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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936

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Laid-off IRS employee said he had voted for Trump: "I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason." www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...

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Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

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They won’t ever learn will they

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“Vice President JD Vance has tried to justify Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda as in keeping with Christian teachings… Yet that claim is so preposterous that it was denounced by Pope Francis.” https://newrepublic.com/article/191578/trump-musk-scandal-usaid-leaked-memo

submitted 7 days ago • 32 comments

A now-former federal prosecutor schools the president on what it means to be in charge of our nation’s system of justice. Read his letter! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

submitted 7 days ago • 84 comments

What a difference 4 days makes for little Leonardo ❤️

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Hey, here’s some of what @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social did today 👋🏽

submitted 10 days ago • 2177 comments

Google Maps Is Deleting Negative Reviews Left for “Gulf of America” 1 star reviews of Trump’s rename attempt are vanishing

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The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.

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Please open a book

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Vice President and recently converted Catholic J.D. Vance was rebuked by the pope himself for using Catholic theology to justify mass deportations and isolationism.

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Make the Trump Administration, Elon Musk, and his “DOGE” bros prove that they are in compliance with the existing federal court orders. Put some teeth on these court orders. Non-compliance=contempt of court

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They say this like it's a new thing. I guess @cnn.com wasn't paying attention during his first term. #wtfCNN

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Does “Golden Age” refer to a time when planes keep crashing, eggs cost $10–15 a dozen, the U.S. is being booed and protested by all our allies, workers are losing their jobs, and Americans’ personal data is being rummaged through by unelected oligarchs and their strange crew of 20-something incels?

submitted 14 days ago • 3063 comments

Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

submitted 15 days ago • 2174 comments

The new cover of TIME.

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This is Nobu. He is an ungovernable gremlin sometimes. Will become slightly less chaotic when given a pup cup. 12/10

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“That’s what the leaders of these foreign countries are learning,” Rampell said. “You don’t actually have to give Trump anything. You have to let him announce victory on TV.”

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This plaque in Prague has been rubbed to a shiny gold because for centuries, passersby have touched the dog for good luck, and also to reassure him that he's a very good boy. 14/10

submitted 19 days ago • 140 comments

Elon musk isn’t elected. He’s a Nazi nepo baby who breaks everything he touches. And right now he’s locked himself in a room with grandpa’s Social Security check.

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Now we’re cooking! Thank you for doing something, @schatz.bsky.social. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

submitted 19 days ago • 335 comments

I had the sweetest dream last night. I was driving on the LIE and there was Donald Trump in a red jumpsuit, picking up trash beside the highway.

submitted 21 days ago • 1649 comments

Today, Lina Khan departs the Federal Trade Commission. It’s been quite a ride—one that has given Americans a taste of what true public-interest governance can look like. From rules that answered our everyday frustrations to historic trust-busting, here are some of the highlights.👇🧵

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