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Gov. Mills showed precisely the sort of integrity in the face of political pressure that the majority of the party currently lacks. More importantly, she did so extemporaneously and without hesitation from a purple state where this isn't a universally popular position. www.maine.gov/governor/mil...

submitted 12 hours ago • 39 comments

Trump and Musk have fired Minnesotans like: -- Park Rangers at Voyageurs -- Fire protection engineers -- Workers who care for our veterans -- Workers who care for folks with disabilities -- Workers who dole out small business loans How does this help anyone?

submitted 1 day ago • 33 comments

Can we just seize the Russian assets already and give them to Ukraine? Good lord just do it

submitted 1 day ago • 601 comments

Editor Commentary: Millions of Americans from doctors to farmers to veterans to children with special needs are living under threat. JD Vance once said, “Trump makes people I care about afraid.” Now he’s gleefully participating in their torment. It's sick.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Tonight we proposed an amendment to ensure that the Republican budget doesn’t raise prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. And guess what? Republicans blocked it — just like they opposed us when we gave Medicare the power to lower drug prices.

submitted 1 day ago • 31 comments

He Served Four Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. DOGE Just Fired Him www.newsweek.com/he-served-fo...

submitted 1 day ago • 24 comments

🔗: https://l.cleveland.com/qavz3o  5 full-time employees at Cuyahoga Valley National Park are believed to have been let go as a result of President Trump’s job cuts across federal agencies, and the status of another 40 seasonal workers at the park is up in the air. Photos: The Plain Dealer | AP

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Oh yes. She was on it. Now, did the 800,000 Polish Americans in Pennsylvania that she referred to vote to protect the interest of the U.S. and Poland? Someone please go to a diner and ask ‘em.

submitted 2 days ago • 45 comments

Murphy: "Let me say that again. The man that my Republican colleagues are about to vote to lead the FBI believes there is irrefutable proof that the agency he is about to lead secretly organized the violent assault on the Capitol. That is bananas. My Republican colleagues know that."

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MARCO RUBIO IN 2017: "Foreign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.” MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."

submitted 3 days ago • 776 comments

I’ve met with President Zelenskyy and members of his government. They are strong, honorable allies. Minnesota stands with the people of Ukraine as they fight to defend freedom and democracy. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

submitted 2 days ago • 380 comments

🚨ATTENTION! 🚨If you or someone you know is on Medicaid, you might want to tune into my press conference. STARTING SOON 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.youtube.com/live/JRsKg5p...

submitted 3 days ago • 23 comments

I've noted some of the procedural things Democrats could be doing in Congress, but this point from @edgeofsports.bsky.social's great piece in the Nation deserves emphasis. This is basic politics, and it's baffling that every Democrat isn't doing it every day. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

submitted 3 days ago • 322 comments

Out of the 12,000 civil rights complaints the Education Department has put on hold since Trump took office: • 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students • 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence • 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination

submitted 3 days ago • 56 comments

@smith.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov

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Heads up, Floridians!

submitted 4 days ago • 8 comments

Protestors outside Cleveland City Hall Monday said they were rallying to uphold the constitution, limit executive overreach by elected officials and to shut down a new government sector, the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk.

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60 MINUTES: “Utter nonsense. The most accountable aid agency in the world is USAID… DOGE fired their top 58 officials within an hour of arriving…” This was never about efficiency. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGLXa9r...

submitted 5 days ago • 340 comments

Government reports show that fraudulent spending is a measurable problem for the federal government. But the evidence that DOGE has uncovered new examples has not yet been proven. (via @politifact.bsky.social)

submitted 5 days ago • 31 comments

A lot of people compare government to private businesses. We've heard it a million times:"The government needs to run more like a business!" But the problem is that government isn't a business. They do totally different things.

submitted 6 days ago • 82 comments

Oscar Robertson: "It might be boring to him because if he’s not passing the ball to Curry, what is he doing?"

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Has it not occurred to them that the pollsters have been leading them astray for a while now? I mean, sure, include prices in the argument, but for fuck's sake, something bigger is going on here. So many missed opportunities.

submitted 5 days ago • 31 comments

Oscar Robertson says Draymond Green thinks the NBA is boring because all he does is pass to Steph Curry: uproxx.com/dimemag/osca...

submitted 5 days ago • 8 comments