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I haven't seen any other members of Congress taking about ICE (and whoever else is helping ICE) wearing masks and removing badges to hide their identity. Call your Rep &. Senators! Ask them to talk about why ICE / DHS are hiding their identities! 🚨(202) 224-3121

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A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security with 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security with less than 1% of their income. Does that sound fair to you?

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Deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said on Fox News earlier this week that the administration was setting a goal of 3,000 arrests by ICE each day & that the number could go higher. Here's a look at who is here legally and who is not.

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Republicans’ budget bill earmarks a staggering $45 billion for immigrant detention centers. The biggest beneficiaries? Private prison companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group – who both donated hefty sums to Trump’s inauguration. Always follow the money.

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“She means ‘fewer.’” - a Harvard graduate

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Narrator: he didn’t

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“It’s true that narcissism is associated with more impulsive, error-prone decision-making. But … [w]hether consciously or not, narcissists hold power by keeping others in a state of psychological whiplash.“ www.huffpost.com/entry/psycho...

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Rupert Murdoch, Founder of Fox News: How His Love of Money Shaped Media and Divided Societies   In this video, we examine Rupert Murdoch, 93, the founder of Fox News, and his global legacy of harm, driven by his obsession with accumulating wealth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWUW...

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As Donald Trump works to undermine the Social Security Administration, his ultrarich Social Security commissioner, Frank Bisignano, was just approved for a giant tax break on a $484 million capital gains sale.

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“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home. Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.

submitted 14 days ago • 566 comments

Kristi goes to Congress: An ode to those asking the right questions

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Why are we selling off public lands? Did Musk recommend this? Did they ask the owners of this land, the American taxpayers, if the land is even up for sale? Or did they forget that step, thinking we are only here for the oligarchy.

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This is who Elon Musk really is. Don’t buy a Tesla. Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...

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TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

submitted 26 days ago • 2313 comments

The perverting effect of money.

submitted 28 days ago • 173 comments

Trump's full answer transcribed: Well, I guess I was supposed to be a movie maker. We're talking—we started with the movie making and will end. I mean, it—it represents something very strong, very powerful in terms of law and order. Our country needs law and order. 1/

submitted 28 days ago • 563 comments

This isn't hypothetical. The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.

submitted 31 days ago • 985 comments

If you haven't listened to Mehdi Hasan give a blistering nail-biting account to Trump's first 100 days in office, you are missing out!

submitted 33 days ago • 6 comments

As a criminal defense attorney, the vast majority of my cases were NOT immigrants. So let's stop pretending immigrants are the problem when there's a 34-count convicted felon sitting in the White House. The hypocrisy is outrageous.

submitted 54 days ago • 970 comments

The Court of Trump: Where Power Comes at the Cost of Dignity   In this video, we explore how Trump's courtiers willingly sacrifice their dignity for proximity to power in the court of King Donald the Mad.

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

We must understand that the purpose of the Trump Regime is to bend people to His Will and he does not give a flying fuck what anybody else thinks. He wants the world - nation by nation, industry by industry, soul by soul - to kneel before him and beg. And most of all, he wants our money.

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“There is only one thing worse than fighting with your allies, and that’s fighting without them.” —Victor Hugo We’re entering the “worse” phase.

submitted 56 days ago • 142 comments

You have to see this. PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.

submitted 62 days ago • 605 comments

This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.

submitted 64 days ago • 323 comments

If your biggest concern is that protesters broke the law, ask yourself who the law protects. These protests aren’t random — they’re a response to injustice, exploitation, and silence. Breaking the law to defend life, truth, and dignity isn’t chaos. It’s history repeating itself.

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THIS IS TERRIFYING!!!

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Alright doomscroll friends, here's a thread to 📌 on safeguarding yourself. First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.

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