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Looking like a dork aside, hurting grandma, the economy, and the military without much thought is definitely peak MAGA.

submitted 18 hours ago • 380 comments

“Operation Whirlwind” What’s Happening Now? In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

submitted 17 hours ago • 151 comments

This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!

submitted 17 hours ago • 643 comments

My open letter to Elon Musk.👇 Mr. Musk, You recently criticized me and another prominent lawyer fighting for the rule of law and democracy in the United States. I am used to being attacked for my work, particularly on the platform you own and dominate. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

submitted 15 hours ago • 133 comments

In part because of NIH research funding, a potential breakthrough in pancreatic cancer -- one of the most deadly cancers. And the technology may be applicable to melanoma and other cancers. A reminder that funding NIH research isn't just spending on scientists but is also an investment in humanity.

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Odd how the turns have tabled… Trump reversed course and admitted that Russia did, in fact, invade Ukraine. International news sources and independent media have stepped up to keep Americans informed.

submitted 15 hours ago • 153 comments

It has been a long and grueling week. Thank you to everyone who offered kind words of support. If you want to follow everything happening to democracy in court, while also supporting pro-democracy independent media, please sign up for Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

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in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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COMMENTARY: When government shuts out journalists and the public we serve, it's not a sign of strength. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oldZ...

submitted 1 day ago • 46 comments

This is how it’s done.

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"We are getting lots of calls about Musk and lots of calls thanking me for sticking up for Ukraine..." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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February 21, 2025

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I think the most wrong I have ever been as a political scientist was when I said in a public forum in 2020 that there would not be political violence in the US (Jan 6 was 2 mos later). Tonight’s purges are a clear precursor to more future such violence. This is textbook authoritarian abuse stuff.

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Let's say their names: * General CQ Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: FIRED FOR BEING BLACK * Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations: FIRED FOR BEING FEMALE * Admiral Linda Fagan, Coast Guard Commandant: FIRED FOR BEING FEMALE All replaced by less qualified white guys.

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Folks are asking, “what should I do in this moment?” One of the most passionate, progressive voices in Congress for 30 years, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden answers that question. Here’s our conversation, inside a replica of the Senate chamber at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute: youtu.be/n_nQ-Moa9fI?...

submitted 23 hours ago • 193 comments

Devastating news coming out of Virginia Beach, where two police officers were killed in the line of duty. Adam and I are praying for their families, fellow officers, and all of Virginia Beach. We must all unite in honoring their service and their sacrifice. www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-...

submitted 21 hours ago • 1 comment

Demand your GOP congressman cut their budget and lay off some staff. Congress spends 6.4billion/year on their own operations.

submitted 21 hours ago • 779 comments

“consider this: It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic” @govpritzker.illinois.gov quoted in yesterday’s @hcrichardson.bsky.social post: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

submitted 21 hours ago • 9 comments

Maine leads the way of open defiance. Thank you Janet Mills!

submitted 21 hours ago • 23 comments

Here's what's so alarming: Even after Trump has trampled the Constitution and coddled Putin, he is MORE popular than last November. To many voters, Democrats aren't a credible alternative. To constrain Trump, liberals must understand voters better, hence: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/o...

submitted 21 hours ago • 13 comments

I'm dumb. I can't figure out how to end world hunger. But I do promise that I will continue to change healthcare in this country and make it more affordable, possibly setting a path towards Universal Healthcare.

submitted 21 hours ago • 2899 comments

Listen up.

submitted 20 hours ago • 268 comments

In DJT’s military, only white men are qualified to lead. #resist time.com/7260646/trum...

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My fellow citizens: don’t be the frog.

submitted 21 hours ago • 9 comments

Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

submitted 21 hours ago • 1368 comments

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was established by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 when the Second Continental Congress appointed him as the first Postmaster General.

submitted 1 day ago • 149 comments

Musk is so predictably petty.

submitted 1 day ago • 155 comments

If you are experiencing rage and despair about what is happening in America and the world right now because of the Trump-Vance-Musk regime, you are hardly alone. But a groundswell of opposition is growing. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/ten-reasons-for-optimism

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The @bmj_latest have published my latest piece on the importance of patient empowerment in #gynaecology, with a focus on #pain. Comments and critiques welcome. #WomensHealth www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Even MAGA can't keep up with Trump's lies.

submitted 1 day ago • 158 comments

EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

submitted 2 days ago • 1122 comments

Maybe we should strand him in space for a long while, too.

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A small government team at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, responsible for regulating autonomous cars—which Elon Musk claims are the future of Tesla—is being cut nearly in half by Musk. Conflict of interest?

submitted 1 day ago • 215 comments

In the fight for women's reproductive rights, men can protest, vote, and... get a vasectomy?

submitted 1 day ago • 35 comments

I don’t have kids. I just care about the world and the people who live in it. It’s never wrong to do the right thing.

submitted 1 day ago • 179 comments

The FDIC protects your hard earn money in the bank and helps prevent another financial crash. Trump and Musk’s move to fire these workers is dangerous. I led Senate Democrats in pushing back, and now independent investigators are on the case.

submitted 1 day ago • 114 comments

When Grok, the AI bot of Elon Musk was asked “WHO ARE THE TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS or ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SPREADING DISINFORMATION on X?"

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People need to understand this: Trump did not leave office willingly the first time. If his health holds up, he will not leave office willingly this time. He is not joking about serving more than two terms.

submitted 2 days ago • 1019 comments

This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.

submitted 2 days ago • 986 comments

As prices continue to rise, instead of focusing on finding ways to lower costs and cut taxes for the middle-class, Republicans in Washington are focused on cutting taxes for the wealthy at the expense of American families, seniors, veterans and students.

submitted 2 days ago • 43 comments

Reports are coming in that employees at Richmond’s IRS office were laid off yesterday as part of Trump’s assault on our federal workforce. Now, Trump and Elon Musk are targeting the agency responsible for holding tax cheats accountable and processing tax returns… in the middle of tax season.

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“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?”

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My grocery store sells through their egg allotment by 10 am every day and the cost of a dozen white large eggs has risen from $3.49 to $4.99. Where are all the people who said they voted for Trump over egg prices (not facism) and all the journalists who wrote those stories with a straight face?

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".. not only did Trump not win any sort of mandate, his honeymoon numbers are basically a participation trophy compared with other presidents." @sykescharlie.bsky.social charliesykes.substack.com/p/trumps-hon...

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