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The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
March 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
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The emotions of the Ukrainian ambassador to the US during the emotional dialogue between the presidents…
February 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The emotions of the Ukrainian ambassador to the US during the emotional dialogue between the presidents…
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the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, signed on December 5, 1994, by Ukraine, the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
Ukraine agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons on its territory. In return, the signatories provided Ukraine with security assurances, including:
Ukraine agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons on its territory. In return, the signatories provided Ukraine with security assurances, including:
March 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, signed on December 5, 1994, by Ukraine, the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
Ukraine agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons on its territory. In return, the signatories provided Ukraine with security assurances, including:
Ukraine agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons on its territory. In return, the signatories provided Ukraine with security assurances, including:
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No Senator was elected to let the President or some unaccountable billionaire decide how YOUR tax dollars get spent.
Let me be clear: CONGRESS holds the power of the purse, and NO President can unilaterally abolish an entire agency or ignore our appropriations laws.
Let me be clear: CONGRESS holds the power of the purse, and NO President can unilaterally abolish an entire agency or ignore our appropriations laws.
March 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
No Senator was elected to let the President or some unaccountable billionaire decide how YOUR tax dollars get spent.
Let me be clear: CONGRESS holds the power of the purse, and NO President can unilaterally abolish an entire agency or ignore our appropriations laws.
Let me be clear: CONGRESS holds the power of the purse, and NO President can unilaterally abolish an entire agency or ignore our appropriations laws.
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“DO YOUR JOB!”
TEXAS: @RepKeithSelf’s turn
TEXAS: @RepKeithSelf’s turn
March 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“DO YOUR JOB!”
TEXAS: @RepKeithSelf’s turn
TEXAS: @RepKeithSelf’s turn
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This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
March 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
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It's very reasonable for normal, upstanding Americans to make clear that they won't stand for unAmerican trash like JD Vance. Everyone has their limits.
🚨 BREAKING: After torpedoing yesterday’s meeting with Zelensky, JD Vance fled to Vermont for vacation—only to be met by hundreds of furious protesters.
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
March 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It's very reasonable for normal, upstanding Americans to make clear that they won't stand for unAmerican trash like JD Vance. Everyone has their limits.
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This is excellent.
JD Vance is skiing at a Vermont resort this weekend. The resort’s snow reporter took the opportunity to make some good trouble, sending out a message of resistance against an administration “threatening our democracy, our livelihoods, our land”. [kottke.org]
Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter
JD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in Vermont with his family this weekend and will be skiing at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT
kottke.org
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is excellent.
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One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy.
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
March 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy.
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
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Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
Trump takes seized boxes back to Florida on Air Force One | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022.
www.cnn.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
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This is not an effort to roll back "DEI"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan
Legal experts said that unwinding a civil rights-era bulwark designed to safeguard employees’ rights removes a crucial check on institutional power.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is not an effort to roll back "DEI"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
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Now they’re coming for the judges.
Musk and Republican Lawmakers Pressure Judges with Impeachment Threats
Democrats say the calls to remove judges who block Trump administration initiatives amount to intimidation. Some senior Republicans were also skeptical of the effort.
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Now they’re coming for the judges.
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During Trump's CFPB Director nomination hearing, it broke that the agency is dropping lawsuits against companies accused of cheating American families out of their money.
This wasn't a coincidence. It shows exactly who is in charge right now: Elon Musk.
This wasn't a coincidence. It shows exactly who is in charge right now: Elon Musk.
February 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
During Trump's CFPB Director nomination hearing, it broke that the agency is dropping lawsuits against companies accused of cheating American families out of their money.
This wasn't a coincidence. It shows exactly who is in charge right now: Elon Musk.
This wasn't a coincidence. It shows exactly who is in charge right now: Elon Musk.
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Three years ago today, Putin's tanks rolled into Ukraine, and Russian aircraft began bombing the country.
Trump is lying. Russia started the war, not Ukraine.
Putin is a dictator, not Zelensky.
Trump is lying. Russia started the war, not Ukraine.
Putin is a dictator, not Zelensky.
February 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Three years ago today, Putin's tanks rolled into Ukraine, and Russian aircraft began bombing the country.
Trump is lying. Russia started the war, not Ukraine.
Putin is a dictator, not Zelensky.
Trump is lying. Russia started the war, not Ukraine.
Putin is a dictator, not Zelensky.
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Working class Americans live 6 years shorter lives than the wealthy. Doctors believe economic stress is a major factor in that disparity.
I asked Americans to describe how stress impacts their lives & well-being. The responses were heartbreaking.
Here are some of them:
I asked Americans to describe how stress impacts their lives & well-being. The responses were heartbreaking.
Here are some of them:
February 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Working class Americans live 6 years shorter lives than the wealthy. Doctors believe economic stress is a major factor in that disparity.
I asked Americans to describe how stress impacts their lives & well-being. The responses were heartbreaking.
Here are some of them:
I asked Americans to describe how stress impacts their lives & well-being. The responses were heartbreaking.
Here are some of them:
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We didn't elect Elon, and Trump is abusing his executive power. Protest executive overreach on Monday, February 17th, No Kings Day of Action - Find your event at events.pol-rev.com @polrev.bsky.social #50501movement #fiftyfiftyone #buildtheresistance #politicalrevolution #novoiceunheard
February 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We didn't elect Elon, and Trump is abusing his executive power. Protest executive overreach on Monday, February 17th, No Kings Day of Action - Find your event at events.pol-rev.com @polrev.bsky.social #50501movement #fiftyfiftyone #buildtheresistance #politicalrevolution #novoiceunheard
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Public education is the backbone of American democracy.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
February 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Public education is the backbone of American democracy.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
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A judge just blocked Elon Musk and co-president Donald Trump from firing the financial cops at the CFPB who protect consumers from Wall Street scams.
There's power in fighting back.
There's power in fighting back.
Judge temporarily halts mass firings at CFPB, preserves agency data
The order also blocks acting CFPB Director Russ Vought from taking steps to defund the agency.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A judge just blocked Elon Musk and co-president Donald Trump from firing the financial cops at the CFPB who protect consumers from Wall Street scams.
There's power in fighting back.
There's power in fighting back.
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If we want the Trump voting Base to sit up and take notice about #Medicaid?
REMIND THEM all of their grandparents and parents in long term care facilities THEY didn't have insurance for? #Medicaid covers that, NOT #Medicare.
Want to bring them home to live with you? No?
Then #SecureMedicaid!
REMIND THEM all of their grandparents and parents in long term care facilities THEY didn't have insurance for? #Medicaid covers that, NOT #Medicare.
Want to bring them home to live with you? No?
Then #SecureMedicaid!
February 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If we want the Trump voting Base to sit up and take notice about #Medicaid?
REMIND THEM all of their grandparents and parents in long term care facilities THEY didn't have insurance for? #Medicaid covers that, NOT #Medicare.
Want to bring them home to live with you? No?
Then #SecureMedicaid!
REMIND THEM all of their grandparents and parents in long term care facilities THEY didn't have insurance for? #Medicaid covers that, NOT #Medicare.
Want to bring them home to live with you? No?
Then #SecureMedicaid!
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Smfh
February 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Smfh
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As the Trump administration is firing thousands of NIH workers — including 10% of the CDC team, the measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas has suddenly doubled to at least 48 cases. The outbreak has grown from 24 to 48 cases within the last three days.
All cases are in unvaccinated people or…
All cases are in unvaccinated people or…
February 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
As the Trump administration is firing thousands of NIH workers — including 10% of the CDC team, the measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas has suddenly doubled to at least 48 cases. The outbreak has grown from 24 to 48 cases within the last three days.
All cases are in unvaccinated people or…
All cases are in unvaccinated people or…
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Montpelier and Burlington, VT
#fiftyfiftyone #50501
#fiftyfiftyone #50501
February 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Montpelier and Burlington, VT
#fiftyfiftyone #50501
#fiftyfiftyone #50501
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Among other reasons, censorship is bad because a lot of these terms are used multiple ways. “Confirmation bias” is the most common logical fallacy, for example - I’d like the folks at NSA to be particularly attuned to it.
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Among other reasons, censorship is bad because a lot of these terms are used multiple ways. “Confirmation bias” is the most common logical fallacy, for example - I’d like the folks at NSA to be particularly attuned to it.