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thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning: "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."

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Pete Hegseth recklessly disclosed sensitive military attack plans that jeopardized American lives. And previously embarrassed us in front of our NATO allies in Brussels. Why does this guy still have a job?

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico was just intro’d in my committee & it’s a total waste of our time. As fire & hurricane season near, we need to talk about disaster prep & deal with DOGE's cuts to NOAA, NWS, & more. Yet this is what the Majority wants to focus on.

submitted 3 days ago • 16 comments

Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.

submitted 3 days ago • 5476 comments

Bernie’s instincts for deeply normie-style politics like this are really under appreciated. His term as Mayor had a lot to do with it, I think. But for all his ideological zeal, he does a ton of very basic stuff like this. You really can’t have one without the other.

submitted 3 days ago • 327 comments

Hegseth, Waltz and company texting war plans to a reporter on signal is just the tip of the iceberg. This whole administration is full of incompetent, inexperienced, and unqualified clowns. Our national security is compromised in ways we’re just beginning to understand.

submitted 3 days ago • 1602 comments

Just a guess…anticipating the current denials, Mr Goldberg got a screen capture of the plans shared by Hegseth but, as a responsible American, he will never share them.

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Swalwell: Hegseth is still the Secretary of Defense? This moron texts out our war plans, putting our soldiers at risk, and he’s not gone? Every one on that chat—they just fire off texts not knowing who is on the chat? They all should be fired if they don’t resign.

submitted 4 days ago • 1329 comments

Yep. Federal records. You're supposed to protect them, not delete them.

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“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.

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NEW from me - Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...

submitted 16 days ago • 366 comments

This week I left The Washington Post after 40 years, 6 months and 6 days. Today I have a piece in the New Yorker explaining my heart-breaking decision, and including the column that was spiked. I wish I never had to write it. www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...

submitted 16 days ago • 179 comments

A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”

submitted 17 days ago • 1291 comments

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

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EL-ERIAN: “.. Belief in American exceptionalism has been eroded.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/7568...

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The Senate is considering the House-passed continuing resolution, which significantly cuts funding to NTEU-represented agencies. Urge your senators to oppose these funding cuts: bit.ly/3DOiLDr

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JPM’s CEMBALEST: “Here’s the interesting thing about the stock market: it cannot be indicted, arrested or deported; it cannot be intimidated, threatened or bullied; .. It’s the ultimate voting machine, reflecting prospects for earnings growth, stability, liquidity .. and predictable rule of law.”

submitted 16 days ago • 31 comments

Kelly: When I was flying in combat over Iraq during the first Gulf War, I didn’t expect that there was a 10-year-old kid sitting in South Africa who would one day become the richest guy in the world and call me a traitor for doing my job. Now, he kind of acts like a 12-year-old kid

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Did any Americans vote for this? "[Transportation Secretary] Duffy said the young staff of Mr Musk’s team was trying to lay off air traffic controllers. What am I supposed to do? Mr Duffy said. I have multiple plane crashes to deal with now, and your people want me to fire air traffic controllers?"

submitted 21 days ago • 155 comments

excellent piece! oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...

submitted 21 days ago • 44 comments

Well said!

submitted 23 days ago • 1282 comments

The CHIPS Act he's slagging passed 64-33 and has led to over $50 billion in investment.

submitted 24 days ago • 111 comments

America does not need a ‘resistance,’ or stale slogans, or people putting those slogans on little paddles. It needs an opposition party that boldly defends the nation’s virtues, the rule of law, and the rights of its people. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 23 days ago • 364 comments

He’s going to spend 5x as much time talking about transgender kids as the price of groceries and gas. Guess why? Because prices are going way up and he’s not doing shit.

submitted 24 days ago • 61 comments

GREENLAND’S Prime Minister responds to Trump: “We are not for sale and can't just be taken. Our future is decided by us ..” www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

submitted 24 days ago • 16 comments

Not sure if crashing the stock market counts as a "little disturbance."

submitted 24 days ago • 159 comments

Trump isn’t cutting waste and abuse. He’s cutting programs that help regular people - like Medicaid - to fund tax cuts for billionaires and corporations. He only closes agencies that were stopping his rich friends bilk consumers.

submitted 24 days ago • 126 comments

"Free speech," Nazi style.

submitted 24 days ago • 145 comments

If Russia wants peace, they should end the invasion.

submitted 24 days ago • 680 comments

I'm looking forward to catching up LIVE with Stephen Colbert tonight. Feels like there will be plenty to discuss! Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.

submitted 24 days ago • 1046 comments

Being able to drop a quarterly US GDP prediction by 5.1% from +2.3% to -2.8% in a single week is one of the most impressive economic developments in the history of the world.

submitted 25 days ago • 662 comments

Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

submitted 25 days ago • 1197 comments

Dude says we have to take care of our law enforcement FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS

submitted 24 days ago • 478 comments

Calls for mandatory death penalty for anyone who murders a police officer. Dems loudly and vocally yell about Jan 6th and Capitol Police

submitted 24 days ago • 414 comments

Wow DJ's cancer was likely caused by a chemical he was exposed to? Trump admin this week:

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38,000 workers didn’t die building the Panama Canal, and the 5,000 who did die were almost all Afro-Caribbean workers who toiled in segregated conditions under white American supervisors.

submitted 24 days ago • 52 comments

Brand new bc her husband was elected? www.businessinsider.com/melania-trum...

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Lots of women legislators wearing Barbie pink?

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🚨 BREAKING: OMG! JD Vance ended up fleeing to an undisclosed location after being met by hundreds of furious protesters in Vermont on Saturday, according to Fox News. What a snowflake! The backlash is real.

submitted 27 days ago • 338 comments

Zelensky was asked about not wearing a suit. How about asking trump why he sexually abuses women.

submitted 27 days ago • 191 comments