Pinned
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A letter supporting Medicaid cuts signed by 20 House Republicans last week was reportedly authored by a Koch-funded think tank, according to digital metadata.
The GOP is barely hiding its true agenda: slash the social safety net to give billionaires another huge tax cut.
The GOP is barely hiding its true agenda: slash the social safety net to give billionaires another huge tax cut.
www.politico.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A letter supporting Medicaid cuts signed by 20 House Republicans last week was reportedly authored by a Koch-funded think tank, according to digital metadata.
The GOP is barely hiding its true agenda: slash the social safety net to give billionaires another huge tax cut.
The GOP is barely hiding its true agenda: slash the social safety net to give billionaires another huge tax cut.
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Notice to all corporations: if you try to pass the cost of tariffs on to me I will "pass" on buying your product. As far as I'm concerned this is a "you problem"
April 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Notice to all corporations: if you try to pass the cost of tariffs on to me I will "pass" on buying your product. As far as I'm concerned this is a "you problem"
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Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
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With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered. Midwives are reporting that mothers and babies are dying as a result.
A midwife says of the aid cuts in Afghanistan: 'No one prioritizes women's lives.'
With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered. Midwives are reporting that mothers and babies are dying as a result.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered. Midwives are reporting that mothers and babies are dying as a result.
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Stop being impressed by anything people say.
Start paying attention to what they do.
Start paying attention to what they do.
March 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Stop being impressed by anything people say.
Start paying attention to what they do.
Start paying attention to what they do.
My handsome man enjoying his Caturday in the window light
March 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My handsome man enjoying his Caturday in the window light
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You can lead a man to knowledge, but you cannot make him think 💀
March 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
You can lead a man to knowledge, but you cannot make him think 💀
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Don’t come here and mess up my peace because you can’t find yours.
February 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Don’t come here and mess up my peace because you can’t find yours.
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Every member of Congress should have to wear the logos of the corporations that fund their campaigns on their jackets/shirts.
Americans want government transparency, give it to them.
Americans want government transparency, give it to them.
February 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Every member of Congress should have to wear the logos of the corporations that fund their campaigns on their jackets/shirts.
Americans want government transparency, give it to them.
Americans want government transparency, give it to them.
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Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
February 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
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My hobbies include over thinking everything
and winning fake arguments in my head.
and winning fake arguments in my head.
February 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My hobbies include over thinking everything
and winning fake arguments in my head.
and winning fake arguments in my head.
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They're legendary disease detectives: The CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. Very little may be left of it after today, writes @helenbranswell.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
They're legendary disease detectives: The CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. Very little may be left of it after today, writes @helenbranswell.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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Roses are red,
violets are blue,
I’d rather stay home
and read a book, too.
violets are blue,
I’d rather stay home
and read a book, too.
February 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
I’d rather stay home
and read a book, too.
violets are blue,
I’d rather stay home
and read a book, too.
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MEASLES OUTBREAK—Texas is reporting an outbreak of measles. At this time, 48 cases have been identified with symptom onset within 3 weeks. 13 of the patients have been hospitalized. 📌All of the cases are unvaccinated or vaccination status is unknown. www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...
February 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
MEASLES OUTBREAK—Texas is reporting an outbreak of measles. At this time, 48 cases have been identified with symptom onset within 3 weeks. 13 of the patients have been hospitalized. 📌All of the cases are unvaccinated or vaccination status is unknown. www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...
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I can’t believe the Supreme Court said the president was above the law and now the president is acting like he’s above the law.
February 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I can’t believe the Supreme Court said the president was above the law and now the president is acting like he’s above the law.
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To all those saying "shouldn't we root out government inefficiency? What's wrong with DOGE?" a quick background on Constitutional law and why the WAY it is being violated exposes the true motives of the criminals:
February 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
To all those saying "shouldn't we root out government inefficiency? What's wrong with DOGE?" a quick background on Constitutional law and why the WAY it is being violated exposes the true motives of the criminals:
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The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.
February 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.
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Doomscrolling except we’re actually doomed
February 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Doomscrolling except we’re actually doomed
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Figure out what grounds you and anchor yourself to that.
February 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Figure out what grounds you and anchor yourself to that.
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All it is now is
Ultra Rich v Everyone Else.
Ultra Rich v Everyone Else.
February 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
All it is now is
Ultra Rich v Everyone Else.
Ultra Rich v Everyone Else.
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Trump and the GOP are trying to repeal a Biden admin rule that requires lead water pipes to be replaced.
Tens of millions of people, including children, would continue to have contaminated drinking water if the rules are revoked.
So the GOP is the party of lead poisoning now?
Tens of millions of people, including children, would continue to have contaminated drinking water if the rules are revoked.
So the GOP is the party of lead poisoning now?
Republicans move to repeal lead limits imposed by Biden-era rules
US government would be prohibited from ever mandating lead pipe replacement or lowering lead limits in water
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Trump and the GOP are trying to repeal a Biden admin rule that requires lead water pipes to be replaced.
Tens of millions of people, including children, would continue to have contaminated drinking water if the rules are revoked.
So the GOP is the party of lead poisoning now?
Tens of millions of people, including children, would continue to have contaminated drinking water if the rules are revoked.
So the GOP is the party of lead poisoning now?