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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote. There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

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A Tributum was a tax imposed on Roman citizens to fund the costs of war. The Tributum was set at a higher rate if you were rich - a wealth tax imposed on assets, land, property and moveable goods. Not cuts to the poor. We have learned nothing in 2000 years. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that.

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American journalists: its time to do your thing www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

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Zelensky is perhaps the defining figure of our age. Brave, ingenious, pragmatic and defined by his convictions. They hate him because he kills fascists.

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The bitch is back. I’ll be honest I was going to give it all up as it felt futile, I know what’s coming will be rough, and I’ve taken a beating in recent years. But… when good people do nothing, the bastards win. It’s on all of us to resist this nightmare, hard. My take… youtu.be/WWa1QzVOYjs

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EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

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No need for subtlety here.

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Here's the executive order just signed by Trump. One of the defining features of fascism is that the discretionary power of the leader always prevails over the rule of law.

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I've no idea why Trump is being treated as an appropriate broker at all. If this peace negotiation were serious, it would treat Trump as an intermediary of Putin and allow the EU to act as the intermediary for Ukraine. It's a farce that anyone in the international community treats Trump otherwise.

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JOIN CANADA

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Judge McConnell warns: "Persons who make private determinations of the law and refuse to obey an order generally risk criminal contempt even if the order is ultimately ruled incorrect."

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Sorry, but I find this the most incredible gaslighting. I now have to ASSUME that a Times headline is so totally unrepresentative of the content and views therein and I cannot criticise that framing, chosen deliberately by her employer, unless I PAY them to read the full article? Fuck. Right. Off.

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If I told you that the Bank of England upgraded its growth forecasts yesterday, would you believe me? It did.... i HAvE nOt gOne CRazY - honest This is a hill I am prepared to die on - the BoE and others (all central banks, IMF, OECD etc etc) report their "forecasts" in a terrible way 🧵

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Elon Musk's Grok AI, just now. I had to personally confirm the meme for myself. This is real.

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Peter Mandelson, announcing his intention to remain under the radar with a big fat interview in the FT (which you should read, George is superb at this)

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When will Govt learn you can’t out-Reform Reform - you end up simply legitimising their toxic narrative. To see off populists, Labour needs to invest in public services & local communities, making a real difference to people’s lives - levy a wealth tax & use it to improve people’s lives now

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How is Trump hoping to improve air safety?!

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youtu.be/yqD9fO8nvRk?...

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A SpaceX Dragon docked with the ISS in September - for this purpose - and is already scheduled to return in March. All arranged by NASA while Biden was president. Trump has had nothing to do with it. Fantasy stuff.

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Must read, Nina is a bloody legend via @benrothenberg.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/benrothe...

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Just as Zverev is about to speak at the trophy ceremony, a woman repeatedly shouts: “Australia Believes Olya and Brenda! Australia Believes Olya and Brenda!” Broke through the silence. #AusOpen

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‘A Simple Ban on Political Lying Could Radically Transform Our Politics’ Just one small step would trigger a whole series of positive changes to democratic life in the UK, argues Neal Lawson bylinetimes.com/2025/01/22/a...

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Mark my words, #AOC will be having a huge part in overcoming this sh1tahow. I'll even go as far as to say she may well be the one finally shattering that glass ceiling!!

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from today's post — link is here: bit.ly/40HSX4w

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Imagine our politicians couldn't lie. Imagine, with that space to breathe, we started to enjoy a public debate that was good for us and good for our democracy. Our director, Neal, in @bylinetimes.bsky.social on @compinpolitics.bsky.social campaign for 1 small change to make that reality.👇

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Extreme wealth is extreme control. Never has this been so clear. Well we don’t have to settle for it. In our letter to Davos leaders, 370+ millionaires & billionaires say we must draw the line. Protect ppl, planet, & democracy: rein in extreme wealth & tax us, the super rich.

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Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic. (posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)

submitted 36 days ago • 2216 comments

Ignore the doomsayers.

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God, the perfect response. And the delivery! No notes.

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The Greens, the LibDems, Plaid Cymru, all did better at the last election than ever. They all have very good, progressive immigration policies. Nobody has a clue what they are though. The media only GAF about anti-migrant politics.

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When you're too stupid to get the joke.

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All I can say about this Peter Thiel op-ed in the Financial Times is that it reads like something he actually wrote. No comms team or AI chatbot is capable of producing this strange paranoid string of sentences www.ft.com/content/a46c...

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I strongly encourage you to read this op-ed by Peter Thiel. He is considered the true brain of the Paypal mafia. The incoherence, paranoia & self-absorption, the meandering, impenetrable prose, the paper-thin thesis & logic… These are the men who want to run the world. www.ft.com/content/a46c...

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The way he looks at Trump here 🔥🔥

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A reminder of how seriously Elon Musk really takes the issue of women's safety www.businessinsider.com/spacex-paid-...

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I mean, that's outstanding.

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ANALYSIS: The treatment of Jess Phllips over recent days tells me all I need to know about the epidemic of misogyny, sexual abuse and violence against women and girls that still plagues our culture. Read the full piece > news.sky.com/story/elon-m...

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🔴#MuskWars: 'The Far-Right Is Cynically Taking Advantage of Child Sexual Exploitation Survivors’ After claims the UK is suppressing investigations into child sexual abuse, we’re republishing part one of a five month investigation www.bylinesupplement.com/p/muskwars-t...

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Andrew Norfolk is the former Times journalist whose work brought the grooming gang scandal to public attention...

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Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…

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I doubt any Troll here who’s trying to smear ⁦Keir Starmer about decade-old events will be interested to read these pages from my book about his record prosecuting rape gangs. But he’s done more to bring them to justice than Farage, Yaxley-Lennon - or Musk -will ever do.

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