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I am grateful that so many people found my open letter to Elon Musk moving and want to share it. Some well meaning people are just cutting and pasting it on their social media feeds. I would appreciate it if people would link to the version posted on @democracydocket.com instead. Thanks. Marc

submitted 10 hours ago • 136 comments

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

submitted 14 hours ago • 1763 comments

Information was shared illegally. A career employee at the Social Security Administration provided unauthorized access to data to Elon Musk’s staffers. This employee, Leland Dudek, a data analyst, was recently promoted to acting commissioner by Trump.

submitted 13 hours ago • 163 comments

And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

submitted 12 hours ago • 958 comments

C-PAC is a cult gathering, not a convention! This “Third Term Project” poster at CPAC is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. The same people who were screaming about “the deep state” are now openly fantasizing about a dictator-for-life.

submitted 13 hours ago • 1643 comments

At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.

submitted 18 hours ago • 586 comments

For the first weeks, Americans seemed frozen, expecting institutions to do something. Americans were used to “checks and balances” and “guardrails” working. That didn’t happen. People realized that they had to take matters into their own hands. 👇

submitted 18 hours ago • 251 comments

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.

submitted 1 day ago • 2408 comments

firing for "too much DEI" is plainly firing a woman and a Black man on the presumption only white men can be qualified. this is disgusting biogtry.

submitted 1 day ago • 251 comments

@raskin.house.gov: "The whole anti-corruption crusade is an absolute fraud. They started by decimating the ranks of the inspectors general. These are the people whose job is actually, day in and day out, 365 days a year, to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse in the departments and the agencies."

submitted 4 days ago • 578 comments

How much is Congress cutting from their $6.5 billion/year budget? Don’t you think congress can operate on say, maybe, $5 Billion? And each congressman has 18 staff, they could operate on say, 14? What about the White House?

submitted 4 days ago • 1468 comments

REPOST if you stand with AOC!

submitted 5 days ago • 439 comments

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

submitted 5 days ago • 2403 comments

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

submitted 5 days ago • 2287 comments

Imagine if the media pointed out there was already a Government Accountability Office whose job it is to go after actual waste and fraud, not just things Elon doesn’t like, and found $70 Billion in savings last year and $2 Trillion in waste since 2003. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governm...

submitted 6 days ago • 135 comments

So… People in West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, etc. have been flooded out of their homes… Yet Donald Trump is using taxpayer money to drive around a NASCAR track at the Daytona 500? And MAGA is cheering him on? GTFO.

submitted 6 days ago • 91 comments

Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use. Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.

submitted 6 days ago • 659 comments

ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...

submitted 8 days ago • 452 comments

I stand with the trans community. Pass it along.

submitted 13 days ago • 547 comments

Outrageous.

submitted 14 days ago • 182 comments

I’m old enough to remember when y’all lost your minds over a blow job, but a traitor and his foreign born jumping-minion take a blow torch to our government and your response is “LFG”. So, is it just that you’re fucking stupid?

submitted 18 days ago • 688 comments

So naturally, you know what to do…👇 Enjoy. 😎✨

submitted 19 days ago • 813 comments

STEP 1: Donald does something stupid. STEP 2: Donald is surprised there are consequences. STEP 3: Donald backs down. STEP 4: Donald lies, claiming things already agreed to are new concessions he forced by the stupid thing he did. STOP 5: REPEAT

submitted 19 days ago • 235 comments

Seems like a good time for a refresher on Donald Trump’s Rules for Governing: Step 1: Create crisis Step 2: Blame Democrats Step 3: Rant on Truth Social Step 4: Profit from crisis Step 5: Claim to resolve crisis Step 6: Declare victory Step 7: Golf Step 8: Repeat Any questions?

submitted 19 days ago • 39 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.

submitted 19 days ago • 362 comments

Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you. Do something

submitted 19 days ago • 2127 comments

It is our honor to serve you. America, you broke through— the media is finally picking up on what’s happening. We love you!! 🦬 💚 🇺🇸

submitted 20 days ago • 971 comments

submitted 21 days ago • 275 comments

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submitted 20 days ago • 1237 comments

Please repost to join this apt apology to our neighbors.

submitted 21 days ago • 361 comments

"America First" becomes "America Alone" from @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 20 days ago • 85 comments

"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people.” I’ve had my differences with Justin Trudeau, for sure, but he rose to the occasion here.

submitted 21 days ago • 136 comments

NEWS: 180 Republicans voted AGAINST funding the FAA, the agency that keeps planes from crashing. Trump selected eight of them to serve in his administration. Read our new research—and yes, we name names.

submitted 21 days ago • 350 comments

I’m sure deporting people who produce food and slapping tariffs on countries that we buy massive amounts of food from will lower costs any day now.

submitted 20 days ago • 339 comments

We’re about to start trade war with friends/allies, all because of one man’s dishonesty, pettiness, stupidity, & ignorance. Well done America.

submitted 20 days ago • 54 comments

Guess who’s on his way to Mar-a-Lago for another mini vacation?

submitted 21 days ago • 1656 comments

Oh. Donald Trump is off to Florida while everything turns to sh*t. Is MAGA gonna say he's "on vacation" like they did whenever Biden went home for the weekend or nah?

submitted 22 days ago • 126 comments

For years the 2A loons told us they were stockpiling for when the government turns against its people. Well, what are they waiting for?

submitted 21 days ago • 250 comments

White privilege is firing a bunch of FAA officials because REASONS, forcing the FAA Director to resign, freezing all hiring of air traffic controllers, and then having planes crash and drop out of the sky in a span of TWO FUCKING DAYS and getting to KEEP YOUR JOB. My Black ass would be fired.

submitted 22 days ago • 321 comments

submitted 21 days ago • 105 comments

This is terrifying.

submitted 22 days ago • 525 comments