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In case you missed it – Donald Trump and Elon Musk are getting ready to privatize the Postal Service. Let's talk about what that would mean: youtu.be/nCY6cWcX8QA?...

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Nothing will ever trickle down.

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It’s the 60th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at Selma, and thus the 10th anniversary of President Obama’s speech there, my favorite of all his public oratory, although it reads differently now. 🧵 time.com/3736357/bara...

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The ability to control mass party opinion this directly is unlike anything I’ve really seen in my time covering politics.

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The National Park Service has canceled ranger programs and shortened visitor center hours at Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/03/sequ...

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Don’t forget about tomorrow’s Take Down Tesla protests happening across the country! Since we launched the Elon boycott, Tesla’s stock has plummeted from over $400 to $262. Let’s keep the momentum going!

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Remember when the Trump Administration said they were not trying to fire air traffic controllers? They were lying.

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"Let’s start with security guarantees. Putin has never agreed to them for Ukraine—in any form" Read Bob Kagan on the Trump capitulation to Russia www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

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Emails sent out late last night—The Department of Health and Human Services is offering employees up to $25,000 to voluntarily leave the agency.

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Eighteen Ukrainian soldiers died in Iraq. No one gave Kyiv any minerals open.substack.com/pub/countero...

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Five things Donald Trump accomplished this week: 1. Promised more tax cuts for billionaires 2. Further abandoned our ally Ukraine 3. Flip-flopped on tariffs and tanked the stock market 4. Completely ignored skyrocketing prices 5. Went golfing Hope this helps, Elon.

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March 7, 2025

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"The American antisemitism now merges with the Russian antisemitism and reinforces it. The idea that Zelens'kyi is not a real president, and that his government is therefore not a real government, has been a very specific Russian antisemitic trope from the beginning."

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This is how history is rewritten. The Hungarian regime wrote their part in the Holocaust out of their books…

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US technology, provided by private companies, just ceased to be reliable

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I've been thinking a lot about that bumper sticker which says "everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works" and folks it's pretty obvious to me that the people in power right now have absolutely no desire to understand how anything works.

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Legal counsel representing federal employees is now being targeted by the Trump administration. Law firms are receiving a clear message that retaliation is possible for those advocating on behalf of individuals or groups opposing the administration’s agenda.

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“Purge of journalists” underway at Voice of America, I’m told. Ukrainian correspondent Ostap Yarysh already impacted.

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That access was made, employees locked out (lock on door physically changed), and an external hard drive plugged into the system according to an Alt Nat’l. Park Service post.

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“.. When you see important societal actors .. C.E.O.s, mayors, governors .. changing their behavior in order to avoid the wrath of the government, that’s a sign that we’ve crossed the line into some form of authoritarianism.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

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This ⬇️ Few people know 230 as well as Mike

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Calling all 50501 family! This Saturday 3/8 is the #WomensMarch for #InternationalWomensDay. Join us as we take to the streets to demand gender equity, reproductive freedom, and justice for all. Progress happens when we raise our voices together. @womensmarch.bsky.social @polrev.bsky.social

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Frightening to see our government falling…propaganda appears to have overtaken MSM with only a few television journalists providing pushback and truth telling.

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Amazon has long tendrils into retail. Try for as much of forever as you can.

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Since writing this article, I have received messages from federal civil servants who tell me it is accurate, and that they are frightened. Please share this with anyone who doesn't understand the scale of the transformation. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Europeans are mystified, disappointed and frightened by a country they thought they knew www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal: “Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine." @latenightercom.bsky.social

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It’s more than just evidence; it’s essentially a confession of judgment.

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Trump keeps spreading lies about Social Security. What he isn't telling you is that he's actively trying to dismantle it — firing thousands of SSA employees and shuttering regional offices. Why? To pave the way for privatization so Wall Street can gamble with our retirement.

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Countless emails asking how Americans can directly aid Ukrainian soldiers. Here’s an easy answer: savelife.in.ua/en/

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Shameful behavior on the part of the Trump regime and the Congressional members who support it. Hurt the American people and undermine the constitution and our democracy.

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Trump touted his admin's "Make America Healthy Again" agenda during yesterday's address. What he didn't say is that the EPA plans to drop a lawsuit against a chemical manufacturer whose emissions fueled pollution and health problems in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley." Hello?

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Say something to your representatives

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Yes, Trump just rescued the Russian economy

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to fire more than 80,000 employees.

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What makes a fascist? -Rejecting democracy for a strongman -Stoking rage against elites -Nationalism based on “superior” race -Glorifying strength and warriors -Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTJNy_OrjE

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What an incredibly incompetent clown. Maybe he should have thought about the (patently obvious) effect of tariffs on the auto industry before imposing them? He’s like a monkey on a keyboard.

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Trump breaks every promise he makes. He promised to lower the cost of living. He promised to respect our veterans. But there’s one promise you can count on him keeping: Tax cuts for billionaires.

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The President is lying about Social Security as an excuse to gut Social Security after promising not to touch it. Why? To pave the way for more tax cuts for the rich.

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The one thing that financial and product markets around the world can be certain of, thanks to Donald Trump, is greater uncertainty. We’ll see how that goes.

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It would be helpful if more people understood renewable energy is actually an extremely disruptive technology and the reason monied interests are trying to make folks hate it is that they are the ones which will be disrupted.

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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” You have to look no further than the pedestal of Lady Liberty to see what defines America. That’s who we are. This speech – and this President – is not who we are.

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Federal Judge Poised To Block NLRB Firing Bristles At ‘Extreme’ Attempt To Expand Trump’s Power talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-n...

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There are some Trump administration lawyers who need to be disbarred.

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interested to see what happens when the social security checks stop flowing

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This whole riff on the ages of people on social security is IDENTICAL to the lies he's told about voter rolls and voting fraud.

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