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Rep. Newhouse and Rep. Baumgartner showed us where their priorities lie - and it’s not with working families. They voted to cut Medicaid, threatening healthcare for thousands within their own district.

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Nothing will ever trickle down.

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This 👇

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Exquisite response by Georgetown Dean to interim USA Ed Martin On Martin's threat letter not to hire grads until Martin approves of law school curriculum: "The constitutional violation behind this threat is clear, as is the attack on the University’s mission as a Jesuit and Catholic institution."

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Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency. via Brett Murphy: The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:

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TODAY, Thursday 3/6 at 3pmET/12pmPT please join me, Rep. John Larson, Former Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O'Malley and Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works for a #ScrapTheCap Town Hall. Please join us at this link & share FAR & WIDE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU9i...

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✨Lee Morgan & Wayne Shorter ✨

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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...

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Rather than violate their oath or comply with Musk’s illegal requests, 21 civil service employees resigned today from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (formerly the United States Digital Service), stating they would not use their technical expertise to dismantle critical public services.

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@rbreich.bsky.social: “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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"Suppression Alert: Back to Pre-VRA Days – The Horrible 'SAVE' Act, and How You Can Help Stop It" By David Pepper open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

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🚨BREAKING: Ninth Circuit AFFIRMS lower court decision striking down Arizona voter suppression law H.B. 2492 which imposed unconstitutional and burdensome proof of citizenship requirements. A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.

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Sen. Rebecca Saldaña has a bill that would give preference in hiring to state government in Washington to federal employees that were purposelessly terminated by the current federal regime. app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...

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⚠️WORST FLU SEASON ever since 2002-2003 when we began to track flu. Worst hit this year are children ages 0-4 and 5-17. ▶️We also have significantly LOWER flu vaccine uptake this year, one of the lowest flu vaccine coverages.

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Trump and Musk’s illegal funding freeze put more than 150,000 Washington children at risk. Cutting IDEA and Title I funding will hurt those who need it the most. Our children deserve better.

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By August 2024, 40,000 self-proclaimed vigilante vote-fraud hunters had already challenged the rights of 852,381 voters — with a target of 2 million before the election. Did the voters decide the 2024 election, or voter suppression? Watch our movie and decide for yourself. youtu.be/P_XdtAQXnGE

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As habitats and species are lost to climate change, their voices disappear. A new documentary by Masha Karpoukhina tells the story of this loss through firsthand stories and a deep archive of recordings.

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The University of Virginia has created a website of archived government websites—bookmark it—you’re going to need it later. guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...

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Too big to fail The big short The automotive bailout Enron You know what happened Wall Street created huge problems. America bailed them out. The rich got richer. Very few paid a price. And the little guy got screwed Until Obama created the CFPB Now Trump wants to let them do it All Over Again

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America’s national parks are among the victims of Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s efforts to drown our government in a bathtub Park rangers are our most trusted federal employees, and national parks are America’s gift to the world... but the new Trump regime is choking them, depriving them of the…

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Trump and Musk’s illegal attempt to dismantle USAID will hit Washington hard. From research to business partnerships, this attack threatens jobs, global health, and our state’s humanitarian aid.

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Representation without taxation for a handful of billionaires, taxation without representation for the rest of us.

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The WA GOP just introduced a bill to end vote by-mail in WA, which will make voting less accessible and less convenient for millions - especially seniors, rural voters, and those with disabilities. Not a single Democrat supports this attack. Speak out against this now: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1584

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Don’t forget the local GOP is trying to slip this in while you are distracted by national events…

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NPI just got this media advisory: MERKLEY, SCHUMER, MURRAY, PETERS, SCHATZ TO LEAD SENATE DEMOCRATS IN HOLDING SENATE FLOOR ALL NIGHT TO OPPOSE NOMINATION OF RIGHT-WING AUTHOR OF PROJECT 2025 TO LEAD BUDGET, MANAGEMENT OFFICE Finally!!!!! Why weren't you doing this three weeks ago???

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if you report on "privatizing" NOAA its important to make clear that the private sector simply cannot replicate the data collection and modeling services performed by NOAA. They don't want to run it in the private sector, they want to paywall it so they can sell you something your taxes paid for

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US tax credit for a new Cybertruck: $7,500 US tax credit for a new e-bike: $0

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Moving on #publicservant #anhonestpresident

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Last night we turned Bloor Street into an equivalent highway 401 for bicycles, because the government passed overreaching legislation to remove protected bicycle lanes in Toronto, and further restrict their installation everywhere in the province. #BikeTO #ONpoli

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Off to the rodeo Musicians on tour, somewhere not far from Paris 1920s …perhaps. Photo by Henri Roger-Viollet #bikesky #bicyclelove #fiets #cycletouring #gravelbiking #fahrrad #rad #cykel #bicyclette #velo

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