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Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.
September 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.
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Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five…
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
July 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five…
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
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The Big Beautiful Bill is in its ugliest form yet.
- Adding $4 trillion to the deficit
- 17 million will lose health care
- 30% higher electricity costs
- Biggest ever cut in food assistance
- $1 trillion in billionaire tax cuts
We’re doing everything we can to block this.
- Adding $4 trillion to the deficit
- 17 million will lose health care
- 30% higher electricity costs
- Biggest ever cut in food assistance
- $1 trillion in billionaire tax cuts
We’re doing everything we can to block this.
June 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The Big Beautiful Bill is in its ugliest form yet.
- Adding $4 trillion to the deficit
- 17 million will lose health care
- 30% higher electricity costs
- Biggest ever cut in food assistance
- $1 trillion in billionaire tax cuts
We’re doing everything we can to block this.
- Adding $4 trillion to the deficit
- 17 million will lose health care
- 30% higher electricity costs
- Biggest ever cut in food assistance
- $1 trillion in billionaire tax cuts
We’re doing everything we can to block this.
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Hawley is a YES
But: "This has been an unhappy episode here in Congress, this effort to cut Medicaid... Frankly, my party needs to do some soul searching. If you want to be a working-class party, you’ve got to deliver for working-class people. You cannot take away health care from working people."
But: "This has been an unhappy episode here in Congress, this effort to cut Medicaid... Frankly, my party needs to do some soul searching. If you want to be a working-class party, you’ve got to deliver for working-class people. You cannot take away health care from working people."
Senate Republicans release 940-page bill for Trump's agenda as they race to vote this weekend www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate Republicans release 940-page bill for Trump's agenda as they race to vote this weekend
It's unclear if GOP leaders have enough support for the rapidly evolving legislation, with a self-imposed July 4 deadline for passage quickly approaching.
www.nbcnews.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hawley is a YES
But: "This has been an unhappy episode here in Congress, this effort to cut Medicaid... Frankly, my party needs to do some soul searching. If you want to be a working-class party, you’ve got to deliver for working-class people. You cannot take away health care from working people."
But: "This has been an unhappy episode here in Congress, this effort to cut Medicaid... Frankly, my party needs to do some soul searching. If you want to be a working-class party, you’ve got to deliver for working-class people. You cannot take away health care from working people."
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I said it would get worse very quickly. By tomorrow we will have completed the most dangerous & frightening 24 hours thus far of Trump 2.0. Just to name a few:
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
May 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I said it would get worse very quickly. By tomorrow we will have completed the most dangerous & frightening 24 hours thus far of Trump 2.0. Just to name a few:
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
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Aaaand there it is.
May 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Aaaand there it is.
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Everything about this Reconciliation bill in Natural Resources is a total lie. It’s bad for our:
- Economy
- Environment
- Communities
That’s why we’re prepared to sit here all day and fight it every step of the way.
- Economy
- Environment
- Communities
That’s why we’re prepared to sit here all day and fight it every step of the way.
May 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Everything about this Reconciliation bill in Natural Resources is a total lie. It’s bad for our:
- Economy
- Environment
- Communities
That’s why we’re prepared to sit here all day and fight it every step of the way.
- Economy
- Environment
- Communities
That’s why we’re prepared to sit here all day and fight it every step of the way.
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🚨Jasmine Crockett & Eric Swalwell begged House Judiciary Republicans to vote NO. They offered deals, sweeteners, the whole package. And those damn soulless traitors STILL voted to let Trump exile American citizens.
This isn’t just betrayal—it’s the birth of authoritarian rule.
Sound the alarm.🚨
This isn’t just betrayal—it’s the birth of authoritarian rule.
Sound the alarm.🚨
April 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🚨Jasmine Crockett & Eric Swalwell begged House Judiciary Republicans to vote NO. They offered deals, sweeteners, the whole package. And those damn soulless traitors STILL voted to let Trump exile American citizens.
This isn’t just betrayal—it’s the birth of authoritarian rule.
Sound the alarm.🚨
This isn’t just betrayal—it’s the birth of authoritarian rule.
Sound the alarm.🚨
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NEW: Entire scientific fields have been wiped out by the nearly 800 grants cancelled at NIH, finds a @nature.com analysis of the unprecedented cuts.
About half of all 2024 NIH projects related to LGBT+ health or vaccine hesitancy — gone.
See the other topics and US states hardest hit here:
About half of all 2024 NIH projects related to LGBT+ health or vaccine hesitancy — gone.
See the other topics and US states hardest hit here:
How Trump 2.0 is slashing NIH-backed research — in charts
Nature analyses which fields of science and US states are being hit hardest by grant terminations.
www.nature.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
NEW: Entire scientific fields have been wiped out by the nearly 800 grants cancelled at NIH, finds a @nature.com analysis of the unprecedented cuts.
About half of all 2024 NIH projects related to LGBT+ health or vaccine hesitancy — gone.
See the other topics and US states hardest hit here:
About half of all 2024 NIH projects related to LGBT+ health or vaccine hesitancy — gone.
See the other topics and US states hardest hit here:
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Republicans are dismantling the government, weakening the dollar, harming our allies, trying to cut Medicaid and Social Security, passing tax cuts for the rich, killing regulations, dismissing scientists, and kidnapping immigrants.
All for greed and racism. Burning the world down.
All for greed and racism. Burning the world down.
April 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Republicans are dismantling the government, weakening the dollar, harming our allies, trying to cut Medicaid and Social Security, passing tax cuts for the rich, killing regulations, dismissing scientists, and kidnapping immigrants.
All for greed and racism. Burning the world down.
All for greed and racism. Burning the world down.
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What's it going to take for the barely-paying-attention crowd to realize that Republicans are bad for the economy? The facts are obvious, and have been for decades. I think we need to keep repeating the fact that Republicans are bad for the economy. Someday it may break through.
April 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
What's it going to take for the barely-paying-attention crowd to realize that Republicans are bad for the economy? The facts are obvious, and have been for decades. I think we need to keep repeating the fact that Republicans are bad for the economy. Someday it may break through.
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No, Trump isn't cratering our economy. The entire Republican Party is cratering our economy. The enablers deserve just as much blame as Trump.
April 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
No, Trump isn't cratering our economy. The entire Republican Party is cratering our economy. The enablers deserve just as much blame as Trump.
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This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
I would be making a big deal out of this if I were an elected Democrat
NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.
A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
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Here's one statistic for you:
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do.
As the president’s “Liberation Day” nears, it’s time to liberate ourselves from the vicious cycle of Democrats having to clean up the GOP’s messes.
newrepublic.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Here's one statistic for you:
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social
“Let’s get in good trouble.
“My friend, madam president, I yield the floor.”
According to Washington Post technology reporter Drew Harwell, before he was through, Booker’s speech had been liked on TikTok 400 million times.
“Let’s get in good trouble.
“My friend, madam president, I yield the floor.”
According to Washington Post technology reporter Drew Harwell, before he was through, Booker’s speech had been liked on TikTok 400 million times.
April 1, 2025
Today Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made history.
open.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
“Let’s get in good trouble.
“My friend, madam president, I yield the floor.”
According to Washington Post technology reporter Drew Harwell, before he was through, Booker’s speech had been liked on TikTok 400 million times.
“Let’s get in good trouble.
“My friend, madam president, I yield the floor.”
According to Washington Post technology reporter Drew Harwell, before he was through, Booker’s speech had been liked on TikTok 400 million times.
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Everyone who works for PRAMS (the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) at CDC was terminated today. That appears to be the end of a critical program which monitored infant and maternal health nationwide across pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/prams...
PRAMS Shuttered for Good
In the first weeks of the administration I wrote a number of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Everyone who works for PRAMS (the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) at CDC was terminated today. That appears to be the end of a critical program which monitored infant and maternal health nationwide across pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/prams...
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ELIE MYSTAL: “This is what fascism looks like. I don’t know what y’all expected it to look like… People are being abducted and disappeared from our streets. These people haven’t even been charged in court.” 🇺🇸
April 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ELIE MYSTAL: “This is what fascism looks like. I don’t know what y’all expected it to look like… People are being abducted and disappeared from our streets. These people haven’t even been charged in court.” 🇺🇸
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ALERT: We need help phone banking in Wisconsin. Please repost and share this everywhere.
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Phone Bank for Wisconsin! · Grassroots Democrats HQ
*in partnership with WisDems, Blue Future, Indivisible West Los Angeles, Jewish Democratic Council of America, Los Angeles County Democratic Party, Malibu Democratic Club, Stonewall Democratic Club, S...
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April 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
ALERT: We need help phone banking in Wisconsin. Please repost and share this everywhere.
www.mobilize.us/floridadems/...
www.mobilize.us/floridadems/...
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Hi folks: Facebook appears to be taking down my posts. Please remember they are available for free here (no paywall), and can be received by email (also free-- just don't put in your credit card information). I guess if I'm being banned I'm doing something right?
The government ignored his protective legal status & deported Abrego Garcia. “Now they claim that the court is powerless to order any relief. If that’s true, the immigration laws are meaningless because the government can deport ANYONE & no court can do anything about it once it’s done.”
March 31, 2025
On April 1, 1861, Secretary of State William Henry Seward wrote an astonishing letter to President Abraham Lincoln.
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April 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hi folks: Facebook appears to be taking down my posts. Please remember they are available for free here (no paywall), and can be received by email (also free-- just don't put in your credit card information). I guess if I'm being banned I'm doing something right?
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BRAVA! Watch @repstansbury.bsky.social tell it like it is on the House floor. I’d like to hear Hakeem Jeffries—or anyone in Democratic leadership—speak with this kind of 🔥🔥🔥
March 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
BRAVA! Watch @repstansbury.bsky.social tell it like it is on the House floor. I’d like to hear Hakeem Jeffries—or anyone in Democratic leadership—speak with this kind of 🔥🔥🔥
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Let's talk about the so-called Save Act.
Don't let the name fool you. This bill doesn't SAVE anything - this is 100% a voter suppression bill.
Are you a married woman who’s taken your partner’s last name?
If your legal name does NOT match your birth certificate, you can’t vote.
#HandsOffHerVote
Don't let the name fool you. This bill doesn't SAVE anything - this is 100% a voter suppression bill.
Are you a married woman who’s taken your partner’s last name?
If your legal name does NOT match your birth certificate, you can’t vote.
#HandsOffHerVote
March 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Let's talk about the so-called Save Act.
Don't let the name fool you. This bill doesn't SAVE anything - this is 100% a voter suppression bill.
Are you a married woman who’s taken your partner’s last name?
If your legal name does NOT match your birth certificate, you can’t vote.
#HandsOffHerVote
Don't let the name fool you. This bill doesn't SAVE anything - this is 100% a voter suppression bill.
Are you a married woman who’s taken your partner’s last name?
If your legal name does NOT match your birth certificate, you can’t vote.
#HandsOffHerVote
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This hasn't gotten enough attention.
Very effective questioning by Rep. @crow.house.gov in span of 3 mins
1. exposes how Hegseth endangered servicemembers' lives
2. shows that a scandal upon the scandal is the failure to take responsibility
Crow is a U.S. Army veteran (Bronze Star Medal)
Very effective questioning by Rep. @crow.house.gov in span of 3 mins
1. exposes how Hegseth endangered servicemembers' lives
2. shows that a scandal upon the scandal is the failure to take responsibility
Crow is a U.S. Army veteran (Bronze Star Medal)
March 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This hasn't gotten enough attention.
Very effective questioning by Rep. @crow.house.gov in span of 3 mins
1. exposes how Hegseth endangered servicemembers' lives
2. shows that a scandal upon the scandal is the failure to take responsibility
Crow is a U.S. Army veteran (Bronze Star Medal)
Very effective questioning by Rep. @crow.house.gov in span of 3 mins
1. exposes how Hegseth endangered servicemembers' lives
2. shows that a scandal upon the scandal is the failure to take responsibility
Crow is a U.S. Army veteran (Bronze Star Medal)
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My latest story: The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations. The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. www.propublica.org/article/meas...
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
www.propublica.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My latest story: The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations. The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. www.propublica.org/article/meas...
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Seriously -- he's broadcasting plans to violate state and federal election laws, in support of his quest to sway a state Supreme Court election.
Arrest him.
Yes, even though he's really rich.
Arrest him.
Arrest him.
Yes, even though he's really rich.
Arrest him.
Elon’s coming to Wisconsin to hand out million dollar checks in his bribe scheme.
They should arrest him when he does.
They should arrest him when he does.
This latest vote-buying scheme by Musk incredibly corrupt, at same time Tesla suing Wisconsin, and likely illegal
It is a felony in Wisconsin to offer, give, lend or promise to lend or give anything of value to induce a voter to cast a ballot or not vote.
It is a felony in Wisconsin to offer, give, lend or promise to lend or give anything of value to induce a voter to cast a ballot or not vote.
March 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Seriously -- he's broadcasting plans to violate state and federal election laws, in support of his quest to sway a state Supreme Court election.
Arrest him.
Yes, even though he's really rich.
Arrest him.
Arrest him.
Yes, even though he's really rich.
Arrest him.