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Pertussis cases are up 1500% since 2021 due to declining vaccinations & there were at least a dozen deaths in the US last year. Over 700 cases & multiple measles deaths already this year. These are preventable diseases that no one should get let alone die from.

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What's striking about this Admin -- Miller, Bondi, Trump, Rubio, Hegseth, etc. -- is how easily, flagrantly and stupidly they lie.

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Trump told us the plan today: The Trump administration wants the prison in El Salvador — and, perhaps, others — to hold Americans. Importantly, Vance, Rubio, and Bondi did not appear surprised or upset by this news — in fact, it did not appear to be news to them at all. This is the plan. Law Dork:

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For whatever reason this part of the 'kid who killed his parents and wanted to assassinate Trump story' doesn't seem to be getting as much play. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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In this thread I show why DOGE numbers are bogus Before today, the last update was March 30. DOGE reported $140 billion in cuts. Today, DOGE updated again and reported $150 billion in cuts. So where did DOGE cut $10 billion? NOTHING WAS ADDED TO THE DATABASE DOGE JUST CHANGED THE GRAPHIC

submitted 6 days ago • 91 comments

Everyday I think about the fact that iceland jailed the people responsible for their financial crisis

submitted 7 days ago • 241 comments

Liz Oyer refuses to be bullied. Fuck off, Donald Chump. #HandsOff

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people being in the streets means something. never let your cynicism convince you otherwise.

submitted 10 days ago • 94 comments

Check out the drum line and marching Elmo at Philadelphia HANDS OFF! Damn, Philly... y'all got style for miles!! This is what Democracy looks like!

submitted 10 days ago • 13 comments

My favorite sign from the Albany #HandsOff rally.

submitted 10 days ago • 56 comments

Yoooo, that’s a good sign right there

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

Cory Booker at #HandsOff Montclair

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This is what democracy looks like today in Montclair, New Jersey, thank you @montclairdems.bsky.social @indivisible.org #HandsOff2025

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Anti-Trump/Musk protest in Newark, Delaware (pop. 35,000). This is not a very political town. Might be the biggest protest I’ve seen in my six years here.

submitted 10 days ago • 38 comments

How to tell if your President is a piece of shit, Chapter 851.

submitted 11 days ago • 281 comments

The Egyptian pro-democracy activist Wael Ghonim said, "The power of the people is greater than the people in power." This is a checklist of things you can do, probably should do, resources, ideas, ways to move forward. “I just don’t know what to do!!” shouldn’t be something you say now. Here:

submitted 13 days ago • 53 comments

I'm no good with patterns. Can someone help me out here?

submitted 12 days ago • 1294 comments

There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...

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Reporter: On Pete Hegseth and the IG investigation, do you want to comment on that? On the Signal app Trump: Don’t bring that up again

submitted 12 days ago • 581 comments

political cartoon circa 1908

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

This is literally the Emperor’s New Clothes. And Mike Johnson is publicly gushing about the rich and luxurious fabric of the Emperor’s nonexistent coat.

submitted 13 days ago • 12 comments

Everyone should watch this. He articulates the issue so well. @jonfavs.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/Xb-F7...

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When newly vaxed were declaring "I got Pfizer" "I'm Moderna" "I got Johnson & Johnson," I was begging and pleading to repeat "I got NIH!" People have no clue what government is, what research does, how it's life & death, making it so much easier to destroy.

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Booker, just minutes away from the speaking record: "This is when the most precious ideas of our country are being tested, where the Constitution and the question is being called -- Where does the constitution live? On paper? Or in our hearts? This is the moment."

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Sen @booker.senate.gov is still going. Support him! WATCH! Call your Senator & tell them you agree with Booker. This has gone far enough. 202-224-3121 www.senate.gov/legislative/...

submitted 15 days ago • 201 comments

11:05 a.m. and my Senator, Cory Booker, is still going 💪🇺🇸

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My senators @booker.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov are on the Senate floor at 1:38 a.m. fighting for the American people, fighting against Republican cuts to Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid. I am so freaking proud 💖😊 JERSEY STRONG BABY 💪 Thank you Senators 🙏🇺🇸

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Farm workers, janitors, gig workers, nurses, airport workers, electricians, fast food workers and more are united in our solidarity, as we reject the cruel attacks on working people by Trump and billionaires, who seek to divide working people for their own gain. #ConEstasManos

submitted 15 days ago • 16 comments

Pay attention to who he is hurting most with these cuts.

submitted 15 days ago • 167 comments