Judy-Bond

these are oligarchs so detached from the experiences of regular people that when they workshop lines like this, they think they've really nailed it

more and more people are saying this

Social Security, facing pressure from DOGE, weighs big cuts to phone service Agency considers ending phone program that helps with claims processing and is used by millions of elderly and disabled Americans.

By the end of 2024 we had driven the speed to answer the Social Security 1-800# down from a 42.5 minute national average to 12.4 minute average. Now the Trump/Musk co-presidency wants to eliminate phone service for customers. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Social Security Workers Say It Is Being Endangered by DOGE Current and former employees, both Republican and Democratic, are raising alarms about the damage cost-cutting efforts could do to the agency’s ability to serve the public.

Social Security being dismantled “by a drunk with a wrecking ball” — great reporting by NY Times. People need to rise up. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/b...

EXCLUSIVE: Secret policy shift could overwhelm Social Security offices with millions of people On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) enacted a new policy that could impose massive demands on the agency's overburdened network of field offices, according to an internal SSA messag...

Musk and Trump want to wreck Social Security’s ability to function so they can rob it. Rise up and stop the steal of your Social Security. popular.info/p/exclusive-...

This is evil. Every American value I hold dear is being attacked.

MASS MOBILIZATION SATURDAY APRIL 5 WE MUST STOP TRUMP AND MUSK’S ILLEGAL BILLIONAIRE POWER GRAB HANDS OFF! MEDICAID • MEDICARE • SOCIAL SECURITY • OUR JOBS • OUR WALLETS • OUR BODIES • FAIR ELECTIONS • PERSONAL DATA • PUBLIC LANDS • VETERAN SERVICES • CANCER RESEARCH • NATO • CONSUMER PROTECTIONS • CLEAN AIR • CLEAN ENERGY • SCHOOLS • LIBRARIES • FREF SPEECH • CLEAN ENERGY • LGBTQ+ RIGHTS • IMMAGRANTS • COURTS • MORE

APRIL 5: We’re uniting to say Hands Off! and fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. Join our national day of action: handsoff2025.com

Leave Trans People Alone: A Rant “Trans sports” isn’t an actual problem in the real world. The problem is that life is hard. Don’t make it harder.

"Before you say anything about trans kids, imagine a specific trans kid in a specific family and ask yourself two questions: (1) Do you think that kid’s parents want to hurt him or her? (2) Do you know that kid better than his or her parents do?"

I am joining Senator Gillibrand to demand answers for the millions of older Americans who will be affected by these senseless efforts to slash Medicaid.

Today, we have more income and wealth inequality than ever before.

But the greed of the oligarchs never stops. 

Now, in order to get huge tax breaks, they want to cut back on Social Security, Medicaid and veterans programs.

Together we can stop them. We must stop them.

Did you hear the big news? We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5 to fight back against Trump’s illegal power grab: handsoff2025.com

This is evil. Every American value I hold dear is being attacked.

Indivisible Calls on Schumer to Step Aside

🧵 The passage of this dangerous Republican funding bill is a travesty. The ongoing administrative coup led by Donald Trump and Elon Musk is a constitutional crisis. The authoritarians stripping away our rights and trying to loot the government to enrich the billionaires are a five-alarm fire.

Now Is the Time to Stand Up for Press Freedom Bad-faith lawsuits, ugly smears, and even violence against journalists are becoming more common. To that, we must all say, ‘Enough.’

Whether it comes from mayors or presidents, threats against press freedom are threats against freedom in general. We all have a duty to support journalism against the authoritarian impulse. ICYMI Bill Lueders: www.thebulwark.com/p/press-free...

When you to play hooky and golf, but your boss tells you to watch his kid...

And his rocket ships blow up in the sky! He’s a genius!!

News you can use! This is getting interesting.

Musk makes JUNK!

Stories of Black American Courage and Faith Some of the lesser-known figures who worked for change and reform without giving in to cynicism about America’s ideals or despair about its future.

Many of the black Americans profiled in this book "had good reason to break the bond that connected them to other Americans—making those who held fast despite tremendous suffering and indignity all the more impressive." From the archives:

Disgusting.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Gov. JB Pritzker

Gov. Tim Walz

these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions

Hey Adam Kinzinger, I support you and ask you to run for Senator of Illinois. Durbin is ready to retire. I am an 80 year old Democrat and I will vote for you.

Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois needs to retire. He is old and does not have the energy to fight for veterans, seniors, sick people and for the future of the generations of America. Take a nap, Dick.

I’m not surprised Durbin voted yes for tge Republican budget. He is old and needs to retire.

Trump swing voters in Michigan focus group have buyers' remorse "Erratic," "frightening," "disruptive" and "dictator" were among the words they used to describe their concerns.

trump voters' remorse:

www.axios.com/2025/03/14/t...

Evil devil

This is the gold standard measure of atmospheric carbon, the one you see in almost every chart that tracks emissions.

Asshole.