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Montana’s Congressmen abandon their checks and balances for one-party rule dailymontanan.com/2026/01/09/m...
They have forgotten that they work for Montana not Washington DC and only for the dic tator and thief.
They have forgotten that they work for Montana not Washington DC and only for the dic tator and thief.
Montana's Congressmen abandon their checks and balances for one-party rule • Daily Montanan
Columnist George Ochenski said our Montana delegation has confused loyalty to party with service to constituents.
dailymontanan.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Montana’s Congressmen abandon their checks and balances for one-party rule dailymontanan.com/2026/01/09/m...
They have forgotten that they work for Montana not Washington DC and only for the dic tator and thief.
They have forgotten that they work for Montana not Washington DC and only for the dic tator and thief.
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A review of Mary Fissel's book "Abortion—A History", by the Socialist Worker. They recommend the book but criticize her position that patriarchy is the cause of women’s oppression, claiming that it's "class society" that's had the biggest impact on women’s reproductive rights.
Tracing the long history of abortion and criminalisation
Despite a flawed analysis of women's oppression, In Abortion—A History by Mary Fissell widens the discussion around decriminalisation.
socialistworker.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 1:25 AM
A review of Mary Fissel's book "Abortion—A History", by the Socialist Worker. They recommend the book but criticize her position that patriarchy is the cause of women’s oppression, claiming that it's "class society" that's had the biggest impact on women’s reproductive rights.
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Loser Mike Johnson hopes we forgot about extending ACA tax credits while he was on Christmas vacation.
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Loser Mike Johnson hopes we forgot about extending ACA tax credits while he was on Christmas vacation.
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
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Gender — and restrictive gender roles — are core to authoritarian projects. Society uses concepts of gender to sort people. Data both reflects and imposes these social definitions.
Some notes from a speech about this last week: buttondown.com/stetdele/arc...
Some notes from a speech about this last week: buttondown.com/stetdele/arc...
what's in a data gap?
The project to redefine transgender data tells us some things about authoritarianism.
buttondown.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Gender — and restrictive gender roles — are core to authoritarian projects. Society uses concepts of gender to sort people. Data both reflects and imposes these social definitions.
Some notes from a speech about this last week: buttondown.com/stetdele/arc...
Some notes from a speech about this last week: buttondown.com/stetdele/arc...
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This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
#BarackObama
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
#BarackObama
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Governors nation wide should send word to the State and Local Police to arrest ICE on sight. If they resist, then their National Guard should be mobilized to bring this terrorist Gestapo under control. American Communities should be protected.
December 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Governors nation wide should send word to the State and Local Police to arrest ICE on sight. If they resist, then their National Guard should be mobilized to bring this terrorist Gestapo under control. American Communities should be protected.
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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texas literally has assigned armed state troopers to guard the ladies room.
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...
Enforcement of Texas’ bathroom bill draws challenges
In its first week, one group’s test of the new restrictions was met with ID checks at women’s restrooms at the Capitol while the Austin City Council moved to circumvent the law's intent.
www.texastribune.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
texas literally has assigned armed state troopers to guard the ladies room.
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...
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LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
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In the last few weeks, I’ve become increasingly convinced that Trump and his regime are totally cooked.
They can only stay in power by stealing elections—but they can only do that if enough people are willing to help them.
They’re in a downward spiral and can’t pull themselves out of it.
They can only stay in power by stealing elections—but they can only do that if enough people are willing to help them.
They’re in a downward spiral and can’t pull themselves out of it.
December 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In the last few weeks, I’ve become increasingly convinced that Trump and his regime are totally cooked.
They can only stay in power by stealing elections—but they can only do that if enough people are willing to help them.
They’re in a downward spiral and can’t pull themselves out of it.
They can only stay in power by stealing elections—but they can only do that if enough people are willing to help them.
They’re in a downward spiral and can’t pull themselves out of it.
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I spoke at the National state legislator leader event this week which included some of our great MN legislative leaders—Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, Assistant Majority Leader Nick Frentz, and House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson. States are leading the way right now.
December 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I spoke at the National state legislator leader event this week which included some of our great MN legislative leaders—Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, Assistant Majority Leader Nick Frentz, and House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson. States are leading the way right now.
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Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
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Republicans voted for a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the 1%, but they couldn't vote to protect 20 million Americans from seeing a doubling — on average — of their health care premiums.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
BREAKING: The Senate rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans in 2026.
Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
The Senate has rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Republicans voted for a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the 1%, but they couldn't vote to protect 20 million Americans from seeing a doubling — on average — of their health care premiums.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
Just wanted to say that Senators Daines and sheehy have just tanked health care. I want everyone in Montana to remember that when they are voting in November 2026.
They are all rotten to the core and are stealing our money to enrich themselves.
They are all rotten to the core and are stealing our money to enrich themselves.
December 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Just wanted to say that Senators Daines and sheehy have just tanked health care. I want everyone in Montana to remember that when they are voting in November 2026.
They are all rotten to the core and are stealing our money to enrich themselves.
They are all rotten to the core and are stealing our money to enrich themselves.
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Would have been unthinkable before it happened-just one of a thousand bits of evidence that the architecture of what America has long thought of itself is rapidly imploding.
www.justsecurity.org/126649/does-...
www.justsecurity.org/126649/does-...
Does the United States Still Oppose Torture?
The U.S. voted against the UNGA's torture resolution, breaking decades of consensus and raising questions about its human rights stance.
www.justsecurity.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Would have been unthinkable before it happened-just one of a thousand bits of evidence that the architecture of what America has long thought of itself is rapidly imploding.
www.justsecurity.org/126649/does-...
www.justsecurity.org/126649/does-...
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Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
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PIIE: “.. If tariffs stay at current levels, they will impose an annual tax increase of $1,700 for an average household .. the largest tax increase on US households since 1982 as a share of GDP ..”
www.piie.com/commentary/t...
www.piie.com/commentary/t...
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
PIIE: “.. If tariffs stay at current levels, they will impose an annual tax increase of $1,700 for an average household .. the largest tax increase on US households since 1982 as a share of GDP ..”
www.piie.com/commentary/t...
www.piie.com/commentary/t...
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Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
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The incompetence of the town drunk now permeates every mission.
Republicans in Congress could stop this.
Greed, power lust, fear or apathy seem to consistently derail any potential leadership from them.
Republicans in Congress could stop this.
Greed, power lust, fear or apathy seem to consistently derail any potential leadership from them.
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The incompetence of the town drunk now permeates every mission.
Republicans in Congress could stop this.
Greed, power lust, fear or apathy seem to consistently derail any potential leadership from them.
Republicans in Congress could stop this.
Greed, power lust, fear or apathy seem to consistently derail any potential leadership from them.
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Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
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Pete Hegseth is a national disgrace that needs to resign or be fired immediately. Let’s push hard to make it happen.
Tell Congress: Demand the resignation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Pete Hegseth is a national disgrace that needs to resign or be fired immediately. Let’s push hard to make it happen.
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Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.