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Retired IT nerd. Living a busy but quiet life with hubby. Want democracy to survive and thrive in this world. Be a good human being. No DM/MAGA/Porn.
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“I’m in West Virginia — My insulin went from $6 to $80”

House Republicans who were willing to hold town halls back home this week got an earful. At events from Georgia and Wisconsin to Oklahoma and Oregon, many of them faced hostile crowds furious about the sweeping budget cuts & mass firings of federal workers that Trump and Musk’s DOGE is carrying out.

Just disgusting.

Associated Press sues White House over ban from Oval Office and Air Force One www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

This is how it’s done.

So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

BREAKING: USCP is arresting Enrique Tarrio for swiping his hand at a counterprotester who got in his face.

If we have enough people with the knowledge and moral fortitude of Maine Governor Janet Mills, and the Associated Press- we might be able to save our Democracy

This

If you get caught throwing up a Nazi salute, you should be shipped to Guantanamo Bay, not defended by GOP supporters.

It’s only right for him to be on the first flight to Mars. It’s his baby.

Anyone else see that Cybertruck stuck in the snow while the Honda Fit drives right past it? Pretty much sums up America vs rest of the world.

Dear @cnn.com, The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?

How does firing Americans help make America great again? Cutting 5-8% of the workers is unproductive and harmful to our economy and society. This is just simply reckless and unsustainable. www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

that Trumpers think the US Postal *SERVICE* should be a profit-making enterprise exposes the fallacy in their conception of government

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

The 'find out' phase is here.

It has been a long and grueling week. Thank you to everyone who offered kind words of support. If you want to follow everything happening to democracy in court, while also supporting pro-democracy independent media, please sign up for Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

It was always Rand Paul’s destiny to be the last man to board the political Titanic and the first one to shove a woman out of the way to take the last seat on a lifeboat.

It’s a cult.

Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

The poster child for white male mediocrity, Pete Hegseth, is firing qualified Black men and women from the military.

Heroin addict and roadkill enthusiast, RFK Jr. kills flu shot campaigns and cancels a major vaccination conference.

Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, ProPublica’s analysis shows. As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.

So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

I’m sorry Ukraine. Many, many of us Americans are sorry we have such a bad man in the White House. We’re sorry we have a Putin puppet in the White House.

Dear World, I apologize. We have a Russian asset in the White House. Trump stands with Putin. He doesn’t stand with Ukraine, NATO or the free world. Many, many, many of us Americans apologize profusely for this. Sincerely, A Ukraine-Supporting, NATO-Supporting American

GOVERNMENTS MUST SERVE THE PEOPLE. ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL. FREE ENTERPRISE CREATES ABUNDANCE. YOUR LIFE IS YOURS TO LIVE. PEACE REQUIRES STRENGTH. TRUTH EXISTS AND IT MATTERS. THE STATUS QUO IS UNACCEPTABLE. Read our full values at projectliberal.org/values/

It’s not complicated. Have a quick listen.👇

Our World War II Veterans Must Be Weeping This Morning http://dlvr.it/TJ48sv

Zelensky should punch back at Trump. Bcuz Trump is so damn close to simply screaming, “Yes! Yes, I stand with Putin! Yes, I love Putin! Yes, Putin has something on me! Yes, I want to be a dictator just like Putin! Yes, I want to help Putin take over all of Ukraine!” www.mediaite.com/news/trump-g...

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LIVE: Trump THROWS Allies and America UNDER THE BUS…FAST!!!: Jason Kander and Ravi Gupta dive into Trump’s recent comments on Ukraine, including his disgusting claim that Ukraine "should have never started the war" and...

🚨BREAKING: In 4-3 decision, Wisconsin Supreme Court reverses lower court decision and DISMISSES voter suppression lawsuit. A big victory for our clients the WI Alliance for Retired Americans and voting rights in Wisconsin. Another stinging loss for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/wiscon...

To those in red state Kentucky who voted for the orange felon, he has done literally everything but address your several days of dangerous flooding and has actually denied FEMA aid for other red states like Georgia. You chose cruelty and I hope he delivers what you wanted. FAFO.

Quite an exchange here between Judge Reyes and DOJ attorney on how "pronoun usage" affects military readiness.