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Secret political group buying text messages targeting trans issues in Wisconsin Supreme Court race eu.jsonline.com/stor... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

submitted 8 hours ago • 1 comment

⚡️Voice of America journalists sue Trump administration following president's order to gut free press. The lawsuit comes after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop funding for U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees VoA and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

submitted 6 hours ago • 6 comments

If Trump’s executive branch were to defy a court order, it would not only be unprecedented, but unconstitutional. It would be a proclamation that no one can check or review the president’s power. @tribelaw.bsky.social joins me at 10a ET on #Velshi

submitted 5 hours ago • 25 comments

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, says that slashing USAID hasn't hurt anyone – but since Musk and DOGE slashed the program, children in South Sudan are dying from starvation. @nickkristof.bsky.social joins me @ 10a ET on #Velshi

submitted 5 hours ago • 50 comments

The Russian flag will NEVER fly over Ukrainian land! 💪 This soil is soaked with the courage, strength, and sacrifice of those who fight for freedom. Our defenders stand firm, ensuring that Ukraine remains sovereign, proud, and unbreakable. 💙💛 🙏 God bless Ukraine's heroes!

submitted 5 hours ago • 5 comments

Trump’s meddling in domestic Ukrainian politics has backfired spectacularly, making Zelensky a symbol of resistance (again), write Olena Yermakova and Alex Fynn of KI Insights in their op-ed.

submitted 4 hours ago • 26 comments

“Peace demonstrators” in the Netherlands falsely claim to represent Ukrainian voices while campaigning against the Ukrainian government and aid for Ukraine.

submitted 3 hours ago • 42 comments

Insiders warn that Trump, Musk, or U.S. enemies could use the data to target political opponents and trans people. Now, a judge has put a stop to it www.rollingstone.com... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

submitted 3 hours ago • 0 comments

Trump is threatening Federal Funding for Libraries; learn more and take action at saveimls.org.

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Couture: 700 billion in fraud that only he could find, yet hasn't produced the receipts… this is all about undermining your confidence in the program’s legitimacy so they can raid that trust fund

submitted 3 hours ago • 157 comments

Kelley: We're here today to tell Elon Musk and to tell Donald Trump that they need to take their hands off of our Social Security.

submitted 4 hours ago • 53 comments

Casar: You can quickly explain Doge with just two numbers. First: $8 million a day. That’s how much Elon Musk collects in federal government contracts. Second: $65 a day. That’s how much the average senior—someone who has worked their entire life—gets from Social Security.…

submitted 16 hours ago • 178 comments

50 yrs ago, Trump & his dad were indicted for racist housing practices by Nixon's DoJ He ran in '16 on a racist birther lie In his 1st term he defended monuments to white supremacist confederates This week he's messaging that racial segregation is acceptable Imagine being too racist for Nixon.

submitted 3 hours ago • 14 comments

They shopped their cases before a single judge when challenging Biden era policies, and they got nationwide injunctions. Now the shoe’s on the other foot. So no, sorry. You don’t get to change the rules mid-game.

submitted 2 hours ago • 81 comments

Trump moves to kill the Dept of Education, Bernie & AOC hit the road on the Fighting Oligarchy tour, Canada’s right-wing party tries to run away from Trump & more! Watch a new MeidasTouch Podcast live at 8p ET/5p PT!

submitted 1 day ago • 76 comments

Unelected co-President continues his journey to gather enough info to wreck American soft and hard power for generations while simultaneously paralyzing govt operations and causing myriad crises for the population.

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"Which channels a private company chooses to carry is not part of the regulatory agency’s mandate.... And yet Carr concluded his letter by ordering YouTube executives to contact his office so that they can come in for 'a briefing'...” www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

submitted 2 days ago • 110 comments

Trump is threatening Federal Funding for Libraries; learn more and take action at saveimls.org.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

We accelerate into a lawless abyss.

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Trump: widening inequality and the unchecked power of billionaires. There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom. Dems need to learn this.

submitted 4 days ago • 283 comments

This morning, Trump issued a threatening post against a federal judge who's trying to constrain him. It's part of an increasing attempt to threaten judges with violence. Trump is descending even further into dictatorship. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-further-descent-into-dictatorship

submitted 4 days ago • 124 comments

A den of thieves and rogues it is.

submitted 4 days ago • 1445 comments

S.F. Pride seeks alternative funding for LGBTQ celebration after major sponsors drop out www.sfchronicle.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

In a stunning legal rebuke, a federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk and officials from the Department of Government Efficiency must reinstate nearly all functions of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

submitted 3 days ago • 656 comments

So much for the party of ‘law and order.’

submitted 4 days ago • 397 comments

⚡️Over 30 countries expected to contribute to UK-led 'coalition of the willing,' official says. Over 30 countries are prepared to contribute to the "coalition of the willing" peacekeeping force to support Ukraine, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesperson said on March 17.

submitted 4 days ago • 29 comments

All Putin puppets must go

submitted 6 days ago • 158 comments

They've gone from not caring about kids dying of brain cancer to actively trying to kill them with a preventable disease. MAGA = #Measles Are Great Again

submitted 10 days ago • 71 comments

Trump is slashing another 1,000 jobs at NOAA. The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US. A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Again, this isn't about efficiency.

submitted 10 days ago • 234 comments

This @normornstein.bsky.social piece is a great blueprint for the action plan Dems need in these too interesting times. This is a CRISIS. It demands UNHESITATING ACTION newrepublic.com/article/1925...

submitted 10 days ago • 73 comments

He's one to speak on anything involving 'entitlement'...

submitted 10 days ago • 199 comments

"There’s reason for long-term optimism even as we know there is no short-term magical victory. And the biggest reason is the most obvious: people are finding their voices. Please use yours."

submitted 10 days ago • 23 comments

Trump’s terrible, erratic policies are hitting red states the worst, and Trump voters are suffering the most economically. Our own Rick Wilson joins MSNBC to talk voter’s remorse amongst Republicans.

submitted 10 days ago • 247 comments

A diseased population is easier to control and further hurts the economy, benefitting China and Russia.

submitted 10 days ago • 39 comments

from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ... link.motherjones.com/public/38940...

submitted 10 days ago • 580 comments

"The drastic action is a departure from the way Congress has handled D.C.'s budget for two decades... "The situation appears to have no modern precedent, and House leadership has provided little explanation for why it is happening..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

submitted 10 days ago • 248 comments

“Foreign aid as a part of our overall budget is less than 1% of the total amt the US Govt spends...it's going to be a lot harder to recruit someone to anti-Americanism & anti-American terrorism if the USA is the reason one's even alive today.” -Marco Rubio, whore, 2017 (w/apologies to sex workers)

submitted 10 days ago • 14 comments

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

submitted 10 days ago • 2725 comments

Coming soon to a White House near you.

submitted 10 days ago • 103 comments

Correct: insanity is not a strategy if you care about the United States at all.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Over $1.75 trillion was wiped out from the US stock market today. Trump owns all of this.

submitted 11 days ago • 343 comments

Elon Musk called Arizona Senator and former NASA astronaut a "traitor" for supporting Ukraine. The senator replied: "Traitor? Elon, if you don't understand that defending freedom is key to what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe leave it to those who do."

submitted 11 days ago • 16 comments

Looks like they’ve got her back.

submitted 11 days ago • 638 comments

Brilliant. Inspirational. America in grave danger.

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

⚡️UK to host virtual summit on Ukraine on March 15 as peacekeeping plans advance. Ongoing diplomatic and military talks between the U.K. and France aim to outline the structure and responsibilities of the proposed peacekeeping force.

submitted 11 days ago • 15 comments