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@velshimsnbc.bsky.social Stop calling earned benefits entitlements. Social Security is an earned benefit. You sound republican calling it entitlements. Medicare isn't free. It cost money and comes out of ss.

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New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...

submitted 52 days ago • 2286 comments

Trump's America

submitted 51 days ago • 572 comments

Turns out it was dictator from Day 1 on

submitted 51 days ago • 230 comments

As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many American companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.

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submitted 52 days ago • 239 comments

If you watch only one short video today, make it this one. Remarkable bravery, and the looks on the various faces could be material for a dissertation on gender, the family, and authoritarianism. youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?...

submitted 53 days ago • 430 comments

YOU DID IT LAWRENCE!!!! WOOOOOOooooooootttt!!!!

submitted 52 days ago • 1279 comments

Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com told me to join Bluesky last night and it only took me 24 hours to figure it out.

submitted 52 days ago • 8455 comments

Creepy insurrectionist architect Mike Johnson says conditions should be placed on aid sent to California for Wildfires and other disasters. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, Johnson isn’t a Speaker, he’s a terrorist in a suit and tie.

submitted 60 days ago • 228 comments

People are angry at a health insurance industry which denies people the care they desperately need while Big Pharma makes billions and billions of dollars in profit. The time is long overdue to guarantee healthcare to every man, woman, and child in this country.

submitted 61 days ago • 55 comments

I just read the Vulture article—yes, that one—and now I have no idea how I'm going to get to sleep Jesus Christ

submitted 60 days ago • 32 comments

We have teamed up with Mendez & Sanchez to provide free In-N-Out Burgers, free drinks, and other free meals to first responders and those affected by the fires. Please share.

submitted 60 days ago • 257 comments

Not going to pretend to be surprised about this because I wrote a book about January 6. But yes—if you were wondering—the most malevolent criminal in US political history is about to be POTUS in 6 days. It's an unimaginable situation, essentially a living nightmare, and very few fully comprehend it.

submitted 60 days ago • 276 comments

Trump is released unconditionally There are only two laws. One for them And One for us

submitted 64 days ago • 61 comments

Medicare for ALL

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This is where this next administration will make our country f@#%. This man will be set free and blind eye turned. No telling what he is doing and who he is doing it for. This has potential of being very threatening to us all.

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

Staircase designed byLeonardo da Vinci,1516 One of the most impressive architectural features of the French Renaissance castle of Château de Chambord is its famous double helix staircase.The design of this element is popularly attributed to the renowned Italian Renaissance polymath,Leonardo da Vinci

submitted 65 days ago • 265 comments

JUST IN: The U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December, surpassing expectations and bringing the total for 2024 to 2.2 million. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, and wages grew 3.9% over the past year, far outpacing inflation.

submitted 64 days ago • 1457 comments

Somebody somewhere Needs an endless field of flowers tonight Best seen Full screen

submitted 64 days ago • 47 comments

Expanding Medicare. Expanding Social Security. Fair taxation. Fair trade policies. These are just some of the reasons I am looking forward to joining the Senate Finance Committee.

submitted 69 days ago • 30 comments

It’s not just that the billionaires control the economy. It’s not just that the billionaires increasingly control our political system. It’s that these oligarchs also control the media and the information the American people receive. This is a very dangerous situation.

submitted 69 days ago • 45 comments

The U.S. must not send more bombs to Netanyahu’s extremist government, which has already killed 45,000 people; destroyed Gaza's housing, healthcare, and educational systems; and caused starvation by blocking humanitarian aid. I will do all that I can to block these arms sales.

submitted 67 days ago • 31 comments

If there is truly a major shortage of skilled tech workers in the US, why did Tesla lay-off over 7,500 American workers last year — including many software developers and engineers at its factory in Austin, Texas—while applying to hire thousands of H-1B guest workers? www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-...

submitted 66 days ago • 44 comments

In the wealthiest country on Earth, getting sick or injured shouldn’t ruin a family’s financial future. This rule is one step in the right direction. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 65 days ago • 18 comments

Trump claims he wants to limit credit card interest rates to 10%. Great. So do I. That’s why I'm introducing the legislation to do just that during this Congress.

submitted 65 days ago • 43 comments