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Yesterday afternoon, President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination for interim U.S.
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May 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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This moment is wretched. And there is still beauty. Look at all the people rising up and using their voices for decency, democracy, compassion, justice.
Amplify the good.
Amplify the good.
April 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This moment is wretched. And there is still beauty. Look at all the people rising up and using their voices for decency, democracy, compassion, justice.
Amplify the good.
Amplify the good.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen showed true leadership this week by meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported by the Trump administration. Meanwhile, Senator Bernie Sanders and AOC continued to pack stadiums with their Fight The Oligarchy tour. More wins below.👇
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April 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Senator Chris Van Hollen showed true leadership this week by meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported by the Trump administration. Meanwhile, Senator Bernie Sanders and AOC continued to pack stadiums with their Fight The Oligarchy tour. More wins below.👇
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#50501 Columbus, Ohio. Saturday April 19th. Big crowd!
April 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
#50501 Columbus, Ohio. Saturday April 19th. Big crowd!
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Our secular Democracy implicitly grants religious freedoms to all. A good thing. But if you're Christian and want to vote into law tenets of Christianity, you open the possibility of a different religious majority in the future out-voting you, instituting their laws instead.
April 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Our secular Democracy implicitly grants religious freedoms to all. A good thing. But if you're Christian and want to vote into law tenets of Christianity, you open the possibility of a different religious majority in the future out-voting you, instituting their laws instead.
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Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe, vulnerable, and alone.
But when we find ourselves surrounded by courageous people and brave institutions, we can more easily find courage inside ourselves.
This is the beauty of solidarity.
But when we find ourselves surrounded by courageous people and brave institutions, we can more easily find courage inside ourselves.
This is the beauty of solidarity.
April 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe, vulnerable, and alone.
But when we find ourselves surrounded by courageous people and brave institutions, we can more easily find courage inside ourselves.
This is the beauty of solidarity.
But when we find ourselves surrounded by courageous people and brave institutions, we can more easily find courage inside ourselves.
This is the beauty of solidarity.
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The fact that in America, anyone could be President, was something we all were proud of, now not so much.
April 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The fact that in America, anyone could be President, was something we all were proud of, now not so much.
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Lovely group of people packing 25,000 meals at the @atheists.org convention.
April 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Lovely group of people packing 25,000 meals at the @atheists.org convention.
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-69d
April 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-69d
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
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i’m getting van hollen pilled
Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
April 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
i’m getting van hollen pilled
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From yesterday's protests.
April 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
From yesterday's protests.
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The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result? Demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result? Demagoguery and corruption.
April 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result? Demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result? Demagoguery and corruption.
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Congressional Republicans want to increase the cost of health care, food, and education for working people so they can decrease taxes for millionaires, billionaires, and giant corporations.
They want to reach into working people’s pockets to pay for billionaires’ handouts.
They want to reach into working people’s pockets to pay for billionaires’ handouts.
March 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Congressional Republicans want to increase the cost of health care, food, and education for working people so they can decrease taxes for millionaires, billionaires, and giant corporations.
They want to reach into working people’s pockets to pay for billionaires’ handouts.
They want to reach into working people’s pockets to pay for billionaires’ handouts.
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Talk about shameless: These billionaires claim they need tax breaks to incentivize something that they’ve already done.
Unless they have time machines we don’t know about, slashing their corporate tax bills by $75 billion won’t help here. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Unless they have time machines we don’t know about, slashing their corporate tax bills by $75 billion won’t help here. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Liz Warren on How Tech CEOs Are Working the GOP for a $75 Billion Handout
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls out Republican efforts to give tax breaks for billionaires in a new interview with Rolling Stone.
www.rollingstone.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Talk about shameless: These billionaires claim they need tax breaks to incentivize something that they’ve already done.
Unless they have time machines we don’t know about, slashing their corporate tax bills by $75 billion won’t help here. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Unless they have time machines we don’t know about, slashing their corporate tax bills by $75 billion won’t help here. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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A new report from @sanders.senate.gov finds that Americans in the top 1% of earners live seven years longer on average than Americans in the bottom 50%.
Inequality is eating this country alive.
Inequality is eating this country alive.
New Report Shows Working-Class Americans Live 7 Years Fewer Than Rich | Common Dreams
"The massive income and wealth inequality that exists in America today is not just an economic issue, it is literally a matter of life and death," said Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
www.commondreams.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A new report from @sanders.senate.gov finds that Americans in the top 1% of earners live seven years longer on average than Americans in the bottom 50%.
Inequality is eating this country alive.
Inequality is eating this country alive.
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March 9, 2025
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Lately, political writers have called attention to the tendency of billionaire Elon Musk to refer to his political opponents as “NPCs.” This term comes from the gaming world and refers to a nonplayer ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
March 9, 2025
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Everyone should be able to retire with dignity. I’m supporting a bill to expand Social Security benefits by $2,400/year while extending the program’s solvency.
Congressional Republicans should join in—but they're focused on tax breaks for billionaires and billionaire corporations.
Congressional Republicans should join in—but they're focused on tax breaks for billionaires and billionaire corporations.
March 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Everyone should be able to retire with dignity. I’m supporting a bill to expand Social Security benefits by $2,400/year while extending the program’s solvency.
Congressional Republicans should join in—but they're focused on tax breaks for billionaires and billionaire corporations.
Congressional Republicans should join in—but they're focused on tax breaks for billionaires and billionaire corporations.