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We will need scientists telling truths in the days, months, and years ahead. Here are some of my faves on Bluesky. go.bsky.app/14W5Rdk

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Dooge is a stooge. Pass it on.

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The University of Michigan’s latest survey, released Friday, showed US consumer sentiment fell 10% in February, twice the initial estimate, marking a second consecutive monthly decline, driven by worries over Trump’s tariffs potentially jacking up prices.

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Ok…when is it going to happen? You can’t take many billions of dollars out of an economy without causing a related contraction. Meaning recession You can’t remove a labor force that supports the food industry without ruining crops. Meaning recession How long will it take for Main St to catch up?

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ON (JUST A FRACTION OF) THE RECENT MAGA MADNESS (Part 1 of 3)

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Justifying tax cuts for the rich on the backs of the working class is a betrayal at its worst. All part of the GOP Tax Scam Hands Off My Medicaid!

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Rep Amos is on FIRE about the GOP Tax Scam. "This is a betrayal. Full stop. This is not some social policy experiment. Real people will suffer. It is a betrayal of our seniors. It's a betrayal of our families. It is a betrayal of the middle class." #HandsOffMyMedicaid

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TRUMP “IS F’ING THE MONKEY.” That’s how filmmaker Billy Wilder would’ve explained the dangerous mania about Gaza that has consumed him. It’s a sign of disqualifying and accelerating mental illness. He has to go. GET THE NEW THURSDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST: tinyurl.com/46rev5ux

submitted 9 days ago • 37 comments

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

submitted 9 days ago • 418 comments

52 - 48. All democrats and McConnell voting no. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

submitted 9 days ago • 539 comments

NEW: Good trouble: Trump's VA secretary takes aim at Pride flags in VA facilities. Let's make sure they remove all MAGA flags as well. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/good-troub...

submitted 9 days ago • 70 comments

Um JD, your power comes from the same document you’re trying to undermine. So…. youtube.com/shorts/msOja...

submitted 11 days ago • 117 comments

ON TRUMP’S (APPARENTLY) RECORD HIGH APPROVAL RATING (Part 1 of 3)

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REPORTER: Do you view Ukraine as an equal member of this peace process? TRUMP: Ummmm ... it's an interesting question. I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into.

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VITALI: Can you guarantee that prices won't rise because of these tariffs? KEVIN HASSETT: Prices move up, prices move down, that's the way the world works

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CNN: So you can guarantee to folks in your district that they're not gonna see higher prices the likes of which Mitch McConnell is sounding the alarm about in Kentucky? REP. WARREN DAVIDSON: Well, I can't guarantee that

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New in PN: Linda McMahon is much worse than you think "Trump’s plan to dismantle the DoE will be central to Dems’ questions during McMahon’s confirmation hearing. There is, however, another reason that she shouldn’t be anywhere near the cabinet."

submitted 9 days ago • 261 comments

Elon Musk was raised in apartheid South Africa. He and his family observed, endorsed, and enjoyed apartheid. Until the age of 18, Elon was completely immersed in a wildly racist, homophobic, whites-only culture. These were Elon’s formative years, and as a result, bigotry is firmly embedded in…

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BREAKING: RFK Jr, the most unfit and unqualified candidate for HHS Secretary, has just been confirmed by the Senate. With a drunken abuser heading the Pentagon, and a convicted felon in the White House, America clearly isn't hiring its best.

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Breaking News: President Trump said he would impose “reciprocal” tariffs on U.S. trading partners that could roil relations abroad and raise prices at home.

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Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a 2019 Trump appointee, issued a TRO pausing the imminent administrative leave of 2,200 USAID employees and a plan to withdraw nearly all of the agency’s overseas workers within 30 days. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

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WATCH THIS CASE!!!!!

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Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.

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The move to close 500 stores comes after Joann declared bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. The closures would leave it with far fewer stores than competitors Hobby Lobby and Michaels.

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Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?

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SCOOP: Two-thirds of House Democrats signed a letter to President Trump urging him to retract his "dangerous" comments proposing the U.S. "take over" the Gaza strip, Axios has learned.

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SCOOP: Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky told President Trump during a phone call on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is only pretending to want to negotiate a peace deal because he is "afraid of you."

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BREAKING: MAGA Congressman Buddy Carter introduces an idiotic new bill that would allow Donald Trump to "purchase or otherwise acquire” Greenland and name it “Red, White and Blueland.” This is something a 6-year-old would come up with. Republicans have made us a laughingstock.

submitted 11 days ago • 230 comments

BREAKING: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that the average price for a dozen eggs in U.S. cities skyrocketed to a record of $4.94 last month — despite Donald Trump building his entire election campaign on the promise of lowering groceries. The verdict is in. MAGA is a disaster.

submitted 10 days ago • 80 comments

If you feel like you're in a constitutional crisis, you are. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rop5...

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The CEO of Ford, Jim Farley, is warning of layoffs due to Trump’s policies. Assembly plants likely to be hit: OHIO/MICHIGAN/KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE “President Trump has talked a lot about making our U.S. auto industry stronger… So far what we’re seeing is a lot of cost and a lot of chaos”