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ELECTION RESULT: A team of city council members in Rolla, Missouri, have been pushing anti-LGTB policies, including a ban on drag shows and book censorship. Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.

This is what happens when everyone knows gramps shouldn't be driving but no one wants to take away his keys.

To Senate Dems: NO UNANIMOUS CONSENTS

If only Ackman had some influence with the White House. I'm sure they would take his call.

Raskin: The basis for this most destructive trade war in the history of the world is the profound economic research and policy writings of one Ron Vera, a completely fictional economist conjured up by Peter Navarro, a real person who Elon Musk just called a moron

BREAKING NEWS: In a shocking statement, Karoline Leavitt confirms the Trump Administration is taking steps on a pathway to deport AMERICAN CITIZENS to El Salvador. This is absolutely insane.

Okay, let me get this right ↙️    - Pissing off moms  - Ripping off consumers  - Taking away voting rights  - Undermining the judiciary   - Tanking the economy  - Gutting Medicaid and  - Blowing a $37T hole in the debt    That is the GOP's agenda this week??? Stellar job guys. 👏

This is very very very trumpy

DOGE Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing on reducing federal property. All they said was “fire sale” this, “fire sale” that. Meanwhile, they’re lighting all of this s**t on fire — while their incompetent leader wastes millions of taxpayer dollars golfing, all while steering us towards a recession.

Raskin: He destroyed more than $10 trillion in American wealth in a single week. And then he went golfing and bragged to America about winning the tournament at his own golf course. That's like bragging about being endorsed by your own campaign manager. So much winning

Hate to agree with Paul, but he's right. Also, most countries can sell more to the U.S. market than they can buy from U.S. producers.

Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firing workers, or closing up shop entirely.

If you're trying to forecast anything about this administration there has been only one reliable principle since the beginning and that's "It will be worse than you think"

COVID didn't "turn out fine." Over 1 million people died in just the US. People are still dying. 100s of thousands of people are still dealing with the effects of Long COVID. And the entire country lost its shit and is still unwell. Tariffs will not "turn out fine." Effects will be experienced.

Musk the moocher

Snort

Could also apply to other industries like furniture.

Correct.

Surprise, surprise. readsludge.com/2025/04/07/m...

We fight to give hope — a reminder that there are still those within the government standing up for what’s right. Since Saturday, we’ve faced relentless attacks. We know there will be consequences for our actions, but we will not back down.

In most societies, the rich and powerful acceded to the rule of law solely because they realized that, as soon as ordinary people feel they’re getting screwed without any chance of peaceful redress, that’s when you get the pitchfork-wielding mobs.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

They also want to cut the FEMA responders.

We need more people like Jasmine Crockett in Congress, period.

imagine having the power to return someone home from a gulag and choosing to not do it

make america great again means turning the clock on america’s political economy back to 1890, make america healthy again means doing the same for public health

"The implication...is that not only noncitizens but also U.S. citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal. History is no stranger to such lawless regimes..."

This is a scandal! FBI should focus on this. A U.S. neo-Nazi group is paying Ukrainians to blow up Ukrainian power stations and kill government officials, Kyiv Independent. It’s called The Base. 1/

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says regular folks won't mind if one of their Social Security check doesn't show up. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans ready to retire don't care about "day-to-day" market fluctuations. These people are robber barons with no empathy for normal people.

Over $10 trillion.

I am obsessed with the penguin Gadsden flag

Each time, there was a Republican president.

Need a few more Republicans for a veto-proof majority.

Vance has no conscience.

Looks like he took Bill's advice.

Aging well 👇

Trump: When you ran out the healthy arms, you ran out of really healthy— they had great arms but they ran out. It’s called sports. It’s called baseball in particular and pitchers I guess you could say, really particular

he did this just *after* going to the funeral of an 8 year old girl. he walks away from where the hearse is idling and immediately starts hyping this stuff again. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

I'm not a lawyer, but shouldn't this case be decided in federal court? Seems like a conflict of interest in state courts.

This is more true today than ever before. You’re a parasitic asshole, Lindsey.

Reminder: All People Had To Do Was Fill In A Little Oval Next To The Smart Black Lady’s Name.

Tangible, direct action from Sen. Schatz. We love to see it. @schatz.bsky.social

Here's the update so you can see for yourself: web.archive.org/web/diff/202...

Schumer should be focused on solutions rather than the problems.

Trump's first term, even before COVID, was overrated economically. He mostly benefitted from Obama's success.

This has always been the GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode the deficit. 3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions. 4) Repeat. They're trying to get away with it again.