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Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

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I just donated $86.47 to Harvard! You should too!

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Walmart's CEO announced this week it will pass the cost of Trump's tariffs onto consumers by raising prices. As I've been saying, tariffs aren't paid by other countries. They're eventually paid by us at the checkout line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfVGUiet39E

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DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion. Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts. And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B. We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.

submitted 27 days ago • 268 comments

OPINION: ‘The damage is already done’: Trump's approval rating sinks ahead of 100 day mark @profmmurray.bsky.social and panel react to the self-inflicted wounds that Donald Trump has made to the economy along with other mistakes from his first 3 months in office.

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"US stocks have underperformed the rest of the world this year by the widest margin in more than three decades as Donald Trump’s erratic policymaking sparks an investor exodus from American assets..." www.ft.com/content/f3a7...

submitted 31 days ago • 104 comments

When student loan borrowers are in default, how does the Trump regime respond? By garnishing their wages. When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond? By extending their tax cuts. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

submitted 36 days ago • 110 comments

Just keep in mind: The day will come when America is no longer held hostage by a sociopath, a convicted felon, an arsonist and a vengeful, narcissistic sadist who revels in the pain and suffering of others and builds his fortune on the ruins of public liberty. May it come soon.

submitted 40 days ago • 878 comments

OPINION by @michelenorris.bsky.social: “Trump and his team seem hell-bent in destroying the educational and research infrastructure that could insure growth and dominance in the economic sphere.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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They’re not “deporting” people, they’re kidnapping them and sending them to foreign prisons. Concentration camps. They’re paying these countries to imprison humans. It’s human trafficking.

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"Krebs said he understood why some have kept a low profile and tried not to further anger the president. But he said he disagreed with that approach. 'I don’t think this lay-low-and-hope-this-blows-over approach is the right one for the moment we’re in,' he said..." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Yep, I’m going to “politicize” the FSU shooting because gun violence is political. The reason America has a 26 times higher gun homicide rate than any peer nation is because politicians care more about pandering to gun lobbyists than protecting their constituents.

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The suspect is a 20-year-old current FSU student and the son of a current Leon County sheriff'’s deputy. He had access to one of his mother's personal weapons, which was one of the weapons found at the scene.

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RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one. Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.

submitted 42 days ago • 1351 comments

In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books

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Trump will reportedly end the IRS Direct File program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free. This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file. Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. See how this works?

submitted 42 days ago • 382 comments

The possibility of abduction by a sovereign and imprisonment abroad is one criterion that separates democracies from dictatorships. The Declaration of Independence called the British king tyrannical for transporting Americans, “beyond Seas to be tried for pretended Offenses.”

submitted 44 days ago • 382 comments

Princeton’s Jake Shapiro and I wrote a few weeks ago about the obvious hidden costs from the widespread breach of trust when the U.S. government abruptly breaks contracts. @promarket.bsky.social www.promarket.org/2025/03/31/b...

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My daughter’s neighbor received his tax refund and then was informed that it was being revoked because he is dead. My daughter offered to be a material witness that he is alive. Such efficiency!

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“A group of Colorado researchers concluded that living close to areas of oil and gas activity puts kids at greater risk for developing leukemia.”

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BREAKING: Arsonist Puts Out Fire

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Trump is trying to deregulate crypto as his personal businesses get more involved in the industry. He also just gutted the DOJ team that investigates crypto fraud. This may be one of most overt conflicts of interest in presidential history and it's hardly a blip on the news.

submitted 50 days ago • 193 comments

My Social Security did get deposited into my account today. I was skeptical that it would. Others?

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Avelo Airlines has entered into a contract to fly deportation flights. You know what to do!

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We often look back on the seminal moments in our history and wonder "What would I have done?" This is our moment. This is our time. We must stand up. We must speak out. We must do everything we can to stop a President who has every intention of destroying our democracy.

submitted 52 days ago • 2801 comments

I'm seeing reports of anywhere between 5.2 to 5.5 million protesters who showed up around the country on Saturday. And it was finally given attention on national news, even magatland Iowa local news reported on it. Congratulations! 🌊💙🌊 Next Action: April 19 Find out more here - www.fiftyfifty.one

submitted 52 days ago • 70 comments

For the #HandsOff , there were a group of seniors that couldn't make it to the Capitol. So they held their very own! 57 of them came out! Aged 67-104! They all walked down to the main street! So proud of them! They had s sign making day before the event! They sent this video to me to share.🥰

submitted 52 days ago • 297 comments

SpaceX just landed a $5.92B contract with the Pentagon for Space Force rocket launches — the largest contract among the three firms who secured deals to send satellites into orbit. While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall. Hello?

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Trump's tariffs aren't designed to help you — they're meant to make rich people even richer.

submitted 54 days ago • 116 comments

Pundits hate simplicity. If something is simple you don’t have to have pundit expertise to explain it. Trump Cabinet now has a public record as the stupidest Cabinet in history. This isn’t complicated. They are stupid rich people. Any analysis that doesn’t begin with their stupidity is stupid.

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I am loving @chrislhayes.bsky.social book The Sirens' Call. It's a real deal academic look at "the attention economy," with a lot of novel (to me) constructs. A nuanced yet rigorous economic & psychologic analysis of the current condition from the POV of a practitioner, I highly recommend. #mustread

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That RFK Jr is attending the tragic, avoidable passing of a second child to Measles tells you everything you need to know about him. Shameless politicizing and publicizing of a tragedy he alone has reaped. Not what a decent, moral, empathic person does.

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My poster for tomorrow!

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