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Accidentally overdrew my checking account by $13. Before CFPB banksters woulda socked me with $50 at least in fees. We're gonna miss that agency when it's "doged"...

Qatar’s GDP is $213 billion. A $1.2 Trillion investment is a laughable lie.

Donnie No Deals

The response every sane person expected… #econsky

A constituent was forcibly removed from Mike Lawler’s town hall. He has inadvertently created an instantly iconic image of the resistance.

In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet. Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.

Americans want a government that solves problems — not one that hands the mic to CEOs and calls it “efficiency.” We can make government work by asking the richest corporations to pay what they owe so the rest of us can thrive.

This is what the start of an economic collapse looks like. #BlameTrump

Americans have been told with some regularity since 1776 or so that our project is over, dead. It can't last. But it does. We've got more lives than a cat.

I'm calling for an army of volunteers to build a massive wiki that enumerates the things that Trump has broken and that will need fixing: presswatchers.org/2025/05/we-n... Are you with me?

"Trump lost against the Maine governor. He lost against Perkins Coie. He loses 80% of cases in court. Which makes those who’ve capitulated look that much more foolish, because if they’d just fought back, they would've retained what they thought they'd lose and their dignity would still be intact."

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"Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin' We're finally on our own This summer I hear the drummin' Four dead in Ohio." Neil Young Remembering: Allison Krause, 19 Jeffrey Miller, 20 Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20 William Schroeder, 19 4 May 1970

Trump wants to MAGA Alcatraz by taking a National Park that makes $60 million per year and turning it into a prison for a maximum of 336 inmates at the cost of up to $120 million per year. #magamath

I love NPR and PBS

#ResistanceRoots Dr. Benjamin Spock was born on this day in 1903 in New Haven, Conn. Best known for his book Baby and Child Care, he also was an activist in the New Left and anti-Vietnam War movements and advocated a guaranteed minimum income and legalizing abortion, cannabis and homosexuality.

“Do not mock us.”

Mom & minor daughters are citizens who just moved from MD to Oklahoma. This statement from the Mom should be read, absorbed & circulated. ICE cannot be allowed to terrorize vulnerable families. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @ericswalwell.bsky.social kfor.com/news/local/w...

it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months

Ruling like a dictator, and with disastrous judgment

personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down

Remember that time that Trump repeatedly told us exactly what he was going to do to the economy and Harris warned us exactly how it was going to turn out? It seems so long ago.

A reminder that Virginia Giuffre was recruited from Mar-a-Lago.

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In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows: An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...

Newsom: In 2023, Californians contributed $83.1 billion more to the federal government than we received back. And for your viewers: that other state—Texas—took $71.1 billion more than it contributed to the federal government. California: $83 billion, contributor. Texas: taker.

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

💥 A whole slew of Americans are finally waking up. Via - Pew Research

In case you hadn't noticed:

Anyone who knows how to respond properly to public comments, please do.

Here's something you can do! The "notice and comment" period opened today for a Trump rule instituting Schedule F, a plan to gut the civil service. You can object by clicking on the green "public comment" link here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Elon Musk’s staffers are trying to push into the National Gallery of Art. They recently met with the museum’s director and legal team, to question its legal status and explore ways to assert influence. One of the nation’s most respected art institutions is now in their crosshairs.

While you're distracted by a SCOTUS case about inclusive books in schools, the new leader at the IMLS is demanding that state librarians share what their grant money is being used for. I told you this would happen, and here it is.

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

If you take anything from this thread, it's that the guy in the 'Oops I Did It Again' video REALLY wanted to impress Britney Spears...

The protests are not for Trump to see, they are so you can all see each other and grow. It's not the protest itself that tyrants are afraid of, but the networks and community you can grow from them. Your strength is your unity and that's why the enemy thrives by demoralizing and dividing you. #3E

I’m not sure if the church has posted the video of the whole ceremony, but it was lovely and made your realize that we have inherited this country, flaws and all, and it is our duty and our right to fight for it! Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness! It’s a goal. We can do this!

What does a predator do when it senses weakness?

This is something we can all do.👇🏼 File a complaint with the FL and DC Bar to have Pam Bondi disbarred for not complying with the 9-0 Supreme Court ruling to return Mr. Garcia from El Salvador.

DOGE was never about savings. It was always about surveillance. Over the weekend, we released new details—and now whistleblowers are coming forward too. What’s becoming clearer by the day: DOGE isn’t a government efficiency program. It’s a data weapon aimed at the American people.