one of our greatest tools of freedom.

Anyone who follows baseball knows that Bat/ball boys have an often thankless job. The Phillies, however, made a hype video for theirs, and I LOVE IT.

In a nutshell. 😊

Who profits the most from Trump's #IranWarFiasco
Trump is making Russia & China GREAT!
The world now sees him as "untrustworthy & chaotic, if not insane"
He has embarrassed US all & rendered America impotent as a force for good
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Is that bad? Seems bad

Maryland to Become First US State to Ban Surveillance Pricing That Charges More After Mining Personal Data Maryland will become the first US state to ban surveillance pricing in retail stores, after passing Protection from Predatory Pricing Act.

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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?

Nico and PCA for the win!

Go Cubs Go!

BREAKING: New data shows ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today, signaling what appears to be a complete shutdown of the Strait for the first time in history.

The Strait normally carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.

It was 80° yesterday, and we have a freeze warning for tonight.

"She’s been a court interpreter for over 20 years, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. Her language skills are requested nationwide..."

"One of her children recently enlisted in the military...

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Child: I know your name. Mamdani.

Obama: What’s his first name?

Child: Mayor.

The Cubs won their fourth game in a row today. They need to keep winning at home because they have a very tough road trip ahead to play the Dodgers and Padres.

I'm sure they'll get right on that.

He is trying to blackmail the Pope.

How much further is this insanity going to go?

The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

"The problems with Patel's conduct go well beyond what has been previously known, and include both conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences. His behavior has often alarmed officials at the FBI and the DoJ."

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

The richest 10% of Americans own roughly 87% of stocks.

The richest 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.

It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

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Trump was considering pardoning the people who plotted to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer? Crazy. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

JFC

Cubs bullpen takes another hit as closer Daniel Palencia lands on IL with oblique strain Palencia is the third Cubs' reliever to land on the injured list in the past week, joining Phil Maton and Hunter Harvey.

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Shit.

Trump Starts Making Up Things the Pope Said as He Breaks With Reality President Trump isn’t willing to give up this fight—even if that means lying about what the pope said.

Trump Starts Making Up Things the Pope Said as He Breaks With Reality newrepublic.com/post/209178/... via @newrepublic.com

If you ask Christian nationalists to choose between Christianity and nationalism, guess what they’ll pick? A final word on Trump vs. Pope Leo.

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They convinced both Trump and themselves that he's God.

I just finished the season finale of "The Pitt" it's one of the best hours of television ever.

Here’s the thing—especially on April 15: cutting the IRS isn't some abstract budget trim. It's a tax cut delivered through weaker enforcement. And it mostly goes to people with the most scope to hide income.

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Sounds like a plan.

BERNIE: “The time is long overdue for members of Congress to listen to the American people and end US military aid to the extremist Netanyahu government.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Shota!

Nico!

Cubs Win!

Nico! 5-1 Cubs!

Majority Democrats (@majoritydemocrats) on Threads Well, RFK Jr. just put out his first podcast episode, and it went exactly as you'd expect... GUEST: So why are we not using dog meat? RFK: *nods solemnly*

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JFC

Dog meat?

Really?

So we'll be the ones eating the dogs?

No fucking way!