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CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…

Never forget.

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true...

For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

Note that Ozempic was discovered by a Canadian researcher and developed by a Danish company. You know, the two former allies the rogue state is now threatening.

We need to think like an authoritarian if the pro-democracy opposition is going to win. Here's how to look ahead and run the authoritarian playbook in reverse. Read our latest briefing on reverse-engineering autocracy. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/reverse-engineering-autocracy

History repeats itself

🚨🚨🚨 REMINDER FOR WOMEN 🚨🚨🚨 The Save Act and the Hostile Takeover of USPS have one thing in common, Stopping The Vote! Please do whatever you need to do to keep your vote, ladies. We have 3 seats to win in April. 2 in Florida and 1 in New York to gain control of the house

Some interesting posts re: John Fetterman's staff turnover

substack.com/@sarahkendzi...

I mean- If we're serious about saving money......

This is how many hours per week a person needs to work in order to escape poverty. The US is dead last. #Poverty #USA

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

Oh, just listening to @marillion.com. No reason.

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

To understand Trump's trajectory and the lack of prosecution, you need to understand the trajectory of Meyer Lansky. From THEY KNEW (2022):

"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital

I’m begging Democrats to stop talking about tax breaks for billionaires and the price of eggs! They are firing Air Traffic Controllers, stranding Americans in hostile countries, and getting ready to download our data from the IRS. No one is sitting around thinking “I’m worried about the deficit!”