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How many child cancer researchers did they fire to pay for this?

submitted 12 hours ago • 15 comments

“As part of its continued efforts to own the libs, or get rid of anything President Trump does not like or understand, the General Services Administration is gearing up to remove electric chargers from all federal properties nationwide” is as damningly factual as it gets. gizmodo.com/u-s-governme...

submitted 11 hours ago • 37 comments

When you factor in travel time to and from the airports (esp in NYC!) and the time you have to allow at the airport for security, etc, this train would actually be faster than flying NYC-->Chicago.

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

submitted 10 hours ago • 1705 comments

In case you live in a red state and feel like your voice doesn't matter--it does. Keep the pressure on.

submitted 14 hours ago • 5 comments

btw, i will tell you this - i have been talking to people all day, and the media is missing, whether intentionally or not, how absolutely, volcanically angry the people who have been fired are, not because they lost their jobs, but because their jobs matter, to us

submitted 1 day ago • 60 comments

Update: The White House is already backing down on this. Keep calling your reps. Keep pressuring them. Along with your reps, the white house phone number is (202) 456-1111. Use 5calls.org to get all your reps in one place along with a guide. www.nysun.com/article/whit...

submitted 1 day ago • 61 comments

I will vote for the first candidate who tells me they're going to make the biggest government possible. Reacher-sized agencies. Braun Strowman-level social benefits. Government so big it starts belching out National Parks and free healthcare. Chungus State.

submitted 2 days ago • 150 comments

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

submitted 1 day ago • 569 comments

“The United States has threatened to cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite internet terminals if Kyiv does not reach a deal with the U.S. regarding critical mineral resources, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations.”

submitted 18 hours ago • 391 comments

Even before Trump 2.0, the Social Security Administration’s staffing levels were at a 50-year low due to a decade of budget caps & cuts authored by GOP lawmakers. Further staff cuts and office closures can only make things worse for America's most vulnerable. New, @propublica.org

submitted 19 hours ago • 20 comments

NEW: Public health teams are being gutted by Trump's purge of federal employees, imperiling crucial, lifesaving work. "We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed." w/ @deldeib.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

submitted 16 hours ago • 38 comments

WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

submitted 1 day ago • 1431 comments

Illinois has proposed a bill that would require anyone seeking the role of public library trustee be a valid cardholder of the library they wish to serve. This is a positive bill, and it's one in a line of pro-library bills being drafted and championed in the state. buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

submitted 16 hours ago • 9 comments

Hey fed neighbors:

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

It's strikingly similar to the white supremacy campaigns in Reconstruction North Carolina, as described by Gregory Downs in Declarations of Independence (p.192), where Black employment in government jobs was framed as prima facie evidence of anti-white discrimination.

submitted 16 hours ago • 5 comments

I literally reported this Wednesday.

submitted 15 hours ago • 145 comments

"he chided the audience, saying a lot of representatives had refused to even hold town halls. So they should be grateful he decided to show up. Note that this is an R+15 district —" When a L.A.M.F district decide it's time to eat the rich, you have a problem.

submitted 15 hours ago • 2 comments

Overflow angry crowd for town hall with Glenn Grothman in Oshkosh this morning ... www.wpr.org/news/glenn-g...

submitted 1 day ago • 205 comments

People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.

submitted 1 day ago • 48 comments

Journalism teachers, did you know the Freedom of the Press Foundation has a FREE digital security curriculum for J students? Get it get it get it. J Students, if your teachers won’t get it, self-organize and teach it to each other. freedom.press/digisec/g…

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

this is for my money the greatest r&b ballad of the 90s. just a fucking banger youtu.be/mwhwGmoYv1s?...

submitted 1 day ago • 148 comments

"And how an ICE raid may play out in a business is different from what it could look like on the street or in an individual home, which is why it’s important for all restaurant and food industry workers to know what to do if ICE shows up at work." www.eater.com/24364171/ice...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

I'm gonna keep reposting examples of people not taking shit because it's important for us to see that you can, simply, reject the shit. Say "Uh... no no no, we will not be tolerating that."

submitted 1 day ago • 72 comments

Know Your Rights trainings work. Don’t even open the door. Really, to anyone. If it’s someone important and they know you, they have a cellphone, they’ll call.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Threatening a governor like this is wild.

submitted 1 day ago • 12 comments

It's quick and easy to get through to your Congressperson's office, let's give them the numbers that will either bolster their resolve (Dems) or worry them enough to at least think about what they are doing (GOP).

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

No, the mail is not “the least of our worries.” It’s a fucking important worry. It is the only postal service that delivers to every address. They are only provider of complete mail services for overseas military bases and provide free overseas PO boxes. They help prepare passport apps. Ship meds…

submitted 2 days ago • 80 comments

The Trump/GOP “Big Beautiful Bill" in question: — Cuts to Medicaid, which will rip health care away — Cuts to SNAP, which will strain food assistance — Gives more $$$ to billionaires like Elon We need 3 House Republicans to stop this disastrous bill.

submitted 2 days ago • 25 comments

BREAKING — I've confirmed the DOGE staffers at SSA. They are Marko Elez (who was previously fired for racist posts and then reinstated), Ethan Shaotran, Nikhil Rajpal, and Gautier Cole-Killian. This is per Social Security Works, a non-profit working to protect/expand Social Security.

submitted 2 days ago • 136 comments

🚨 Apple TV+'s adaptation of Martha Wells Murderbot book series arrives May 16! I have not seen it but I am a massive mega-fan of the books and want my other Murderbot heads to know! They released 2 pics of star/EP Alexander Skarsgård! Here they are! 🤖💚

submitted 2 days ago • 12 comments

Crockett: He went from being the dork that was jumping around on stage to allegedly being this amazing genius that's gonna save a country he wasn't born in, and one that maybe he doesn't agree w/the idea of a democratic republic, considering the fact he may have been more on the side of apartheid.

submitted 3 days ago • 564 comments

In 2024, the NLRB filed a complaint against Tesla for interfering in a union drive at their Buffalo, NY assembly plant. Today:

submitted 2 days ago • 77 comments

Opportunity alert: Looking for 3 reasonable Republicans in the House of Representatives to stop the tax breaks for billionaires in the “Big Beautiful Bill." Perks: Protect Americans' health care and food for kids. Be on the right side of history.

submitted 2 days ago • 32 comments

A small step towards accountability, but a significant one.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Everyone assumes that 9 - 1 - 1: NASHVILLE will be a Nashville-set spinoff of 9 - 1 - 1, but what if it's a spinoff of NASHVILLE in which all the characters now work at a 911 call center?

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

The good news is i saved you 60 billion dollars. The bad news is that is a typo i saved you 600 dollars and also your plane is falling out of the sky

submitted 2 days ago • 211 comments

"They're putting persecuted Christian refugees in camps in the jungle" sounds like something Glenn Beck would accuse the Obama administration of doing and yet now it's a pillar of the Republican agenda.

submitted 3 days ago • 78 comments

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

submitted 3 days ago • 965 comments

I've been thinking of this story so often lately. I don't want to live in Libertarian Bear Murder Town and am furious that we are all being dragged there.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

New and devastating reporting from my colleagues showing just how dangerous it has become to be pregnant and in Texas after the state banned abortion. Please read and share: www.propublica.org/article/texa...

submitted 2 days ago • 21 comments

Tesla has a de facto federal tax rate of 0.4% over the last three years, rather than the 21% nominal federal corporate tax rate. Eliminating tax breaks from executive stock options & accelerated deprecation could have yielded an additional $2.2B in tax revenue over that same period. Jus' saying.

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments