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Hey DOGE bros— Think I found some government waste to cut. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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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…

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Pardon me? www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

submitted 19 hours ago • 46 comments

Omg. Listen to him.

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

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An FCC probe of an SF radio station over a story it didn't like. A judge-ordered takedown of a newspaper editorial. We are watching the 1st Amendment die rapidly, inspired by a president who declares himself a king How can the media fight back? My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

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So Musk execs pushed ad giant Interpublic Group to increase ads on X or they could see their planned merger with Omnicom, which needs Trump admin approval, in "trouble." www.wsj.com/business/med...

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Well executed www.mediaite.com/online/elon-...

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Here are The Top 10 Dogs of the week! youtu.be/xSi7CJ4iFPU

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The dance of the emu and the goat.

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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.

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DEI programs are designed to help white people too – here’s how

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Former PM Malcolm Turnbull has laid into Donald Trump for “running Vladimir Putin’s lines” “We have a shocking, appalling situation where the President of the USA is siding with a Russian dictator, a murderous dictator” “Siding with the invader” “Its mind blowing” #Abc

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Math doesn’t math.

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker: "What comes next?" #3E [1]

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Good work

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Be clear about what’s happening: Trump and his administration, and thus America, is siding with Putin and Russia against a United States ally.

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Oh no.

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New ICE data shows Trump isn't just arresting criminals. The number of detainees *without* a criminal conviction or pending criminal charges increased by more than 1,800 in the first two weeks of Feb. — representing 41% of the total new detainees just in that period. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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I wonder what it will take for the GOP congress to turn against Trump.

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Donald Trump has reportedly spent an estimated $10.7 million worth of taxpayer money to play golf since his inauguration. This is happening as Head Start programs have struggled to access previously approved federal funding due to the Trump admin's illegal impoundment. Hello?

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