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During his confirmation hearings, Department of Energy Secretary Wright said he would "respond to issues of concern to Congress." He has since ignored 4 bicameral requests for information in February, March, and April. His answers are disappointing, and the lack of response speaks for itself.

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Amid dropping vaccination rates, 25 children in New York State died from influenza during the 2024-25 flu season — more than in any recent flu season, state health authorities said on Wednesday.

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I mean, exactly this

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STUNNING story: 25-year-old DOGE aide was warned about his conflicts of interest at CFPB but participated in mass layoffs at the agency anyway, including the firings of the ethics lawyers who had warned him.

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PS to the Trump administration's great patriotic war on girls' dolls and pencils: notice how "unnecessary foreign luxuries" are female-coded. An outboard motor is crammed with Chinese components, but try to imagine Trump asking, "Do Americans really need to own personal boats?"

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Yes - good for Judge Myers. No doubt his ruling precipitated Jefferson Griffin's (final, belated) concession in the race for NC Supreme Court Justice.

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Quick, somebody remind Congress it’s in charge of visa law.

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It is so darkly funny that the MOMENT unitary executive theory escaped containment from the Federalist Society lab and got exposed to the real world, it was revealed to be a farcical disaster

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A 25-year-old DOGE bro oversaw the termination of lawyers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last month, just days after they warned him certain stocks he owned were prohibited by employees.

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Some of the passwords that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used to register for websites were exposed in cyberattacks and are available on the internet, raising new questions about his use of personal devices to communicate military information.

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Two things can be true at the same time 1 - the entire global economy is subject to the whims of this one guy 2 - global trade will go on without us. Wait, 3 things. 3 - we will be poorer for it

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Ah, but of course. #OligarchEra 🤡 @washingtonpost.com @jeffstein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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The grift is systematic

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Republicans in Congress are looking for cuts to Medicaid to help offset the costs of extending tax cuts. But the leading plans would increase the share of Americans who are uninsured, a review by the Congressional Budget Office estimated.

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We won & election denial lost After 7 months of rejecting voters’ will in the NC SCOTUS race, the deniers finally conceded—after a Trump-appointed judge ordered certification We @democracydefendersfund.org proudly filed briefs backing the pro-democracy coalition

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VICTORY! for democracy & for us @democracydefendersaction.org The election deniers have just conceded that they lost the NC SCOTUS race after 7 months of attempted sabotage We were proud to support this outcome with multiple bipartisan briefs in state & fed court as part of a huge coalition

submitted 13 hours ago • 16 comments

“Griffen concedes” as if he had a %#!? choice. Will never ever forget these assholes. He shouldn’t be able to eat a fried shrimp in this state ever again. No one should help his wife find the right size at any store. May his grandkids grandkids only ever have middle school.

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The executive director of the port of Los Angeles talked about how the port is now down 35% in terms of volume. He says truckers and dockworkers are going to be laid off. It's incredible the Trump Administration is acting like this isn’t a big deal.

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"I'm just watching Gavin Newsom squander whatever political capital he had with voters...You're seeing some of this from Gretchen Whitmer, too...They are cozying up to Donald Trump at a time when that is the opposite of what their voters want."

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Your calls are working. Let’s keep the pressure up — if you’re represented by a Republican, tell them to reject Trump’s tax scam and massive giveaways to billionaires that stick everyday Americans with the bill: act.indivisible.org/...

submitted 2 days ago • 34 comments

He seems like he'd be great with kids.

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just so we’re all clear: the reason they keep using dolls as their example is because they’re trying to frame caring about material stuff as feminine and thus inherently shameful

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Perfect level of petty for dealing with bureaucratic idiocy.

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vandalism www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

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seems like the administration is objectively pro plane crash www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...

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"The Senate just escalated threats to Social Security by confirming Frank Bisignano, another billionaire CEO, to lead the agency."- Pres. Saunders Self-proclaimed "DOGE Person" Frank Bisignano is the wrong choice to lead Social Security. www.afscme.org/press/releas...

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#UnitaryExecutive

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"We are now in a position in which Republican colleagues are not allowed to say whether or not they support or oppose an amendment" -- bizarre scenes at the House Committee on Natural Resources as Republicans refuse to engage with Joe Neguse's questions & instead sit in silence

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And that, my friends, is a sign that congressional Republicans in purple states and districts are rightfully starting to panic.

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Groups representing a vast range of colleges and universities joined the American Jewish Committee on Tuesday to urge the Trump administration to change how it is trying to combat campus antisemitism.

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Mark Zaid, a longtime national security lawyer, has filed a lawsuit challenging "the unlawful and retaliatory revocation" of his security clearance by Trump. The lawsuit asks the court to declare the action unconstitutional, reinstate his clearance, and block further implementation of the policy.

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The 100% tariff on foreign movies is batshit crazy. Point. Blank. Period. It makes absolutely no sense.

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Good. The juxtaposition of Trump’s corruption and his tanking the economy for ordinary Americans needs to start NOW.

submitted 1 day ago • 52 comments

Call your senators! *Senate switchboard - (202) 224-3131 or 5calls.org?gad_source=1...

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Let's be very clear: The Trump administration is not "defending" mifepristone against a legal challenge. They're pulling a calculated move that will allow them to restrict or ban abortion medication without pushback www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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Democrats may have some issues, but right now, the American people are sending a message to Trump that they don’t approve of what he’s doing in everything from the economy to immigration to foreign policy.

submitted 2 days ago • 27 comments

I guess there are still some idiots who respond to the random wordspatter of "radical left," "communist" and "Marxist" but it all seems exhausted and empty. I'm struck by Trump's waning ability to rouse his followers to anger. Anti-Art Week (PBS/NPR/NEA/movie tariffs, etc.) isn't doing it either. >

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His aide should be fired too

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the story all but says it but hegseth is very clearly trying to purge the leadership of the military of black people and women

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Breaking News: A federal judge ordered the North Carolina elections board to certify the Democratic incumbent’s victory in a contested State Supreme Court race.

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omg

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HUGE ruling—by a conservative judge—that is almost certain to be affirmed by the 4th Circuit and is unlikely to be disturbed by SCOTUS. Justice Riggs’ final victory draws much closer.

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"The Italian newspaper La Repubblica featured the image on its homepage, alongside commentary accusing Trump of 'pathological megalomania'..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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This is a shockingly mistaken understanding of due process by Stephen Miller. It is likely this misunderstanding that is informing the President’s misunderstanding.

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The cruelty is, and has always been, the point

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