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

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This is a drug addict who can barely put together a sentence.

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.

How does firing Americans help make America great again? Cutting 5-8% of the workers is unproductive and harmful to our economy and society. This is just simply reckless and unsustainable. www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

I'm a huge fan of Dolly Parton. We're the same age and same height, but she can sing better. We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed. Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...

Class act from Gov. Janet Mills! Gov. Mills refuses to comply with an order to discriminate against trans students. Trump threatens her to comply or else he'll cut "all federal funding" from ME. Gov. Mills responds: "We'll see you in court." More of this, please! www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...

Reminder: ~20% of Ukrainians are internally displaced. ~20% fled the country as refugees. Putin's army occupies 1/5 of Ukraine in its densely populated coastal cities. Ukraine is at war. On its own soil. It is under martial law. It's not that Zelesnkyy *won't* hold an election. He **can't.**

Federal career workers: We appreciate you and your work. You don't deserve this mistreatment. Here's a file with lots of resources if you are facing illegal termination. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Maybe we should strand him in space for a long while, too.

The FDIC protects your hard earn money in the bank and helps prevent another financial crash. Trump and Musk’s move to fire these workers is dangerous. I led Senate Democrats in pushing back, and now independent investigators are on the case.

Some updates: 1. A federal judge extended a restraining order blocking the National Institutes of Health from cutting research funds until she rules on a permanent injunction. 2. The IRS will not allow a member of Elon Musk’s team to access individual tax returns.

Steve Bannon's CPAC speech: "The future of America is MAGA. And the future of MAGA is Donald J. Trump. We want Trump in '28." At the conclusion of Bannon's speech in which he supports an unconstitutional 3rd term for Trump, Bannon throws up a wimpy Nazi salute.

Steve Bannon's CPAC speech included: - digs at Zelenskyy - cheers for insurrectionists - a promise to put "elites" in the "D.C. gulag" - a claim that MAGA is a "revolution" and Trump claims he is "at war." - a claim that Trump is "an instrument of divine providence." Unfortunately, there's more

During Steve Bannon's speech at CPAC, he says twice: "Zelenskyy's been put in his place." Bannon is praising Trump and Putin's abhorrent treatment of Ukraine's President and spreading Russian propaganda that the Russo-Ukrainian was Zelenskyy's fault. #slavaukraini #ukraine

Peace plan.

Our federal workers here in Boston & across the country have been left out in the cold. Overnight, they’ve had their livelihoods torn away. Trump is proving he doesn’t care about our workers, but I will never stop fighting for you. CivilServiceStrong.org youtube.com/shorts/2T8SU...

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

On 2/18/25, the White House official X (Twitter) account posted a video of immigrants being handcuffed, chained, and boarded onto planes to be deported by law enforcement. The video is titled "ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight." Again: this is from the OFFICIAL White House X account.

Question for Attorney Martin: was a similar letter sent to Rep. Nancy Mace after she used slurs and hate speech against a minority, and a fellow elected official, on the House floor? Or do we only care about defending "public officials" when they're in Trump's pocket?

The Senate just voted on a simple idea: If you make $1 BILLION in a year, you don't deserve a tax handout. Democrats voted yes. Republicans voted no. Republicans are planning huge tax cuts for the rich, but they’re not the ones who need a break — working people do.

@jenpsaki.msnbc.com: "Inspectors general are a headache for everyone. You know why? Because they're investigating every agency and they find stuff! Including waste and fraud and abuse! They wouldn't be firing them if they cared about waste, fraud, and abuse."

Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

"Any man who must say 'I am the king' is no true king." - Tywin Lannister youtu.be/4sJY7BTIuPY?...

HELL YEAH: In a masterful speech, the Democratic governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker announces not ONLY a balanced budget in his state but alludes to Donald Trump and Elon Musk as being “IDIOTS.” Let me know if you agree with him.

Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party thx in advance

Elon Musk claims DOGE has saved $55 billion, but the numbers don’t add up. DOGE released a list of canceled contracts totaling $16 billion in supposed savings. However, nearly half of that came from an $8 billion ICE contract—except that contract was actually worth just $8 million.

These are talking points straight from the Kremlin. It is clear that Trump’s plan to “end the war” is to remove Zelenskyy, replace him with a Putin stooge, and then let Putin take over Ukraine.

Trump claims Zelenskyy "refuses" to have elections. Zelenskyy's presidential term ended in 2024. Ukraine has had a war on its soil, and has been under martial law, since 2022. 40% of its population has been displaced. Russia occupies ~20% of Ukraine. Ukraine literally CANNOT have an election. Jfc.

@raskin.house.gov gives advice to fired federal workers: "Federal workers need to stay in very close touch with their unions and with the litigation that's going on, because we're wining in almost every case. In more than a dozen cases, there have been TROs and PIs issued against the Trump admin."