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"The 11N is not only a labor strike or a strike of tenants," its organizers said, "it is a general strike for housing and against the cost of living." https://t.co/Sowaz79HzU

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Trump White House’s ‘D-Team Lawyers’ Mocked for Threatening Congressional Investigators https://t.co/R5cAoqy2Tm

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“Fossil fuels must go the way of the dinosaurs, but that won’t happen on its own. The dinosaurs did not have a lobby, but fossil fuels do." https://t.co/ToT4wjSmTG

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Some of the 11 Democrats who missed last night's impeachment vote against Pete Hegseth had been attending an event hosted by an AIPAC "front group," known as "Elect Democratic Women," which funneled nearly $2.4m from AIPAC into this year's elections. https://t.co/TjLPPphMET

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"Should these provisions be enacted, it would further increase Israel’s leverage over the United States through some of the most sensitive technologies in warfare." https://t.co/3wIsxsyky3

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Over 80% of MoveOn Members Don’t Support Schumer for Senate Majority Leader https://t.co/WM5s65KA6S

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Hegseth Impeachment Debacle Latest Example of Jeffries' Awful Leadership | "Coach Hakeem Jeffries did not have enough players on the field and Team Trump scored a touchdown. It is as simple as that." https://t.co/QgkbqiQaYq

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Tuesday's vote postponed accountability. It did not answer the charges, and it should not end the organizing. https://t.co/6xFxIe24YT

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We’ve seen an entire people be reduced to the images of their suffering. Humanitarian aid and bearing witness to those atrocities is essential. But Palestinians are not simply people to be rescued or mourned, writes @gazasoupkitchen. https://t.co/TYPKsSpLI4

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VA defenders, inside and outside the Beltway, need a damage control agenda that will restrain—rather than enable—further White House attempts to defund and dismantle our best working model of socialized medicine. https://t.co/13izWa2Cf4

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Many, many progressives would love to see the Democrats become the party of Talarico, and Bernie, and AOC. I fear they will be heartbroken…. yet again, writes @les_leopold. https://t.co/JV3Wugveoq

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“Veterans want an end to endless wars,” said the director of @VFPNational. https://t.co/AlJ3qiI0qi

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"The Trump administration is doubling down on making it harder for people to feed their families, after already enacting the deepest cuts to SNAP in history.​" https://t.co/FKoc1R4Sek

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COLLINS: What do you say to the 11 Democrats who didn't show up to vote tonight?

EL-SAYED: You should show up and do your job

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A week after the greatest political wipeout of our lifetimes, Schumer and Jeffries are…

-Allowing Dems to stay home for Hegseth’s impeachment vote

-Supporting a GOP-backed permitting reform deal that would ram data centers and Big Oil into our neighborhoods

Got it.

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"Jeffries didn't even whip the vote," one critic said about the minority leader. "This is why people want a stronger leader." https://t.co/Et6SVDMsOx

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Democrats will have a 56-seat majority in the US Senate. We need to use it. Pass Medicare for All.

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"I hate the way they are taking advantage of Texas, and that stops when I'm governor," Democratic Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa said of AI companies' proliferating data centers. https://t.co/TeYaUA4nIj

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California's billionaire tax proposal may have fallen short, but Bernie Sanders is warning the rich that their victory will be "fleeting."

"We will pass a federal billionaire wealth tax and end your greed," he said. https://t.co/hLc5t2UwPP

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For Backstabbing El-Sayed, Progressives in Michigan Demand ‘Capricious’ Haley Stevens Be Expelled From Democratic Party https://t.co/cSq0U4Fje7