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Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice. Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice. Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.

The most corrupt presidency in the history of the United States.

U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sank the Market www.propublica.org/article/us-o...

In a country where it is already harder to be poor than many others politicians are cutting their lifelines to give more money to the richest people in the world.

ST. LOUIS wants federal help after a storm — meanwhile Mississippi has been waiting months. As Trump “overhauls” (cuts/tries to privatize) FEMA. Predictable consequences of electing people who don’t believe in government helping people who aren’t them. abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...

Fact-check: True

Trump Enters His Fascist Era It Starts With Banners and Ends With Camps. open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

NASHVILLE… ICYMI… www.thedailybeast.com/kid-rocks-re...

60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life. Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dccartoonist.bsky.social )

House Republicans are now targeting federal workers’ retirement benefits to help fund their massive tax cuts. Last week, the House Oversight Committee approved a plan to slash $50 billion from the retirement system over the next decade by changing

Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Kristi Noem and a whole lot of ICE/DHS types is will discover a Strange New Respect for habeas corpus and the rule of law when the 2029 Truth and Reconciliation Commission arrests them for human trafficking, conspiracy, kidnapping, and child abuse.

youtu.be/xVUcb9lQBh8

“This is taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious indoctrination. You’ve just got to call it what it is.”

Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.

The so-called “moderate” GOP position on Medicaid cuts is no cuts above $500 billion. Hello? That would mean 18 million children and 2 million adults with disabilities lose health care coverage, according to the latest estimates. What’s “moderate” about that?

101 days in. Someone's got Biden Derangement Syndrome.

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Trump's first 100 days: -Start a costly trade war. -Fire thousands of food safety, medical, and weather experts. -Let the world's richest man effectively cut Social Security. -Bill taxpayers $26M for golf trips. -Shred the Constitution. So much winning. youtu.be/yxtrhzW1ZTs?...

Amazon planned to show customers how the tariffs were impacting their charges for products, but the White House went ballistic at the idea. Guess they’re afraid of the truth! Bezos backed down, making a story that encapsulates much of what’s wrong AF these days. Link to my piece below.

I’m old enough to remember when conservatives got mad because they thought women were having babies to get cash

Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.

RFK believes that he is one of the genetic elect and that it is a violation of the natural order to either impose on the genetic elect with public health OR prevent nature from taking its course with those who are predestined to biological damnation.

A very, very good question.

Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.

It is clear the Rigged Supreme Court is the problem! History will write how they allowed the Constitution to be eliminated by a dictator one step at a time.

Every time he says stuff like this, he is literally telling you what *he* does.

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

“A sharp rise in trade-war intensity sent Wall Street spiraling Friday, pushing the Nasdaq into a bear market denoting a 20% decline from its peak. … The marketwide toll from the two-day tariff rout surged to a record $6.4 trillion.” www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Please share!!! This is getting ridiculous—they just can’t accept a loss. Please help spread the word to North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted.

JFC can it be more obvious? Government for the Billionaires, of the Billionaires and by the Billionaires.

SOCIAL SECURITY IS IN DANGER Lutnik is one of Trump’s billionaire oligarch cabinet members. His mother-in-law doesn’t need her monthly SS check but most Americans do. He’s deliberately raising the possibility of NOT sending out checks… and if you dare to complain, you’re obviously a fraudster.

Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny. That’s what’s really driving Trump’s attack on education and public knowledge.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu demolished the Republicans in the House here: "If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."

Open message to Elon Musk: Rumors are swirling that you’re spending $40 million on Super Bowl ads targeting USAID. If there were truly fraud, wouldn’t you not need to spend millions trying to convince people?

An unelected billionaire, with no actual Congressional authority or govt experience, has access to Treasury payment systems and sensitive information about millions of Americans who receive Social Security checks, tax refunds, and other payments. What could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

Yikes—Trump's Transportation Secretary walks away when asked by reporters if there's an acting FAA Director. 👇

"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." ~Nelson Mandela

When they talk about privatizing Veterans’ care and Medicare, they mean allowing companies to provide healthcare for a profit. But how do companies make those profits? By *denying* care to many who need it. Don’t get fooled by the “privatization” label. It means “for profit” and YOU are the cost.

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Happy Thanksgiving all!!! So far my favorite float and performance was the Bronx Zoo!!!

Wicked was awesome!!! Sad I have to wait a year for part 2.