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Shhh. I'm reading (occasionally interrupted by ranting on social media). I've been sitting on the far Left, whining about Repubs, since Nixon.
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"'We should all be worried about questions disappearing from surveys and what that means,' Goldberg says. 'If questions can be removed in this way, what about questions about disability, about race and ethnicity, about economic variables?'"

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Since when does the @nytimes.com report on Republican misbehavior?

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Reagan's also responsible for the fact that social security benefits are taxed.

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Things hurting the US economy: -mass layoffs of federal workers -funding cuts to every federal dept -corporate layoffs -measles and tuberculosis outbreaks -high flu rates -$8/dozen eggs -new tariffs raising the cost of everything -Canada boycotts US travel and goods -concerns about airplane safety

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Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

submitted 2 days ago • 687 comments

What do you think?

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And we got finger-wagged by a New England journo "expert" for not staying in our lane and sticking to our knitting (his words) and leaving hard stuff to (paywalled) NYT and Wapo. So we were right, and we did the right thing, and we didn't need anyone's permission to make our own news decisions.

submitted 1 day ago • 25 comments

Turns out we “deranged” people simply saw the truth clearly.

submitted 2 days ago • 120 comments

As someone who is disabled and unable to shop in person, some of this is not doable for me. But I can still order from local or regional vendors and have items delivered via the US postal service. For many others, local, in-person, cash purchases is something to consider 1/n

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The federal government has now removed the entire LGBTQ Heritage Theme Study from the National Park Service website. Be a rebel - read banned history. outhistory.org/exhibits/sho... 🗃️ 🏳️‍🌈 🍎 🗺️ #sschat #skystorians

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“The president is openly violating the US constitution by taking power from Congress & handing it to an unelected billionaire – while Elon Musk goes after judges who uphold the law & rule against them..” My Afternoon Read:

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I created Democracy Docket in 2020 to help keep you informed on the fight for democracy in court. Five years later, it continues to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. Support the work of its 19-person team: www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

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Our look at how the Trump administration is systematically dismantling the government teams that have stopped Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and others from meddling in US elections: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b... With @julianbarnes.bsky.social @stevenleemyers.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 38 comments

One more time for the people in the back: Trump does not give a f*ck about working folks!

submitted 2 days ago • 118 comments

— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu — Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile — Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans “Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.

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You need to read this.

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Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

submitted 2 days ago • 1526 comments

This is my slogan. Hillary was right.

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For my friends, apologies about the lack of original posts recently. I sprained my wrist recently and writing posts hurts!

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

If you were wondering if there is a word to describe how the United States is currently being governed, why, yes, there is: kakistocracy!

submitted 3 days ago • 354 comments

Is there anyone or a website keeping a running list of all of the contradictory statements the administration has made (in court, in public statements, on social media, etc.) about who is running DOGE?

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Send us your best undergrads! Can't think of a more important time to be training a new generation of scholars in conducting research with and for government.

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the "credible death threats" are that trump would kill their careers. *that* is what scares them - losing power, a seat in congress. every single one of these culpable careerists will be remembered for their complicity.

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Yes! Do this.

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ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME Congress didn’t pass a law requiring NIH-funded trials to include women until 1993. Drug trials with government funding only started including women in the NINETIES And that’s only drug trials! And not ones with private funding! Health research FAMOUSLY excludes women.

submitted 3 days ago • 31 comments

THEY ARE THE FBI. THEY ARE THE U.S. SENATE. DEFEND YOUR FUCKING COUNTRY

submitted 3 days ago • 18 comments

Take note of the messaging - this is both accurate and *deeply* unpopular. It's the kind of thing that forces GOP House members to quietly tell their constituents that they too are concerned about Musk. Make them own this. Make them squirm.

submitted 3 days ago • 19 comments

That sound you hear is twelve different lawyers updating their pleadings.

submitted 3 days ago • 35 comments