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[Jeremy @jeremyct]

My wife and I got into it last night about the grocery bill.

I pulled up an old Target order from February 2020.

28 items. $64.50.

Added every single one back to the cart just to see.

$158.30.
Same 28 items. Same store. Same cart.
$93.80 more.

In five years.
We didn’t buy more.
Didn’t upgrade anything.
Didn’t add a single extra item.

Just needed the same things we always needed.

They told us inflation was transitory. They told us it was under control. They told us the economy was strong.

Our cart didn’t get any of those memos.
145% increase in five years.

Not one member of Congress has looked at a grocery receipt in decades.

And it shows.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

America’s 250th bday also marks the 150th anniversary of the Hamburg Massacre, the mass shooting that officially ended Reconstruction, overturned an election and birthed Jim Crow https://t.co/fvcS8fvUhs

[Just me @billcup630]

@jwjg83805 @piersmorgan God’s will 🙏🏼

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

A judge ruled to restore millions of dollars in grants for Black farmers after the Trump administration cut USDA funding https://t.co/WN87bYVNj3

[Just me @billcup630]

@factpostnews Rogan What a desperate loser any which way the wind blows

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Trump has denied $227 million in disaster aid for 4 Democratic-led states.

Two days prior, he approved disaster aid for 6 Republican-led states.

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: In Everett, MA, an ICE agent appears to drop their firearm, while multiple agents are on top of a man…then another agent falsely claims the man was grabbing the gun.

In the video, as the gun falls to the ground, and is tossed away from the pile of agents, another agent can be heard yelling, “He grabbed your gun. He grabbed your gun.”

Except… the video appears to show the exact opposite.

The firearm wasn’t in the man’s hands. It had already been thrown away from the struggle.

This is exactly why poorly trained agents are so dangerous.

The second someone yells, “He’s got the gun,” every officer on the scene has to make a split-second decision, based on that information.

If that information is wrong, you’ve just created a situation where someone could be shot because another agent panicked, or falsely identified what happened.

We’ve seen this before with Alex Pretti.

Federal agents carrying firearms should be trained well enough not to lose control of their weapon… and certainly not to falsely claim the person they’re arresting has it.

We’ve now seen multiple videos of agents dropping magazines, firearms, and handling their weapons in ways that raise serious safety concerns.

Every time DHS puts poorly trained agents on the street, with the unlimited power to detain people and carry loaded firearms, they are putting the public, bystanders, and even their own agents at risk.

And until there is real accountability for reckless conduct, and inadequate training, these dangerous incidents will keep happening.

The public shouldn’t have to wonder whether the biggest threat during an arrest is the person being detained… or the agent carrying the gun.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump: I see my two beautiful sons sitting there. I think I'm going to give one medal of honor to myself, one to them, and we'll have a threesome.

[Jeremy @jeremyct]

Just got off the phone with my college roommate.

His daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in January.

He has insurance. Good insurance. The kind you feel safe having.

7 months later:
Savings: wiped out. 401k: cashed early. Penalties and all. House: refinanced to cover the gaps insurance decided weren’t their problem.

He told me he’s not the same person anymore.

Said watching your child fight for her life while simultaneously fighting an insurance company over coverage codes does something to you that doesn’t go away.

They did everything right.
Two incomes. No debt. Responsible their whole lives.

One diagnosis undid all of it in 7 months.

And somewhere a health insurance CEO is getting a $30 million bonus this quarter.

I don’t know how people defend this system with a straight face.

I really don’t.

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

A Confederate flag was projected on multiple screens inside the North Carolina pavilion at the Great American State Fair. People walked in and saw that image displayed alongside the state flag. A symbol of hatred and oppression has no place at a public event. We are glad it was removed but let us be clear. This was NOT a small oversight and it should never be treated as one.

[Just me @billcup630]

@HealthRanger Pending lawsuits already filed are blocked now WTH

[The Root @TheRoot]

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning that the Trump administration can remove temporary protected status (TPS) from 356,000 Haitian and Syrian immigrants.

Lower courts had postponed TPS terminations by the Department of Homeland Security, but this reversed that altogether.

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

Great nations invest in education. Great men aren’t threatened by brilliant women.

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

ICE deport couple—leave their 2 dogs locked inside their home to die.

They were left without food or water for 1 whole week—until apartment manager went to check on the smell.

"Yes! This is ICE's fault!" said animal welfare guy.

"It is 1000% their responsibility to notify us."

If any law enforcement agency involved knows that there are animals at the scene—they are mandated reporters to animal welfare.

"Why are people coming out of left field to defend ICE in this situation?" he asks.

Incident occurred near Chicago, Illinois.

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

A 9-year-old boy was building a fort with his friends in Naperville, Illinois. A man came out of his home and allegedly hurled a racial slur at the child, pushed him, and threw his bike. It is horrific that this young king has to experience hate so young. This is why we fight. We are glad to see felony hate crime charges filed. Our children are allowed to play in our communities. Hate has no place in our neighborhoods, our streets, or anywhere near our children.

[Just me @billcup630]

@Stopworkplacebu Amen !

[Social Security Works ❌👑 @SSWorks]

Republicans are trying to make the wealthiest people in the world EVEN richer – and they’re paying for it by stealing health care and food from families who need it most.

SHAME.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Trump further guts the Education Department by shifting oversight of special education and civil rights to other federal agencies https://t.co/TdgQfpMZLO

[Just me @billcup630]

@LogisticsExpert @factpostnews @SpeakerJohnson @GOP gives Trump whatever he needs . Doubt it will change with them in charge of congress