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What a week

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@aoc.bsky.social: "They're saying cut $880 billion from the Energy & Commerce Committee. I sit on that committee. Almost the entire budget that Energy & Commerce explores is Medicaid and Medicare. There is no way they can make their math square without enormous and devastating cuts to Medicaid."

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Wow…

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Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head. So,I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...

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Sign of the day at March for Science Boston, MA

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Dead people getting rich off social security. 💀💰💸 They are setting up to rob YOU.

submitted 2 days ago • 55 comments

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 Raise your ✋ hand and pass this on if you stand with Ukraine and against Russia!

submitted 2 days ago • 223 comments

Let’s mention this since no one is posting vids. It’s time for Democrats to realize Bernie Sanders has been right all along. Fight for universal healthcare. Fight for a living wage. Fight for a livable environment. Fight for a breakup of the oligarchy that led to Trump. We deserve this now.

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Al Green after he was THROWN out of chambers: “I was making it clear to the President that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid” "It is the best way to get it across to a person who uses his incivility, who uses his incivility against our civility. " #SOTU

submitted 4 days ago • 641 comments

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

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Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/02/07/s...

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⚡️Europe needs 'massive defense plan,' US 'can't be weak' with Putin, Macron says. Europe needs a "massive defense plan" to face the growing threat from Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a wide-ranging social media live feed on Feb. 20.

submitted 16 days ago • 59 comments

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 21, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Here's video of Steve Bannon doing a Sieg Heil today at CPAC. It is what it is and it's what Bannon intended. Don't let yourself be gaslit.

submitted 16 days ago • 1487 comments

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submitted 19 days ago • 2070 comments

Folks, I can’t stress this enough: Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit! Lock your credit!

submitted 18 days ago • 1144 comments

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

submitted 19 days ago • 1061 comments

Don't boo. Get involved with pro-democracy organizations. Don't boo. Write post cards and phone bank. Don't boo. Donate what you can to firms representing gov workers pro bono and filing lawsuits on behalf of us REAL AMERICANS Don't boo... Beat their asses in every election DONT BOO... VOTE!!!

submitted 18 days ago • 297 comments

This afternoon, the top FDA food official responsible for overseeing America's food safety and inspections resigned from the federal government.

submitted 19 days ago • 1257 comments

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submitted 19 days ago • 3084 comments

🚨BREAKING: In 4-3 decision, Wisconsin Supreme Court reverses lower court decision and DISMISSES voter suppression lawsuit. A big victory for our clients the WI Alliance for Retired Americans and voting rights in Wisconsin. Another stinging loss for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/wiscon...

submitted 19 days ago • 1006 comments

Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party thx in advance

submitted 19 days ago • 2070 comments

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 19 days ago • 1889 comments

Blumenthal: "It would be one thing if we had some disinterested, impartial business person -- highly successful -- looking at ways to make our govt more efficient and save money. That's not what's happening here. Elon Musk is doing a power grab & information heist, the biggest in American history"

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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

submitted 31 days ago • 6587 comments

Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought, an organizer of Project 2025, to head the OMB.

submitted 32 days ago • 2090 comments

I can see it now. First you build hotels in Gaza. Then of course you go to the Ukraine. Find nothing but the best land and rebuild. .. You can train the staff at Mar a Lago ....

submitted 32 days ago • 2721 comments

Could it be that @kpmgus.bsky.social, as the internal control auditors of the Treasury, is the most important firewall to protect the country now ? @aoc.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @stephruhle.bsky.social Can someone interview them ?

submitted 32 days ago • 616 comments

Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.

submitted 32 days ago • 1066 comments

Following the CDC's removal of critical health data and the potential approval of RFK Jr. as Health Secretary, it is crucial to access accurate health information from independent sources such as the WHO, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, and peer-reviewed journals.

submitted 32 days ago • 362 comments

Do one thing every day that scares you. Me: reads the news

submitted 32 days ago • 376 comments

I voted to reject RFK Jr.'s nomination to HHS. I cannot in good conscience support someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections, sow distrust in science, and oversee massive cuts to health care programs for vulnerable Americans.

submitted 33 days ago • 2386 comments

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

submitted 34 days ago • 1330 comments

This is Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll. Last Friday he refused Justice Department order to identify & assist in firing all agents involved in Jan. 6 riot cases, He is said to have pushed back forcefully. Thank you Brian Driscoll!🇺🇸

submitted 34 days ago • 1405 comments

Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."

submitted 34 days ago • 2483 comments

Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they done yet but the level of …

submitted 35 days ago • 591 comments

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submitted 36 days ago • 19 comments

Here's my interview with the new DNC chair, Ken Martin. This will help give you a sense of his priorities moving forward.

submitted 36 days ago • 170 comments