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This weekend I: went to a chat on rage and joy at a local printshop, ate spaghetti at a fundraiser for cats, found community and solidarity in a group of 30+ neighbors looking for something to do in these times, cleaned the house, and spun til dizzy at a Contra dance. 10 out of 10 Vermont weekend.

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Dear Manager, this week: 1. I went to the doctor 2. I went to the mountains 3. I looked to the children 4. I drank from the fountains 5. I sailed my ship of safety till I sank it

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Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

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another thing every other president in history would be impeached for just happened

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This is quite significant in many ways: the overt thuggery, Trump’s barely suppressed fury at being contradicted by a woman, the governor’s standing up, the total abandonment of the pretense of federalism, the continuing use of trans Americans the way Hitler used Jews.

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This is disgusting.

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I'm excited to share that @sanders.senate.gov and Senator Peter Welch will be joining our tele-townhall so Vermonters can hear from us together! Join us on Wednesday, February 26, at 6:30PM. RSVP at balint.house.gov/live. Talk to you soon!

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Going to reiterate that everyone on this website should run for something. Tree warden, Senator, horse catcher, whatever. The Democratic Party is currently screaming at each other about precisely how much more racist and transphobic they should get. Sneak past them, primary an old guy, take control.

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wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!

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“the United States is not a startup. The federal government exists to do all of the things that are definitionally not profitable, that serve the public good rather than protect investor profits. (The vast majority of startups also fail, something the United States cannot afford to do.)”

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The Senate just voted on a simple idea: If you make $1 BILLION in a year, you don't deserve a tax handout. Democrats voted yes. Republicans voted no. Republicans are planning huge tax cuts for the rich, but they’re not the ones who need a break — working people do.

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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

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Yep, DOGE is as incompetent as everyone thought. An $8 million "saving" has been listed as an $8 BILLION saving. That is 14.5% of their total claimed $55 billion in "savings" having been completely made up.

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I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths

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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

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Fellas we got ourselves a homegrown Vermont snitch line. Could BEE a real opportunity

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150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security. Musk’s “evidence” of “massive fraud” at the Social Security Administration is actually just the way COBOL programmers deal with dates. [kottke.org]

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Musk is not only pulling the strings of government power to remove a disagreeable cop from the SpaceX beat, but he’s also setting up the company to potentially receive lucrative contracts to overhaul the nation’s air safety systems.

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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One of our new Republican state senators has compiled an impressive list of campaign finance law violations. I can't say I found 'em all, but I found quite a lot. thevpo.org/2025/02/17/s...

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Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use. Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.

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If the US blocks access to HRT, ADHD drugs, and SSRIs, I cannot begin to describe to you how much all of the tech sector will screech to a halt. The internet is built and maintained by trans people, people with chronic depression, and the neurodivergent. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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We either grit our teeth, scale up our mutual aid, + brace to lose so many people to dungeons, exile, murder, and suicide, or we hit the streets so fucking hard we enter The Cool Zone, which will also require us scaling up our mutual aid, so, scaling up our mutual aid is a good call for right now

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New from me — “What it comes down to is the removal of choice, especially when it comes to established health care. People should not have to suffer the anguish of being denied life-saving drugs because a couple of guys have decided to apply conspiracy theories instead of established science.”

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We took a very beginner ice skating lesson on one of the outdoor ice rinks in town. Only fell _intentionally_ thanks to the four very patient teachers who supported us the whole time. #stjohnsbury #northeastkingdom #getnekedvt

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Even if this is Welch’s position (which I disagree with -there is plenty he can do), there is no reason for him to HELP Trump by confirming his nominees. Once again Welch is showing he does not understand the gravity of the moment. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t stand to lose rights or his wealth?

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What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

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Every February, 14, The Valentine Phantom spreads Love throughout Montpelier, Vermont.✨✨✨ #LLJP #LoveLifeJoyPain #love #eastcoastkin #streetphotography #valentinephantom #valentinesday #montpeliervt

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couldn't you?

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Roses are red, Violets are blue. My Senators suck and we are stuck in a coup. Fight back with your phone on this Valentine’s Day! Call them with the @5calls.org app with scripts and slay. 5calls.org

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The position I'd like to see House and Senate Democrats take is pretty simple: We refuse to cooperate with Republicans on anything until they stop breaking the law and trashing the Constitution. We want Musk out, DOGE dissolved, and the Trump administration complying with federal court orders.

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This assessment is targeted towards children, but as we’ve seen with trans healthcare, children are the canary in the coal mine. It’s not a stretch to anticipate adults will be “assessed” next.

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NEW: My office is hearing that DOGE is now at the IRS. That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America. And if your refund is delayed, they could very well be the reason.

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There’s going to be so much diarrhea (and death 😡).

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At a time of massive income & wealth inequality, Republicans in Congress just introduced a budget to provide trillions in tax breaks to the wealthy, paid for by massive cuts to Medicaid that will throw millions of kids off health care & seniors out of nursing homes. Unacceptable.

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The only parasite class is Elon Musk and his oligarch buddies. They are leeches on society.

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Here are some of the Americans facing job losses or other financial hardship because of DOGE, who Elon Musk is calling members of “the Parasite Class”: - farmers - medical researchers - senior care providers - small business owners - disaster response workers - veterans at targeted federal agencies

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THEY ARE DEFUNDING MEDICAID AND BUYING CYBERTRUCKS WITH THE MONEY. Dems stop saying "uh he promised he would lower the cost of living" and take the layup

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Nighttime at the Athenaeum. #stjohnsbury #getnekedvt #northeastkingdom

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President Musk and VP Trump's war on USAID will lead to 1.3 million more abortions. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall. tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.

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NEW: The General Services Administration, staffed at its upper levels by Elon Musk associates, plans to sell 500-plus buildings—some of which house government agencies and the offices of US senators.

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This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected. $196 billion for three men in 99 days. Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

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