Gretchen
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Cross out “Very Rich” and we have today’s “Super Patriot”
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Cross out “Very Rich” and we have today’s “Super Patriot”
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The U.S. has not conducted a nuclear test in over 30 years. Experts say doing one now could make America less safe.
Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here's what that would mean
The U.S. has not conducted a nuclear test in over 30 years. Experts say doing one now could make America less safe.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The U.S. has not conducted a nuclear test in over 30 years. Experts say doing one now could make America less safe.
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Every authoritarian action Trump is taking must be understood against the backdrop of his declining popularity.
He feigns strength, but he's operating from a place of weakness.
Remember this.
He feigns strength, but he's operating from a place of weakness.
Remember this.
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Every authoritarian action Trump is taking must be understood against the backdrop of his declining popularity.
He feigns strength, but he's operating from a place of weakness.
Remember this.
He feigns strength, but he's operating from a place of weakness.
Remember this.
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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TRUMP IS AMERICA’S BIGGEST LOSER.
A US appeals court ruled that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's use of the levies as a key international economic policy tool. The case is widely is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court reut.rs/47l6pz9
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's use of the levies as a key international economic policy tool.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
TRUMP IS AMERICA’S BIGGEST LOSER.
@democrats.org can our party leaders do more than write strongly worded letters to the president?? A serious writing isn’t going to stop him from deploying national guard to Chicago!YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THIS, RIGHT?!
August 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
@democrats.org can our party leaders do more than write strongly worded letters to the president?? A serious writing isn’t going to stop him from deploying national guard to Chicago!YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THIS, RIGHT?!
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
August 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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Reminder that in 2021, Senate Republicans filibustered a bill by Democrats that would have banned partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts.
August 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Reminder that in 2021, Senate Republicans filibustered a bill by Democrats that would have banned partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts.
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People need to wake up to what Donald Trump is doing in Texas and in states across the country.
August 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
People need to wake up to what Donald Trump is doing in Texas and in states across the country.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER -GCN
August 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER -GCN
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"National Security" was the same argument our government used 80 years ago to justify the immoral internment of people of Japanese descent at this very military base.
It was wrong then, it’s wrong now.
It was wrong then, it’s wrong now.
Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center
Japanese American groups criticized the construction of a new immigrant detention center in Texas at a military base that was used during World War II to imprison people of Japanese descent.
www.nbcnews.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"National Security" was the same argument our government used 80 years ago to justify the immoral internment of people of Japanese descent at this very military base.
It was wrong then, it’s wrong now.
It was wrong then, it’s wrong now.
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Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
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I tell my students: Budget math isn't about arithmetic. Budgets are statements of values, and behind every number is a choice about who and what we value.
So as you evaluate the Republican budget bill, ask yourself: Does it give voice to your values?
So as you evaluate the Republican budget bill, ask yourself: Does it give voice to your values?
June 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I tell my students: Budget math isn't about arithmetic. Budgets are statements of values, and behind every number is a choice about who and what we value.
So as you evaluate the Republican budget bill, ask yourself: Does it give voice to your values?
So as you evaluate the Republican budget bill, ask yourself: Does it give voice to your values?
✨helpful reminder✨
June 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
✨helpful reminder✨
Love thy neighbor, amiright?
June 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Love thy neighbor, amiright?
“…when property accumulates in too few hands it is taken away… when a majority of the people are hungry and cold they will take by force what they need. And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.” ~ The Grapes of Wrath
May 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“…when property accumulates in too few hands it is taken away… when a majority of the people are hungry and cold they will take by force what they need. And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.” ~ The Grapes of Wrath
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The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.
Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
April 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.
Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Relevant to the current state of politics: During the Iran-Contra hearings, Senator George Mitchell said, “Although he’s regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics. And in America, disagreement with the policies of the government is not evidence of lack of patriotism.”
March 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Relevant to the current state of politics: During the Iran-Contra hearings, Senator George Mitchell said, “Although he’s regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics. And in America, disagreement with the policies of the government is not evidence of lack of patriotism.”