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Billionaire Democracy? San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Ousted in Recall & L.A. Mayor Race Heads to Runoff https://t.co/T1MQrj3lZv — PolitiTweet.org

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“Global Embarrassment”: Mexico & More Skip Biden’s Summit of Americas for Excluding Cuba, Venezuela https://t.co/biCRURkemh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AleVelascoNYU: You can call the US decision to exclude Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua from the Summit of the Americas many things. “Pri… — PolitiTweet.org

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A British journalist and Brazilian expert on Indigenous peoples have gone missing in the Amazon rainforest, and many suspect foul play. "They were there doing the work defending the territorial rights of Indigenous peoples in this region," says Ana Alfinito of @amazonwatch. https://t.co/Z6kL0Ia4fA — PolitiTweet.org

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Key leaders from Latin America are boycotting the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, making it "a failure of hemispheric proportions and a global embarrassment for the United States and the Biden administration," says journalist Roberto Lovato (@robvato). https://t.co/UfDWnhfjDW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @larabazelon: Thank you Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez for having me on @democracynow to discuss the recall of @chesaboudin and what it m… — PolitiTweet.org

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Why were Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua excluded from the Summit of the Americas? The move by President Biden is an "unsurprising but disappointing continuation of policy toward Latin America," says historian Alejandro Velasco (@AleVelascoNYU). https://t.co/wrfXUBfZXC — PolitiTweet.org

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San Francisco progressive DA Chesa Boudin was recalled Tuesday after a billionaire-funded campaign that "returning to tough-on-crime policies are going to be the answer to the myriad of problems the city faces," says law professor @LaraBazelon. https://t.co/qTacmOr0lg — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @democracynow: Special committees called in the wake of mass shootings like the one for Uvalde are often not effective, says Roland Guti… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @democracynow: U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's narrow escape from being ousted signals "a large number of rebels in the Tory ranks,"… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @democracynow: A prevailing myth about prison is that it helps addicted people "get clean," but drugs are widely available inside, as Ke… — PolitiTweet.org

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Fear is growing over the safety of British journalist Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, a protector of Brazilian Indigenous communities, after the pair went missing in one of the most remote areas of the Amazon. https://t.co/xiBpWJSKKH — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @democracynow: Reporters are being blocked by police from covering the aftermath of the Robb Elementary mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Jessica Cisneros has formally requested a recount in her May runoff election with Democratic incumbent Congressmember Henry Cuellar. https://t.co/0RWXKD5aXU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @democracynow: Texas state Senator Roland Gutierrez is still demanding accountability for the botched police response in Uvalde, Texas.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Enrique Tarrio and four other Proud Boys members have been charged with seditious conspiracy over their roles in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/Ny4HDpciHd — PolitiTweet.org

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Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn says GOP senators needed at least another week to nail down a bipartisan deal on gun violence. https://t.co/4Oi6Gopfb8 — PolitiTweet.org

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At least 6,000 people departed from the southern Mexican city of Tapachula Monday hoping to reach the U.S.-Mexico border in search of refuge. https://t.co/nYpPPb0Uvq — PolitiTweet.org

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Mexico's president says he will not attend the Summit of the Americas after the Biden administration excluded the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. https://t.co/aR0lzs31nk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @democracynow: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might have survived a vote of no-confidence on Monday, but it was "a warning shot" f… — PolitiTweet.org

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The U.N. is demanding an independent investigation into charges of rape and sexual assault committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. https://t.co/qv5LXpLVs2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Ukraine’s government says more than 40,000 civilians have been killed or wounded in fighting since Russia invaded in late February. https://t.co/KwZl32S9Zl — PolitiTweet.org

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In Brazil, fear is growing over the safety of British journalist Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, a protector of Brazilian Indigenous communities, after the pair went missing in one of the most remote areas of the Amazon early Sunday. https://t.co/xiBpWJSKKH — PolitiTweet.org

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's narrow escape from being ousted signals "a large number of rebels in the Tory ranks," says Cambridge professor @PriyamvadaGopal. "Any legislation that he tries to put forward may not go through because of dissension from within the Tory party." https://t.co/fqoIv1D4aG — PolitiTweet.org

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Progressive primary challenger Jessica Cisneros has formally requested a recount in her May runoff election with Democratic incumbent Congressmember Henry Cuellar. https://t.co/0RWXKD5aXU — PolitiTweet.org

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Police in Uvalde, Texas, are reportedly threatening and harassing vocal critics in the face of rising disapproval of police conduct during the town's mass shooting, says Nora Lopez (@nlopez10) of @expressnews. "Police are actively obstructing us from doing our jobs." https://t.co/88cCpKVBXg — PolitiTweet.org

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Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the far-right group have been charged with seditious conspiracy over their roles in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/Ny4HDpciHd — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PriyamvadaGopal: Was on @democracynow earlier today to talk about the nearly No Johnson vote. https://t.co/V9LUg2XQvx — PolitiTweet.org

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The British queen's jubilee last week not only glossed over the British empire's bloody history but was a "celebration of wealth and the wealthy while ordinary people are going without and suffering in very large numbers," says @PriyamvadaGopal, @Cambridge_Uni professor. https://t.co/xWQrwLPjri — PolitiTweet.org

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a package of 10 new gun control bills. https://t.co/SSbizGgb02 — PolitiTweet.org