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A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

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The ‘real’ reason they are gutting the IRS…👇 Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!

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Good morning friends☕️🎶💙Happy Saturday💙Today’s task:👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfPV...

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Raskin: "It's becoming obvious to the American people that Elon Musk and Donald Trump are not opponents of corruption, they are agents of corruption."

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We are watching the stock market crash-- second day in a row. It's down 5% in two days. This is 100% because Of Trump. Period.

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This is like opposing a joint resolution declaring that the Sun sets in the West America doesn’t just look like an idiot here, we look like goddamn Flat Earthers

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Dear @cnn.com, The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?

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Stephen King has returned to Twitter. 10/10. No notes. 🔥

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The Felon47 admin is waging war on science, cutting funding for any research that mentions “climate.” Academics are raising red flags as the government withdraws grants, reflecting Felon47’s all-out assault on environmental regulations and clean energy progress. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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A young man shares an emotional TikTok, breaking down in tears after his mother was abruptly and unexpectedly deported from the US: "She literally just paid her taxes… We're not safe; no one's safe… Hug your loved ones, please"

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@mlauriat.bsky.social @kak089.bsky.social @panetto.bsky.social FRIGHTENING

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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

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Tremendous! Ketchup will hit the wall when Trump sees that!

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I'm suddenly really proud of and impressed by this former NFL punter I hadn't thought of since I was a much bigger football fan back in the day.

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These are talking points straight from the Kremlin. It is clear that Trump’s plan to “end the war” is to remove Zelenskyy, replace him with a Putin stooge, and then let Putin take over Ukraine.

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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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Baldwin: "Last night, the president said 'I'm not touching Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, I'm not touching them.' By this morning, he endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid."

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When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

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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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It's just Trump being Trump- making s**t up, contrary to any objective reality or facts. He's been Putin's lapdog for longer than anyone knows.

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The DOGE guys didn’t just make one $8B mistake in their savings list — “they are getting it wrong with alarming consistency” They don’t seem to understand how these things are calculated. 🧵: x.com/electricfutu...

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JFK Library closed by 47s Executive Order Unbelievably petty www.wcvb.com/article/jfk-...

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In case irony wasn't already deceased...

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Ah, yes. Famous "free speech enthusiast" argues those who disagree and make their voices heard should be imprisoned. 🙄

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After his disastrous speech in Munich, @JDVance spoke with Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany's far-right AfD party, and their support in the polls took a hit. Imagine being so uncharismatic and unlikable that even Nazi’s are like, "No thanks."

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Good afternoon to all Democracy Defenders. What we've seen happening to threaten democracy isn't the vision we want in our world. We have formed Defenders Of Democracy to bring people together with the common goal of taking back our power and strengthen ties that bind us as lovers of democracy.

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The world in 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Germans oppose neo-fascism. The top aide to the president of the United States supports it. apnews.com/article/germ...

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This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

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The President we could have had. Drop a 💙 and Like ❤️ if you proudly voted for Kamala Harris! Follow the 💙’s and Repost 🔄

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That tracks. I mean, he's president of spending taxpayer money on sporting events, right? Since inauguration, he's been to an MMA fight, the super bowl, and a car race. Oh, and he golfed a bunch of times. Workin' for the people- am I right?

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More cruelty visited upon the least among us. Chancellor Musk, President Trump, maga...they're all sociopaths. The cruelty is the feature- not a bug. It's not collateral damage. The non-oligarchs are the targets.

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I’m thinking about federal income tax. If the federal government isn’t meeting its obligations why should we? Specifically, I’d love to see states get the money first and hold it in trust pending litigation. I want to pay my taxes but not to a government that doesn’t respect the constitution.

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Money talks

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Yes, indeed — what the fuck!!! 😡

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Well, everyone knows that if you deny the existence of climate change, it ceases to exist. Try asking insurance companies whether they believe in climate science, as they stop insuring or increase rates in FL, due to the increased intensity of storms due to warmer ocean temps.

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Well, Trump would have disbanded the Office of Pandemic Preparedness right now, but he did that in his first term, right after taking office, because of his spite for Obama, who had handed Trump an entire protocol on how to handle a pandemic. Trump is an ignorant, anti-science lunatic.

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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

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DOGE is illegal Changing spending policies by executive fiat is illegal The authority granted to Musk is illegal It's not an opinion, but a fact Keep Reposting this

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This is what we need up and down and all across government right now. Whether in Civil Service occupations or DoJ positions, people of integrity need to stand firm and stiffen their spines against the corruption coming from Trump through his acolytes and sycophants.

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