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March 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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The Trump regime is threatening to shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a court ruling blocking DOGE from further infiltrating the agency.
If your Social Security check is late or doesn't arrive at all, remember who is to blame.
If your Social Security check is late or doesn't arrive at all, remember who is to blame.
Social Security Says DOGE Ruling Could Force Agency to Shut Down
The Trump administration is threatening to all but shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge’s ruling blocking activities by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — an action that could delay payments to millions of beneficiaries caught in the middle of the legal battle.
www.bloomberg.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Trump regime is threatening to shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a court ruling blocking DOGE from further infiltrating the agency.
If your Social Security check is late or doesn't arrive at all, remember who is to blame.
If your Social Security check is late or doesn't arrive at all, remember who is to blame.
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Remember that this is where his discussions with El Salvador began. The migrant detentions there are the dry run. He wants to ship U.S. prisoners to El Salvador.We cannot sleepwalk through this.
March 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Remember that this is where his discussions with El Salvador began. The migrant detentions there are the dry run. He wants to ship U.S. prisoners to El Salvador.We cannot sleepwalk through this.
So much efficiency.
March 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
So much efficiency.
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Wait. What??
BREAKING: Trump's billionaire Commerce Secretary says that seniors won't care if they don't get their Social Security checks — and that anyone who does complain is a fraudster.
March 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Wait. What??
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Dr. Oz wants the power to run health care for 66 million American — but he dodged paying $400,000 in Medicare taxes.
Dr. Oz won’t even pay his fair share into Medicare. How can we trust him to lead it?
Dr. Oz won’t even pay his fair share into Medicare. How can we trust him to lead it?
US Senate Democrats call on Trump Medicare nominee Dr. Oz to pay $400,000 in avoided taxes
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician nominated by President Donald Trump to oversee the government's Medicare and Medicaid health plans, should commit to paying over $400,000 in taxes he avoided, two Democratic U.S. Senators said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Dr. Oz wants the power to run health care for 66 million American — but he dodged paying $400,000 in Medicare taxes.
Dr. Oz won’t even pay his fair share into Medicare. How can we trust him to lead it?
Dr. Oz won’t even pay his fair share into Medicare. How can we trust him to lead it?
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Under the House GOP’s budget plan, the lowest-income taxpayers would see a LOSS of $1,125.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
March 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Under the House GOP’s budget plan, the lowest-income taxpayers would see a LOSS of $1,125.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
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It’s absurd, ahistorical, and legally incorrect to say that the Constitution only grants rights to citizens. In 1886, the Supreme Court expressly held, “The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is not confined to the protection of citizens.” Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356, 369 (1886).
March 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It’s absurd, ahistorical, and legally incorrect to say that the Constitution only grants rights to citizens. In 1886, the Supreme Court expressly held, “The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is not confined to the protection of citizens.” Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356, 369 (1886).
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A new analysis reveals that Trump’s tax plan will “actively transfer money from low-income people to the top 0.1% of income earners.”
🔗: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
🔗: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
March 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A new analysis reveals that Trump’s tax plan will “actively transfer money from low-income people to the top 0.1% of income earners.”
🔗: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
🔗: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Foreign nationals here legally getting thrown in prison without due process.
Illegally firing govt agency commissioners.
An unelected billionaire defunding vital services.
The Republicans who cried about "the left" violating checks and balances are now awfully quiet, huh?
Illegally firing govt agency commissioners.
An unelected billionaire defunding vital services.
The Republicans who cried about "the left" violating checks and balances are now awfully quiet, huh?
March 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Foreign nationals here legally getting thrown in prison without due process.
Illegally firing govt agency commissioners.
An unelected billionaire defunding vital services.
The Republicans who cried about "the left" violating checks and balances are now awfully quiet, huh?
Illegally firing govt agency commissioners.
An unelected billionaire defunding vital services.
The Republicans who cried about "the left" violating checks and balances are now awfully quiet, huh?
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Under pressure from Elon Musk, Delaware lawmakers are about to pass a law that would erode small investor protections and hand Musk the largest CEO payout in history.
The richest man on the planet keeps bending government to his whim to make himself even richer.
The richest man on the planet keeps bending government to his whim to make himself even richer.
March 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Under pressure from Elon Musk, Delaware lawmakers are about to pass a law that would erode small investor protections and hand Musk the largest CEO payout in history.
The richest man on the planet keeps bending government to his whim to make himself even richer.
The richest man on the planet keeps bending government to his whim to make himself even richer.
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“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Veterans’ group unveils new ad targeting Musk and DOGE, raising 2026 stakes
“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country,” one U.S. veteran said.
www.msnbc.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Really key stuff here. DOGE flipped the Institute's security contractors - Inter-Con - against them by threatening to cancel all their security contracts across the federal government.
This is where DOGE's money meets up with guns and the lawyers are kicked to the side.
This is where DOGE's money meets up with guns and the lawyers are kicked to the side.
BREAKING: DOGE Strong-Armed USIP Security Contractors to Switch Sides talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break...
March 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Really key stuff here. DOGE flipped the Institute's security contractors - Inter-Con - against them by threatening to cancel all their security contracts across the federal government.
This is where DOGE's money meets up with guns and the lawyers are kicked to the side.
This is where DOGE's money meets up with guns and the lawyers are kicked to the side.
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Checking in on the “Make America Healthy Again” crowd.
The Trump administration just shut down a food safety committee to prevent bacteria in baby formula.
They are also threatening to fire employees who prevent deli meat from being infected with Listeria and applesauce from being laced with lead.
They are also threatening to fire employees who prevent deli meat from being infected with Listeria and applesauce from being laced with lead.
Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and ins...
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Checking in on the “Make America Healthy Again” crowd.
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We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation
The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
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Every Republican screaming for judges to be impeached because they are blocking Trump's illegal power grab were awfully quiet when we learned about billionaires handing out gifts and vacations to SCOTUS justices — who then ruled on cases despite major conflicts of interest.
March 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Every Republican screaming for judges to be impeached because they are blocking Trump's illegal power grab were awfully quiet when we learned about billionaires handing out gifts and vacations to SCOTUS justices — who then ruled on cases despite major conflicts of interest.
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The stock market is still crashing, housing and rent prices are still rising, grocery costs are still surging, but good news -- the populist champions in the GOP are focused on issues that matter most:
Fox News is now talking about people getting the death penalty for attacking Teslas
March 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The stock market is still crashing, housing and rent prices are still rising, grocery costs are still surging, but good news -- the populist champions in the GOP are focused on issues that matter most:
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Holy hell. The dismissiveness she shows to her constituents! Wyoming sacked Cheney for this witch?!
Harriet Hageman got booed to oblivion last night in her own town hall for pumping up Doge so hard that even her loyal suckers woke up and smelled the bullshit—about five months too late!
March 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Holy hell. The dismissiveness she shows to her constituents! Wyoming sacked Cheney for this witch?!
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“In some of these documents, the only thing that was being redacted for the last 20-plus years was someone’s Social Security number...”
"It’s like a first-grade, elementary-level rule of security to redact things like that...”
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
"It’s like a first-grade, elementary-level rule of security to redact things like that...”
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Social Security numbers and other private information unmasked in JFK files
The data belongs to more than 200 former congressional staffers and others with connections to decades-old investigations.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“In some of these documents, the only thing that was being redacted for the last 20-plus years was someone’s Social Security number...”
"It’s like a first-grade, elementary-level rule of security to redact things like that...”
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
"It’s like a first-grade, elementary-level rule of security to redact things like that...”
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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The US invasion of Iraq began on this day 22 years ago.
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
March 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The US invasion of Iraq began on this day 22 years ago.
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
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AP publishes state-by-state list of social security offices trump is closing despite a new requirement he's imposing "that will require millions of social security recipients and applicants to visit field offices rather than interact with agency employees by phone..."
apnews.com/article/soci...
apnews.com/article/soci...
A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year
Twenty-six Social Security Administration offices across the country are expected to close this year, due to actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
apnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
AP publishes state-by-state list of social security offices trump is closing despite a new requirement he's imposing "that will require millions of social security recipients and applicants to visit field offices rather than interact with agency employees by phone..."
apnews.com/article/soci...
apnews.com/article/soci...
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Trump’s Commerce Secretary told people to buy Tesla stock last night.
The White House announced that it will use Starlink internet earlier this week.
And Trump held a Tesla showcase at the White House last week.
The robber barons of the first Gilded Age would be jealous.
The White House announced that it will use Starlink internet earlier this week.
And Trump held a Tesla showcase at the White House last week.
The robber barons of the first Gilded Age would be jealous.
March 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Trump’s Commerce Secretary told people to buy Tesla stock last night.
The White House announced that it will use Starlink internet earlier this week.
And Trump held a Tesla showcase at the White House last week.
The robber barons of the first Gilded Age would be jealous.
The White House announced that it will use Starlink internet earlier this week.
And Trump held a Tesla showcase at the White House last week.
The robber barons of the first Gilded Age would be jealous.
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"If Lutnick's Democratic predecessor, Gina Raimondo, took such a step -- urging Americans to buy stock in a company led by Joe Biden’s top campaign contributor -- it seems likely that more than a few congressional Republicans would call for her resignation..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Why is Trump’s Commerce secretary urging the public to buy Tesla stock?
Howard Lutnick told a national television audience to buy a specific stock tied to the sitting president’s top campaign donor.
www.msnbc.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"If Lutnick's Democratic predecessor, Gina Raimondo, took such a step -- urging Americans to buy stock in a company led by Joe Biden’s top campaign contributor -- it seems likely that more than a few congressional Republicans would call for her resignation..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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A leaked Wall Street memo confirms that privatizing the Post Office would mean higher prices, mass layoffs, and worse service — especially for rural America.
Wall Street Bankers Salivate Over Postal Privatization | Revolving Door Project
A leaked Wells Fargo paper reveals how corporate profiteers could ransack an institution older than America itself.
therevolvingdoorproject.org
March 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A leaked Wall Street memo confirms that privatizing the Post Office would mean higher prices, mass layoffs, and worse service — especially for rural America.