Dolores Young

A tweet from Jamie Dupree reads: “For those wondering, the debt went over $37 trillion on August 12, 2025. Up $1 trillion in just over 2 months!” It quotes his earlier post that says, “National Debt goes over $38 trillion,” with alert emojis on either side of the text.

But sure, more tax cuts for billionaires.

A tweet from Matthew Gertz reads: “The Orbanization of the U.S. media is happening in plain sight, with the president using regulatory power to direct the sales of news outlets to his wealthy allies.” It quotes a post from Charles Gasparino reporting that a Trump administration official said the government favors Paramount Skydance in acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, with regulatory obstacles planned for rival bidders.

This is how oligarchs wind up helping tyrants and get favors back for it.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason. Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

Let me be clear: It’s ILLEGAL to deny federal workers back pay after a shutdown.

There’s a 2019 law that guarantees it, but Trump is once again trying to break the law.

You don’t get to punish people for doing their jobs just because you’re failing at yours.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr. We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.”

Maga Morons!

Totally, completely, embarrassingly...

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Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

Freedom of conscience means freedom of speech and freedom of belief.

We applaud the re-formation of the Committee for the First Amendment — standing up against repression is vital to protecting dissenters, doubters & the nonreligious too.

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(Robert Reich) "There have been 8 shutdowns since 1990. Trump has now presided over 4.
This shutdown is radically different.
The consequence of decision by Trump & the GOP to pass Trump’s “big beautiful bill" without any Democratic votes. The bill affected the Medicare & Affordable Care Act.

We believe healthcare is a right for every American.

But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.

Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.

These are the heroes he is trying to minimize #military #media #FDT #FJDV #america #jasminecrocket

So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?

It was never about “freedom.” It was always about who was in control.

Newsom: "People ask, 'Are you being hyperbolic?' Bullshit we're being hyperbolic. If you're Black or brown, it's here in this country. And so I'm deeply proud that I had the privilege of signing the nation's first bill to address masking ... these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian govt"

COLLINS: So you're telling me you're willing to vote no every time?

BERNIE SANDERS: Damn right

I did it. I added some Keystone Cops music to this: