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America has their Hulk Hogans. Their Marvel comic "super heroes." Their tech billionaire winners. We had Terry Fox. In our hearts we carry Terry's spirit. Canada #strongasfuck

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I was Colin Kaepernick’s lawyer in 2017. I remember what Trump did. “Get that son of a bitch off the field.” Colin stood firm and lost his career. Real sacrifice. Never obey. Never submit. Kaepernick’s example is more relevant now than ever…My reflections open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

submitted 97 days ago • 110 comments

Ketchup On Walls Alert: HIGH

submitted 19 days ago • 2100 comments

Of all of Millie's endearing qualities, I think my favorite is her smile.

submitted 16 days ago • 2183 comments

For those of you desperately in need of distraction from today's headlines, here's a photo of a bunny & a chick who are friends.

submitted 14 days ago • 1528 comments

In troubling times, people experiencing high stress or crippling anxiety deal with it in different ways. Some have a therapist, some have a deep breathing exercise & some even have a personal mantra. I have a Mabel.

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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936

submitted 5 days ago • 132 comments

If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money. That starts with banning super PAC donations in Dem primaries. There’s no way the party can speak for the majority of working people in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.

submitted 5 days ago • 319 comments

The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth. Read that back. Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.

submitted 4 days ago • 239 comments

This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office. 2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor. 3) Donors make a huge profit. 4) Repeat. For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.

submitted 3 days ago • 305 comments

From food safety to air travel to environmental protections, Trump and Musk have gone on a firing spree at agencies that protect nearly every facet of American life. This has nothing to do with "efficiency" and everything to do with lining their own pockets at our expense.

submitted 2 days ago • 116 comments

The GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode the deficit. 3) Demand cuts to programs that millions of people rely on. 4) Repeat. They're trying it again this week. Don't let them get away with it.

submitted 2 days ago • 123 comments

Boycotts are taking hold. Protests are on the rise. Federal courts are hitting back. The Trump-Musk-Vance regime's popularity is plunging and DOGE is losing credibility. In these dark times, it's important to recognize that people are fighting back. Join them.

submitted 2 days ago • 308 comments

The House will vote this week on the GOP's budget proposal, which includes massive cuts to Medicaid and food stamps to pay for even more tax cuts for the rich. Call your representatives now and tell them to reject it: (202) 224-3121

submitted 2 days ago • 435 comments

Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives. Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.

submitted 1 day ago • 695 comments

Joy on our crisis of democracy: "Tonight on our final ReidOut, we’re going to talk about what people are actually doing to resist this and get some great advice from some of our favorite friends on what more we can do."

submitted 2 days ago • 1057 comments

NEW: The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its journalists.

submitted 5 days ago • 28 comments

The Supreme Court for now prevented President Donald Trump from firing the head of a watchdog agency in the first legal showdown to reach the justices over the administration’s efforts to dramatically remake the federal government.

submitted 5 days ago • 27 comments

Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating DEI-related grants.

submitted 5 days ago • 60 comments

BREAKING: President Donald Trump terminated Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr., the country’s highest-ranking military officer, from his position.

submitted 5 days ago • 175 comments

“With the latest announced cuts in federal spending, many of the programs that have helped people in need across the globe are at risk.” Yale Divinity School’s Gregory E. Sterling writes why Evangelicals & Christians who voted for Trump should be outraged. READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 3 days ago • 65 comments

The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

submitted 3 days ago • 168 comments

How a low-profile federal board could host appeals for thousands of fired government workers www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Rep. Boyle on DOGE: “It is wrong. It is illegal.” Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., joins Alex Witt to share his thoughts on DOGE cuts and the divide between House and Senate GOP on passing a federal budget. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltpG...

submitted 3 days ago • 50 comments

Federal workers and agencies push back against Elon Musk's email ultimatum www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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“Today, the USPS is the largest civilian employer in the government, with roughly 600,000 workers.” Ray Brescia, professor of law at Albany Law School writes about the devastating consequences of Trump’s Postal Service privatization plan. READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 2 days ago • 33 comments

Fired federal workers speak out during sit in at Capitol.

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Courage and honor come in many forms.

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Crockett: They have a Trump trifecta. So, if the government shuts down, it is going to be on Trump and his minions. It is not going to be on us because we weren't elected to gut social security, medicaid, medicare, and USAID. That's not what we campaigned on. So that's not what we're going to do.

submitted 3 days ago • 117 comments

#emails2DOGE @carolleonnig.bsky.social

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Dan Bongino, a former New York City police officer and Secret Service agent turned right-wing pundit and podcaster, will be the next deputy director of the FBI, President Trump said on Sunday night.

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THIS IS HOW YOU STAND UP: EEOC admin judge Karen Ortiz resisted an order to hand over all LGBT cases for “review” and told colleagues to resist too. She knows she’ll likely to be fired. “I can exist on cornflakes and community if it means that my soul is intact.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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Elon, I hate to break it to you but you aren’t my boss. I answer to the people of Minnesota. But since you bring it up, I spent last week fighting to stop tax breaks for billionaires like you, paid for by defunding health care for moms and babies

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

submitted 3 days ago • 205 comments

Welcome to the RFK Jr Era of Public Health.

submitted 3 days ago • 1330 comments

A political conference in Washington, DC, that bills itself as the alternative to the Trump-aligned CPAC was evacuated after a death threat made against several of its speakers who have been critical of President Donald Trump.

submitted 3 days ago • 138 comments

👩‍⚕️CDC and Disability Rights 🦼 Before we talk more about disability, we need to address the history of eugenics, ableism and racism that haunts US public health work.

submitted 3 days ago • 25 comments

Yosemite National Park workers hang distress flag to protest Trump and Musk coming for their jobs.

submitted 3 days ago • 240 comments

This will likely upset millions of voters. The government isn’t a business.

submitted 5 days ago • 185 comments

Says the guy who won't even respond to the mothers of his own children

submitted 4 days ago • 2622 comments

Federal employees don’t “work for” Elon Musk

submitted 3 days ago • 347 comments

Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Ditch Her District for Tropical Costa Rica …Again? Evidence the DOGE chairwoman dodged her district amid constituent unrest and freezing temps

submitted 3 days ago • 308 comments

BREAKING: Zelenskyy says he is willing to give up presidency for peace in Ukraine, NATO membership.

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MUSK LOSES BIG IN GERMANY Germany’s CDU/CSU wins big, while the far-right AfD underperforms in second—despite backing from Elon Musk and JD Vance. AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition.

submitted 3 days ago • 1443 comments

She’s very concerned now. Won’t do anything about it as usual, but very concerned.

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Sharp cuts at the Department of Housing and Urban Development are likely to upend housing markets, make homes less affordable and roil mortgage transactions, according to current and former employees, contractors and housing experts.

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The Trump administration has blocked work that is central to major international climate change research, and barred federal scientists and diplomats from attending a key global climate event in China next week, according to three sources close to the situation.

submitted 3 days ago • 61 comments