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February 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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February 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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A labor economist told KCUR's Up To Date that Kansas City does not have enough available jobs in the area to make up for all the local federal workers getting laid off by the Trump administration.
Kansas City doesn't have enough jobs available for all the federal workers getting laid off
Federal workers in Kansas City whose jobs were eliminated under the Trump administration's massive budget cuts will have a hard time finding comparable work in the area. Instability in the city's work...
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February 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Finally.

A Missouri judge on Friday cleared the way for abortion procedures to begin in Kansas City and across the state, blocking clinic licensure rules that represented the last remaining obstacles to renewed access.

Read more at: www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Missouri judge clears path for abortions in KC, blocking ‘discriminatory’ clinic rules
Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood, who had sought to block a clinic licensing requirement.
www.kansascity.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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On Monday, USAID's IG warned that Trump's agency cuts have made it harder to root out fraud and abuse — and that nearly $500M in food was about to spoil due to Trump's foreign aid freeze.

On Tuesday, Trump fired him.

So much for transparency.
USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency | CNN Politics
The inspector general of the US Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a day after his office released a report critical of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Thousands of investors in Trump’s crypto scheme lost $2 billion in just weeks while the Trump Organization racked up $100 million in trading fees.

Just so happens that the CFPB, which Trump is trying to kill, recently announced new regulations for the crypto industry.

Hello?
Trump and His Family Earned Millions From Trump Coin While 810,000 Others Lost Money: Report
Donald Trump and early investors have earned millions from $TRUMP coin while 813,294 wallets have registered $2 billion in collective losses.
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February 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Call to Action: Picket Tesla, Saturday February 15, 11am, at all Tesla dealerships everywhere to oppose Elon Musk and the oligarchy. #3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover

If you can't make it, flood the lines with your concerns, all US locations and numbers here: www.tesla.com/findus/list/...
February 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Oh, hell yes…
February 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Can confirm.

Grassroots power is impressive. In fact, it's the only thing that scares them.

That's why they're trying to hard to overwhelm and depress you.

Don't give them the satisfaction.
January 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia just accomplished something huge: they overcame Amazon's union-busting tactics and voted to form the store's first union in over four decades.

Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
Whole Foods Workers Win First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon (Updated)
Workers in Philadelphia say they’re tired of being treated like robots.
inthesetimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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if i see one more senator or congressperson posting MAN THIS IS SO ILLEGAL SOMEBODY SHOULD PROBABLY DO SOMETHING i think i might actually fucking black out
January 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Here’s something easy you can do today. Block USA Today on Blue Sky.

If thousands of us can do it, we can have an immediate impact on their reach on social media.
January 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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If you enjoy gumming up the works, there’s a new snitch line to report the entire script of the bee movie to!
Here's an e-mail that just went out to NASA agency wide. 🔭
January 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.

Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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You can also text "Piper" to 33777 to get on our email list. These meetings are a place where folks in red states like mine can gather in solidarity and get practical tips for getting more involved at the local level. Bite-size action steps.
January 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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We can be very effective when we take action at the local level.

I am Executive Director of Blue Missouri -- we support down-ballot Dem candidates in MO. Join us for our meeting with MO Minority Whip Ashely Aune and "On Democracy" host Fred Wellman.

Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Reminder that law and morality are separate things

Reminder that your worldview and belief system should not be primarily based on laws.

Reminder to wear a mask. Reminder that trans rights are human rights.

Reminder: be Good
January 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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By the Billionaires, For the Billionaires
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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January 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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The opposition begins.
We are not alone.
We are not powerless.
We fight for the America that should be and we don’t back down.
Tada!

This lawsuit seeks to invalidate DOGE as a concept if it fails to comply with longstanding federal ethics laws.

It’s the first of many, many more to come.
First Lawsuits Filed Against Trump Administration For DOGE
These lawsuits are the first of what will be many to come
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January 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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In honor of the most important observation of today, a look at a few of Rev. Dr. King's most fire quotes.
youtube.com/shorts/426BR...
MLK Said More Than That!
YouTube video by The Reclaimed With Whitney Alese
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January 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM