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So Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a dues paying union member. When's the general strike? What are the unions doing to organize for him? Can someone please point me to where we are organizing to stop the gears of society until the administration listens to the supreme court and brings him home?
April 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
So Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a dues paying union member. When's the general strike? What are the unions doing to organize for him? Can someone please point me to where we are organizing to stop the gears of society until the administration listens to the supreme court and brings him home?
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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Unthinkable. I can't believe this has to be said.
Republicans’ partisan spending bill turns the federal government into a slush fund for Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
It’s unthinkable that any Senate Democrat would hand them a blank check by voting for cloture.
It’s unthinkable that any Senate Democrat would hand them a blank check by voting for cloture.
March 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Unthinkable. I can't believe this has to be said.
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The literal wealthiest man in the world donating hundreds of millions of dollars to a presidential campaign and getting rewarded with a government post where he can award his companies with contracts is the most cartoonish possible rendering of what people warned about after Citizens United.
February 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The literal wealthiest man in the world donating hundreds of millions of dollars to a presidential campaign and getting rewarded with a government post where he can award his companies with contracts is the most cartoonish possible rendering of what people warned about after Citizens United.
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It’s remarkable how quickly the Trump team has sabotaged all the things that actually made the U.S. influential on the global stage.
Free trade economics, strong diplomatic networks and alliances, the soft power of democratic culture and values, the hard power of a competent military …
Free trade economics, strong diplomatic networks and alliances, the soft power of democratic culture and values, the hard power of a competent military …
February 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
It’s remarkable how quickly the Trump team has sabotaged all the things that actually made the U.S. influential on the global stage.
Free trade economics, strong diplomatic networks and alliances, the soft power of democratic culture and values, the hard power of a competent military …
Free trade economics, strong diplomatic networks and alliances, the soft power of democratic culture and values, the hard power of a competent military …
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Grifters all around
WSJ tops Page One with its piece about Amazon — “a company that prides itself on frugality” — bidding $40m for Melaina’s doc, “nearly three times the next-closest offer,” after dinner with Bezos.
$AMZN
$AMZN
February 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Grifters all around
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Missouri's AG Andrew Bailey is suing Starbucks, arguing that its workforce is too "female" and "non-white" and as a result Missouri consumers “pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services" because its workforce is "less qualified"
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
February 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Missouri's AG Andrew Bailey is suing Starbucks, arguing that its workforce is too "female" and "non-white" and as a result Missouri consumers “pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services" because its workforce is "less qualified"
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
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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.
February 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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.
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So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?
February 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?
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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.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
February 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
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That’s nothing. I found 13 contracts awarded to SpaceX since December totaling $77M. 1/
Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
February 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
That’s nothing. I found 13 contracts awarded to SpaceX since December totaling $77M. 1/
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External studies have shown:
-NIH funding directly or indirectly supported the development of ALL new treatments that were FDA approved between 2010-2020
-the return on NIH investment is estimated at 25-40% annually given the improvement in productivity from a healthier workforce
Facts matter.
-NIH funding directly or indirectly supported the development of ALL new treatments that were FDA approved between 2010-2020
-the return on NIH investment is estimated at 25-40% annually given the improvement in productivity from a healthier workforce
Facts matter.
February 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
External studies have shown:
-NIH funding directly or indirectly supported the development of ALL new treatments that were FDA approved between 2010-2020
-the return on NIH investment is estimated at 25-40% annually given the improvement in productivity from a healthier workforce
Facts matter.
-NIH funding directly or indirectly supported the development of ALL new treatments that were FDA approved between 2010-2020
-the return on NIH investment is estimated at 25-40% annually given the improvement in productivity from a healthier workforce
Facts matter.
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As a parent of two kids with special needs, I'm pretty damn excited to know that a racist billionaire who routinely uses the slur "r*tards" is destroying the federal department that's a bulwark for special education and support for disabled children.
February 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
As a parent of two kids with special needs, I'm pretty damn excited to know that a racist billionaire who routinely uses the slur "r*tards" is destroying the federal department that's a bulwark for special education and support for disabled children.
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my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
February 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
I've seen more people wipe out today than I had in the last 41 years combined ⛸️ 🧊 🚸 Luckily everyone popped right back up, but I expect a lot of sore asses in #chicago tomorrow. Be safe out there!
February 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I've seen more people wipe out today than I had in the last 41 years combined ⛸️ 🧊 🚸 Luckily everyone popped right back up, but I expect a lot of sore asses in #chicago tomorrow. Be safe out there!
I hope someday the news onslaught of the past few days will be long forgotten; that we don't all remember where we were and what we did during Dear Leader Elon Musk's coup 🫣😭
February 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I hope someday the news onslaught of the past few days will be long forgotten; that we don't all remember where we were and what we did during Dear Leader Elon Musk's coup 🫣😭
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The Trump’s campaign promise was to finish the job they started on Jan 6 and this is what it looks like.
The guy overseeing USAID was identified two years ago as a Jan. 6 participant who entered the Capitol through a broken window.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID
Marocco held several national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where he tried to consolidate power and slash funding.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Trump’s campaign promise was to finish the job they started on Jan 6 and this is what it looks like.
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honestly think some of the hesitation here is that no one wants to sound like a crank. i was talking at an event last night and even i felt like a crank while i was speaking!
What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?
February 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
honestly think some of the hesitation here is that no one wants to sound like a crank. i was talking at an event last night and even i felt like a crank while i was speaking!
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is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
February 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
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Poll: Elon Musk has the lowest favorability rating of any incoming president in modern American political history.
January 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Poll: Elon Musk has the lowest favorability rating of any incoming president in modern American political history.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
9 degrees out (feels like -7), Three year old exclaims "it's only a little cold, not a lot cold" and neighbor is taking kids to school in shorts. Humans really are nothing if not adaptable #chicago #arcticblast
January 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
9 degrees out (feels like -7), Three year old exclaims "it's only a little cold, not a lot cold" and neighbor is taking kids to school in shorts. Humans really are nothing if not adaptable #chicago #arcticblast
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if there is one funny thing about yesterday’s blitzkrieg of executive orders is that it makes the “democratic opposition went too far last time” crowd look like total dipshits
January 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
if there is one funny thing about yesterday’s blitzkrieg of executive orders is that it makes the “democratic opposition went too far last time” crowd look like total dipshits