Mahyar
@mahyar-sorour.bsky.social
Proud Iranian-American, Forever a Minnesotan | Director, Beyond Fossil Fuels Policy @SierraClub | Environmental Justice Activist | Posts Are My Own
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Here's your periodic reminder that political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.
June 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Here's your periodic reminder that political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.
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To cheers and laughter from Republicans, President Trump rattled off statistics about how many people over age 100 are in the Social Security database. But those claims have already been largely debunked.
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Trump’s Social Security Claims Far Overstate Payments to 150-Year-Olds
To cheers and laughter from Republicans, President Trump rattled off statistics about how many people over age 100 are in the Social Security database, saying, “money is being paid to many of them.”…
www.wsj.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
To cheers and laughter from Republicans, President Trump rattled off statistics about how many people over age 100 are in the Social Security database. But those claims have already been largely debunked.
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Trump urged Republicans to "get rid" of the Chips and Science Act. Remember the last time they tried that?
March 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Trump urged Republicans to "get rid" of the Chips and Science Act. Remember the last time they tried that?
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We just walked out of the state of the Union. My shirt showed Trump an important message: NO KINGS LIVE HERE.
In the spirit of student protestors from the Civil Rights Movement, I’m proud to have protested and walked out with many of my colleagues. This is NOT a normal time.
In the spirit of student protestors from the Civil Rights Movement, I’m proud to have protested and walked out with many of my colleagues. This is NOT a normal time.
March 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
We just walked out of the state of the Union. My shirt showed Trump an important message: NO KINGS LIVE HERE.
In the spirit of student protestors from the Civil Rights Movement, I’m proud to have protested and walked out with many of my colleagues. This is NOT a normal time.
In the spirit of student protestors from the Civil Rights Movement, I’m proud to have protested and walked out with many of my colleagues. This is NOT a normal time.
Yes!!!!! Congratulations @kenmartin.bsky.social!!! Minnesota knows how to run effective and winning campaigns, now the whole country will know the magic of my amazing home state. Ready for this new era of leadership 🎉🎉🎉
February 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Yes!!!!! Congratulations @kenmartin.bsky.social!!! Minnesota knows how to run effective and winning campaigns, now the whole country will know the magic of my amazing home state. Ready for this new era of leadership 🎉🎉🎉
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They didn’t transmit a special message, and the reason for pausing given isn’t one of the three acceptable reasons in subsection b.
“No officer or employee of the United States may defer any budget authority for any other purpose.”
“No officer or employee of the United States may defer any budget authority for any other purpose.”
January 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
They didn’t transmit a special message, and the reason for pausing given isn’t one of the three acceptable reasons in subsection b.
“No officer or employee of the United States may defer any budget authority for any other purpose.”
“No officer or employee of the United States may defer any budget authority for any other purpose.”
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I’m a broken record on this, but the pause is completely illegal. It directly violates Section 1013 of the Impoundment Control Act.
Many sudden and shocking health care developments this week. But this was a big one: The Trump administration on Friday paused funding for PEPFAR, the famed program to fight HIV/AIDS around the world.
@mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social Missy Ryan + a little help from me
@mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social Missy Ryan + a little help from me
Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide and has long enjoyed bipartisan support.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I’m a broken record on this, but the pause is completely illegal. It directly violates Section 1013 of the Impoundment Control Act.
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Never let them tell you your vote doesn't matter
November 17, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Never let them tell you your vote doesn't matter