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Absolutely 💯

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Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.

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Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’

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There's a tweet for every lie that comes out of his mouth.

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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

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War hero schools a chickenhawk.

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The risks of a recession have practically DOUBLED since Donald Trump took office. He took an economy poised for a soft landing and drove it in to the ground.

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Claim by the White House: The Supreme Court ruling made it “very clear” that Trump was “well within his constitutional authority” to carry out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. What the Supreme Court actually ruled:

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There are 32m small businesses in the USA

submitted 50 days ago • 1203 comments

Today we march—nationwide! Join us and make some good trouble!

submitted 50 days ago • 496 comments

TOMORROW April 5, we’re uniting to say HANDS OFF! Join citizens across the country to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented incompetence & blatant criminality. DO IT FOR THE PENGUINS! Go to app.sosha.ai/s/mkKNZwsa

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There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers. Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.

submitted 51 days ago • 3268 comments

America just shot itself in the nuts to “own the libs”

submitted 52 days ago • 1459 comments

Update on Sat. April 5 HANDS OFF protests: there are now 1,100+ PEACEFUL PROTESTS organized across the USA. Find one near you: handsoff2025.com. Hands Off Our Savings Hands Off Our Data Hands Off Our Bodies Hands Off Our Neighbors.

submitted 52 days ago • 9 comments

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

submitted 52 days ago • 319 comments

Last Sunday, letter carriers and supporters across the country took to the streets with a clear message: HELL NO to dismantling the U.S. Postal Service.

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We don’t have words for the gravity of this moment. They are working to destroy everything great about America. 💔

submitted 57 days ago • 45 comments

Musk is holding a rally in Green Bay as part of his ongoing attempt to buy a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In response, grassroots groups and community members will gather to protest and send a clear message: our democracy is not for sale.

submitted 56 days ago • 165 comments

Our immigration policies should not be wielded as union busting, political cudgels. Or as ways to suppress freedom of speech or assembly.

submitted 56 days ago • 299 comments

If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉 handsoff2025.com

submitted 57 days ago • 583 comments

DC April 5 handsoff2025.com

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Breaking: Read the Signal messages. theatln.tc/XISUWloF

submitted 60 days ago • 179 comments

From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

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There is a robust pro-democracy majority in America, but it needs to be more vocal and take action to defend our shared values.

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These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

submitted 72 days ago • 4149 comments

This says it all.

submitted 84 days ago • 762 comments

From Rachel Cohen at Vox on twitter: this video of Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet is playing in the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development cafeteria this morning (per source at HUD)

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#ArrestElonMuskNow

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REP. RASKIN: “We don’t have a 4th branch of government called Elon Musk.” 🇺🇸

submitted 111 days ago • 545 comments

Dear Canada and Mexico, We’re so, so sorry. — Sane America

submitted 112 days ago • 1522 comments

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

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PROP - PR Over Policy. Don't confuse them. He is flooding the zone. He knows that media will cover everything he does. Getting people upset. Which helps give him more coverage of the upset people. All just talking about him. Dems need to be strategic.

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“The Democrats didn’t do enough on Gaza, so I withheld my vote to make a statement.” “Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.” “Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.” “‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us” Pause. “I needed to make a statement.”

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is a longtime friend of RFK, Jr. and reportedly has not yet committed to voting against him. Personal friendship are not relevant to whether a nut job like RFK, Jr. is qualified. Call Whitehouse: 202-224-2921 Or message: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/email-sheldon

submitted 120 days ago • 818 comments

When fear spreads in a society, powerful people who know better are often the first to show their weakness. Sycophancy has momentum, @adriennelaf.bsky.social writes, but so does courage.

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The Rasputin Effect: Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/0lEVKi4H

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It should have been relatively easy for the United States to contain bird flu; instead, leaders let an outbreak balloon, Katherine J. Wu writes. There are essential tools officials haven't used to limit the threat of new H5N1 infections:

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If Trump ever tries to cancel elections or stay in power for a third term, let’s fill the streets of D.C. and every other major city and demand his resignation. We have the power, always.

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God To Delete Several Million Humans Due To Inactivity theonion.com/god-to-delet...

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