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www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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There’s something happening in this country.

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This will especially hurt rural folks

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As we wrap up another week of the Trump and Musk horror show, it’s nice to be able to share some more great news with everyone.

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The FDIC protects your hard earn money in the bank and helps prevent another financial crash. Trump and Musk’s move to fire these workers is dangerous. I led Senate Democrats in pushing back, and now independent investigators are on the case.

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BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.

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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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A former Soviet intelligence officer alleges Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename “Krasnov.” Alnur Mussayev served in the 6th Directorate, responsible for counter-intelligence support in the economy. One key objective was “recruiting businessmen from capitalist countries.”

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There are basically 5 ways to accumulate a billion dollars: 1) Profiting from a monopoly 2) Insider-trading 3) Political payoffs 4) Fraud 5) Inheritance Don’t believe the self-made myth.

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If you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long. They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net

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Never forget.

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Perhaps the most shameful aspect of this moment in our country's history is the sheer cowardice of the GOP 👇 Read more here: bit.ly/41pxP3k #TraitorTrump

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DOGE = Department of Gross Errors

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In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.

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On Wednesday, Donald Trump’s official White House social-media account posted a picture of him wearing a crown; as he proclaimed on his Truth Social page, “Long Live the King.” Will Americans let him get away with his self-coronation?

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One more to avoid.

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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Crockett: "Down in Alabama, who's broke. Down in Louisiana, who's broke. I can go through pretty much the entire south and tell you that they're broke and rely on a lot of welfare from the government. To be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states...we're in the find out phase"

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As we watch another disastrous Trump presidency wreak havoc on our country and institutions, it's worth remembering what those who have worked closest with Trump say about him 👇 #ResistTrump

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The hypocrisy of the GOP knows no bounds 👇

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🚨Trump & Musk are gutting the federal workforce—and screwing over Veterans in the process. Veterans make up a third of federal employees. Now they’re getting fired so these guys can tear down the government and hand power to their billionaire buddies. Democrats are fighting back. This can’t stand.

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Humanity created a massive tool for social control and placed it in the hands of the worst people possible techcrunch.com/2025/02/19/s...

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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Spineless, yellow-bellied, lily-livered, weak-kneed, pusillanimous chickenshits.

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Ratner predicts the appointment of Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much easier to scare people than to un-scare them," he says.

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Hey it’s the day after Presidents’ Day. Pun intended. Joining me on the show at 4p eastern: Molly Jong-Fast, Rick Wilson and General Mark Hertling. See you soon!

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Winston Churchill was right: "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” Too many Americans have fought and died defending democracy. We must stand with our European allies against the authoritarianism of Putin and Trump.

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