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congratulations to john roberts who is as responsible for the current state of affairs as any single person in the country

submitted 3 days ago • 720 comments

Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!

submitted 9 days ago • 312 comments

It's remarkable how many journalists don't know what an executive order is. English is not the official language of the US govt any more than it was a week ago. An EO is no more than the President's directive to exec branch officials about what his policies and what he directs them to do.

submitted 19 days ago • 54 comments

submitted 21 days ago • 1948 comments

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

submitted 21 days ago • 3178 comments

Pritzker: "He promised he was gonna lower costs & make us safer. He's done none of it. I realize he's only been in office 2 weeks, but it's gotten worse, not better. You think grocery prices have gone down? No, they've gone up bc of what he's threatening or what he's already put in place"

submitted 48 days ago • 1001 comments

The National Association of Home Builders explains what happens if we make inputs for home construction, such as Canadian lumber, more expensive.

submitted 48 days ago • 1458 comments

NYT reports an air traffic controller’s seat was empty at DCA last night www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

submitted 50 days ago • 300 comments

The only reason ICE would be at schools is to take innocent children into custody in order to lure their parents. Family separation 2.0. 🚨 Los Angeles school police says it will not comply with ICE.

submitted 51 days ago • 726 comments

Let me say this in no uncertain terms: the President’s actions today are illegal. Cutting off people from healthcare, childcare, and other services is cruel. The State of Illinois will fight this unlawful order with everything we have.

submitted 52 days ago • 394 comments

Another Judge temporarily slaps down Trump's unconstitutional power grab. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 52 days ago • 9 comments

Happy MLK Day.

submitted 60 days ago • 427 comments

The irony of MAGA wanting to take over Canada and Greenland but can't handle being outside in the cold for a single day for Donald Trump's inauguration. 🤦‍♀️

submitted 63 days ago • 174 comments

In his farewell address, Biden calls for: An end to dark money 18 year term limit on Supreme Court Justices and ethics reform A ban on stock trading in Congress Amending the Constitution to say no president is immune from crimes committed in office

submitted 65 days ago • 672 comments

Hey, it’s one of those Mexican firefighters who came over here to take our jobs. And save our kittens.

submitted 70 days ago • 250 comments

Republicans thought they were voting for cheaper eggs and what they’re going to get is war with Denmark and Panama.

submitted 73 days ago • 481 comments

Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist at The Washington Post, says her cartoon below was killed by Jeff Bezos, the paper’s owner. Bezos didn’t want the cartoon to become public because it shows him kneeling before Donald Trump. You know what to do.

submitted 76 days ago • 183 comments

Statement from the Obamas: "Maranatha Baptist Church will be a little quieter on Sundays, but President Carter will never be far away – buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels."

submitted 82 days ago • 102 comments