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Feeling BEYOND inspired by all the students who shared their stories about the impact Dept. of Ed. programs have had on their lives. We’re proud to stand together as a generation to tell the far-right #HandsOffOurSchools

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Trump and Elon Musk are closing clinics that treat survivors of sexual assault and have forced an 88% cut to maternal and child health programs. This is the USAID funding they’re slashing. It’s horrifying.

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April 4, 2025

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“I think we’re all familiar with the old adage, 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going to Florida for a Saudi-backed golf event'...” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

submitted 23 hours ago • 581 comments

Tonight, Democrats forced a vote on a simple amendment. To remove new tariffs that are increasing the cost of groceries, gas and housing. Republicans rejected it.

submitted 14 hours ago • 262 comments

Breaking, per NBC News @garygrumbach.bsky.social -- Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p

submitted 22 hours ago • 1458 comments

Republicans' billionaire tax cuts would cost more than 4 major pieces of recent federal legislation combined—AND it would be bigger than programs like Medicare Part D & ACA subsidies that millions of people rely on. The GOP is essentially creating a social safety net for BILLIONAIRES.

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Federal judges do not take well to being treated, as one put it, like idiots. But perhaps the Trump Administration doesn’t care about winning in court, Ruth Marcus writes. “It cares about inflicting damage, as swiftly and brutally as possible.”

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Sen. Tillis (R-N.C.) says he’s inclined to support the Grassley-Cantwell bill. Says he’s heard from constituents worried about the tariffs, esp farmers & restaurant/lodging sectors. Everyone in red states :: call your reps!!

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BREAKING: Senators Chuck Grassley (R) and Maria Cantwell (D) introduced a bipartisan bill to reassert Congress’s authority over tariffs. It requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of imposing new tariffs, which would expire unless Congress approves them within 60 days.

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I just voted NO on Republicans' pro-billionaire & anti-middle class budget blueprint. I’m not going vote for a bill that lets Republicans shower billionaires with trillions in tax cuts while kicking kids off Medicaid. Instead, we should vote to STOP Trump’s tariffs.

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It’s becoming increasingly clear that Republicans have stopped caring about the Constitution’s checks and balances. They’re OK with destroying free speech and ignoring the courts — as long as their Dictator-in-Chief Donald Trump says so.

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Proud of my friends at Sandy Hook Promise. Countless lives have been saved thanks to their Say Something tip line. This is what school safety can and should be. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

submitted 4 days ago • 71 comments

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... We're all thrilled by what #CoryBooker did. Less attention has been paid to what he actually said. @hcrichardson.bsky.social fixes that & gives a great summary of Booker's full-throated defense of US democracy (& telling contrasts with the behavior of the regime).

submitted 3 days ago • 19 comments

Trump's tariffs are a TAX that will cost the average family nearly $4,000 per year. Congress has the power to immediately reverse the Trump tax on families—and we should do so ASAP. Any Republican who refuses to is joining Trump in raising prices and destroying the economy.

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April 2, 2025

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Are you tired of winning yet?

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Hello, Congress. Are you really going to go along with this tariff fiasco? Use your power.

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Germany’s outgoing Economy Minister Robert Habeck launched a blistering attack today on US President Donald Trump’s new global tariff regime — and is calling on Europe and like-minded partners to form new trade alliances in response.

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If the goal was to decimate U.S. leadership in biomedical innovation & fire scientists developing cutting-edge treatments—the Trump Administration is succeeding. Trump & Elon are setting America back decades, undercutting research to discover lifesaving cures. It's inexcusable.

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Thank you (although Sen. Johnson won’t act) to these Republican senators doing their job! Senate rebuked Trump to pass resolution to stop tariffs on Canada: these Republicans—Susan Collins (ME), Mitch McConnell (KY), Lisa Murkowski (AK), and Rand Paul (KY)—joined Democrats to pass the resolution.

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” “The Trump Tariff Tax is the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history,” posted former vice president Mike Pence.

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Retreating winter. View from Ester Dome to Murphy Dome on the left and the Sawtooth Mountains in the center. Taken at 9:21 PM last week I. #Fairbanks #Alaska.

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

A strong trade union movement improves the standard of living for all people. There is a reason why we are the only major country not to guarantee health care for all or have paid family and medical leave. We must grow the trade union movement in the United States.

submitted 2 days ago • 197 comments

After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.

submitted 3 days ago • 4463 comments

Chainsawing into your life... www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

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It has now been 30 days with NO humanitarian aid getting into Gaza. No food, no water, no medicine, no fuel. That is barbaric. The U.S. must end our complicity in these atrocities.

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Just because he sucked at buying votes doesn’t mean he shouldn’t still be arrested for it

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I want to sincerely thank every single one of my Senate Democratic colleagues who came to the floor, not to just support me, but to share incredibly powerful stories and ask important questions their constituents want answers to.

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Republicans held a hearing today to complain about all of the judicial rulings that have blocked Trump’s reckless and illegal actions. My advice: if you don’t like the rulings, stop doing the illegal stuff!

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Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.

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Senator Booker is currently still on the floor! Incredible!

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The U.S is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We should not have the highest rate of child poverty of nearly every major country on earth. We should have the lowest. It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.

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Senator Booker — what a fighter. I thank @booker.senate.gov for his extraordinary, record-breaking effort to speak on behalf of and give voice to so many Americans who are alarmed and anxious about the dismantling of cherished and bedrock contracts between the people and their federal government.

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Trump and Elon are ALREADY cutting Social Security. When they fire thousands of staff, jam up the phone lines, and shutter offices... When they make it nearly impossible for you to talk to a real person to get the benefits you're owed—THAT'S A BENEFIT CUT.

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Ruth Marcus spent 40 years at the Washington Post and witnessed the newspaper’s editorial principles erode under the ownership of Jeff Bezos. In an essay, she writes about why she finally made the decision to quit.

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THANK YOU @booker.senate.gov ! He's been reading letters from his constituents about how Trump's policies are affecting them! Call your Senators and tell them you want them to support Booker and do the same! (202) 224-3121 Shut down the Senate! www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...

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what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!

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Hi folks: Facebook appears to be taking down my posts. Please remember they are available for free here (no paywall), and can be received by email (also free-- just don't put in your credit card information). I guess if I'm being banned I'm doing something right?

submitted 4 days ago • 573 comments

The Trump admin withholding Title X funds further strips health care from people across this country. We know what happens when Title X funding is taken away: cancer goes undetected, birth control access is severely reduced, and the STI crisis worsens. People will suffer. p.ppfa.org/42diUZy

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Dept. of Ed has cut off funds to schools that spread their COVID relief funds out rather than spending them quickly. These schools had already budgeted & signed contracts for things like tutoring, construction projects, & mental health supports.

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