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I despise Elon and Trump and the damage they are doing. Bragging about taking a chainsaw to people? Really? The saddest part is not one GOP is pushing back. How do they sleep at night?? Is it really worth a two year political position?

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Worth reposting!

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You can tell Trump is lying when his lips are moving. "[B]ill Trump endorsed would make over $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. [E]ndorsement came hours after Trump said [on] Fox News he wouldn’t allow cuts to social welfare programs, including Medicaid." truthout.org/articles/tru...

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Trump 45’s VP Pence posted: “Mr. President, Ukraine did not ‘start’ this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.”

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“Zelensky survived a dozen Russian assassination attempts including a special forces assault on his presidential complex.He stood up to Trump. I’m sure he’ll be deeply impressed to learn our Congressional Republicans live as terrified hostages of their own party leader.” ~ @michaeldweiss.bsky.social

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I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road. NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B. www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...

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Started reading The BFG to my daughter last night. Caught off guard by the dedication, to Olivia, his daughter who died of measles at just 7. Strikes even harder now that vaccination is being demonised. Here's Roald Dahl's warning about this dangerous illness: www.roalddahlfans.com/dahls-work/e...

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The mass firing bloodbath at HHS continues. We will likely pay for these mistakes in blood of those who could have been saved. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Steve Martin already setting the bar high in the opening monologue for @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social anniversary special with his crack about being on a boat in the Gulf of Steve Martin ☠️

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Firings at FDA over the weekend taking out A.I. staff www.statnews.com/2025/02/16/f... Note the subtitle.

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/o...

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Not exaggerating when I say that the path back is going to be built on people in positions of influence regaining their sense of self-respect. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

submitted 8 days ago • 352 comments

They’re doing project 2025, just like we said they would

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1/🚨Trump just signed an executive order creating the Make America Healthy Again Commission, chaired by RFK Jr.—a known anti-vaccine activist. This is a Trojan horse for anti-science policies, deregulation, & health misinformation. 🧵 #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

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How two new federal lawsuits, one by a group of government employees and another by 14 blue states, challenge Trump, Musk and their actions with DOGE on constitutional grounds--the Appointments Clause @ashleymurray.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/two-...

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Happy Monday, y’all.

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RFK Jr. is now HHS Secretary. What comes next? open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

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Out of touch with reality. Zero mention of the key driver of why we are behind all other industrialized nations, and that is our poorly functioning, for-profit PRIVATE healthcare system. Yes, our food supply sucks too. Fix both. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Stars resign after Trump takesover of Kennedy Center. Renee Fleming soprano resigned as an artistic adviser Shondra Rhimes, resigned as treasurer Ben Folds singer, songwriter resigns as adviser to National Symphony Orchestra www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/a...

submitted 9 days ago • 214 comments

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

submitted 9 days ago • 418 comments

Another BROKEN campaign SCAM promise by felon/GOP/oligarchs!💔 Felon/GOP/oligarchs are NOT lowering costs! They’re SCREWING millions of their own constituents; stripping America for parts; laying off workers; breaking contracts U.S. farmers need to survive! USA RECESSION looms & skyrocketing costs!

submitted 9 days ago • 44 comments

Oh Mitch. If only you had the backbone to stand up and vote to impeach him when your voice actually mattered. 🤦‍♀️

submitted 10 days ago • 17 comments

Call lawmakers.Tell them we need a first rate medical professional to lead the Dept of Health. Not fringe anti vaxer RFK Jr

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“Thirty years ago, HIV was the leading cause of death among men [ages 25 to 44] in the United States,” @norabeckermd.bsky.social says. “Now it’s a treatable chronic disease with almost normal life expectancy.” www.everydayhealth.com/general-heal...

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“The experience of a trembling wobbling motion of everything we rely on for our sense of direction and reality is among the most common and most vivid experiences of men under totalitarian rule.” - Hannah Arendt, 1967

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Dump Susan Collins in 2026.

submitted 12 days ago • 1182 comments

Project 2025 was unpopular because of things like the plan for Trump to shut down the CFPB, which helps you get your money back if a bank cheats you.

submitted 11 days ago • 569 comments

JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.

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Good!

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If Trump is able to change the constitution and run for a 3rd term, I know someone eligible for a 3rd term as well.

submitted 14 days ago • 618 comments

BREAKING: A Top DOGE Staffer, Marko Elez, has just resigned after Racist Tweets were uncovered. His account appears to have posted: “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.” and “Normalize Indian hate.”

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Before you propose a buyout for federal employees you need Congressional approval of the plan which includes the cost, a detailed cost study analysis and assurances that Federal agencies will be staffed appropriately Trump's roughshod approach is not governing it's theater and a distraction

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Every single Senate Democrat will vote against Russell Vought, the Trump nominee for OMB and chief architect of the ultra-right Project 2025. We are holding the floor of the United States Senate overnight to expose how Project 2025 is the Trump White House agenda.

submitted 17 days ago • 1031 comments

Please tune in!

submitted 17 days ago • 189 comments

Senate Finance Committee votes 14-13 to advance the RFK Jr. nomination.

submitted 18 days ago • 706 comments

NEW: DoJ employees asked for guarantees in writing for the deferred resignation Fork in the Road plan. They were sent this. It strips the signer of the right to sue, and also says if you commit a felony, you’re not eligible for federal employment. Oh, the irony.

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This is Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll. Last Friday he refused Justice Department order to identify & assist in firing all agents involved in Jan. 6 riot cases, He is said to have pushed back forcefully. Thank you Brian Driscoll!🇺🇸

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