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NEW: After months of being too scared to leave their homes, more than 500 children have returned to in-person classes at Columbia Heights Public Schools, a huge moment of celebration for school leaders in this Minneapolis suburb once swarming with ICE agents. www.huffpost.com/entry/minneapolis-schools-ice-immigrant-children_n_69d690d3e4b048dba44abe8e?d4r
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As the Integrity crew splashed down TO THE MINUTE of their estimated arrival and hit the BULLSEYE, this is a reminder that Katherine Johnson was an absolute genius. My God. #NASA #ArtemisII
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Humanity did that. Science did that. Publicly-funded research did that. Excellent universities did that. Diversity did that. International cooperation did that.

Artemis II is a perfect example of what we can do at our best.

Welcome home, Integrity crew!
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1000 people started spontaneously chanting U-S-A in the San Diego air and space museum at splashdown And you know what? FUND AMERICAN SCIENCE. Imagine who we could be.
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Elon Musk didn’t go to the moon.

Jeff Bezos didn’t go to the moon.

NASA went to the moon.
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Let it be known that Katherine Johnson was the reason for the first astronauts in space.

And now Vanessa Wyche, head of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil servant, is the responsible for the longest manned space flight in history
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Shoutout to the Mets for this

📸 @mets.com
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Now would be a great time to reconsider that 46% cut to NASA’s science budget for FY2027.
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Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school.

Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon!

🌕 💛
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The amazing, letter-perfect performance of NASA this week is a ferocious rebuke to the right-wing fools who constantly tell us that for-profit businesses always do a job better than the government.
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Notice how the most celebrated and successful space mission in *decades* was run by at least 50% “DEI hires”—not all white men? And not even all Americans. Maybe diversity *is* strength . . .
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Acting CDC Head Blocks Publication of Research Showing COVID Vaccine Benefits
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US March budget deficit rises slightly to $164 billion as Iran war outlays lag reut.rs/41voPJo
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“School zones are where our laws should be clearest and strongest because the consequences of mistakes can be catastrophic,” writes Thaddeus Wendt in an op-ed. “But Utah is moving in the opposite direction.”
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Redistricting in Hungary has been structured to favour the ruling party. Our charts and maps explain how Viktor Orban has tilted the system in his party’s favour
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Middle East war to cut growth, deliver cascading impact, World Bank chief says reut.rs/4sXGLbE
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Hungary’s strongman Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, might lose the upcoming election. What would that mean for right-wing movements across the world? www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-global-stakes-of-hungarys-pivotal-election
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Dr. Dan Edney, Mississippi’s State Health Officer, is no longer a candidate to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

He faced opposition from allies of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his strong support for vaccines and medical science.

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It doesn’t have to be like this. That’s the part they don’t want you to realize.
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At least 2.5 million people lost help affording groceries under the Trump/Republican spending law that shifted hundreds of millions of dollars in costs from the federal government to states, a study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/09/repub/2-5-million-americans-lost-food-aid-in-months-after-passage-of-gop-megabill-study-finds/
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Our new LP The World Is to Dig is everywhere 4/14, but grab your headphones and tuck in for the weekend because you can download it NOW. It’s a fundraiser for our studio work! Help sustain our project and hear all 18 new song before the rest of the world does! Exclusively at TMBGshop.com.
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Way to go Oregon! Gov. Tina Kotek signed a sweeping immigrant justice package yesterday eight new laws covering schools, hospitals, workplaces, courts, and law enforcement. This is what state-level resistance looks like.
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The USPS can't "run out of money," the sole question is the people in charge of the federal government believe delivering mail is worth funding the same way they already fund armed kidnapping gangs, concentration camps, and blowing up girls' schools.
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Adam Kinzinger understands the assignment. #VirginiaIsForVotingYes because Trump and MAGA politicians are trying to rig the midterms by redrawing congressional districts to benefit Republicans. So we must answer to level the playing field and stop the power grab. Vote 🗳️ YES‼️🥊
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The Earth is getting bigger in the window. The crew of Artemis II is now about 8,200 nautical miles from splashdown, which should happen in about one hour. You can watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXv_OiqergY
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We can have safe and secure elections in 2026 — if we work for it. The good news is the plan to defend the vote is already in action. Here are the highlights: bit.ly/41OHwrA
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Veterans protected our right to choose our leaders, not for politicians to choose their voters through rigged maps. Respect their service by ending partisan gerrymandering.
Vote YES now or on April 21 to keep elections fair.
#sheshed
#VirginiaIsForVotingYes
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Virginia voters are being flooded with lies—fake Jim Crow flyers, fake Obama & Spanberger opposition ads funded by right-wing billionaires like Peter Thiel. Don’t let them win. If you know someone in Virginia, tell them: Vote YES on redistricting April 21st.
#VirginiaIsForVotingYes
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Texas & Florida rigged their maps to gerrymander their representation even more. Now Virginia has the chance to respond.

This temporary move secures our future until the commission returns in 2031. Let us build a stronger VA. Vote YES by April 21st.

#VirginiaIsForVotingYes
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