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“Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires & a touch that never hurts.” C. Dickens

💁🏼‍♀️ : support Ukraine, shop small U.S. businesses, LGATB+ ally, stand for equity & justice, DC & PR statehood, adopt don’t shop, women’s rights, gun reform
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DC Statehood should be a non-negotiable for every Democratic federal candidate in ‘26 and ‘28. What this fascist and his minions are doing to our nation’s capital is gut-wrenching — and we can’t stand by while they trample democracy at its front door.
August 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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He’s using the military against US citizens while gerrymandering democrats out of existence.

The time to fight is now.
August 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Going to be getting these printed on stickers & the front/back business cards to leave around here & there.

(Sorry, normally I don’t litter, but now we need for democracy)

Love me some good trouble 😈
August 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Did anyone else notice all the Freudian slips from Trump at that “press conference?”
August 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I AM FURIOUS WITH TRUMP & VANCE

They are both vile animals.
And now this has turned into Russia Russia Russia.

Attacking Zelensky the way they have is disturbing & childish.
February 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We need to march in D.C. on Monday.
February 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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#ResistanceUnited
#Voices4Victory

Fist Pump Boy and a few other Repubs are suddenly worried about massive Medicaid cuts ... because they would impact the Trump voters in their districts.

They don't care about the harm to people. They care about getting reelected.

www.yahoo.com/news/gop-sen...
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley Warns Against 'Massive' Medicaid Cuts: 'I Don't Like The Idea'
The Missouri Republican said large cuts to Medicaid would harm many people who voted for President Donald Trump.
www.yahoo.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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February 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Please share this link for Rep Jamie Raskin’s webinar, created to assist federal workers fight the assault on their employment rights by Regime 2.0.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZnn...
Rep. Raskin’s On-Demand Webinar for Federal Workers Facing the Trump-Musk Assault on our Government
YouTube video by Rep. Jamie Raskin
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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CFPB - closed
USAID - closed
Medicaid - under attack
NIH cancer funding - frozen
Department of Education - under attack

But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today?

SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk
February 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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This says it all
Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.”

Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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NEW VIDEO: I have never seen as many federal judges angry with the federal government as there are right now. And one judge in Rhode Island seems poised to find someone in criminal contempt.

Paige and I discuss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVzF...
Judge Says Trump Admin Violated Court Order, Threatens Contempt
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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SCOOP: Dozens of workers at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau have been fired in an after-hours blitz. The emails they received were not even personalized.
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
wrd.cm
February 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Under oath, Kash Patel said he was unaware of plans to dismiss FBI agents before he was confirmed.

Today, whistleblowers revealed Patel was reportedly directing those dismissals. Covertly.

Yet another reason he must be rejected.
February 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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We cannot ignore how shockingly abnormal it is for a private citizen — who himself has contracts with the federal government — to dispatch a private army of executives, data experts and recent high schoolers to dictate policies to federal agencies. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/elon...
Elon Musk Hollows Government So Trump Can Refill It
From Marc | In more than 30 lawsuits filed against the new administration, the government has not won one on the merits.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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WTH ?

My family is freaking out about my son losing a lifesaving medication for cystic fibrosis. My family is going into crisis mode all while Musk is talking condoms in the Oval Office .

Someone, ask the kid about the damn condoms. 😡
Reporter: You said an example of fraud that you have cited was $50 million of condoms was sent to Gaza but after a fact-check apparently it was Gaza in Mozambique meant to protect them against HIV. 

Musk: First of all, some of the things I say will be incorrect
February 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025
On February 12, 1809, Nancy Hanks Lincoln gave birth to her second child, a son: Abraham.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Go get ‘em. 🔥 Nobody elected Elon Musk.
Watchdog Group SUES Musk
In one of the first major tests of DOGE's transparency, American Oversight is suing under FOIA for DOGE records regarding the firing of Inspectors General across the federal government.
www.tealandorangereport.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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You can tell a lot about a person by how they react to children—and even more by how they treat the ones suffering from hunger.
February 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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"The halftime show was boring."

Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
February 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Good morning and Happy Monday to everyone who appreciates the irony of trump shaking hands with the Kansas City Chiefs player, picking them to win, and them LOSING a blowout at the Super Bowl to the Eagles later.😂😂

I hope the Philadelphia Eagles boycott that buzzard in the White House.
February 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.

This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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February 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM