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Trump was handed an awesome economy. He was handed the best, by far, post-Covid economy of ANY industrialized nation. He was handed an economy with employment way up, consumer spending way up, the markets way up, & inflation way down. And in only 7 weeks, he’s fucking it all up.

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Musk claims Social Security is a "gigantic magnet to attract illegal immigrants." In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans.

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Be aware: Thanks to DJT and DOGE, medical services for veterans are being disrupted and delayed. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...

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Don't let anyone tell you that Medicare and Medicaid are too expensive Here is a chart of the increase in cost of both programs compared to private insurance since 2007 The cost of private insurance has increased far more than either government plan Both plans are also cheaper in real dollars

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US aid to Ukraine since Feb 2022 totals $128 billion, mostly older weapons, not cash. The crypto industry is seeking a bailout of $100 billion from the US Treasury. That is cash. Remember that when crypto CEOs accuse anyone else of "grifting." www.cfr.org/article/how-...

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Having a hard time understanding why Elon Musk thinks its a good odea to degrade NOAA’s ability to give us lifesaving early warnings for Hurricanes & Tornadoes. www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...

submitted 8 days ago • 712 comments

Democracies stand with Ukraine.

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Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

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Here is Rep. Nicole Malliotakis calling 264,000 of her own constituents “criminals” and “fraudsters”.

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The GOP in Congress is pushing a bill that would require every American to show a passport, birth certificate, or one of a few other citizenship documents every time they register or re-register to vote. But more than 21 million Americans don’t have easy access to such documents.

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Dear MAGA Republicans, What did you think was going to happen? MAGA Republicans are regretting their vote! Listen to this incredible caller from West Virginia.

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BREAKING: The Department of Energy said DOGE firings of nuclear safety officials were non-critical staff. That is not true. In fact, one of the officials who was locked out of his work accounts was Acting Chief of Defense Nuclear Safety James Todd.

submitted 18 days ago • 71 comments

Elon’s DOGE rampage will be a wake up call for what a decimated government really means. Cuts to FAA? Higher risk of plane crashes. Cuts to Forest Service? Higher fire risk. Cuts to the CDC? Higher pandemic risk. Cuts to the EPA? Higher toxic exposures risk — and on and on.

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Can anyone explain why we can't afford affordable healthcare or free school lunches but we can spend millions so the President can ride around at Daytona 500?? Starting to think Trump might not really care about "cutting down government waste."

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Hey Senator Collins, Murkowski, and Curtis! Take a look at what your fellow Republican Senator is saying. If Patel has been directing the purge of thousands of FBI agents before he’s confirmed, imagine what he’ll do with full power. You must vote NO.

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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

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I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated. Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!

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✅ DEI Employers of the Day™ 25 retailers that have stated commitments to diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) "As more retailers like Walmart and Target drop DEI initiatives, companies' efforts to find and fund Black-owned brands are also at risk." - @cnbc.com www.impactivize.org/dei-employer...

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CDC source: “We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff. They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”

submitted 25 days ago • 598 comments

The plan is crystal clear: Republicans will finance their billionaire giveaway with brutal cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and the social safety net. The richest people in the world are working to steal food out of the mouths of the poorest families in the country. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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@realtexaspaul.com Special election for NY CD21. This is Elise Stefanik’s seat! Let’s flip it Blue! www.news10.com/news/north-c... blakegendebienforcongress.com

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WOW! Have you seen all those posts calling Trump ‘Genocide Don’ or the Free Palestine protests outside the White House today? Yeah, me neither.

submitted 35 days ago • 652 comments

More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a NYT analysis found. The purges have removed info about vaccines, veterans' care, hate crimes, and scientific research, among many other topics. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...

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This is exactly what we want to see from Democrats right now! There’s no excuse for Senate Democrats to be confirming any of Trump’s nominees while MAGA’s illegal power grab continues. If you’re represented by Sen. @schatz.bsky.social, be sure to thank him for fighting back against President Musk.

submitted 36 days ago • 75 comments

Irony is dead in this moment along with common sense. Trump who squawked “but her emails” incessantly, let Musk (unelected/not a govt employee) send his crew of kids in to review classified information & plug devices of unknown origin into the government computer system, compromising everything.

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I was one of those warning how bad it would be and how Trump 2 would be much worse than anyone complacently assumed. But even I didn’t have ‘cancel all foreign aid, including to kids with HIV & malaria’ and also ‘let the world’s richest man get access to our private data’ on my 2025 bingo card.

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Why does the world’s richest man, a man no one voted for, have access to my Social Security number?

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This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

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Jessica: He had a campaign rally in the middle of what should have been a somber occasion. And these DEI policies were put in place in 2013. He had every opportunity through his first administration to revoke them if he thought they were terrible, but he didn't.

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No one knows what caused last night's tragic crash outside DCA. Investigations are ongoing, and no one - not Donald Trump or anyone else - should be drawing conclusions until all the facts have been released. But here is what we do know. (1/7)

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These Are Lies: $50 Million For Condoms In Gaza; Trump Sent The Military To Turn On The Water In CA http://dlvr.it/THfWPt

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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

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The truth from the California Department of Water Resources:

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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...

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The Senate just received another report that Pete Hegseth has a pattern of alcohol abuse. Confirming him as Secretary of Defense puts our national security at risk.

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Medical research and public health policy is a prime target paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...

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What are you gonna believe, MAGA or your lying eyes? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-ener...

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“The DC Police Union wishes to express its dismay over the recent pardons granted to individuals convicted of assaulting police officers during the January 6, 2021, riots at the US Capitol Building.”

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Yes

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I assure you: “The resistance” has not “faded into the resignation.” Regardless of what the media is now saying. They wish.

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What Republicans are pushing for are not "reforms." They want to make it harder for people to vote and easier for the GOP to cheat. If they enact new voter suppression and election subversion laws, we will sue and we will win. www.npr.org/2025/01/13/n...

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JUST IN: The U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December, surpassing expectations and bringing the total for 2024 to 2.2 million. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, and wages grew 3.9% over the past year, far outpacing inflation.

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