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DOGE firings have upended the lives of thousands of hardworking civil servants — including park rangers, disease researchers, and veterans. Meanwhile, DOGE's own staffers are drawing hefty six-figure government salaries from the very agencies they are sabotaging. "Efficiency."

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Please consider your actions right now, and read this. I thought that after Kamala lost people would get it, but it doesn’t seem like that’s the case. Maybe reading a post like this will help. Bravo @robpalmerirl.bsky.social robpalmerirl.substack.com/p/sabotaging...

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JUST REMOVED for disrupting Trump’s speech, Rep. Al Green says he was shouting to protect Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security from Republican cuts — and says he’ll take whatever punishment they throw his way. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGzZ5Bk...

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"The days of rule of unelected bureaucrats are over and we are ushering int he rule of unelected billionaires!"

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Do not let Trump gaslight you into believing he has a mandate or is all powerful. Most Americans don't support his agenda. There will be backlash — and we must make sure it is swift.

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Things Trump did that he isn't talking about tonight... -Fired 17 inspectors general and the top govt ethics director -Halted anti-bribery enforcement and money laundering laws -Dismantled CFPB at the behest of billionaires -Put a corporate lobbyist in charge of the DOJ "Drain the swamp."

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All of the Republicans who for years railed about "unelected bureaucrats" destroying the government are awfully quiet as an unelected bureaucrat destroys the government.

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FACT: One of the best ways to keep our children healthy and help children with disabilities like autism is to NOT cut Medicaid by $880 billion — as proposed by congressional Republicans and Donald Trump. #MOMSky

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If Russia wants peace, they should end the invasion.

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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why. What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?

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Other than Al Green getting tossed, very boring show. Low energy. Self-effusive. Slurry. Vindictive. 0/10 would not watch again.

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The President is lying about Social Security as an excuse to gut Social Security after promising not to touch it. Why? To pave the way for more tax cuts for the rich.

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Did Putin stay back at the White House as the designated survivor?

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Yes, we remember the first tax cuts: For the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class last year www.washingtonpost.com/business/201...

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Everything you need to know about Trump's tax cuts.

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"A little disturbance but we're okay with that."

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NEW SCOOP: Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are slashing and burning, WIRED has learned. ⬇️ Here's how much they're making:

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Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."

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Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad

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Trump's "golden age of America" so far... -Inflation ⬆️ -Stock market ⬇️ -Thousands of layoffs -Consumer & worker protections gutted -Diseases spreading -Federal funding illegally frozen -$10 million+ spent on golf -An unelected billionaire lining his pockets at our expense

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Pres. Trump’s CRUEL funding cuts are affecting everyday public servants and families. These are people, not just numbers on pages. My guest tonight, Dr. Elizabeth Sokol, is one of many who are feeling the impacts of these funding cuts.

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Swalwell: The stock market is crashing, and prices are rising. This guy has gone to the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, and a UFC fight. He should go to the fucking supermarket and see what people are spending to feed themselves

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Trudeau: "They're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin- a lying, murderous, dictator. Make that make sense. Canadians are reasonable and we are polite. But we will not back down from a fight...Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155b of American goods."

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The State of the Former Union: A Preview of Tonight open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

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