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It’s on. See you in November.
Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what’s likely to be a national battle over redistricting.
https://to.pbs.org/45YjUn7
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WATCH: GOP-controlled Texas House gives initial approval to new congressional map
Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what’s likely...
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August 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It’s on. See you in November.
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"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
May 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
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Despite promises of cuts from Trump and Elon, the U.S. spent about $220 billion more in the first 100 days than it did last year. We’re spending far more and getting far less. So where is all the money going?
May 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Despite promises of cuts from Trump and Elon, the U.S. spent about $220 billion more in the first 100 days than it did last year. We’re spending far more and getting far less. So where is all the money going?
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ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center
ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
www.npr.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
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Shout out to @microsoft.com
They dropped a law firm that made a deal with Trump, and engaged Jenner and Block who are fighting Trump!
They dropped a law firm that made a deal with Trump, and engaged Jenner and Block who are fighting Trump!
May 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Shout out to @microsoft.com
They dropped a law firm that made a deal with Trump, and engaged Jenner and Block who are fighting Trump!
They dropped a law firm that made a deal with Trump, and engaged Jenner and Block who are fighting Trump!
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
April 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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We apologize for the length of this post, but we felt it was important to share the full details with you.
April 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We apologize for the length of this post, but we felt it was important to share the full details with you.
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
propub.li
April 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
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Yep. Ten days after the election, commenting on Trump’s initial cabinet picks, I observed that those choices were exactly the ones you’d make “if you were actively trying to do harm to the country.” He hasn’t stopped since.
April 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Yep. Ten days after the election, commenting on Trump’s initial cabinet picks, I observed that those choices were exactly the ones you’d make “if you were actively trying to do harm to the country.” He hasn’t stopped since.
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It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
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President Musk is getting $8 million every day from government contracts while Republicans plan to cut Social Security.
March 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
President Musk is getting $8 million every day from government contracts while Republicans plan to cut Social Security.
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Elon Musk’s America PAC and Building America’s Future disclosed spending about $17M on Wisconsin’s court race.
Backing the same candidate are billionaire Richard Uihlein and Americans for Prosperity, a dark-money group founded by the Koch brothers.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Backing the same candidate are billionaire Richard Uihlein and Americans for Prosperity, a dark-money group founded by the Koch brothers.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Wisconsin Tried Campaign Finance Reform. It Ended Up With the Most Expensive Court Race in U.S. History.
Ten years ago, Wisconsin approved unlimited political spending. Now, as spending for its Supreme Court race surpasses more than $80 million, some campaign reformers are wondering if the state is…
propub.li
March 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Elon Musk’s America PAC and Building America’s Future disclosed spending about $17M on Wisconsin’s court race.
Backing the same candidate are billionaire Richard Uihlein and Americans for Prosperity, a dark-money group founded by the Koch brothers.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Backing the same candidate are billionaire Richard Uihlein and Americans for Prosperity, a dark-money group founded by the Koch brothers.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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Trump just revoked my security clearance… one small problem: I haven’t had one in years. 😂
This isn’t about security—it’s about his fragile ego and petty revenge.
My latest piece on Trump’s obsession with punishing his critics
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lat...
This isn’t about security—it’s about his fragile ego and petty revenge.
My latest piece on Trump’s obsession with punishing his critics
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lat...
Trump’s Latest Stunt: Revoking a Clearance I Don’t Even Have
While I was enjoying the company of friends, Trump was trembling with rage. Ha
adamkinzinger.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trump just revoked my security clearance… one small problem: I haven’t had one in years. 😂
This isn’t about security—it’s about his fragile ego and petty revenge.
My latest piece on Trump’s obsession with punishing his critics
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lat...
This isn’t about security—it’s about his fragile ego and petty revenge.
My latest piece on Trump’s obsession with punishing his critics
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lat...
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Now that I am finished screaming into the void about schooling for kids with disabilities being assigned to RFK: understand what this means.
He’s lumping accommodations into HHS, meaning those needs are now considered medicalized. Different from everyday education.
This is eugenics.
He’s lumping accommodations into HHS, meaning those needs are now considered medicalized. Different from everyday education.
This is eugenics.
March 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Now that I am finished screaming into the void about schooling for kids with disabilities being assigned to RFK: understand what this means.
He’s lumping accommodations into HHS, meaning those needs are now considered medicalized. Different from everyday education.
This is eugenics.
He’s lumping accommodations into HHS, meaning those needs are now considered medicalized. Different from everyday education.
This is eugenics.
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Saturday, April 5 from 12 - 1:30 pm: HANDS OFF RALLY
Starting at Veterans Memorial Park, 100 Fulton Street East, Grand Rapids (marching to Rosa Parks Circle).
Starting at Veterans Memorial Park, 100 Fulton Street East, Grand Rapids (marching to Rosa Parks Circle).
March 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Saturday, April 5 from 12 - 1:30 pm: HANDS OFF RALLY
Starting at Veterans Memorial Park, 100 Fulton Street East, Grand Rapids (marching to Rosa Parks Circle).
Starting at Veterans Memorial Park, 100 Fulton Street East, Grand Rapids (marching to Rosa Parks Circle).
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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Thanks @indivisible.org
Building progressive grassroots power and holding members of Congress accountable. #HandsOff
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NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION - SATURDAY, APRIL 5
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Building progressive grassroots power and holding members of Congress accountable. #HandsOff
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NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION - SATURDAY, APRIL 5
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March 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Thanks @indivisible.org
Building progressive grassroots power and holding members of Congress accountable. #HandsOff
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NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION - SATURDAY, APRIL 5
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Building progressive grassroots power and holding members of Congress accountable. #HandsOff
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NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION - SATURDAY, APRIL 5
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Musk keeps firing us, and with all this free time, we’re organizing America. They call us “paid protesters”—but seriously, where do we sign up for that paycheck? We’re open to those “Soros bucks.” Every day, we spill the tea, knowing retribution is coming.
March 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Musk keeps firing us, and with all this free time, we’re organizing America. They call us “paid protesters”—but seriously, where do we sign up for that paycheck? We’re open to those “Soros bucks.” Every day, we spill the tea, knowing retribution is coming.
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One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
March 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff