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There are no "illegal protests" under the First Amendment.
This is just fascism brought to us by an ignorant old man drunk on power.
This is just fascism brought to us by an ignorant old man drunk on power.
March 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There are no "illegal protests" under the First Amendment.
This is just fascism brought to us by an ignorant old man drunk on power.
This is just fascism brought to us by an ignorant old man drunk on power.
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If Donald Trump can override our elected officials’ control of the purse strings, we are effectively entering a period of taxation without representation.
March 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If Donald Trump can override our elected officials’ control of the purse strings, we are effectively entering a period of taxation without representation.
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Throwback Tuesday. Just revisiting some thoughts from 2023 and 2024… funny how these things keep coming back around.
March 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Throwback Tuesday. Just revisiting some thoughts from 2023 and 2024… funny how these things keep coming back around.
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Elon Musk shared a call from conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro urging Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd.
March 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Elon Musk shared a call from conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro urging Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd.
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This is informative. Thanks
Funeral Director here: People who pass away don’t receive social security checks once the agency has been notified. We fill out a form (SSA-721) and fax it directly to social security.
Elon Musk is lying to you.
Elon Musk is lying to you.
February 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is informative. Thanks
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We as a country will save nothing. Federal employee salaries make up just 4% of the budget—roughly $271 billion. So even if every federal worker were fired, that’s the maximum you’d save. Meanwhile, the U.S. House GOP has released a budget that raises the debt limit by $4 trillion.
February 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
We as a country will save nothing. Federal employee salaries make up just 4% of the budget—roughly $271 billion. So even if every federal worker were fired, that’s the maximum you’d save. Meanwhile, the U.S. House GOP has released a budget that raises the debt limit by $4 trillion.
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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.
Today, whistleblowers revealed Patel was reportedly directing those dismissals. Covertly.
Yet another reason he must be rejected.
February 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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.
Today, whistleblowers revealed Patel was reportedly directing those dismissals. Covertly.
Yet another reason he must be rejected.
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James Comer had 2 years to dig into all this supposed govt corruption that Musk is “discovering.” That’s what Oversight Committee is supposed to do. Instead, he spent 2 years on Hunter Biden - which resulted in nothing except a James Comer book deal.
February 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
James Comer had 2 years to dig into all this supposed govt corruption that Musk is “discovering.” That’s what Oversight Committee is supposed to do. Instead, he spent 2 years on Hunter Biden - which resulted in nothing except a James Comer book deal.
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion annually in rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from American farmers.
February 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion annually in rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from American farmers.
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The real story after the tariffs are imposed is to watch who Trump gives waivers to, and what they did to get them.
February 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The real story after the tariffs are imposed is to watch who Trump gives waivers to, and what they did to get them.
Musk is so mouthy! Marco Rubio has his hands full cleaning up after THAT arrogant immigrant. USAID is quintessentially American.
February 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Musk is so mouthy! Marco Rubio has his hands full cleaning up after THAT arrogant immigrant. USAID is quintessentially American.
So is Trump gonna fire everyone on the FBI tv series too? He’ll have to take on Dick Wolfe and he’s got some serious dramatic soundtracks.
February 1, 2025 at 6:10 AM
So is Trump gonna fire everyone on the FBI tv series too? He’ll have to take on Dick Wolfe and he’s got some serious dramatic soundtracks.
The plane crash tragedy in Philadelphia is providing a distraction from other news like the scrubbing of government websites, threatening FBI personnel and Elon Musk inserting himself into the US Treasury.
February 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The plane crash tragedy in Philadelphia is providing a distraction from other news like the scrubbing of government websites, threatening FBI personnel and Elon Musk inserting himself into the US Treasury.
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PROP - PR Over Policy.
Don't confuse them.
He is flooding the zone. He knows that media will cover everything he does. Getting people upset. Which helps give him more coverage of the upset people. All just talking about him.
Dems need to be strategic.
Don't confuse them.
He is flooding the zone. He knows that media will cover everything he does. Getting people upset. Which helps give him more coverage of the upset people. All just talking about him.
Dems need to be strategic.
January 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PROP - PR Over Policy.
Don't confuse them.
He is flooding the zone. He knows that media will cover everything he does. Getting people upset. Which helps give him more coverage of the upset people. All just talking about him.
Dems need to be strategic.
Don't confuse them.
He is flooding the zone. He knows that media will cover everything he does. Getting people upset. Which helps give him more coverage of the upset people. All just talking about him.
Dems need to be strategic.
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Took Trump just hours to violate his oath to protect the Constitution.
"I’ve been on the bench for over four decades, I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,” Coughenour, an appointee of Ronald Reagan, said.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
January 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Took Trump just hours to violate his oath to protect the Constitution.