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February 28, 2025

submitted 2 days ago • 121 comments

HAYES: “The United States siding with Putin against democratic allies will have massive consequences for global politics for decades to come.”

submitted 2 days ago • 609 comments

Federal Workers are often in the field, driving govt vehicles. There are scores of healthcare teams providing care in veterans' homes & community. They use fuel driving hundreds of miles in a week. Setting card limits to $1 jeopardizes Veteran healthcare. federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-aff...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the DOGE. Please don’t be distracted by this—it was only done because federal judges were questioning who was actually running the operation. Gleason is completely controlled by Musk, and he is doing this to avoid testifying.

submitted 5 days ago • 277 comments

What did you vote to take away? Are you serious? Last night YOU and your House Republican colleagues voted to take away SNAP benefits and cut Medicaid. We will make sure EVERYONE knows what you did last night. #RepublicanRipOff

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

submitted 5 days ago • 343 comments

This is the way.

submitted 6 days ago • 2493 comments

Ffelon is a petulant baby. Threatening to send a 2nd what did you do to is week email because everyone disregarded his 1st one… I hope everyone has a good chuckle and goes back to whatever it is they were doing. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

UPDATE: “To this day we do not know Musk’s official status in government or his conflicts of interest.” House Dems demanding federal agency heads clarify employees are not obligated to respond to Musk 👇🏽

submitted 7 days ago • 17 comments

Boycotts are taking hold. Protests are on the rise. Federal courts are hitting back. The Trump-Musk-Vance regime's popularity is plunging and DOGE is losing credibility. In these dark times, it's important to recognize that people are fighting back. Join them.

submitted 6 days ago • 313 comments

Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

submitted 6 days ago • 808 comments

NEW: a federal judge sided with the Quaker religious groups, temporarily blocking Trump's ICE from immigration raids in places of worship, protecting 1,700 places of worship in 35 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

Three years ago today, Russia launched a brutal invasion of Ukraine and ignited the worst fighting in Europe since World War II. The Ukrainian people have stood their ground, paying an immense toll to defend their country and democracy. 🧵

submitted 6 days ago • 77 comments

Russian negotiators are trying to entice President Trump to make concessions to Putin that will make us all less safe. Congress should oppose irresponsible attempts to unwind measures that keep the pressure on Russia to end its war.

submitted 6 days ago • 156 comments

Resistance at the governors ball.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Trump’s executive orders have blocked entrance to the country for more than 110,000 refugees, including thousands of Afghans who worked with the U.S. military. “We feel betrayed,” said one Afghan American soldier. With @texastribune.org

submitted 7 days ago • 89 comments

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

submitted 8 days ago • 2971 comments

Public Notice: “ @aoc.bsky.social is showing members of Congress can provide real help to constituents while enraging Trump’s dunderheaded hench-thugs and making them look so bad even Jonathan Turley is forced to pile on… Schumer & Jeffries should take notes.” open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

submitted 8 days ago • 28 comments

“The walkout was organized in part by an eighth-grade student who is not yet 14 years old, she and her mother said in a joint phone interview…The student said that she and other students decided to act after seeing how Trump’s executive orders would target diversity events.” Tiny badasses

submitted 19 days ago • 62 comments

This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up took $80 million from an NYC bank account!

submitted 18 days ago • 1750 comments

Reminder that activism doesn’t work. Until it does.

submitted 19 days ago • 14 comments

Thank you Letitia James and 19 AGs! “A federal judge early Saturday temporarily restricted access by Elon Musk’s government efficiency program to the Treasury Department’s payment and data systems, saying there was a risk of “irreparable harm.”” 👏👏👏

submitted 23 days ago • 23 comments

PUSHBACK: Internal legal objections to Musk's DOGE have been raised at the Treasury Department, the Education Department, the U.S.AID, the General Services Administration, the Office of Personnel Management, the EEOC and the White House budget office, among others, per WAPO.

submitted 26 days ago • 18 comments

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submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

submitted 27 days ago • 927 comments