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naturalreason.bsky.social
Dad of 3. Leftist, atheist, deadhead, computer nerd, science nerd, and lover of card and board games. Longing for some sign of sanity here in Midwest America.
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific. If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

It's time! youtu.be/TMHCw3RqulY?...

An amazing speech from Bernie Sanders www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDo5...

DOGE/SSA marked this person dead and *removed his savings from his bank account,* cancelled his social security and Medicare. #seattle https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/heres-a-dead-person-on-social-security-in-seattle-with-plenty-to-say/

Happy Pi Day!

"The system is rigged against average Americans. Prices are high and corporations screw us over. What we need -- what will fix it -- is to bring back measles and other preventable diseases." -MAGA Voters... apparently

NEW: This is brilliant from Trudeau. "Today, the US launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner & ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying, murderous dictator. Make that makes sense." 💥

Oh ok

Happy Inauguration Day www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvOT...

For more on why the Laken Riley Act is (very) bad, check out Matt's breakdown in the last half of OA1110 directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...

Imagine showing this to someone from the middle ages!

Who's really in charge?

Last night, I spoke with Amnesty International's executive director about their new report on Israel's war in Gaza and its conclusion that Israel is committing genocide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPSi...

FOX: “Nothing is sacrosanct. Everything is on the table, and that includes (cutting) Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security…” As we have warned about over and over — And as they cut those programs, they will cut taxes for the rich (again). they don’t care about the debt.

I shared an article about "denaturalization" a few days ago. Matt Cameron (@mattcameron.bsky.social) breaks down how difficult that process is and suggests we should not be too worried about Trump doing this on a wide scale. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

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Huckabee: “there is no such thing as a West Bank. It’s Judea and Samaria. There’s no such thing as a settlement. They’re communities, they’re neighborhoods, they’re cities. There’s no such thing as an occupation.”

The argument against regulation is always the same: “It stifles growth and jobs.” But just as tax cuts for corporations have not trickled down, regulatory cuts have not benefited most people. Big companies enjoy bigger profits. Working people bear the costs.

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And I reiterate… NOT a landslide. Not even close.

Here’s a little zen from the smoky mountains ⛰️

THREAD: A timeline for you of facts. I'm just sharing facts, so no need to get yelly or upset. 1. DoJ opened two investigations into Trump and the coup in January 2021 within two weeks of the attack on the Capitol 1/

Absolutely insane. Drug smugglers don't use undocumented immigrants to do their smuggling. That would be really stupid, in that it gives another way for them to caught. So this will do nothing except make everything cost more.

Molly Tuttle - More Like a River Last Night!

Woo hoo! Tomorrow taking my daughter to see Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C90C...

There are more sexual predators going into trumps cabinet than into women’s bathrooms!

"Matt Gaetz had repeatedly told others he would stay in the hunt for the nomination unless Trump signaled it had become a distraction. That signal came Thursday." ICYMI Marc Caputo:

I know nothing means anything anymore, but you really shouldn't get to decide bypass background checks and then complain that you were blindsided by information that would come out in background checks.

Meet Trump’s pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid.

I'M ALIVE!!! Fuck you, Schrödinger!

Matt Gaetz withdrawing is at least a sign that public opinion still means something. Not much of a victory but better than nothing. Lowers the horribleness from 99/100 to 98.

"Miriam ... influential on Trump's decision to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and reports emerged in May that she was conditioning her support for the former president on allowing Israel to annex the occupied West Bank officially." www.middleeasteye.net/news/miriam-...

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A great podcast. Matt and Thomas break down the law surrounding the various events going on in politics. If you find yourself asking, "can Trump do that?", or "what's the law say?" this is where you can go to get answers.

Both houses of Congress would need a majority vote for recess, but if one does and the other doesn't Trump can use a never used provision of the Constitution to force Congress to recess. www.publicnotice.co/p/mike-johns...

It’s the Land, Stupid: How the Homebuilder Cartel Drives High Housing Prices Henry George was right about land values. And today we have a homebuilder cartel rooted in control of land and financing. @matthewstoller.bsky.social www.thebignewsletter.com/p/its-the-la...

Trump adviser Stephen Miller has vowed to "turbocharge" the process of denaturalization, which revokes previously granted citizenship. What is that likely to mean in practice? [Steven Lubet, The Hill] thehill.com/opinion/immi...

Pay attention to Oklahoma. Bibles in classrooms isn't the big story. The same legal teams behind the seeding of Dobbs are driving a case to create religious schools fully funded by the public & they've already petitioned the Supreme Court. Understandably, everyone was focused on the election.