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submitted 18 hours ago • 21 comments

CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…

submitted 20 hours ago • 880 comments

Tonight we proposed an amendment to ensure that the Republican budget doesn’t raise prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. And guess what? Republicans blocked it — just like they opposed us when we gave Medicare the power to lower drug prices.

submitted 1 day ago • 31 comments

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.

submitted 1 day ago • 246 comments

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

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Yep! We knew they wld.

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If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.

submitted 2 days ago • 407 comments

Trump calls himself “THE KING”

submitted 2 days ago • 1598 comments

As @mwelsh1977.bsky.social said, let’s start with SpaceX.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

White House posts despicable video of immigrants being deported.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

The season of Lent begins two weeks from today. I wrote a daily devotional for this season, which you can read more about here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/products/whe...

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submitted 3 days ago • 47 comments

From firing employees at the FAA to federal employees responsible for wildfire prevention and disease doctors, there are real stories impacting Americans on the ground. These are the stories Democrats should be messaging directly to their voters. Also, less singing please.

submitted 3 days ago • 28 comments

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.

submitted 4 days ago • 296 comments

Is Musk demanding the data held by the Social Security Administration in order to make it more efficient? Unlikely. Here's a better explanation: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 4 days ago • 134 comments

Unbelievable!

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Yes!

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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.

submitted 4 days ago • 838 comments

If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the elderly on social security they paid into to be called a “parasite,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.

submitted 5 days ago • 12 comments

Today in Stalin-inspired happenings:

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

Last Fall, the Washington Post allowed a right wing group to run a full page ad falsely attacking me for protecting voting rights. Today, Bezos' paper won't accept ads criticizing Elon Musk. Support pro-democracy media. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

submitted 5 days ago • 637 comments

Child porn posters get to visit the White House

submitted 5 days ago • 33 comments