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Folks are asking, “what should I do in this moment?” One of the most passionate, progressive voices in Congress for 30 years, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden answers that question. Here’s our conversation, inside a replica of the Senate chamber at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute: youtu.be/n_nQ-Moa9fI?...

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Trump lied about the pandemic on purpose in 2020. Trump is destroying our economy and government on purpose in 2025. This is a lot worse than just being mismanaged.

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The Dow dropped 748 points to be exact. If Kamala Harris was president, the stock market would still be soaring, but instead we have a fascist orange criminal named Donald Trump destroying our economic growth.

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I heard someone compare Trump’s mass firings to him being a bull in a china shop. I disagree. Trump is a like a bull in a VA hospital. Trump is like a bull in an assisted living facility. Trump is like a bull in an Alzheimer’s research center. Trump is like a bull in a NICU.

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OREGON: “The house & senate are totally abdicating their responsibilities.” @RepBentz (R) is the latest Republican to get confronted by constituents at a town hall. (Tennessee folks— town halls are these things where senators/reps show up and you can talk to them in person)

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WATCH: “When will you stand up to them and say that is enough?” WISCONSIN Republicans Grothman & Fitzgerald run into tough town hall crowds also 👇🏽👀

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House Republicans who were willing to hold town halls back home this week got an earful. At events from Georgia and Wisconsin to Oklahoma and Oregon, many of them faced hostile crowds furious about the sweeping budget cuts & mass firings of federal workers that Trump and Musk’s DOGE is carrying out.

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Unlike Elon Musk and Trump, I am actually working to improve government efficiency and effectiveness. With over 30+ agencies involved, our current federal disaster relief process is way too complex for survivors to navigate. I introduced a bill to help fix that system.

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This is straight out of the Project 2025 playbook. Tracking and surveilling pregnancy is dangerous and should be off-limits.

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WATCH: the demented Elon Musk takes the stage at CPAC, brandishing a 'chainsaw for bureaucracy' like some twisted super-villain. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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Potential Target for Medicaid Cuts Would End Coverage for 20 Million People One type of cut being discussed would target the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion population.

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"Trump was underwater with the American public from day one, and since then, he's been sinking like a cinder block in an ocean trench."

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As of yesterday, there were 58 reported cases of measles in Texas. 13 of which were hospitalized. Tens of thousands of dollars racked up in medical bills. (40k?) A one night stay at hospital in TX averages about $3,000 One MMR vaccine in TX averages $100 without insurance with a private doctor.

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Elon and other unvetted Trump enablers shouldn't have access to the entire nation's personal and financial data. Can my Republican colleagues acknowledge that? We're forcing a vote to block that access. Let's see where they land.

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Never forget.

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Steve Bannon does Nazi Salute During CPAC Speech After Calling for a Third Trump Term. Crowd cheers wildly. MAGA is a FASCIST movement just like the Nazis and Mussolini. The options when confronted by FASCISTS are 1. Submit or 2. Destroy them. I pick option #2. www.mediaite.com/tv/steve-ban...

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USPS IS STILL IN TROUBLE. Mail will still virtually stop in some areas. His plan continues. His dirty work is done . apnews.com/article/unit...

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🚨🚨ANOTHER TRUMP ATTACK ON VETERANS! The Postal Service is one of the largest employers of Veterans in the country. Hundreds of thousands of Veterans rely on USPS to deliver medications, benefits, and critical information. We WILL fight this! MORE: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Correct. He does not believe in legal limits—on him. And he has no moral limits.

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Last night MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said Trump was the first U.S. president to “switch sides during a war.” That aptly describes Trump’s betrayal but it can’t begin to convey the depravity of what Trump did in throwing our ally overboard and lying about every facet of Putin’s criminal aggression.

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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

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Joe Walsh is absolutely correct that Criminal Donald Trump is a Russian asset. More people need to be saying this on these networks.

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Criminal Donald Trump's approval rating dropped another point to 44% according to Reuters. Gallup shows him at 45% with the Republican Congress at 29%. If these idiots voted for Kamala Harris there would be no reason to worry about the economy.

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#ClassicRock #SteelyDan The late Walter Becker of Steely Dan was born on this day, February 20, 1950. "Deacon Blues" appears on Aja from 1977.

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

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🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

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Watch Gov. Hochul's full remarks from this afternoon's press conference at Grand Central Station #congestionpricing www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5W9...

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Trump said he wouldn’t touch Medicaid. He lied. (Shocking, I know.) Today, Trump fully endorsed House Republicans’ proposal to cut federal Medicaid funds by $2.5 trillion. Here’s what that could mean for you:

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Trump's budget is great news for billionaires like Elon Musk. But for everyday Americans? It's a rip-off. It includes hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid and food assistance for kids, seniors, and veterans.

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Republicans are pushing $880 billion in Medicaid cuts so they can fund tax cuts for their billionaire friends. This would have devastating impacts on Americans with disabilities who rely on Medicaid to live healthy, independent lives—including those supported by the Ray Graham Association in Lisle.

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I just visited Vista Community Clinic to highlight how Republicans’ Medicaid cuts would devastate care for working families, seniors, and kids. Clinics could shut down, patients would lose care, and for what? So billionaires like Musk can get richer.

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We must be clear: Republicans' proposals to cut Medicaid threaten the health and wellbeing of our children. youtube.com/shorts/ODnSg...

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U.S. Senate Dems issue warning on ‘massive cuts’ to Medicaid predicted in GOP budget | via @jennifershutt.bsky.social #ksleg

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POLITICO: Trump “surprised his own staff” by endorsing a budget that cuts Medicaid, now open to “altering” (CUTTING) Medicare — Just as many warned all along. While cutting trillions in taxes for the rich. Because they don’t actually care about the debt. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Republicans are trying to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. 1.7 million Washingtonians rely on Medicaid, including half of all babies. I’m going to fight to protect their coverage.

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Democrats slam GOP budget plan for thrashing everyone who's not rich... Bill will raise food costs by largely defunding Food Stamps, Meals on Wheels, Pell Grants, Obamacare.

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Ummm, yes! The voters have been screaming into a void about this! open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...

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