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Exactly. YOU are paying more because Trump is turning tariffs on and off like a toddler with a light switch.
In addition to tearing apart our closest alliances, the American people will get the benefit of paying more for virtually everything.
In addition to tearing apart our closest alliances, the American people will get the benefit of paying more for virtually everything.
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Exactly. YOU are paying more because Trump is turning tariffs on and off like a toddler with a light switch.
In addition to tearing apart our closest alliances, the American people will get the benefit of paying more for virtually everything.
In addition to tearing apart our closest alliances, the American people will get the benefit of paying more for virtually everything.
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This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
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I see the President released a one-page health care framework today. Mr. President, today is the end of open enrollment. 80,000 people in Washington state are at risk of losing their health insurance. We need more than a one-page plan.
January 16, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I see the President released a one-page health care framework today. Mr. President, today is the end of open enrollment. 80,000 people in Washington state are at risk of losing their health insurance. We need more than a one-page plan.
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BREAKING: The Senate just PASSED a bill to prevent war with Venezuela.
Don't let anyone tell you this is just symbolic. We will keep pushing until it passes the House, and then we push to pass it with a veto-proof majority.
No war. No occupation.
Don't let anyone tell you this is just symbolic. We will keep pushing until it passes the House, and then we push to pass it with a veto-proof majority.
No war. No occupation.
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
BREAKING: The Senate just PASSED a bill to prevent war with Venezuela.
Don't let anyone tell you this is just symbolic. We will keep pushing until it passes the House, and then we push to pass it with a veto-proof majority.
No war. No occupation.
Don't let anyone tell you this is just symbolic. We will keep pushing until it passes the House, and then we push to pass it with a veto-proof majority.
No war. No occupation.
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The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
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Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza.
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza.
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
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Call your reps and tell them we don’t want to go to war with Venezuela!
December 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Call your reps and tell them we don’t want to go to war with Venezuela!
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Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
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Make sure everyone knows: these mass firings are NOT because of the shutdown.
Trump doesn’t have to fire any of these people—he’s choosing to do it as an intimidation tactic.
Difficult to overstate how stupid and reckless this is.
Trump doesn’t have to fire any of these people—he’s choosing to do it as an intimidation tactic.
Difficult to overstate how stupid and reckless this is.
Mass CDC cuts hit staff dealing with measles, Ebola and disease forecasting
Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Make sure everyone knows: these mass firings are NOT because of the shutdown.
Trump doesn’t have to fire any of these people—he’s choosing to do it as an intimidation tactic.
Difficult to overstate how stupid and reckless this is.
Trump doesn’t have to fire any of these people—he’s choosing to do it as an intimidation tactic.
Difficult to overstate how stupid and reckless this is.
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I heard Speaker Johnson on the television this morning saying that extending the ACA credits is a December issue. Well, it's not really a December issue if people start in October and November making decisions and locking themselves into higher health insurance rates.
September 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I heard Speaker Johnson on the television this morning saying that extending the ACA credits is a December issue. Well, it's not really a December issue if people start in October and November making decisions and locking themselves into higher health insurance rates.
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Birth control is NOT abortion.
But Republicans are trying to classify it as such so they can lay the groundwork to BAN contraception altogether.
Trump is invoking this lie to destroy $10 MILLION worth of contraceptives—& I'm not letting it fly under the radar.
But Republicans are trying to classify it as such so they can lay the groundwork to BAN contraception altogether.
Trump is invoking this lie to destroy $10 MILLION worth of contraceptives—& I'm not letting it fly under the radar.
September 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Birth control is NOT abortion.
But Republicans are trying to classify it as such so they can lay the groundwork to BAN contraception altogether.
Trump is invoking this lie to destroy $10 MILLION worth of contraceptives—& I'm not letting it fly under the radar.
But Republicans are trying to classify it as such so they can lay the groundwork to BAN contraception altogether.
Trump is invoking this lie to destroy $10 MILLION worth of contraceptives—& I'm not letting it fly under the radar.
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Yesterday, Trump was threatening a reporter. Today, he coerced ABC to kick Kimmel off the air.
He's also suing NYT & WSJ for reporting the truth. And it's not just media: he's threatening private companies, colleges, Congress—everyone.
Enough. NONE OF US should cave. We ALL need to push back.
He's also suing NYT & WSJ for reporting the truth. And it's not just media: he's threatening private companies, colleges, Congress—everyone.
Enough. NONE OF US should cave. We ALL need to push back.
ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' over his Charlie Kirk comments after FCC chair's threats
ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely after saying in his monologue that Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter Tyler Robinson supported Trump.
www.businessinsider.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Yesterday, Trump was threatening a reporter. Today, he coerced ABC to kick Kimmel off the air.
He's also suing NYT & WSJ for reporting the truth. And it's not just media: he's threatening private companies, colleges, Congress—everyone.
Enough. NONE OF US should cave. We ALL need to push back.
He's also suing NYT & WSJ for reporting the truth. And it's not just media: he's threatening private companies, colleges, Congress—everyone.
Enough. NONE OF US should cave. We ALL need to push back.
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Quick point. Trump cannot silence you, period. He doesn’t have the means or the tools, and if he did he would be too weak to use them. This is a bluff.
It only works if you let it.
It only works if you let it.
September 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Quick point. Trump cannot silence you, period. He doesn’t have the means or the tools, and if he did he would be too weak to use them. This is a bluff.
It only works if you let it.
It only works if you let it.
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It’s #NationalVoterRegistrationDay today – Washingtonians, make sure your voice is heard by registering to vote or checking your status at the link below:
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September 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It’s #NationalVoterRegistrationDay today – Washingtonians, make sure your voice is heard by registering to vote or checking your status at the link below:
voter.votewa.gov/portal2023/l...
voter.votewa.gov/portal2023/l...
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Trump made his marching orders plain as day, saying, "Don’t even bother dealing with them."
I’ve got some news for Republicans: if you "don’t even bother" dealing with Democrats, and find you don’t have the votes you need to fund the government—THAT is a Republican shutdown.
I’ve got some news for Republicans: if you "don’t even bother" dealing with Democrats, and find you don’t have the votes you need to fund the government—THAT is a Republican shutdown.
September 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump made his marching orders plain as day, saying, "Don’t even bother dealing with them."
I’ve got some news for Republicans: if you "don’t even bother" dealing with Democrats, and find you don’t have the votes you need to fund the government—THAT is a Republican shutdown.
I’ve got some news for Republicans: if you "don’t even bother" dealing with Democrats, and find you don’t have the votes you need to fund the government—THAT is a Republican shutdown.
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House Republican leadership has walked away from negotiations and are now threatening a shutdown by trying to jam through a funding bill on their terms alone.
If there’s a shutdown—that’s a Republican shutdown.
If there’s a shutdown—that’s a Republican shutdown.
Murray, DeLauro Statement on Republican Step Toward a Shutdown - Senator Patty Murray
Washington, D.C. — Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, released the follow...
www.murray.senate.gov
September 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
House Republican leadership has walked away from negotiations and are now threatening a shutdown by trying to jam through a funding bill on their terms alone.
If there’s a shutdown—that’s a Republican shutdown.
If there’s a shutdown—that’s a Republican shutdown.
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Trump wants to insert private AI companies between seniors on Medicare and their doctors—with prior authorization creating delays and denials in getting the care you need.
This is an effort to cut Medicare benefits for seniors. I’ll be fighting to block this every way I can.
This is an effort to cut Medicare benefits for seniors. I’ll be fighting to block this every way I can.
September 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump wants to insert private AI companies between seniors on Medicare and their doctors—with prior authorization creating delays and denials in getting the care you need.
This is an effort to cut Medicare benefits for seniors. I’ll be fighting to block this every way I can.
This is an effort to cut Medicare benefits for seniors. I’ll be fighting to block this every way I can.
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Kids were shot at their school in Colorado today. We don’t have to sit by and simply accept school shootings as a fact of life in America.
Congress can pass meaningful gun safety laws—and I am ready to do exactly that.
At least 4 students, including shooter, injured in shooting at Colorado high school: Officials
At least four people were transported to the hospital after a shooting unfolded at a high school in Colorado, officials said.
abcnews.go.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Kids were shot at their school in Colorado today. We don’t have to sit by and simply accept school shootings as a fact of life in America.
Congress can pass meaningful gun safety laws—and I am ready to do exactly that.
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Labor Day, find a location near you. Nationwide Protest #50501 #TaxTheRich #FightTheOligarchy
August 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Labor Day, find a location near you. Nationwide Protest #50501 #TaxTheRich #FightTheOligarchy
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Amazing turnout in Austin today and all across the country! Huge thanks to everyone who showed up, and to those who checked in virtually. We’re always in awe of the way people show up for each other and stand together.
August 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Amazing turnout in Austin today and all across the country! Huge thanks to everyone who showed up, and to those who checked in virtually. We’re always in awe of the way people show up for each other and stand together.
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Here’s a message for Trump: seniors who need their Social Security do not want to have to deal with an AI chatbot.
The PEOPLE pay for Social Security—the government owes the PEOPLE that money.
When you make it harder for Americans to get their benefits—that’s a benefit cut.
The PEOPLE pay for Social Security—the government owes the PEOPLE that money.
When you make it harder for Americans to get their benefits—that’s a benefit cut.
July 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Here’s a message for Trump: seniors who need their Social Security do not want to have to deal with an AI chatbot.
The PEOPLE pay for Social Security—the government owes the PEOPLE that money.
When you make it harder for Americans to get their benefits—that’s a benefit cut.
The PEOPLE pay for Social Security—the government owes the PEOPLE that money.
When you make it harder for Americans to get their benefits—that’s a benefit cut.
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Federal employees from across the government support current and former NASA employees in their formal declaration of dissent. We must protect NASA's ability to operate safely and independently. Stand with NASA and Stand Up for Science: www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
July 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Federal employees from across the government support current and former NASA employees in their formal declaration of dissent. We must protect NASA's ability to operate safely and independently. Stand with NASA and Stand Up for Science: www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
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- Unnamed DOJ Official - Briefed on internal personnel decisions; confirmed Comey’s dismissal was ordered under Article II authority by Attorney General Pam Bondi, with no formal misconduct cited; spoke on condition of anonymity due to risk of reprisal.
July 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
- Unnamed DOJ Official - Briefed on internal personnel decisions; confirmed Comey’s dismissal was ordered under Article II authority by Attorney General Pam Bondi, with no formal misconduct cited; spoke on condition of anonymity due to risk of reprisal.