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If you provide people with information, resources, and specific political commitments, they will organize and act—and add vital grease to the wheels of that longed-for political comeback.
The Democrats Have More Power Than They Realize. Here’s How to Use It.
They can’t just wait for Trump’s screw-ups to bring him down.
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If you provide people with information, resources, and specific political commitments, they will organize and act—and add vital grease to the wheels of that longed-for political comeback.
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"They were supposed to win this war in three days. They've lost 850,000 soldiers. They've spent hundreds of billions of dollars ...and then, all of a sudden, it looks like it's going to resolve itself in their favor."
Trump is handing the Kremlin a 'gift from the gods': Leading Putin critic
President Donald Trump made Russian President Vladimir Putin a very happy man last week, thanks to major U.S. concessions toward the war in Ukraine. For one, Trump told the Russian dictator by phone t...
www.rawstory.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"They were supposed to win this war in three days. They've lost 850,000 soldiers. They've spent hundreds of billions of dollars ...and then, all of a sudden, it looks like it's going to resolve itself in their favor."
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"Pressure is building for Democrats to embrace a more timely, cohesive and yes, more aggressive response to the Trump/ Musk incursion. The blue state Governors’ COVID briefings offer the perfect model."
Jennifer Schulze (@newsjennifer.bsky.social) calls for daily Dem counter-narrative briefings.
Jennifer Schulze (@newsjennifer.bsky.social) calls for daily Dem counter-narrative briefings.
Democrats should fight back with an aggressive, fact-based counter narrative every single day.
They know how to do this, they’ve done it before. The daily COVID briefings by blue state Governors are the perfect roadmap.
substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Pressure is building for Democrats to embrace a more timely, cohesive and yes, more aggressive response to the Trump/ Musk incursion. The blue state Governors’ COVID briefings offer the perfect model."
Jennifer Schulze (@newsjennifer.bsky.social) calls for daily Dem counter-narrative briefings.
Jennifer Schulze (@newsjennifer.bsky.social) calls for daily Dem counter-narrative briefings.
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Trump and Musk’s takeover of the US government is a human disaster
HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website bsky.app/profile/cram...
Meanwhile in Texas, health officials are scrambling to get a handle on a measles outbreak and suspect 200-300 are infected
HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website bsky.app/profile/cram...
Meanwhile in Texas, health officials are scrambling to get a handle on a measles outbreak and suspect 200-300 are infected
February 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump and Musk’s takeover of the US government is a human disaster
HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website bsky.app/profile/cram...
Meanwhile in Texas, health officials are scrambling to get a handle on a measles outbreak and suspect 200-300 are infected
HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website bsky.app/profile/cram...
Meanwhile in Texas, health officials are scrambling to get a handle on a measles outbreak and suspect 200-300 are infected
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Thousands of probationary staff fired at 9 agencies including VA, Education
Federal Layoffs LIVE: Thousands of Probationary Staff Fired at 7 Agencies I
www.newsweek.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thousands of probationary staff fired at 9 agencies including VA, Education
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I can’t believe this needs to be said, but cutting funding for cancer research is not how you make America great.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com/policy/healt...
NIH cuts billions from research overhead funding
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday made a significant reduction in grants reserved for research institutions, a decision that may significantly impact American higher education. The …
thehill.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I can’t believe this needs to be said, but cutting funding for cancer research is not how you make America great.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com/policy/healt...
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"Foreign assistance is one of the more misunderstood items in the federal budget," the Editorial Board writes.
"It creates an enormous bang for a relatively small buck." wapo.st/3PZU3Ta
"It creates an enormous bang for a relatively small buck." wapo.st/3PZU3Ta
Opinion | Trump’s freeze on foreign aid will hurt America
An expression of soft power, it provides more bang for the buck than almost any other budget item.
wapo.st
February 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"Foreign assistance is one of the more misunderstood items in the federal budget," the Editorial Board writes.
"It creates an enormous bang for a relatively small buck." wapo.st/3PZU3Ta
"It creates an enormous bang for a relatively small buck." wapo.st/3PZU3Ta
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Do you wonder why you haven’t heard much about this massive TB outbreak recently? Cuz the CDC can’t hold any press conferences or issue public statements of any kind.
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
Kansas faces one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in US history
Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.
abcnews.go.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Do you wonder why you haven’t heard much about this massive TB outbreak recently? Cuz the CDC can’t hold any press conferences or issue public statements of any kind.
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
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New: The right-wing Supreme Court majority is now looking to potentially overturn the Affordable Care Act’s policy that makes cancer screenings, heart statins, and HIV prevention free.
Supreme Court to review Obamacare’s no-cost coverage of cancer screenings, heart statins and HIV drugs | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court said Friday it will review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s no-cost coverage mandates for certain preventive care services, putting the landmark health care law in ...
www.cnn.com
January 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New: The right-wing Supreme Court majority is now looking to potentially overturn the Affordable Care Act’s policy that makes cancer screenings, heart statins, and HIV prevention free.
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The richest person in the world has turned his wealth into raw power. That's what oligarchy looks like.
Can the Muskrat shut the United States government?
Sure looks that way. The richest person in the world has turned his wealth into raw power. That's what oligarchy looks like.
robertreich.substack.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:44 PM
The richest person in the world has turned his wealth into raw power. That's what oligarchy looks like.
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Three bullets at the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot reportedly had the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” written onto them
Bullets from UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting had writing on them: sources
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) – Bullets found on the ground where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot had writing on them, sources told PIX11 News on Thursday. Three bullets at the scene had …
pix11.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Three bullets at the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot reportedly had the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” written onto them