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Folks don’t miss a beat 😂

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▶️ I spoke with Kristine Michie about my reporting: Shareholders of 19 corporations have rejected anti-DEI proposals. Reporting for our nonprofit journalism project Impactivize.org shows that diversity, equity & inclusion are alive and well in the private sector. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Remember when Drumph said he wouldn't touch Medicare/medicaid?

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

We're only stupid if we don't stand up for her. 47 and his ilk are the stupid ones.

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imagine being a staffer frantically keeping the boss from learning that TACO is a new acronym on wall street and then a reporter just asks him about it live

submitted 5 days ago • 14 comments

You know what to do here...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

“The Trump administration … abandoning countless victims of the very same real-life humanitarian catastrophe that he’s cherry-picking imagery from to portray an atrocity against whites that isn’t actually happening.”

submitted 10 days ago • 10 comments

41% of babies’ births are covered by Medicaid. 49% of children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP. 62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid. 35% of people with disabilities are covered by Medicaid. HANDS OFF MEDICAID.

submitted 9 days ago • 96 comments

Thanks, George!

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Critical move

submitted 9 days ago • 67 comments

88,000 in Wisconsin said to lose food aid under Trump tax and Medicaid package Most affected would be people between 55 and 64 who previously weren’t required to work to receive the benefits, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or food stamps. madison.com/news/state-r...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care. They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.

submitted 12 days ago • 1208 comments

They called it the “big beautiful bill” because “bloodless economic strangulation” didn’t fit on a bumper sticker.

submitted 12 days ago • 157 comments

Brought to you by The Count

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#AboutFuckinTime #ContemptForTrumptyToo

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"Political fairy smut" is a keeper

submitted 14 days ago • 272 comments

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submitted 14 days ago • 4 comments

We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.

submitted 16 days ago • 7 comments

Random reminder that banning members of Congress from trading stock is a total no brainer. They can use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake — it’s legalized corruption.

submitted 17 days ago • 414 comments

Republicans just blocked their own "big, beautiful bill" that would kick millions of Americans off their health care...because it doesn't cut Medicaid enough.

submitted 17 days ago • 431 comments

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States, not an individual. That’s why it is now a public monument and not sitting in Grover Cleveland’s presidential library (not sure if he even has one)

submitted 18 days ago • 385 comments

What could go possibly go wrong without forecasting? People die, plus no relief agency FEMA? It sets up like a horror movie....

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

The people are not having it.

submitted 20 days ago • 56 comments

With mandatory spending like say, Medicaid, congress doesn’t appropriate it. It’s automatic. But the CUT it they have to change the law, and that’s what they want to do. The truth about spending youtu.be/EHPk1c-LhqA

submitted 20 days ago • 93 comments

Let’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country! It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.

submitted 20 days ago • 1232 comments

Pam Bondi lobbied for Qatar & a private prison company, got paid $115K/month, then failed to disclose it during her AG confirmation. Now she’s gutted foreign lobbying enforcement under FARA and signed off on $400m planes. The corruption isn’t even subtle anymore.

submitted 22 days ago • 373 comments

The elevation of Pope Leo XIV is a profound and historic occasion. Like so many around the world, I am praying for him and wishing him and the Church well as his papacy begins.

submitted 25 days ago • 394 comments

Btw, the midterms are in jeopardy of being fucked with too🙏🏻🇺🇸

submitted 26 days ago • 41 comments

For Sir David: 🎂

submitted 25 days ago • 186 comments

Rome has a pope who listens to Jesus. Washington has a president who listens to Putin.

submitted 25 days ago • 372 comments

Nope. This is a deadly disaster of his creation. Perfect setup for Elon to be the fixer.

submitted 26 days ago • 65 comments

💙💙💙💙💙💯💯💯💯

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Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul explains the new "Minerals Deal"... The US-Ukraine “Minerals Deal” is Win-Win for Americans and Ukrainians open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

May 1, 1976 Led Zeppelin’s Presence album, with the rockers "Achilles Last Stand" and "Nobody's Fault but Mine," hits #1 in America.🎶🎤🥁🎸 #LedZeppelin #ClassicRock #RockNRoll #ClassicVinyl #MusicSky #70sRock youtu.be/w_cYrx1TxMY?...

submitted 33 days ago • 25 comments

Today on the pod: David Brooks. Listen/watch/subscribe: link.chtbl.com/ProfGPod?sid...

submitted 33 days ago • 80 comments

I'd have thought the percentage was higher. DEI seems like such a positive aspect of corporate governance, and to alter it can subject a company to significant blowback (e.g. Target). Thanks for posting this.

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Starting to agree. "Once the history of this weird period we’re navigating gets to be written, Jeff Bezos’s decision, as owner of the Washington Post, to stop the newspaper’s editorial pages from endorsing Kamala Harris will be seen as the move that changed everything." www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

submitted 34 days ago • 13 comments

GDP numbers out today. Remember, it’s not a recession, it’s a freedom dip.

submitted 34 days ago • 226 comments

Picking winners and losers?!

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Where are your former moderate Former colleagues in the GOP? There’s way more at stake here than their jobs.

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Canada’s brand-new Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney: “Trump is attacking Canadian families, workers, and businesses, and we cannot let him succeed.” We must all take a page from their book and stop Trump from doing the same in our country. This could be us next year, America. Let’s be ready!

submitted 35 days ago • 50 comments

The .01% and income inequality. On Prof G Markets: link.chtbl.com/Markets

submitted 35 days ago • 33 comments

Remember when Hegseth's multiple secutiy leaks were a scandal? Weren't those days the best? Well...here's America's last "this is fine" moment

submitted 35 days ago • 3 comments

Would someone like to tell me how many MS13 gang members are 2, 4 and 7? And would someone please tell me why it’s so important to deport a child with stage four cancer that you have to violate her unalienable rights? If you directly voted for indirectly […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

submitted 37 days ago • 4 comments

This tweet from Pee-Wee German has proved HILARIOUS.

submitted 37 days ago • 578 comments

If you read one thing today, make it this brilliant piece by David Brooks. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...

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