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NEW: @RepRaulGrijalva leads House Dems urging @Potus, @SenSchumer & @RepJeffries not to cave on permitting reform in exchange for raising the debt ceiling... The GOP's H.R.1 will fast-track permitting for energy projects and bypass community input More details @TYTreports:
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NEW: @GovAbbott's push to pardon the killer of a BLM protester is a “blueprint” for govs to advance a white supremacist agenda across southern states, says @BlackVotersMtr's Legal Dir and a ploy to win a presidential primary says @RepCasar @TYTreports tyt.com/reports/7015be31e708…
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Amazon, AT&T, Pfizer Backed Tennessee Republicans Who Expelled Black Democrats dlvr.it/SmPCdw
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NEW: @amazon, @pfizer, @ATT gave $160K+ to anti-gun ctrl TN GOPers that expelled Black Democrat Reps. @brotherjones & @justinjpearson, acc. to campaign finance records. Jones & Pearson have now both been reinstated. Find out more @TYTReports: tyt.com/reports/7015be31e708…
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Koch Industries Backed Tennessee Republicans Who Expelled Black Democrats dlvr.it/SmK8n7
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NEW: 27 TN Republicans who expelled Reps. @brotherjones_ & @Justinjpearson got campaign $$$ from @KochIndustries - a corporate backer of the ultra-right-wing @ALEC_states that has been pushing weak gun leg for decades Get the breakdown @tytreports: tyt.com/reports/7015be31e708…
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At least 5 people murdered today in Louisville didn't benefit from the latest rounds of Thoughts & Prayers in place of gun control measures. They were alive the last time our legislators gave them the middle finger.
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The Family's Secret History in Uganda dlvr.it/Sm63HX
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The Genesis of Uganda's "Kill the Gays" Bill dlvr.it/Sm63Gc
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'The Family' Tied -- Again -- to Anti-LGBTQ+ Death Penalty Bill dlvr.it/Sm639C
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Justice Begins: Trump Indicted for Pornstar Payoffs dlvr.it/Sm0kjX
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Progressives Hail Trump Indictment, Call for More dlvr.it/Sllxx3
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TikTok CEO Takes Bipartisan Beating Over Data Privacy, But Users Aren’t Buying the Hype dlvr.it/SlPFvV
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TikTok CEO to Testify Before Congress as Calls to Ban Chinese-linked Video App Increase dlvr.it/SlMTXj
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HAPPENING SOON: TikTok CEO @shouchew will testify before Congress as a push to ban the app grows amid national security and user privacy concerns @RepBowman says banning TikTok plays into xenophobia & racism against China; questions American-owned apps tyt.com/reports/7015be31e708…
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ANALYSIS: Congressional Republicans' plan to cap spending at 2022 levels will cut over $1B from WIC, lead to mass evictions & threaten transit safety That info is in response to letters Rep @rosadelauro sent to cabinet secretaries in January @TYTreports tyt.com/reports/7015be31e708…
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Analysis: Republican Budget Cap Will Cause Massive Spending Cuts dlvr.it/SlFR5B
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NEWS: House members stay silent on whether @SpeakerMcCarthy will bring leg. to repeal the Iraq AUMF to the floor for a vote once it moves through the Senate. @RepMcCaul says the Senate's approach isn't "a serious contribution to war powers reform.” tyt.com/reports/7015be31e708…
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House Members Mum on Whether McCarthy Will Allow a Vote to Repeal Iraq War Powers dlvr.it/Sl3qyx
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