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I'm in my 40's, California native 🌴bride to be💍, dog mama 🐕‍🦺. Loves Star Trek 🖖and will always vote Blue🌊. Was goodluckbeer on twitter.
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The GOP tax proposals are the most brazen "steal from the poor and give to the rich" scheme in modern US history.

Donald Trump said he wants to deport rapists and sex traffickers. Turns out he's now importing them.

Ben Smith: “Do you think Washington is freaking out too much about Trump? WSJ editor-in-chief Emma Tucker: “Maybe yes, a little bit.” I’m sure the people losing their jobs and those starving or ailing because of the cutoff in foreign aid would agree, right?

ECONOMIC BLACKOUT STARTING FEBRUARY 28, 2025! BOYCOTT ‼️

Never forget.

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

This is presidential

BREAKING: Apple is taking unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in UK, after the government demanded access to user data In a statement Apple said it was "gravely disappointed" that the security feature would no longer be available to British customers

#ProudBlue Surgeons operate on the human body with expertise and precision Eliminating waste from government should be accomplished with the same care F’Elon has taken a sledgehammer and slashed parts of govt they don’t understand or care about But WE THE PEOPLE do. WE ARE NOT THE PARASITES

62 percent say Trump not doing enough to address high costs of goods: Poll thehill.com/business/515...

Rep. Burlison: "We don't wanna touch Social Security or the benefits for Medicare for people who truly need it, but I don't think that anyone would question whether we should audit and determine voter-- or, eligibility, for example."

how bad do you have to have fucked up to get dolly parton to speak out publicly against you

Here's a brief note at Law Dork on today's SCOTUS decision(s): substack.com/profile/2269...

Relevant

I guess Trump’s Special Envoy doesn’t agree with him that Zelensky is a corrupt, incompetent dictator. Pretty schizophrenic foreign policy.

Coinbase says that the SEC has agreed to drop the enforcement case against the company. It only cost them $75 million in political contributions.

Donald Trump is calling himself King to distract you. He wants to distract you from the fact that egg prices are at an all time high, that Russia is praising him for abandoning Ukraine, and that he fired nuclear analysts accidentally. Don't let him distract you.

New in PN: AOC shows how to fight back and stand strong "Prominent figures standing up can undermine the climate of fear that MAGA relies on to impose terror. AOC’s work on behalf of her constituents and refusal to be intimidated are models of resistance other Democrats would do well to imitate."

Elon Musk at CPAC. Something is seriously wrong with him. He's unintelligible.

If you’re going to force me to look at Nazi salutes by using them as the images for the articles you publish, have the fucking decency to call it what it is. Provocative gesture? Literally what the fuck is wrong with you.

Leader of France’s far-right party abruptly cancels his scheduled CPAC speech after Steve Bannon’s Nazi salute. www.barrons.com/articles/fra...

Republicans are weaponizing the language of care to strip away rights, reshape the state, and remake Utah in the image of their authoritarian vision. That's why we were formed. We are going to turn Utah blue, one vote at a time. Are you with us?

The Defense Department has temporarily paused a plan to carry out mass firings of civilian probationary employees

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Federal workers are already posting direct accounts of their firings on TikTok, garnering viral sympathy and support. Why Dems are not taking advantage of these already public, very personal profiles is indeed baffling, see this thread: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YVxTUq/

Nothing to see here, folks… again. 👀 Nothing at all 🙈

I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc

This is not a war between blue & red. It’s: the rich getting richer, the middle class becoming poor & the poor getting absolutely no help. This has nothing to do with efficiency. This is about tax cuts for the rich paid for w/💰 intended 4 the middle class & poor. WTFU! @vanessawbyers.bsky.social 💙

DOGE hasnt found any waste. Instead its culled people and policies whose ideology Musk disagrees with, especially essential DEI and foreign aid to Black Africans. This is not about cost savings. It never was. Its simply white supremacy, racism and abject cruelty. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Asians are the second largest group of undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles county, affected by FOTUS’s deportation policies. Those from India are third largest. Please share Know Your Rights information to all immigrants under threat of deportation #Voices4Victory www.scmp.com/news/world/u...

“In 1923 A. H. incited an insurrection against the German Gov’t. He was tried, given a slap on the wrist, &became a convicted felon. Despite being treated charitably by the judge, H claimed…political persecution and successfully portrayed himself as a victim of the "corrupt" Social Democrats.”

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

60 MINUTES: “Utter nonsense. The most accountable aid agency in the world is USAID… DOGE fired their top 58 officials within an hour of arriving…” This was never about efficiency. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGLXa9r...

The Trump admin is trying to un-fire nuclear safety workers — but can’t figure out how to reach them. The workers, whose agency oversees the nuclear stockpile, had been fired and lost access to their government emails. The admin doesn't have their new contact info. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

So many strawmen, cut down mercilessly before their time.

The international community is as worried as we are. 👇👇👇👇👇

Here’s a description of the rejected ad. Does anyone have the actual copy? It should be disseminated widely.

Good morning, Legend's⭐️ It is Protest Day ⭐️ Happy Protest Day⭐️ Make your voice heard⭐️ #ProtestDay #USDemocracy #Vouces4Victory #ProudBlue