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(CNBC) - The Trump administration’s purge of federal workers may ultimately amount to the biggest job cut in U.S. history, which is likely to have ramifications for the economy, especially at the local level, according to economists. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/23/h...

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You GUYYYYSSSSSSS The military choir sang Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Mis at the governor's dinner at the white house. Thanks to @beebrookshire.bsky.social for helping me fact check tihs one. As far as I can it's only "officially" been posted on Dan Scavino's FB

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"On April 1st, voters in Florida’s 1st Congressional District will cast their ballots in a special election that could change the course of American politics." Read more about #GayForCongress via @dailykos.com:

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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

submitted 12 hours ago • 2328 comments

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

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"Most non disabled people are unable to face the fact that health is temporary. That all it takes is one virus, accident or stroke of bad luck to leave you permanently disabled. They don’t want to face it, so they blame us for our illnesses and tell themselves it can’t possibly happen to them."

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This is a terrible move @msnbc.com. Terrible. The @joy.msnbc.com was a critical part of the evening line-up and @joyannreid.bsky.social brings trenchant political analysis that no one else in the evening line-up has brought. I urge you to reconsider this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/b...

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I was door-knocking in Jackson Heights yesterday, and 7 of the 9 people I spoke with (all registered Dems) didn't yet know there was a mayoral race this year. We can beat Cuomo. But to do so, we must use the precious time we have, starting RIGHT NOW, to get word out about his monstrous misdeeds.

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Don’t be a “nice German.” Make waves. Get in good trouble. Minority rule only works if the majority doesn’t #resist.

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“We’ve got to be a little aggressive with some of these folks here,” Bejarana said. “Your voice is meaningless right now. ... I can talk over all of you.” cdapress.com/news/2025/fe...

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Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."

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Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

submitted 23 hours ago • 105 comments

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.

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Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

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The NYT, once again, provides free PR for this administration by reprinting their racist/fascist talking points -- rather than engaging in real journalism. This is why we must defend #FreedomtoLearn in K-12 so young people can read critically, spot the propaganda, & seek out independent media.

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🚨 Stay Prepared, Stay Empowered! We’ve created a Citizen Guide to help you navigate extreme situations like Martial Law- not to alarm, but to inform. 🌐💡Again - not sounding an alarm, just informing. Print it out or save it offline so you can access it anytime, even without the internet.

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This weekend, join the #TeslaTakedown! We have dozens of protests all over the country and worldwide. Find one in your area or create an event at the link 👇

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read this article to uncover why the Left is where it is right now. nonprofitquarterly.org/building-res...

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The right stayed a steady and consistent course for over 40 years to get to this point. One thing the left has to let go of is the romanticized idea of how change happens.

submitted 39 days ago • 89 comments

CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…

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"Women have a higher risk of developing long covid than men, depending on their stage of life and whether they have experienced menopause, according to a new nationwide study from RECOVER, the long covid research initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health." wapo.st/3F1CjEw #LongCOVID

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This is getting at why I appreciate #TeslaTakeDown - wagingnonviolence.org/ipra/2025/02...

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Winning three seats in the House in special elections this year would give Democrats back leadership in the House!

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By the way, this is one of the issues where you might be able to make some headway with GOP reps if you live in a rural district. It has always been the heavily red rural districts that stopped them from destroying USPS in the past. Reps know their constituents depend on USPS.

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Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

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The government-haters don't seem to consider that the orderly settled existence they take for granted is made possible by hosts of people they don't see. If things work and nothing bad happens, we're seen as useless. If it doesn't work and bad things happen, it's also our fault.

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In other words: if you participated in the insurrection, you now get a pass on your other crimes that were discovered while you were being investigated for insurrection. For immigrants, the law. For my supporters, everything. apple.news/ATiXJFDLmQlm...

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SCOOP: The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, arguably the nation's most powerful scientific organization, is bending to political pressure and removing terms like "health equity" from pending reports. Members are not happy. Story by me: www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/n...

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wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!

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Which would you choose? A billionaire getting a bigger yacht or a child getting healthcare? Republicans think the billionaire should get the yacht... #HandsOffOurMedicaid

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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis. The rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester.

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All across the country, states are fighting back against Trump and his dangerous attacks. Communities are organizing and working with governors and state legislators to ensure that civil rights and democracy remain strong in their states. Let's get into it 🧵

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Trump released an executive order claiming to be in support of IVF—here's why that's yet another lie:

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HHS to maintain free at-home COVID tests by mail—for now HHS indicated it will keep the tests in the federal stockpile until they expire. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

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Protests are taking place all over the country tonight against cuts to vital federal services. Here in Washington, people are marching to SpaceX’s offices demanding Musk be ousted from the government.

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There’s a lot to say here - “some” will have the opportunity to stay and repatriate and others will be sent to Panama…and we know what’s happening there. US wielding its financial power over CR where a lot of USians live and travel to (myself included).

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Florida- vote for @joshweil.bsky.social! Help Democrats take back the House!

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ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME Congress didn’t pass a law requiring NIH-funded trials to include women until 1993. Drug trials with government funding only started including women in the NINETIES And that’s only drug trials! And not ones with private funding! Health research FAMOUSLY excludes women.

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It's scary to get death threats - I've gotten them! They suck! - but the implicit calculus is people with security details and fancy houses saying that they are prioritizing the idea that they might be at risk over a ton of people who are ACTUALLY DYING - that's a tremendous moral failure.

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We set up a concentration camp for asylum seekers in the Panama jungle. We set up a concentration camp for asylum seekers in the Panama jungle. We set up a concentration camp for asylum seekers in the Panama jungle.

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