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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

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The Pentagon is preparing to fire thousands of civilian employees in dramatic culling.

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Get Ready For Delayed Tax Refunds, Long Hold Times After Mass IRS Firings But wealthy tax evaders will enjoy “a feast” as the strained federal agency lacks the resources to hold them accountable, said one tax policy expert.

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“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed,” said Amy Paris, who had been working to help reform the US organ transplantation network. “That is the scariest thing in the world.” New: @anniewaldman.bsky.social @deldeib.bsky.social

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Even before Trump 2.0, the Social Security Administration’s staffing levels were at a 50-year low due to a decade of budget caps & cuts authored by GOP lawmakers. Further staff cuts and office closures can only make things worse for America's most vulnerable. New, @propublica.org

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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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The danger of Trump's plan for a private USPS www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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Congratulations Canada! 🇨🇦

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Republican Senators who voted for RFK Jr. have the best healthcare in the world, paid for by you. They don’t care about what’s going to happen to your kids, your parents, or you.

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Half of my Bluesky feed is professional authors--people whose livelihood is making books--apologizing for promoting their books at this shitty point in history... and the top elected Democrat in the country is on a fucking book tour?

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Oops: Trump-Musk Cuts Just Wrecked an NIH Org Championed by GOPers newrepublic.com/article/1917... via @newrepublic.com

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Spotted at the Russian embassy. #3E #StandWithUkraine

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"Musk’s black hat might be the future of MAGA, both seriously and literally." It’s the first serious factional challenge to Trump’s power. Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-elon-...

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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Republicans Stab Ukraine in the Back open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...

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2/19/25 Day 30 1,720 days to go 😬

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apnews.com/article/pola...

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The processing fee for a passport is $130 but there can be other costs and you have to get documents establishing your citizenship like a birth certificate and a photograph. This is the new pull tax if the SAVE act passes.

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The RNC asked the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision allowing voters to cast provisional ballots on Election Day if their timely received mail-in ballots are disqualified due to a technical mistake. Paige and I explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLuW...

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

The Pentagon is preparing to fire thousands of civilian employees in dramatic culling.

Get Ready For Delayed Tax Refunds, Long Hold Times After Mass IRS Firings But wealthy tax evaders will enjoy “a feast” as the strained federal agency lacks the resources to hold them accountable, said one tax policy expert.

Even before Trump 2.0, the Social Security Administration’s staffing levels were at a 50-year low due to a decade of budget caps & cuts authored by GOP lawmakers. Further staff cuts and office closures can only make things worse for America's most vulnerable. New, @propublica.org

So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

The danger of Trump's plan for a private USPS www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Congratulations Canada! 🇨🇦

Republican Senators who voted for RFK Jr. have the best healthcare in the world, paid for by you. They don’t care about what’s going to happen to your kids, your parents, or you.

Half of my Bluesky feed is professional authors--people whose livelihood is making books--apologizing for promoting their books at this shitty point in history... and the top elected Democrat in the country is on a fucking book tour?

Oops: Trump-Musk Cuts Just Wrecked an NIH Org Championed by GOPers newrepublic.com/article/1917... via @newrepublic.com

Spotted at the Russian embassy. #3E #StandWithUkraine

"Musk’s black hat might be the future of MAGA, both seriously and literally." It’s the first serious factional challenge to Trump’s power. Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-elon-...

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

Republicans Stab Ukraine in the Back open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...

2/19/25 Day 30 1,720 days to go 😬

apnews.com/article/pola...

The processing fee for a passport is $130 but there can be other costs and you have to get documents establishing your citizenship like a birth certificate and a photograph. This is the new pull tax if the SAVE act passes.

The RNC asked the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision allowing voters to cast provisional ballots on Election Day if their timely received mail-in ballots are disqualified due to a technical mistake. Paige and I explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLuW...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...

obviously you have a bustle in your hedgerow