AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
05.11.2025 03:17 β π 35703 π 6887 π¬ 303 π 175
When your family depends on the governmentβs milk, donβt vote to kill the cow.
Itβs that simple folks.
05.11.2025 15:52 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The math is MATHING and the results are IN. π Working people stood up and sent a clear, powerful message at the ballot box.
Candidates who prioritize workersβlike Mamdani, Sherrill, and Spanbergerβwon BIG.
The power of a united front is undeniable.
Let's keep this momentum!
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05.11.2025 03:37 β π 478 π 107 π¬ 1 π 2
Newsom: You can see it; you can read between the lines over the last few weeks.
Heβs nowhere to be found. The guyβs out on an island. Honestly, I felt like he was away last week and he didnβt even matter.
You saw him today trying to get back in the game: βHey, what about me?β
05.11.2025 00:26 β π 4512 π 986 π¬ 62 π 17
SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.
04.11.2025 21:45 β π 17747 π 5499 π¬ 431 π 208
Blumenthal: Weβre going to continue finding more of the ballroom donors who evidently didnβt want their names revealed. And let me name them: BlackRock, Susquehanna International, Nvidia, OpenAI, Vantive, and Extremity Care.
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
04.11.2025 23:54 β π 17524 π 6904 π¬ 350 π 267
Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
05.11.2025 04:23 β π 29351 π 4363 π¬ 416 π 413
Walmart and McDonaldβs are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year β over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M β 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
04.11.2025 19:30 β π 22270 π 8152 π¬ 633 π 346
03.11.2025 01:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Once the Ford arrives in the Caribbean next week, βItβs going to start a clock ticking and Trump will have about a month or so to make a major decision on a strike before he has to moveβ the vessel elsewhere.
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03.11.2025 00:58 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?
27.10.2025 23:17 β π 21746 π 5680 π¬ 1388 π 302
At this point, Barack Obama should come out and publicly say heβd love to be President again and he hasnβt ruled out running for a third term. Iβm serious. My fellow Democrats, either fight or go home.
27.10.2025 22:50 β π 2059 π 426 π¬ 134 π 44
Can someone please ask him how the GOP changed the 60 vote threshold twice in the last two months to approve 150+ trump appointees in one go? Cuz they are in charge and can change the rules to open the government. And they know it. They WANT the shutdown.
27.10.2025 21:23 β π 6920 π 2684 π¬ 349 π 117
What did people do before SNAP?β
They died.
Healthcare, vaccines, disability support, education & food assistance are vital to our survival.
Theyβre why the average lifespan isnβt 35 anymore
The mark of a good & decent society is whether it sees the value in helping others.
28.10.2025 04:53 β π 9979 π 3129 π¬ 225 π 95
President for Life
Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.
Donald Trump has amassed the powers of a king, J. Michael Luttig writes. He wonβt give them up easily:
28.10.2025 11:23 β π 656 π 227 π¬ 47 π 16
If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.
A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.
Iβm tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.
27.10.2025 21:03 β π 20349 π 6234 π¬ 546 π 211
Lofgren: Now, instead of the president weighing in, weβve got him doing weird little dances as he lands in Asia, and heβs missing in action. The Senate is refusing to negotiate across party lines, and the House of Representatives isnβt even meeting. I mean, Iβve never seen anything like this.
28.10.2025 05:16 β π 10129 π 3356 π¬ 294 π 139
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 π 17904 π 10080 π¬ 638 π 567
American institutions don't crumble. But they can be destroyed.
21.10.2025 00:31 β π 11372 π 3226 π¬ 725 π 300
Beyer: I donβt like to do ad hominem attacks, but Iβve served with four different speakers. This is the fifth oneβby far the weakest speaker, I think, in American history.
20.10.2025 16:44 β π 11596 π 3066 π¬ 301 π 93
Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow AmericansβAmericans, not illegalβAmericans, citizens, to afford healthcare.
And the presidentβs like, βWe donβt have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.β
20.10.2025 17:33 β π 18571 π 7654 π¬ 552 π 282
I'm tired. We're all tired. This isn't hard to understand. You can't inflate prices of basic necessities like food and housing to ridiculous highs while keeping wages at poverty levels, then act surprised when luxury goods/services and large purchases become unattainable or payments unaffordable.
21.10.2025 00:43 β π 6710 π 1884 π¬ 211 π 134
The truth about Emil Bove's conduct at DOJ would not have been fully known, if it weren't for a whistleblower.
As this administration makes a habit of misleading the courts, and ignoring court orders, speaking up could mean exposing real lawlessness.
21.10.2025 02:37 β π 4659 π 1773 π¬ 149 π 41
REAGAN: βWhen someone says letβs impose tariffs, it may look like theyβre doing the patriotic thingβ¦ but over the long run trade barriers hurt every πΊπΈ worker.β
π¨π¦ Ontario just ran thisππ½powerful ad using Reaganβs voice against Trumpβs trade war during game 7 of the ALCS βΎοΈ
21.10.2025 01:16 β π 3070 π 1075 π¬ 96 π 61
MAGA: there wasnβt even a mishap with the artillery over I-5 you lying libtard
Marines: halted exercise after firing 6 155 mm rounds because one prematurely detonated over the highway
MAGA: DIDNβT HAPPEN NERDS
Marines: weβve opened an investigation and believe a fuze failed
21.10.2025 01:22 β π 4328 π 1050 π¬ 101 π 12
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