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BREAKING NEWS: The development follows a federal judge's order Tuesday that temporarily blocked the effort to pause federal payments for grants and other programs.
Trump rescinds freeze on federal funding
The development follows a federal judge's order Tuesday that temporarily blocked the effort to pause federal payments for grants and other programs.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The development follows a federal judge's order Tuesday that temporarily blocked the effort to pause federal payments for grants and other programs.
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The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.
And those who warned America about it were right.
And those who warned America about it were right.
January 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.
And those who warned America about it were right.
And those who warned America about it were right.
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Since Monday, Trump has:
-Halted civil rights investigations
-Suspended public health advisories
-Frozen infrastructure spending on roads and bridges
-Rescinded an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors
How does this help working people?
-Halted civil rights investigations
-Suspended public health advisories
-Frozen infrastructure spending on roads and bridges
-Rescinded an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors
How does this help working people?
January 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Since Monday, Trump has:
-Halted civil rights investigations
-Suspended public health advisories
-Frozen infrastructure spending on roads and bridges
-Rescinded an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors
How does this help working people?
-Halted civil rights investigations
-Suspended public health advisories
-Frozen infrastructure spending on roads and bridges
-Rescinded an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors
How does this help working people?
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Be aware of these other white supremacist symbols.
January 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Be aware of these other white supremacist symbols.
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Conservatives Claim Hitler’s Nazi Allegiance Greatly Exaggerated
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January 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Conservatives Claim Hitler’s Nazi Allegiance Greatly Exaggerated
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In light of Trump II’s predictably cruel and bonkers beginning, many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations from @rbreich.bsky.social:
www.commondreams.org/opinion/10-w...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/10-w...
10 Concrete Things You Can Do to Resist Trump II | Common Dreams
The forces of Trumpian repression and neofascism would like nothing better than for us to give up. Then they’d win it all. We cannot allow them to.
www.commondreams.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In light of Trump II’s predictably cruel and bonkers beginning, many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations from @rbreich.bsky.social:
www.commondreams.org/opinion/10-w...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/10-w...
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Executive orders Trump issued in his first days in office violate both the Constitution and several US laws.
Trump’s Blitz on Immigration Aimed to Overwhelm. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Executive orders Trump issued in his first days in office violate both the Constitution and several US laws.
truthout.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Executive orders Trump issued in his first days in office violate both the Constitution and several US laws.
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A new Al-Haq report details how "Israel has systematically targeted and attacked the healthcare system to the point of its collapse in a campaign of genocide." www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-he...
'A Pattern of Genocide': Report Details Israel's Systematic Destruction of Gaza Health System | Common Dreams
A report from Al-Haq details Israel's systematic targeting of Gaza's healthcare system, leading to a collapse and genocide. With over 47,000 dead and countless injured, will the international communit...
www.commondreams.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A new Al-Haq report details how "Israel has systematically targeted and attacked the healthcare system to the point of its collapse in a campaign of genocide." www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-he...
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This puritanical pixie thinks Jesus's Sermon on the Mount was radical ideology.
"Blessed are the merciful." Matthew 5:7
Christian Nationalists are the least likely Americans to pay attention to Jesus. Even atheists are more likely to follow his teachings, if only inadvertently.
"Blessed are the merciful." Matthew 5:7
Christian Nationalists are the least likely Americans to pay attention to Jesus. Even atheists are more likely to follow his teachings, if only inadvertently.
January 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This puritanical pixie thinks Jesus's Sermon on the Mount was radical ideology.
"Blessed are the merciful." Matthew 5:7
Christian Nationalists are the least likely Americans to pay attention to Jesus. Even atheists are more likely to follow his teachings, if only inadvertently.
"Blessed are the merciful." Matthew 5:7
Christian Nationalists are the least likely Americans to pay attention to Jesus. Even atheists are more likely to follow his teachings, if only inadvertently.
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Elon Musk Appears To Give Nazi Salute
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January 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Elon Musk Appears To Give Nazi Salute
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theonion.com/elon-mu...
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BREAKING:
Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she's a NO on Pete Hegseth, Trump's Defense Secretary pick.
Collins is the second Republican to be against Hegseth, following Lisa Murkowski.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she's a NO on Pete Hegseth, Trump's Defense Secretary pick.
Collins is the second Republican to be against Hegseth, following Lisa Murkowski.
January 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
BREAKING:
Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she's a NO on Pete Hegseth, Trump's Defense Secretary pick.
Collins is the second Republican to be against Hegseth, following Lisa Murkowski.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she's a NO on Pete Hegseth, Trump's Defense Secretary pick.
Collins is the second Republican to be against Hegseth, following Lisa Murkowski.
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"The main function of the H-1B visa program and other guest worker initiatives is not to hire 'the best and the brightest,' but rather to replace good-paying American jobs with low-wage indentured servants from abroad," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. www.commondreams.org/news/h-1b-vi...
Taking on Musk, Sanders Says Corporate Abuse of H-1B Visa Program Must End | Common Dreams
"We need an economy that works for all, not just the few. And one important way forward in that direction is to bring about major reforms in the H-1B program."
www.commondreams.org
January 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"The main function of the H-1B visa program and other guest worker initiatives is not to hire 'the best and the brightest,' but rather to replace good-paying American jobs with low-wage indentured servants from abroad," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. www.commondreams.org/news/h-1b-vi...
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UNFUN FACT: The is the first incoming Congress to have fewer woman than the one before it.
January 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
UNFUN FACT: The is the first incoming Congress to have fewer woman than the one before it.
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A social distancing cheat chart:
January 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A social distancing cheat chart:
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CNN shows Bannon referring to Musk & Vivek as “big tech oligarchs” and “geeks” who were “stuffed in lockers”
Bannon is more in touch with Trump’s MAGA base than Elon. Will Trump side with them? Or abandon them for his new rich tech buddies?
Bannon is more in touch with Trump’s MAGA base than Elon. Will Trump side with them? Or abandon them for his new rich tech buddies?
December 28, 2024 at 4:28 PM
CNN shows Bannon referring to Musk & Vivek as “big tech oligarchs” and “geeks” who were “stuffed in lockers”
Bannon is more in touch with Trump’s MAGA base than Elon. Will Trump side with them? Or abandon them for his new rich tech buddies?
Bannon is more in touch with Trump’s MAGA base than Elon. Will Trump side with them? Or abandon them for his new rich tech buddies?
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People celebrating Luigi Mangione, the health care CEO assassin, need to understand that vigilante killings are not celebrated or in any way condoned in the United States. We are a civilized country that values the lives of its citizens.
December 9, 2024 at 7:58 PM
People celebrating Luigi Mangione, the health care CEO assassin, need to understand that vigilante killings are not celebrated or in any way condoned in the United States. We are a civilized country that values the lives of its citizens.
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Bernie Sanders has announced that he is voting against this year’s $900 billion Pentagon budget, citing the defense industry’s “massive fraud” and “waste” as Congress neglects the fact that regular Americans are struggling to survive.
Sanders Says He’s Voting “No” on Nearly $1 Trillion Defense Budget
The record-high budget comes as “our government has failed millions of working families,” he said.
truthout.org
December 9, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Bernie Sanders has announced that he is voting against this year’s $900 billion Pentagon budget, citing the defense industry’s “massive fraud” and “waste” as Congress neglects the fact that regular Americans are struggling to survive.
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The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people just passed $2 TRILLION.
12 people. $2 trillion.
The bottom half of America collectively holds $3.5 trillion.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
12 people. $2 trillion.
The bottom half of America collectively holds $3.5 trillion.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
America's 12 richest men now worth a combined $2 trillion
Their net worth is less than $2 trillion short of the wealth of the bottom half of the U.S.
www.newsweek.com
December 8, 2024 at 6:12 PM
The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people just passed $2 TRILLION.
12 people. $2 trillion.
The bottom half of America collectively holds $3.5 trillion.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
12 people. $2 trillion.
The bottom half of America collectively holds $3.5 trillion.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
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As if we didn't know already......
'Elon Musk Admits X Is Making It Harder for People to Read News'
Let's hope that @bsky.app provides a better environment and remains an open space to being able share news without censorship.
'Elon Musk Admits X Is Making It Harder for People to Read News'
Let's hope that @bsky.app provides a better environment and remains an open space to being able share news without censorship.
Elon Musk Admits X Is Making It Harder for People to Read News
The world’s richest man has finally admitted he’s essentially censoring news articles on X.
newrepublic.com
November 27, 2024 at 11:55 AM
As if we didn't know already......
'Elon Musk Admits X Is Making It Harder for People to Read News'
Let's hope that @bsky.app provides a better environment and remains an open space to being able share news without censorship.
'Elon Musk Admits X Is Making It Harder for People to Read News'
Let's hope that @bsky.app provides a better environment and remains an open space to being able share news without censorship.