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🚨 BREAKING: Trump has repealed the EPA’s authority to regulate climate pollution, terminating the 2009 “endangerment finding,” which determined that greenhouse gases are dangerous to public health under the Clean Air Act and underpinned limits on emissions from power plants, oil & gas, and vehicles.
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Trump has repealed the EPA’s authority to regulate climate pollution, terminating the 2009 “endangerment finding,” which determined that greenhouse gases are dangerous to public health under the Clean Air Act and underpinned limits on emissions from power plants, oil & gas, and vehicles.
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
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NEWS: BOTH of Trump's vetoes have been UPHELD as Republicans rush to his defense, despite unanimously voting on the bills previously
January 8, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEWS: BOTH of Trump's vetoes have been UPHELD as Republicans rush to his defense, despite unanimously voting on the bills previously
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🚨 The White House is now actively covering up a murder.
January 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
🚨 The White House is now actively covering up a murder.
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This came from the 2021 infrastructure bill signed by Biden. Mace voted against it.
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This came from the 2021 infrastructure bill signed by Biden. Mace voted against it.
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Today is Day 36 of the Republican shutdown. Your regular reminders:
1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House.
2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA.
3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.
1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House.
2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA.
3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.
Trump to Republican senators: "I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans."
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Today is Day 36 of the Republican shutdown. Your regular reminders:
1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House.
2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA.
3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.
1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House.
2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA.
3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.
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NEWS: Trump says he will refuse to follow a court order demanding that he provide SNAP benefits to millions of Americans, choosing instead to force people to starve
November 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NEWS: Trump says he will refuse to follow a court order demanding that he provide SNAP benefits to millions of Americans, choosing instead to force people to starve
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Medicaid cuts.
SNAP cuts.
No AI regulation on the state level.
That’s what’s in this disastrous budget bill. Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO.
SNAP cuts.
No AI regulation on the state level.
That’s what’s in this disastrous budget bill. Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO.
June 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Medicaid cuts.
SNAP cuts.
No AI regulation on the state level.
That’s what’s in this disastrous budget bill. Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO.
SNAP cuts.
No AI regulation on the state level.
That’s what’s in this disastrous budget bill. Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO.
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🚨 Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say: CNN Exclusive
🔗 www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
🔗 www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an e...
www.cnn.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🚨 Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say: CNN Exclusive
🔗 www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
🔗 www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
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The GOP prioritizes tanning beds over hospital beds.
Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith refuses to read a line from Republican's legislation that would provide a tax break for owners of tanning beds.
Fernandez: "So if you have a tanning bed, you get a little bit of a tax break and if you need a hospital bed in rural America, you're out of luck."
Fernandez: "So if you have a tanning bed, you get a little bit of a tax break and if you need a hospital bed in rural America, you're out of luck."
May 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The GOP prioritizes tanning beds over hospital beds.
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CONFIRMED: The budget bill includes a $3.8 trillion deficit increase, $698 billion less for Medicaid, and $267 billion less for SNAP.
May 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
CONFIRMED: The budget bill includes a $3.8 trillion deficit increase, $698 billion less for Medicaid, and $267 billion less for SNAP.
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🚨 WALMART RAISING PRICES DUE TO TARIFFS
“We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible but given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,” Walmart CEO says.
“We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible but given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,” Walmart CEO says.
May 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🚨 WALMART RAISING PRICES DUE TO TARIFFS
“We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible but given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,” Walmart CEO says.
“We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible but given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,” Walmart CEO says.
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NEWS: U.S. and China agree to a 90-day pause on new tariffs after shipping to U.S. ports plummeted.
Tariffs on Chinese imports will be cut from 145% to 30%. Tariffs on U.S. imports will be cut from 125% to 10%.
If tariffs should result in massive job growth and make the U.S. rich, why lower them?
Tariffs on Chinese imports will be cut from 145% to 30%. Tariffs on U.S. imports will be cut from 125% to 10%.
If tariffs should result in massive job growth and make the U.S. rich, why lower them?
May 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
NEWS: U.S. and China agree to a 90-day pause on new tariffs after shipping to U.S. ports plummeted.
Tariffs on Chinese imports will be cut from 145% to 30%. Tariffs on U.S. imports will be cut from 125% to 10%.
If tariffs should result in massive job growth and make the U.S. rich, why lower them?
Tariffs on Chinese imports will be cut from 145% to 30%. Tariffs on U.S. imports will be cut from 125% to 10%.
If tariffs should result in massive job growth and make the U.S. rich, why lower them?
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BREAKING via WaPo:
Mike Waltz and other members of Trump's National Security Council conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, where they held conversations about highly sensitive information, including about military positions, powerful weapons systems, and more
Mike Waltz and other members of Trump's National Security Council conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, where they held conversations about highly sensitive information, including about military positions, powerful weapons systems, and more
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
BREAKING via WaPo:
Mike Waltz and other members of Trump's National Security Council conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, where they held conversations about highly sensitive information, including about military positions, powerful weapons systems, and more
Mike Waltz and other members of Trump's National Security Council conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, where they held conversations about highly sensitive information, including about military positions, powerful weapons systems, and more
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Is this what they meant by peak government efficiency?
February 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Is this what they meant by peak government efficiency?
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The closure of CFPB highlights the grand lie at the heart of DOGE.
CFPB is cheap to run & delivers billions to victims of corporate scams. It’s the definition of value for money.
But X & Meta hate it because it targets big tech fraud.
DOGE is not about waste. It’s about enriching the oligarchy.
CFPB is cheap to run & delivers billions to victims of corporate scams. It’s the definition of value for money.
But X & Meta hate it because it targets big tech fraud.
DOGE is not about waste. It’s about enriching the oligarchy.
Musk's team takes control of key systems at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest target of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
www.npr.org
February 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The closure of CFPB highlights the grand lie at the heart of DOGE.
CFPB is cheap to run & delivers billions to victims of corporate scams. It’s the definition of value for money.
But X & Meta hate it because it targets big tech fraud.
DOGE is not about waste. It’s about enriching the oligarchy.
CFPB is cheap to run & delivers billions to victims of corporate scams. It’s the definition of value for money.
But X & Meta hate it because it targets big tech fraud.
DOGE is not about waste. It’s about enriching the oligarchy.
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There have been MASSIVE protests this week across the country. If you took any videos or photos from the protests, or have seen great videos or photos of them online, post them below! Let's show the world that the pro-democracy community is just getting started!
St. Paul, Minn., resist. It was so great to see love for humanity alongside disgust for foolish and dangerous leadership. #50501
February 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
There have been MASSIVE protests this week across the country. If you took any videos or photos from the protests, or have seen great videos or photos of them online, post them below! Let's show the world that the pro-democracy community is just getting started!
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So lets recap:
- Trump announces tariffs.
- Allies turn against the U.S., launch boycotts on U.S. products and boo us at events.
- Markets nosedive.
- Trump caves.
The "deals":
- Mexico agrees to do the same things they always do at the border to help the U.S. (including under Biden) 1/
- Trump announces tariffs.
- Allies turn against the U.S., launch boycotts on U.S. products and boo us at events.
- Markets nosedive.
- Trump caves.
The "deals":
- Mexico agrees to do the same things they always do at the border to help the U.S. (including under Biden) 1/
February 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
So lets recap:
- Trump announces tariffs.
- Allies turn against the U.S., launch boycotts on U.S. products and boo us at events.
- Markets nosedive.
- Trump caves.
The "deals":
- Mexico agrees to do the same things they always do at the border to help the U.S. (including under Biden) 1/
- Trump announces tariffs.
- Allies turn against the U.S., launch boycotts on U.S. products and boo us at events.
- Markets nosedive.
- Trump caves.
The "deals":
- Mexico agrees to do the same things they always do at the border to help the U.S. (including under Biden) 1/
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Pete Buttigieg responds to Trump:
January 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Pete Buttigieg responds to Trump:
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Under the current Trump Administration, this tragedy of a collision between a commercial aircraft and a military helicopter at Reagan National Airport will further shine a spotlight on the incompetence at the top.
January 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Under the current Trump Administration, this tragedy of a collision between a commercial aircraft and a military helicopter at Reagan National Airport will further shine a spotlight on the incompetence at the top.
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x
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Today's News Recap So Far:
1) Trump wants Greenland and Panama and won't rule out military force
2) He wants Canada and will us economic pressure
3) He wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America
4) Cannon blocks release of Smith report
1) Trump wants Greenland and Panama and won't rule out military force
2) He wants Canada and will us economic pressure
3) He wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America
4) Cannon blocks release of Smith report
January 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Today's News Recap So Far:
1) Trump wants Greenland and Panama and won't rule out military force
2) He wants Canada and will us economic pressure
3) He wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America
4) Cannon blocks release of Smith report
1) Trump wants Greenland and Panama and won't rule out military force
2) He wants Canada and will us economic pressure
3) He wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America
4) Cannon blocks release of Smith report
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BREAKING: President Biden has issued a new rule that will eliminate medical debt from credit reports.
Repost to spread the word!
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January 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
BREAKING: President Biden has issued a new rule that will eliminate medical debt from credit reports.
Repost to spread the word!
Repost to spread the word!