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I do not know a single person in DC who has not been directly negatively impacted by the "sudden disassembly in flight" of the U.S. government. In most cases the impact is major and professional and pyschological as well as economical. You might shrug it off and say, "It's about time."

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Trump's acting CFPB director (Scott Bessent) stopped the agency's work, which includes: -Capping credit card rates and excessive fees -Penalizing banks for ripping off consumers -Preventing politically-motivated debanking It's a victory for Wall Street at your expense.

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Overwhelmed by unhinged government? Take a moment: You can make a difference by contacting your representatives. I called Rep. Tom Emmer today. His office heard my concerns about: 1) Musk usurping Congress' finance powers. 2) Human suffering from USAID cuts, and holding immigrants at Guantánamo.

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The Constitution is unconstitutional is quite a gauntlet to throw down. Karoline Leavitt: "The Trump administration believes that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional."

submitted 24 days ago • 305 comments

No surprise really. I've already seen increases in my grocery stores vs a month ago.

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And please donate to @aclu.org

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There are some elements of this administration from which the country will never recover.

submitted 17 days ago • 33 comments

“Here’s our spies, Kremlin asset!”

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There's a report that #RoKhanna abstained from a vote to investigate #ElonMusk . Turns out it's not true. The vote was called without notice. He's requested a second vote.

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exactly. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

submitted 23 days ago • 626 comments

Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.

submitted 23 days ago • 3021 comments

JUST NOW: @GovBillLee’s billion-dollar private school voucher scam passed the senate 20-13 — it has now passed both chambers and heads to Lee’s desk

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib has called for a ban on defense contractor stock trading within Congress. At least 50 members of Congress own stock in defense contractors, with their collective holdings totaling as much as $10.9 million.

submitted 23 days ago • 9 comments

They lie about everything.

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Great to see President Trump draining the swamp by finally taking on Big Missing And Exploited Children special interests.

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It would be funny to see the reaction of #Trump if all of the birder patrol agents put in for the buyout.

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How does one stay informed about our federal government without allowing the stress to overtake you?

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Reminder that the department he wants to run is called Health and Human Services

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Do you wonder why you haven’t heard much about this massive TB outbreak recently? Cuz the CDC can’t hold any press conferences or issue public statements of any kind. abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...

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Medicare and Medicaid aren’t the same thing - I’d think someone who wants to run our country’s health system should know that.

submitted 24 days ago • 121 comments

Breaking: Trump just rescinded the federal funding freeze. As I argue in this piece, dealing out defeats to Trump is essential to deflating his cultlike aura of invincibility right now:

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The abrupt halt in funding is already having devastating effects, with NGOs worldwide facing job losses, operational shutdowns, and critical service disruptions.

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I saw a post saying that ICE is pausing its tip line, so I decided to call myself to verify. The recorded voicemail said they are not currently accepting immigration status tips. Good job, friends.

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Mitch McConnell to this day, is suffering from the effects of having polio as a child How in the french fried fuck can he even consider RFK Jr for Health Secretary

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Sen Chris Murphy (D-CT) just now: “You could literally walk down the street and the first 100 people you’d find would be less dangerous as the head of HHS than Robert F Kennedy Jr. He will get people killed”

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TRUTH ⬇️

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BREAKING—Trump WH has indefinitely canceled meetings of a health technology advisory committee responsible for helping to protect your health data and regulating AI in health care, that all meetings of HITAC are canceled until further notice. Looks like your data won’t be safe.

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Been in L.A. for two years and I still miss New York, but I will admit that when someone in L.A. says they had a magical experience it’s like locking eyes with a coyote under a full moon and when someone in New York says it they mean they witnessed a guy dressed as Ant-Man get kicked by a cop horse.

submitted 41 days ago • 166 comments

#palisadesfire

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President Zelensky: 150 Ukrainian firefighters are ready to travel to California to help combat the wildfires.🇺🇸🇺🇦

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“‘[H]ydroclimate whiplash’ — fast swings between alarmingly wet and seriously dry weather — is expanding globally. The phenomenon has grown up to 66% since the mid-20th century…” www.kqed.org/science/1995...

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