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The hits keep coming: Republicans are quietly preparing to sell off public lands – owned by the taxpayers – to pay for their tax breaks for billionaires.

submitted 4 days ago • 194 comments

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

submitted 11 days ago • 1720 comments

The cowardice of the GOP has been astounding 👇 #TraitorTrump

submitted 36 days ago • 1524 comments

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

submitted 46 days ago • 2106 comments

Yes, a congressman introduced a bill that would let Trump run for a third term.

submitted 47 days ago • 2 comments

In 2019, RFK Jr visited Samoa to spread anti-vax lies, spurring a measles outbreak that led to the deaths of 83 people - mostly children. We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread. www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...

submitted 47 days ago • 903 comments

A new North Dakota bill would require stores to pull any book with any "material harmful to minors" from the shelves. For those in the cheap seats, that effectively means ANY mention of sex, sexuality or gender. A bookseller could be arrested for displaying 1984. www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...

submitted 50 days ago • 898 comments

He's preparing to do something really bad.

submitted 50 days ago • 1038 comments

Musk and DOGE are so dangerous and incompetent they fired more than 300 staff at the NNSA only to have to call them back when they realized they were involved with nuclear security. There is no Oops! with nuclear weapons. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 50 days ago • 42 comments

My office is hearing reports that the Trump administration’s purges include firing veterans who have served our country for years. Our veterans deserve better. If you've been impacted, call congress: (202) 224-3121 And share your story: www.veterans.senate.gov/contact-rank...

submitted 50 days ago • 272 comments

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

submitted 50 days ago • 938 comments

This. Also. @aoc.bsky.social @ericswalwell.bsky.social et al , can you do what ever you guys do in the House to let Musk, Trump and everyone know that the UCFE, which funds unemployment benefits , is in the Dept of Labor. If these funds are cut, the cost will fall on the states.

submitted 50 days ago • 819 comments

The Trump administration intensified sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block. The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US. A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Again, this isn't about efficiency.

submitted 51 days ago • 541 comments

Great advice from @mark.bsky.social today: if you see something, save something. @archive.org has a free tool on their website that allows anyone to save a webpage they fear might disappear. There's even a browser extension that allows you to save every page you visit, if you are so inclined.

submitted 52 days ago • 18 comments

Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades. Envy of the world. Poof! www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

submitted 51 days ago • 538 comments

Trump’s WH press secretary claimed millions of taxpayer dollars were spent to fund condoms in Gaza. Here's what we found.

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments

The federal civilian worker payroll totaled $271 billion in 2022. The annual cost of permanently extending Trump's tax cuts that primarily benefited rich individuals? $400 billion. Keep this in mind as Trump and DOGE lay off thousands of federal workers.

submitted 51 days ago • 93 comments

Stand with science. Always.

submitted 51 days ago • 518 comments

Deborah Rutter was fired this week after a decade as president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She says the center worked hard to expand its audience by broadening the programming, inviting "all manner of arts and artists to our stages. ... I pray that that can be sustained."

submitted 51 days ago • 123 comments

✅ Yes, U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965.

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

submitted 51 days ago • 6021 comments

This was one of RFK Jr.’s first orders after being sworn in. Just an astonishing denial of science and will cause so much pain to the 45 million Americans facing mental health challenges.

submitted 51 days ago • 1512 comments

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

submitted 51 days ago • 1895 comments

NEW: My office is hearing that DOGE is now at the IRS. That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America. And if your refund is delayed, they could very well be the reason.

submitted 52 days ago • 1523 comments

The Kennedy Center was created by bipartisan legislation signed by former President Eisenhower in 1958. President Trump appointed himself and members of his administration to the board.

submitted 52 days ago • 119 comments

Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭

submitted 52 days ago • 1945 comments

The fallout from President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center’s board and purge of its leadership continued Thursday, as the center’s staff worried about the storied arts institution and shows began to disappear from its lineup.

submitted 51 days ago • 78 comments

How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?

submitted 53 days ago • 901 comments

On Abraham Lincoln's 216th birthday, it's worth listening to this important warning he gave us back in 1838. Does any of this sound familiar to you? www.youtube.com/shorts/s2WcV...

submitted 53 days ago • 280 comments

A public State Department procurement document for fiscal year 2025 listed the purchase for $400 million. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is a top White House official.

submitted 52 days ago • 406 comments

Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on. It's reverse Robin Hood.

submitted 53 days ago • 163 comments

Yesterday it was revealed that the Trump administration is expected to purchase $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles. After the story broke, the State Department's procurement document removed mention of Tesla. "Transparency."

submitted 52 days ago • 186 comments

#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪 In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach! Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵

submitted 52 days ago • 437 comments

California’s right-to-know law, which requires companies to warn people about harmful chemicals in their products, has swayed many companies to stop using those chemicals altogether, a new study found.

submitted 52 days ago • 78 comments

Protect this law at all costs ! www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

submitted 53 days ago • 1268 comments

The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys.

submitted 52 days ago • 545 comments

Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, was confirmed as health secretary. Mitch McConnell, a polio survivor, was the lone Republican opposed. nyti.ms/3EDJeE0

submitted 52 days ago • 223 comments

These middle schoolers have more courage than most of Congress bsky.app/profile/danl...

submitted 54 days ago • 28 comments

A federal judge ordered the CDC to temporarily restore the pages it has taken down from its website to comply with President Trump’s executive order barring any references to race, gender identity or sexual orientation.

submitted 54 days ago • 40 comments

The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.

submitted 54 days ago • 157 comments

President Trump banning the Associated Press from an event over their usage of "Gulf of Mexico" instead of "Gulf of America" may seem more absurd than alarming, but Trump's attacks on the free press are no joke.

submitted 54 days ago • 64 comments

A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.

submitted 54 days ago • 1172 comments

That’s the way, let’s do it USA

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Want to see advertisers lose MILLIONS this Sunday? A record-setting low for viewers during the Super Bowl would do that. Money talks and bullshit walks.

submitted 59 days ago • 1858 comments

Yes, a congressman introduced a bill that would let Trump run for a third term.

submitted 58 days ago • 3 comments