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AOC slammed Mike Johnson, saying: “You run the government. If you have the votes, then go ahead. If you need Democrats, then you need to negotiate with Democrats. Those are your two options. Blaming someone else because your shoes are untied isn’t one.”
Great News For Us, Awful News for Trump
Onward.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
AOC slammed Mike Johnson, saying: “You run the government. If you have the votes, then go ahead. If you need Democrats, then you need to negotiate with Democrats. Those are your two options. Blaming someone else because your shoes are untied isn’t one.”
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Elon Musk claims DOGE has saved $55 billion, but the numbers don’t add up. DOGE released a list of canceled contracts totaling $16 billion in supposed savings. However, nearly half of that came from an $8 billion ICE contract—except that contract was actually worth just $8 million.
February 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Elon Musk claims DOGE has saved $55 billion, but the numbers don’t add up. DOGE released a list of canceled contracts totaling $16 billion in supposed savings. However, nearly half of that came from an $8 billion ICE contract—except that contract was actually worth just $8 million.
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Trump wants you to forget that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator during his first week in office.
Don’t forget.
Don’t forget.
February 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Trump wants you to forget that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator during his first week in office.
Don’t forget.
Don’t forget.
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Another aviation tragedy –
🚨🚨🚨
Two dead in Arizona after a mid air collision.
This is your reminder that Leon ran out the Head of the FAA because he had the nerve to fine SpaceX.
At least 400 employees have been laid off and already short staffed FAA since the DC crash killing 67 people.
🚨🚨🚨
Two dead in Arizona after a mid air collision.
This is your reminder that Leon ran out the Head of the FAA because he had the nerve to fine SpaceX.
At least 400 employees have been laid off and already short staffed FAA since the DC crash killing 67 people.
2 people dead after midair collision of two small single-engine planes at Arizona airport
The crash happened Wednesday at the Marana Regional Airport in Marana.
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Another aviation tragedy –
🚨🚨🚨
Two dead in Arizona after a mid air collision.
This is your reminder that Leon ran out the Head of the FAA because he had the nerve to fine SpaceX.
At least 400 employees have been laid off and already short staffed FAA since the DC crash killing 67 people.
🚨🚨🚨
Two dead in Arizona after a mid air collision.
This is your reminder that Leon ran out the Head of the FAA because he had the nerve to fine SpaceX.
At least 400 employees have been laid off and already short staffed FAA since the DC crash killing 67 people.
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On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
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I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
February 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
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Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
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I heard RFK Jr. is floating the banning of the polio vaccine so seems like a good time to remind folks that RFK Jr. was vaccinated with this same vaccine & therefore is at no risk of harm himself
Kinda like when he publicly was against the covid vaccine yet privately required his guests to have it🙃
Kinda like when he publicly was against the covid vaccine yet privately required his guests to have it🙃
December 14, 2024 at 2:21 AM
I heard RFK Jr. is floating the banning of the polio vaccine so seems like a good time to remind folks that RFK Jr. was vaccinated with this same vaccine & therefore is at no risk of harm himself
Kinda like when he publicly was against the covid vaccine yet privately required his guests to have it🙃
Kinda like when he publicly was against the covid vaccine yet privately required his guests to have it🙃
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“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain.
December 14, 2024 at 3:06 AM
“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain.
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Kroger and Albertsons claimed they wanted to merge into one grocery giant in order to keep prices low.
But after the merger was blocked, they approved spending a combined $10 billion on stock buybacks.
They each paid their CEOs over $15 million in 2023, by the way.
Hello?
But after the merger was blocked, they approved spending a combined $10 billion on stock buybacks.
They each paid their CEOs over $15 million in 2023, by the way.
Hello?
December 13, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Kroger and Albertsons claimed they wanted to merge into one grocery giant in order to keep prices low.
But after the merger was blocked, they approved spending a combined $10 billion on stock buybacks.
They each paid their CEOs over $15 million in 2023, by the way.
Hello?
But after the merger was blocked, they approved spending a combined $10 billion on stock buybacks.
They each paid their CEOs over $15 million in 2023, by the way.
Hello?
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Listen to Hillary Clinton. She’s always been right about everything.
December 12, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Listen to Hillary Clinton. She’s always been right about everything.
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1. A teacher in Ohio who has worked at the same public school for 34 years was suspended without pay and threatened with termination for offering four books in her classroom library that contained LGBTQ characters.
She's fighting back.
She's fighting back.
Ohio teacher suspended for including four books with LGBTQ characters in her classroom library
Karen Cahall has been a teacher in the New Richmond School District in Ohio for 34 years.
popular.info
December 12, 2024 at 1:51 PM
1. A teacher in Ohio who has worked at the same public school for 34 years was suspended without pay and threatened with termination for offering four books in her classroom library that contained LGBTQ characters.
She's fighting back.
She's fighting back.
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There are roughly 330M people in this country, and I realized this morning that for less than the cost of a cheap cup of coffee a day, a S. African billionaire was able to buy the Presidency, and in effect — the country. It’s both embarrassing and sad that, not only was it easy, but it was so cheap…
December 11, 2024 at 2:06 PM
There are roughly 330M people in this country, and I realized this morning that for less than the cost of a cheap cup of coffee a day, a S. African billionaire was able to buy the Presidency, and in effect — the country. It’s both embarrassing and sad that, not only was it easy, but it was so cheap…
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Dear Elon,
Why stop at Mars? You’re a plutocrat! Aim for Pluto! We’ll all be here on Earth to root you on.
George
Why stop at Mars? You’re a plutocrat! Aim for Pluto! We’ll all be here on Earth to root you on.
George
December 11, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Dear Elon,
Why stop at Mars? You’re a plutocrat! Aim for Pluto! We’ll all be here on Earth to root you on.
George
Why stop at Mars? You’re a plutocrat! Aim for Pluto! We’ll all be here on Earth to root you on.
George
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"One of the curses of history is that we cannot go back and change the course leading to disasters, no matter how much we might wish to. The past has its own terrible inevitability.
But it is never too late to change the future.”
― Heather Cox Richardson
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
But it is never too late to change the future.”
― Heather Cox Richardson
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 5:07 AM
"One of the curses of history is that we cannot go back and change the course leading to disasters, no matter how much we might wish to. The past has its own terrible inevitability.
But it is never too late to change the future.”
― Heather Cox Richardson
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
But it is never too late to change the future.”
― Heather Cox Richardson
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Deflection is their most effective tool.
December 9, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Deflection is their most effective tool.
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A democracy cannot function properly under threats of violence, where any dissent comes with the risk of physical retaliation. That describes Russia, and not America as we have known it. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Lessons in Fascism
Prof. Ben-Ghiat has been laying out brutal truths on why Trump is a fascist
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:41 PM
A democracy cannot function properly under threats of violence, where any dissent comes with the risk of physical retaliation. That describes Russia, and not America as we have known it. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Yes. Yes, we did.
December 9, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Yes. Yes, we did.
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This is not inspiring confidence!
Markwayne Mullin on Hegseth’s drinking:
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
December 8, 2024 at 9:29 PM
This is not inspiring confidence!
UHC - United Healthcare - parent of Optum & Change Health - has roughly 29% of the Medicare market. It is so big that it owns providers, the billing portal, and provides insurance to just under 30%. This is the poster child for why Universal Healthcare is needed.
www.facebook.com/share/r/15aU...
www.facebook.com/share/r/15aU...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:27 AM
UHC - United Healthcare - parent of Optum & Change Health - has roughly 29% of the Medicare market. It is so big that it owns providers, the billing portal, and provides insurance to just under 30%. This is the poster child for why Universal Healthcare is needed.
www.facebook.com/share/r/15aU...
www.facebook.com/share/r/15aU...
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“We’re all rapists here in the GOP” seems like a problematic message.
Chip Roy dismisses the Pete Hegseth rape allegation: "We've all had some indiscretions in our past and things like that."
December 7, 2024 at 1:10 AM
“We’re all rapists here in the GOP” seems like a problematic message.
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If folks are looking for less ancient examples of very high top marginal tax rates, one need only go back to 1963, when Donald Trump was 17 years old and America was (presumably) great the way it should be again, when the top marginal tax rate was 91%. Not a typo. taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/h...
Historical Highest Marginal Income Tax Rates
taxpolicycenter.org
December 7, 2024 at 5:51 PM
If folks are looking for less ancient examples of very high top marginal tax rates, one need only go back to 1963, when Donald Trump was 17 years old and America was (presumably) great the way it should be again, when the top marginal tax rate was 91%. Not a typo. taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/h...
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for freelance reporters: We've put together a guide for how to pitch us at @bolts.bsky.social, including the sort of stories we're interested in, the process, & so on.
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We want to hear from you & your ideas, & we hope this makes that easier. Let me know if you have questions!
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We want to hear from you & your ideas, & we hope this makes that easier. Let me know if you have questions!
Please pitch us! - Bolts
If you have a story pitch that would fit Bolts, we would love to hear from you.
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December 7, 2024 at 5:42 PM
for freelance reporters: We've put together a guide for how to pitch us at @bolts.bsky.social, including the sort of stories we're interested in, the process, & so on.
boltsmag.org/pitch-us
We want to hear from you & your ideas, & we hope this makes that easier. Let me know if you have questions!
boltsmag.org/pitch-us
We want to hear from you & your ideas, & we hope this makes that easier. Let me know if you have questions!
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Can’t say I’m surprised. Or sorry.
December 7, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Can’t say I’m surprised. Or sorry.