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So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

submitted 11 days ago • 1029 comments

The title of this song kinda goes well with this place, doncha think? This was written by Dickey Betts for his Indigenous Canadian girlfriend, Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig. This was one of Duane Allman's last recorded performances with the band. I Love this song. ENJOY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzFO...

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

Sen. Bill Cassidy: "Is there some way that we cut Medicare so that it's-- excuse me, reform Medicare."

submitted 50 days ago • 1413 comments

FUN FACT: Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is far lower than private sector retirement programs. THE MORE YOU KNOW…💫

submitted 54 days ago • 108 comments

Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money, an EARNED benefit!

submitted 56 days ago • 39 comments

I subscribe to a LOT of media, both mainstream and independent. I absolutely want to support good journalism and do so with my money. But I can't subscribe to everything, so once again I am begging for a system to let me pay a dollar to read an article in a newspaper I don't subscribe to.

submitted 57 days ago • 23 comments

In case you’ve forgotten how we used to treat this sort of thing… There would be bipartisan calls for investigations Impeachment would be a foregone conclusion Several people would’ve resigned or been fired by end of day Back when responsible adults were in charge, not this insane clown posse

submitted 57 days ago • 787 comments

Every single Democratic lawmaker should be calling for Hegseth's immediate resignation right now. Not just some. Not just a few dozen. Every single one, starting at the top with Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries. And the fact that it hasn't happened yet is nearly as shocking as Hegseth's conduct.

submitted 58 days ago • 1207 comments

Oh

submitted 58 days ago • 6 comments

How is this okay?

submitted 60 days ago • 2742 comments

I am working out of a public library and there are a good number of people who seem to be on hard times using the facilities for various reasons like job searching, entertainment, charging peripherals, using the bathroom, etc., and I am struck by how important it is that libraries continue to exist

submitted 65 days ago • 441 comments

An Irish Blessing on St. Patrick's Day May those who love us, love us; And for those who don't love us, May God turn their hearts; And if He doesn't turn their hearts, May He turn their ankles, So we will know them by their limping.

submitted 65 days ago • 255 comments

After Trump buys a Tesla, Elon Musk wants to contribute $100 million to groups aligned with the Trump’s political operation.

submitted 70 days ago • 208 comments

We should compare Social Security, which has never missed a payment since its inception, to Tesla's stock price.

submitted 72 days ago • 1077 comments

submitted 74 days ago • 378 comments

Reuters: U.S. JUDGE REINSTATES DEMOCRATIC MEMBER OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, SAYS FIRING BY TRUMP WAS ILLEGAL

submitted 76 days ago • 27 comments

"Trump has demanded an expansion in tree cutting across 280 million acres of national forests." It was incredibly naive on my part, I know, but for a long time I had the idea that soon, we'd have to come to our senses as a species. How very wrong I was. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 75 days ago • 13 comments

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submitted 77 days ago • 190 comments

I’m the dairy farmer running in the special election to replace Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District. Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?

submitted 79 days ago • 157 comments

Trump, who has ejected the Associated Press from White House events because they won't call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America & who today called for criminalizing student speech at protests claims to have brought back free speech in America

submitted 78 days ago • 128 comments

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

submitted 78 days ago • 1799 comments

Mike Lawler: "I've been very clear: I will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid." (Bookmark this one.)

submitted 79 days ago • 1502 comments

Musk’s status as a “special government employee” limits him to 130 days in the executive branch. However, despite working daily—documented by his own X posts—they claim he only works one day a week, effectively stretching his limit to 130 weeks. This needs to be brought to Congress—please share.

submitted 80 days ago • 396 comments

Lift the cap.

submitted 81 days ago • 664 comments

Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.

submitted 82 days ago • 476 comments

Elon’s attack on social security is the oligarchy in action. Social security keeps seniors out of poverty. Stop letting them convince you everything the government does is evil. The government is how we take care of each other.

submitted 81 days ago • 115 comments

HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT? Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.

submitted 81 days ago • 422 comments

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

submitted 82 days ago • 1190 comments

youtu.be/HMdGqfrT7Ro

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Connolly: "The fallacy of Musk's argument is they never look at revenue. They only look at expenditures. If you want to save social security, it's a fairly easy fix. Raise income threshold subject to withholding tax & you can extend social security by 40 to 50yrs. He doesn't want to talk about that"

submitted 90 days ago • 198 comments

In addition to Congress being the place that makes the laws, pretty key thing, the constitution explicitly says Congress gets to create the postal system. It’s not left implied that that comes under law making generally. The President has no power to unilaterally abolish it and move it to commerce.

submitted 90 days ago • 284 comments

SICKENING!!! My congressman, Mike Lawler, questioned the citizenship status of José Alvarado, a Latino county official, at a public meeting when he asked what documentation "somebody that looks like me" should provide if stopped by ICE. Alvarado has lived here since 1982. Lawler was born in 1986.

submitted 91 days ago • 104 comments

DOGE having access to Americans' Social Security data isn't just a major security breach. It's part of a deliberate ploy to cut benefits — using the false pretext of "waste and fraud" — and have Congress use the savings to give billionaires another giant tax cut. Be warned.

submitted 92 days ago • 216 comments

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

submitted 93 days ago • 2244 comments

cc: @Gavin Newsome It’s time to build a CDC & NIH in California with the folks who were fired from the feds. In fact, I think each blue state governor needs to scoop up these scientists, healthcare workers and laboratory workers asap. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

submitted 95 days ago • 685 comments

I’m thinking about federal income tax. If the federal government isn’t meeting its obligations why should we? Specifically, I’d love to see states get the money first and hold it in trust pending litigation. I want to pay my taxes but not to a government that doesn’t respect the constitution.

submitted 94 days ago • 897 comments

The IRS was a simple test for DOGE: was it really interested in efficiency and state capacity? If so, you support the tax enforcement, the biggest ROI in govt. Or did it want to minimize parts of the state that bothered billionaires? We have our answer. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

submitted 96 days ago • 132 comments

Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.

submitted 95 days ago • 2002 comments

CARTOON OF THE DAY

submitted 102 days ago • 55 comments

Without congressional approval or constitutional authority, the richest man in the world has taken over payroll of the US government. How is this not a coup?

submitted 110 days ago • 59 comments

Before the ink was dry on any Biden policy, there was a Republican - an AG, a member of Congress, even an ordinary citizen - teed up w/a lawsuit in a favorable venue and I'm legitimately wondering why Democrats are not adopting this same strategy in light of what Trump is doing🤔

submitted 109 days ago • 4 comments

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

submitted 111 days ago • 1394 comments