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The Mar-a-Lago crew might not care about hurricanes in Florida. But gutting disaster recovery will hurt the same people Donald Trump promised to help.

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I feel so sick. Enough with the lies, enough with the games. They know exactly what they're doing. This is a neo-Nazi movement. Proudly so. The only reason they've kept it coded up until now was to take advantage of those who didn't want to believe it. No more looking away. Face up to what it is.

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it’s ya girl asking the CT legislature to step up for higher ed! so proud to roll with @uconnaaup.bsky.social and our union sibs from across the state!

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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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🇺🇸🇺🇦 VoteVets stands with Ukraine. Putin’s war isn’t just about Ukraine—it’s about global security. If we abandon Ukraine, US Troops could be the ones fighting next. Supporting Ukraine means defending democracy and keeping Americans safe. We know what’s at stake. We won’t back down.

submitted 3 days ago • 55 comments

🚨Trump & Musk are gutting the federal workforce—and screwing over Veterans in the process. Veterans make up a third of federal employees. Now they’re getting fired so these guys can tear down the government and hand power to their billionaire buddies. Democrats are fighting back. This can’t stand.

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This is how many hours per week a person needs to work in order to escape poverty. The US is dead last. #Poverty #USA

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THIS. (Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social)

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Appearing today in The Week:

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How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

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We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

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New accusations emerged that Matt Schlapp, the Conservative Political Action Conference chairman, had groped a man at a bar in Virginia during a gathering of conservatives.

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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

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EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

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The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

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Here in Illinois, ten years ago we saw the consequences of a rampant ideological gutting of government. It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it. Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.

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Let’s take a look back at what President Trump’s first month agenda has meant for working people: 🧵

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Curious how quickly the swine are implementing Project 2025? Be curious no longer!! It's all being tracked right here: www.project2025.observer #bluecrew #proudblue #resist #project2025

submitted 5 days ago • 61 comments

The waste is coming from the White House. 👇

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Hey Republicans who “love” fake agency DOGE:

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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ProPublica found that some of the largest health insurers have created a playbook that prevents people from getting the mental health care they need. Join us tomorrow, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation as we discuss barriers to care. RSVP: https://propub.li/4k4GYWm

submitted 3 days ago • 53 comments

Please stop saying it saved money until you understand the value of what was cut. They are downsizing, and if the stuff getting cut had real value, its not a saving.

submitted 4 days ago • 294 comments

Last night, Trump promised he wouldn't touch Medicaid. This morning, Trump endorsed the House Republican plan to slash Medicaid. It's smoke and mirrors: Trump and Republicans are plotting to take away health care from millions of people to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.

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COLLINS: You are a coequal branch of government BERNIE SANDERS: Are we?! I kinda thought so, but you'll have to explain that to the president

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I assume at some point we are going to get to see actual hard proof submitted in a sworn affidavit, grand jury indictment, congressional testimony, etc that millions of people are defrauding trillions from Social Security? Or is it just going to be social media posts & TV hits?

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Trump wants you to forget that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator during his first week in office. Don’t forget.

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Trump voter, disabled military veteran, ‘valuable member’ at FEMA fired as part of DOGE cuts “I voted for Donald Trump. But this is not what I was expecting,” he said. “We didn’t think they were going to take a chainsaw to a silk rug.” wtop.com/virginia/202...

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Working class Americans live 6 years shorter lives than the wealthy. Doctors believe economic stress is a major factor in that disparity. I asked Americans to describe how stress impacts their lives & well-being. The responses were heartbreaking. Here are some of them:

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📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally. The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com

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Trump and his American oligarchs are now openly aligning themselves with Putin and his Russian oligarchs. This Putin-Trump alliance means abandoning our allies, supporting authoritarianism and undermining our democratic traditions.

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A study by psychologists and economists at Jaume I University in Spain has found that women are generally more generous than men. They recruited 1,161 volunteers in total, comparing the results from 2020, 2022, and 2023.

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Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.

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SCOOP: On his second day as HHS secretary, RFK Jr., the onetime environmentalist, killed climate change programs at NIH that research and prepare for the health effects of extreme weather and a warming planet. This is not going to make Americans healthy. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Trump wants Congress to pass the House GOP's version of a budget reconciliation bill that includes massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP to pay for tax cuts for the rich. The House is on recess, so now would be a great time to call your rep and share your thoughts. (202) 224-3121

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🚨Trump & Musk are using DOGE—their secretive, far-right project—to go after your VA care, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and cost Veterans jobs. We’re exposing them, but we need your stories to fight back. 🔒We take privacy seriously. Share your story securely: votevets.org/doge-tipline

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BREAKING: A plane has crashed in Arizona, leaving at least one person dead.

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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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Shocked, I tell you. www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...

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🚨Trump and Musk said their illegal hiring freeze wouldn't hurt Veterans. They LIED. All across the country, VA employees are reporting that essential programs - such as healthcare and the suicide hotline - are being impacted. READ MORE: federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-aff...

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Everything we hear and see and read is fucking horrible and we’re all angry and worried. You know what? I hope you have a good day. I hope something good happens to you today. I hope you find something to celebrate. Inner lights shining in dark times is a good thing.

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I'm in the Netherlands this week to foster business ties with companies looking to expand in Minnesota. I've made similar trips as Governor, representing Minnesota around the world, but this time is different.

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