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This is the cohort that matters. Independents are already breaking from Trump, and they are going to decide every swing election.

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New Quinnipiac poll finds only 32% will blame Dems for a shutdown. Also, it's not just one party that gets to try to apportion blame. Dems can make a public argument as well, believe it or not. The backdrop for all our politics is not inevitably and unalterably what Republicans say about everything.

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NEW: I’ll be hosting an Indivisible empty chair town hall in republican Darrell Issa’s district on March 23rd, and it’s almost SOLD OUT, but there are a few spots left. You can RSVP here! www.eventbrite.com/e/darrell-is... @maddow.msnbc.com

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Trump (idiotically) objects to maps w "artificial lines drawn through them." Bad news for 49 US states plus DC. All except Hawaii (plus other islands) have straight-lines as some part of their border. And spare a thought for Colorado and Wyoming! Bonus: would you hire someone who said this?

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Proud as hell of the folks who stood up for LGBTQ+ kids and against bigotry/censorship at this Chariho meeting. Must-read material to learn how to respond when Weird Bob and Moms for Liberty comes to your school committee.

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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law: “It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...

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Judge Alsup is not happy with the government attorneys in AFGE v. OPM (preliminary injunction hearing). Gov't withdrew Ezell declaration after judge ordered him to appear for cross examination.

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BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.” The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.

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They go from “we will beat Killer Kamala and Genocide Joe” to “we’re smol beans, don’t blame our tiny little votes for Trump,” then “Dems better do what we want or we will elect Republicans again!” So confusing. So dishonest. But in any event, they need to take their demands to their guy Elon.

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BREAKING: Trump team has removed the top IRS attorney as career staff resist demands to give DOGE access to sensitive taxpayer records, multiple sources say DHS has sought home addresses of undocumented immigrants who pay taxes W/ @jacobbogage.bsky.social & co

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Always the endgame of the conservative right wing trajectory: defund public goods/services (big bad govt), watch it fail then point to that failure as reason why it doesn’t work and to defund/break it even more (w/no real alternative offered) wash, rinse, repeat—til You get to this point in article

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protection racket

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How many people who work at the Heritage Foundation don't have postsecondary education? Do you think they are telling their kids to skip college in order to have more babies? It's always someone else's sacrifice.

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youtube.com/watch?v=7UrY... NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 12 MARCH 2025 CHILDREN, AMERICA CHILDREN THE CRUELTY AND SHEER EVILNESS USDA CANCELS $1 Billion in funding for school lunches for children Plus this will hurt local farmers and ranches and small businesses ALL FOR TAX CUTS FOR RICH

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Robert Morris, the founder of a Texas megachurch and a former faith adviser to the Trump White House, was indicted Wednesday on charges that he molested a girl over several years in the 1980s, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said.

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Walz's first stops will be in Republican districts in Iowa and Nebraska this weekend. Coming up soon: Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio. “I understand now my responsibility. I have a little more of a national voice, so I should bring it to them." www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...

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"This is the crucial framing point for Dems. Stop saying 'continuing resolution.' Start saying blank check for Musk. Because that is what we are actually talking about." Good James Fallows reading of the moment, riffing on my intvu w/ @tommalinowski.bsky.social: fallows.substack.com/p/the-only-p...

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Miller and Homan must be so pleased with themselves. Fucking monsters: A family that was deported to Mexico hopes they can find a way to return to the U.S. and ensure their 10-year-old daughter, who is a U.S. citizen, can continue her brain cancer treatment. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

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The USDA was paying local farms and food suppliers to provide lunches for local students It seemed like a win-win Until Donald Trump and Elon Musk stopped the program Because it wasn’t “fiscally responsible” Cutting $1 BILLION from millions of starving school children To pay for tax cuts Evil

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Musk is doubling his DOGE team while Trump guts the federal workforce. He’s replacing experts with loyalists, consolidating power, and undermining the government.

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No one ever said they were creative.

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christ

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A top Democratic congressman goes off during a DOGE hearing and calls out Elon for trying to cut Social Security. More of this please.

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Ouch. Republican Representative Tom Barrett held a tele-town hall with his constituents in his swing district in Michigan on Monday and ran a survey asking if they support DOGE. 70% of the participants said they do not.

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The Department of Education provides: ✅Academic services to first generation college students ✅Funding to schools with high rates of poverty ✅ Resources to students with special needs The attacks on the DOE are a direct attack on our children’s futures.

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This is really, really bad. Columbia made the mistake of thinking that placating the administration would spare them. Other universities made the mistake of thinking it would stop with Columbia. It won’t stop without disciplined pushback; it’s an existential question for American universities.

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NEWS NPR dissuaded one of its most visible gay employees from attending a corporate LGBTQ Pride event, as the Trump administration and congressional Republicans put pressure on the public broadcaster. Full Story: bit.ly/3DA0nyc

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The thing that was making America great was apparently lead.

submitted 23 hours ago • 167 comments

"Economics is actually beautiful because it's the study of human cooperation... It's that cooperation that grows the pie bigger that is the most exciting part of economics, and it's also the part that's completely absent from the Trump agenda."

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Half of Americans have less than $500 in savings, according to recent estimates. Meanwhile, the combined wealth of the three richest men in the world is roughly $740B. Our problem isn’t an issue of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.

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Jay Powell provided false testimony to Congress in February, when he told a House committee that the Federal Reserve had "had no contact" with DOGE. Turns out, Fed staff met with DOGE personnel in January to approve access to critical payment systems. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Senate Dems could use this article and many more from @propublica.org and @wired.com to vote against the Republicans' CR unless Musk is stripped of power. And yet...

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The embodiment of Democratic Party resistance. “They’re throwing out the Constitution. I’m not sure how I’ll vote on it.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Critical messaging for Dems if they're being forced into a shutdown. Undo the cuts to Social Security, VA health care, cancer care research. Put the DOGE boys into a boxes w chaperones if the Republican want help. NEED TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR about what's at stake immediately in peoples lives.

submitted 2 days ago • 95 comments

I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?

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The Republican Party is filled with people who are assholes for the sake of being assholes. Good on Bill Keating here. thehill.com/homenews/lgb...

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As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for a side hustle: aspiring Instagram fashion influencer. Read more: cnn.it/3R2MBai

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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. We said from the beginning that this North American trade war is the dumbest in history, and we were being kind.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.

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Zack Austin received some hateful messages after today's loss to Notre Dame. Death threats, slurs. Really awful stuff to see directed at a guy who played so hard and with so much passion for his team. Can guarantee there's no one who felt worse about what happened than him. x.com/ZackAust11/s...

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The bare minimum to get any Democratic votes should be that Trump agree to spend money appropriated. Otherwise, what's the point of Congress wasted its time debating an appropriation?

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Senate Democrats— A vote AGAINST the Republican CR isn’t a vote to shut down the government—they’re in charge and need your votes. But a vote FOR the Republican CR is a vote to allow Elon Musk to continue shutting down the government and nullifying the role of Congress.

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Speaker Johnson has rolled out a slush fund continuing resolution that would give Donald Trump and Elon Musk more power over federal spending—and more power to pick winners and losers, which threatens families in blue and red states alike. Read my full statement ⬇️

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Pitt's season ended in stunning, heartbreaking fashion at the Spectrum Center this afternoon. A controversial foul call sealed the Panthers' fate and a 55-54 loss in the first round of the ACC Tournament. “It's the worst way I've ever seen to end a ballgame."

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