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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 35 days ago • 221 comments

arguments over who would get blamed for a shutdown are insane. the median voter has no idea this is happening. the median voter knows one fact about politics and it’s that Donald Trump is the President

submitted 43 days ago • 121 comments

The Trump admin. is openly threatening PBS and NPR. This is how @newshour opened its program on Monday. The network accurately reported how Trump's tariffs will hurt Americans. This is journalism. This is courage.

submitted 43 days ago • 32 comments

i have never been to pittsburgh and would really like to visit so if anyone wants to invite me up to give a talk i’ll be happy to do it

submitted 43 days ago • 133 comments

Turnabout is fair play.

submitted 43 days ago • 38 comments

imagine that Joe Biden let George Soros take control of the treasury. Republicans would have burned DC to the fucking ground

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In honor of MLK because I’m not going to be on any social media tomorrow. This quote feels appropriate to me considering “our friends” have failed us. Congress failed us. The Senate failed us. The DOJ failed us. The SCOTUS failed us. #SheShed #MLKDay

submitted 97 days ago • 7 comments

Do your local library a kindness! Share this if you love and support libraries and librarians (don’t forget your school library & librarian, too!) 😊📚 Thank you to all the library workers who keep the magic alive—you’re true heroes! ✨💚

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Billionaires and Silicon Valley tech executives are preparing to take up unofficial positions in the U.S. government in the name of cost-cutting as part of President-elect Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. nyti.ms/3C14l25

submitted 104 days ago • 196 comments

The clock is ticking www.reuters.com/business/env...

submitted 104 days ago • 187 comments

Because they’re Black, they must be looting? This isn’t an honest mistake. Spread truth, not lies: These folks weren’t looters. This footage is from KTLA, where the homeowner explained that her brothers & friends were helping her move belongings out of her burned house. (Her interview in the 🧵)

submitted 106 days ago • 728 comments

Scientists are warning that the world has entered a dangerous new era of chaotic floods, storms and fires made worse by human-caused climate change. The wildfires in Los Angeles are just the latest examples of this extreme weather.

submitted 106 days ago • 269 comments

If you don’t have a local library card, it should be your New Year’s resolution to get one. It’s an easy resolution to keep and you’ll actually use it, trust me.

submitted 105 days ago • 353 comments

I hope that everyone impacted by the truly horrific wildfires in Los Angeles remain safe. It’s almost impossible to fully comprehend the devastation caused by these fires — the worst in LA history — and my heart goes out to all of you. 💔

submitted 107 days ago • 110 comments

You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million. That is a lie. The budget was actually increased by $50 million.

submitted 107 days ago • 898 comments

My latest blog. An open discussion on changing healthcare Blogmaverick.com

submitted 106 days ago • 660 comments

Breaking News: The first U.S. bird flu death was reported in Louisiana. The patient was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said. He was exposed to the virus from a backyard flock and wild birds.

submitted 109 days ago • 49 comments

Hey, Virginians! The special elections tomorrow (Tuesday, January 7) will take place despite the snow. So if you're one of the districts where elections are happening, be sure to vote. We can keep the razor-thin Democratic majorities in the state legislature and further constrain the governor.

submitted 109 days ago • 22 comments

Trump is literally following Hitler's playbook while Democrats are patting themselves on the back for the following the parliamentary rules of Congress. Doesn't seem like an even battle.

submitted 110 days ago • 54 comments

In 2021: it took 14 hours and 48 minutes to certify the vote

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Don't destroy their home and wonder why they invade yours. 💚

submitted 117 days ago • 336 comments

We need your help to urge the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to revise its 30 year-old grizzly recovery plan to incorporate the latest science and conservation practices and hold the states of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana to lasting commitments to protect grizzlies and their habitat.

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

Shout out to libraries 🔥 (Sorry - whisper out)

submitted 120 days ago • 88 comments

People ask me what my hobbies are. One of them is definitely Books. Not just reading books and getting lost in them but the smell of books, going to (used)bookstores and libraries. Who’s with me? #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookThrifting

submitted 120 days ago • 691 comments

When you hear the GOP talk about privatizing a federal program please understand this means they are trying to reward their wealthy donors with more ways to make money off us.

submitted 125 days ago • 8 comments

"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all." Arthur C. Clarke

submitted 126 days ago • 472 comments

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may strip protections for grizzly bears, leaving them vulnerable to hunting & management killing. Earthjustice & partners are pushing for a new science-based recovery plan that connects isolated grizzly populations to ensure their long-term recovery. ejus.tc/4gulzTQ

submitted 128 days ago • 3 comments

Drax, a UK power company now in the US, claims to be green by burning wood pellets instead of coal. The truth? Wood pellets emit MORE carbon than coal and pollute Black & low-income communities. It’s time to reform this harmful industry and stop its west coast expansion. ejus.tc/3BxW4Ci

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