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Hmmm 👍🏼

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Senate Republicans approved a plan in the wee hours Friday to spend $350 billion to pay for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, border security crackdown and military investments.

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For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

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@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."

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: The biggest hustle is the fact that Republicans are planning to hurt everyday Americans by doing things like destroying Medicaid... they want to pass massive tax cuts for their billionaire donors and wealthy corporations and stick working class Americans with the bill.

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Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet. They are vital members of our community. They make our government actually work for people. Remember this.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that it is moving to correct the accidental firing of several people working on the federal government’s response to an outbreak of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.

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“The care of human life and happiness, and not destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” Thomas Jefferson Seems so quaint.

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This our history and records…

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Pictures and videos from the protest downtown right now. — Nextdoor - Nextdoor nextdoor.com/p/23jb-T-SZL...

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Emergency Video: will Congress do to itself what they are demanding of other departments? Cut congress’ budget and shrink THEIR staff now!

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Brian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despite receiving an exceptional performance evaluation in the fall.

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Marching for Freedom and Democracy. Portland Oregon, we rise… First event and more to come.

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May we unite

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Reminder for today: The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering the event, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.

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For any Republicans out there-- don't you see what's happening? Your elected officials, drunk with power, are quietly and quickly getting filthy rich. And in exchange, they're cutting your Medicaid, cutting your education funding, cutting SNAP benefits, cutting medical research.

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Thanks to Trump, we have destroyed our friendship with our neighbors…

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Republican lawmakers in Utah are advancing a bill that would allow schools to fly swastika flags and Confederate flags while banning Pride flags. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

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JD Vance is an opportunist and has little to say that has quality character

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Let’s stay informed.. let’s be active…

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Well it’s Valentine’s Day, day two of snow and booking day… Booking day? We have booked our flights to Spain!!!🇪🇸 🥰

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@whipkclark.bsky.social: "If they didn’t stop at veterans programs and cancer research, I guess there is no line [Republicans] consider a red line that they won't cross. This is how countries lose democracies."

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Portland’s brand new baby elephant finally has her name! Click the link to read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202... Video courtesy of the Oregon Zoo

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Making a difference and standing up.

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Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.

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A 71-year-old woman has died after her oxygen supply was cut off when Trump announced his federal funding freeze.

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D.E.I provides many things…

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Let’s do it!

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Happy Saturday…

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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

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