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Policing was built to protect wealth and property, not people—prioritizing the powerful while criminalizing poverty, resistance, and survival itself.

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Democrats have an important platform. Hate thrives and darkness. Democrats have a responsibility to shine a light on what is happening right now.

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Dystopian…

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Wherein Trump argues that the Constitution is... unconstitutional. We're in the upside down for sure.

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Within government institutions, for private research orgs and universities, the result will be the same: fewer researchers, less research.

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Trump's cutting of Ukraine's access to intelligence feeds is already inflcting a catastrophic loss of life at the front. And today, North Koreans are pouring over the border for the first time. Americans will never be forgiven for this. eutoday.net/us-intellige...

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"Opposing forced sterilization means reckoning with how disabled people are viewed as parents. After all, more than 40 states allow disability to be used as grounds for parental termination, and disabled parents are at a higher risk of being monitored by CPS." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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“Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” – John Lewis

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The so-called Department of Government Efficiency is reshaping federal operations—but at what cost? Our Data Breach Tool tracks how DOGE’s actions undermine data security, transparency, and public accountability. See what’s at stake: 🔗 crdjustice.org/data-breach

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“This analysis from the nonpartisan CBO confirms what we’ve been saying all along: Republicans are lying about their budget,” - Rep. Brendan Boyle www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

What a photo. Green must be the start of something, not the end.

submitted 3 days ago • 1390 comments

The tariffs are for distraction. All eyes should be on Musk/DOGE. They are demolishing America, while the MSM covers tariffs.

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Exciting news! Our new Reparations Tracker documents reparations initiatives across the U.S., with filters for policy type, status & gov level—including Evanston, IL, the first U.S. city to fund reparations. Explore here: www.crdjustice.org/reparations-...

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CBO did the math for them. Though Republicans claimed otherwise during last week's debate over the bill, GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds. Latest from @jacobbogage.bsky.social wapo.st/4iJY8HF

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A team of volunteer archivists has recreated the Centers for Disease Control website exactly as it was the day Donald Trump was inaugurated. The site, called RestoredCDC.org, went live Tuesday and is currently being hosted in Europe. Read more: www.404media.co/archivists-r...

submitted 3 days ago • 43 comments

I’m going to have my class watch the State of the Union because I need them to pay attention to what this man is taking from them.

submitted 4 days ago • 56 comments

So… The Democratic response is speaking to Republicans... I guess that's a choice

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Al Green after he was THROWN out of chambers: “I was making it clear to the President that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid” "It is the best way to get it across to a person who uses his incivility, who uses his incivility against our civility. " #SOTU

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Trump talked for 90 minutes but didn't mention Medicaid once. That's on purpose because he'd rather you focus on literally anything besides the fact that he wants to cut Medicaid & food assistance to help partially pay for tax cuts for the rich. I wrote about it here: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

We can't advance science when you just got it and promoted anti-intellectualism and a false meritocracy. This is ridiculous.

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Do people not remember we had a fucking civil war less than two centuries ago. And a failed reconstruction. This shit will not hold unless we make it so.

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He really struggled there, trying to say that our country would always be free…

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The President left out "for the wealthy' when talking about the tax cuts he supports. His proposals, which are included in the House budget resolution, cut taxes for the top 1% and pay for it by cutting food assistance and Medicaid. #CBPPJointAddress

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I walked out.

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Trump claimed that cartels control "entire countries" and are "waging war" on the United States. This could indicate an Alien Enemies Act invocation or unilateral use of force on the horizon -- abuses of national security powers -- but for now it seems this is just being deployed as rhetoric. /1

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Tariffs in the first Trump administration resulted in a massive financial windfall for Republican-aligned companies. Without oversight, the new administration could use tariffs and exemptions as a tool to send benefits to campaign donors and other allies. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

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Why is Trump out here acting like he's Oprah giving away gifts?

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Caring about children's health means: - funding NIH, CDC, Medicaid, SNAP, CHIP - advancing vaccines - supporting mental health programs, including for kids questioning gender identity

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The convicted felon who incited a mob to beat up cops is preaching law and order, and Republicans are cheering. You’re not crazy — they are.

submitted 4 days ago • 11 comments

Wow DJ's cancer was likely caused by a chemical he was exposed to? Trump admin this week:

submitted 4 days ago • 28 comments

The cane usage is amazing. Representation matters ☺️

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Here comes the autism prejudice. I don't know why I'm watching these lies. Nothing he has said has been true.

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YOU DEFUNDED CANCER RESEARCH!!!!!

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This current Social Security riff by Trump is completely debunked 100% total made-up BS. No president has EVER lied this baldly from the podium. And Vance, Johnson, and the whole GOP just nod and go along with it.

submitted 4 days ago • 136 comments

You wanna talk about eliminating waste… There is no reason to have DHS, ICE, and CBP. It's basically three agencies doing the same job.

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Trump promises tax cuts for everyone. The tax increases he imposed today would wipe out any tax cuts the bottom of 40% of Americans would receive. This doesn’t count additional import taxes he’s considering or the cuts to Medicaid and nutrition assistance.

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The way he's just using women's pain here makes me nauseous

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Trump claims he “brought free speech back” after removing a man from exercising his free speech. #StateOfTheUnion

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And cuts to SNAP. SNAP has always been a farming subsidy program.

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A balanced budget? The House Budget Resolution’s tax cuts are so large that even with massive cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and student loans the budget would INCREASE the deficit. #CBPPJointAddress

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Tariffs are taxes borne by US consumers. If we take in trillions in tariff revenue, that's trillions of dollars paid by US citizens now facing higher prices.

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hey guess what trump's numbers about social security are total horseshit www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 4 days ago • 135 comments

Trump backed GOP into a big corner with his “balanced budget” point. The ONLY way House GOP could even think about upholding their “no cuts to Medicaid” swing seat promises and their spending cut mandates is deficit spending and bad math. Now they have to gut Medicaid & hand it to Elon in public.

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Not taxing Social Security benefits would be yet another tax cut for the wealthy at the expense of the Social Security trust fund that pays all of our benefits. www.cbpp.org/blog/elimina...

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