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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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If someone wanted to destroy the United States from within, would they do anything differently than what Trump is doing right now?

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Democratic leaders: I think it's abundantly clear at this point that simply going along to get along ain't gonna work. Trying to negotiate ain't gonna work. Being collegial ain't gonna work. What you're doing right now isn't working. Take your gloves off and punch back. Hard.

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submitted 3 days ago • 944 comments

True words.

submitted 6 days ago • 554 comments

At the behest of Wall Street donors, Congressional Republicans are trying to overturn the CFPB's new rule against predatory overdraft fees. The rule would have capped overdraft charges at $5, saving consumers $5B annually. The GOP is the party of junk fees.

submitted 5 days ago • 172 comments

The greatest political scandal today is not what Trump is doing. It is the fact that congressional Republicans have given up their role in the constitutional system as a check on the executive branch. If we are in a constitutional crisis, it is as much on Mike Johnson and John Thune as anyone else.

submitted 7 days ago • 787 comments

I was one of those kids that got fed. They didn't care what color you were or about your income, they just did the right thing and I have never forgotten it. We were too poor to afford breakfast.

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The IRS Free File pilot program helped 140K taxpayers save $5.6M in tax filing costs in 2024. Despite recent claims, the program is still running and is now available to 30M people in 2025. Any attempt to dismantle it will enrich the tax prep industry at your expense.

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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941

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Trump’s latest directive reportedly sets women’s sports back 25 years, likely diverting tens of millions of dollars from college women’s programs to men’s.

submitted 10 days ago • 161 comments

Chanos speaks. $TSLA www.state.gov/procurement-...

submitted 10 days ago • 40 comments

Pretty damn good framing for Dems

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Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on. It's reverse Robin Hood.

submitted 10 days ago • 165 comments

Opinion | It's time to remake the military to put America First. We'll start by renaming bases for Confederate generals who waged war against the United States. by Pete Hegseth

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The dumbest people who have ever existed are running the country

submitted 12 days ago • 3443 comments

How does this improve your life?

submitted 13 days ago • 381 comments

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

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Republicans find a kind of transparency they like: medical records for your abortion become public. open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

submitted 29 days ago • 25 comments

🚨BREAKING: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship “I have been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember another case where the case presented is as clear as it is here …This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.”

submitted 30 days ago • 234 comments

Been devouring this the last few weeks and I cannot believe how essential it feels for understanding our current moment susanfaludi.com/backlash-cha...

submitted 43 days ago • 214 comments

The Oval Office is back on the market…

submitted 49 days ago • 832 comments

Elon Musk is supporting far-right white nationalist governments all over the world. But it’s not clear what his political beliefs are.

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In 1659, the the Puritans in Massachusetts enacted a law that declared that Christmas was sacrilege and exchanging of gifts, greetings, and wearing fine clothing on that day was Satanic. Anyone caught celebrating was fined 5 shillings. (About 5 days wages.) The "War on Christmas" was an inside job.

submitted 60 days ago • 740 comments

Well done RollingStone for reporting it accurately.

submitted 62 days ago • 824 comments

It was never about email security with Hillary. Never. The press turned her minor mistake on email security into the biggest story in the world FOR PROFIT. When we say the press is to blame for the rise of fascism in America, this is what we mean. www.politico.com/news/2024/12...

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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... “But a prevailing lesson of 2024 has been that voters respond to brash anti-corporate messaging, even when it comes from the mouths of an erstwhile venture capitalist and a real estate tycoon who stiffs workers.”

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Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx

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Just a reminder that in 2019, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine misinformation campaign helped cause a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly kids. Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?

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You don’t spend 10s of millions of dollars without buying something. The American government is bought and paid for by special interest groups who profit from our collective stagnation.

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Vanity Fair is still telling the truth!

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NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal. www.propublica.org/article/unit... 👇

submitted 72 days ago • 982 comments

Elon Musk makes billions from government contracts that taxpayers pay for, but wants to cut taxpayers’ Social Security and Medicare because it’s government waste. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE

submitted 78 days ago • 523 comments

Did you know?

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THIS! Spread word. #ASafeChoice

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America’s liberal potentates must drop the Byzantine proclamations and grotesque diction and start speaking to Americans in plain English. by David Brooks and Caitlin Flanagan

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1. In April 2024, California raised the minimum wage for fast food chains to $20/hour The industry claimed it would be devastating & require significant job cuts and prices increases Here is what really happened: workers got a raise, prices went modestly, and the industry continued to add jobs

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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

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Sarah McBride: "It is an attempt to distract ... Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare."

submitted 91 days ago • 664 comments