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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

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This is rare. We legitimately don't know if Senate Dems will stop the GOP bill or not. Normally we know ahead of time if they'll cave or fight. This is in flux. Pressure matters now. If you have a Dem senator, get all your friends in state to call today/tomorrow: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

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I called my Senators in Illinois. Tammy Duckworth's staff picked up after a brief hold and logged my concerns. For Richard Durbin I just got a message saying "too many calls". So I used his email form. @durbin.senate.gov you need to do better, get the necessary staff to answer our calls!

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The funny thing about MAGA making buying a Tesla a loyalty test is that it becomes just another way to grift them. “Wanna buy the fastest depreciating car in the world? Have I got a deal for you. From $40,000 to $15,000 in the time it takes to drive it off the lot.”

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Make Elon Cry Again

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Bsky is filled with various stories about European tourists being detained by ICE. But I can't find a single post besides mine about Ramirez. We need to care about all people affected by these policies.

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Tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease on the planet, kills more than 1.25M people a year. New infections are expected to surge by 30% as a result of closing USAID, a memo says. The increase will inevitably lead to cases in the U.S.

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These young men are not criminals, and yet ICE detained them. Ramirez is still in custody despite having legal status and no criminal record. This is abhorrent. #KevinRamirez #SergioCarlos #DACA www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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Tesla in Burbank tomorrow, 3/9, at noon! See ya there!

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I wrote a short explainer for my Substack of the biggest (but strangely under the radar) corruption of the Trump White House: the Trump crypto coin. A conduit for secret, shameless bribery of the President. www.chrismurphyct.com/p/trumps-big...

submitted 4 days ago • 194 comments

S2E8 of #Severance: 1st viewing: I was tired, the pace was slow, I felt everything was obfuscated and nothing was happening. I fell asleep. And missed the end. 2nd viewing: Still a little slow, I picked up many details I missed, the story was clearer, the ending made me excited for what's to come.

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The Social Security Administration plans to lay off at least 7,000 employees, which could be as high as 50% of its workforce of 60,000, according to sources familiar with the agency's plans. ground.news/article/soci...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Make sure you are following people who are suggesting actions to take and long term solutions. Don’t just follow people who make you angry.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

"What can I do?" That is the number 1 question I get asked. And at this time in our democracy -- or what remains of it when public servants put their loyalty to a person above their oaths of office— I am grateful that people are asking that question. Below is a video with my answer:

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In just two weeks, people organized to get emergency humanitarian assistance to others in extremely vulnerable situations. Building parallel institutions like this to address needs abandoned by the govt is a powerful method of civil resistance. Check this out. unlockaid.substack.com/p/foreign-ai...

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If the proposed GOP budget passes and you earn $1 million a year. Congratulations you will get a tax break of $77 thousand, which is approximately the median income of US households. Do you earn $5 million a year? You will get a tax break worth about half a million!

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“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” archive.ph/PddbR

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“Among those dismissed was Riley Rackliffe… responsible for monitoring bacteria, toxic algae, waterborne illnesses, and invasive species.” These firings of “National Park Service (NPS) employees, has raised fears about the risks posed to public health.” www.newsweek.com/doge-fires-w...

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"The new NIH policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars to cover so-called indirect expenses of studying Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and a host of other illnesses — anything from clinical trials of new treatments to basic lab research..." apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Action item for today! Turn up the heat on Republicans in Congress.

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Did comedian @michaelianblack.bsky.social win cross-examination of the week going after Republican Rep Mike Lawler on Have I Got News For You? See bit.ly/3ESUNqR

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

No matter who you voted for, no matter which party represents you in congress. If you are against proposed legislation or actions that people in government are taking, you should call them and let them know. Pepper is pleading with you to call. She would if she could.

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Now is a good time to call your: Senators Representative in the House Governor State Legislators Mayor Find out what policies or bills are under consideration and make your voice heard. This week contact your reps in the Senate and House about the SAVE Act and proposed cuts to Medicaid

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Keep the pressure on all lawmakers, no matter the party. Are you in Rep. Jeff Van Drew's district in New Jersey? You better call him and tell him to vote no on Medicaid Cuts. time.com/7261307/jeff...

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"Berriault said his survival is connected to sustaining his access to programs that allow him to access housing, employment and health care. To lose one, he said, could lead to him losing everything." www.nhregister.com/news/article...

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www.politico.com/news/2023/09...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Keep calling, keep emailing, keep protesting. Don't lose hope.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

If you are doing a Harold, and someone on the team is disregarding the rules and sabotaging every performance. The rules are meaningless if there aren't people who have power to enforce them and the willingness to do so. Yes, I'm actually talking about democracy....

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“... it’s the smoke alarm. If you can identify those first cases really early, it allows you to mobilize a big response. ... If they don’t know what it is that’s going on, it could be a lot of transmission started before response starts.” apnews.com/article/cdc-...

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"The IRS layoffs, one of the largest purges of probationary workers this year across the government, could also hurt customer service and tax return processing during tax season this year, the union representing Treasury Department employees warned Thursday." apnews.com/article/irs-...

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“This fight is about more than just dollar signs; it’s about the future of medical science and the ability of our local universities and hospitals to continue their life-saving research.” www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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My message to Rep Darin LaHood: President Trump's kowtowing to Putin over Ukraine is a disgrace. We are betraying our European partners and betraying NATO. If Biden were doing this, you would call it Treason. Why aren't you speaking out? I hope your father is ashamed of you. He should be.

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“We have thousands of transgender service members who have served openly and honorably, and their loss would leave a massive hole in our country’s military capabilities.” - Bree Fram, colonel, US space force www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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The Associated Press reports that the Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision… www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

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“I have no idea why. Good legislation that both Democrats and Republicans supported was cut. That’s basically what happened. Elon Musk is the one who got the whole process moving.” www.lmtonline.com/local/articl...

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

My curiosity about Tesla is over. 3 years ago, I could imagine me having a Tesla, buying Tesla solar on my house and Starlink for my internet. But I will do my best to boycott everything that Musk touches til one of us dies.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

So tired of the "you're just seeing this now?" scold. People talk about things they've noticed before! Sometimes they are trying to make others aware. If someone is just realizing something now, perhaps consider that smugly proclaiming they're not as clever as you is a bad way to build a movement.

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

I'm having trouble understanding how, Trump's approval rating has not declined in the last 3 weeks. The majority of America approve of him, or at least what they know he is doing. I fear we have no chance of congress stepping up while his approval is this high. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Granny AI is the AI I want. I think it would be lovely to have a little chat and swap recipes for scones. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL9i...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

👋 #Democrats 📣 LOSE YOUR SHIT 🙏 Please and thank you

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

If you wanted to decrease the cost of homes, one thing you wouldn’t do is put a flat tariff on your main source of timber.

submitted 39 days ago • 1029 comments