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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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ATTN: This is most important court hearing to watch next week. The GOP does not want this case in federal court because they know a federal judge is not likely to toss out 60,000 lawful votes. Their plan is to have the partisan NC state Supreme Court decide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
4th Circuit To Weigh Whether NC Supreme Court Election Challenge Should Proceed in State or Federal Court
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
ATTN: This is most important court hearing to watch next week. The GOP does not want this case in federal court because they know a federal judge is not likely to toss out 60,000 lawful votes. Their plan is to have the partisan NC state Supreme Court decide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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There it is.
Trump’s Treasury nominee just said “extending” Trump’s tax handouts for billionaires is their TOP priority: “This is the single most important economic issue of the day.”
Trump’s Treasury nominee just said “extending” Trump’s tax handouts for billionaires is their TOP priority: “This is the single most important economic issue of the day.”
January 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There it is.
Trump’s Treasury nominee just said “extending” Trump’s tax handouts for billionaires is their TOP priority: “This is the single most important economic issue of the day.”
Trump’s Treasury nominee just said “extending” Trump’s tax handouts for billionaires is their TOP priority: “This is the single most important economic issue of the day.”
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AOC: Republicans who have voted against consistently against the violence against women act, who have taken away the rights of all women to choose and have control over their own body, now wants to pretend today that they care about women.
January 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
AOC: Republicans who have voted against consistently against the violence against women act, who have taken away the rights of all women to choose and have control over their own body, now wants to pretend today that they care about women.
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Mike Johnson is threatening to condition California wildfire aid to raising the debt ceiling, which would pave the way for another round of deficit-spiking tax cuts for the wealthy.
Playing politics with people's lives to make your donors richer is reprehensible.
Playing politics with people's lives to make your donors richer is reprehensible.
Speaker Mike Johnson suggests 'conditions' needed on disaster aid for LA wildfires
The GOP House speaker claimed California leaders “were derelict in their duty.”
abcnews.go.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Mike Johnson is threatening to condition California wildfire aid to raising the debt ceiling, which would pave the way for another round of deficit-spiking tax cuts for the wealthy.
Playing politics with people's lives to make your donors richer is reprehensible.
Playing politics with people's lives to make your donors richer is reprehensible.
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The whole world has watched devastating wildfires spread across Los Angeles County. At least 24 people have lost their lives, more than 100,000 have been forced to evacuate, and thousands of homes, businesses, and schools have burned down.
January 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The whole world has watched devastating wildfires spread across Los Angeles County. At least 24 people have lost their lives, more than 100,000 have been forced to evacuate, and thousands of homes, businesses, and schools have burned down.
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When billionaires take control of vital communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
And when those billionaires justify their business motives by citing “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability.
Don't be fooled.
And when those billionaires justify their business motives by citing “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability.
Don't be fooled.
January 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
When billionaires take control of vital communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
And when those billionaires justify their business motives by citing “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability.
Don't be fooled.
And when those billionaires justify their business motives by citing “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability.
Don't be fooled.
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If Congress passes the SAVE Act, millions of eligible American voters without easy access to documents like passports or birth certificates will pay the price.
House Bill Would Hurt American Voters
Republicans have reintroduced the SAVE Act, a bill that could disenfranchise millions of American voters.
www.brennancenter.org
January 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If Congress passes the SAVE Act, millions of eligible American voters without easy access to documents like passports or birth certificates will pay the price.
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This doesn’t surprise me one bit. 😒
Chinese officials reportedly discuss sale of TikTok in US to Elon Musk
Chinese officials reportedly discuss sale of TikTok in US to Elon Musk
Bloomberg News says preliminary talks have taken place but TikTok spokesperson rejects report as ‘pure fiction’
Chinese officials are in preliminary talks about a potential option to sell TikTok’s operations in the United States to billionaire Elon Musk,…
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This doesn’t surprise me one bit. 😒
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Sunday newsletter: Bowing the Knee. Again.
The Wapo's Profile in Uncourage
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Wapo's Profile in Uncourage
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Bowing the Knee. Again.
The Wapo's Profile in Uncourage.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sunday newsletter: Bowing the Knee. Again.
The Wapo's Profile in Uncourage
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Wapo's Profile in Uncourage
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Why I believe Trump pardoning J6 rioters would be a grotesque misuse of the pardon power: "it would put the presidential seal on crimes that go to the heart of an attack on our democracy, an effort to undo the will of the voters. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Trump Pardoning Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Would Endorse Attacks on Democracy
Rewarding people who tried to ignite an insurrection turns the pardon power on its head.
www.brennancenter.org
January 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Why I believe Trump pardoning J6 rioters would be a grotesque misuse of the pardon power: "it would put the presidential seal on crimes that go to the heart of an attack on our democracy, an effort to undo the will of the voters. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Musk's opinion piece for the German paper Die Welt, endorsing a right-wing extremist political party, matters a lot more for us than you might think, so I spent some time putting together a look at German politics, Musk's views, and the reaction to them. joycevance.substack.com/p/musk-in-di...
Musk in Die Welt
It did not take long for Eva Marie Kogel, the opinion editor at Die Welt, Germany’s paper of record, to decide what the right thing for her to do was.
joycevance.substack.com
December 29, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Musk's opinion piece for the German paper Die Welt, endorsing a right-wing extremist political party, matters a lot more for us than you might think, so I spent some time putting together a look at German politics, Musk's views, and the reaction to them. joycevance.substack.com/p/musk-in-di...
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The widening racial turnout gap in Georgia underscores that our elections are increasingly reflecting white voices over voices of color. That’s incompatible with the multiracial democracy we aspire to be.
Racial Turnout Gap Grew in Georgia — Again
The drop-off in participation by Black men under 50 highlights how elections increasingly reflect white voices over voices of color.
www.brennancenter.org
December 28, 2024 at 1:42 PM
The widening racial turnout gap in Georgia underscores that our elections are increasingly reflecting white voices over voices of color. That’s incompatible with the multiracial democracy we aspire to be.
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Let’s get to work: indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/organi...
December 28, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Let’s get to work: indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/organi...
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China has now hacked 9 telecom companies and is spying on Americans. Meanwhile, Trump wants to stop the ban on China’s Tik-Tok: apnews.com/article/unit...
A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says
A top White House official says a ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private tex...
apnews.com
December 28, 2024 at 1:57 PM
China has now hacked 9 telecom companies and is spying on Americans. Meanwhile, Trump wants to stop the ban on China’s Tik-Tok: apnews.com/article/unit...
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For at least seven years, Arizona officials knew about the administrative data error that affected 218,000 registered voters in the weeks before the 2024 election.
Arizona Officials Knew For Years About Voter Data Error
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM
For at least seven years, Arizona officials knew about the administrative data error that affected 218,000 registered voters in the weeks before the 2024 election.
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Experts liken the mountain lion deaths at a Shelton wildlife sanctuary to "a canary in the coal mine," according to Newsweek.
"As apex predators, they reveal ecosystem health by accumulating pathogens from prey, providing insights into unseen disease transmission patterns."
"As apex predators, they reveal ecosystem health by accumulating pathogens from prey, providing insights into unseen disease transmission patterns."
December 25, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Experts liken the mountain lion deaths at a Shelton wildlife sanctuary to "a canary in the coal mine," according to Newsweek.
"As apex predators, they reveal ecosystem health by accumulating pathogens from prey, providing insights into unseen disease transmission patterns."
"As apex predators, they reveal ecosystem health by accumulating pathogens from prey, providing insights into unseen disease transmission patterns."
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Elon Musk ordered Trump and Republicans to back out of a bipartisan agreement and shut down the government.
Trump threatened to primary any Republican who voted to fund the government without dealing with the debt limit, but 170 House Republicans defied him.
Republicans are still in disarray…
Trump threatened to primary any Republican who voted to fund the government without dealing with the debt limit, but 170 House Republicans defied him.
Republicans are still in disarray…
December 22, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Elon Musk ordered Trump and Republicans to back out of a bipartisan agreement and shut down the government.
Trump threatened to primary any Republican who voted to fund the government without dealing with the debt limit, but 170 House Republicans defied him.
Republicans are still in disarray…
Trump threatened to primary any Republican who voted to fund the government without dealing with the debt limit, but 170 House Republicans defied him.
Republicans are still in disarray…
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According to PolitiFact, Trump kept only 23% of his campaign promises during his first term. Now, with weeks to go before starting his second, he’s already walking back some of his biggest 2024 pledges. Team Big Picture breaks down these reversals in their latest piece.
Trump Is Already Walking Back His Campaign Promises
From lowering prices to disavowing Project 2025 to vaccine policy, Trump’s promises are looking hollow
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:48 PM
According to PolitiFact, Trump kept only 23% of his campaign promises during his first term. Now, with weeks to go before starting his second, he’s already walking back some of his biggest 2024 pledges. Team Big Picture breaks down these reversals in their latest piece.
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Last week, the House passed a bill that would give Trump unchecked power to go after his political opponents.
Now we need Senate Democrats to fight back and defeat this nonprofit killer bill. Tell your senators to vote NO on H.R. 9495 (and oppose any bill that it’s attached to as an amendment). 👇
Now we need Senate Democrats to fight back and defeat this nonprofit killer bill. Tell your senators to vote NO on H.R. 9495 (and oppose any bill that it’s attached to as an amendment). 👇
Tell your Senator to OPPOSE H.R. 9495 to Stop Trump From Attacking Dissenting Organizations
indivisible.org
November 25, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Last week, the House passed a bill that would give Trump unchecked power to go after his political opponents.
Now we need Senate Democrats to fight back and defeat this nonprofit killer bill. Tell your senators to vote NO on H.R. 9495 (and oppose any bill that it’s attached to as an amendment). 👇
Now we need Senate Democrats to fight back and defeat this nonprofit killer bill. Tell your senators to vote NO on H.R. 9495 (and oppose any bill that it’s attached to as an amendment). 👇
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All of the cynicism and defeatism isn’t based in reality. We’ve already seen that we can limit the harm of Trump 2.0: indivisible.org/guide
November 23, 2024 at 7:16 PM
All of the cynicism and defeatism isn’t based in reality. We’ve already seen that we can limit the harm of Trump 2.0: indivisible.org/guide
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If you care at all about Medicare or Medicaid you better speak up!
apnews.com/article/trum...?
apnews.com/article/trum...?
Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Howard Lutnick is head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast.
apnews.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:13 PM
If you care at all about Medicare or Medicaid you better speak up!
apnews.com/article/trum...?
apnews.com/article/trum...?