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Opinion | Trump Calls Diversity a Threat. For Our Founders, It Was American. The United States isn’t exceptional because of our common culture; it’s exceptional because Americans have been able to cohere despite cultures that set us apart.

The heritage mythology conservatives are spinning is historically delusional, Leighton Woodhouse writes. “Americans have never been ‘a group of people with a shared history.’”

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I spoke at a Steering & Policy Committee hearing where I shared #OR06 constituents Conni and Steve's stories.

If Republicans do not extend the premium tax credits, Americans like Conni and Steve will face devastating impacts to their wallets.

To my Republican colleagues: do the right thing.

08.10.2025 23:47 — 👍 45 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1

What's in the Senate Version of Trump's Big Policy Bill? (Gift Article) The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.

A List of Nearly Everything in the Senate G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

01.07.2025 19:19 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

How much will you save or lose with Trump’s ‘big’ tax bill? How will Trump’s tax bill affect your finances? Check out its effects using this calculator.

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More Americans are financing groceries with buy now, pay later loans — and more are paying those bills late, survey says Consumers are using buy now, pay later plans to pay for essentials such as groceries, as concerns around the economy grow.

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‘Very problematic’: US apparel bosses say Trump’s tariffs will hurt Americans

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Opinion | How Trump’s Tariffs Play Right Into China’s Hands (Gift Article) Instead of making our strategy America against the whole world on tariffs, Trump should have made it all the industrial democracies, led by America, against China.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

This is a quick read and it makes so much sense. We should be coalescing with allies and Republicans need to work with Ds to change course.

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Opinion | The Rise and Fall of Elon Musk (Gift Article) His belief that liberal democracy has failed and that technologists should lead can be traced to the unusual life of his grandfather.

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I was not aware of the history of Technocracy and who championed it back in Canada in the 1930s.

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Trump’s tariffs – five key takeaways

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Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs trigger biggest one-day Wall Street fall since 2020 – as it happened

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NEW: China, Japan, and South Korea agree to “closely cooperate” in response to U.S. tariffs

Anyone with half a brain & a basic understanding of the world could see that Trump’s relentless attacks on our allies will only isolate America & strengthen China

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Let's show up. Let's organize. Let's win.

The next few months need to resemble the 2017 fight to save the ACA. In the end, we won. Call Congressmembers, confront them at town halls, offices, airports & fundraisers. Hold events so Congressmembers look really bad for being afraid of constituents.

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The Clean Little Secret of Social Security It’s a pretty good program, and we can afford it

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David Frum: Trade Wars and Turmoil Happy Sunday.

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He doesn’t understand the economy or the need for alliances.

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House Republicans Work to Hold Together in Vote on Spending Bill Republicans were pressing rank-and-file lawmakers to fall in line behind a stopgap measure that would mostly keep government funding at current levels through September.

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America’s sickest reality show: Crowdfunding cancer care while billionaires hoard billions Welcome to America’s sickest reality show — where families turn to crowdfunding for cancer treatments while billionaires hoard obscene wealth. In no other developed nation do sick children depend on charity to survive, but here, it’s just another episode…

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Elon Musk Also Has a Problem with Wikipedia Lately, Musk’s beef has merged with a general conviction on the right that the site is biased against conservatives.

At a time when many social-media sites have abandoned their safeguards against mis- and disinformation, Wikipedia is a bastion of transparency and accessible knowledge. So maybe it should come as no surprise that Elon Musk has been attacking it.

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Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences • Oregon Capital Chronicle President Donald Trump’s slashing of the federal workforce has gutted the ranks of firefighters and support personnel, firefighters warn,

Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/19/t...

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Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences • Oregon Capital Chronicle President Donald Trump’s slashing of the federal workforce has gutted the ranks of firefighters and support personnel, firefighters warn,

Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/19/t...

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Trump's Project 2025 wants to eliminate public schools. Biased, greedy businesses want personal profits & Christian Nationalism instead of free, non-religious education. Fight back against attempted destruction of federal education dept. Keep showing up! http://dlvr.it/THzhl4

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JD Vance declares amnesty for bigotry under the guise of fighting cancel culture JD Vance advanced an absurd defense of Marko Elez, a 25-year-old staffer with Elon Musk’s DOGE operation, who resigned after his racist comments came to light.

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Trump Is In A Far More Vulnerable Place Than It Appears Right Now. He Is Weak, Not Strong And Making Mistakes Our Mad King has the highest disapproval of any President at this point in their Presidency, and concerns about his reckless economic policies are rising

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The Cowardice of Senate Republicans In 2021, ten of my Republican colleagues in the House joined me in voting to impeach Donald Trump after he incited an attack on our democracy.

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5 Calls Newsletter The 5 Calls Newsletter breaks down what your representatives are voting on and what you can do to influence them. From your friends at 5 Calls

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What Elon Musk Wants Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 02/07/2025 · 1h 7m

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This podcast is worth listening to because it gives a window into who Musk is and how his thinking has changed. This from a journalist who has been interviewing him since 2000 - she also watched his tech bros friends from Silicon Valley change their views.

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