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DOGE laid off 10,000 postal workers today. Farewell to the US Postal Service – more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE unionrayo.com/en/usps-job-...

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"'The dumbest trade war in history' is how the Wall Street Journal described Trump’s initial tariff forays against Canada and Mexico. Later, after Canada retaliated, the Journal’s editorial board said it was 'being kind' in that earlier description..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Eat the rich.

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Cartoonist R.E. Burke detained by ICE on backpacking trip

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www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

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www.carnegie.org/our-work/art...

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We haven't just abandoned our allies. We haven't just switched sides. We haven't just weakened our defenses against our adversaries in every possible way. The Trump Administration is actively attacking the United States--doing more damage than any adversary ever. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...

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I want everyone to know what DARVO is. I explain DARVO to people multiple times a week. Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender. Created by scholar Jennifer Freyd to describe the pattern of gaslighting abuse victims face, it applies to so much happening in politics, too

submitted 6 days ago • 14 comments

Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.

submitted 4 days ago • 839 comments

In no particular order, here are the 15 bestsellers from our first 5 years as a worker coop! We feel lucky that because of our incredible community, we are able to carry & sell books we believe in, books that help us think critically about our history & how to build the future we think is possible.

submitted 10 days ago • 11 comments

Reading this essential work from Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes. “We believe in a counter culture of care that can challenge dehumanization and the erasure of atrocity while allowing us to hold onto each other and our humanity amid disasters daily and accute.”

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“We need each other, and interdependence is key to survival for human beings,” says organizer Mariame Kaba.

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If journalism is still legal in 20 years, I look forward to interviewing them.

submitted 3 days ago • 61 comments

AOC: One thing I love about Arizonans is that you all have shown that if a US Senator isn’t fighting hard enough for you, you’re not afraid to replace her with one who will.

submitted 3 days ago • 321 comments

Monster.

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

One of these things is not like the others

submitted 11 days ago • 668 comments

Nothing says ushering in the Golden Age like more toxic fumes in the air, contamination in our water, and higher utility bills. Actions like this from the Trump administration benefit corporations rather than the Americans who will bear the consequences for generations.

submitted 10 days ago • 82 comments

Today is day 12 of a total blockade on Gaza. No electricity, no food, no medicine, no water. This is US-backed mass slaughter.

submitted 11 days ago • 27 comments

Absolute masterclass. @NPRMichel interviews (and dismantles) Homeland Security deputy secty Troy Edgar regarding Mahmoud Khalil. Please listen. www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...

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👋 Hey Kids!!! Get ready to either laugh uproariously or sob inconsolably, cuz it's time for either the SUNDAY FUNNIES or the TRUTHFUL TRAGEDIES, depending on your own personal point-of-view. #Enjoy 🤣 (or) #Despair 😩

submitted 14 days ago • 753 comments

DOGE uses the word "fraud" to destroy in at least 6 ways: 1) The bait and switch. When Musk says "fraud," people who benefit from government programs are supposed to think "that applies to others, but not to me." The idea of "fraud" creates a sense of us-and-them. snyder.substack.com/p/the-fraud-...

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Tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease on the planet, kills more than 1.25M people a year. New infections are expected to surge by 30% as a result of closing USAID, a memo says. The increase will inevitably lead to cases in the U.S.

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And they smile about it. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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WOW. Read this entire affidavit.

submitted 14 days ago • 238 comments

My fear is that the Trump administration arrested Mahmoud Khalil to make an example out of him because they’re gambling Dems won’t put their jobs and lives on the line to protect a Palestinian.

submitted 14 days ago • 307 comments

Auchincloss to Rep. Tony Gonzalez after Gonzalez touts the popularity of DOGE: "Is it popular to cut healthcare for the 40% of kids in this country who rely on Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for people who don't need tax cuts?

submitted 15 days ago • 512 comments

NEW: State health department announces new measles case in Maryland State agency alerts: "Anyone who visited the following location.. may have been exposed: Washington Dulles International Airport: The international arrivals area March 5th, 4pm-9pm"

submitted 14 days ago • 304 comments

It seems like an eternity, but Tuesday marks the seventh week of this despicable regime. I’d like to talk about coping with the stresses of this era. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/taking-heart

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"In a town with just over 1,000 residents, hundreds of people packed Belmont's Community Building Saturday for a town hall hosted by Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan. The building was filled to capacity with people even waiting outside and peeking through the windows..." www.wkow.com/news/politic...

submitted 14 days ago • 1067 comments

From “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler #skybrary #skybrarians #booksky

submitted 16 days ago • 199 comments

All the union leaders who supported Trump (like Sean O'Brien) should have to answer some painful questions about Trump rescinding collective bargaining rights for TSA agents.

submitted 16 days ago • 83 comments

US ends collective bargaining for 50,000 TSA officers - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Oh to be a little Tardigrade scratching its back on a bubble. 🫧🐻🧪

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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️

submitted 14 days ago • 598 comments

hey, can one of the reasonable centrist writers condescendingly explain to me again that it is overblown to call these people segregationists?

submitted 17 days ago • 321 comments

This is a very important story. It is also important to understand that this is how ICE operates. They disappear people. Family members and lawyers often cannot get information from ICE about where inmates are located and they cannot contact them. It has been this way for a long time.

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Was at Dulles International Airport on March 5th between 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm, but at another terminal. You never know how close you may come to being exposed to #measles . #Ivax2protect

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This French women’s bare breasted protest checks all the boxes: Short clear message, surprising, dramatic pageantry, well prepared, attention getting. But we have a culture value to overcome—BlueSky calls this “sexually explicit.” #resistance #protest www.instagram.com/reel/DG9dJFd...

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Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:

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Repeal California’s Ellis Act so that evictions like this can never occur.

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Dude says they inherited an "economic nightmare" from the past administration.. When Joe Biden left office the economy was the strongest it's ever been

submitted 19 days ago • 67 comments

Trump blaming Biden for high egg prices. This dude is fucking cracked.

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If you’re wondering how Donald Trump’s economic policies are actually going – compare your grocery bill from December with your bill last week. Gaslight all he wants – the reality is that American families are hurting. And Trump is making it worse.

submitted 19 days ago • 81 comments