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When following the headlines fills me with despair, it's comforting to cuddle with a family member who remains blissfully unconcerned about fascism. That would be Trixie (a/k/a Bat-Mite).

submitted 36 days ago • 2587 comments

“St. Clair, 26, filed two petitions against Musk last month seeking a court-ordered paternity test and sole custody of the 6-month-old she claims she shares with the Tesla CEO.” In response, Musk “substantially reduced his financial support towards the child.” www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

submitted 35 days ago • 374 comments

No matter what you do, what you ban, in schools, someday your kids are going to grow up and go out in the world, and they're going to discover what you kept from them, and they're going to be pissed.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Germany's Foreign Office has updated its travel advisory for the U.S., saying that visas and entry waivers don't guarantee entry for German citizens.

submitted 36 days ago • 54 comments

The Department of Education was created by an act of Congress. We will not let it be dismantled by a wannabe King.

submitted 36 days ago • 3346 comments

Judge REYES on a tear, telling DOJ she won't be "gaslit" by effort to say their ban on transgender people in the military isn't actually a "ban." She notes SecDef Hegseth literally called it a ban on X. "You're saying one thing in public. You're saying a different thing in court," Reyes said.

submitted 36 days ago • 326 comments

“Are you worried?” That is always the first question. “Of course I am worried,” I respond. “The president of the United States considers me an enemy and has promised retribution. I would be an idiot not to be worried. But I am not going to give in. I will continue to fight.”

submitted 36 days ago • 622 comments

Medicaid secures, protects, and provides opportunities for our future generations. Approximately 31.5 MILLION children in the United States are enrolled in Medicaid: around 40% of all enrollees. #HandsOffMedicaid

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

@doomsdaydebunks.bsky.social The former SSA commissioner is still sounding the alarm on DOGE's plans for cutting staff at the Social Security Administration. Any thoughts?

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AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person. I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.

submitted 36 days ago • 1247 comments

Another smart judge:

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Great!!! DOGE has absolutely NO business going on ANY FISHING EXHIBITIONS IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY COMPUTER SYSTEMS!!!

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Glimmer of hope

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DOGE got barred

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Finally!! A judge who recognizes the scam.

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YES YES YES

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Thank you Maryland Federal Judge... you've outshined the Supreme Court for Justice & saving our democracy 100-fold!! Grafeful!!

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BREAKING: A federal judge in Maryland has just barred DOGE from accessing Social Security, saying the group is on a "fishing expedition" that jeopardizes people's personal data. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 37 days ago • 902 comments

@doomsdaydebunks.bsky.social The mainstream media is once again sounding the alarm on the cuts that DOGE wants to make to social security. Any update to the debunk you sent me a couple weeks back?

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

❗️Don’t tell me protesting and petitions don’t work❗️ An online petition which garnered more than 92,000 signatures sent to Spotify results in Spotify removing ANDREW TATE’S “PIMPING” PODCAST.

submitted 43 days ago • 335 comments

Please like this post if you're as tired of "winning" as I am. #IncompetentKrasnov

submitted 44 days ago • 1733 comments

Protesters at the New York State Capitol chant "no hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here" to "border czar" Tom Homan. Love this for him. 🍿

submitted 45 days ago • 750 comments

ICYMI: Today a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order, blocking Trump from “cutting hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training, finding that cuts are already affecting training programs aimed at addressing a nationwide teacher shortage.” apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 45 days ago • 64 comments

LISTEN UP!! IF YOU CARE ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, OR MEDICAID: LEND YOUR VOICE TO THESE 3 SPECIAL ELECTION CANDIDATES, NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE! 1/10

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Twitter is down. Tesla stock is plummeting. SpaceX’s rocket imploded. All owned by the same guy who’s now in charge of our federal government.

submitted 47 days ago • 829 comments

@doomsdaydebunks.bsky.social Even with 7,000 layoffs, should seniors worry about social security checks continuing to be delivered on time?

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...

submitted 50 days ago • 10668 comments

One day he’s telling us that tariffs are amazing because they will bring lots of new jobs to the US and raise so much money we won’t have to pay income tax, then the next day he’s telling us we aren’t doing them because people were nice to him on the phone.

submitted 50 days ago • 1707 comments

COURT ISSUES NATIONWIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST THE SLASHING OF RESEARCH FUNDING BY THE NIH!! 1/7

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

you ever get embarrassed at how much you like your own oc. like yes i'm sorry this is my little guy and i'm talking about him again i know you're all tired of seeing him but i'm not. look at him

submitted 52 days ago • 35 comments

🎂Happy Birthday Democracy Docket!🎂 Five years ago, I launched Democracy Docket as the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in court. Support fearlessly independent, pro-democracy media. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

submitted 52 days ago • 546 comments

YES!!! SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO OVERTURN LOWER COURT'S DECISION UNFREEZING FEDERAL FUNDS!!! This is huge for several reasons! It's the first SC decision in all of the nearly 100 lawsuits that have been brought against the administration since January 20, and it is a stunning loss for Trump!

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

The Democrats deliver truthful messaging during the #TrumpSpeech at the #StateOfTheUnion. Then Elissa Slotkin doubled down on truth. “Musk Steals”, “Save Medicaid”, “That’s a Lie”, “False”… all relevant during Tяump’s pathetic firehose of lies.

submitted 52 days ago • 47 comments

@annepmitchell.bsky.social Hello. I am confused if whether or not people should legitimately be worried about any disruption to their social security payments in the next month or so.

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment