Russ Slayden
@rcslayd.bsky.social
Just a Sojourner through time on this tiny planet somewhere on the edge of the Milky Way
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A new Gallup survey shows that a record 53% of Americans say their financial situation is getting worse—the highest level of pessimism since the poll began in 2001.
“Golden age”
“Golden age”
April 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A new Gallup survey shows that a record 53% of Americans say their financial situation is getting worse—the highest level of pessimism since the poll began in 2001.
“Golden age”
“Golden age”
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
@maddow.msnbc.com I am very concerned about the approaching midterms in 2026. Trump will attempt the same tactics or even more aggressive tactics creating a fault narrative about vote fraud as we near the midterms. Are there any plans to counteract his attempts?
March 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com I am very concerned about the approaching midterms in 2026. Trump will attempt the same tactics or even more aggressive tactics creating a fault narrative about vote fraud as we near the midterms. Are there any plans to counteract his attempts?
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“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Veterans’ group unveils new ad targeting Musk and DOGE, raising 2026 stakes
“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country,” one U.S. veteran said.
www.msnbc.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Yep.
Rep. Larson: “By requiring seniors and disabled Americans to enroll online or in person at the same field offices they are trying to close, rather than over the phone, Trump and Musk are trying to create chaos and inefficiencies so they can privatize the system.”
apnews.com/article/soci...
Rep. Larson: “By requiring seniors and disabled Americans to enroll online or in person at the same field offices they are trying to close, rather than over the phone, Trump and Musk are trying to create chaos and inefficiencies so they can privatize the system.”
apnews.com/article/soci...
Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients
In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures.
apnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Yep.
Rep. Larson: “By requiring seniors and disabled Americans to enroll online or in person at the same field offices they are trying to close, rather than over the phone, Trump and Musk are trying to create chaos and inefficiencies so they can privatize the system.”
apnews.com/article/soci...
Rep. Larson: “By requiring seniors and disabled Americans to enroll online or in person at the same field offices they are trying to close, rather than over the phone, Trump and Musk are trying to create chaos and inefficiencies so they can privatize the system.”
apnews.com/article/soci...
Yes, the Republican Congress is actually cutting $880 billion from Medicaid over the next 10 years. Here is the document: www.congress.gov/.../house-co...
Page 44, paragraph 9- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE which has oversight of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.
Page 44, paragraph 9- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE which has oversight of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.
www.congress.gov
March 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Yes, the Republican Congress is actually cutting $880 billion from Medicaid over the next 10 years. Here is the document: www.congress.gov/.../house-co...
Page 44, paragraph 9- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE which has oversight of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.
Page 44, paragraph 9- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE which has oversight of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.
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The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.
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Are you tired of winning yet?
March 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Are you tired of winning yet?
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“Again, the mice used for clinical purposes did not undergo gender transition.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“Again, the mice used for clinical purposes did not undergo gender transition.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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TEXAS HAS A LOT GOING ON MARCH 4th
link: events.pol-rev.com/tag/50501%20...
HOUSTON - Shared their link
BEAUMONT
12:00 - 5:00PM
Jack Brooks FEDERAL BUILDING
300 Willow St #1
AUSTIN
12:00 - 4:00PM
Texas STATE CAPITOL
1100 Congress Ave
DALLAS
2:00 - 6:00PM
Dealey PLAZA
Downtown Dallas
link: events.pol-rev.com/tag/50501%20...
HOUSTON - Shared their link
BEAUMONT
12:00 - 5:00PM
Jack Brooks FEDERAL BUILDING
300 Willow St #1
AUSTIN
12:00 - 4:00PM
Texas STATE CAPITOL
1100 Congress Ave
DALLAS
2:00 - 6:00PM
Dealey PLAZA
Downtown Dallas
March 4, 2025 at 3:56 AM
TEXAS HAS A LOT GOING ON MARCH 4th
link: events.pol-rev.com/tag/50501%20...
HOUSTON - Shared their link
BEAUMONT
12:00 - 5:00PM
Jack Brooks FEDERAL BUILDING
300 Willow St #1
AUSTIN
12:00 - 4:00PM
Texas STATE CAPITOL
1100 Congress Ave
DALLAS
2:00 - 6:00PM
Dealey PLAZA
Downtown Dallas
link: events.pol-rev.com/tag/50501%20...
HOUSTON - Shared their link
BEAUMONT
12:00 - 5:00PM
Jack Brooks FEDERAL BUILDING
300 Willow St #1
AUSTIN
12:00 - 4:00PM
Texas STATE CAPITOL
1100 Congress Ave
DALLAS
2:00 - 6:00PM
Dealey PLAZA
Downtown Dallas
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This is the Dems secret weapon. Funny !!!
“Sorry, chap, you’ve got to take one for the team,” the King said.
King Charles Downgrades Trump’s State Visit to Lunch with Prince Andrew
“Sorry, chap, you’ve got to take one for the team," the King told Andrew.
www.borowitzreport.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is the Dems secret weapon. Funny !!!
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"In a few short weeks, President Trump has severely damaged the government’s ability to fight climate change, upending American environmental policy with moves that could have lasting implications for the country, and the planet." @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/c...
How Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"In a few short weeks, President Trump has severely damaged the government’s ability to fight climate change, upending American environmental policy with moves that could have lasting implications for the country, and the planet." @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/c...
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Here's the latest on the rapidly failing attempt to shutter the CFPB, with Russ Vought gaslighting employees into thinking he wants the agency to work well, and his subordinates being caught in lies in federal court.
The hearing happening now is going badly for Vought.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
The hearing happening now is going badly for Vought.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
CFPB to Employees: When We Said Stop Work, We Didn’t Mean Stop Work!
The illegal plan to dismantle the consumer agency is failing. So Russ Vought and his charges are engaging in some CYA.
prospect.org
March 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Here's the latest on the rapidly failing attempt to shutter the CFPB, with Russ Vought gaslighting employees into thinking he wants the agency to work well, and his subordinates being caught in lies in federal court.
The hearing happening now is going badly for Vought.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
The hearing happening now is going badly for Vought.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
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Or asking for a “thank you.”
March 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Or asking for a “thank you.”
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There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
I think it's time we stop...
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?
But what it is ain't exactly clear
I think it's time we stop...
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?
February 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
I think it's time we stop...
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?
But what it is ain't exactly clear
I think it's time we stop...
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?
If America falls, so does democracy worldwide. The future is in your hands. Will you stand for our republic or drag us into darkness? www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-l...
Open Letter to the Republican Party
Dear Republican Party, I have been a Republican all my adult life. I believed in the principles you once stood for—accountability, sensible tax reform, limited government, and the preservation of indi...
www.linkedin.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
If America falls, so does democracy worldwide. The future is in your hands. Will you stand for our republic or drag us into darkness? www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-l...
Where is this heading? The trump regime out of control, beyond the constitution. Lying about Ukrainian war and siding with the enemy, Putin. They are trying to change history, a disgrace to our country and the world, and they are leading us into Civil War and World War III!! very bad globally.FDT
February 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Where is this heading? The trump regime out of control, beyond the constitution. Lying about Ukrainian war and siding with the enemy, Putin. They are trying to change history, a disgrace to our country and the world, and they are leading us into Civil War and World War III!! very bad globally.FDT
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Something that’s very clear is that Trump is old and checked out. He wants to play the role of president but has zero interest in doing the job and is happy to outsource the real work to Musk, Vought and a crew of feral zealots.
February 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Something that’s very clear is that Trump is old and checked out. He wants to play the role of president but has zero interest in doing the job and is happy to outsource the real work to Musk, Vought and a crew of feral zealots.
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Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has announced a proposal for a new $250 bill featuring Trump
“I am drafting legislation to direct the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Donald J. Trump... Most valuable bill for the most valuable President!” Wilson said.
It's a cult
“I am drafting legislation to direct the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Donald J. Trump... Most valuable bill for the most valuable President!” Wilson said.
It's a cult
February 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has announced a proposal for a new $250 bill featuring Trump
“I am drafting legislation to direct the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Donald J. Trump... Most valuable bill for the most valuable President!” Wilson said.
It's a cult
“I am drafting legislation to direct the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Donald J. Trump... Most valuable bill for the most valuable President!” Wilson said.
It's a cult
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How the hell did 77 million Americans vote for this moronic clown? I’ll never understand it.
February 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
How the hell did 77 million Americans vote for this moronic clown? I’ll never understand it.
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Hmm, USDA's Brooke Rollins says the Biden administration didn't do anything on avian flu, then it announces... continuing a program that Biden did?
www.wsj.com/opinion/agri...
www.wsj.com/opinion/agri...
February 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Hmm, USDA's Brooke Rollins says the Biden administration didn't do anything on avian flu, then it announces... continuing a program that Biden did?
www.wsj.com/opinion/agri...
www.wsj.com/opinion/agri...