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Yes a shutdown would have consequences. And a Republican President, Republican House, and Republican Senate would be responsible. They have acted in a unilateral and unprecedented way. Democrats cannot cave. They must fight back.

submitted 12 hours ago • 415 comments

@schiff.senate.gov is holding the line: hard pass on the CR. No capitulation to MAGA Republicans. Every Senate Dem must do the same. @schumer.senate.gov hear this: if you or any other Dem votes yes, we won’t forgive & we won’t forget. We will hold you accountable. #HoldTheLine

submitted 1 day ago • 116 comments

WTF?!? Elon Musk reposted this on X before quietly deleting it: “Stalin, Mao, and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector employees did.”

submitted 13 hours ago • 681 comments

CALL TO ACTION April 5th will be our next mobilization, standing with Indivisible, Women's March, 50501, and Voice of Florida. There will also be a special event in DC. Stay tuned for more details. Together we must unite and fight back against fascism!

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

The terrible House Republican CR capped DC's ability to use its OWN money — putting local schools, public safety and more on the chopping block. I'm bringing up legislation to fix this:

submitted 6 hours ago • 32 comments

I said it once and I’ll say it again. I am a HELL NO on cloture and HELL NO on the Republican CR that provides Elon Musk a slush fund to support his illegal operations.

submitted 15 hours ago • 170 comments

A federal judge in Washington has reinstated Susan Tsui Grundmann to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the agency responsible for adjudicating labor disputes between federal employees and management, after her removal by the Trump administration last month.

submitted 2 days ago • 44 comments

I joined 12 attorneys general urging SCOTUS to uphold Medicaid patients’ right to choose their own qualified healthcare providers, including Planned Parenthood.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

A federal judge ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of probationary workers fired under Musk’s government-cutting initiative. Judge William J. Alsup ruled the firings unlawful, carried out unilaterally by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

submitted 1 day ago • 70 comments

Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.

submitted 3 days ago • 1831 comments

There's something particularly disgusting about a real estate tycoon colluding with the richest man on earth to try to shut down affordable housing for working people. We are fighting Elon Musk's illegal operation with everything we've got.

submitted 3 days ago • 33 comments

My heart is breaking for our beautiful country! If you want to do something but aren't comfortable or close to any protests, please don't buy anything on Wednesdays! Make it a regular thing, every Wednesday! You can show up by not showing up! Women have so much economic power, let's use it together!

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

When MAGA Americans finally realize they too are victims of the criminality and predation they initially hoped would only be for those despised others (the immigrant, the gay, the brown, black, woke, the blue staters), then it will be a bridge too far. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-trump-s...

submitted 4 days ago • 49 comments

NASA begins cutting staff and eliminating three offices, marking the start of a mandated reduction in force at the space agency under Elon Musk’s directive. Gotta keep SpaceX afloat, right? Conflict of interest!

submitted 4 days ago • 146 comments

One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ? They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses. That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue. The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff

submitted 4 days ago • 2980 comments

Over $1.75 trillion was wiped out from the US stock market today. Trump owns all of this.

submitted 4 days ago • 345 comments

Russia and China, have ramped up recruitment efforts targeting US federal employees—particularly those recently fired or at risk of termination. These efforts are unfolding aggressively on LinkedIn, where adversaries are reaching out under the guise of job opportunities, networking, and consulting.

submitted 13 days ago • 379 comments

You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.

submitted 13 days ago • 516 comments

Elon Musk spent $280 million to elect Donald Trump, and he's been handed access to government agencies, cabinet meetings, lucrative contracts and Americans' private information. It's billionaires rigging the game for billionaires — the most corrupt bargain in American history⬇️

submitted 16 days ago • 16 comments

All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.

submitted 15 days ago • 931 comments

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

submitted 15 days ago • 1493 comments

DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA. Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps. Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems. See how this works?

submitted 15 days ago • 1942 comments

The Capitol Police arrested a group of peaceful protesters who demonstrated today in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of USAID workers. The president has made his message clear: disagree with them, and they will come after you.

submitted 16 days ago • 282 comments

Let's be clear about what this means: Donald Trump is hand-picking the reporters that cover him and his administration. This is straight out of the Kremlin playbook of intimidating reporters and manipulating press coverage and it should alarm every American.

submitted 17 days ago • 31 comments

A federal judge in Maryland issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, blocking members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency team and anyone “working on the DOGE agenda at the Department of Education” from accessing sensitive data until March 10.

submitted 18 days ago • 120 comments

Today, I joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in issuing a statement urging the Court to continue to block these funding cuts, which, if upheld, threaten public health, medical advancements, and our economy. We cannot allow politics to undermine lifesaving research.

submitted 21 days ago • 3 comments

I joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the Trump administration’s reckless attempts to shut it down. The CFPB protects Marylanders from deceptive business practices—we cannot afford to lose this essential agency.

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Today, I co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)’s lawsuit against the Trump administration’s executive orders targeting transgender individuals.

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Trump is once again trying to play king — this time threatening to revoke home rule and self-determination for 700,000 D.C. residents. This is why #DCStatehood is so vital and why I will never stop fighting for it and for the rights of Maryland’s neighbors in D.C.

submitted 22 days ago • 9 comments

Nearly 14 million American children were hungry last year, and 1 in 5 don't know where their next meal will come from. Yet Senate Republicans still blocked my amendment with @hirono.senate.gov to prevent cuts from school lunch programs while preparing to cut taxes for the ultra-rich. Shameful.

submitted 21 days ago • 10 comments

Tonight we proposed an amendment to ensure that the Republican budget doesn’t raise prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. And guess what? Republicans blocked it — just like they opposed us when we gave Medicare the power to lower drug prices.

submitted 22 days ago • 32 comments

Join 50501 in a National Day of Action on Monday, February 17th. We are reclaiming President's Day - a day that is supposed to be celebrating the Presidency. Unite to limit executive overreach. Find your protest at https://buff.ly/417VjtT, or create one.

submitted 32 days ago • 282 comments

submitted 32 days ago • 289 comments

No Women Wednesday! A way to show our economic power. Don't buy anything on Wednesdays! Every Wednesday until we see change! If you are able, call out from work! We need to make it easy for all women, so this can be done anywhere and still have an impact! We need to come together to show our power

submitted 38 days ago • 4 comments