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The destruction is the point. They want to prove government is ineffective by breaking it.

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1. EXCLUSIVE On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration secretly enacted a new policy to require 75K more people to visit field offices every week "The havoc and destruction they’re causing is no doubt going to break the agency and hurt the public," an SSA source said 🧵

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New sworn declarations provide compelling evidence that many of people Trump shipped to Salvadorian prisons are not gang members. One is a professional soccer player with no criminal record. His "gang" tattoo is actually a take on the Real Madrid logo storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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I will fearlessly and unapologetically continue to stand up for democracy, no matter what the president says about me. Democracy Docket will do the same: www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

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The fact that the corporate legacy media is even having this event shows how little they understand the moment we are in and how little they intend to fight back. Support fearlessly independent media.

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UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:

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Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.

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Bernie is on FIRE!🔥

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A couple of golf outings could pay for over 300 federal jobs for an entire year.

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Women's rights are human rights. They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day. Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.

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Chris Murphy gives a less on the history and paradigms of Corruption and the evolution of White House corruption Educational (also talks about how Putin steals from his own Treasury) youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...

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When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations. When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️

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i love holding real news in my hands

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@rbreich.bsky.social: “For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”

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TAX THE CHURCHES TAX THE RICH REMOVE THE CAP FROM SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS HANDS OFF OF SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SNAP AGREE? ✋

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I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.

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“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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Democratic leaders: I think it's abundantly clear at this point that simply going along to get along ain't gonna work. Trying to negotiate ain't gonna work. Being collegial ain't gonna work. What you're doing right now isn't working. Take your gloves off and punch back. Hard.

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What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!

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This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

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BREAKING On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

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Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state and local election offices across the country.

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this is the sort of thing you post when you’re ramping up to defying lawful court orders

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This

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“A dark day… today we all lose….” Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy. More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...

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"Since its creation, the [Consumer Financial Protection] Bureau has returned $21 billion to people's wallets by fighting against illegal financial charges, junk fees, debts, and fraud," and Musk wants to kill it. Gee, I wonder why... www.commondreams.org/news/musk-cf...

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SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”

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The only immigrant trying to destroy the country.

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I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons

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Ive said this before. Unions have a moment in time to create parallel, Non Profit Trust or Associated Health Plans and offer them to small to medium size businesses. Unions can negotiate far better than SMBs or associations . Imagine if millions got their healthcare from unions ? Thoughts ?

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The job of congress isn't to come on here and tell us stuff, that's the media's job. Your job is to tell us what you're going to DO about it.

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ANYONE in the #MSM or #DNC or #FBI want to defend this OBVIOUS fraud? #TrumpCheated & we're told to IGNORE it Its 100% media #GASLIGHTING The SOLE purpose of 'stop the steal' was to deter any ACTUAL investigation into the #rigged 2024 #election This is a #Fascist #COUP www.reddit.com/r/somethingi...

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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

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#HoldTheLine! Pass it on!

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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

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Excellent post

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The destruction is the point. They want to prove government is ineffective by breaking it.

1. EXCLUSIVE On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration secretly enacted a new policy to require 75K more people to visit field offices every week "The havoc and destruction they’re causing is no doubt going to break the agency and hurt the public," an SSA source said 🧵

New sworn declarations provide compelling evidence that many of people Trump shipped to Salvadorian prisons are not gang members. One is a professional soccer player with no criminal record. His "gang" tattoo is actually a take on the Real Madrid logo storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I will fearlessly and unapologetically continue to stand up for democracy, no matter what the president says about me. Democracy Docket will do the same: www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

The fact that the corporate legacy media is even having this event shows how little they understand the moment we are in and how little they intend to fight back. Support fearlessly independent media.

UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:

Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.

Bernie is on FIRE!🔥

A couple of golf outings could pay for over 300 federal jobs for an entire year.

Women's rights are human rights. They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day. Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.

Chris Murphy gives a less on the history and paradigms of Corruption and the evolution of White House corruption Educational (also talks about how Putin steals from his own Treasury) youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...

i love holding real news in my hands

@rbreich.bsky.social: “For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”

TAX THE CHURCHES TAX THE RICH REMOVE THE CAP FROM SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS HANDS OFF OF SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SNAP AGREE? ✋

I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Democratic leaders: I think it's abundantly clear at this point that simply going along to get along ain't gonna work. Trying to negotiate ain't gonna work. Being collegial ain't gonna work. What you're doing right now isn't working. Take your gloves off and punch back. Hard.

What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!

This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

BREAKING On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state and local election offices across the country.

this is the sort of thing you post when you’re ramping up to defying lawful court orders

This

“A dark day… today we all lose….” Shuttering U.S.A.I.D. is impacting the soybean industry — Tennessee’s #1 cash crop, contributing billions to our economy. More: arec.tennessee.edu/wp-content/u...

"Since its creation, the [Consumer Financial Protection] Bureau has returned $21 billion to people's wallets by fighting against illegal financial charges, junk fees, debts, and fraud," and Musk wants to kill it. Gee, I wonder why... www.commondreams.org/news/musk-cf...

SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”

The only immigrant trying to destroy the country.

I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons

👇👇👇👇

Ive said this before. Unions have a moment in time to create parallel, Non Profit Trust or Associated Health Plans and offer them to small to medium size businesses. Unions can negotiate far better than SMBs or associations . Imagine if millions got their healthcare from unions ? Thoughts ?

The job of congress isn't to come on here and tell us stuff, that's the media's job. Your job is to tell us what you're going to DO about it.

ANYONE in the #MSM or #DNC or #FBI want to defend this OBVIOUS fraud? #TrumpCheated & we're told to IGNORE it Its 100% media #GASLIGHTING The SOLE purpose of 'stop the steal' was to deter any ACTUAL investigation into the #rigged 2024 #election This is a #Fascist #COUP www.reddit.com/r/somethingi...

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

#HoldTheLine! Pass it on!

Excellent post

Could the last principled person leaving the Pentagon install a breathalyzer test to unlock our missile silos? Please and thank you.

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I mean…she’s not wrong 🤷🏻‍♂️

Here's a simple chart to tell if you are a Natzi or not. For dummies.