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CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy · 3h

Government shutdown becomes second-longest in history, no agreement in sight

Wednesday marked Day 22 of the government shutdown, the 22nd day of uncertainty for federal workers who don't know when they'll get their next paycheck. The path to reopening the government remains unclear. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.

Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.

Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.

The government has been shut down for 22 days.

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goodfella18.bsky.social @goodfella18.bsky.social · 11h

I’m not a New Yorker, but rooting for you. Might be beneficial to hire Supply Chain Management professionals and Continuous Improvement experts to see how they can help in the education space. So much waste to be removed, if done right with real data to support decisions.

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Liat @loinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 10h

And also stop spending millions on Ed Tech contracts & dangerous AI products that have no evidence of helping kids learn and waste tons of time and money 💚

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Kathleen @deloebrenti.bsky.social · 10h

I hope you'll consider procurement reform that impacts libraries and their ability to access digital marketplaces!

www.ebookstudygroup.org/connecticut_...

Connecticut House Passes Landmark eBook Bill

New State Bills Aim to Improve Access to eBooks for Libraries

www.ebookstudygroup.org

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Lisa @misslisa308.bsky.social · 11h

Teachers spend so much money out of their own pockets to get students the supplies they need. Please get input from classroom teachers about what children really need. Classroom teachers. Not admin. Rooting for you to win.

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Kevin Williams @jarhead5536.bsky.social · 10h

Still need to show up for Small Business Saturday. Support your local community business owners!

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 10h

I am in! - Share this liberally!

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 8h

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....

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Rosa DeLauro @delauro.house.gov · 7h

This week people across CT will be receiving notices on how much their health insurance premiums will increase next year.

I want to hear from you, please visit delauro.house.gov to tell me your story.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 10h

HE HAS BEEN GOING FOR OVER 20 HOURS!!!

JOIN US AS WE WATCH HIM GO!

LIVE NOW: Democratic Senator Has Been Filibustering For Over 20 Hours And Counting!

God on Substack

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Rosa DeLauro @delauro.house.gov · 7h

CT families are scared. The stories are devastating– a single father concerned about his twins with autism losing their care & many worried they can't keep up with the cost of their medication.

Medicaid is more than just health care & I’m fighting to save it.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3h

It would cost roughly $700 million to make the nation's slowest buses fast and free.

And it would generate more than double that in economic benefits for our city.

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Digital Iron @gallironink.bsky.social · 3h

Hey if people are saying do a federal tax strike why not just do a health insurance strike(assuming its not necessary for survival) and watch them all panic.

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PraiseTheSun🌅 @praisethe-sun.bsky.social · 7h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

Health insurance costs jumped for workers & employers in 2025.

This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.

Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.

Still not sure we need Medicare for All?

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Veterans Against Trump @vetsat.bsky.social · 2d

"The Trump regime is selectively starving Democratic jurisdictions of federal funds, even as their residents continue to pay billions in federal taxes, with blue states accounting for over 60% of the federal government’s revenue. We are being compelled to subsidize our own political subjugation."

How can blue states fight back against Trump? With fiscal disobedience | Eric Reinhart

By holding back federal tax revenues, Democratic governors can turn a one-sided assault into a constitutional showdown

www.theguardian.com

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 1d

The people of Arizona’s 7th district should have a refund on any federal taxes accrued from 9/23 until Grijalva gets sworn in. You know, the whole taxation without representation thing?

Then of course, DC would enter the chat.

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Miss Havisham’s Ghost @therealjocelynj.bsky.social · 5d

Hey quick question why do I pay federal taxes

tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: White House announces it's going to pause, and potentially cancel, $11 billion in infrastructure funding (via the Army Corps of Engineers), specifically citing cities, like New York, represented or led by Democrats. More to come.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8h

you think it's "gay" to be associated with anything left of center ...

*opens manilla envelope*

... and yet, on jan 21, 2025 ...

*slides 8x10 photo across table*

... you wore the tutti frutti

CIAsandman on Twitter writes: "Leftist friend got called “fuckin lib” by a foid at a bar last night. Their cultural grip is slipping. It’s cringe and gay to even be associated with anything left of center."

On January 21, 2025, CIAsandman tweets: "White boy fuel." There's a photo showing him holding a half-eaten piece of bread a bottle of water. On his wrist is a white Swatch watch.

An eBay auction for the Swatch says: 1996 Vintage Swatch Watch TUTTI FRUTTI GW109 Working Swatch Watches Women

A detective looks down at a suspect while a light is shining above the suspect's head.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 5h

We have just over two weeks to pass Prop 50. And when we do, it will send a message of hope across the country, that change is possible if we do the work.

So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem

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Digital Iron @gallironink.bsky.social · 3h

Literally building a King's Palace in front of our eyes. What a timeline we're living in.

Digital Iron @gallironink.bsky.social · 3h

Got it!

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🐧 Sam Duvall 🐧 @pachi3k.bsky.social · 9h

Anyone of any gender should have access to hormone therapy, but to opine that HRT is cool and based for cis people to improve their sex lives while in the same breath demonizing transgender people for supposedly being sick sex-freaks is fucking infuriating.

Brady! 🏳️‍⚧️ @like-the-bunch.bsky.social · 10h

when trans people take HRT to feel normal: “look at these depraved sex freaks performing their sick fetish in public, we should bully them out of existence”

when cis ppl take HRT so they can fuck real good:

NYT Magazine headline “‘I'm on Fire': Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive - and Then Some
There is no F.D.A.-approved testosterone product for women. Insurance won't cover it. Many doctors won't prescribe it. It's become a cultural phenomenon.”

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 3h

The idea that a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural nation of 300 million only gets two choices in leadership is irrational and anti-democratic. It’s a implicit way to depress participation in democracy.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 4h

This isn’t specific to our current moment but one completely irrational thing that Americans are forced to do is to go “well he won 53% of the 50% of people who voted so clearly 100% of people demanded this” and I mean what the fuck, how the fuck does that make sense

jack 🌹 @kyriakos.bsky.social · 6h

I think many people of various ideological persuasions are missing how much the ground has shifted against Trump in the realm of public opinion in the last 9 months. Mostly because they’ve bought into the manufactured media narrative that Trump won a “mandate”—which wasn’t true.

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