Leanan
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Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
March 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
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Howard Lutnick is worth around 2 billion dollars. But you poor people and old people who don't get a Social Security check this month need to shut up because you're really harshing his mellow.
Trump’s Commerce Secretary just said seniors shouldn’t “call and complain” if they stop getting their Social Security checks: “A fraudster always makes the loudest noise screaming and complaining.”
March 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Howard Lutnick is worth around 2 billion dollars. But you poor people and old people who don't get a Social Security check this month need to shut up because you're really harshing his mellow.
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Sign the petition at ChuckChuckSchumer.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Sign the petition at ChuckChuckSchumer.com
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This isn’t about fixing bureaucracy in Washington. This is about defunding your local public school.
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Education Department cutting nearly half of workforce | CNN Politics
The US Education Department said it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, according to senior agency officials, as President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the agency altogether.
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March 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This isn’t about fixing bureaucracy in Washington. This is about defunding your local public school.
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This morning, after my story was published, I discovered the federal website about these grants had been taken down.
March 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This morning, after my story was published, I discovered the federal website about these grants had been taken down.
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NEW: The Trump administration has suspended millions in USDA grants to tribal colleges and universities. It might force some students to drop out.
My story for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trib...
My story for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trib...
She’s on a Scholarship at a Tribal College in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration Suspended the USDA Grant That Funded It.
Tribal colleges and universities, which ProPublica last year found are perpetually underfunded by Congress, say it’s illegal to withhold financial support from them. Their funding is protected by trea...
www.propublica.org
March 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has suspended millions in USDA grants to tribal colleges and universities. It might force some students to drop out.
My story for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trib...
My story for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trib...
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the feminine urge to
Bluesky CEO: imagine a 'world without Caesars'
Jay Graber dunks on Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning his name.
mashable.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
the feminine urge to
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He was a few months ahead of himself.
March 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
He was a few months ahead of himself.
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I’ll be in rural Kansas next week. I’d love to see you in Iola on March 20th at 6pm.
March 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I’ll be in rural Kansas next week. I’d love to see you in Iola on March 20th at 6pm.
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Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
March 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
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August 4, 2024
March 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
August 4, 2024
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Never forget that MAGAs fist bumped after they killed a bill that was going to expand healthcare coverage for veterans exposed to burn pits.
Now they are cutting 83K VA jobs.
👉They don’t give a shit about veterans, never have.
Now they are cutting 83K VA jobs.
👉They don’t give a shit about veterans, never have.
March 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Never forget that MAGAs fist bumped after they killed a bill that was going to expand healthcare coverage for veterans exposed to burn pits.
Now they are cutting 83K VA jobs.
👉They don’t give a shit about veterans, never have.
Now they are cutting 83K VA jobs.
👉They don’t give a shit about veterans, never have.
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My latest post is now out.
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
Censor, purge, defund: how Trump following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come
christinapagel.substack.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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On Tuesday, 21 DOGE employees resigned. NPR spoke to one of them who says she felt the new administration was causing "harm to the American people."
DOGE work could 'cross extreme ethical and legal lines,' says former employee : Consider This from NPR
On Tuesday, 21 DOGE employees resigned. NPR spoke to one of them who says she felt the new administration was causing "harm to the American people." As Elon Musk and the Department of Government Effic...
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February 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
On Tuesday, 21 DOGE employees resigned. NPR spoke to one of them who says she felt the new administration was causing "harm to the American people."
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The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.
Venezuelan men allege mistreatment while in detention in Guantánamo Bay
The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.
www.npr.org
February 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.
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Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
February 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
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“No one knows what we are supposed to do,” said one federal employee amid conflicting and shifting directives on whether to comply with Elon Musk’s directive to list five accomplishments.
Trump administration backs off requiring response to "What did you do last week?" email
"No one knows what we are supposed to do," said one federal employee amid conflicting and shifting directives on whether to comply with Elon Musk's directive to list five accomplishments.
www.npr.org
February 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“No one knows what we are supposed to do,” said one federal employee amid conflicting and shifting directives on whether to comply with Elon Musk’s directive to list five accomplishments.
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📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally.
The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com
The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally.
The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com
The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com
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Two people are dead after two small aircraft collided in midair near an Arizona airport, authorities said.
2 dead after 2 small planes collide midair in Arizona, officials say | CNN
At least two people are dead after two small aircraft collided in midair at an Arizona airport Wednesday, authorities said.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Two people are dead after two small aircraft collided in midair near an Arizona airport, authorities said.
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A Delta flight carrying ~80 passengers from Minnesota appears to have crash landed at Toronto Pearson Airport. No casualties reported as of this time. Numerous photos and videos have been released showing passengers safely exiting the plane, which flipped upside down. At least 8 people injured.
February 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A Delta flight carrying ~80 passengers from Minnesota appears to have crash landed at Toronto Pearson Airport. No casualties reported as of this time. Numerous photos and videos have been released showing passengers safely exiting the plane, which flipped upside down. At least 8 people injured.
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Another American plane, flips on itself on Pearson runway.
February 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Another American plane, flips on itself on Pearson runway.
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IRS is an independent agency.
February 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
IRS is an independent agency.
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That’s weird. I wonder what happened in January? www.reuters.com/markets/us/u...
US retail sales fall sharply in January
U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in January, likely as frigid temperatures kept consumers from automobile showrooms.
www.reuters.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
That’s weird. I wonder what happened in January? www.reuters.com/markets/us/u...
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🚨Republicans JUST introduced a bill to purchase Greenland and rename it red white and blue land… no this isn’t a joke…
February 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨Republicans JUST introduced a bill to purchase Greenland and rename it red white and blue land… no this isn’t a joke…
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This is absolutely the stupidest shit I have ever seen and rendered me almost speechless
February 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is absolutely the stupidest shit I have ever seen and rendered me almost speechless