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🔥 “There’s something wrong in this country… everything has gone up but wages… how many yachts and houses does one person need? — They want us to stay poor, stay hidden, and die silently.” 🇺🇸 #FightTheOligarchy H/T @violadavis.bsky.social

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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

#Donnie2Dolls #TheGangstaLifeInTheWhiteHouse

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Outside of the Capitol today!!

Huge congratulations to Gina Ortiz Jones on moving on in the race to the San Antonio Mayoral runoff in June! A Veteran and former Under Secretary of the Air Force, she’s on track to become the only Vet leading a major U.S. city. Let’s finish this strong! 🇺🇸

And just like that, inflation was no longer a problem . . .

Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁

www.cnbc.com/2025/05/02/t... Temu has abruptly shifted its website and app to only display listings for products shipped from U.S.-based warehouses. Items shipped directly from China, which previously blanketed the site, are now labeled as out of stock.

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FACT CHECK: TRUE

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Harry Truman on the presidency: “The buck stops here.” Donald Trump on the presidency: “What a great way to make a buck!!!”

Trump released a budget proposal calling for cuts involving public health, education and clean energy, while seeking to increase spending on his priorities like border security and a bigger military. Call both of your Senators now and demand they oppose the bill. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Movie Note: ‘Conclave’: Say what you will, they’re snappy dressers.

This is Attorney Lindsey Halligan. She’s tasked herself with deciding what black history needs to be removed from the Smithsonian. Let’s shine a big light on Lindsey so the entire country knows who’s behind this effort which is being quietly reported on.

This is where we are headed.

💥 BREAKING: Goldman Sachs shareholders voted today to reject two anti-DEI proposals, both by 98-2 percent. GS Board urged shareholders to vote to reject proposals. "We believe that diversity, including diversity of thought, experience and perspectives, is important to our commercial success."

Democrat Nathan Sage was born to a working class family in Mason City, Iowa. @sageforiowa.bsky.social is a mechanic, US Marine, Iraq War veteran, sports broadcaster, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce president, husband and father — who’s going to beat Joni Ernst in 2026! Watch this video to learn more!

Stanford and Yale back Harvard in opposition to the Trump administration thehill.com/homenews/edu...

Never forget.

In new Economist/YouGov weekly track Trump's job approval is 42%-52%, down 16 pts (!!!!!) from week 1. And..... 18-29 33%-54% (-21) Hisp 25%-71% (-46) !!!!!!! Indies 32%-56% (-24)

1. Truth Social, Trump's social media platform, announced an audacious scheme yesterday to profit from Trump's tariffs Truth Social will offer actively-managed INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS composed of stocks in companies who benefit from Trump's policies It's a jaw-dropping conflict of interest

There’s just so much shady shit in this story, but this really sticks out. Folks in NLRB’s IT unit were so freaked out by what they saw DOGE doing that they wanted to notify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Then this happened:

Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Auschwitz — a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps — was not located in Nazi Germany either.

Lolololol

Asked and answered.

If you still believe these reckless tariffs will somehow make you better off in the long run, you’re either an oligarch or an imbecile.

If he were to try to circumvent the Constitution as he says he is seriously considering, Trump would be following the example of dictators like Belarus's Lukashenko, Russia's Putin and China's Xi, who all got around two-term limits to maintain their hold on power.