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The American government cannot have a serious conversation about paying down the national debt without including the debt owed to Black Americans for chattel slavery. That’s part of the national debt, too.

submitted 8 hours ago • 13 comments

Republicans passed a budget that cuts Medicaid and food stamps while INCREASING the deficit. It’s not about “fiscal responsibility,” it’s about disliking working class people.

submitted 11 hours ago • 12 comments

Cutting $880 billion from Medicaid is going to have a lot of devastating consequences for a lot of people

submitted 1 day ago • 2078 comments

Ok, this is lowkey BRILLIANT by Pritzker. Every content creator has dealt with the “We’re not a democracy; we’re a constitutional republic!” dude in their comments. Here’s Pritzker essentially saying, “That definition you’ve been fighting for? Yeah your orange dictator killed it.”

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Hero

submitted 1 day ago • 1273 comments

aint no way we cut medicaid and housing assistance so jeff bezos could buy this shirt

submitted 20 hours ago • 2480 comments

Brave to @jeffstein.bsky.social, WaPo's chief economics correspondent, for not wasting any time in stating what must be stated. Hopefully the first of many.

submitted 12 hours ago • 552 comments

71% of MAGA doesn’t want Medicaid to be cut. 82% of voters overall don’t want Medicaid to be cut. Last night, House Republicans passed a budget framework that does exactly that. Think they care about their voters?

submitted 11 hours ago • 11 comments

Now that the US is sadly no longer a reliable partner for Europe, there is a dilemma for how Europe should respond. We can say Europe must become self-sufficient and no longer depend on the US for anything important – but it risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy if Europe stops trusting the US.

submitted 2 days ago • 447 comments

Turns out Apple’s shareholders aren’t racist, misogynistic or ableist. Phew 😮‍💨 www.reuters.com/technology/a...

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.

submitted 1 day ago • 1416 comments

Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.

submitted 1 day ago • 1065 comments

This is the way.

submitted 1 day ago • 2491 comments

What she said.

submitted 1 day ago • 1643 comments

I subsist on Social Security Disability/Medicare/Medicaid/SNAP. Medicaid pays the majority of my medications. Due to my disabilities & chronic illnesses I rely on 38 different medications annually. 1 of my medications for Lupus has slowed the progression of the disease. Without access I would die.😔

submitted 1 day ago • 204 comments

Rent is still too high. Food is still too high. Healthcare is still too high. This administration is serious about cutting everything BUT prices for working class people.

submitted 1 day ago • 13 comments

The decision overturns the current system, in which the White House Correspondents’ Association, a body of reporters that has existed since 1914, sets up a rotation of outlets to be part of the pool. www.ft.com/content/30e6...

submitted 1 day ago • 62 comments

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

submitted 3 days ago • 2970 comments

Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position. You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.

submitted 4 days ago • 848 comments

Remember when America had friends? Like a month ago?

submitted 5 days ago • 1212 comments

NEW: Minnesota was just ranked a top state both to retire and to raise a family. By investing in the things that matter – economic opportunity, health and safety, and strong communities – we’re building the best state for all Minnesotans from childhood through retirement.

submitted 6 days ago • 815 comments

This is exactly how Hitler talked. It's not even a comparison or analogy, as people claim. It's a direct connection in ideology as well as a similar approach to governance and relationship to democracy. This needs to be how we talk about it. They are the ideological descendants of Hitler.

submitted 6 days ago • 139 comments

It’s been a long fucking day, I’m tired, and I misspoke. Let me rephrase it in a more correct way. Fuck Hakeem Jeffries and almost every other elected Democratic official for forcing me to be the one to get arrested instead of them doing their goddamn job and being leaders.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

submitted 6 days ago • 5087 comments

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

submitted 6 days ago • 590 comments

Americans want universal healthcare, not a colony on Mars. And don’t tell me it’s about “innovation.” Making sure every American has housing, food, and healthcare is innovation, too.

submitted 6 days ago • 24 comments

One year ago, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison. On the first anniversary of Navalny's death, Russian law enforcement officers detained at least 42 people at gatherings commemorating him.

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

As a European, I will get up soon, and have a six egg omelette. And I won't need a mortgage to pay for it.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Went for a beautiful walk in Heidelberg before watching Captain America: Brave new world. What a wonderful city.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.

submitted 7 days ago • 818 comments

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

submitted 7 days ago • 1220 comments

My latest: MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com Is Now #1 Podcast, Beating Out Joe Rogan

submitted 7 days ago • 455 comments

🗣️ @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.” 🇺🇸

submitted 6 days ago • 972 comments

Germany’s far-left Die Linke party ― or The Left ― was struggling with declining support for years. But ahead of a national election this Sunday, The Left is showing surprising signs of life.

submitted 6 days ago • 16 comments

Dismantling OSHA, the folks who look out for blue collar workers when their bosses try to kill them, is insane. My 1st husband was killed in a work-related accident. OSHA immediately found gross negligence and was by my side for two years. 🙏🏽 Brian & I were only married 11 months… +…

submitted 9 days ago • 19 comments

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

submitted 11 days ago • 5660 comments

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

submitted 10 days ago • 2238 comments

Can any of the alleged crimes being committed by Elon and Jo's goobers be considered state level crimes or can Trump just pardon him?

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Dog whistle Vance. Migration talk is about keeping climate refugees out because the rich never intended to deal with climate.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

To all of the people asking where Jill Stein.. (and I agree with you).. where is Hillary Clinton? We should have had Bernie in 2016. I'll never forgive her for that bs.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

As we watch the downfall of America, I implore the western countries to start including Asian and African countries in the conversation and at the table. A rising tide lifts all of the boats.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Wisdom

submitted 11 days ago • 97 comments

You might have missed it, but Amazon warehouse workers in Raleigh, NC are voting this week on whether to form a union. If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South. Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.

submitted 12 days ago • 904 comments

One of the most underrated of the guitar gods.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 11 days ago • 2698 comments

“America First” should mean that every American has housing.

submitted 11 days ago • 19 comments

Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

submitted 11 days ago • 2402 comments