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Agents working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement are in line for $20 million worth of ‘shock gloves’ according to the Associated Press, reporting on a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security for a no bid contrac...

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Framing Anticipation for a Blue Wave

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Trump on Vaccines, Autism: Ready, Fire, Aim

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The McCarthyism of the “Moderate” Democrats

Looking forward to reliving the McCarthy era? I didn’t think so. But like it or not, you will be not just because Trump has dusted off virulent anti-communism in the lead up to the midterms, but also because some “centrist” Democrats are fo...

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San Diego Overpass Group Celebrates One Year, Two Locations

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    Writer, Progressive Political Activist. San Diego elections are a thing for me, but I cover a lot of things. I lost my vocal chords to cancer, keyboard is my voice. #BLM

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