July 31, 2023 by V Leigh

Two high-profile incidents in quick succession involving Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have put the issue of aging politicians front and center.

Two high-profile incidents in quick succession involving Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have put the issue of aging politicians front and center. https://t.co/3XmLT0ItOB
— The Hill (@thehill) July 30, 2023

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A confused Sen. Dianne Feinstein trying to cast her vote for an $823 billion military budget is reminded by colleagues to “just say aye” pic.twitter.com/as1vJHwJCS
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) July 27, 2023

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A trillion dollars to kill people across the globe being rubber stamped by someone who doesnt know where she is. https://t.co/79fyKzQRVr
— Max Propayne III (@Jags24Asare) July 27, 2023

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California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, is battling new questions about her age and health after she appeared confused while casting a vote during a Senate committee meeting. @eschulze reports. pic.twitter.com/0vK8cO0zmN
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 28, 2023

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Mitch McConnell inexplicably freezes during press conference, is quickly escorted away
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— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) July 26, 2023

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Mitch McConnell was briefly escorted away from a group of reporters after cutting off mid-sentence and standing frozen for several seconds https://t.co/U6tjtHXA5z

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— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 26, 2023

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell begins his weekly press conference, freezes for 20 seconds, and then is escorted away by fellow Republicans. pic.twitter.com/mYdBaU0Acv
— The Recount (@therecount) July 26, 2023

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May 15, 2023 by V Leigh

This is the Republican Party.

Trump hosted Kyle Rittenhouse after he killed Black Lives Matter protesters.

Greg Abbott wants to pardon Daniel Perry, who murdered a Black Lives Matter protester.

Ron DeSantis is fundraising for Daniel Penny, who killed a Black man on a subway.

This is the Republican Party.
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 13, 2023

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Columnist E. Jean Carroll walked out of a NYC courthouse Tuesday with a smile after a jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, and awarded her $5 million in the judgment pic.twitter.com/3ZMJG2FAbr
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 9, 2023

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“No matter how hard they try to spin themselves as the party of family values…That’s hard to do with a straight face given that the defacto leader of their party has now been branded a sexual abuser.”@jrpsaki on the GOP reaction to the verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case. pic.twitter.com/SVS99eo1zr
— Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) May 14, 2023

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Wow. Texas Democrat @jamestalarico just said it perfectly on the Lights On with Jessica Denson podcast.

“Republican politicians in this capitol have banned books in the name of protecting children. Republican politicians in this capitol have banned drag queens in the name of… pic.twitter.com/Gy7PuMnkWY
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) May 12, 2023

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“A WaPo Poll Found That Significant Majorities Support Pro-Trans Policies, But Reported The Exact Opposite”https://t.co/JmoJhIDm6A
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) May 9, 2023

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NEW: Conservatives took over a Colorado school board, and then:

• Adopted a right-wing group’s social studies program

• Did not reapply for grants to pay counselors

• 40% of the high school’s professional staff won’t return next yearhttps://t.co/YpxVC2HrkB
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 9, 2023

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April 20, 2023 by V Leigh

A requirement that kept people on Medicaid during the coronavirus pandemic has come to an end, and 15 million people — nearly half of which are Black or Hispanic — could lose their coverage as a result.

up to 15 million people were casually thrown off medicaid this week and basically no one in TV media noticed or cared. I wrote about how bipartisan gutting of “pandemic-era” aid barely gets a mention in US media because its victims are obscure and poor. https://t.co/vUdmUpTaH4
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 3, 2023

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Pretty remarkable that America temporarily constructed a safety net during Covid — including major health care coverage, food benefits, anti poverty funding for families & kids, etc — and then just systematically and slowly demolished it
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) March 31, 2023

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What stage of capitalism is this? pic.twitter.com/gyDqprXZR3
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) March 29, 2023

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the US just kicked 15 million people off medicaid https://t.co/FGknPdWZnw
— Petty Is Praxis (@rtyson82) April 4, 2023

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A requirement that kept people on Medicaid during the coronavirus pandemic has come to an end, and 15 million people — nearly half of which are Black or Hispanic — could lose their coverage as a result. https://t.co/FRw1Hey2qE
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 3, 2023

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Starting today, around 15 million people will be kicked off Medicaid. This is what happens when governments pretend the pandemic is over, instead of acknowledging COVID is a long-term issue that continues to harm and requires lasting structural changes.https://t.co/eyBaS94FNS
— Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran) April 1, 2023

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April 20, 2023 by V Leigh

“Too many people can’t afford to miss even a day’s pay…together we continue to build a state that truly serves as a beacon for families, and businesses, and good paying jobs,” Gov. Pritzker

“Too many people can’t afford to miss even a day’s pay…together we continue to build a state that truly serves as a beacon for families, and businesses, and good paying jobs,” Gov. Pritzker said on Monday.https://t.co/M7e1Y7Nv39
— The Black Wall Street Times (@TheBWSTimes) March 16, 2023

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Labor lawyer Joshua Mendelsohn, on labor rights in the NBA: “I think a lot of the fights in sports are fundamentally evergreen. There’s a pie. Players want as much of it as possible, and owners want to prevent them from getting that.”https://t.co/uTA4wbDEt0
— Jacobin (@jacobin) March 21, 2023

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wake up babe, new capitalist buzzword for being forced to live like a medieval peasant just dropped https://t.co/q3KwfByU9i
— Janus Rose (@janusrose) April 4, 2023

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IF WE ENDED CHILD LABOR BECAUSE CHILDREN WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE INJURED AT WORK, AND THEN A CHILD WAS INJURED BECAUSE WE REINTRODUCED CHILD LABOR, THEN IT IS NOT AN ACCIDENT IT IS A POLICY DECISION https://t.co/l7ccsP6JSu
— Jessie Singer (@JessieSingerNYC) March 27, 2023

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Not so fun fact: The maximum penalty for a child labor violation—which is say illegally employing children—is a fine of $15,138 per child with no prison time. The maximum penalty for pirating a film is up to $250,000 and three years in prison. https://t.co/RAkI29CTzI
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 12, 2023

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April 13, 2023 by V Leigh

We have schools w/o after school programs. Libraries reducing open hours. Folks going hungry w/o their snap benefits…but we good spending $750,000 on robot dogs to expand our police state & terrorize neighbors. Show me your budget and I’ll show you your values.

Too many in Washington are emotionally buffered from the ravages of human despair, consistently passing legislation that makes it easier for those who already have to get more, and harder for those who do not have to even survive…

Let’s change that.https://t.co/AlCWyiegba pic.twitter.com/IVq2lyHe5T
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) April 1, 2023

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Government can build affordable housing.

Government can mandate that affordable housing be built.

We need to demand it. https://t.co/YSd1ODdk7b
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) April 1, 2023

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Biden on the 2020 campaign trail: “No more drilling on federal lands, period. Period, period, period.”

He just approved the largest drilling project being considered on federal lands.https://t.co/HoHkQKHeHq
— Julia Rock (@jul1arock) March 13, 2023

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Rep. ⁦@brotherjones_⁩ is expelled. This image will remain, along with his powerful words. I believe that something powerful has shifted in Tennessee. The whole world is watching. Especially the young people of Tennessee. pic.twitter.com/34E5wkNawi
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) April 6, 2023

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Fascists are trying to rip the freedom and liberty from the people. They’ve voted to expel an ELECTED OFFICIAL because he was doing his job.

This won’t stand. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE. https://t.co/al5mmLhAeJ
— Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL) April 6, 2023

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We have schools w/o after school programs. Libraries reducing open hours. Folks going hungry w/o their snap benefits…but we good spending $750,000 on robot dogs to expand our police state & terrorize neighbors.

Show me your budget and I’ll show you your values. https://t.co/0bS6iGjjwL
— Tiffany Cabán (@tiffany_caban) April 11, 2023

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April 6, 2023 by V Leigh

BREAKING: Donald Trump is now under arrest in New York City ahead of his arraignment in court

BREAKING: Donald Trump is now under arrest in New York City ahead of his arraignment in court https://t.co/0NxzuxZt8I pic.twitter.com/9sdFFunjcM
— CNN (@CNN) April 4, 2023

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We just announced a 34-count felony indictment of former President Donald J. Trump. Learn more: https://t.co/PTTh2zlsvv pic.twitter.com/IUE6JjdrS2
— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) April 4, 2023

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#PowerPost🙌🏻🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿™️

Over 30 years ago, Donald Trump took out full page ads calling for my execution.

On the day he was arrested and arraigned, here is my ad in response. pic.twitter.com/nOYKkw1LD2
— Yusef Abdus Salaam (@dr_yusefsalaam) April 5, 2023

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March 13, 2023 by V Leigh

Silicon Valley Bank last week became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis, sending shock waves through the tech industry, Wall Street and Washington. Here’s what we know, and what brought the bank to its collapse.

Silicon Valley Bank last week became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis, sending shock waves through the tech industry, Wall Street and Washington. Here’s what we know, and what brought the bank to its collapse. https://t.co/Jd9QlxWwSy
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 13, 2023

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The usual combination of corporate power and corruption in Washington, DC, weakened regulations for Silicon Valley Bank and set the foundation for its collapse. How much longer people will tolerate a system like this? https://t.co/b2JmFsJhyR
— Jacobin (@jacobin) March 13, 2023

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I can’t stop thinking about how we cut food stamps the same month we bailed out VC guys.

People going to bed with the ache and weakness of hunger, some working full time for some of the same guys that got bailed out.

While they build cop cities to prevent any pushback. pic.twitter.com/1dYew9l1ps
— Kate Willett (@katewillett) March 13, 2023

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Notice that literally no one stopped to ask how this would be paid for. They just did it. “How will we pay for it” only applies when it’s for the benefit of everyday people. The rich, the military and cops don’t get those kinds of questions. Only the public good is questionable. https://t.co/jgwBVdgfDN
— Plz Preorder Let This Radicalize You 🔥 (@MsKellyMHayes) March 13, 2023

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It took them less then 48 hours to make sure depositors at SBV were covered, yet student debt cancelation is means-tested and is being challenged by the court.

Just in case you forgot who exactly the system is designed to work for and against.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) March 12, 2023

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My debut at @Slate: Venture capitalists are parasites who couldn’t be trusted with the financial institution that held up their industry, let alone the direction of our technological development. Euthanizing them is imperative if we want a better world.https://t.co/FyHocUXEX0
— Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) March 13, 2023

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Following the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, Pres. Biden made clear Monday that ‘no losses will be borne by the taxpayers,’ while detailing the measures taken by his administration pic.twitter.com/whFUNzFoAI
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 13, 2023

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Cool cool cool

So those junk fees that bank charge poor people whose account is so far below $250k it’s sometimes below $0 are what is going to fund the bailout of Silicon Valley VCs https://t.co/TuTI021esJ
— The Debt Collective 🟥 (@StrikeDebt) March 13, 2023

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Long before Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, its CEO helped kill tougher oversight of banks like his https://t.co/PD5p764WuF
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 13, 2023

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March 7, 2023 by V Leigh

The same man who flew 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard wants to make it a felony to transport migrants.

And yet again Glenn Youngkin proves he’s not fit to lead. VA needs a governor who will put the rights and wellbeing of Virginians first.https://t.co/bR6aROgRJ9
— NARAL (@NARAL) February 16, 2023

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I don’t care what Sinema wore to the SOTU.

I care that she’s a garbage human being.https://t.co/l0AfTi0yey
— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) February 8, 2023

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New: South Carolina Republicans have introduced a bill that would allow women to be executed if they have an abortion. The bill is also vague enough to potentially include miscarriages. https://t.co/EMaeJz9EA3
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) March 3, 2023

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GOP NEED TO STICK WITH THEIR PLAN & JUST IGNORE IT! pic.twitter.com/ogAQrYEDFO
— Truth or consequences (@dandersen9465) March 3, 2023

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The same man who flew 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard wants to make it a felony to transport migrants.https://t.co/pW9964p00k
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 6, 2023

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Michael Knowles said “eradicate transgenderism from public life.”

Republicans are doing exactly that.

28 states propose to:
– Strip us from meds
– Arrest us in bathrooms
– Take away kids
– Define us out of the law

Subscribe to support my work. 🧵https://t.co/1uqvAp6bdz
— Erin Reed (@ErinInTheMorn) March 5, 2023

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“I am scared to go places in public. I fear for my safety,” she said. “I purchased a taser. I purchased pepper spray. I got additional security cameras around my home.”

Things I never imagined library workers experiencing for simply doing their job.https://t.co/damC61BvGE
— Matthew Noe 😔💜 (@NoetheMatt) February 28, 2023

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Politicians and other high profile individuals who choose to use their platforms at this time to further dehumanize and vilify the trans community are participating in an identifiable path to genocide.

Just. Stop. https://t.co/0xTBqkzHJV
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 5, 2023

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great <a href="https://twitter.com/DWaldstreicher">@DWaldstreicher</a> on ron desantis’ vision of american history. “For DeSantis, Black people telling a different story about the American past is a threat to his entire worldview. It isn’t an academic disagreement; it’s basic to his politics.”

February 23, 2023 by V Leigh

great @DWaldstreicher on ron desantis’ vision of american history. “For DeSantis, Black people telling a different story about the American past is a threat to his entire worldview. It isn’t an academic disagreement; it’s basic to his politics.”

Recent polls suggest most Americans are not in favor of banning books.

Yet librarians have been condemned, bullied and drawn into battles over censorship as school and library boards face intensifying pressure from conservatives seeking to ban books. https://t.co/YdHF76Mu6g
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 27, 2023

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The idea of putting age ratings/warnings on books might seem common sense, but it’s actually a means by which folks are trying to chip away at the freedoms and liberties we all cherish. Bills like this have been introduced in at least TX, OK and VAhttps://t.co/fyguiJAM84
— Jonathan Friedman 📚 (@jonfreadom) January 28, 2023

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Something we who care about anti-censorship need to keep emphasizing that book bans are driving kids away from libraries and books. This is crucial info and a vital talking point to counter the AtwoodKing bullshit: https://t.co/d1DXmvQcTM
— Buttered Jorts (fka kelly jensen) 🐱🐰 (@veronikellymars) February 15, 2023

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great @DWaldstreicher on ron desantis’ vision of american history. “For DeSantis, Black people telling a different story about the American past is a threat to his entire worldview. It isn’t an academic disagreement; it’s basic to his politics.” https://t.co/hrBUizQyBQ
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) February 22, 2023

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February 17, 2023 by V Leigh

Black leaders today ramped up their ongoing criticism of Gov. Ron DeSantis over Florida’s opposition to a new AP African American studies course, claiming that the Republican governor is spurring a cultural battle to aid his expected presidential bid.

Fascinating to read the College Board’s letter on the AP African American Studies debacle. https://t.co/KWdw8AGQUs
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 12, 2023

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College Board caves on AP African American history course https://t.co/i7YNQJL1EP pic.twitter.com/Sl0ZecyLNM
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) February 1, 2023

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WATCH: Kimberlé Crenshaw explains how the College Board’s revisions to the AP African American studies curriculum are creating a system of “segregated education” in the country. https://t.co/fcNbI0euAp pic.twitter.com/UOh7ky4yua
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 5, 2023

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Reverend Al Sharpton is leading hundreds to the Florida Capitol in protest of @GovRonDeSantis’ opposition to a proposed AP African American Studies course. pic.twitter.com/gyHCV8vUpM
— Jason Delgado (@byJasonDelgado) February 15, 2023

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Florida is ground zero of the American culture wars over education. Black stories will not be erased out of American history. #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/ZRw8FAtQma
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 16, 2023

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First, they said it was only about CRT. Then it became Diversity, Equity, + Inclusion… and African American studies. Next, he threatened the cancellation of all AP courses.

Now, Ron DeSantis appointees are trying to eliminate merit-based scholarships for minority students.⬇️ pic.twitter.com/9QvKTQZVch
— Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) February 15, 2023

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The @haymarketbooks publishing house will offer free e-books focused on Black history after the @CollegeBoard revised its AP African American studies course.

The company is also looking to target #Florida especially.https://t.co/95G6nWapjO
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) February 10, 2023

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Black leaders today ramped up their ongoing criticism of Gov. Ron DeSantis over Florida’s opposition to a new AP African American studies course, claiming that the Republican governor is spurring a cultural battle to aid his expected presidential bid.https://t.co/n8ZTgMaqsu
— POLITICO (@politico) February 16, 2023

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Two high-profile incidents in quick succession involving Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have put the issue of aging politicians front and center.

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A requirement that kept people on Medicaid during the coronavirus pandemic has come to an end, and 15 million people — nearly half of which are Black or Hispanic — could lose their coverage as a result.

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“Too many people can’t afford to miss even a day’s pay…together we continue to build a state that truly serves as a beacon for families, and businesses, and good paying jobs,” Gov. Pritzker

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We have schools w/o after school programs. Libraries reducing open hours. Folks going hungry w/o their snap benefits…but we good spending $750,000 on robot dogs to expand our police state & terrorize neighbors. Show me your budget and I’ll show you your values.

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BREAKING: Donald Trump is now under arrest in New York City ahead of his arraignment in court

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Silicon Valley Bank last week became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis, sending shock waves through the tech industry, Wall Street and Washington. Here’s what we know, and what brought the bank to its collapse.

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The same man who flew 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard wants to make it a felony to transport migrants.

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