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No taxation without representation.

submitted 15 hours ago • 0 comments

Weingarten: It’s really only the Congress that can abolish the Department of Education. So, what the president can do is make government basically ineffective—not work—by a thousand cuts. And that’s what they’re doing.

submitted 1 day ago • 345 comments

The Congressional Budget Office confirms that the only way to cut $880B is by cutting Medicaid. And the only way to cut that much from Medicaid is by stripping coverage & access from millions of older adults & other low-income Americans. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

I keep thinking of the prophets - how fiercely they advocated for the most vulnerable people in their land, and how fearlessly they spoke truth to power. We all need that prophetic courage today. These are the words of Isaiah — “Woe to those who make unjust laws…

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

Soooo… NOT that lady on vacation then..? Whoopsies!

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office for President Trump’s sit-down with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting.

submitted 9 days ago • 275 comments

Two weeks ago Q: Will Elon Musk secure new government contracts while he is working on DOGE? Trump: No... We won’t let him

submitted 12 days ago • 19 comments

This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this. The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".

submitted 13 days ago • 624 comments

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

submitted 16 days ago • 981 comments

Senate Republicans voted to fund Donald Trump’s agenda by slashing Medicare, Medicaid, and housing support—all to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. They had a choice: help everyday Americans or the ultra-rich. They chose the rich. 🔗 accountable.us/icymi-senate...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Senate Democrats tried to protect Medicare and Medicaid from cuts last night, but Senate Republicans wanted more tax breaks for the wealthy instead.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

You may not familiar with the term “mutual aid” so sharing a primer. We will defeat fascism by coming together as communities.

submitted 37 days ago • 6 comments

Jan. 20, 2025 is undoubtedly a consequential day in modern history. Jen Rubin speaks w/ historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social on where we go from here & history’s invaluable lesson: if we want to move forward, we must never shut up. contrarian.substack.com/p/heather-co...

submitted 48 days ago • 18 comments

I don't know who needs to hear this, but this isn't going to make eggs more affordable.

submitted 58 days ago • 4 comments