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Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

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So this is a thing allthings.how/what-is-andr...

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We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.

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Started / Going

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helluva thread from the hellsite about the comically bad “savings” doge claims to have found (sorry for the weirdly sized screenshots, I had to squeeze everything into only 4 of them)

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My 83 y/o mom's opinion

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Knowledge is power…

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The deadline to apply is Feb. 28. callforcurators.com/call/tempora...

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AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.

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Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports

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I just lost my job, along with most of my coworkers, due to the illegal grant freeze. I worked at an organization that -helped veterans who have lost a limb -Assisted elderly and disabled people -Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs

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I was walking Rocco, and two red tails flew over. One had a treat (of unknown provenance) and landed in my maple tree

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Oh my “The trouble with all this is that even if someone sincerely intends to exit The Com after years of consorting with cybercriminals, they are often still subject to personal attacks, harassment and hacking long after they have left the scene.” krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen...

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Is this what winning looks like? USAID was buying $2 billion in crops from U.S. farmers. Now it’s gone. But sure, blame immigrants and not Felon47. -Feminist News

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Why Jasmine Crockett’s Latest Comments On DEI Hit Home www.huffpost.com/entry/jasmin...

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Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections. Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.

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BREAKING: The US State Department flag has been spotted flying upside down—a universal signal of distress.

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Oligarchy doesn’t even begin to describe what this is

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If it feels like Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to destroy our country from within, that’s because it is exactly what they are fucking doing.

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Are the next 4 years really going to be logging on everyday to sentences like "a 19 year old doge intern called Big Balls has your social security number" because I'm already at capacity for this sort of thing

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One GOP proposal takes aim squarely at parents raising children on their own by eliminating the “head of household” filing status to reap some $200B more in taxes over a decade from single parents and other adults caring for dependents on their own.

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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...

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This Black History Month, as our communities battle attempts to whitewash history, use us as scapegoats, and undo our civil rights, we must show up louder than ever before. Let us celebrate the Black LGBTQ+ leaders who came before us and let their legacy guide us.

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I could be wrong, I could be right I could be black, I could be white I could be right, I could be wrong I could be white, I could be black Your time has come your second skin The cost so high the gain so low Walk through the valley The written word is a lie ...Anger is an energy

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www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

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BREAKING NEWS: It is much worse than previously reported: Not only were at least 30 federal attorneys who worked on January 6 cases fired, but all six of the FBI's most senior executives and multiple heads of field offices have been escorted out. This is terrifying.

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Da fuq?

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This: "It’s not enough to be silently non-racist. It’s time to be vocally anti-racist." Speak out!

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