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Hey @60Minutes, Trump just said he’s the only president who hasn’t taken his salary. JFK gave every penny of his salary to groups such as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and the United Negro College Fund. He did the same thing with his House and Senate salaries.
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Highway 610 is now the Hortman Memorial Highway, a fitting tribute to Speaker Melissa Hortman, who fought for this project and helped secure its funding. We will never forget all that Melissa and Mark did for Minnesota.
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Why must all Democrats agree on everything?
Big tent wins.
Much more unites us than divides us.
Focus on the important issues of unity, not the marginal issues of division.
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This week, voters chose love over hate, and they did it with a clear mandate. Now our leaders must honor that choice and get to work!
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Mike Johnson has spent his time as Speaker of the House acting like his job is to serve Donald Trump rather than the American people.
And in doing so, he has made a mockery of the very institution he was elected to lead.
Congress is not an extension of the White House. It is a coequal branch of government, with the constitutional authority and responsibility to hold the president accountable.
But Mike Johnson apparently missed that civics lesson.
Rather than exercise that authority, he has spent his speakership surrendering it to Donald Trump at every opportunity.
Well, that changes now.
Democrats will use the full weight and power of Congress to investigate abuses of power, follow the money, expose corruption, and hold accountable anyone who has used public office to enrich themselves at the expense of the American people.
Mike Johnson may have forgotten who Congress works for.
We haven't.
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I want a stiff code of ethics for the Supreme Court passed by Congress, with an independent office of judicial ethics that would investigate every allegation of misconduct and make recommendations to the judicial conference. Detailed explanation from them if not implemented.
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I want to share a brief update.
My presidential memoir, PROMISE ME, AMERICA, is coming out on November 17th. I hope you'll read it. It covers my years as President. The challenges we faced, the decisions I made, and why I made them. It's about who we are as a nation. What we stand for. And America's role in the world. More than anything, it's about my faith in the American people and the great American experiment in self-governance and democracy.
While writing the book, I was diagnosed with cancer, a disease known all too well to millions of Americans and their families. My doctors continue to be encouraged by how I've responded to treatment. And the prayers and kind words and well wishes from so many of you have meant more to me and Jill and our family than you can ever know.
Some days are better than others. It hasn't stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down. What that means is, unfortunately, I won’t be able to do as many conversations about my book as I’d hoped. However, I’m hopeful the words on the page speak for themselves.
Looking forward, I'm going to keep following what my father told me a long time ago: "Champ, when you get knocked down, get up." It's a good lesson for me. And for America.
We are blessed. America is the most unique nation on earth. Unlike other countries, we're built on an idea. An idea bigger than any ocean. More powerful than any army. Stronger than any tyrant or dictator. That idea? All of us are created equal.
Promise Me, America, we'll never forget it.
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NFL华盛顿指挥官队前老板丹·斯奈德，花4800万美元在马里兰州买下一座紧挨着波托马克河的豪华庄园，唯一让他看着不顺眼的，是庄园与河岸之间隔着一片受联邦法律保护的国家公园原始林地，挡住了他在阳台上看河的视线。
2004年斯奈德动用人脉绕过环保听证，直接雇了一支伐木队开进国家公园领地，操起电锯一口气砍光了130棵百年原生大树，给自家后院清出了一片无遮挡的河景视野。
国家公园首席巡逻员罗伯特·丹诺发现整片山坡被砍秃后依法上报追查，没想到斯奈德靠着高层关系，最后只交了一笔微不足道的小额罚款就轻松过关了；
反倒是坚持追查到底的巡逻员丹诺遭到了内部疯狂报复，不仅被无故收缴警徽和配枪，还被发配去管郊区小卖部，甚至连家里都被联邦法警持枪破门搜查。
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Everything she says in this video is, of course, 100% correct.
And people will, of course, choose to dismiss it because they (a) have no clue how Congress works & don’t care to learn, and (b) are never happier than when they’re getting likes for relitigating old Dem primaries.
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In 1912, Charles and Willa Bruce, a Black couple in California, purchased beachfront property in Manhattan Beach for approximately $1,225. At a time when Black families were routinely excluded from white-only beaches and resorts, they turned the land into a welcoming seaside destination for Black visitors. They built a resort where families could enjoy the ocean, rent bathing suits, buy food and spend time without facing the discrimination they encountered elsewhere.
Their success, however, was met with hostility. The Bruces faced racist harassment and opposition from white residents and local authorities who wanted their business gone. Restrictions were introduced to discourage visitors, and the hostility continued until 1924, when the city used eminent domain to take the property, claiming it was needed for a public park. The Bruces were forced to give up their land and never received fair compensation for what they had built.
For decades, the property remained in public ownership, while the family continued to fight for recognition of the injustice. In 2021, California passed Senate Bill 796, authorizing Los Angeles County to return the land to the Bruce family's descendants. The transfer was completed in 2022, more than a century after Charles and Willa first purchased the property.
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Newsmax got shook when I smuggled the fact Florida Republicans just DEFUNDED THE POLICE during the Blue Tsunami.
Ron DeSantis put a massive property tax cut on the ballot. Republicans in the statehouse approved putting it on the ballot. It passed with 65% of the votes.
Florida’s Sheriffs associations came out against Amendment 3 because it would cut their funding.
Republicans led by Ron DeSantis took BILLIONS out of police budgets in Florida, the last remaining state of any size with Republicans in charge, despite a purple electorate.
The next time someone tries to fear monger that Democrats will defund the police just point them to Florida, Republicans and Ron DeSantis as the new leaders in that movement.
That’s why I smuggled the fact Florida just massively defunded the police, along with fire and other essential services this week.
