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"One casualty of the mass firings across federal health agencies are regulators who ensure drugs for pets and livestock are safe and effective." Not even our pets are safe anymore from this Trump Administration. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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Jim Acosta: I think the AP should consider whether or not to sue the administration… and the rest of the press corps should start seriously considering whether it’s worth sending everyone into the Oval Office, onto Air Force One, or into the briefing room.

submitted 4 days ago • 1888 comments

so special ed programs are getting gutted because their internal documentation used the term "transition" when talking about helping disabled kids enter the working world. they're literally striking at that word wherever they see it.

submitted 5 days ago • 408 comments

An April election in Wisconsin includes a state Supreme Court race that could maintain or end the liberal majority on the court. Here's everything you should know.

submitted 5 days ago • 11 comments

Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.

submitted 5 days ago • 449 comments

?? It’s no mystery where the money goes; this has been asked and answered. 70-75% of US spending is on Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Pentagon and veterans + interest on the debt. Foreign aid is 1% of the budget. You can read this in a CBO or OMB report! Easily available.

submitted 6 days ago • 425 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 6 days ago • 788 comments

From an FDA probationary employee: the firings are coming from outside the agency without cause and with zero input from supervisors (as promised.) More firings expected between now and Tuesday. Do not open the termination email before you download your documents and performance evals.

submitted 6 days ago • 291 comments

If you understand that apartheid was an economic system first, and a brutally violent system of social segregation second, you'll understand how Elon Musk is trying to update the principles from his homeland, and bring about a neo-apartheid system in the US. My latest in @thenation.com

submitted 9 days ago • 128 comments

We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.

submitted 10 days ago • 740 comments

Mitch McConnell voting no on terrible cabinet picks because he doesn’t have to run for reelection is all the proof you need that we must have term limits. You shouldn’t only have a spine because you don’t have to run again. We are breeding chicken shit power hungry electeds.

submitted 10 days ago • 838 comments

My VPN works

submitted 11 days ago • 1148 comments

NEW: DOJ files a notice of correction indicating that (1) it underestimated the number of USAID employees placed on leave; and (2) misstated that only future contracts were being frozen, when existing contracts were frozen as well. I suspect the judge will not be happy. www.democracydocket.com

submitted 11 days ago • 465 comments

So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?

submitted 11 days ago • 3204 comments

Murphy: "I continue to get reports from Connecticut that agencies there, like Head Start programs and community health centers, are actually not receiving the funding they are due. So I think there's a big question as to whether the administration actually is implementing the court order."

submitted 13 days ago • 1055 comments

There’s a false narrative out there that as president, Trump can do whatever he wants with the executive branch. False! Congress has passed laws creating agencies, appropriating funds, and crafting procedures. Constitution requires President to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”

submitted 14 days ago • 260 comments

🚨BREAKING: In a trio of rulings, North Carolina state court REJECTS Republican effort to overturn the results of the 2024 state Supreme Court election by throwing out 60,000 lawful ballots. A big victory for voting rights and democracy! www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...

submitted 15 days ago • 670 comments

🚨BREAKING: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association files federal court lawsuit against Department of Justice over the improper targeting of agents previously involved in politically sensitive investigation. For more details follow @democracydocket.com. www.democracydocket.com

submitted 18 days ago • 515 comments

There is still beauty in this world

submitted 18 days ago • 1452 comments

We need to fight hard and we need to fight to win. We need to bring aggressive litigation. We need to stand in the town square and say we will be stronger than the billionaires are and call out what Trump is doing is wrong. That is what I am doing every single day. I hope you join me!

submitted 21 days ago • 385 comments

THIS AMERICAN DOES NOT WANT YOU TO WORK TOGETHER WITH A FUCKING FASCIST TO FIND COMMON GROUND ON WHICH PARTS OF DEMOCRACY WE NO LONGER NEED

submitted 21 days ago • 268 comments

Stop what you're doing & read this exceptional piece from @brennancenter.bsky.social's @mawaldman.bsky.social that explains how the pending SAVE Act will make it more difficult for Americans to vote, ending advances in online and mail in registration brennancenter.substack.com/p/restrictin...

submitted 24 days ago • 274 comments

Schiff: "When Mike Johnson's state was hit by Katrina, I fought to get aid ... California has given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union. You do not want to go down this road."

submitted 27 days ago • 478 comments

WELKER: Do you think Trump violated the law? LINDSEY GRAHAM: Well, technically, yeah

submitted 27 days ago • 748 comments

Great article full of $$$$ quotes. Pass it on!

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

"A Milwaukee TV weather forecaster has been dropped by her station one day after she criticized Elon Musk on social media for his straight-arm gesture that many have likened to a Nazi salute."

submitted 30 days ago • 216 comments

Jake Tapper: "It's important to point out that the Trump/Vance campaign in 2024 was a very disciplined campaign ... [it] was within the realm of normalcy." (They lied about Haitian migrants eating pets.)

submitted 33 days ago • 1276 comments

On Martin Luther King Jr Day, we shall remember the woman who shattered ceilings to be to the first Black/Asian woman to be the American Vice President. Thank You Kamala Devi Harris for all of your work these past 4 years 🙏🏾 #kamalaharris #martinlutherkingjr #blacksky

submitted 33 days ago • 344 comments

These 44 Republicans voted against forest management wildfire prevention in December.

submitted 42 days ago • 560 comments

Costco seems to be the only major company that is rejecting MAGA's hate and remains committed to DEI. They said it helps them retain employees and improves and products and services. Meanwhile, META, McDonalds, Wal Mart, and Amazon can all kick rocks.

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NEW: The ACLU of Florida filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of a couple voters against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for failing to call special elections for two vacant seats in the state legislature. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

submitted 43 days ago • 147 comments

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submitted 46 days ago • 19 comments

NEW: Last month, then-North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) and Gov.-elect Josh Stein (D) moved to challenge power-grab law SB 382, which removes the governor's power to appoint members to the state election board and gives it to the state auditor.

submitted 50 days ago • 5 comments

An accurate headline would read: "In a blow to consumers, federal appeals court substitutes its judgment for FCC expertise and rule-making authority to allow internet providers to manipulate access to information for greater profit." wapo.st/4gyjdnw

submitted 50 days ago • 19 comments

Shamsu-Din Jabbar was born in the United States. REPEAT: Jabbar was a U.S. citizen. He was born here and did not cross the border. Any post claiming otherwise is straight-up disinformation.

submitted 51 days ago • 190 comments

Don't let anyone tell you your rebellion is insignificant. That's what they say when they know you're winning.

submitted 51 days ago • 22 comments

Ok, this is funny as fuck.

submitted 51 days ago • 480 comments

The time Steve Martin went on the Tonight Show and played his voice mail messages. 😂😂

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ICYMI: “A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing ‘harmful’ materials to minors.” apnews.com/article/arka...

submitted 60 days ago • 453 comments

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submitted 57 days ago • 115 comments

Trying to process all the madness makes me glad I'm in the escapism business.

submitted 57 days ago • 835 comments