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If Linda McMahon and the Department of Education believe in "efficiency and accountability" (after laying off half of the department), then I'm sure they'll gladly publish a list of every position that has been eliminated and why that position is no longer needed.

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DEI and good wages. What’s not to love?

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Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses. Let’s not make it harder to learn.

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from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ... link.motherjones.com/public/38940...

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The White House Press Secretary just wrapped up her press conference, and let’s be clear—the White House is gaslighting you as the country burns. Here is everything you need to know.

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FACT: Medicaid covers nearly half of all births in the country, and around two-thirds of nursing home stays. FACT: About 1 in 5 Americans rely on Medicare or Medicaid to cover healthcare expenses. FACT: Republicans just passed a bill requiring DEEP cuts to these programs. @aoc.bsky.social

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Republican politicians passed a bill to defund Medicare / Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars. But don't worry - they'll keep their sweet taxpayer-funded health coverage. And GOP Sugar Daddy Elon Musk will get his tax cuts…

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Get in loser, we're tanking the economy

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NEW: The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly,” an advocate for Black veterans said. By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social

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Privatization you say? And it's not just Social Security. It's the VA, Medicare, Medicaid, the Postal Service, schools, the police, prisons, NASA, scientific research... They want to privatize everything.

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US added to the global human rights watchlist due to declining civil liberties.

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USAID was supposed to fund much of the aid to Gaza as the ceasefire progressed, with the Trump administration initially approving over $383 million in late January. But, since then, there have been no confirmed payments to any partners in the Middle East.

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Opened Google Play store and this is the first thing that jumped at me

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📌Mr. "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it" is again falling at the fat, little feet of King Gruesome, and punishing people who DO NOT deserve it. They are coming for Social Security, folks.

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How much longer til America is great?

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open.substack.com/pub/decoding...

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Wow — mega congrats to Bluesky on reaching 33 MILLION users! 💙🦋 bsky-users.theo.io

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MAGA: King Trump is bringing a Golden Age to America! The rest of US:

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More of this!

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Dear Dems, can you prevent Sen Ron Wyden from going on tv for the next few whatever’s? He was not doing a great job, and is not the “next generation”

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Last night, 99% of House Republicans voted to codify the Trump-Musk coup. Every Democrat except Rep. Golden stood united against this extreme MAGA spending bill. Senate Democrats still have the power to stop this sham of a government funding bill by holding the line. Contact your senators ASAP. 👇

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In a deranged post, Trump sent markets into another death spiral after declaring a national emergency over Canada's tariffs on electricity, imposing more tariffs, and calling the U.S.-Canada border an "artificial line" in a push for annexation.

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Oh Canada, I adore you.

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One of these things is not like the other.

submitted 22 hours ago • 465 comments

Wondering how long it will be before posting on here instead of on X will be an illegal boycott.

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Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.

submitted 21 hours ago • 1756 comments

Soon.

submitted 23 hours ago • 86 comments

Remember when every MAGA influencer — and even some politicians — falsely claimed the House GOP budget framework included a ‘no tax on tips’ policy even though it was total bullshit? Instead, Republicans are trying to cut funding for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits with a Continuing Resolution.

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Schiff: "I feel like I should send an email to Elon Musk asking him the five things he's done this week for his own car company, which is in the toilet right now. Maybe he should spend a little more time focused on his car company instead of wrecking American foreign policy."

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@mcbride.house.gov @keating.house.gov So much respect to you both!

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Who’s ready and signed on for #WhatTheFlip #Florida?!

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“It’s about hope - and things that nobody thought were possible!” Sen. Doug Jones #WhatTheFlip

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📌NOTE: Pay attention to these relentless attacks on @apnews.com by the authoritarians in the White House, who are trying to bury us in dangerous propaganda. 📌AP is a straight-down-the-middle news source, which keeps its eye on power. Much of the media uses their stuff because it is rock-solid.

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Very important as it shows Trump admin complying with court order: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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This is what we here in Colorado have come to refer to as "Tuesday"

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JOB: Democracy Docket is seeking a Reporter with strong news-gathering and writing skills and a passion for voting rights and democracy to join our News Team. ats.rippling.com/democracy-do...

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To the Michiganders who couldn't bring themselves to vote for the black lady... I hear your electric bill is going up. And how's your 401k doing? Too bad millions will be collateral damage.

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A federally funded database helps track long-term, missing-person cases. Yet an NPR investigation finds that even in states legally required to use it, more than 2,000 people haven't been added.

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What's the real cost of the Republican budget? The lives of our veterans. We won't stand idly by while they play politics with people's health. #RepublicanCutsHurtVeterans

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Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham Are Going to Make the Kennedy Center "Hot"

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Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social. #TrumpTariffs #StockMarketCrash

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The announcement further unsettled department employees who have spent the past several weeks anticipating sweeping staff cuts.

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