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Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA):
“A program is not waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world. It is not fraud just because he doesn’t like it."
“A program is not waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world. It is not fraud just because he doesn’t like it."
February 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA):
“A program is not waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world. It is not fraud just because he doesn’t like it."
“A program is not waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world. It is not fraud just because he doesn’t like it."
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“We fired all the guards at the bank so they’re not roadblocks to anything that happens.”
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“We fired all the guards at the bank so they’re not roadblocks to anything that happens.”
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February 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
February 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
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very effective slogan and also a reminder to the forces arrayed against Trump that they have the whole American civic tradition at their disposal since Trumpism, especially with Elon and in the second incarnation has genuinely abandoned all of it.
CALIFORNIA: Rep. @JayObernolte (R) becomes the latest to hear from the people 🇺🇸 🔥
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGZ0d7B...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGZ0d7B...
February 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
very effective slogan and also a reminder to the forces arrayed against Trump that they have the whole American civic tradition at their disposal since Trumpism, especially with Elon and in the second incarnation has genuinely abandoned all of it.
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We had friends & allies around the world based on alliances & relationships that were built over many decades.
In one month, Trump has torched them all.
Now our friends are Putin, Orban, the crypto scammer in Argentina, and the guy in El Salvador offering us mercenary prisons.
In one month, Trump has torched them all.
Now our friends are Putin, Orban, the crypto scammer in Argentina, and the guy in El Salvador offering us mercenary prisons.
February 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We had friends & allies around the world based on alliances & relationships that were built over many decades.
In one month, Trump has torched them all.
Now our friends are Putin, Orban, the crypto scammer in Argentina, and the guy in El Salvador offering us mercenary prisons.
In one month, Trump has torched them all.
Now our friends are Putin, Orban, the crypto scammer in Argentina, and the guy in El Salvador offering us mercenary prisons.
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Here’s my prediction for DOGE: Whatever minimal amount of money it may possibly save in the short term will be far exceeded by the ultimate cost of fixing all of the problems it creates. It’s already an epic failure.
February 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Here’s my prediction for DOGE: Whatever minimal amount of money it may possibly save in the short term will be far exceeded by the ultimate cost of fixing all of the problems it creates. It’s already an epic failure.
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Sharp cuts at the Department of Housing and Urban Development are likely to upend housing markets, make homes less affordable and roil mortgage transactions, according to current and former employees, contractors and housing experts.
HUD cuts expected to worsen America’s housing crisis, staffers say
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is expected to be slashed in half, according to an internal memo obtained by The Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sharp cuts at the Department of Housing and Urban Development are likely to upend housing markets, make homes less affordable and roil mortgage transactions, according to current and former employees, contractors and housing experts.
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Warren Gunnels: "If Bernie’s Social Security bill was enacted in 2021, Musk would have paid $2.9 billion more in taxes, Social Security would’ve been solvent for 75 years, benefits would’ve increased by $2,400 and 93% of Americans would have paid Zero more in taxes. The only one 'entitled' is Musk."
February 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Warren Gunnels: "If Bernie’s Social Security bill was enacted in 2021, Musk would have paid $2.9 billion more in taxes, Social Security would’ve been solvent for 75 years, benefits would’ve increased by $2,400 and 93% of Americans would have paid Zero more in taxes. The only one 'entitled' is Musk."
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It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.
February 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.
More #TrumpJobLosses, these from the Trump administration refusing to pay money owed to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for services rendered to refugees
February 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
More #TrumpJobLosses, these from the Trump administration refusing to pay money owed to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for services rendered to refugees
An estimated 51,946 American #TrumpJobLosses from the USAID stop work order alone
February 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
An estimated 51,946 American #TrumpJobLosses from the USAID stop work order alone
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the funniest disproof of this sort of poll positivism is the fact that cons were able to manufacture a CRT panic out of nothing and impact VA elections with it
this is a good example of the attitude that has led democrats down the road to disaster. it rests on the belief that public opinion cannot be shaped or mobilized or moved, only reacted to
February 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
the funniest disproof of this sort of poll positivism is the fact that cons were able to manufacture a CRT panic out of nothing and impact VA elections with it
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Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
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I've been able to brush off most of the erasure of trans people from government websites, but this one is REALLY getting under my skin. It's just complete revisionist history.
How fucking dare they
Old vs. new
How fucking dare they
Old vs. new
February 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I've been able to brush off most of the erasure of trans people from government websites, but this one is REALLY getting under my skin. It's just complete revisionist history.
How fucking dare they
Old vs. new
How fucking dare they
Old vs. new
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Judge ALI, a Biden appointee, said the Trump administration's blanket freeze on existing foreign aid programs appeared to give no thought to the devastation it would wreak on hundreds of businesses and organizations across the country that rely on those funds. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Judge ALI, a Biden appointee, said the Trump administration's blanket freeze on existing foreign aid programs appeared to give no thought to the devastation it would wreak on hundreds of businesses and organizations across the country that rely on those funds. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
More #TrumpJobLosses if this isn’t stopped by the courts (from The Washington Post)
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
February 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
More #TrumpJobLosses if this isn’t stopped by the courts (from The Washington Post)
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Fuck this hurts…
In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
![The serious concerns over how the Order will detrimentally impact transgender
youth cannot be overstated. One Washingtonian, as her parents describe her, was a bright and
gentle soul who loved playing musical instruments, trying new things, and playing Magic the
Gathering. She was excited to learn Japanese and the impact of gender-affirming care was
immediately clear to her family. Her parents described that “her joy was clear with every new
milestone in her transition. She was so happy to get to the next step, to get closer to presenting
in a way that was true to herself.” But the day before the presidential election, she shared,
“[t]omorrow I get to find out if I’m illegal.” After the election, she asked her parents if they
could move to Canada because she was fearful of new restrictions on transgender youth and
worried about losing access to gender-affirming care. In January 2025, she took her life. After
the Order issued, her parents expressed that the outlook for transgender futures looks scary and
shared fears of what ending gender-affirming care would have meant for their daughter’s access
to therapy, puberty-delaying medication, hormones, and hope of surgery. Her parents have
expressed fear for the many lives who depend on gender-affirming care and that what happened
to their daughter does not happen to any other children.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/bafkreich7jyv3lnkmd5r234itpdhtvavgblc46ai6d47tb4i7oxgfga2ym@jpeg)
February 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Fuck this hurts…
The #Trumpjoblosses are beginning. More will be coming. Spread the word.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs hit contractors and small businesses as Trump cuts take effect
Private-sector employers and nonprofits are starting to lay off workers as a result of the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts and funding freezes.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The #Trumpjoblosses are beginning. More will be coming. Spread the word.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...