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Trump's attack on the Department of Education threatens $1.4B in funding for Kentucky schools, on top of the $40M education shortfall the KY GOP has already created.
He puts his billionaire buddies first, while our kids suffer. Call (202) 224-3121 & DEMAND your rep stand up for Kentucky students.
He puts his billionaire buddies first, while our kids suffer. Call (202) 224-3121 & DEMAND your rep stand up for Kentucky students.
March 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Trump's attack on the Department of Education threatens $1.4B in funding for Kentucky schools, on top of the $40M education shortfall the KY GOP has already created.
He puts his billionaire buddies first, while our kids suffer. Call (202) 224-3121 & DEMAND your rep stand up for Kentucky students.
He puts his billionaire buddies first, while our kids suffer. Call (202) 224-3121 & DEMAND your rep stand up for Kentucky students.
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Too bad she’s not focused on making sure all Americans can vote, not just new parents in Congress.
March 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Too bad she’s not focused on making sure all Americans can vote, not just new parents in Congress.
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"For the first time in my memory," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social, "We are watching in real-time an American president single-handedly tank the economy, attempting to drive it into a recession apparently."
March 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"For the first time in my memory," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social, "We are watching in real-time an American president single-handedly tank the economy, attempting to drive it into a recession apparently."
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"US stock market loses $4 trillion in value as Trump plows ahead on tariffs"
www.reuters.com/markets/us/i...
www.reuters.com/markets/us/i...
Investors flee equities as Trump-driven uncertainty sparks economic worry
Investor fears that trade tariffs will spark an economic downturn are driving a sell-off in equities that has wiped out trillions of dollars in value, a major reversal for Wall Street which had been fired-up by President Donald Trump's agenda.
www.reuters.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
"US stock market loses $4 trillion in value as Trump plows ahead on tariffs"
www.reuters.com/markets/us/i...
www.reuters.com/markets/us/i...
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DOJ’s Public Integrity Section leads cases of corruption by government officials, especially in smaller districts that lack resources and specialized expertise. Dismantling it is one more signal of open season for corruption.
Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say
Only a fraction of the Public Integrity Section’s employees — roughly a half-dozen — will remain in an office that had dozens of employees and oversaw cases nationwide.
www.nbcnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
DOJ’s Public Integrity Section leads cases of corruption by government officials, especially in smaller districts that lack resources and specialized expertise. Dismantling it is one more signal of open season for corruption.
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🚨 After promising to lower costs, the Administration is proposing to raise the cost of health care by:
- Eliminating $0 premium plans from the Affordable Care Act marketplace
- Making it harder to enroll and re-enroll in coverage
- Creating more bureaucracy
- Eliminating $0 premium plans from the Affordable Care Act marketplace
- Making it harder to enroll and re-enroll in coverage
- Creating more bureaucracy
March 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
🚨 After promising to lower costs, the Administration is proposing to raise the cost of health care by:
- Eliminating $0 premium plans from the Affordable Care Act marketplace
- Making it harder to enroll and re-enroll in coverage
- Creating more bureaucracy
- Eliminating $0 premium plans from the Affordable Care Act marketplace
- Making it harder to enroll and re-enroll in coverage
- Creating more bureaucracy
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OPINION: "The American people did not vote for chaotic and reckless attacks on public schools."
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, condemns the U.S. Department of Education's plans to cut about half of its staff.
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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, condemns the U.S. Department of Education's plans to cut about half of its staff.
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Opinion | Trump's cowardly betrayal of America's children
Diverting billions from our children to pay for tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy short-changes everyone.
www.msnbc.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
OPINION: "The American people did not vote for chaotic and reckless attacks on public schools."
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, condemns the U.S. Department of Education's plans to cut about half of its staff.
READ MORE:
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, condemns the U.S. Department of Education's plans to cut about half of its staff.
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The 270,000 Kentucky veterans who rely on VA services deserve better than Trump's dangerous cuts to thousands of VA positions.
While the 1% enjoys tax breaks, over 6,000 Kentucky VA workers face uncertainty.
This is not how we should treat those who served.
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
While the 1% enjoys tax breaks, over 6,000 Kentucky VA workers face uncertainty.
This is not how we should treat those who served.
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
Trump administration wants to cut 70,000 employees from the VA. Here’s how many work in KY
A leaked memo said the reorganization of the Veterans Administration would begin in August.
www.kentucky.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The 270,000 Kentucky veterans who rely on VA services deserve better than Trump's dangerous cuts to thousands of VA positions.
While the 1% enjoys tax breaks, over 6,000 Kentucky VA workers face uncertainty.
This is not how we should treat those who served.
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
While the 1% enjoys tax breaks, over 6,000 Kentucky VA workers face uncertainty.
This is not how we should treat those who served.
www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
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Want to serve your community but not sure where to start?
Join our free virtual candidate training with @traindems.bsky.social tomorrow at 7 PM EST to get the tools you need to run in Kentucky.
Sign up here: mobilize.us/s/FmNahI
Join our free virtual candidate training with @traindems.bsky.social tomorrow at 7 PM EST to get the tools you need to run in Kentucky.
Sign up here: mobilize.us/s/FmNahI
February 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Want to serve your community but not sure where to start?
Join our free virtual candidate training with @traindems.bsky.social tomorrow at 7 PM EST to get the tools you need to run in Kentucky.
Sign up here: mobilize.us/s/FmNahI
Join our free virtual candidate training with @traindems.bsky.social tomorrow at 7 PM EST to get the tools you need to run in Kentucky.
Sign up here: mobilize.us/s/FmNahI
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Why are prosecutors alarmed over the motion to dismiss the indictment against NYC Mayor Eric Adams? I joined Noel King at Vox Media’s “Today, Explained” podcast to discuss the prohibition on politics in charging decisions.
Quid pro bros
Today, Explained · Episode
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February 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Why are prosecutors alarmed over the motion to dismiss the indictment against NYC Mayor Eric Adams? I joined Noel King at Vox Media’s “Today, Explained” podcast to discuss the prohibition on politics in charging decisions.
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Happy birthday to writer Langston Hughes.
February 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Happy birthday to writer Langston Hughes.
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It’s not a president’s job to punish lawyers who represent clients he doesn’t like any more that it’s his job to give preference to media outlets that give him favorable coverage. This is a redline for democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
Trump Takes Aim at Law Firm Aiding Jack Smith
The move, signed by President Trump on Thursday, is a major escalation of his promise to pursue perceived foes.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It’s not a president’s job to punish lawyers who represent clients he doesn’t like any more that it’s his job to give preference to media outlets that give him favorable coverage. This is a redline for democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
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Trump admin planning operation to find and possibly deport unaccompanied migrant children www.nbcnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump admin planning operation to find and possibly deport unaccompanied migrant children
If a judge determines the children have no legal basis to stay in the United States, they could then be placed on a path for deportation.
www.nbcnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Trump admin planning operation to find and possibly deport unaccompanied migrant children www.nbcnews.com/news/trump-a...
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Trump FIRES Top Military Lawyers - The Army, Navy & Air Force JAGS. This WILL Backfire on Trump!
youtu.be/q2E4akfUz-Q?...
youtu.be/q2E4akfUz-Q?...
Trump FIRES Top Military Lawyers - The Army, Navy & Air Force JAGS. This WILL Backfire on Trump!
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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February 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Trump FIRES Top Military Lawyers - The Army, Navy & Air Force JAGS. This WILL Backfire on Trump!
youtu.be/q2E4akfUz-Q?...
youtu.be/q2E4akfUz-Q?...
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Dan Bongino lacks the experience and temperament to be FBI Deputy Director. @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss Trump’s dangerous pick on a new episode of CAFE Insider. Listen: bit.ly/4k8AZA5
CAFE Insider Sample 2/25: Bongino for FBI & DOGE Email - CAFE
President Donald Trump makes a controversial appointment of conservative podcaster and former Fox News host Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of the FBI.
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February 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Dan Bongino lacks the experience and temperament to be FBI Deputy Director. @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss Trump’s dangerous pick on a new episode of CAFE Insider. Listen: bit.ly/4k8AZA5
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Why would Donald Trump want to replace the people with the legal authority to determine that "an order from the president or the secretary of defense is unlawful, cannot be given and should not be obeyed"?
Watch Rachel Maddow's interview with former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall:
Watch Rachel Maddow's interview with former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall:
'Rogue president': Trump removal of senior military leaders, military lawyers raises alarm
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Why would Donald Trump want to replace the people with the legal authority to determine that "an order from the president or the secretary of defense is unlawful, cannot be given and should not be obeyed"?
Watch Rachel Maddow's interview with former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall:
Watch Rachel Maddow's interview with former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall:
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A group calling itself the 3rd Term Project is calling for a Constitutional Amendment to let Trump have a third term in office. This move is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. We should take it seriously. The man who would be king certainly does. joycevance.substack.com/p/speaking-t...
Speaking Truth to Power: Trump Doesn't Get a Pass
Or a third term
joycevance.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A group calling itself the 3rd Term Project is calling for a Constitutional Amendment to let Trump have a third term in office. This move is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. We should take it seriously. The man who would be king certainly does. joycevance.substack.com/p/speaking-t...
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New from @lawofruby.bsky.social :
Three new complaints to the New York bar recall prior challenges regarding Emil Bove’s own conduct and potential conflicts of interest.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Three new complaints to the New York bar recall prior challenges regarding Emil Bove’s own conduct and potential conflicts of interest.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Emil Bove has accused others of ethical lapses and misconduct. But he has had his own issues.
Three new complaints to the New York bar recall prior challenges regarding Bove’s own conduct and potential conflicts of interest.
www.msnbc.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New from @lawofruby.bsky.social :
Three new complaints to the New York bar recall prior challenges regarding Emil Bove’s own conduct and potential conflicts of interest.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Three new complaints to the New York bar recall prior challenges regarding Emil Bove’s own conduct and potential conflicts of interest.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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February 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
edition.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
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“What we are seeing from this administration is literally an inversion of a merit-based system—a spoils system for cronies and buddies of Trump and his kids,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social
'This guy': Trump Jr.’s hunting buddy to be top food regulator at FDA
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“What we are seeing from this administration is literally an inversion of a merit-based system—a spoils system for cronies and buddies of Trump and his kids,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social
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1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs:
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
VA fires 1,400 more staffers in second round of workforce reductions
About 2,500 VA workers have been forced out of their jobs in the last few weeks.
www.militarytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs:
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...