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Al Green: Importers pay the tariffs into the Treasury then pass the cost on to you. Then later the president gives you a little tax break (more for billionaires) and says "I gave you this tax break" which is just a little of the money you paid for tariffs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWHe...

Nonprofit hospitals are building tax-exempt real estate empires — and working to crush politicians who stand in their way. www.levernews.com/paging-dr-la...

LIVE: Cory Booker close to breaking racist Strom Thurmond's record filibuster (to defeat the 1957 Civil Rights Act). www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ut...

🚨Over 1,300 former DOJ officials—spanning both parties—have signed a statement condemning the Trump Administration’s attacks on the legal profession and the rule of law. Read their urgent warning and call to action: protdem.org/doj-alumni-s...

On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/52rJCC6S

NLRB employees line the sidewalk to welcome back Board Member Gwynne Wilcox at HQ this morning after a federal judge ordered her reinstatement. Trump fired Wilcox Jan 27 in what the judge ruled was an illegal removal.

Every accusation is an intention.

TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout

www.youtube.com/watch?v=btdY...

Have you heard about the SAVE Act? It's the newest effort at voter suppression by the House GOP & it's important for all of us. If you're a married woman or someone who doesn't have their birth certificate/passport handy, you're especially going to want to see this. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

So you can just say you work at DOGE and pillage anything from our documents you want. The law truly doesn't exist anymore! Cool!

💥 New Zealand knows what’s up!!

This how we all are from now on in the face of the Felon and Elmo right?!? #FuckDT #FDT

BREAKING: We filed a lawsuit against the Trump admin for shutting down USAID. This unlawful action threatens life-saving aid programs across the world and leaves thousands of American workers without jobs. This disruption of aid is causing a global humanitarian crisis.

Another FBI leader standing up for the rule of law “Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy." James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office

This could win a Pulitzer

MLK Week people.com/best-martin-...

Our world doesn’t need more talking heads. It needs rigorous investigative reporting that exposes the vast and growing corruption in our political system. The Lever is doing this work. Join their free newsletter now! www.levernews.com?utm_source=b...

@cardsagainsthumanity.com Sure do appreciate what Cards Against Humanity's been doing in TX, keeping the oligarchy at bay a little longer! www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/10...

Not sure if this is showing up on mainstream media but hell yeah...

I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012. Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place. A thread.

Still taking metered doses of news, but i'm thinking morel like Anand Giridharadas lately: substack.com/home/post/p-... And from his recent Ink article, this idea keeps coming back to me (in reply).

Best take so far!

Montana? Montana! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Writers: yes, you are still a "real" writer if you - have never published anything - have no readers - didn't write anything this month - didn't write anything this year - can't articulate words anymore - can only float and mournfully wail - were murdered ten years ago on this very spot

I feel seen

just verified myself in bluesky fashion, linking my account to a personal domain. my new handle is willoremus.com which is kinda cool i guess? if you're into that sort of thing? but still doesn't feel like the long-term answer to this site's impersonation problem. i could be wrong though!