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With the Supreme Court now handing DOGE access to Social Security data, it’s becoming undeniable, the Trump administration is building the “deep state” themselves. Don’t get distracted by the noise.
June 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
With the Supreme Court now handing DOGE access to Social Security data, it’s becoming undeniable, the Trump administration is building the “deep state” themselves. Don’t get distracted by the noise.
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Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles without the governor’s request or consent. Governor Newsom has publicly condemned the move, calling it “purposefully inflammatory.”
June 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles without the governor’s request or consent. Governor Newsom has publicly condemned the move, calling it “purposefully inflammatory.”
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Little wonder why the current administration wants to defund NPR … they tell the truth.
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
www.npr.org
June 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Little wonder why the current administration wants to defund NPR … they tell the truth.
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The Trump administration is more than just a joke, they're a National Security Threat.
Bad Joke
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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April 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Trump administration is more than just a joke, they're a National Security Threat.
A brain drain of brilliant minds has been triggered by this administration.
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 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A brain drain of brilliant minds has been triggered by this administration.
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Trump fired thousands of public servants by abruptly disabling badges and turning them away as they arrived at work.
Consequences will be catastrophic for all Americans as Trump cuts federal employees overseeing innovative medical research, food/drug safety, the administration of Medicare & more.
Consequences will be catastrophic for all Americans as Trump cuts federal employees overseeing innovative medical research, food/drug safety, the administration of Medicare & more.
Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
apnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump fired thousands of public servants by abruptly disabling badges and turning them away as they arrived at work.
Consequences will be catastrophic for all Americans as Trump cuts federal employees overseeing innovative medical research, food/drug safety, the administration of Medicare & more.
Consequences will be catastrophic for all Americans as Trump cuts federal employees overseeing innovative medical research, food/drug safety, the administration of Medicare & more.
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Donald Trump just illegally fired two independent commissioners at the FTC who fight big corporations that abuse consumers and workers.
Why? Trump's billionaire donors expect a return on their investment. He works for them, not you.
The courts must reinstate the commissioners.
Why? Trump's billionaire donors expect a return on their investment. He works for them, not you.
The courts must reinstate the commissioners.
March 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Donald Trump just illegally fired two independent commissioners at the FTC who fight big corporations that abuse consumers and workers.
Why? Trump's billionaire donors expect a return on their investment. He works for them, not you.
The courts must reinstate the commissioners.
Why? Trump's billionaire donors expect a return on their investment. He works for them, not you.
The courts must reinstate the commissioners.
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The GOP's plan for long-term care is to take the nurses out of nursing homes. To help pay for more tax breaks for billionaires, they want to repeal minimum nurse staffing standards and cut nearly $1T in spending for home health aides, nursing home stays & other essential care.
I oppose their plan.
I oppose their plan.
Rep. Doggett Ways & Means Health Subcommittee Opening Remarks
YouTube video by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett
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March 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The GOP's plan for long-term care is to take the nurses out of nursing homes. To help pay for more tax breaks for billionaires, they want to repeal minimum nurse staffing standards and cut nearly $1T in spending for home health aides, nursing home stays & other essential care.
I oppose their plan.
I oppose their plan.
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Sixty-six million seniors and individuals with disabilities rely on Medicare. Yet, coverage continues to be severely limited for dental, vision and hearing.
@sanders.senate.gov and I want to fix that.
Expanding Medicare benefits moves us closer to assuring dignity and health for all.
@sanders.senate.gov and I want to fix that.
Expanding Medicare benefits moves us closer to assuring dignity and health for all.
Doggett, Sanders Introduce Bills to Expand Medicare to Cover Dental, Vision and Hearing
WASHINGTON, March 11 – As millions of seniors and people with disabilities struggle to afford dentures, hearing aids and eye glasses, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Ways and...
doggett.house.gov
March 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Sixty-six million seniors and individuals with disabilities rely on Medicare. Yet, coverage continues to be severely limited for dental, vision and hearing.
@sanders.senate.gov and I want to fix that.
Expanding Medicare benefits moves us closer to assuring dignity and health for all.
@sanders.senate.gov and I want to fix that.
Expanding Medicare benefits moves us closer to assuring dignity and health for all.
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Elon uses your tax dollars to build rockets that blow up like fireworks before they even reach orbit. Everything he touches turns to shit, and now he’s got his hands on the federal government.
March 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Elon uses your tax dollars to build rockets that blow up like fireworks before they even reach orbit. Everything he touches turns to shit, and now he’s got his hands on the federal government.
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“I won’t forget” ?
March 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“I won’t forget” ?
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Since Congress’s allotted funds have already been improperly unallocated, U.S. citizens are questioning whether they are legally required to continue paying federal taxes.
March 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Since Congress’s allotted funds have already been improperly unallocated, U.S. citizens are questioning whether they are legally required to continue paying federal taxes.
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Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
March 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
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“Deregulation” is code for: We want to be allowed to poison the air you breathe, the water you drink & the food you eat. We want no liability for when you get sick & die.
No one ever votes to poison themselves. That’s why oligarchs are doing everything they can to destroy democracy.
#DemVoice1
No one ever votes to poison themselves. That’s why oligarchs are doing everything they can to destroy democracy.
#DemVoice1
February 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“Deregulation” is code for: We want to be allowed to poison the air you breathe, the water you drink & the food you eat. We want no liability for when you get sick & die.
No one ever votes to poison themselves. That’s why oligarchs are doing everything they can to destroy democracy.
#DemVoice1
No one ever votes to poison themselves. That’s why oligarchs are doing everything they can to destroy democracy.
#DemVoice1
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The letter warned the firings could politicize the military and deter talented Americans from serving.
February 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The letter warned the firings could politicize the military and deter talented Americans from serving.
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Five former defense secretaries condemned Trump’s firing of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress to reject their replacements.
February 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Five former defense secretaries condemned Trump’s firing of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress to reject their replacements.
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If your life depends on anyone in the GOP acting courageously and speaking out against any of this, start making out your will.
February 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If your life depends on anyone in the GOP acting courageously and speaking out against any of this, start making out your will.
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President Trump is threatening to put more tariffs on China. But the U.S. rival is in a better position to ride out American economic retaliation, says former U.S. Ambassador to China Winston Lord.
Trump's alienation of Europe has China 'delighted,' says former U.S. ambassador
President Trump is threatening to put more tariffs on China. But the U.S. rival is in a better position to ride out American economic retaliation, says former U.S. Ambassador to China Winston Lord.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
President Trump is threatening to put more tariffs on China. But the U.S. rival is in a better position to ride out American economic retaliation, says former U.S. Ambassador to China Winston Lord.
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Trump and Vance disgustingly accused Zelensky in the Oval Office this afternoon of "being disrespectful" and "gambling with World War III," but the only disrespect and international disorder blatantly demonstrated is Trump’s joining other authoritarians in embracing war criminal Putin.
February 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trump and Vance disgustingly accused Zelensky in the Oval Office this afternoon of "being disrespectful" and "gambling with World War III," but the only disrespect and international disorder blatantly demonstrated is Trump’s joining other authoritarians in embracing war criminal Putin.
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Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
February 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
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Rachel Maddow looks at a series of unforced errors by Elon Musk and the DOGE team that calls into question the accuracy of their "tech genius" image and whether they have the competence to tinker with the systems that run the federal government.
Watch: youtu.be/qtApqMR3o8k
Watch: youtu.be/qtApqMR3o8k
'Tech genius' image wears thin after series of errors calls DOGE competence into question
YouTube video by MSNBC
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February 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Rachel Maddow looks at a series of unforced errors by Elon Musk and the DOGE team that calls into question the accuracy of their "tech genius" image and whether they have the competence to tinker with the systems that run the federal government.
Watch: youtu.be/qtApqMR3o8k
Watch: youtu.be/qtApqMR3o8k
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It’s sad on the eve of Presidents Day it’s appropriate to have to post this.
February 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It’s sad on the eve of Presidents Day it’s appropriate to have to post this.