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There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers. Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, called for the FBI to investigate Elon Musk’s ties to the Chinese government, arguing that the U.S. DOGE Service’s access to millions of Americans’ sensitive data poses an unacceptable conflict of interest.

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Sources: Zuckerberg is lobbying Trump for a settlement that would prevent Meta from facing an antitrust trial later this month; he visited the White House today (Wall Street Journal) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

submitted 20 days ago • 2116 comments

Whistleblower’s exposé of the cult of Mark Zuckerberg reveals peril of power-crazy tech bros | John Naughton

submitted 19 days ago • 31 comments

A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to at least temporarily halt the unprecedented penalties it levied on a powerful law firm that has represented clients whom President Donald Trump considers his political enemies.

submitted 23 days ago • 19 comments

Any country, corp, org, or individual that uses Starlink is subject to the whims, wishes, demands and insults of The Owner. Do so at your peril.

submitted 26 days ago • 1803 comments

When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations. When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️

submitted 28 days ago • 242 comments

Many federal workers are unable to get unemployment benefits because of the wording of their firings, and others are uncertain whether they can seek new jobs.

submitted 28 days ago • 98 comments

every single one of these nazi incels looks like they are in a contest to be the biggest dipshit on the planet

submitted 30 days ago • 156 comments

Thank you @mayorwu.boston.gov 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

submitted 30 days ago • 264 comments

Arizona court permanently blocks 15-week abortion ban

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submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

This is insane. For those of us in Florida, for example, we rely heavily on the latest hurricane info from @climate.noaa.gov… This Trump Administration wants us to be less informed and more in danger. www.theverge.com/news/622990/...

submitted 32 days ago • 226 comments

Across the country, workers who were just ordered back to the office have now learned that their agencies will no longer occupy the buildings they once were in, leaving them scrambling to figure out how to honor Trump’s return-to-office mandate with vastly fewer offices.

submitted 31 days ago • 24 comments

"Jobs were also eliminated at the National Hurricane Center and Storm Prediction Center... and the tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii..." www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

submitted 32 days ago • 465 comments

"Oregon’s only Republican member of Congress, Rep. Cliff Bentz, stood before a town hall of more than 400 of his constituents in deeply red eastern Oregon and faced a barrage of jeers..." www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

submitted 32 days ago • 562 comments

I'm at Houston Public Library. Everywhere I go public libraries are doing an enormous amount of heavy lifting in the most compassionate and non-judgey ways. The best sound in a public library in my opinion is snoring. It's cool and dry and safe in here.

submitted 32 days ago • 10 comments

The market is tanking, Trump just launched a trade war, we told Cyber Command to stand down against Russia, Trump is rolling out a massive crypto scam, and drug dealers have started selling eggs because the profit margin is better. You aren’t distracting us with culture war BS.

submitted 32 days ago • 311 comments

New Republican Plan: The best thing we can do right now is hide from our constituents.

submitted 31 days ago • 806 comments

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to pause cyber and information operations against Russia as President Trump seeks to bring Putin to the negotiating table to end the war in Ukraine.

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Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi just received a huge standing ovation in a Trump +5 Congressional District at Hofstra University after talking about how despicable Trump‘s behavior was in the Oval Office with Zelensky. Americans are furious.

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Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

submitted 39 days ago • 806 comments

As a consumer of a huge amount of news, social media, podcasts, and alt media across the spectrum from far right to far left every day, I can tell you that I see Sen Chris Murphy everywhere taking on the Trump Admin, including Fox, & there are some Dem senators I never, ever see.

submitted 39 days ago • 323 comments

Our volunteer Mae has put together a varied selection of titles from the GWL collection for LGBTQ+ History month. womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/02/21/l...

submitted 40 days ago • 3 comments

Three cheers for independent bookstores!

submitted 39 days ago • 71 comments

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submitted 40 days ago • 67 comments

Need a little inspiration? Jane Fonda's barnburner of a SAG Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech is on Netflix. Go to the SAG Awards and jump to about 1:05:00.

submitted 40 days ago • 73 comments

Julianne Moore’s freckles? How Republican bans on ‘woke’ books have reached new level

submitted 39 days ago • 20 comments

Germany’s likely new chancellor Friedrich Merz: And for me, the absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that we step by step to also truly achieve independence from the USA. I would not have believed that I would have to say something like this on TV...

submitted 40 days ago • 629 comments

The people are waking up, the protests are getting bigger, louder, more frequent and more justified.. Keep the pressure on, continue to make the calls, continue to take to the streets, continue to march on your Capitol.. Good trouble, good disruptions, do not let up! This is just the start!✊🏼🇺🇸

submitted 40 days ago • 22 comments

PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.

submitted 40 days ago • 5153 comments

As President Trump and Elon Musk move to dismantle the federal workforce and cut spending, those tasked with repatriating missing Americans fear their mission is in jeopardy.

submitted 40 days ago • 39 comments

For most folks, democracy is local. So get out and run for office. The people are demanding change. Don’t just wonder when that change will happen. Be that change.

submitted 40 days ago • 102 comments

Right-wing censors are now "quiet banning" books that they can't removed legally. Librarians in Chicago have been finding books dealing with race, LGBTQ+ issues or Islam hidden under shelves, in trash cans or otherwise "disappeared." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/l...

submitted 41 days ago • 318 comments

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submitted 41 days ago • 1922 comments

If there was ever a moment in history, in which heads of state, politicians, and the people of this country and others, had a legitimate reason to rise up, loudly and aggressively and take to the streets in defiance of the blatant corruption and treason they face… It’s right fucking NOW!✊🏼🇺🇦🇺🇸

submitted 41 days ago • 10 comments

Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

submitted 41 days ago • 1287 comments

"51 employees at CIA and the Office of Director of National Intelligence received calls Friday from their human resources office telling them to report to the visitors center at CIA headquarters in Virginia at 8AM on Tuesday with their badges and without lawyers..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

submitted 44 days ago • 723 comments

BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze.

submitted 44 days ago • 528 comments

NEW: The USS Harry S. Truman, a 100,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, collided with a 53,000-ton merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt on Wednesday night. No injuries or flooding have been reported. The incident is under investigation.

submitted 50 days ago • 454 comments