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On 6/14, pro-democracy activists will come together for NO KINGS events across America. The largest event in VT will be a rally organized by 50501 Vermont, in Burlington. The event will include marches, speakers, music, food trucks and more.

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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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Republicans talk a lot about Medicaid fraud to justify their cuts to the program. But they never want to admit where the fraud is really coming from.

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"Even as we are critical of Obama, I think it is important to emphasize that we would not have been better off with Romney in the White House. What we have lacked over these last five years is not the right president, but rather well-organized mass movements." - Angela Y. Davis

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Dear Americans, Republicans in the House just passed the largest transfer of wealth in history to the top 1%. Those of us with the least amount of money will suffer the most.

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“Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires the government to provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason.”

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The footage confirms what we knew all along: The Trump administration lied about Mahmoud Khalil's arrest. His detention is illegal and unjustified. It's time for him to come home.

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Is it too much to ask for an IRS Commissioner who understands the law?

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I’m on the Senate floor right now urging my colleagues to vote no on the GENIUS Act. There is no excuse for Congress to pass a crypto bill that will turbocharge Trump’s corruption and undermine national security, consumer protection, and our financial stability.

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Just got word that Secretary Noem is asking for an addition to her budget - a new private Gulfstream 5 jet for her personal national photo op tour. She's already got a private plane but wants a tricked out new one. All while she supports kicking 13 million people off Medicaid.

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This decision by the Trump administration is a moral failure and betrays our Afghan allies who risked their lives and their families' safety to help U.S. service members. They may now face deportation and persecution by the Taliban. Utterly disgraceful.

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So much for listening to your constituents. Despite the bipartisan support for Medicaid, Trump and MAGA Republicans want to cut $880 BILLION from the program so greedy corporations and billionaires get a tax break. The GOP is not on the side of the people. #NoMedicaidCuts

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Fascists rely on you believing you're alone and powerless because they know that when the people come together to fight back, we're unstoppable. Join the movement: indivisibleproject.f...

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If Trump is serious about making real change rather than just issuing a press release, he will support legislation I will introduce to ensure we pay no more for prescription drugs than people in other major countries. If we come together, we can get it passed in a few weeks.

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Childcare shouldn’t be a luxury. Families are struggling to afford care, put food on the table, and save for the future — while billionaires rake in tax breaks. Today, we’re saying fund families, not billionaires: DayWithoutChildCare.org #DayWithoutChildCare

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President Trump's crypto corruption is so bad the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board agrees with me. In their words, it appears to be a "conflict of interest in selling access to the President." Congress cannot pass crypto legislation without putting a stop to this.

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Our client Rümeysa Öztürk spent the last 6 weeks in an ICE detention facility in Louisiana — all in retaliation for an op-ed she co-authored. On Saturday, she finally made it home to her beloved Tufts community, where she can resume her studies and begin teaching again as her case proceeds.

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As federal civil servants, we have anxiety about accepting a branded water bottle at a conference... lest we trigger an ethics review. Meanwhile, Trump’s out here getting a $400M sky palace from Qatar. Cool cool.

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Someone in my comments said "capitulation brings no safety" and that is something we all must understand. They will crush us and kill us no matter what. The only option is to join together and stop this madness. Find your courage, America.

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The war in Gaza has killed or injured 170,000. Children are starving to death. Trump is encouraging the ethnic cleansing of 2.2 million people. Why is there no discussion in the US government about why we are spending billions of taxpayer dollars starving children in Gaza?

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Medicaid over billionaires. SNAP over billionaires. Child care over billionaires. Families over billionaires.

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While Americans pay the price for Donald Trump's senseless trade war, it looks like Trump officials are using tariffs as a bargaining chip to get sweetheart deals for Elon Musk’s companies. Looks like corruption to me.

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The study, now in its 10th year, provides a basis for “extremely important discussions in Vermont concerning racial disparities in policing,” according to the co-director of Vermont State Police’s Fair and Impartial Policing Committee.

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Elon Musk's DOGE just slashed millions in congressionally mandated grants for training women in trades and STEM. Trump said he would "PROTECT WOMEN AT A LEVEL NEVER SEEN BEFORE." Apparently, he meant from a living wage.

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Big brother has a name…Palantir

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The grift is systematic

submitted 18 days ago • 244 comments

Can't wait to see this wealth trickle down to workers......oh wait, that was always a myth.

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We need to reclaim our democracy from dark money secret influence.

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At a 24-hour vigil to protect Medicaid on the National Mall in Washington, DC, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) was to the point: to protect democracy, Medicaid has to be protected, too.

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Walter Cronkite, who was described as the most trusted man in America, once said: “Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.” Paramount: Stand up for a free press and our democracy. Do not capitulate to Trump's dangerous move to authoritarianism.

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🚨House Democrats just filed a discharge petition to force a vote on protecting Medicaid and SNAP. Republicans deny that they want to cut funding for these, so it’s time for them to put their money where their mouth is.

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In a car dominated world, riding a bicycle is an act of resistance.

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Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

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