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That’s nothing. I found 13 contracts awarded to SpaceX since December totaling $77M. 1/

submitted 11 days ago • 551 comments

Paul Martin, the inspector general for the USAID, has been fired after resisting the administration. Just a day ago, his office released a report warning that staff reductions and spending freezes put hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars at risk of misuse and waste. This is the way.

submitted 11 days ago • 329 comments

Americans must suffer That’s what Trump & Musk say. But who really suffers? Not billionaires, it's working families. Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) backs policies that make life harder while the rich thrive. How much more struggle before leaders prioritize people over profits? Sound off. #EnoughIsEnough

submitted 14 days ago • 47 comments

They're not fooling anyone.

submitted 23 days ago • 517 comments

Today, a Utah court will hear a challenge to the state's congressional map. Voters argue that the map is a partisan gerrymander that favors Republicans, violating the state constitution.

submitted 22 days ago • 24 comments

by freezing all federal grants, trump is fundamentally transforming the relationship between the executive and congress. he is asserting dictatorial authority over federal spending, transforming congress's lawmaking powers into advisory authority. it is a constitutional crisis

submitted 26 days ago • 226 comments

WIC. They are pausing WIC. That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings in the same fiscal year. For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.

submitted 26 days ago • 147 comments

It took all of one week before top Republican donors pivoted to the real prize of Trump’s election: the prospect of extending Trump’s tax breaks for the ultrawealthy. It was never about lowering prices. It was always about lining the pockets of Trump’s donors.

submitted 26 days ago • 348 comments

"If it feels like an insurmountable amount of garbage is being dumped on us, that's by design. It’s creating such an avalanche of disappointment that we're left feeling disheartened, disillusioned, and discouraged. He wants us to become so numb to injustice that it becomes our new normal."

submitted 26 days ago • 513 comments

CARTOON OF THE DAY

submitted 26 days ago • 596 comments

When there weren't enough bank examiners on the beat, SVB and Signature Bank failed, requiring big bailouts. The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 26 days ago • 516 comments

If Elon Musk is really serious about making government more efficient and saving taxpayers money—WITHOUT cutting key programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security—I’ve got a plan for that: www.masslive.com/news/2025/01...

submitted 28 days ago • 40 comments

The felons first week in office & Project 2025......

submitted 28 days ago • 398 comments

•sarcasm on• I have no idea what this might look like. You? •sarcasm off•

submitted 28 days ago • 269 comments

This is why wealthy Americans, like Elon Musk, want middle class Americans to be obsessed with worrying about immigrants stealing from their piece of the zero-sum economic pie.

submitted 28 days ago • 85 comments

For too long, Big Pharma has ripped off diabetics by jacking up the price of insulin. I voted to cap the price of insulin at $35 a month and end price-gouging of patients in need of medicine – saving #MA3 residents hundreds or even thousands each year! hitconsultant.net/2025/01/20/g...

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

POV: the person in charge of looking after Trump’s billionaires (pt 5)

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

NY Times, Oct. 28, 1935.

submitted 28 days ago • 152 comments

LEGO should refuse to sell in the US until we get rid of this madman.

submitted 29 days ago • 32 comments

Tom Morello was right. And now, we are living in the bonafide Rage Against the Machine era. It is time to organize. Our government is not failing us, it is actively trying to destroy us. #ResistForRealThisTIme

submitted 29 days ago • 310 comments

With Dhillon running the DOJ’s civil rights division, it’s a clear indicator that Trump plans to purge the department of career voting attorneys and use it to roll back voting rights, instead of enforcing them. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

submitted 29 days ago • 151 comments

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

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Just a day after Republicans in Congress voted to pass legislation to track women's pregnancies, Donald Trump is working to restrict abortion care for women across our country and around the globe, even if their life is at risk. Tell me how any of that lowers grocery prices.

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.

submitted 30 days ago • 812 comments

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=47PI...

submitted 29 days ago • 35 comments

POV: the person in charge of implementing Trump’s executive orders

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Trump is considering abolishing FEMA and forcing states to deal with natural disasters. “I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” he said. I wonder how Florida, Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina & South Carolina feel about “taking care of their own problems” without federal help.

submitted 29 days ago • 1015 comments

We are so 🤬ed!!!!! #germany1939 #deathofdemocracy

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Missouri stands to lose 1.9 Billion in economic activity supported by NIH. Thanks, Trump. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

submitted 30 days ago • 29 comments

Love to see it

submitted 30 days ago • 2851 comments

DURBIN: I wonder if we ought to give fair warning to farmers and ranchers that if you have immigrant labor, you can expect federal agents to come and search your property. Is that in the future under the mass deportation plan? BROOKE ROLLINS word salad

submitted 30 days ago • 891 comments

Stay strong. Do not comply.

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

If you would like to see how much economic activity and grants and how many people are employed through NIH in your state, just use this handy website. And then contact your Congressional Rep and tell them to prioritize NIH. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

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Less than one week into Trump's presidency, it is clear there will be retribution. The only question is whether we will oppose it or enable it. Tomorrow morning I explain what each can do to limit the damage. Sign-up now to receive. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

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Get ready. Trump is going to fire most of the VA workforce, 70% of which are Veterans, then to "fix" the problems he created, he's going to privatize the VA and send our veterans to expensive, shitty corporate health mills after he slashes health benefits so he and his buddies can get richer.

submitted 31 days ago • 586 comments