Liz
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16,000,000 – number of people thrown off their health care.
140 – number of preventable deaths estimated to be caused every day.
3,400,000,000,000 – number of dollars added to the federal debt.
You don’t need to be a mathematician. The Big Ugly Bill sucks.
140 – number of preventable deaths estimated to be caused every day.
3,400,000,000,000 – number of dollars added to the federal debt.
You don’t need to be a mathematician. The Big Ugly Bill sucks.
June 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
16,000,000 – number of people thrown off their health care.
140 – number of preventable deaths estimated to be caused every day.
3,400,000,000,000 – number of dollars added to the federal debt.
You don’t need to be a mathematician. The Big Ugly Bill sucks.
140 – number of preventable deaths estimated to be caused every day.
3,400,000,000,000 – number of dollars added to the federal debt.
You don’t need to be a mathematician. The Big Ugly Bill sucks.
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Hateful sycophants like Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem behave like they will never be held accountable. I live for the day when they will be held accountable.
June 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hateful sycophants like Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem behave like they will never be held accountable. I live for the day when they will be held accountable.
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During a closed Senate GOP meeting, when senators worried about voting for Medicaid cuts, Mitch McConnell said: “I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they’ll get over it.”
Call (202) 224-3121 to tell YOUR SENATOR you will never get over it.
Call (202) 224-3121 to tell YOUR SENATOR you will never get over it.
June 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
During a closed Senate GOP meeting, when senators worried about voting for Medicaid cuts, Mitch McConnell said: “I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they’ll get over it.”
Call (202) 224-3121 to tell YOUR SENATOR you will never get over it.
Call (202) 224-3121 to tell YOUR SENATOR you will never get over it.
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Here we go again…..
February 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Here we go again…..
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NEW: Shortly after Pam Bondi was sworn in Wednesday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asked her to drop the Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging the state’s 2021 voter suppression law, S.B. 202.
I warned you, Raffensperger is no hero. He is a GOP vote suppressor.
I warned you, Raffensperger is no hero. He is a GOP vote suppressor.
Raffensperger Asks Federal Government for Help Suppressing Voters
Read more.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW: Shortly after Pam Bondi was sworn in Wednesday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asked her to drop the Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging the state’s 2021 voter suppression law, S.B. 202.
I warned you, Raffensperger is no hero. He is a GOP vote suppressor.
I warned you, Raffensperger is no hero. He is a GOP vote suppressor.
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Panama President Jose Raul Mulino accused the United States government of lying after the US State Department said US government vessels would be able to cross his country's namesake canal without paying fees reut.rs/4hrJxA6
Panama president decries U.S. 'lies' about canal fees
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday said the United States was spreading "lies and falsehoods" after the State Department claimed U.S. government vessels would be able to pass the Panama Canal without paying a fee.
reut.rs
February 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino accused the United States government of lying after the US State Department said US government vessels would be able to cross his country's namesake canal without paying fees reut.rs/4hrJxA6
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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Let's get this circulated!! 😤
February 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Let's get this circulated!! 😤
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here's today's post: "befuddled old coot blithers about ‘two-dollar plane tickets’" — does Donny even know what year this is?
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befuddled old coot blithers about ‘two-dollar plane tickets’
does Donny even know what year this is?
bit.ly
February 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
here's today's post: "befuddled old coot blithers about ‘two-dollar plane tickets’" — does Donny even know what year this is?
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February 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Where you get your news is in part a statement of what you value. Support fearless independent media that will not back down and will never obey.
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A federal judge in Maryland has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/judge...
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/judge...
Judge issues nationwide injunction blocking Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship
A federal judge in Maryland has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
abcnews.go.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A federal judge in Maryland has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/judge...
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/judge...
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Good. Thank you, Mike.
Michael Fanone live on CNN: "This is what I'd say to Stewart Rhodes: Go fuck yourself"
January 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Good. Thank you, Mike.
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Buried toward the end of the press release was another eye-opening detail. Pete Hegseth allegedly said, “women should not vote or work and that Christians needed to have more children so they could overtake the Muslim population.”
UM.
UM.
Hegseth’s former sister-in-law says he believed women shouldn’t vote
That tracks with the tenets of a religious movement he's involved in.
www.motherjones.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Buried toward the end of the press release was another eye-opening detail. Pete Hegseth allegedly said, “women should not vote or work and that Christians needed to have more children so they could overtake the Muslim population.”
UM.
UM.
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Told ya. They're going after veterans' benefits.
Budget office nominee Russell Vought has stated veterans' disability benefits should be means-tested—Sen. Blumenthal calls him out.
January 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Told ya. They're going after veterans' benefits.
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"Altadena is one of those rare places in Los Angeles County where people of many backgrounds and ethnicities have been able to afford the American Dream of homeownership." laist.com/news/climate...
In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 81% — close to double the national rate.
laist.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"Altadena is one of those rare places in Los Angeles County where people of many backgrounds and ethnicities have been able to afford the American Dream of homeownership." laist.com/news/climate...
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Ridiculously pathetic.
January 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Ridiculously pathetic.
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A ceasefire deal has been reached to end 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Israeli officials and a source briefed on the negotiations confirmed.
Cue Trump taking credit for it like Reagan did with the Iran hostages. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/c...
Cue Trump taking credit for it like Reagan did with the Iran hostages. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/c...
Israel and Hamas reach deal on Gaza ceasefire and hostage release
The Biden administration is calling for a final push before the president leaves office, with many seeing the Trump inauguration as an unofficial deadline.
www.nbcnews.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A ceasefire deal has been reached to end 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Israeli officials and a source briefed on the negotiations confirmed.
Cue Trump taking credit for it like Reagan did with the Iran hostages. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/c...
Cue Trump taking credit for it like Reagan did with the Iran hostages. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/c...