DEENAYA
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Sanders: We are not a poor country!
There is no excuse on God’s earth for people to have to choose between food and the medicine they need to stay alive.
There is no excuse on God’s earth for people to have to choose between food and the medicine they need to stay alive.
March 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Sanders: We are not a poor country!
There is no excuse on God’s earth for people to have to choose between food and the medicine they need to stay alive.
There is no excuse on God’s earth for people to have to choose between food and the medicine they need to stay alive.
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Merkley: "The best time to take on a tyrant is as early as possible. And this is the moment."
March 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Merkley: "The best time to take on a tyrant is as early as possible. And this is the moment."
No taxation without representation.
Elon Musk staffers are drawing six-figure government salaries funded by taxpayers.
March 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
No taxation without representation.
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Weingarten: It’s really only the Congress that can abolish the Department of Education. So, what the president can do is make government basically ineffective—not work—by a thousand cuts. And that’s what they’re doing.
March 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Weingarten: It’s really only the Congress that can abolish the Department of Education. So, what the president can do is make government basically ineffective—not work—by a thousand cuts. And that’s what they’re doing.
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The Congressional Budget Office confirms that the only way to cut $880B is by cutting Medicaid. And the only way to cut that much from Medicaid is by stripping coverage & access from millions of older adults & other low-income Americans. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds
The nonpartisan bookkeeper said there’s no other way to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Congressional Budget Office confirms that the only way to cut $880B is by cutting Medicaid. And the only way to cut that much from Medicaid is by stripping coverage & access from millions of older adults & other low-income Americans. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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I keep thinking of the prophets - how fiercely they advocated for the most vulnerable people in their land, and how fearlessly they spoke truth to power. We all need that prophetic courage today.
These are the words of Isaiah —
“Woe to those who make unjust laws…
These are the words of Isaiah —
“Woe to those who make unjust laws…
March 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I keep thinking of the prophets - how fiercely they advocated for the most vulnerable people in their land, and how fearlessly they spoke truth to power. We all need that prophetic courage today.
These are the words of Isaiah —
“Woe to those who make unjust laws…
These are the words of Isaiah —
“Woe to those who make unjust laws…
Soooo… NOT that lady on vacation then..?
Whoopsies!
Whoopsies!
March 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Soooo… NOT that lady on vacation then..?
Whoopsies!
Whoopsies!
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A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office for President Trump’s sit-down with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting.
A Russian state media reporter gained entry to the Oval Office for Trump-Zelensky sit-down | CNN Business
A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters wer...
www.cnn.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office for President Trump’s sit-down with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting.
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Two weeks ago
Q: Will Elon Musk secure new government contracts while he is working on DOGE?
Trump: No... We won’t let him
Q: Will Elon Musk secure new government contracts while he is working on DOGE?
Trump: No... We won’t let him
February 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Two weeks ago
Q: Will Elon Musk secure new government contracts while he is working on DOGE?
Trump: No... We won’t let him
Q: Will Elon Musk secure new government contracts while he is working on DOGE?
Trump: No... We won’t let him
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This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this.
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
February 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this.
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
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Senate Democrats tried to protect Medicare and Medicaid from cuts last night, but Senate Republicans wanted more tax breaks for the wealthy instead.
February 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Senate Democrats tried to protect Medicare and Medicaid from cuts last night, but Senate Republicans wanted more tax breaks for the wealthy instead.
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You may not familiar with the term “mutual aid” so sharing a primer.
We will defeat fascism by coming together as communities.
We will defeat fascism by coming together as communities.
How to create a mutual aid network
Over the past two years, we have seen many examples of people working together to keep their communities safe and healthy through mutual aid. Here's some information on mutual aid networks and how you...
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February 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
You may not familiar with the term “mutual aid” so sharing a primer.
We will defeat fascism by coming together as communities.
We will defeat fascism by coming together as communities.
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Jan. 20, 2025 is undoubtedly a consequential day in modern history.
Jen Rubin speaks w/ historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social on where we go from here & history’s invaluable lesson: if we want to move forward, we must never shut up.
contrarian.substack.com/p/heather-co...
Jen Rubin speaks w/ historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social on where we go from here & history’s invaluable lesson: if we want to move forward, we must never shut up.
contrarian.substack.com/p/heather-co...
Heather Cox Richardson & Jen Rubin in conversation
Two of the boldest, most powerful voices of our time--a historian and a journalist--discuss the precedent for arriving at this day and where we go from here
contrarian.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Jan. 20, 2025 is undoubtedly a consequential day in modern history.
Jen Rubin speaks w/ historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social on where we go from here & history’s invaluable lesson: if we want to move forward, we must never shut up.
contrarian.substack.com/p/heather-co...
Jen Rubin speaks w/ historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social on where we go from here & history’s invaluable lesson: if we want to move forward, we must never shut up.
contrarian.substack.com/p/heather-co...
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but this isn't going to make eggs more affordable.
January 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but this isn't going to make eggs more affordable.