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The extra-extreme members of the House Budget Committee voted "present" tonight so that the Medicaid-cuts-to-fund-tax-giveaways-for-the-rich bill could pass out of committee 17-16.
Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity.
202-224-3121.
Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity.
202-224-3121.
May 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The extra-extreme members of the House Budget Committee voted "present" tonight so that the Medicaid-cuts-to-fund-tax-giveaways-for-the-rich bill could pass out of committee 17-16.
Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity.
202-224-3121.
Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity.
202-224-3121.
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it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
April 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
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🔥NEW MINISERIES: This is the first in The Lever’s new four-part audio exposing the lost history of how the anti-tax movement took over American politics and is now on the verge of achieving its ultimate goal: Trump’s $5 trillion tax cut for the rich.
TAX REVOLT, Part One: The Man Who Started The War On Taxes
The leader of California’s tax revolt launched a populist revolution to limit his state’s property taxes. The movement evolved beyond his wildest dreams.
www.levernews.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🔥NEW MINISERIES: This is the first in The Lever’s new four-part audio exposing the lost history of how the anti-tax movement took over American politics and is now on the verge of achieving its ultimate goal: Trump’s $5 trillion tax cut for the rich.
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Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
April 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
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🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.
April 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.
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On his way to his citizenship test.
Mohsen Mahdawi was unlawfully detained by ICE in Vermont today as he arrived to take his US citizenship test. “He came to this country hoping to be free to speak out about the atrocities he has witnessed, only to be punished for such speech.” [kottke.org]
Palestinian Protester on His Way to Citizenship Test Arrested by ICE in VT
From Akela Lacy at The Intercept, Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In for Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested by ICE (archive):
Mohsen K. Mahdawi arrived at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office
kottke.org
April 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
On his way to his citizenship test.
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the present shortcoming is not that people protesting are cringe it's that there isn't presently a mass commitment to the kind of action that would force regime change.
that isn't a criticism, just an observation. these things take time. and with time all things are possible.
that isn't a criticism, just an observation. these things take time. and with time all things are possible.
April 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
the present shortcoming is not that people protesting are cringe it's that there isn't presently a mass commitment to the kind of action that would force regime change.
that isn't a criticism, just an observation. these things take time. and with time all things are possible.
that isn't a criticism, just an observation. these things take time. and with time all things are possible.
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I'm 18. The economy enters a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican president is responsible.
I'm 29. There is once-in-a-century pandemic that leads to a once-in-century-recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 35. Tarriffs trigger a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 29. There is once-in-a-century pandemic that leads to a once-in-century-recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 35. Tarriffs trigger a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican is responsible.
April 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I'm 18. The economy enters a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican president is responsible.
I'm 29. There is once-in-a-century pandemic that leads to a once-in-century-recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 35. Tarriffs trigger a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 29. There is once-in-a-century pandemic that leads to a once-in-century-recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 35. Tarriffs trigger a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican is responsible.
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THIS is why Democratic leaders must be replaced sooner rather than later.
9:42 AM: Amy Klobuchar posts a photo with Lindsey Graham bragging about her "bipartisan meeting" and how they "stand with Ukraine"
1:40 PM: Lindsey Graham is on Fox News "trashing Zelenskyy and praising Trump and Vance"
9:42 AM: Amy Klobuchar posts a photo with Lindsey Graham bragging about her "bipartisan meeting" and how they "stand with Ukraine"
1:40 PM: Lindsey Graham is on Fox News "trashing Zelenskyy and praising Trump and Vance"
February 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
THIS is why Democratic leaders must be replaced sooner rather than later.
9:42 AM: Amy Klobuchar posts a photo with Lindsey Graham bragging about her "bipartisan meeting" and how they "stand with Ukraine"
1:40 PM: Lindsey Graham is on Fox News "trashing Zelenskyy and praising Trump and Vance"
9:42 AM: Amy Klobuchar posts a photo with Lindsey Graham bragging about her "bipartisan meeting" and how they "stand with Ukraine"
1:40 PM: Lindsey Graham is on Fox News "trashing Zelenskyy and praising Trump and Vance"
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Just wanted to shamelessly plug the MCH substack which is FREE to read/subscribe
motorcityhoops.substack.com/p/detroit-pi...
Notes after EVERY game AND starting #DetroitBasketball #Pistons Film Room (video breakdowns) like the one of Ausar Thompson above
Don't just take my word for it.......
motorcityhoops.substack.com/p/detroit-pi...
Notes after EVERY game AND starting #DetroitBasketball #Pistons Film Room (video breakdowns) like the one of Ausar Thompson above
Don't just take my word for it.......
February 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just wanted to shamelessly plug the MCH substack which is FREE to read/subscribe
motorcityhoops.substack.com/p/detroit-pi...
Notes after EVERY game AND starting #DetroitBasketball #Pistons Film Room (video breakdowns) like the one of Ausar Thompson above
Don't just take my word for it.......
motorcityhoops.substack.com/p/detroit-pi...
Notes after EVERY game AND starting #DetroitBasketball #Pistons Film Room (video breakdowns) like the one of Ausar Thompson above
Don't just take my word for it.......
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"You don’t have to allow what people think of you or what is creeping through your mind to control who you really are." I profiled Cade Cunningham @ringernba.bsky.social A story about all he has endured, and the joy and wisdom he has gained through it all: www.theringer.com/2025/02/27/n...
February 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"You don’t have to allow what people think of you or what is creeping through your mind to control who you really are." I profiled Cade Cunningham @ringernba.bsky.social A story about all he has endured, and the joy and wisdom he has gained through it all: www.theringer.com/2025/02/27/n...
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I'm genuinely disheartened by the lack of reviews/coverage for "Eyes on the Prize III," which premieres on HBO tonight.
Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better.
Anyway... ICYMI, my review:
Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better.
Anyway... ICYMI, my review:
‘Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015’ Review: Landmark Docuseries Remains Essential Viewing in New HBO Chapter
The Million Man March, the birth of Black Lives Matter, urban renewal projects in the Bronx and the aftermath of the Los Angeles Uprising get spotlights in the six-parter.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I'm genuinely disheartened by the lack of reviews/coverage for "Eyes on the Prize III," which premieres on HBO tonight.
Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better.
Anyway... ICYMI, my review:
Sigh. This is, I guess, a "me" problem. But nothing you could watch this week is better.
Anyway... ICYMI, my review:
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It's getting tiring to keep saying this, but for posterity's sake I will: any previous administration would have been instantly sunk by this. Before January 20, 2017, this would have been the most stunning corruption scandal in the history of the American justice system. Now, it's...a Thursday.
Wow. The NYT reports that Acting Deputy AG Emil Bove coached Mayor Eric Adams' attorneys on what to argue in order to get the charges dismissed (namely, that the charges were interfering with the mayor's ability to cooperate with Trump's immigration crackdown): www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
February 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
It's getting tiring to keep saying this, but for posterity's sake I will: any previous administration would have been instantly sunk by this. Before January 20, 2017, this would have been the most stunning corruption scandal in the history of the American justice system. Now, it's...a Thursday.
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We've failed to fully grapple with how easily our history, and in fact our current, can be instantly rewritten and erased in the digital age. Likely out of an assumption those in power are responsible actors and share a desire to reflect reality. But that's not the case.
More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a NYT analysis found.
The purges have removed info about vaccines, veterans' care, hate crimes, and scientific research, among many other topics. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
The purges have removed info about vaccines, veterans' care, hate crimes, and scientific research, among many other topics. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We've failed to fully grapple with how easily our history, and in fact our current, can be instantly rewritten and erased in the digital age. Likely out of an assumption those in power are responsible actors and share a desire to reflect reality. But that's not the case.
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Someone should make a database that allows you to click on a location and see in detail how Trumps cuts are hurting you directly. What medical center closed? What schools aren’t being funded? What programs are shutting down?
February 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Someone should make a database that allows you to click on a location and see in detail how Trumps cuts are hurting you directly. What medical center closed? What schools aren’t being funded? What programs are shutting down?
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Much of what America is experiencing right now is the culmination of a secret 50-year master plan that you can now learn about.
MasterPlanPodcast.com — pass it on.
MasterPlanPodcast.com — pass it on.
Master Plan | Listen Now
Master Plan, a podcast by The Lever, reveals the gripping inside story of how extremists and tycoons orchestrated a system of legalized corruption in America.
buff.ly
February 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Much of what America is experiencing right now is the culmination of a secret 50-year master plan that you can now learn about.
MasterPlanPodcast.com — pass it on.
MasterPlanPodcast.com — pass it on.
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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again this is a full scale attack on constitutional government
January 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
again this is a full scale attack on constitutional government
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Memo to journalists: There's a high likelihood the thing you are writing about does not "raise concerns" about something bad happening -- it is in fact the bad thing happening. Reevaluate your language and maybe your entire approach to the story. Tell the whole truth.
February 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Memo to journalists: There's a high likelihood the thing you are writing about does not "raise concerns" about something bad happening -- it is in fact the bad thing happening. Reevaluate your language and maybe your entire approach to the story. Tell the whole truth.
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Wow, it's almost like Trump is enacting a radical, incredibly unpopular agenda that he never mentioned or explicitly denied during the campaign, and the Democrats and press are so mentally committed to servile accommodationism that they're pretending he has a sweeping mandate for that agenda!
I didn't anticipate the public health freezes. Did anyone? Was anyone in Trump world boasting about this ahead of time, like they did everything else? Stopping government from doing things in our system is much easier than making it do things you want, even things like banning a vaccine.
January 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Wow, it's almost like Trump is enacting a radical, incredibly unpopular agenda that he never mentioned or explicitly denied during the campaign, and the Democrats and press are so mentally committed to servile accommodationism that they're pretending he has a sweeping mandate for that agenda!