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Republicans can try to blame the shutdown on Democrats all they want …
Trump is INTENTIONALLY denying food assistance to 1 out of every 8 Americans. Going OUT OF HIS WAY to do it. Appealing to the friggin Supreme Court!!
He’s doing this to people.
Trump is INTENTIONALLY denying food assistance to 1 out of every 8 Americans. Going OUT OF HIS WAY to do it. Appealing to the friggin Supreme Court!!
He’s doing this to people.
Demand an audit of USDA’s budget now. Senate is still around. Call all of them day and night.
Why are they fighting distributing the SNAP funds??? It’s beyond absurd.
Why are they fighting distributing the SNAP funds??? It’s beyond absurd.
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Republicans can try to blame the shutdown on Democrats all they want …
Trump is INTENTIONALLY denying food assistance to 1 out of every 8 Americans. Going OUT OF HIS WAY to do it. Appealing to the friggin Supreme Court!!
He’s doing this to people.
Trump is INTENTIONALLY denying food assistance to 1 out of every 8 Americans. Going OUT OF HIS WAY to do it. Appealing to the friggin Supreme Court!!
He’s doing this to people.
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Inside LAPD’s nearly $400M settlement crisis that’s bankrupting LA.
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
Inside LAPD's nearly $400M settlement crisis that's bankrupting LA
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
lapublicpress.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Inside LAPD’s nearly $400M settlement crisis that’s bankrupting LA.
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
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Powell: "If you listen to the reports of big public consumer-facing companies, many of them are saying there's a bifurcated economy and that consumers on the lower end are struggling and buying less and shifting to lower cost products, but that at the top people are spending."
October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Powell: "If you listen to the reports of big public consumer-facing companies, many of them are saying there's a bifurcated economy and that consumers on the lower end are struggling and buying less and shifting to lower cost products, but that at the top people are spending."
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GOV. WALZ: “This is not both sides. This is owned by Republicans. Dems are willing to come back and protect what passed, not let an authoritarian president do whatever he wants… people will be lined up to get food and we’re talking about a damn ballroom? DON’T LOSE THE PLOT.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
GOV. WALZ: “This is not both sides. This is owned by Republicans. Dems are willing to come back and protect what passed, not let an authoritarian president do whatever he wants… people will be lined up to get food and we’re talking about a damn ballroom? DON’T LOSE THE PLOT.”
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RFK Jr is dismantling the CDC IRB.
This is an unmitigated disaster.
This is an unmitigated disaster.
The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
RFK Jr is dismantling the CDC IRB.
This is an unmitigated disaster.
This is an unmitigated disaster.
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So now anyone who criticizes our Dear Leader "hates America" and is "very violent".
Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."
October 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
So now anyone who criticizes our Dear Leader "hates America" and is "very violent".
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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I posted this one week after the election in 2024. Holds up.
Billionaire grifters are about to dismantle your government. So instead of your tax dollars going to your Medicare or your Medicaid or your affordable care act or to veterans benefits or your social security - it will go to THEM in the form of tax cuts for the wealthy.
October 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I posted this one week after the election in 2024. Holds up.
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
October 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
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How exactly is this different from Kristallnacht?
I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
October 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
How exactly is this different from Kristallnacht?
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This is a really critical point. Vaccination is not just about yourself.
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is a really critical point. Vaccination is not just about yourself.
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GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s experiment as a model for the federal Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
www.propublica.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s experiment as a model for the federal Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
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MAGA puts revenge above principle. Again. Have a listen.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...
Tyranny for Me, But Not for Thee
MAGA, you're putting revenge ahead of principle
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September 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
MAGA puts revenge above principle. Again. Have a listen.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...
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Bahaha!
Repost please.
Repost please.
September 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Bahaha!
Repost please.
Repost please.
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Just a reminder: they were never actually against cancel culture. They were against the cancellation of people they agree with or like. They’ve always been enthusiastically in favor cancelling people they don’t like. If you took them at their word you’re a useful idiot.
Rand Paul: "People say, 'Oh, people have a right to say things.' Well, actually they don't necessarily have a right to say things. Many people have in their contract what we call a morals clause ... I think it is time for this to be a crackdown on people."
September 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Just a reminder: they were never actually against cancel culture. They were against the cancellation of people they agree with or like. They’ve always been enthusiastically in favor cancelling people they don’t like. If you took them at their word you’re a useful idiot.
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Not hard to imagine, really. Charlie Kirk literally called Floyd a “scumbag” and blamed his death on taking fentanyl.
Fox News' Marc Thiessen, without a hint of irony: "Imagine if – we didn’t see this on the right, but imagine if after the George Floyd killing, people had gone on in saying he was a POS and that I’m glad he's dead... do you think anybody would have employed them ever again?!"
September 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Not hard to imagine, really. Charlie Kirk literally called Floyd a “scumbag” and blamed his death on taking fentanyl.
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Is she talking to Groypers? Because dems just want her to have good health care.
September 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Is she talking to Groypers? Because dems just want her to have good health care.
This is where republican ethos has led us
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is where republican ethos has led us
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‘It’s a killing force’: How disinformation hurts Americans | My co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I spoke with Michael Svoboda of @climateconnections.bsky.social about our new book, #ScienceUnderSiege: yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/its-...
‘It’s a killing force’: How disinformation hurts Americans » Yale Climate Connections
In their new book, ‘Science Under Siege,’ scientists Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez describe the coordinated effort to discredit climate and public health research – and how to fight back.
yaleclimateconnections.org
September 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
‘It’s a killing force’: How disinformation hurts Americans | My co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I spoke with Michael Svoboda of @climateconnections.bsky.social about our new book, #ScienceUnderSiege: yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/its-...
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I can't help but see a pattern here.
I can't help but see a pattern here.
September 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
👀👀👀
I can't help but see a pattern here.
I can't help but see a pattern here.
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On the one hand, I absolutely agree that in a free democracy, people should be able to say whatever they want without fear of violent retribution.
On the other, I wonder how someone can earn a living as a professional provocateur, then be surprised when people are ... provoked.
On the other, I wonder how someone can earn a living as a professional provocateur, then be surprised when people are ... provoked.
September 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
On the one hand, I absolutely agree that in a free democracy, people should be able to say whatever they want without fear of violent retribution.
On the other, I wonder how someone can earn a living as a professional provocateur, then be surprised when people are ... provoked.
On the other, I wonder how someone can earn a living as a professional provocateur, then be surprised when people are ... provoked.
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Bomb threats against the Maryland General Assembly.
Bomb threats against the Michigan lieutenant governor and his family.
Bomb threats against 5 HBCUs.
Two arrests for violent assaults in Idaho.
In 24 hours.
All Democratic or left-leaning victims.
All suspected MAGA perpetrators.
Bomb threats against the Michigan lieutenant governor and his family.
Bomb threats against 5 HBCUs.
Two arrests for violent assaults in Idaho.
In 24 hours.
All Democratic or left-leaning victims.
All suspected MAGA perpetrators.
September 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Bomb threats against the Maryland General Assembly.
Bomb threats against the Michigan lieutenant governor and his family.
Bomb threats against 5 HBCUs.
Two arrests for violent assaults in Idaho.
In 24 hours.
All Democratic or left-leaning victims.
All suspected MAGA perpetrators.
Bomb threats against the Michigan lieutenant governor and his family.
Bomb threats against 5 HBCUs.
Two arrests for violent assaults in Idaho.
In 24 hours.
All Democratic or left-leaning victims.
All suspected MAGA perpetrators.
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I am deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah. Doug and I send our prayers to Charlie Kirk and his family.
Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
September 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I am deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah. Doug and I send our prayers to Charlie Kirk and his family.
Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
Since we are talking about political violence by political affiliation here is the data. If a political hate crime was committed it was likely done by right wing extremists
September 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Since we are talking about political violence by political affiliation here is the data. If a political hate crime was committed it was likely done by right wing extremists