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Recent content by essentialsaltes

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    The 2025 Government Shutdown Thread

    Trump healthcare plan just dropped. Everyone knows individuals can negotiate the best healthcare prices possible!
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    Why do people hate ICE...

    Two courts urge ICE to halt deportation of man wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years Two different courts have called on immigration officials to halt deportation of a Pennsylvania man who spent more than 40 years in prison for a murder conviction that was recently overturned...
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    So far, at least nine (now ~40) (now ~160) judges, including Trump appointees, have called a halt to Trump executive actions

    Editing federal employees’ emails to blame Democrats for shutdown violated their First Amendment rights, judge says A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment rights of some agency employees when it sent out-of-office messages on their behalf that...
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    DOGE cuts to the NOAA risks lives

    U.S. tsunami warning system, reeling from funding and staffing cuts, is dealt another blow Seismic monitoring stations in Alaska are closing after a denied federal grant, risking delayed tsunami warnings for people living on the West Coast. Nine seismic stations in Alaska are set to go dark...
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    Why do people hate ICE...

    Judge grants preliminary injunction against Bovino, federal agents over use of force: "Shocks the conscience" A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against federal immigration agents over their use of force during Operation Midway Blitz, telling lawyers for the Trump administration she...
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    Israel is losing Americans (support)

    Support for Israel among U.S. conservatives is starting to crack. Here's why Opposition to Israel on the right isn't new, but younger conservatives appear to be rapidly moving away from supporting the close U.S. relationship with the country. Among several polls, one from the Pew Research Center...
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    Trumps interactions with global leaders

    Only if you take your eye off the quid-pro-flattery ball to look for grievances.
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    Multiple immigration sweeps reported across Los Angeles, with a tense standoff/protest downtown; SEIU union leader arrested

    DHS ‘erroneously’ told watchdog group it had no Noem text messages American Oversight said the admission raises questions about whether officials are following their obligation to manually save their messages and that they have yet to receive the public records it requested. The disclosure came...
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    Trumps interactions with global leaders

    US grants Hungary exemption on Russia sanctions after warm (some might say flattery-filled) Trump-Orban meeting Hungary has maintained its reliance on Russian energy since the start of the 2022 conflict in Ukraine, prompting criticism from several European Union and NATO allies.
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    the "blue wave" last night and the government shutdown

    Who cares? We can crush them like bugs.
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    the "blue wave" last night and the government shutdown

    Mamdani should be hailed as a paragon of fiscal efficiency. With Cuomo garnering just under 855,000 votes, that amounted to the would-be power brokers spending $65 per vote for a losing candidate. Meanwhile, independent committees that included backers such as the Working Families Party...
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    So.....did your insurance premium go up?

    Who will get hit hardest by ACA premium increases in four charts This next statistic is pretty astonishing. Red state participation has grown 150% over the past 5 years and hugely dominates the total ACA marketplace.
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    Maine elects woman convicted of killing Canadian tourist to city council: ‘So broken’

    I don't see anyone having a problem with Trump's legal eligibility for office, despite his felony convictions.
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    Feds Tell Faith Leaders ‘No More Prayer’ Outside Broadview ICE Facility

    BROADVIEW – Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be “no more prayer” in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions. During the call, which took place with a Block Club reporter present, the anonymous...
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    Right-wing media expresses concern about young women voters following Democratic election wins across the country

    Right-wing media escalate attacks on young women voters following Democratic election wins across the country A nice selection of pull-quotes following Tuesday's election. Clay Travis: “They've all gone insane, young women are actually insane in this country” Fox anchor Martha MacCallum on...