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Hands Off Social Security: Drastic DOGE-Backed Changes Put Benefits for Millions at Risk
Hands Off Social Security: Drastic DOGE-Backed Changes Put Benefits for Millions at Risk
The Social Security benefits of millions of people in the United States are at risk as the Trump administration institutes drastic changes billed as “anti-fraud” measures, but which critics say are...
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March 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Here are the “Democratic” Senators that voted YES on the GOP budget that doesn’t protect Medicare and Social Security:

Schumer-NY
Fetterman-PA
Cortez-Masto-NV
Durbin-IL
King-ME
Schatz-HI
Hassan-NH
Peters-MI
Gillibrand-NY
Shaheen-NH

They should all face primaries.
March 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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It's pretty wild to see what the Tesla Takedown people have built from nothing, totally organically in just two months.

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March 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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People have really bought into the idea that the government *IS* the cancer & should just leave everything alone.

It’s the result of highly effective propaganda.
January 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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On this day in 1965, Malcolm X. was assassinated.
February 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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While a tech billionaire is running wild over our government, Democrat’s House leader is meeting with Silicon Valley donors.

Unacceptable. Inexcusable. Not meeting the moment.
February 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Wow. I read this article when it was first published but that’s quite an update.

“Late Friday, after this article appeared, Booz Allen said it had ‘removed’ a subcontractor who wrote the warning and would seek to retract or amend it.”
February 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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"In many Jewish communities around in the United States today, you get in more trouble for challenging the legitimacy of the state of Israel than for questioning the authority of the Torah." –@peterbeinart.bsky.social
Peter Beinart on “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza”
We speak to Jewish Currents editor-at-large Peter Beinart about his new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning, which is “addressed to my fellow Jews” and criticizes what he…
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February 8, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Chef’s kiss. This is actually the job he wants and the world would be a better place if he spends all his time focused on this.
February 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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REP. RASKIN: “We don’t have a 4th branch of government called Elon Musk.” 🇺🇸
February 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM