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Could limiting Musk's role really be this easy?
December 20, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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'REPUBLICANS CUT CHILD CANCER RESEARCH FROM FUNDING BILL AFTER MUSK’S MEDDLING'

If there's just one headline to share far-and-wide today, it's this one.

Make sure everybody knows.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Cut Child Cancer Research From Funding Bill After Musk's Meddling
Republicans removed funding for child cancer research from a new version of a bill to fund the government after Elon Musk torpedoed the previous deal.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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Three graphs that explain America’s health care system.

1. More than 1 in 5 insured Americans have medical debts
December 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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Nothing says “drain the swamp” like stacking your administration with people who donated to your campaign.
December 15, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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Secret Panel HERE 🤷‍♀️ tapas.io/episode/2152422
December 5, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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This is Trump’s FCC pick. By threatening to yank broadcast licenses, he is hoping the media companies obey in advance and won’t say critical things about Trump. It’s a fascist tactic.
November 25, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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NEW: Georgia officials have dismissed all members of a state committee charged with investigating deaths of pregnant women. The move came in response to ProPublica having obtained internal reports detailing two deaths.
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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The controversy is not merely that Matt Gaetz raped underaged girls.

The controversy is not even just that Donald Trump wants to make this sex predator attorney general.

The controversy is that the entire GOP is OK with that.
November 21, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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Jesus teaches us to carry a cross for our enemies.

Christian nationalism teaches us to build new crosses for their enemies.

Choose wisely.
November 18, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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“Absolutely anything is possible, and we must acknowledge this, not out of surrender, but as a means of readying ourselves for the impossible fights ahead.”
@roxanegay.bsky.social

[This is a gift link; please just read Roxane’s piece or don’t. I don’t care about subscription politics.]
Opinion | Enough
To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:54 PM
I suspect (hope?) there will be a lot more of this "buyer's remorse" as time goes on. He hasn't even taken office yet...
November 15, 2024 at 11:27 PM
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The more Trump gives to the elites, the more the media praise Trump for "taking on" the elites.
Trump is going to hoodwink pundits into writing that his presidency is "taking on the elite class," even as he sells off the government for parts to his right wing oligarchic elite cronies.

newrepublic.com/article/1884...
November 15, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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House Ethics Cmte investigation into Gaetz remained ongoing, which is obviously why Gaetz suddenly resigned from Congress. The committee's report was about to be made public—clearly a document every Senator must be allowed to read.

Take action:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell your Senators: Oppose Matt Gaetz for Attorney General
Please contact Congress now!
actionnetwork.org
November 14, 2024 at 12:44 PM