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Wife, Mom, Nurse, Oregonian, American.
#NoKings in America!!!!
June 15, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Who’s going to work in a US iPhone factory? And how much is an iPhone going to cost when they have to pay Americans minimum wage to make them? Maybe all the MAGA geniuses will run to apply for a job building iPhones…
Trump threatens Apple with a 25% tariff if it doesn’t build iPhones in America | CNN Business
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded Apple make its iPhones in the United States or face a 25% tariff.
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May 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
FACT CHECK: The US is the second largest exporter of goods in the world.
Video: Hear Rubio’s response to ‘crashing’ markets after tariff news | CNN Politics
At a NATO foreign ministers summit in Brussels, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded to a reporter’s question about the impact of President Trump’s recent tariff announcements on European marke...
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April 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is what leadership looks like; more Democrats need to be out there hearing from the people.
Bernie Sanders’ Fighting Oligarchy Tour Draws Massive Crowds for Progressive Change
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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March 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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So good. Just run this on loop @democrats.org.
Rep. John Larson lights up Elon Musk! who can’t be bothered to appear and explain all the fraud and abuse he’s found! 🔥
March 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This! MORE OF THIS!!!!
Rep. Al Green (D-TX) delivers remarks after the House floor shortly after the House censured him for his conduct during President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.
Rep. Al Green (D-TX) Speaks After Being Censured
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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March 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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April 5th: REMOVE / REVERSE / RECLAIM

50 Protests, 50 States, 1 Movement.

Add your action by 3/28/25 to have your flyer shared on 50501 socials. Go to www.FiftyFifty.one and click “Add An Action.”

#50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #PeoplesMovement #NoKings #ImpeachTrump @polrev.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”

I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Medford!
February 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Billionaire propaganda
February 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
MTG: “Federal workers don’t deserve their paychecks.”
Excuse me, who doesn’t deserve their paycheck?! Does she know who she and her colleagues work for?
Greene Defends Government Cuts: 'Federal Employees Do Not Deserve Their Paychecks'
YouTube video by Newsweek
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February 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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February 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand.
#resist
February 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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The Revolution WILL be Televised. Monday, February 17th. events.pol-rev.com @polrev.bsky.social #50501movement #politicalrevolution #buildtheresistance
February 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I love this; boycott companies that have rolled back DEI initiatives.
Latino leaders call for boycott of Target, Walmart and other major retailers in response to DEI cuts
YouTube video by NBC News
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February 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
National Day of Protest
February 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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"The fact that RFK Jr. is right about a few things, such as the need to address childhood obesity—remember when the right practically called Michelle Obama a Nazi for her advocacy on this issue?—doesn’t change how overall batshit he is." @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-pick...
Trump Picks Anti-Vax Nut RFK Jr. to Run Health Department
What could possibly go wrong.
www.thebulwark.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Roses are red
Public Health is toast
February 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Pretty damn good framing for Dems
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.

How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65

Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This one worries me the most. He is an absolute moron and his policy decisions have to potential to cost millions of lives.
U.S. Senate CONFIRMS Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to be Secretary of Health & Human Services, 52-48.
February 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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My new Substack article covering Elons rise to power, the book “The Network State: how to build a new country”, the current tech coup, and how social media, bots, and algorithms are used for election interference is out now on Substack. Free to read always, knowledge is power.
Inbox | Substack
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February 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM