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Norway 💕💕

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JD "Couchman" Vance implied that Zelenskyy had not thanked the US for support when Vance blew up the Oval Office meeting yesterday. The inimitable @ddale8.bsky.social found 33 public instances in English where Zelenskyy did. There are more in Ukrainian, no doubt. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...

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Republicans (like Nick Begich 3) plan to raise the retirement age for Americans 59 and younger and cut Social Security benefits for 590,000 (or 80% of) people in AK-At-Large, forcing them to work longer for less. In total, 590,000 (or 80% of) Alaskans would see their Social Security benefits cut.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

In 2026, the following senate seats will be on the ballot. A Stedman R-Majority C Stevens R-Majority E Giessel R-Majority G Gray-Jackson D-Majority I Tobin D-Majority K Wielechowski D-Majority M Hughes R-Minority O Shower R-Minority Q Myers R-Minority S Hoffman D-Majority

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

submitted 13 days ago • 1222 comments

Whether it's Bill Clinton meeting with Loretta Lynch on the tarmac in Phoenix or J.D. Vance meeting with German neo-Nazis in Munich, leaders of both parties have initiated controversial meetings.

submitted 17 days ago • 37 comments

Pretty damn good framing for Dems

submitted 19 days ago • 572 comments

Notable that the biggest act of civil disobedience so far came not from Congress but an eighth-grader www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... @danlamothe.bsky.social

submitted 20 days ago • 15 comments

Just a reminder, the rule eliminating medical debt from credit reports was going through the CFPB. This move puts that in grave jeopardy. (KFF: 41% of American adults have medical debt.)

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Trump may have pardoned the rioter who viciously attacked officer Michael Fanone on January, but Judge Amy Berman Jackson made a few things clear when she dismissed the case, as she had to:

submitted 25 days ago • 175 comments

This is a fabulous tool.

submitted 26 days ago • 40 comments

Here's a fact most Americans don't know: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world. The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits. We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.

submitted 29 days ago • 954 comments

Old enough to remember the campaign, when during each speech Trump said Jimmy Carter was happy (despite being in hospice care) because thanks to Biden he was no longer the worst US president. Saying he's paying "respects" is a stretch.

submitted 54 days ago • 245 comments

After Jan 6, companies promised not to donate funds to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election Amazon and AT&T reneged almost immediately 10 who kept their promise: Farmers Airbnb Expedia Nike Clorox General Mills Holland & Hart Qurate Whirlpool Lyft popular.info/p/10-corpora...

submitted 54 days ago • 23 comments

Evangelicals overwhelmingly chose Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter — a literal Sunday school teacher. There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…

submitted 63 days ago • 1158 comments

Elon Musk does not want you to donate to Wikipedia, which is itself a good reason to donate, but the much better reason is that it's Wikipedia. Just donated again last night.

submitted 66 days ago • 134 comments

According to Barron’s, Elon Musk’s wealth increased by almost $200 billion between November 5 and December 20. That means he could give $250,000 to every homeless person in the US and still be as rich as he was on November 5.

submitted 66 days ago • 78 comments

Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978? 100%? 500%? Try 1,085% Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

submitted 70 days ago • 1031 comments

Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀

submitted 100 days ago • 1522 comments

Four years ago, @hankgreen.bsky.social had an idea: What if we raised money for charity by selling socks? good.store was born. This eventually grew: Now we sell soap and puzzles and undies and the world's best coffee and tea. I thought it was hopelessly idealistic and a bit silly. I was wrong.

submitted 106 days ago • 14 comments

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