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If you are not outraged, ask yourself why? If you are feeling overwhelmed, know that this is part of their plan. You are witnessing a blitzkrieg to destroy the American government before anyone has time to react. "Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction."

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Repost it everywhere, please.

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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 4 hours ago • 148 comments

In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less. We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.

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Legislation that I passed and was funded by Congress, Solar for All, could reduce electric bills for working class families by 80%. The Trump Admin is refusing to release the money in order to protect the profits of fossil fuel billionaires. Unacceptable. Release the funds NOW.

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In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

submitted 6 hours ago • 418 comments

FDR. My favorite president.

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

submitted 3 hours ago • 478 comments

This is a shameful way to treat our fellow citizens who are public servants. This doesn’t make America great.

submitted 13 hours ago • 157 comments

This is bad… purging the military of leaders who are not swarn to Trump and replacing them with those that will allow Trump to use the army to protect his coup.

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"David Reid, an environmental scientist in Michigan, was surprised to learn his contract studying invasive species in the St. Lawrence Seaway was included on the list. 'That contract wasn’t canceled by DOGE or anyone else,' he said. The contract expired on Dec. 31 and he decided to retire...

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I'm just saying...

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Stocks got hit after weaker-than-expected economic data raised concern about the outlook for Corporate America amid a surge in consumers’ long-run inflation views to the highest since 1995

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WOW!!!

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Many of Trump’s early actions are unpopular, Post-Ipsos poll finds: “57 percent say he has exceeded his authority since taking office…” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 2 days ago • 189 comments

She's fantastic!

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CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Happening now: protesters are outside the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago this evening. People are in line to see House of Reps Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for an event tonight promoting his recently released book. Crowd chanting at them, "we don't need a book tour!"

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Carville: USAID spent $41 billion the federal budget is 6 trillion. Actually comes to something like .014%. So take that and put it against the 6 trillion and see what you have done when your president is responsible for more federal debt than any president in the history of the United States.

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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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Everything is a lie

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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When they privatize everything, it isn’t regular people who win. It’s their friends and whoever does what they want. 🇺🇸 is not a business. The more we run it like one, the more we leave those with the least behind. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Turns out Musk and DOGE are wildly unpopular. Even Republicans are concerned that this unelected, foreign billionaire has too much influence on the White House. reut.rs/41t8XYQ

submitted 1 day ago • 412 comments

👇🏻

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So proud of my Governor

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Here is a real hero!

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For my latest story, I reported on the lives of the undocumented contract workers who helped power Elon Musk's expansion in Austin. Sweeping debris, laying plumbing and pouring concrete, these workers built facilities that helped make Musk’s $400 billion fortune. Read for free: bloom.bg/41gG6a3

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🔥 WATCH: “Anybody can violate the law. The Pope, The president, Any sonofabitch can violate the law — how bout that? That’s fascist bullshit. We have one law. Or we have chaos.” Rep. Joe Towns (D-MEMPHIS) let loose about Trump implying the law doesn’t apply to him.

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His cuts have NOTHING to do with efficiency

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I can attest to this. Long story, I live in Northwoods of Wi. Closest neighbor 3 mi away. There's no TV reception, not enough towers, I have no phone, internet service or Google maps thru cellphone. Utube on Wi-Fi is how I watch news. Still, this A-holes ads show up mult X a nite when I watch MSNBC

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I was proud to join my Congressional colleagues and representatives of Citizen Action/Illinois at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago this morning as we spoke out against the Trump Administration's brutal cuts to vital services upon which American seniors and working families depend.

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FBI cancels community outreach programs for seniors

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“Whatever comes to mind when you think of a Nazi, that is for whom this country is currently being run. And the powers than be aren’t shy about it.”

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Here is the ad the Washington Post refused to run about Elon Musk this weekend. And here is the ad the Post was happy to run by a rightwing group funded by Musk that smeared me in October. I started Democracy Docket to be fiercely independent and prodemocracy. Check it out. www.democracydocket.com

submitted 5 days ago • 318 comments

Correct. If the birthdate field contains corrupt or mismatched data, it defaults to 1875-05-20, which serves as a flag. May 20, 1875, is the day the international standards and metrics treaty was signed. Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.

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On February 19, federal workers are sounding the alarm. 🚨SOS: Save Our Services from Musk and billionaires intent on stealing data and slashing vital services like healthcare for the elderly, veterans, and all Americans. We need everyone. Join us. --> go.savepublicservices.com

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