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kenw49.bsky.social
Husband and father of 3 young adults. Democrat in Virginia.
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This is really something

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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

You might be MAGA if... you rage about government spending, but ignore the trillions added to the debt under Trump. You might be MAGA if... you love “freedom of religion,” but only if it’s Christianity.

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

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Hate, bully, demoralize, repeat. Stay strong. There are more of us than them.

Remember: The fundamental issue isn’t the size of the government or how to make government more “efficient.” It’s who our government is for. Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires, including the richest person in the world — or for the rest of us?

Murphy: "I continue to get reports from Connecticut that agencies there, like Head Start programs and community health centers, are actually not receiving the funding they are due. So I think there's a big question as to whether the administration actually is implementing the court order."

Board member of META asks a very good question.

We highly recommend y’all crack open a copy of the U.S. Constitution before you break anymore laws…

More of this, America.

Donald Trump is cutting funding for your kid's school lunch. For your local child care center. For veterans' health care. And for programs that support seniors' retirement. How does any of that make life easier or more affordable for Americans?

We know what’s going on here.

Costco is definitely the place to shop. Pass it on.

Purrfekt

Does “Golden Age” refer to a time when planes keep crashing, eggs cost $10–15 a dozen, the U.S. is being booed and protested by all our allies, workers are losing their jobs, and Americans’ personal data is being rummaged through by unelected oligarchs and their strange crew of 20-something incels?

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

DOGE is reportedly threatening NOAA with massive staff and budget cuts. NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms. This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.

The halting of work on U.S.A.I.D research abandoned THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE w/EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS AND DEVICES IN THEIR BODIES w/out care or monitoring. Unqualified, unvetted &uncountable individuals working for their own benefit, cut off access to meds/treatment of which they have ZERO UNDERSTANDING.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson has formally dismissed the case of Jan. 6 defendant DJ Rodriguez, who drove a taser into the neck of MPD officer Michael Fanone and had been sentenced to 12 years in prison "Michael Fanone's heroism will never be moot," she says. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Dear @Doge If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing

Project 2025 states clearly it doesn’t matter who is president. That’s why JD Vance is there and they will never leave if they accomplish what they are intending to do they’ll never leave and democracy is over. I spent three days at CPAC last year and they are deadly serious

🔥 Jasmine understands the assignment: "Everyday we show up for you. What we’re not going to do is stand around while they pull this bullshit that they’re trying to pull right now."

Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections. Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.

NEW: Shortly after Pam Bondi was sworn in Wednesday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asked her to drop the Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging the state’s 2021 voter suppression law, S.B. 202. I warned you, Raffensperger is no hero. He is a GOP vote suppressor.

"If the 'DOGE' endeavor is working, why can’t the White House just tell the truth about what it's doing?" www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

MIKE LUCKOVICH APPRECIATION POST @mluckovich.bsky.social is one of the greatest political cartoonists of all time. Thank you for 3 decades of scathing satire, remarkable insight and helping us all laugh to avoid weeping openly. 🙏 Your longtime fan, Mar🐫

I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.

REPEAT AFTER ME: NOBODY VOTED FOR ELON MUSK PASS IT ON.

Bravo, Rep. Marc Pocan !

The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.

New via NYT — The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force. One former agency officer called the reporting of names a “counterintelligence disaster.”

Dear Senator ___, I'm alarmed about Elon Musk's influence over federal agencies. Reports indicate that Elon Musk has gained access to the U.S. Treasury's payment systems and has been involved in significant changes at USAID. This raises serious questions about national security... 1/4