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I can't get over the fact that they scheduled a televised Cabinet meeting, hyped it as a major event, planned it all out to show how active and in control Trump is ... and then he dozed off in the middle of it. Repeatedly.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I can't get over the fact that they scheduled a televised Cabinet meeting, hyped it as a major event, planned it all out to show how active and in control Trump is ... and then he dozed off in the middle of it. Repeatedly.
Ahem.
The spectacle was billed as honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.
In reality, the event was just one part of the Trump administration’s vast, billion-dollar government effort to make the leader feel good about himself.
In reality, the event was just one part of the Trump administration’s vast, billion-dollar government effort to make the leader feel good about himself.
Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
Trump got the expensive military parade he wanted on his birthday, courtesy of Lockheed Martin, Palantir, and American taxpayers.
www.rollingstone.com
June 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Ahem.
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Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
June 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Undocumented immigrants contribute nearly $100 billion in taxes every year.
Meanwhile, the wealthiest 1% dodge $163 billion in taxes annually.
The real drain on America isn’t coming from the border — it’s coming from the boardroom.
Meanwhile, the wealthiest 1% dodge $163 billion in taxes annually.
The real drain on America isn’t coming from the border — it’s coming from the boardroom.
June 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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SCOOP: The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days. Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul. www.wired.com/story/big-ba...
‘Big Balls’ Is Officially a Full-Time Government Employee
The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days. Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul.
www.wired.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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"To remember the fallen is to stand with those they left behind. That duty doesn’t end when the flag is folded."
Brian O'Neill on the many forms of service and sacrifice.
Brian O'Neill on the many forms of service and sacrifice.
Remembering all the heroes
Service takes many forms. So does sacrifice.
contrarian.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"To remember the fallen is to stand with those they left behind. That duty doesn’t end when the flag is folded."
Brian O'Neill on the many forms of service and sacrifice.
Brian O'Neill on the many forms of service and sacrifice.
Reposted by Amy E. Ridge
44% of all American children benefit from Medicaid or SNAP.
Republicans' budget guts both programs.
Yes: the so-called "party of family values" is putting 34 MILLION kids' health care access and food security at risk.
Republicans' budget guts both programs.
Yes: the so-called "party of family values" is putting 34 MILLION kids' health care access and food security at risk.
May 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
44% of all American children benefit from Medicaid or SNAP.
Republicans' budget guts both programs.
Yes: the so-called "party of family values" is putting 34 MILLION kids' health care access and food security at risk.
Republicans' budget guts both programs.
Yes: the so-called "party of family values" is putting 34 MILLION kids' health care access and food security at risk.
Reposted by Amy E. Ridge
“If I am understanding the numbers correctly, the latest version of their tax scam, the top 0.1 percent stand to gain $255,000 on average in 2027 alone,” McGovern said.
“That is $700 a day every day.” https://trib.al/AOj6BKO
“That is $700 a day every day.” https://trib.al/AOj6BKO
Representative Jim McGovern laid out the consequences of Republicans’ cuts in the Trump-backed bill.
trib.al
May 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“If I am understanding the numbers correctly, the latest version of their tax scam, the top 0.1 percent stand to gain $255,000 on average in 2027 alone,” McGovern said.
“That is $700 a day every day.” https://trib.al/AOj6BKO
“That is $700 a day every day.” https://trib.al/AOj6BKO
Reposted by Amy E. Ridge
Absolutely stunning must-read story: Hurricane Helene’s Unheard Warnings @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
Helene’s Unheard Warnings
As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...
www.propublica.org
May 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Absolutely stunning must-read story: Hurricane Helene’s Unheard Warnings @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
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92% of non-disabled non-elderly adults are working, full-time students, or care-givers.
Anyway the work requirement is only 110 billion of their 700 billion + cuts.
Anyway the work requirement is only 110 billion of their 700 billion + cuts.
May 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
92% of non-disabled non-elderly adults are working, full-time students, or care-givers.
Anyway the work requirement is only 110 billion of their 700 billion + cuts.
Anyway the work requirement is only 110 billion of their 700 billion + cuts.
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Just a reminder for any member of Congress who seems to have forgotten...
May 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Jefferson Griffin tried to win an election by disenfranchising military voters serving overseas
That’s awful
Worse-his attempt was limited only to troops from Democratic counties
That’s craven
This is what the Republican Party has become
A cabal of anarchists without any values-save one
Power
That’s awful
Worse-his attempt was limited only to troops from Democratic counties
That’s craven
This is what the Republican Party has become
A cabal of anarchists without any values-save one
Power
Riggs: My opponent—there are a hundred counties in North Carolina. He picked four of the most Democratic counties and challenged the military and overseas voters in those four counties only.
We were gratified that the federal court yesterday upheld every one of the arguments we made..
We were gratified that the federal court yesterday upheld every one of the arguments we made..
May 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Jefferson Griffin tried to win an election by disenfranchising military voters serving overseas
That’s awful
Worse-his attempt was limited only to troops from Democratic counties
That’s craven
This is what the Republican Party has become
A cabal of anarchists without any values-save one
Power
That’s awful
Worse-his attempt was limited only to troops from Democratic counties
That’s craven
This is what the Republican Party has become
A cabal of anarchists without any values-save one
Power
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I'm calling for an army of volunteers to build a massive wiki that enumerates the things that Trump has broken and that will need fixing: presswatchers.org/2025/05/we-n... Are you with me?
We need a way to aggregate what Donald Trump is doing to this country | Press Watch
I'm calling for an army of volunteers to build a massive wiki that enumerates the things that are broken and will need fixing
presswatchers.org
May 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Great takeaways.
(Read screenshots. 🙌🏼)
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If you take anything away from my post, I hope it's this:
April 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Great takeaways.
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We are failing our children on so many levels.
April 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
We are failing our children on so many levels.
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Has anyone noticed that the Republican discourse about North Carolina’s storm recovery vanished after the election? Nothing. Not a peep from them.
Probably because they don’t want you to know THEY LITERALLY DENIED FUNDING FOR NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK!
Crazy how that works!
Probably because they don’t want you to know THEY LITERALLY DENIED FUNDING FOR NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK!
Crazy how that works!
April 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Has anyone noticed that the Republican discourse about North Carolina’s storm recovery vanished after the election? Nothing. Not a peep from them.
Probably because they don’t want you to know THEY LITERALLY DENIED FUNDING FOR NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK!
Crazy how that works!
Probably because they don’t want you to know THEY LITERALLY DENIED FUNDING FOR NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK!
Crazy how that works!
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Earth Day….
April 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Earth Day….
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Trump and his cronies peddle the myth we’re “Washington bureaucrats.”
But 85% of federal workers live outside D.C.
We help vets in Phoenix, inspect meat in Iowa, fight fires in Montana, and run weather models in Oklahoma.
We work for all Americans, every day.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
But 85% of federal workers live outside D.C.
We help vets in Phoenix, inspect meat in Iowa, fight fires in Montana, and run weather models in Oklahoma.
We work for all Americans, every day.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Maps: Where Do Federal Employees Work in America? (Gift Article)
Before the Trump administration’s cuts, members of the civilian federal work force were in every state and in thousands of the nation’s cities and small towns.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.
Sunday morning April 20, 2025
Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen
NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen
CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen
CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen
ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov
#AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw
Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen
NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen
CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen
CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen
ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov
#AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw
April 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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See how this works?
🚨BREAKING: Trump's IRS nominee Billy Long just had his personal debt paid off by donors whose firms have business before the tax agency he’d lead, according to documents reviewed by The Lever.
If confirmed, Long would be able to do favors for the donors. www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pi...
If confirmed, Long would be able to do favors for the donors. www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pi...
Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers
New documents show Billy Long’s $130,000 personal debt was suddenly paid off by donors at firms policed by the tax agency he’d lead.
www.levernews.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
See how this works?
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Judge Boasberg writes: "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders—especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it."
Anything less would make “a solemn mockery” of “the constitution itself.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Anything less would make “a solemn mockery” of “the constitution itself.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.
April 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.
Reposted by Amy E. Ridge
“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”
Allison Riggs: 'This is a fight for the very soul of democracy'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”
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Bates: He inherited an economy that was the best-performing in the world. But in just two months, he’s crashing that economy with the biggest tax increase on middle-class families in 50 years—raising the prices he promised he would lower, and breaking his number one promise to them.
April 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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📍See full 🪡 with receipts.
April 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📍See full 🪡 with receipts.