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🧵 We got a pretty nasty load of bad news yesterday on the future of Social Security. It's not hyperbole to say we've passed the point of no return on Trump/DOGE's efforts to kill the agency...
April 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🧵 We got a pretty nasty load of bad news yesterday on the future of Social Security. It's not hyperbole to say we've passed the point of no return on Trump/DOGE's efforts to kill the agency...
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🧵 I just want to clear up some misconceptions about what Social Security actually is and how it works.
You, as an individual, do not have an "account" with SSA where your FICA contributions have been saved for when you retire. It's not at all comparable to an investment account.
You, as an individual, do not have an "account" with SSA where your FICA contributions have been saved for when you retire. It's not at all comparable to an investment account.
April 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🧵 I just want to clear up some misconceptions about what Social Security actually is and how it works.
You, as an individual, do not have an "account" with SSA where your FICA contributions have been saved for when you retire. It's not at all comparable to an investment account.
You, as an individual, do not have an "account" with SSA where your FICA contributions have been saved for when you retire. It's not at all comparable to an investment account.
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Yesterday, we sent a historically big message to Trump, Musk, and the GOP — and we also sent a signal to all those who agree with us but have spent the last few months feeling shaken, hopeless, and afraid. #handsoff
April 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Yesterday, we sent a historically big message to Trump, Musk, and the GOP — and we also sent a signal to all those who agree with us but have spent the last few months feeling shaken, hopeless, and afraid. #handsoff
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CNN will host a town hall with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Wednesday, April 9 at 9p ET: cnn.it/43Jw0jC
CNN to host town hall with Bernie Sanders on April 9 | CNN Politics
CNN will host a town hall with independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday, the network announced Sunday.
cnn.it
April 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
CNN will host a town hall with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Wednesday, April 9 at 9p ET: cnn.it/43Jw0jC
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Why is Trump so obsessed with the word "groceries"?
April 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Why is Trump so obsessed with the word "groceries"?
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Important to remember Mike Johnson can’t math
April 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Important to remember Mike Johnson can’t math
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Wild story: the acting Social Security chief was warned that terminating data collection contracts with Maine would increase fraud. But he responded that it didn't matter because it was more important to punish Maine's governor for disagreeing with Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Wild story: the acting Social Security chief was warned that terminating data collection contracts with Maine would increase fraud. But he responded that it didn't matter because it was more important to punish Maine's governor for disagreeing with Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
April 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
Some people have Cory Booker for a senator and some people have this 🤡 It's so unfair.
Sen. Jim Banks told a laid off U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employee who approached him that they “probably deserved it” and they “seem like a clown.”
April 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Some people have Cory Booker for a senator and some people have this 🤡 It's so unfair.
This is not normal. Thank you Sen. Cory Booker, and Sen. Andy Kim and Sen. Chris Murphy.
April 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This is not normal. Thank you Sen. Cory Booker, and Sen. Andy Kim and Sen. Chris Murphy.
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There are trans Americans right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist.
Well, I am. We are. We will.
Well, I am. We are. We will.
March 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
There are trans Americans right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist.
Well, I am. We are. We will.
Well, I am. We are. We will.
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Good people are so tired of traitors masquerading as patriots,
of the treasonous continually waving the flag,
of hateful people peddling a God of love,
of human beings with no empathy pretending they care about the sanctity of life.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-exhaus...
of the treasonous continually waving the flag,
of hateful people peddling a God of love,
of human beings with no empathy pretending they care about the sanctity of life.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-exhaus...
The Exhaustion of Pretend Patriotism and Phony Faith
Life is exhausting these days for many of us and I think I've figured out why.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Good people are so tired of traitors masquerading as patriots,
of the treasonous continually waving the flag,
of hateful people peddling a God of love,
of human beings with no empathy pretending they care about the sanctity of life.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-exhaus...
of the treasonous continually waving the flag,
of hateful people peddling a God of love,
of human beings with no empathy pretending they care about the sanctity of life.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-exhaus...
Just another extremely important thing to be aware of.
“I genuinely believe that the Trump administration wants to cancel the 2026 elections so that he and his party can stay in power, and we have to fight like hell against that by every means available.”
“I genuinely believe that the Trump administration wants to cancel the 2026 elections so that he and his party can stay in power, and we have to fight like hell against that by every means available.”
BREAKING: Trump signs an executive order attempting to make changes to U.S. election procedures and threatens funding cuts to states that do not comply. The order is likely to be swiftly challenged in court by voting rights groups.
Trump Signs Order in Attempt to Vastly Reshape U.S. Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Just another extremely important thing to be aware of.
“I genuinely believe that the Trump administration wants to cancel the 2026 elections so that he and his party can stay in power, and we have to fight like hell against that by every means available.”
“I genuinely believe that the Trump administration wants to cancel the 2026 elections so that he and his party can stay in power, and we have to fight like hell against that by every means available.”
Sen. Jim Banks's (Indiana) response to empty chair town hall.
March 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Sen. Jim Banks's (Indiana) response to empty chair town hall.
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There’s only so much we can take. We are not asking for Trump and his administration to listen to the American people. We are demanding that he listen. HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY! April 5th.
#5050movement #politicalrevolution #handsoff #april5th
@polrev.bsky.social @indivisible.org
#5050movement #politicalrevolution #handsoff #april5th
@polrev.bsky.social @indivisible.org
March 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
There’s only so much we can take. We are not asking for Trump and his administration to listen to the American people. We are demanding that he listen. HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY! April 5th.
#5050movement #politicalrevolution #handsoff #april5th
@polrev.bsky.social @indivisible.org
#5050movement #politicalrevolution #handsoff #april5th
@polrev.bsky.social @indivisible.org
They point their finger at everyone else so you won't see what they're doing.
If you do an online search for “Republican Lawmaker” or “Evangelical Christian pastor” and “sexual assault,” you’ll need a few hours to really scratch the surface.
The virtual and paper trail of these MAGA perverts and abusers is endless.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-really-...
The virtual and paper trail of these MAGA perverts and abusers is endless.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-really-...
We Really Need to Talk About MAGA's Sexual Predator Problem
This week, Robert Morris, the founding pastor of Texas’ Gateway megachurch was indicted for lewd acts with a child.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
They point their finger at everyone else so you won't see what they're doing.
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This whole thing was bleak throughout. And had it gone the other way it would have been only slightly less bleak. We face the worlds choices as they come. That's life. The one thing that came out of this that was to me a positive was a window of about 24 hrs when senators were cutting short ...
March 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This whole thing was bleak throughout. And had it gone the other way it would have been only slightly less bleak. We face the worlds choices as they come. That's life. The one thing that came out of this that was to me a positive was a window of about 24 hrs when senators were cutting short ...
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THESE ARE THINGS WE NEED TO BE TALKING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT. As @hcrichardson.bsky.social & I discussed our movement has to come to understand itself as proud American patriots defending the Constitutional order & our great nation against an unprecedented attack - @simonwdc.bsky.social 12/
Trump-Musk Are Committing Crimes, Tearing Up The Constitution, Betraying The Country - And Dems Need To Say So, Loudly (Video)
It's time for A Letter To America that lets "Facts be submitted to a candid world"
substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
THESE ARE THINGS WE NEED TO BE TALKING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT. As @hcrichardson.bsky.social & I discussed our movement has to come to understand itself as proud American patriots defending the Constitutional order & our great nation against an unprecedented attack - @simonwdc.bsky.social 12/
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Please listen and share—this is a very serious situation. This is extremely alarming! The Trump administration, across two agencies, is considering bringing criminal charges against employees simply for doing their jobs.
March 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Please listen and share—this is a very serious situation. This is extremely alarming! The Trump administration, across two agencies, is considering bringing criminal charges against employees simply for doing their jobs.
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There’s a major shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy. A recent CISA memo removed Russia from its list of priorities, focusing instead on China and local systems. Analysts were told not to track Russian cyber threats.
March 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
There’s a major shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy. A recent CISA memo removed Russia from its list of priorities, focusing instead on China and local systems. Analysts were told not to track Russian cyber threats.
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Vermont showed up—protesting JD Vance at his vacation spot after he brought shame on this country. Vance had to be moved to an undisclosed location.
Dude constantly trashes blue states but thought it was a good idea to vacation in one. Maybe next time, pick a red state—or better yet, Russia!
Dude constantly trashes blue states but thought it was a good idea to vacation in one. Maybe next time, pick a red state—or better yet, Russia!
March 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Vermont showed up—protesting JD Vance at his vacation spot after he brought shame on this country. Vance had to be moved to an undisclosed location.
Dude constantly trashes blue states but thought it was a good idea to vacation in one. Maybe next time, pick a red state—or better yet, Russia!
Dude constantly trashes blue states but thought it was a good idea to vacation in one. Maybe next time, pick a red state—or better yet, Russia!
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Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
March 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
If anyone wants to read about the bird flu Dr. Michael Greger (from nutritionfacts.org) is making his book free to read online.
h5n1book.org
h5n1book.org
Bird Flu
h5n1book.org
March 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM
If anyone wants to read about the bird flu Dr. Michael Greger (from nutritionfacts.org) is making his book free to read online.
h5n1book.org
h5n1book.org
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For folks asking if I'm going to attend Trump's joint address to Congress next week: no. Instead, I'm choosing to hear directly from Oregonians and will be hosting an open-to-all town hall on Facebook live. Oregonians can submit questions in advance here:
Town Hall Participation Form
If you are a constituent of a lawmaker of an upcoming People's Town Hall, submit your information here!
If you have questions or difficulties with the form, email info@peoplestownhall.org
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February 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
For folks asking if I'm going to attend Trump's joint address to Congress next week: no. Instead, I'm choosing to hear directly from Oregonians and will be hosting an open-to-all town hall on Facebook live. Oregonians can submit questions in advance here: