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The most important things ordinary Americans can do are:
1. Speak out everywhere you can especially in person.
2. Show up at public protests locally and in your state capital.
3. Stop participating in the economic system that enriches a few multi billionaires, and which is running this show.
1. Speak out everywhere you can especially in person.
2. Show up at public protests locally and in your state capital.
3. Stop participating in the economic system that enriches a few multi billionaires, and which is running this show.
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Good job, America.
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.
The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry grou...
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May 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Good job, America.
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And Jesus said, “Take away their healthcare in the interests of righteousness “ .
BRENNAN: Nearly 200k Louisianans will lose Medicaid. How do you defend that to your constituents?
MIKE JOHNSON: If you are able to work and refuse to do so, you are defrauding the system, and no one in the country believes that's right. So there's a moral component to what we're doing.
MIKE JOHNSON: If you are able to work and refuse to do so, you are defrauding the system, and no one in the country believes that's right. So there's a moral component to what we're doing.
May 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
And Jesus said, “Take away their healthcare in the interests of righteousness “ .
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Exciting news for Colorado students & educators! I just signed new laws that boost classroom funding, including $412 more per student with a bipartisan school finance formula—the first major update in 30 years! Let's ensure every student has the resources to thrive!
May 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Exciting news for Colorado students & educators! I just signed new laws that boost classroom funding, including $412 more per student with a bipartisan school finance formula—the first major update in 30 years! Let's ensure every student has the resources to thrive!
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I think what is particularly infuriating is that Trump has been using stochastic terrorism for nearly a decade now and not only does the media not suggest he’s responsible for the actions he inspires but it outright scolds anyone on the left that even suggests he is.
May 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I think what is particularly infuriating is that Trump has been using stochastic terrorism for nearly a decade now and not only does the media not suggest he’s responsible for the actions he inspires but it outright scolds anyone on the left that even suggests he is.
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Russia kidnapped Hanna at 21, held her for years—and now it’s locking her up for a decade.
🧵1/8⬇️
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May 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Russia kidnapped Hanna at 21, held her for years—and now it’s locking her up for a decade.
🧵1/8⬇️
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It doesn't get reiterated enough that "human on a bicycle" is not only the most efficient way that a person can move, it's the most efficient form of motion ***ever observed in land animals***.
May 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
It doesn't get reiterated enough that "human on a bicycle" is not only the most efficient way that a person can move, it's the most efficient form of motion ***ever observed in land animals***.
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What exactly did House Republicans just vote for?
-14 million Americans to lose their health care
-18 million kids to lose their free school meals
-5.4 million people to lose food assistance
It’s not about waste or fraud or abuse.
It’s about a bigger tax cut for the rich.
-14 million Americans to lose their health care
-18 million kids to lose their free school meals
-5.4 million people to lose food assistance
It’s not about waste or fraud or abuse.
It’s about a bigger tax cut for the rich.
May 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
What exactly did House Republicans just vote for?
-14 million Americans to lose their health care
-18 million kids to lose their free school meals
-5.4 million people to lose food assistance
It’s not about waste or fraud or abuse.
It’s about a bigger tax cut for the rich.
-14 million Americans to lose their health care
-18 million kids to lose their free school meals
-5.4 million people to lose food assistance
It’s not about waste or fraud or abuse.
It’s about a bigger tax cut for the rich.
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NEW: "Whether or not HB 1205 survives legal scrutiny, the message for Florida voters is unmistakable. When citizen power becomes too effective, the Republican-led state will try to find a way to shut it down." www.democracydocket.com/analysis/gop...
In Florida and Nationwide, GOP Cracks Down on Direct Democracy
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NEW: "Whether or not HB 1205 survives legal scrutiny, the message for Florida voters is unmistakable. When citizen power becomes too effective, the Republican-led state will try to find a way to shut it down." www.democracydocket.com/analysis/gop...
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: The Facebook account Trump shared with South Africa's president as "proof" of a genocide against white South Africans belonged to a fringe account that frequently posts racist imagery and pushes flat Earth conspiracies.
Exclusive: Trump Shared Racist, Flat-Earth Facebook Account With South African President
Trump handed President Ramaphosa a Facebook post from a fringe account that labelled his administration the “White Supremacy House"
www.meidasplus.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: The Facebook account Trump shared with South Africa's president as "proof" of a genocide against white South Africans belonged to a fringe account that frequently posts racist imagery and pushes flat Earth conspiracies.
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Wannabe dictator acting like a dictator.
May 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Wannabe dictator acting like a dictator.
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➡️ At least 94% of all hospitals in the Gaza Strip are damaged or destroyed.
➡️Only 19 of 36 hospitals remain functional, although only partially.
➡️ 4 major hospitals have closed in the last week due to attacks, evacuation orders, and increasing hostilities.
➡️Only 19 of 36 hospitals remain functional, although only partially.
➡️ 4 major hospitals have closed in the last week due to attacks, evacuation orders, and increasing hostilities.
May 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
➡️ At least 94% of all hospitals in the Gaza Strip are damaged or destroyed.
➡️Only 19 of 36 hospitals remain functional, although only partially.
➡️ 4 major hospitals have closed in the last week due to attacks, evacuation orders, and increasing hostilities.
➡️Only 19 of 36 hospitals remain functional, although only partially.
➡️ 4 major hospitals have closed in the last week due to attacks, evacuation orders, and increasing hostilities.
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Leavitt: "Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked thousands of students visas from campuses where these pro-Palestini-- pro-Hamas terrorists ... "
May 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Leavitt: "Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked thousands of students visas from campuses where these pro-Palestini-- pro-Hamas terrorists ... "
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He’s not gonna like this.
May 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
He’s not gonna like this.
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One reason I don't think it's useful to argue about the correct tactics for Democrats to win elections is winning elections isn't enough. They've won the presidency 5 out of 9 times since 1992 and where are we now. The question is how we create something better than a dead cat bounce party
May 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
One reason I don't think it's useful to argue about the correct tactics for Democrats to win elections is winning elections isn't enough. They've won the presidency 5 out of 9 times since 1992 and where are we now. The question is how we create something better than a dead cat bounce party
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Just fyi… when the Democrats passed their healthcare bill in the middle of the night it sparked the tea party.
GOP is toast for this… IF the Dems can get their crap together
GOP is toast for this… IF the Dems can get their crap together
May 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Just fyi… when the Democrats passed their healthcare bill in the middle of the night it sparked the tea party.
GOP is toast for this… IF the Dems can get their crap together
GOP is toast for this… IF the Dems can get their crap together
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The current budget bill is an atrocity and out-of-touch leaders like Chuck Schumer laid the groundwork by voting for the CR.
Appeasement and complicity do not work. When you bend the knee, they’ll break your leg.
Appeasement and complicity do not work. When you bend the knee, they’ll break your leg.
May 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The current budget bill is an atrocity and out-of-touch leaders like Chuck Schumer laid the groundwork by voting for the CR.
Appeasement and complicity do not work. When you bend the knee, they’ll break your leg.
Appeasement and complicity do not work. When you bend the knee, they’ll break your leg.
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When you say something 100% true that people don’t want to hear, because it makes them feel ashamed for the evil things they have done and will continue to do, instead of changing their mind they just get really, really angry at you for saying the truth. This is why everything is so fucked up.
May 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
When you say something 100% true that people don’t want to hear, because it makes them feel ashamed for the evil things they have done and will continue to do, instead of changing their mind they just get really, really angry at you for saying the truth. This is why everything is so fucked up.
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South Africa’s murder rate for white farmers was 54.5 per 100,000 in 2023, lower than the national average of 78 per 100,000.
Doesn’t sound like “white genocide” to me.
Doesn’t sound like “white genocide” to me.
May 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
South Africa’s murder rate for white farmers was 54.5 per 100,000 in 2023, lower than the national average of 78 per 100,000.
Doesn’t sound like “white genocide” to me.
Doesn’t sound like “white genocide” to me.
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BREAKING NEWS: Trump has taken possession of his bribe, in contravention of federal criminal statute and the Constitution. He’s hiding behind the USAF and DOJ to intimidate Congress—which must initiate impeachment proceedings.
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
BREAKING NEWS: Trump-Qatar Scandal Reaches Its Apex As Trump Commits Impeachable Federal Felony in Public
Don’t let anyone gaslight you into memory-holing what’s happened. This report’s author is a NYT-bestselling Trump biographer, retired criminal defense lawyer, and former federal criminal investigator.
sethabramson.substack.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Trump has taken possession of his bribe, in contravention of federal criminal statute and the Constitution. He’s hiding behind the USAF and DOJ to intimidate Congress—which must initiate impeachment proceedings.
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here: