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House Republicans want to slash $2 TRILLION from Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Not the military. Not tax cuts for billionaires. YOUR benefits. Time to raise hell.

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This is for @gtconway.bsky.social Five things I did last week. 1. Took too much ketamine 2. Danced onstage with a chainsaw 3. Ignored my new baby momma 4. Laughed at my own jokes. 5. Neglected all of my children except for the one I use as a human shield.

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Talk of a "Feb 28 Economic Blackout" is spreading on social media. What is it? www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/eco...

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What country do we live in again? Pretty sure it’s not the one that pulls this authoritarian shit. “The top Department of Justice prosecutor in Washington D.C. is now sending letters to elected officials who criticize President Donald Trump and his administration that include ominous ultimatums.”

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Because of a Trump executive order, the Census Bureau is stopping work on statistics that could help protect the rights of transgender people, its recently departed director, Robert Santos, tells NPR. By @hansilowang.bsky.social

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Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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🫡🇺🇸 "Americans do not swear an oath to a king, a tyrant or a dictator. We swear an oath to the Constitution and the idea of America, for which we are willing to die," — Mark Milley ❗️He said that every US military member gives his life to protect the Constitution, not to individuals.

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WOOHOO! A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered….I’m sure everything will be perfectly fine 😬 www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...

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Literacy is activism. Reading is a political act. Books are tools for liberation.

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A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."

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I'm glad I've never attached myself to a man under American laws...

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Dow falls nearly 750 points as companies and consumers worry about tariffs and Washington

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker: "What comes next?" #3E [1]

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If we have enough people with the knowledge and moral fortitude of Maine Governor Janet Mills, and the Associated Press- we might be able to save our Democracy

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The Proud Boys leader Trump pardoned just got arrested at the Capitol. Enrique Tarrio, sentenced to the longest Jan. 6 prison term, was caught on Capitol grounds again—this time for allegedly striking a woman’s phone and arm. Who could’ve seen this coming?

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Putinization of America

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How long until they realize FAFO

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BREAKING: Donald Trump fired Joint Chiefs Chairman Charles Q. Brown via a Truth Social post, calling him a “fine gentleman” and an “outstanding leader” while signaling more firings ahead. He announced plans to nominate Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dan “Razin” Caine as Brown’s replacement.

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Remember: politicians work for YOU. Don’t let them forget that.

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President Trump's executive order that the federal government recognizes only two sexes, male and female, is disrupting the lives of some trans, nonbinary and intersex people applying for passports.

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Oh sure, let’s just impeach every judge who doesn’t bow and scrape before the wannabe king. That’s totally how democracy works, right?... #BlueCrew #NotMyKing www.axios.com/2025/02/21/t...

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I hate these fuckin assholes!!!

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🚨 Breaking news… The felon is stopping tele health from Medicare starting April 1st 🤬🤬🤬

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I will not allow Black History month to go unrecognized. 2/21/2025 Beverly Loraine Greene

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I just asked Grok if Elon Musk is an Honest person. This is his own AI !

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“US consumer sentiment plunges over tariff and inflation fears” Wow, if only this could have been predicted before the election!! /s

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The country singer started the “Imagination Library” nearly 30 years ago to encourage early literacy. www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton...

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ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.

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BREAKING: The Trump Justice Department is in court saying Elon Musk has NOTHING to do with DOGE… while Republicans in Congress are telling their voters he’s running it? Somebody’s lying, and we know exactly who.

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Representative Robert Garcia will not be silenced by the 4th Reich regime...

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Elon Musk's companies have gained a combined $613 billion in value since the election. -BLOOMBERG

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Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post

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"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

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There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂

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In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.

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BREAKING: Canada defeats the USA to take home the #4Nations Championship 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tweeted: “You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.”

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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5 Key Facts About Medicaid Work Requirements www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

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Social Security offers 40 probationary feds reassignments to avert blanket firings www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

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