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“Remember, I can do whatever I want to whomever I want.” It sounds like President Trump, to the world. But it was Caligula, to his grandmother. Megalomaniacs end badly. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/o...

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Supreme Court Delivers Trump A LOSS In First Case to Make It Up To The High Court! youtu.be/0fbcFjbZTds?...

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Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

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Social Security is far too important to be raided by the Musk-rats 🐀😡

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Republican Senators who voted for RFK Jr. have the best healthcare in the world, paid for by you. They don’t care about what’s going to happen to your kids, your parents, or you.

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Judge Abelson of the USDC MD issued a preliminary injunction against the anti-DEI executive orders on Feb 21. His compelling opinion outlines numerous grounds for deeming the EOs unconstitutional, including 1st A freedom of speech. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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If this is the level of reckless sloppiness and shoddy work that is now taking over our government, do you trust them to keep our food safe, our airplanes from crashing, and our towns warned in advance and protected when tornadoes are coming? www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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We held the floor all night to fight the GOP plan to gut health care to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest few. Now I'm strategizing with NY labor leaders, healthcare advocates, organizers on how we’re going to keep fighting the GOP plan to help their billionaire buddies. This is for the people.

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This is extortion of an ally: “The terms of the new proposal … call for Ukraine to relinquish half of its revenues from natural resources, including minerals, gas and oil, as well as earnings from ports and other infrastructure.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/w...

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Whether or not the J6 choir ends performing there or not, it is time to boycott the Kennedy Center. It is now a purely political enterprise having been hijacked to support an anti-democracy, white supremacist, anti-American agenda. Attending and supporting the institution is aiding that agenda.

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On this week's Coffee Klatch, we discuss Trump's latest power grabs, the backlash to DOGE's mass firings, and how Democrats should give voice to the public's anger. Plus, former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra joins us to discuss DOGE's attack on the Bureau.

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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)

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This.

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This is exactly right. The Kennedy Center is now a poison pill and no artist who values american democracy should go anywhere near it while the tangerine shreds the constitution. There are plenty of other places for performances and your audiences will follow.

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Take time to listen to this interview with my extraordinary friend @edyong209.bsky.social. We use the word humanitarian too loosely. But Ed is truly this—one who reminds us about our inextricable connection to everyone and everything around us, with hope and outrage. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

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Daily reminder of who Musk is:

submitted 17 hours ago • 89 comments

Not an exaggeration. We are living through a geopolitical earthquake and the future of the planet depends on people recognizing that and, sadly, that the United States government is no longer on the side of democracy, the rule of law, the international order, progress, security or decency.

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Here’s the hard truth: this country’s people are tired of subsidizing billionaires. Want your cars to sell? Do it without subsidies. Want to shoot rockets into space? Get by without govt contracts. Want to build a website? Build your own internet first. We are DONE with you.

submitted 23 hours ago • 84 comments

Is Vladimir Putin calling the shots?

submitted 22 hours ago • 736 comments

Members of Count Every Hero on tonight’s military firings: “The abrupt dismissal of general and flag officers without clear justification will disrupt the chain of command, diminish morale, and exacerbate the challenges facing our military at a time of...

submitted 23 hours ago • 15 comments

What's the difference between firing someone "for DEI" and firing them because they are Black?

submitted 22 hours ago • 604 comments

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

submitted 21 hours ago • 330 comments

What are Musk and his hackers doing in the Social Security Administration? Americans paid into these accounts with our hard earned money. It has nothing to do with the deficit. That was caused by GOP tax cuts largely for the rich and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

submitted 18 hours ago • 45 comments

With each passing day this administration weakens our country, increases the risks we face and strengthens our enemies. Every day.

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Causing "global catastophe" will be judged one day as crimes against humanity. A reckoning will come. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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www.businessinsider.com/russia-culti...

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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As Trump empowers Russia and the far right, he is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/20/trump-musk-oligarchy-russia-far-right

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This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

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The Justice Department is dropping a case against Elon Musk's SpaceX. The SEC is dropping a case against major Trump donors Coinbase. Donald Trump is using the government, and the justice system, to benefit allies and donors. Regular people, who don't get this kind of treatment, may not like this.

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When even the New York Post has to publish this, you know you fucked up.

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There can be few clearer signs of the idiocy and short sightedness of admin policies than the support they engender among the most idiotic short sighted segment of our population.

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Iowa produces soybeans for China and corn for Mexico and it depends on Canada for almost 90% of the potash fertilizer that makes it all possible. Each of those countries has been hit or threatened with tariffs during Trump’s first month back in the White House. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Exactly. Blue states should opt out and band together.

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He's taken the prize of "Most Dangerous Immigrant In History" from Rupert Murdoch.

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you could screen Idiocracy every single day in this WH and they would still experience it as a tribute concert

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Lazier than ever.

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Tump has done nothing that would not be on a Russian wish list: -Ukraine invaded Russia. Support Putin. -A de facto Russian agent head of Intelligence. -Kills USAID, the largest competitor against Russia for foreign influence -A drunk cutting defense budget. That's a few. It's a long list.

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Hey everyone! I did an emergency live over on Substack, reminding us all that we will win this thing! Take a look! adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...

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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter. Everyone must choose which side they’re on. Now.

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Donald Trump firing ~7000 IRS workers will mean three things: 1) More tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations 2) More debt, since IRS agents collect a lot more than they cost 3) Fewer ways to go after big tax cheats A great day to be a billionaire in America.

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👀 www.adn.com/politics/202...

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"Elon Musk is the undisputed champion of making money for Elon Musk. As effectively the CEO of the United States of America? Very bad. Embarrassing, honestly..." www.wired.com/story/doge-i...

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