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From today's Heather Cox Richardson Newsletter:

"...at the same time the Department of Agriculture says it cannot spend its $6 billion in reserves to address the $8 billion needed for SNAP in November, the administration easily found $20 billion to prop up... Argentina."

What are we doing here?"
October 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Huge Earthquake (7.0) just hit the Philippines...
September 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We should just assume that all legal challenges which end up at the Supreme Court will be decided in Trump's favor. They no longer uphold the Constitution and neither do they recognize the separation of powers. They recognize only the power of the Presidency.
September 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Once again, the Supreme Court dismantles the checks and balances contained within the constitution and hands power to the President making the position king-like.

Shame on John Roberts. Shame on this court.

#thesupremecourtisadisgrace
September 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Comey is the trial run. Once he is convicted by a court of Trump's choosing, Il Duce will go after ALL his 'enemies'. Will congress have the spine to stop him? Doubtful. And the Supreme Court in context to crown him king. Originalism apparently.
September 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Did I miss the rapture AGAIN?
September 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The headlines all state Trump changes his tone about Ukraine after meeting with Zelinsky. And next week, when he speaks to Putin, he'll parrot Russian talking points. He has no actual ideas of his own. He repeats whatever the last person he met with told him to say. #ukraine #trumpisanidiot
September 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I’m understanding that to this Supreme Court “Originalism” means King George III.
September 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
From Heather Cox Richardson's letter today: "Matt Egan reported in CNN today that Americans’ credit scores “are falling at the fastest pace since the Great Recession as Americans struggle to keep up with the high cost of living and the return of student debt payments."

#trumpseconomy
September 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
From Heather Cox Richardson today: "There were more farm bankruptcies by the end of July than in all of 2024."
#trumpwinning #trumpeconomy #trumpisintrouble
September 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
July 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
July 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
One big beautiful bill!
“From The Depths,” William Balfour Ker
July 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
So! Much! Winning!
April 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT! ATTENTION ALL CHICAGOANS!

Although it's bright shining sun at the moment, the National Weather Service tells us that we're going to get...

20 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT!

Ugh!! I love Chicago but this is the tipping point!

I mean it's April 1 for crying out loud!
April 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If Trump takes Greenland, then China will soon take Taiwan, and Netanyahu will occupy Gaza and Russia will invade more former USSR nations.
March 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Rep. Jim Himes: Zelenskyy is watching 70,000 dead Ukrainians. Missiles are slamming into hospitals. This is what he’s seeing, and he comes to the Oval Office, and a reporter asks him why he’s not wearing a suit. And the effing VP wants him to say thank you…
March 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
She consistently votes to affirm his candidates and agenda and then makes public noises suggesting opposition and disapproval in order to cover her bases. She is a despicable waste of space. When will her voters wake up and dump her?

apple.news/ATNPJqsIZSQK...
Republican warns Donald Trump's, Elon Musk's firings are a
Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, warned that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's widespread firings of the federal workforce are a
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February 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Hey Democratic Party! Anyone in charge? Sure doesn’t feel like it.
February 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM