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Ten reasons for modest optimism open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

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The Supreme Court, in its first ruling on President Trump’s use of executive power during his second term, decided that he cannot, for now, dismiss the government lawyer leading the watchdog agency responsible for protecting whistle-blowers.

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

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So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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And there it is: Pay or else www.wsj.com/business/med...

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Math is hard

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Hundreds of artists signed a letter sent to the National Endowment for the Arts asking it to reverse policy changes made as a result of recent executive orders issued by President Trump.

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Veterans deserve the best health care available. At a time when the VA is already understaffed, these layoffs will hurt veterans. Unacceptable. Trump must not cut VA health care so that he can give tax breaks to Musk and other billionaires. The VA must rescind this order.

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TONIGHT on Frontline PBS: The Battle for Tibet. Rare doc on China’s repression incl colonial boarding system (residential indoctrination schools) holding 1M Tibetan kids. Features Dr. Gyal Lo & shocking footage we shared. Watch & share: video.cascadepbs.org/show/frontli... @tibetaction.bsky.social

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“I have many people I love that are trans, young, dissident… and I’m terrified for them.” Listen to some voices from America's new protest front lines.

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DT’s + RFK Jr’s feelings got hurt so they closed JFK’s library which is full of civil right’s movement archives. Classic fascism move.

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UPDATE: We have now included congressional-level spending data in our analysis of transportation funding at risk. You can take action by reaching out to your members of Congress. Use the link to view the data and to contact your representatives ⤵️ t4america.org/2025/02/05/u...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/o...

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If you had any question that RFK jr was dangerous…

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State AGs are looking for federal workers who have just been illegally fired to stand as litigants in a new lawsuit trying to freeze further action by DOGE. DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.

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I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

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Use the almighty dollar. apple.news/A1-UvVuodRj-...

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Go ahead. Let the people see you for what you are.

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Trump wants to extend his tax cuts for rich individuals, which would add $4.6T to the deficit. But he wants to go even further, cutting the corporate tax rate to 15%. It's yet another absolutely shameless giveaway.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau uncovered $21 billion of cheating and returned it directly to Americans. That little agency is proof that we can make the government work for people. Trump and Musk want to take that away, but we won't stop fighting to protect it.

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Please: If you still have an account on X, invite the Obama’s to Bluesky. Copy the text and pic below and post it on X. @ObamaFoundation @BarackObama @MichelleObama Please join Bluesky. The people who most need to hear from you are on Bluesky and not on this racist echo chamber.

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How the Heritage Foundation USED to feel about Executive Orders (during the Obama Administration) www.heritage.org/immigration/...

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A documentary reveals Beijing’s efforts to erase Tibet, which it annexed 75 years ago. Featuring Dr. Gyal Lo, and includes footage we provided to filmmakers to shed light on the egregious abuse of Tibetan children in China’s colonial boarding school system www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...

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“Around three-quarters of Tibetan students age 6 and older - and others even younger - are in residential schools that teach largely in Mandarin, replacing the Tibetan language, culture and Buddhist beliefs that the children once absorbed at home.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky

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The cost-saving claims don’t hold up. Every dollar in NIH research grants generates $2.46 in economic activity, research shows—a total of $93 billion in 2023 alone. “It’s incredible to me that we would give up this thing that has such obvious societal benefits,” says biologist Mark Peifer.

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I cannot stress how an overwhelming number of Americans would be outraged by this if they knew it was happening. So tell them. You low information voter friends. Your Trump-ish relatives. Tell them. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/b...

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Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind? It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP. It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.

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What Trump has done for US farmers so far: -frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot) -encouraged EU to ban their products -frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc. -threatened to deport half their workforce -suppressed research on bird flu

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I’m thinking about federal income tax. If the federal government isn’t meeting its obligations why should we? Specifically, I’d love to see states get the money first and hold it in trust pending litigation. I want to pay my taxes but not to a government that doesn’t respect the constitution.

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This is what oligarchy looks like.

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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone. Don't fall for it.

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Most Americans have no idea that there is no way back to pre-inauguration governance via online posts, TV hits, lawsuits and voting in maybe-free, maybe not-so-free elections. That ship has sailed.

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I like that he posted a picture of a print-out of the email.

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Elon Musk’s staffers have been going through data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees healthcare coverage for over 160 million people through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace.

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The problem with having people with no knowledge of the federal government engage in mass firing is that you end up firing people who work on nuclear weapon safety because you don't know what the Department of Energy even does. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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ICE's Latest Detention Data Shows Growth of Immigrants Targeted With No Criminal Histories – Exactly as Predicted open.substack.com/pub/austinko...

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Erasing our history won't erase us. Transgender people have always been here — and we always will be.

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This morning, President Trump and his crony Elon Musk illegally seized $80M in congressionally-appropriated FEMA funding from NYC bank accounts. Trump and Elon stole tens of millions of dollars straight from our bank accounts--this is highway robbery, and NY cannot take this lying down.

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Trump, July 2024: We will drive prices down very fast. Trump, August 2024: I will immediately bring prices down starting on day one. Trump, December 2024: I won an election based on that, we’re going to bring those prices way down. Have prices gone down? Nope.

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