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There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security. Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."

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Boycott Amazon!!

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“What’s transpired over the last three or four days just takes it to a whole new level of cruelty and inhumanity and, frankly, a whole new level of stupidity in doing this is the most non-strategic way.” Tens of thousands of people will die as a result of this action. www.salon.com/2025/02/28/a...

submitted 3 days ago • 1023 comments

To be clear: a tariff is a tax.

submitted 2 days ago • 1381 comments

Got any plans for next Friday? Cancel them and do this instead, we need you. ❤️🇺🇸

submitted 4 days ago • 110 comments

I’ve been feeling a particular affinity for the French these days … not just because I’ve watched Casablanca so many times lately that I know the words to the first verse of La Marseillaise forward and backward

submitted 5 days ago • 413 comments

Talk soon, @rieckhoff.bsky.social!

submitted 4 days ago • 150 comments

What an incredibly incompetent clown. Maybe he should have thought about the (patently obvious) effect of tariffs on the auto industry before imposing them? He’s like a monkey on a keyboard.

submitted 6 days ago • 1165 comments

(WSJ) - The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s unless the U.S. rows back on its plans to impose steep tariffs on imports, a senior official at the International Chamber of Commerce warned. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

submitted 7 days ago • 280 comments

hey guess what trump's numbers about social security are total horseshit www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 7 days ago • 135 comments

"a return of the 'corrupt process' that existed before the 1930s in which tariffs remain on the books and businesses try to curry favor (in this case, with Trump) to win exemptions..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 6 days ago • 362 comments

This will empower Elon to privatize VA by breaking it first. These layoffs are going to mean longer processing times for disability claims & longer wait times for veterans to see a doctor. They may also seriously threaten patient safety or lead to VA closures. apnews.com/article/vete...

submitted 6 days ago • 41 comments

@therickwilson.bsky.social reacts to Trump lying in front of the whole country for a record-breaking 90 straight minutes. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V34l...

submitted 6 days ago • 74 comments

I agree with Donald Trump that an unelected bureaucrat should be fired. Let’s start with Elon Musk.

submitted 7 days ago • 673 comments

All this business I am reading about social security is nonsense. My mom died on 2/18. My dad got a letter yesterday informing him her benefits were ending and he had to repay the February payment because they don’t give a payment in the month someone dies. They know where every dollar is.

submitted 7 days ago • 592 comments

The state of the union is that Trump fired cancer researchers and forest service rangers. He's letting Elon Musk smash the Social Security Administration into pieces. And he is pushing Congress to pass more tax giveaways for billionaires while destroying Medicaid.

submitted 7 days ago • 54 comments

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?

submitted 7 days ago • 3348 comments

Dude says we have to take care of our law enforcement FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS

submitted 7 days ago • 485 comments

THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG: Plaintiffs in one lawsuit against DOGE have alerted the court to President Trump's remarks tonight calling Elon Musk the "head" of the office.

submitted 7 days ago • 315 comments

Interesting that the index hasn’t been this high since the presidency was occupied by … {puts on glasses, zooms in on chart, checks calendar} … the same guy who’s there today

submitted 7 days ago • 148 comments

⚡️ Norway may tap its $1.78T wealth fund to boost Ukraine aid as U.S. support wanes.

submitted 8 days ago • 9 comments

Fact-checking Tulsi Gabbard's false claims about Ukraine's democracy, church, and media restrictions.

submitted 8 days ago • 10 comments

Don’t ask Ukraine to stop defending. Ask Russia to stop attacking.

submitted 8 days ago • 24 comments

"No Other Land," the Palestinian-Israeli made film showing the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers, just won the Oscar for Best Documentary. It can't get a distributor in the US. Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.

submitted 9 days ago • 254 comments

Hillary Clinton told you the truth about Trump and Putin. You didn't vote for her and she was right about everything. Kamala Harris told you the truth about Trump and Putin. You didn't vote for her and she was right about everything. I hope your misogyny was worth losing your democracy. Dummies.

submitted 10 days ago • 228 comments

Criticizing those of us on the Left who are angrier now than they were before the election, is like complaining about passengers on the Titanic for getting irritated post-iceberg. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/please-don...

submitted 10 days ago • 54 comments

Here’s how you can directly financially support Ukraine. u24.gov.ua

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A Trump adviser said a Voice of America reporter was “treasonous.” Now the reporter has been put on leave, pending an investigation. And articles have been watered down to remove criticism of the president. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...

submitted 11 days ago • 152 comments

Many folks are on Medicaid but don’t know it because their state calls it something else. Hoosiercare in IN. Peach care in GA. Badgercare in WI. They don’t realize their medical care is on the chopping block. What does your state call it? Let’s get replies going and the word out!

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Sign of the day…

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“If you are dumbfounded into inaction, if you don’t even want to hear the news, if you feel as though you’re living through a nightmare over which you have no control, I get it. Every other day I feel the same. But hear me out.” We can flood THEIR zone: robertreich.substack.com/p/the-petty-...

submitted 31 days ago • 112 comments

slate.com/podcasts/wha... I want you to imagine that your baby has been born with mysterious symptoms. A hospital data scientist is trying to figure it out with rare disease data from the CDC. But suddenly that information is deleted. Today’s show. With @jasonkoebler.bsky.social:

submitted 31 days ago • 22 comments

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

submitted 41 days ago • 3786 comments

While Kristi Noem was out cosplaying as an ICE agent on the streets of New York City the other day, it's Stephen Miller, who is actually running the show on immigration. As Univision previously reported, this is a very weird dude who has been “hostile” to minorities since his teens 👇🏽

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