Matt Dosage
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“They got money for war but can't feed the poor" - Tupac Shakur
June 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“They got money for war but can't feed the poor" - Tupac Shakur
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NEW — Here are the 12 members of Congress who have so far signed on to efforts against the Trump-Vance administration's moves towards war on Iran.
2.2% of Congress
2.2% of Congress
June 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
NEW — Here are the 12 members of Congress who have so far signed on to efforts against the Trump-Vance administration's moves towards war on Iran.
2.2% of Congress
2.2% of Congress
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Sanders: He now wants to take away CBS’s license because they did a story that criticized him. Oh my word, CBS criticized him! Oh, let’s drive them out of business, how terrible… If you can’t take criticism, get out of the political process. This is a democracy
April 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Sanders: He now wants to take away CBS’s license because they did a story that criticized him. Oh my word, CBS criticized him! Oh, let’s drive them out of business, how terrible… If you can’t take criticism, get out of the political process. This is a democracy
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Couldn't have said it better myself, Rachel! talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-...
April 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Couldn't have said it better myself, Rachel! talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-...
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The Trump administration has acknowledged that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father with protected status to El Salvador—but claims that the courts cannot order him back.
A @nickmiroff.bsky.social exclusive:
A @nickmiroff.bsky.social exclusive:
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The Trump administration has acknowledged that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father with protected status to El Salvador—but claims that the courts cannot order him back.
A @nickmiroff.bsky.social exclusive:
A @nickmiroff.bsky.social exclusive:
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Bernie grills Trump’s Social Security commissioner pick about Trump & Elon’s lies about the program that keeps millions of seniors out of poverty. (because they want to privatize it)
March 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Bernie grills Trump’s Social Security commissioner pick about Trump & Elon’s lies about the program that keeps millions of seniors out of poverty. (because they want to privatize it)
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This is a more clear, emphatic, and politically potent bit of messaging than we have gotten from basically any Democratic representative
Ex NFL player @chriswarcraft.bsky.social protesting the inclusion of a MAGA acronym in the Huntington Beach library plaque at last night’s council meeting. He was arrested and cited.
February 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This is a more clear, emphatic, and politically potent bit of messaging than we have gotten from basically any Democratic representative
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"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)
a man stands at a podium with microphones that say wor on them
ALT: a man stands at a podium with microphones that say wor on them
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)
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This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
January 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's speech August 16th, 1967 on the subject of basic income or what was then called guaranteed annual income.
He also wrote about it in his last book "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community" (1968)
youtu.be/HwUTLJDnZFw?...
He also wrote about it in his last book "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community" (1968)
youtu.be/HwUTLJDnZFw?...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Universal Basic Income, Work, & Human Value (August 16, 1967)
YouTube video by New Progress
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January 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's speech August 16th, 1967 on the subject of basic income or what was then called guaranteed annual income.
He also wrote about it in his last book "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community" (1968)
youtu.be/HwUTLJDnZFw?...
He also wrote about it in his last book "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community" (1968)
youtu.be/HwUTLJDnZFw?...
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Capitalists??? Capitulating to fascists?????? Well, I never.
Huge changes across Facebook's platforms coming soon. Mark Zuckerberg says the recent elections "feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech..." www.facebook.com/zuck/videos/...
53K views · 1.3K comments | It's time to get back to our roots around free expression. We're replacing fact checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on... | By Mark Zuckerb...
It's time to get back to our roots around free expression. We're replacing fact checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on...
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January 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Capitalists??? Capitulating to fascists?????? Well, I never.
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Some of America's richest individuals paid all of their Social Security taxes yesterday for the entire year.
Most Americans will pay Social Security taxes all year long.
That's because in 2025, SS taxes are only applied to the first $176K earned.
This cap has put Social Security at risk.
Most Americans will pay Social Security taxes all year long.
That's because in 2025, SS taxes are only applied to the first $176K earned.
This cap has put Social Security at risk.
How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays Social Security taxes on ~1% of their i...
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January 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Some of America's richest individuals paid all of their Social Security taxes yesterday for the entire year.
Most Americans will pay Social Security taxes all year long.
That's because in 2025, SS taxes are only applied to the first $176K earned.
This cap has put Social Security at risk.
Most Americans will pay Social Security taxes all year long.
That's because in 2025, SS taxes are only applied to the first $176K earned.
This cap has put Social Security at risk.
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everything about this new Meta AI bot is so dystopian but for me the AI-generated images of nonexistent donated coats is up there
January 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
everything about this new Meta AI bot is so dystopian but for me the AI-generated images of nonexistent donated coats is up there
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Amazon has denied a leave of absence to an Alabama woman who was struck by the New Orleans attacker’s truck and shot in the foot during the attack. She worried she won’t have a job to return to when she recovers. www.nola.com/news/crime_p...
Alabama mom hit by truck, then shot in Bourbon Street attack: 'It's just so disturbing'
A night of revelry was coming to a close for Alexis Scott-Windham and her friends in the early hours of New Year's Eve after they came from Mobile, Alabama to
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January 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Amazon has denied a leave of absence to an Alabama woman who was struck by the New Orleans attacker’s truck and shot in the foot during the attack. She worried she won’t have a job to return to when she recovers. www.nola.com/news/crime_p...