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The Trump administration is asking Congress to cut funding for Head Start.

23.04.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2903    πŸ” 792    πŸ’¬ 211    πŸ“Œ 90
From left to right, Congressman Jim McGovern, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and Senator Ed Markey stand outside an ICE detention center in Louisiana.

From left to right, Congressman Jim McGovern, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and Senator Ed Markey stand outside an ICE detention center in Louisiana.

I spent the day at the ICE Detention centers where RΓΌmeysa Γ–ztΓΌrk and Mahmoud Khalil are being unjustly detained. They've been taken thousands of miles away from home and denied due process.

I’m here to call for their immediate release and make it known that they haven’t been forgotten.

23.04.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 12345    πŸ” 2304    πŸ’¬ 278    πŸ“Œ 96

Trump's USDA will roll back safety regulations to β€œstreamline” meat processing.

This will boost corporate profits at the expense of worker health and food safety.

Last year's listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head killed 10 people.

We need more regulation, not less. Hello?

19.03.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6947    πŸ” 1928    πŸ’¬ 355    πŸ“Œ 149

Musk staffers are joking about how upcoming Social Security changes will restrict access by requiring in-person visits while simultaneously shutting down offices. They are touting the cost savings from limiting access.

19.03.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6495    πŸ” 1944    πŸ’¬ 364    πŸ“Œ 140

America, watch and learn.

19.03.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3150    πŸ” 882    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 27

"Opposing Fascism Is a Jewish Tradition"--JWP at Trump Tower today.

13.03.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2107    πŸ” 406    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 11
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Republicans’ partisan spending bill turns the federal government into a slush fund for Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

It’s unthinkable that any Senate Democrat would hand them a blank check by voting for cloture.

14.03.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16570    πŸ” 4383    πŸ’¬ 610    πŸ“Œ 301
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I’m told this is a real letter. It basically says, β€œWe’ll destroy Columbia unless you destroy it first.”

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Bernie Sanders: "If you do nothing, you sit back and say, 'it's gonna be terrible.' And that's right. A shutdown will be terrible. But our job is to put the onus on the Republican president, the Republican House, the Republican Senate, the people who control the govt"

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March 13, 2025 Stocks fell again today.

March 13, 2025:

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At the nation’s scientific and public health agencies, panic set in as officials braced for a wave of layoffs. The Trump administration is now embracing forced resignation of officials at CDC and NIH.

15.02.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3698    πŸ” 594    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 21
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Diversity and Inclusion Picture Book Wish List Bookshop.org Custom Registry

My friend is a parent at the school in at the base in Stuttgart where the kids staged a walkout during Hegseth's visit. One reason: the school library was closed for a book purge. She's got a wishlist with a goal to buy each student two DEI books; please consider helping out!

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ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS & PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK.

07.02.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 16077    πŸ” 5577    πŸ’¬ 1056    πŸ“Œ 550

This is murder.

07.02.2025 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1096    πŸ” 248    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 7

I adore you πŸ˜ŠπŸ’›

07.02.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Elon Musk’s 20-year-old staffers are not only demanding access to highly restricted information but are also displaying aggressive behaviorβ€”shouting at anyone who stands in their way, resorting to name-calling, throwing tantrums, and even hitting objects in anger.

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This concise and informative excerpt from the New Republic’s Alex Shephard should get everybody caught up on the government coup currently in progress. Required reading.

06.02.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1089    πŸ” 404    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 16

Thank you! A federal judge blocked U.S. DOGE employees from altering any records of payments at the Treasury Department while she weighs a request by public interest groups for a broader injunction against their activity. Thank you, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly’s! πŸ™

06.02.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 17317    πŸ” 1812    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 62

This is Muppet movie villain stuff

06.02.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

The Trump administration plans to reduce the USAID workforce from over 10,000 to around 290 positions. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s staffers are now at FEMA, accessing information on its grant programs.

06.02.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4169    πŸ” 870    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 52

Elon Musk’s team is set to delve into the nation’s aviation system, with his 20-year-old staffers utilizing AI to assist the FAA in a rapid overhaul of aviation technology. However, a more practical solution would be to simply hire more workers, as the FAA is severely short-staffed.

07.02.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7829    πŸ” 1069    πŸ’¬ 362    πŸ“Œ 119
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I just contacted my senators and urged them to oppose Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Defense Department. Trump's pick would undermine our national security. app.sosha.ai/s/WocvK7jr

23.01.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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January 8, 2024 At least four wildfires tearing across Los Angeles have killed at least five people and forced the evacuation of at least 130,000 more, and have flattened about 42 square miles (109 square kilometers)...

January 8, 2025:

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β€œAs more of the popular vote is counted, it turns out that Trump’s victory came with the slimmest of margins β€” a few hundred thousand votes in key places slid him into office.” -
@anitachabria.bsky.social lays out why Trump’s mandate rhetoric is πŸ—‘

21.11.2024 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 422    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3
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Why are they skeets? It’s not mosquito related, is it?

14.11.2024 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no!

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