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Mike Rauth

@m-r-1.bsky.social

Retirement income planner / financial advisor. Progressive values, human rights & justice. "It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela

116 Followers  |  130 Following  |  58 Posts  |  Joined: 13.10.2023  |  2.3505

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2/2 Oh you had cancer before - too bad no health coverage for you. You have diabetes, sorry no coverage. Pay for insulin yourself. Can't afford it? Just die then.

13.11.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1/2 It's so mind numbing that Republicans hate the ACA so much. It's true, it isn't as good as every other country with universal coverage. But just read a few stories about what it was like for people before the ACA.

13.11.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Elie Mystal on how pathetic the Senate capitulation was & why the filibuster needs to go.

13.11.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.

That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.

It looks a lot more like preparation for war.

Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.

31.10.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 15922    πŸ” 6348    πŸ’¬ 1204    πŸ“Œ 429
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Trump sent men to torture in El Salvador, report confirms Human Rights Watch found that Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador by the United States were beaten almost every day.

Human Rights Watch found that Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador by the United States were beaten almost every day.

12.11.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 163    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 10

10. US Senator Chris Murphy told Axios: β€œI think it would be very strange if on the heels of the American people having rewarded Democrats for standing up and fighting, we surrendered without getting anything for the people we’ve been fighting for."

β€œStrange,” indeed – a titanic understatement.

07.11.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

If you’ve got a Senate Democrat who is not calling for new leadership, they’re part of the problem.

We should no longer trust Senate Dems who decline to come out against the leadership that led us here. Until proven otherwise, we should assume they were in on the game to fool their own supporters.

11.11.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1425    πŸ” 435    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 34
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DOJ Efforts to Seize Voter Data β€˜Pose Serious Risks’ to Privacy and National Security, Senators Warn Read more here.

In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, a pair of Democratic senators said the DOJ’s efforts to seize voter data from states β€œappear to be driven by blind allegiance to the President’s unlawful” sweeping anti-voting order and pose serious privacy risks.
https://bit.ly/3WKpqVf

11.11.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 438    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2
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What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...

Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government.

Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.

11.11.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 921    πŸ” 523    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 40

Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything

10.11.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7651    πŸ” 1834    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 84
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

09.11.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 11044    πŸ” 7327    πŸ’¬ 879    πŸ“Œ 1756

It may be past time to start doing demonstrations outside of GOP Congresspeople's local offices.

09.11.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 960    πŸ” 289    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 10

They can't hide from the Epstein files forever. I have some new information about them that I'll reveal on this Sunday's Breakdown over on @meidastouch.com at 3:30 PM PT.

07.11.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8264    πŸ” 2392    πŸ’¬ 273    πŸ“Œ 66
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November 7, 2025 The repercussions from Tuesday’s vote, in which Democratic candidates were victorious across the country, continue to echo.

November 7, 2025

08.11.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1264    πŸ” 414    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 41
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Um, do federal prosecutors *really* want to take the position that it's not okay to receive something of value from … Qatar?

I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. πŸ€”

07.11.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 15755    πŸ” 4493    πŸ’¬ 692    πŸ“Œ 229
Big Beautiful Boycott The Big Beautiful Boycott stops funding to those funding fascism. Every dollar is a choice

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08.11.2025 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

05.11.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 43459    πŸ” 15712    πŸ’¬ 763    πŸ“Œ 718
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60 Minutes Obeys in Advance Read more here.

Without anyone saying a word, everyone involved in this episode knew the risks and the safest path forward. They know, instinctively, how to survive in a declining media organization for one more day β€” please Trump, Weiss, and Ellison, and everyone’s happy. Piss them off and watch out.

04.11.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1739    πŸ” 513    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 22
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Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.

There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, β€œSwear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.

Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.

04.11.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 23284    πŸ” 6532    πŸ’¬ 280    πŸ“Œ 199
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DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing Jan. 6 Attack Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, β€œthousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol,” a source familiar with the personnel moves told Democracy Docket.

29.10.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 9183    πŸ” 4378    πŸ’¬ 401    πŸ“Œ 197
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

29.10.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 32816    πŸ” 14649    πŸ’¬ 1326    πŸ“Œ 1050
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So Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout from our tax dollars but devastated small towns here at home β€” nothing.

27.10.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11080    πŸ” 5767    πŸ’¬ 777    πŸ“Œ 382
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Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

28.10.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 17914    πŸ” 10080    πŸ’¬ 637    πŸ“Œ 567

it's hard to Nazi what's going on here

24.10.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4229    πŸ” 1094    πŸ’¬ 348    πŸ“Œ 42
Former US president Ronald Reagan FULL 1987 speech on tariffs and free trade
YouTube video by Global News Former US president Ronald Reagan FULL 1987 speech on tariffs and free trade

Donny Dipshit doesn't like this explanation of tariffs by Regan.
youtu.be/Foggkeiwlp0?...

25.10.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified

22.10.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2340    πŸ” 1434    πŸ’¬ 187    πŸ“Œ 373
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β€œIt won’t interfere with the current building.”

As always he lied about it…

22.10.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 6
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Arizona Attorney General’s Office confirms lawsuit against House Speaker Johnson

Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva has still not been sworn in four weeks after her win. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing House Speaker Mike Johnson, citing β€œtaxation without representation.”

22.10.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3822    πŸ” 1219    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 69

β€˜β€œThough being arrested is new to me, even though being beaten is new to me, I know it’s not new to Christians following Christ,” she said.’

22.10.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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