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Overflow Omaha crowd launches U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour - we need to take the fight to the oligarchy before we are all their serfs! www.yahoo.com/news/overflo...

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Extortion.

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Good news for sure, but the takeaway -- one we need to repeat over and over -- is he tried to screw 9/11 heroes and got caught.

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"...one of the best people to lead those daily briefings, I think, is former Transportation Secretary @petebuttigieg.bsky.social, who is perfectly poised to take on this newly created, full-time position on Capitol Hill." - @cherijacobus.bsky.social

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We asked Senate Republicans: is there any millionaire or billionaire rich enough who doesn't need another tax giveaway? $10M a year? No. $100M a year? No. $500M a year? No. $1 BILLION a year? No. With Republicans in control: Billionaires win, families lose.

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Never thought we'd see someone wrest away from J. Edgar Hoover the title of Biggest Asshole to Ever Lead the FBI, but looks like we did it!

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REPORTER: Voters say they are angry and frustrated by these firings. They don't like the work of Elon Musk. What do you say to them? TRUMP: Who do you work for? REPORTER: ABC News TRUMP: No wonder. I have the highest poll numbers I've ever had

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A cult of blind unmanly obedience grovels from the head down.

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The Bob Cesca Interview: Sarah Wood from Vote Vets #blogpost

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This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

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Some updates: 1. A federal judge extended a restraining order blocking the National Institutes of Health from cutting research funds until she rules on a permanent injunction. 2. The IRS will not allow a member of Elon Musk’s team to access individual tax returns.

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Federal judges are regarding President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender Americans with skepticism and, in some instances, outright disdain.

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New #coronavirus with potential to cause #pandemic discovered in #China | Daily Mail www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

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This is quite significant in many ways: the overt thuggery, Trump’s barely suppressed fury at being contradicted by a woman, the governor’s standing up, the total abandonment of the pretense of federalism, the continuing use of trans Americans the way Hitler used Jews.

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Remember when John Roberts gutted the Medicaid expansion because he said the offer of medicaid money was too coercive to the states bsky.app/profile/atru...

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My God, what a talent! Rest In Peace, Jerry Butler. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/a...

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As a union member, I understand how important it is for workers to have a voice on the job. I'm proud to introduce bipartisan legislation to protect labor rights for first responders to be able to advocate for higher pay, better benefits and safer working conditions.

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BREAKING: USCP is arresting Enrique Tarrio for swiping his hand at a counterprotester who got in his face.

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Good morning and Happy Friday to everyone who agrees that if you want people to stop calling your party a bunch of Nazis, then your party leaders should stop doing Nazi things like the Sieg Heil. Did you notsee this coming?

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The public hates what Elon is doing, turn up the heat

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When I see Steve Bannon doing a Nazi salute to cheers it means only one thing: 420,000 U.S. troops died defending our country from Nazi assholes and 77 million people voted for them to be in power. MAGA betrayed our country voting for this nightmare.

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A former Soviet intelligence officer alleges Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename “Krasnov.” Alnur Mussayev served in the 6th Directorate, responsible for counter-intelligence support in the economy. One key objective was “recruiting businessmen from capitalist countries.”

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Make America Like Haiti!

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Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary just rescinded the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) extension for Haiti, putting 500,000 Haitians in the U.S. at risk of being sent back to conflict and crisis. It’s cruel, destabilizing, and dangerous. And no—it doesn’t lower costs for the American people.

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Cuts to NSF expected to be at 50% reduction in force for an independent agency that fuels discovery and innovation. "The NSF budget was $9B, or 0.13% of the total [budget]." This is not about fiscal prudence. This is about killing universities. nanoscale.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...

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DID YOU KNOW: As Trump/Musk fire anyone in the fed government that participated in diversity, equity & inclusion, he just nominated Kimberly Richey for Asst Sec Office of Civil Rights at the Dept of Education. During Trump's 1st term, she ESTABLISHED the DEI office people are now being fired from.

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Pardon me? www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

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Ex-Proud Boys Leader Pardoned By Trump Arrested By Capitol Police fro assault. Expect Trump to pardon him again because he is the leader of the MAGA militia www.mediaite.com/news/ex-prou...

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Judge Amir Ali of the U.S. District Court for DC, without holding the Trump administration in contempt for continuing to freeze aid, wrote that theTRO doesn’t “permit it to continue suspending duly appropriated foreign aid “ with new, post-hoc rationalizations.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/h...

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@cliffschecter.bsky.social Hello!! Look what came in the mail today!!! Love the nice bright yellow envelope. Xx

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NEW: The Secretary of Defense instructs people to ignore what the press says, and that he wants the “biggest, most badass military on god’s green earth.” www.dvidshub.net/video/953069...

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"It's like you shot yourself in the face when you were aiming at a Black person." Frangela

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Thanks Johanna!!

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UVA students are gathering outside the rotunda to protest a closed meeting of the board of visitors scheduled to discuss the fate of gender affirming care at UVA hospital

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Folks, get mad and stay mad. Republicans have the power to stop a lot of Trump's bullshit but they will only do it if they fear for their seats.

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This is a good piece to share far and wide with your friends who are inclined to not pay attention. Thanks to Jacob for sharing.

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