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Dumbest senator in history

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Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has praised US President Donald Trump’s proposal to empty Gaza of its population as “brave and innovative.” 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/jectrs

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Feel the burn

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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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REPORTER: Would a Russian oligarch be eligible for a gold card? TRUMP: Yeah, possibly. Hey. I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people.

submitted 8 days ago • 1062 comments

The Republican who voted NO 👇🏽 “$20 trillion to the debt” — all to cut taxes for the rich, while gutting health care for poor folks. A massive transfer of wealth. Again: They never cared about the debt.

submitted 8 days ago • 60 comments

21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services www.npr.org/2025/02/25/n...

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We dare Mike Johnson to give that answer at a town hall in front of his constituents

submitted 9 days ago • 2350 comments

1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs: "Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..." www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

submitted 8 days ago • 1239 comments

I heart Tina Smith.

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REPORTER: Can you say unequivocally that down the line, there won't be cuts to Medicaid programs? MIKE JOHNSON: Medicaid is hugely problematic because it has a lot of fraud, waste, and abuse.

submitted 9 days ago • 2416 comments

Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.

submitted 8 days ago • 9628 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...

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Unfortunately I won’t be to DC in time, but this rally for Ukraine is happening in Lincoln memorial. Attend if you can and Slava Ukrainii!

submitted 12 days ago • 174 comments

I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

submitted 12 days ago • 513 comments

It has been a long and grueling week. Thank you to everyone who offered kind words of support. If you want to follow everything happening to democracy in court, while also supporting pro-democracy independent media, please sign up for Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

submitted 12 days ago • 570 comments

Jamie Raskin: "Given that I was marching at age 3, you know I’m not letting any coup-plotting, election-denying, insurrection-supplying autocrat, kleptocracy, plutocrat or theocrat, or any techno-feudalist Silicon Valley broligarchs aspiring dictator, turn me around now.” Amen!!

submitted 15 days ago • 747 comments

"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that it is moving to correct the accidental firing of several people working on the federal government’s response to an outbreak of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.

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Our CIC is signing an EO to create a National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws with the goal of “alleviating the forced use of paper straws nationwide.” Can’t make this stuff up.

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Ok that made me laugh

submitted 15 days ago • 645 comments

This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up took $80 million from an NYC bank account!

submitted 21 days ago • 1747 comments

Goldman: "My Republican colleagues are so weak and afraid of Donald Trump that they're willing to undermine their own constitutional authority just to please them. You're giving away your own power in fealty to Donald Trump."

submitted 21 days ago • 457 comments

WASH POST: “Trump says DOGE found ‘tens of billions’ in savings. Not even close.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 21 days ago • 38 comments

#BernieSanders is 💯correct: "And in their pursuit of more power, more control, and more wealth, they are determined to not allow democracy and the rule of law to get in their way."

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Pressed to provide evidence of fraud that Musk has discovered, Leavitt waves around "screenshots of contracts" that go "against the president's policies" (going against Trump's policies is not fraud)

submitted 22 days ago • 858 comments

This guy isn’t fit to run a Wendy’s let alone the Pentagon. Tell your Senators to vote no on #PeteHegseth!

submitted 42 days ago • 2 comments

Fascinated by the goings on on the Hill over past 24 hours.

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Patel has both exaggerated his own importance in the Benghazi probe and misleadingly distorted the broader effort, according to public documents and interviews with law enforcement veterans. Adam Goldman @charliesavage.bsky.social Eileen Sullivan www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/u...

submitted 82 days ago • 49 comments

If you think Trump and his MAGA Republican enablers in Congress are concerned about protecting and expanding your Social Security and health care benefits I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you…

submitted 107 days ago • 120 comments