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Something tells me they don't care about safety.

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In our new "It Can Happen Here" video, we review Donald Trump's latest fascist moves, as he and Elon Musk war wage war on the US government to advance both oligarchy and autocracy. For more, check out my OUR LAND newsletter at davidcorn.com.

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NYT: “.. In only five of the 90 cases were patients vaccinated ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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Update on the Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u... There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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That’s how you write a headline, people.

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The Trump administration has deported more than 400 migrants — from as far as China and Vietnam — back to some of these shelters, leaving them in legal limbo.

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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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Four great reasons to vote your Republican Senators out of office https://www.reddit.com/r/democrats/comments/1iuqqcf/four_great_reasons_to_vote_your_republican/ https://www.reddit.com/r/democrats/comments/1iuqqcf/four_great_reasons_to_vote_your_republican/

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JPMORGAN: “.. the term ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ has appeared in more than 20 New York Times articles in the last two days alone. This attention level gives the impression that spending cuts, either realized or imminent, are dramatic. The reality so far is more mundane.”

submitted 1 day ago • 34 comments

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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Messaging matters. 31 days in. From below: “Once in power, the Nazis eradicated German democracy in a few short months. In his first 100 days, Hitler abrogated the civil rights of all Germans, set up concentration camps, and initiated anti-Jewish policies. This cleared the path for the Holocaust.”

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A new finding of dysfunctional memory B cells that can underly a person's immune response to cancer and represent a target for immunotherapy www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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NEW: It's the Elon Musk paradox: On X he's a budget-cutting warrior leading a noble Trump-approved battle against the Deep State bureaucracy. But to the WH, increasingly besieged in court, he's a run-of-the-mill adviser with no decision-making power. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

submitted 2 days ago • 54 comments

As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.

submitted 2 days ago • 83 comments

Remember back in 2017 when some of us were hoping Mike Pence would force Trump out of office and assume the Presidency, but so many were, "No! Pence would be worse!" I hope it's clear now that though Pence is an off-putting fundamentalist weirdo, he would be far far preferable to Orange Shitler.

submitted 3 days ago • 48 comments

So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?

submitted 11 days ago • 3204 comments

Project 2025 was unpopular because of things like the plan for Trump to shut down the CFPB, which helps you get your money back if a bank cheats you.

submitted 11 days ago • 569 comments

The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse. Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.

submitted 11 days ago • 1394 comments