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Environmentalist, activist, nature and animal lover, wildlife rehabber. Retired MD. #climate #guncontrol #reproductivefreedom #democracy #science#publichealthđź’™
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Thank you Senator Sanders! Everyone call your members of Congress! No tax cuts for the wealthy while taking the social safety net away from ordinary Americans.

It's not just one instance of a billion being only a million: "DOGE's only public ledger is riddled with mistakes," a team of New York Times reporters found. The figures are "full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

The reply email inbox for this “what did you do last week” email is [email protected], so, you know, definitely don’t send them any unrelated messages that would interfere with their ability to carry out Elon’s dumbass bullshit

Americans—look what they are doing to medical research! Dashing hopes for so many conditions. We will lose years of medical research that is irreplaceable.

Vaccines are so effective they have practically eradicated some of the worst diseases, from rabies to polio and smallpox—a fact that has possibly fooled some into believing that the viruses and their complications aren’t a significant threat for the average, health-conscious individual.

The House could vote next week on drastic cuts to Medicaid that would gut critical programs that protect the civil rights and dignity of millions of Americans — including people with disabilities. Contact your member of Congress: No cuts to Medicaid.

#Paramus #NJ Visibility Brigade

President Musk is telling federal employees they answer to him. They don’t. And they shouldn’t. I’m going to need the media to ask why Trump has abdicated his responsibility to oversee federal agencies as head of the executive branch. Every interview. “Why is Elon Musk running the country?”

This gets my vote for tweet/post of the year. This is a RED ALERT post. This is exactly why he’s doing it.

Posted by @rothschildmd.bsky.social on another platform: “The entire federal government now apparently reports to Elon Musk, who is not the president, doesn't run DOGE according to Trump administration court filings, has no authority to remove federal employees, and tweets all day.”

Trump is a goddamn traitor to America. Any congressional Republican who supports him — or is afraid to stand up to him — is just as much of a traitor as Trump.

They continue to tell this debunked lie 🤥 for a reason: so when they cut social security to pave the way for their tax cuts for the rich you think they had an actual reason to do it.

BREAKING: MASSIVE Ukraine rally in Washington, D.C. right now. Americans care even if Trump doesn’t.

200 million dollars of waste.

Please remember this regime loves trial balloons. They’ll announce some crazy, truly horrifying plan to either A) distract from something even more horrible they’re planning to do B) see how much actual resistance there is to their insanity Keep making noise & pushing back. It does work.

Great turnout at Tesla protest near Chicago. Note the itty bitty counter protest at the end. This is what democracy looks like…if we can keep it.

In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

JEFFRIES: “we have no leverage” SCHUMER: *pulls out a lime and limply waves it around* BERNIE:

Thousands Show Up For Bernie Sanders Fight Oligarchy Rally www.politicususa.com/p/thousands-...

Listen to @radiofreetom.bsky.social! "Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."

🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org sues on behalf of unions, retirees to block access to personal and sensitive data at SSA. This case comes after SSA commissioner stepped down due to concerns about DOGE accessing data. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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MISSING IN ACTION

Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

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The tech titan and President Trump say they will avoid any conflicts of interest, but it's difficult for the public to verify that.

Reuters: Trump on Saturday urged Elon Musk to be more aggressive in his efforts to shrink the federal government despite uproar over layoffs and deep spending cuts.

The Trump admin is planning to strip healthcare away from millions of Americans by proposing new criteria for who can and can't receive Medicaid. Please CALL YOUR SENATORS/CONGRESSPEOPLE. Tell them they work for US. And we demand they protect our access to healthcare. 5calls.org/issue/protec...

DOGE’s expenses have risen above 40 million, with weekly costs now exceeding 10 million. We will release an updated DOGE staff list soon.

At least 11,500 Americans and 54,575 foreigners have lost their jobs. Nearly $1 billion in payments for work already done is frozen. Nearly $500 million in food sits in ports, ships and warehouses. @altusaid.bsky.social @indivisible.org www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Elon is destroying American jobs without proving anything. No fraud found. Can't prove that any waste has been saved (jobs usually add value, even in government) and the money not paid out in salaries will likely go to Elon related contracts. He's a wrecking ball, destroying livelihoods and people.

🚨🚨This from @JBPritzker The Nazis dismantled a constitutional republic in less than two months so it is definitely time to panic.

This is climate arson, yes, but also the entire value proposition of Tesla, the reason for its insane stock price, is that it would end up the Amazon of electric cars: the only real game in town. Killing off non-Tesla electric car infrastructure is a gift to Musk.

It's no coincidence that Musk's companies are soaring in value as the regulatory agencies that were investigating or suing them are being gutted. The DOGE agenda isn't about "efficiency" — it's about Musk freeing himself from any accountability so he can line his pockets.

It’s only right for him to be on the first flight to Mars. It’s his baby.

Again, the most interesting political development of 2025 is a large and growing class of civic professionals...scientists, military officers, teachers, park rangers, diplomats etc etc etc...who have had their futures cut short by the whims of a lame duck and his unelected, drug-addicted benefactor.

If optics still matter at all, and they damn well should, this photo of this careless, reckless, destructive, sociopathic billionaire wreaking havoc on the lives of millions of ordinary Americans should go down in absolute infamy.

🎉 This is the best news in a month!! Hold the line, America.

Donald Trump — The House resolution "implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it." The House plan slashes $880 billion from Medicaid—TRUMP OWNS THIS!!! Democrats need to speak out now—LOUDLY. Don’t Cut My Medicaid 📢

One of the first targets here will almost certainly be blocking the mailing of abortion medications like mifepristone. If I'm right, it'll be a the biggest blow to reproductive freedom since the repeal of Roe.