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As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget. Really think about how twisted this all is.

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BREAKING: #Bengals Sam Hubbard has retired.

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It would be helpful if more people understood renewable energy is actually an extremely disruptive technology and the reason monied interests are trying to make folks hate it is that they are the ones which will be disrupted.

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We are working on launching an ALT DOGE website. It will soon feature a team page listing all of Elon’s staffers, our own wall of receipts (tracking the money he’s taking from America), and a section to help Americans keep tabs on the false claims on Doge’s website—which now exceed 52%.

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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced that the Black Lives Matter mural, painted in the summer of 2020 on a street near the White House, will be removed as part of planned changes to Black Lives Matter Plaza.

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Well said!

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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Cincinnati City Hall on Tuesday to vocalize their anger at President Donald Trump’s early actions during his second term:

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One more time for the people in the back.

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If Russia wants peace, they should end the invasion.

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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why. What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?

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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE is now requesting over $4 million from OPM for their “assistance.” Follow the money and see where it goes.

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Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.

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Anyone have that sinking feeling happening?

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when Elon Musk started recruiting for DOGE last November, he said the work would be “tedious” and “compensation is zero" now it turns out some DOGE operatives are earning six-figure salaries, one as high as $195,200, as much as a civil servant can legally make www.wired.com/story/doge-g...

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Lying liar says what?

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It's the latest lawsuit abandoned by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since Trump appointees have taken over at the bureau.

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We pre-bunked the lies and attacks on federal workers that Trump will likely make while addressing Congress tonight. Remember: Trump's attacks are an attempt to erode the public’s faith in the federal government and the services it provides. Don't let it work! www.epi.org/blog/trump-w...

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Moskowitz on Town Halls: The Republicans have this line claiming it’s paid Democratic actors. We hear that every time there is a mass shooting. “It’s paid actors.” No, these are their constituents. Even if they are Democrats, they are still your constituents. I have Republican constituents.

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After the most disastrous first month of any President in history, Trump will do everything he can to distract you tonight. He will try to convince you that culture war issues are important. None of these things lower gas prices, improve job numbers, or put food on the table. Don't take the bait.

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#ProtectOurKids The Trump education cuts will hit the kids who need the most support—students in poverty, students with disabilities, and working-class families. We’re fighting back. Contact Congress now. @aftunion.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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After a rash of Republican town halls where MAGA lawmakers have been met with outraged constituents, Trump attempted to claim on Truth Social that the audiences have been made up of "paid troublemakers" that are secretly Democrats.

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🚨BREAKING🚨 The Senate just confirmed Trump’s education secretary, notorious public school defunder Linda McMahon. We can’t afford to wait, we must resist NOW. Add your name to call on Congress to block Trump and McMahon’s attempt to abolish the Department of Education: MoveOn.org/BlockTrumpEduBan

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Trump tanks stocks during a disastrous economic speech, the U.S. economy signals economic contraction, more voters confront their GOP reps, the world unites around Ukraine and more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT!

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Are you a scientist or student heading to a @standupforscience.bsky.social ‬rally this Friday? We want to hear from you. Tell us about yourself and why you’re going, how far you’re traveling, why you’re fired up, and whether there will be car snacks. Call or text us at (646) 767-6532.

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Isn't this the truth..

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The Social Security Administration is cutting 7,000 jobs and closing half of its regional offices. It's no coincidence that Elon Musk called Social Security a "ponzi scheme." They're gutting the program YOU'VE PAID INTO to make room for more billionaire tax cuts. Now is the time to speak up.

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Ja'Marr Chase on Instagram, reacting to the Tee Higgins tag news:

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The same week that Elon Musk baselessly called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme," his co-president Donald Trump announced that he wants to create a national crypto reserve. This could result in taxpayer dollars being used to prop up an actual Ponzi scheme. Hello?

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If you think Putin's agenda sounds similar to Trump's, there's a reason for that. Both are trying to distract from the economic looting by their respective oligarchies. Watch this video I put out just a few years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-nO8cBD79k

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“The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life.” Words from Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and an architect of Social Security. Remember this as the program is under attack.

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If you want to fix Social Security, it’s simple: tax billionaires like Musk and Trump 12.4% (the current FICA rate) on both their earnings and capital gains. 1/3

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Russia’s greatest military asset is not any bomb, tank, plane or ship. It is the Republican Party.

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The GOP's tax cuts for their billionaire donors ballooned the deficit, so they're blaming the problem on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — demanding cuts to programs that millions of Americans rely on. It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

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The Trump-Vance-Musk regime is not only undermining democracy in the US. It is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world. The emerging battle will be global democracy vs. a global oligarchy. The US is emerging on the side of global oligarchy.

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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

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A reminder for these times.

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For the first time in the 236-year history of the U.S. Senate, two Black women are serving simultaneously.

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Alexander Vindman: Lindsey Graham is an absolute coward. Trump didn’t sound strong—he was attacking an ally when he didn’t need to. All Zelenskyy said was that Trump couldn’t trust Putin. And JD Vance—he looked like an absolute clown. I don’t understand why Trump let Vance blow up his deal.

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Millions of people are going to suffer when their health care is gutted—all because MAGA Republicans want MORE tax cuts for billionaires.

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Governor Walz has it right. I miss hearing his plain, common sense talk.

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Trump's disgraceful attack on Zelenskyy. Musk's Cabinet meeting takeover. Republicans' reverse Robin Hood budget. A lot happened this week. We get into all of it on today's Coffee Klatch.

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Republicans have been out to gut Social Security for years because it’s one of the most popular and successful programs ever created. Those who claim to care about the debt while pushing for trillions in tax cuts for the rich and corporations don't really care about the debt. Hello?

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Donald Trump SPOTTED in Jeffrey Epstein's personal address book. Full list of contacts here (this was already released in 2015 FYI): www.documentcloud.org/documents/15...

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DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA. Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps. Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems. See how this works?

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This is how we do it! Get your gas or groceries today! Cancel all Amazon & Walmart subscriptions and avoid Target. Ideally boycott them all indefinitely if able! Hit them where it hurts, their greedy pockets! #boycott #economicblackout #moneyispower #resistance #peopleoverprofit #workingclass

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