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CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…

submitted 1 day ago • 904 comments

Holy shit! You’ve got to see this town hall. Republicans are starting to get torn apart by their own constituents. Rep. Rich McCormick: “You don’t think I’m going to stand up for you?” Woman in the crowd: “You need to stand up.” Another woman: “Don’t bend over.” 🔥

submitted 1 day ago • 1005 comments

This gives me hope. Gnite y’all

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil former leader Bolsonaro knew and agreed to a plan to poison President Lula, top prosecutor says.

submitted 3 days ago • 115 comments

Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

submitted 3 days ago • 1196 comments

Trump on the EU possibly banning food imports from the US: "I don't mind. Let them do it. Let them do it."

submitted 6 days ago • 720 comments

it’s going to be a tough competition for which Trump constituency he’s going to screw over the most but I feel like farmers might take the crown

submitted 6 days ago • 141 comments

After all we've seen in the past 3.5wks, I cannot believe anyone is confused about this. Musk. Owns. Trump. Trump sold Musk the functions of the Presidency; in return, Musk spent $250M to ensure Trump won instead of dying in prison. Trump just licenses his name to the deal: POTUS in name only.

submitted 7 days ago • 138 comments

DOGE is about to receive full access to IRS taxpayer data. On its own, that’s horrific. But it gets worse. The guy with access reposted content by Nick Fuentes (who advocates killing Jews) & says he was inspired to join DOGE by Ron Unz (an antisemitic Holocaust denier). This is beyond dangerous.

submitted 5 days ago • 65 comments

The Trump administration has started firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration probationary employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, according to their union. cnn.it/42Ymbxy

submitted 5 days ago • 148 comments

So yeah, even after a bunch of accidents that highlighted FAA staffing shortages they still went ahead and fired FAA staff. They don't know what they are doing.

submitted 6 days ago • 53 comments

If only there had been some kind of warning - on.ft.com/40Zncmv

submitted 8 days ago • 214 comments

Headlines from today: Vice President Vance Accuses European Leaders of Censoring Free Speech White House Bars Associated Press From Spaces Like Oval Office and Air Force One

submitted 8 days ago • 114 comments

As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit

submitted 6 days ago • 478 comments

This is probably the most accurate take.

submitted 6 days ago • 2927 comments

Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it. Strong power move for Team Cancer.

submitted 8 days ago • 1090 comments

Five years after COVID, the Trump administration has just cut in half its "disease detectives" program — which trains young public health professionals who track down the source of outbreaks. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-dis...

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

"The resignations we have seen in the last 24 hours of high-ranking Department of Justice officials constitute the biggest scandal to date facing the Trump administration." A must-read new piece from former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman.

submitted 8 days ago • 158 comments

Just a reminder that Germany was the center of scientific progress until the Nazis suppressed, drove away, or killed all the non-Nazi scientists.

submitted 9 days ago • 67 comments

Worst retail sales drop in nearly two years. 🇺🇸

submitted 8 days ago • 181 comments

The interim US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, a FedSoc member and former Scalia clerk, has done more to publicly expose the corruption of the Trump administration this week at greater personal cost than any elected official I can think of.

submitted 8 days ago • 116 comments

Oct 26: “I’ll slash prices — so fast it’ll make their heads spin” Feb 13: “Could go up” 🤷🏻‍♂️ www.barrons.com/articles/tru...

submitted 8 days ago • 29 comments

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s idea of efficiency is stopping research on curing cancer.

submitted 8 days ago • 186 comments

READ Danielle Sassoon's letter to AG Pam Bondi, via @nytimes.com: "Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

submitted 9 days ago • 396 comments