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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are playing games with your Social Security benefits — money you've earned through a lifetime of hard work. They want to fire workers responsible for processing checks and close hundreds of regional offices. Not on my watch.

submitted 2 days ago • 201 comments

The House GOP CR is NOT "clean." It slashes funding for Army Corps projects by 44%—halting progress on port dredging & more. It cuts medical research, specifically research to treat our servicemembers, by 50%. And it reduces funding for lifesaving cancer research by $250M.

submitted 2 days ago • 91 comments

Why is Trump waging a war on the Department of Education? Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power. Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.

submitted 2 days ago • 355 comments

Robert Morris, the former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump spiritual adviser, has been indicted on child sex crimes. "After almost 43 years, the law has finally caught up with Robert Morris for the horrific crimes he committed against me as a child," his alleged victim told me.

submitted 2 days ago • 239 comments

Whether you like or dislike what’s said at universities, free speech is at the core of our democracy, and protecting it should be one of the core missions of universities. Which is why America needs a new Free Speech Movement, similar to the one that broke out on college campuses 61 years ago.

submitted 1 day ago • 68 comments

One day after Republicans passed a bill to slash NOAA funding, DOGE plans to cut 1,000 jobs from the agency which produces weather data and climate science. Trump thinks he can redirect hurricanes with his Sharpie but you don’t need a weatherman to know this administration blows.

submitted 1 day ago • 119 comments

There is no point in Senate Democrats voting to fund the government only to let Trump and Musk do whatever they see fit with those funds. Dems should only vote for a continuing resolution if it stops DOGE pillaging and fully funds services. Call your Dem Senator 202-224-3121

submitted 1 day ago • 229 comments

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submitted 1 day ago • 309 comments

"Instead of being the victims of Donald Trump and Musk and their crazy, nihilistic urge to just destroy government, you should be honored. You are the bedrock of our communities. There is nothing nobler than being a public servant" - @rbreich.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

This is a terrible affront to the veterans posthumously dishonored and canceled and to their families. It is a pathological statement that the MAGA government cannot even accept inclusion in death. taskandpurpose.com/news/arlingt...

submitted 23 hours ago • 201 comments

Before Trump, never in my lifetime did I think I’d see a President abandon an American ally to side with Vladimir Putin—a Russian dictator who paid the Taliban to kill American soldiers. Aid to Ukraine isn’t charity, it’s an investment in our own national security interests.

submitted 10 days ago • 31 comments

Well, it's Tuesday, and Trump has plunged the entire continent into a senseless trade war between close allies for no coherent reason. Make no mistake: these tariffs are a Trump Tax on everything YOU purchase. A true economic disaster—and it's genuinely all Trump's fault.

submitted 10 days ago • 34 comments

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

submitted 14 days ago • 3185 comments

It's nearly 5am and Republicans just rammed through their pro-billionaire, anti-middle class budget blueprint. In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry. Make sure everyone knows it.

submitted 22 days ago • 74 comments

submitted 21 days ago • 470 comments

Trump is firing thousands upon thousands of VETERANS for no reason at all. These men & women put their lives on the line for our country and they do critical work, many of them serving other veterans! Trump and Musk’s reckless firing spree is beyond despicable.

submitted 21 days ago • 39 comments

Donald Trump’s firing of military leaders — four-star General Brown and four-star Admiral Franchetti — along with top legal officers is a betrayal of legions of first rate service members who dedicate their lives to our nation’s defense. This is a growing national security risk.

submitted 21 days ago • 519 comments

Trump has essentially gutted the CFPB. But he named a new director to takeover what's left of the agency. His nominee is an outspoken supporter of bank megamergers, which lead to fewer options for consumers and higher junk fees. Wall Street must be thrilled.

submitted 28 days ago • 77 comments

House Republicans released a draft budget that aims to cut $2 trillion in spending. The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs. Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It's reverse Robin Hood.

submitted 27 days ago • 221 comments