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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

submitted 7 hours ago • 1520 comments

Elon’s wealth has grown more than ALL the financial aid America has given Ukraine- JUST SINCE THE ELECTION. Thanks to you and me and our hard earned tax dollars. www.ukraineoversight.gov/Funding/#:~:....

submitted 6 hours ago • 41 comments

This doesn't really count all the money not collected because they fired irs agents, downturn of commerce from planes crashing and vacations being cancelled at national parks.

submitted 5 hours ago • 12 comments

Did you know? Republicans want to cut $880 BILLION from Medicaid to pay for a massive $4.5 TRILLION tax cut for their billionaire donors! Let that sink in for a minute…

submitted 11 hours ago • 164 comments

The police misconduct database has been eliminated by the Department of Justice on Trump‘s order. America just became a much more dangerous place, particularly for people of color. As we know that they are disproportionately affected by police brutality. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

submitted 1 day ago • 93 comments

So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

submitted 1 day ago • 1843 comments

NEW: A first-of-its-kind analysis by @propublica.org found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

submitted 2 days ago • 24 comments

Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

submitted 2 days ago • 687 comments

NEW: While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for the agency they operate — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to some $40 million, ProPublica found.

submitted 2 days ago • 61 comments

Well done Senator Duckworth fighting for fellow veterans. -- VA Crisis Line Employees Among Those Fired Amid Federal Workforce Purge www.military.com/daily-news/2...

submitted 2 days ago • 101 comments

For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

submitted 2 days ago • 247 comments

I’m posting this here and everyday until we reach 3.5% of the US population wakes up. Americans! Stand up to this cruel and inhumane regime. Join an @indivisible.org make calls ☎️. Let’s F go!

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

A Jewish American named Mordechai Brafman fired 17 shots at 2 people, believing them to be Palestinian. The victims were in fact two Israeli Jews, who then posted “Death to the Arabs" on FB Here's the full story media is ignoring & how you can help demand justice www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-horrif...

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

“If we really want to increase government efficiency, we need to invest in government efficiency R&D.” - @ssrc.org president Anna Harvey on why investment in research is essential. goodscience.substack.com/p/achieving-...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

submitted 2 days ago • 965 comments

Last night, Orange Taint said “Medicare, Medicaid- none of that stuff is going to be touched.” This morning, he endorsed the House GOP budget which included 100s of billions cut to Medicaid & ACA. The bill cuts $2T from SS, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, Vet Services. That’s straight from P2025.

submitted 3 days ago • 15 comments

Sometimes a visual explanation is more powerful than words.

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submitted 4 days ago • 245 comments

@raskin.house.gov: "The whole anti-corruption crusade is an absolute fraud. They started by decimating the ranks of the inspectors general. These are the people whose job is actually, day in and day out, 365 days a year, to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse in the departments and the agencies."

submitted 4 days ago • 578 comments

DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital

submitted 4 days ago • 454 comments

DEI is good: Research shows that when a business is more diverse, it has better financial outcomes. A 2023 global analysis conducted by McKinsey found that companies with high gender or ethnic diversity have a 39% greater likelihood of financially outperforming companies who weren’t diverse.

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

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.

submitted 5 days ago • 2289 comments

Tearing down existing government processes and workforces wastes institutional knowledge. It does not increase government efficiency; it only increases the power and wealth of those individuals choosing what to destroy. abcnews.go.com/Politics/elo...

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submitted 6 days ago • 315 comments

This is exactly right, I’ve said it 1,000 times, and @schumer.senate.gov and @schatz.bsky.social and @warren.senate.gov need to wake TF up and understand it: These are abnormal times, the media isn’t covering things as abnormal, and that’s b/c Dem Senators are not ACTING like things are abnormal.

submitted 8 days ago • 9 comments

Musk's so-called DOGE has made a dangerous move by posting classified information about a US intelligence agency's size & personnel on their website. This reckless act raises significant concerns about how they acquired this information & their intentions behind it. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

submitted 8 days ago • 45 comments

RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 8 days ago • 3457 comments

Feels like a metaphor

submitted 8 days ago • 281 comments

So, what are you doing on Monday for lunch?

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.

submitted 10 days ago • 740 comments