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When will they stop?
Uh, I guess when you stop pretending everything is normal, voting for their bills and confirming their nominees?
Uh, I guess when you stop pretending everything is normal, voting for their bills and confirming their nominees?
What happened to Senator Padilla is horrifying. When will this administration stop with its authoritarian overreach?
June 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
When will they stop?
Uh, I guess when you stop pretending everything is normal, voting for their bills and confirming their nominees?
Uh, I guess when you stop pretending everything is normal, voting for their bills and confirming their nominees?
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The lack of total outrage at the indictment of Congresswoman McIvey is truly frightening.
Hakeem Jeffries ought to be causing high holy hell over this.
She is indicted because she is Black.
Half of the GOP caucus engaged in sedition and Garland felt arresting a member of congress went too far.
Hakeem Jeffries ought to be causing high holy hell over this.
She is indicted because she is Black.
Half of the GOP caucus engaged in sedition and Garland felt arresting a member of congress went too far.
June 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The lack of total outrage at the indictment of Congresswoman McIvey is truly frightening.
Hakeem Jeffries ought to be causing high holy hell over this.
She is indicted because she is Black.
Half of the GOP caucus engaged in sedition and Garland felt arresting a member of congress went too far.
Hakeem Jeffries ought to be causing high holy hell over this.
She is indicted because she is Black.
Half of the GOP caucus engaged in sedition and Garland felt arresting a member of congress went too far.
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If you are upset about Senator Padilla, please be equally upset about LaMonica McIver
apnews.com/article/lamo...
apnews.com/article/lamo...
US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center
U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver has been indicted on federal charges alleging she assaulted and interfered with immigration officers during a skirmish outside a New Jersey detention center.
apnews.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If you are upset about Senator Padilla, please be equally upset about LaMonica McIver
apnews.com/article/lamo...
apnews.com/article/lamo...
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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I was at USIP tonight to conduct congressional oversight over DOGE’s break in. I spoke with Acting President & CEO Moose. USIP is an independent, non-profit entity and I will work to stop DOGE’s illegal power grab.
DOGE broke into the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters in Northwest D.C. Monday evening, the independent nonprofit’s CEO said.
US Institute of Peace says DOGE has broken into its building
Employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have entered the U.S. Institute of Peace despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an ...
www.nbcwashington.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I was at USIP tonight to conduct congressional oversight over DOGE’s break in. I spoke with Acting President & CEO Moose. USIP is an independent, non-profit entity and I will work to stop DOGE’s illegal power grab.
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The Defense Dept has deleted references to Black, Hispanic & female service members as well as topics such as the Civil War from its website in order to remove all references to diversity, equity, & inclusion.
Sgt William H. Carney, a former slave, is the first black man to get the Medal of Honor.
Sgt William H. Carney, a former slave, is the first black man to get the Medal of Honor.
March 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The Defense Dept has deleted references to Black, Hispanic & female service members as well as topics such as the Civil War from its website in order to remove all references to diversity, equity, & inclusion.
Sgt William H. Carney, a former slave, is the first black man to get the Medal of Honor.
Sgt William H. Carney, a former slave, is the first black man to get the Medal of Honor.
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The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.
March 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.
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So many people in many fields and industries, including mine, are watching everything we have worked for our whole lives being completely destroyed. —Former high school teacher, former prof of teacher preparation, current prof of various and sundry
March 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
So many people in many fields and industries, including mine, are watching everything we have worked for our whole lives being completely destroyed. —Former high school teacher, former prof of teacher preparation, current prof of various and sundry
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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
March 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
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Privatization you say? And it's not just Social Security. It's the VA, Medicare, Medicaid, the Postal Service, schools, the police, prisons, NASA, scientific research... They want to privatize everything.
Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
March 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Privatization you say? And it's not just Social Security. It's the VA, Medicare, Medicaid, the Postal Service, schools, the police, prisons, NASA, scientific research... They want to privatize everything.
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Indeed
Men of America - we need tone doing MUCH better
Men of America - we need tone doing MUCH better
March 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Indeed
Men of America - we need tone doing MUCH better
Men of America - we need tone doing MUCH better
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Federal marshals forced entry into the US African Development Foundation and escorted Musk staffers inside, after agency employees resisted their entry. Once inside, they changed the federal agency’s locks. Musk staffers were seen plugging in an external hard drive and going through everything.
March 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Federal marshals forced entry into the US African Development Foundation and escorted Musk staffers inside, after agency employees resisted their entry. Once inside, they changed the federal agency’s locks. Musk staffers were seen plugging in an external hard drive and going through everything.
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America does not need a ‘resistance,’ or stale slogans, or people putting those slogans on little paddles. It needs an opposition party that boldly defends the nation’s virtues, the rule of law, and the rights of its people.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Democrats Are Acting Too Normal
In her response to Trump’s address, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin failed to capture the hallucinatory nature of our national politics.
www.theatlantic.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
America does not need a ‘resistance,’ or stale slogans, or people putting those slogans on little paddles. It needs an opposition party that boldly defends the nation’s virtues, the rule of law, and the rights of its people.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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BREAKING: Job losses spiked a whopping 245% in February.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
Layoffs Hit Unbelievable High Thanks to Trump and Musk
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts to the federal government have caused a record-breaking surge in layoffs.
newrepublic.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
BREAKING: Job losses spiked a whopping 245% in February.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
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These Dem members of Congress are eager, I'm sure, to tell you why voted in favor of censuring their colleague Al Green (TX09):
March 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
These Dem members of Congress are eager, I'm sure, to tell you why voted in favor of censuring their colleague Al Green (TX09):
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Going to continue my years-long streak of not watching politicians talk on tv. I’ll read transcripts of what they say. Not the spin of what people tell me they say. And not the spectacle of the ‘show’.
I’m not a viewer. I’m a citizen. This isn’t entertainment for me.
I’m not a viewer. I’m a citizen. This isn’t entertainment for me.
March 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Going to continue my years-long streak of not watching politicians talk on tv. I’ll read transcripts of what they say. Not the spin of what people tell me they say. And not the spectacle of the ‘show’.
I’m not a viewer. I’m a citizen. This isn’t entertainment for me.
I’m not a viewer. I’m a citizen. This isn’t entertainment for me.
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My God: they are selling off federal buildings and no longer planning on collecting revenues.
Again, none of this is about efficiency. I know the IRS is not popular, but for every dollar invested it generates about $7 in returns. The goal is not to save money but to stop collecting it.
Again, none of this is about efficiency. I know the IRS is not popular, but for every dollar invested it generates about $7 in returns. The goal is not to save money but to stop collecting it.
BREAKING: The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say.
The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say
The IRS is drafting plans to try to cut its workforce of roughly 90,000 people in half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation...
apnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
My God: they are selling off federal buildings and no longer planning on collecting revenues.
Again, none of this is about efficiency. I know the IRS is not popular, but for every dollar invested it generates about $7 in returns. The goal is not to save money but to stop collecting it.
Again, none of this is about efficiency. I know the IRS is not popular, but for every dollar invested it generates about $7 in returns. The goal is not to save money but to stop collecting it.
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
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Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
March 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
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Other posts backing this up, DOGE apparently canceled VA's contract with survey vendor Qualtrics hitting everything from clinical trials to patient satisfaction to internal metrics. Data collected to just... vanish.
Sheer vandalism.
Sheer vandalism.
More destruction at VA. They want to erase all research data that helps improve quality of care, suicide prevention and more.
February 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Other posts backing this up, DOGE apparently canceled VA's contract with survey vendor Qualtrics hitting everything from clinical trials to patient satisfaction to internal metrics. Data collected to just... vanish.
Sheer vandalism.
Sheer vandalism.
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Unbelievable news.
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Unbelievable news.
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Mike Slater survived four tours of duty as a US Army infantryman, risking his life in Iraq and Afghanistan. But that wasn’t enough to spare him from the budget ax now being recklessly wielded by DOGE at federal employees.
‘A huge slap in the face’: DOGE fired this veteran from the VA with an email - The Boston Globe
He lost his job — helping war-scarred veterans in Central Massachusetts at the VA Veterans Center in Springfield — earlier this month.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Mike Slater survived four tours of duty as a US Army infantryman, risking his life in Iraq and Afghanistan. But that wasn’t enough to spare him from the budget ax now being recklessly wielded by DOGE at federal employees.
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The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.
February 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.