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People are being arrested for wearing a medical mask in Savannah, Georgia #NoKings

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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022. That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations. So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?

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Just finished up at the Evanston No Kings rally. It was safe, peaceful, and a show of solidarity by at least 1,000 people. Go to your local protest. Don’t let this administration scare you. Stand with your community when our leaders won’t.

submitted 12 hours ago • 317 comments

The East Coast has shown up, 2.4 million and counting, with massive turnouts in small towns across the country. Shoutout to the Carolinas, Georgia, and Ohio for showing up strong!

submitted 14 hours ago • 629 comments

“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.” @cbsaustin @velez_tx

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77 years ago today, President Truman opened our Armed Services to women who wanted to serve. Happy Women Veterans Recognition Day to all our women veterans and thank you for all you’ve done in service of our nation. I will continue to work to honor your bravery and sacrifice.

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Would you live in a hobbit hole? Cozy fireplace, second breakfast, zero rent… sounds like peak lifestyle. 🏡 ✨

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Rob Wittman's Virginia: Throw 300,000 off their health insurance to pay for tax cuts. 💯 HIS fault. @indivisibleva.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @neighbors4change.bsky.social @goochlanddems.bsky.social

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Medicaid pays for 60% of births in Mike Johnson’s home state of Louisiana — yet he voted to cut Medicaid. If you’re not voted into office to defend the health and wellbeing of your constituents, what the hell are you there for?

submitted 3 days ago • 62 comments

My family owes everything to America's acceptance of a refugee named Nicholas Pritzker on its shores over a century ago. My story, however, is not unique — our state and nation have been strengthened by people from across the globe seeking freedom, opportunity, and refuge here.

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"Republicans just voted for layoffs on Sesame Street in order to fund their obsession with tax breaks for billionaires" Read Ranking Member @congressmanboyle.bsky.social's statement after House Republicans advanced President Trump’s reckless rescissions package:

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🔥 @repstansbury.bsky.social : “The deployment of Marines against American citizens is a disgusting abuse of power. There is no legal basis for it.”

submitted 3 days ago • 237 comments

Palmer: Charges should be brought against each one of you AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not? Palmer: I strike those words

submitted 2 days ago • 665 comments

I am not an historian. But our nation's collective lack of historical proficiency has caught up to us.

submitted 3 days ago • 93 comments

The most inspiring chapters in our nation's history came when Americans faced down some of our country's darkest demons. Those moments, like our own, were difficult to live through but also brought the chance to bring out the best in us, with enduring consequences.

submitted 2 days ago • 361 comments

This is the term we must use now, yes.

submitted 2 days ago • 116 comments

! "Nearly half of voters (47 percent) think federal funding for Medicaid should increase, 40 percent think it should stay about the same, and 10 percent think federal funding for Medicaid should decrease." poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

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A senior official in DHS held a briefing for a far-right anti-voting group today, according to an email sent by the group. The virtual meeting was to discuss how a database run by the department can be used to verify the citizenship status of registered voters.

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The head of the FDA tells us they're taking a look at the dietary guidelines and that the food pyramid is out. The food pyramid has not been in use since 2011 when MyPlate replaced it.

submitted 2 days ago • 535 comments

If you work full time, you should be able to live on your paycheck, alone. That’s common sense.

submitted 3 days ago • 25 comments

Yet here we are. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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The deputy marshal was detained because he "fit the general description of a subject being sought by ICE," according to the U.S. Marshals Service. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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Top Republicans, including President Trump, are criticizing the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office over its assessment that GOP's signature policy bill could add $2.4 trillion to the deficit.

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"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated. “I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 6 days ago • 547 comments

"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen. This would help our bees " via I Love Bees

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Republicans vowed to not to touch Medicaid and Medicare. Surprising no one: their Big Ugly Bill would cut both. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

submitted 7 days ago • 10 comments

Higher electric bills, and higher costs overall … brought to you by Trump &Rs in Congress who sold out to polluters! Big Ugly bill and other sneaky legislation gonna make it worse … spread the word 🗣️🏭

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

It’s called taxing the rich, buddy.

submitted 10 days ago • 742 comments

Billionaires have taken over our federal government. Meanwhile, people are paying more for gasoline, housing, and groceries. Every single Republican who voted to raise costs for families to finance tax giveaways for billionaires must be held accountable at the ballot box.

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For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government. But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes. Where is the outrage over that?

submitted 10 days ago • 909 comments

58 years ago today, The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper. 5 months later, The Carol Burnett Show did a tribute with Carol, Gwen Verdon, Bobbie Gentry and Phyllis Diller.

submitted 13 days ago • 258 comments

Good News! The National Weather Service is hiring again, after DOGE’s “brilliant” decision to lay off essential staff. Apparently, round-the-clock weather alerts don’t send themselves. Who would’ve guessed?

submitted 12 days ago • 141 comments

Major dictatorship watch story broken this afternoon by The Guardian:

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They’re not calling it an Obamacare repeal, but don’t be fooled: the Republican tax bill slashes Medicaid and eats away at the ACA — kicking millions off their health care — all to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. It’s the Great Betrayal and we’re fighting 24/7 to stop it.

submitted 12 days ago • 32 comments

Donald Trump just approved the largest meat company in the world to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange—completely ignoring its history of corruption and bribery. Why? Maybe because they donated $5M to his inauguration. I'm pressing for answers.

submitted 12 days ago • 100 comments

I feel safer already.

submitted 12 days ago • 3261 comments

This is big.

submitted 13 days ago • 10 comments

You’ve seen how fast AI advanced in just the last year. Now imagine where it’ll be in a decade. Republicans’ budget bill says states can’t regulate AI for 10 YEARS. Scary.

submitted 12 days ago • 27 comments

Castor: They told Heidy Sánchez, ‘Come in early—we want to check on your status.’ And she did the right thing… And at that ICE meeting, they took her. They took her away from her child. This is a breastfeeding mother. They flew her to another detention center in Miami, and then onto a plane to Cuba.

submitted 12 days ago • 305 comments

The grasshopper gets it — divide and conquer. Today’s robber barons use the same playbook. But together, we have all the power. Watch.

submitted 12 days ago • 156 comments

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submitted 12 days ago • 264 comments

Millions of people are worried about paying their rent, feeding their kids or losing vital disability benefits. If the government cared about people's security, it would reverse cruel cuts, end child poverty and pursue an agenda for peace. Let's fund welfare, not warfare.

submitted 12 days ago • 128 comments

Why aren’t Dems on everything talking about the Joni Ernst “you can die” bill?

submitted 12 days ago • 1675 comments

Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.

submitted 13 days ago • 1280 comments

Last week, CDC didn’t go along with the attempted pediatric vaccine schedule change by tweet. That’s good and important! But it probably only buys us a few more months of (very patchy) access for kids. FDA is the real power broker here. We need pushback on the proposed licensing changes.

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

Cry me a river.

submitted 12 days ago • 1159 comments

Marcelo Gomes should’ve been at Milford High’s graduation—not sitting in an ICE detention center. This isn’t public safety. It’s cruelty. It’s about instilling fear into our communities. I join the Milford community in demanding the Trump admin and ICE free Marcelo.

submitted 12 days ago • 10 comments