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“We have a system of checks and balances. A tyrant can always be stopped as long as congress has a spine.”
Congress:
Congress:
April 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“We have a system of checks and balances. A tyrant can always be stopped as long as congress has a spine.”
Congress:
Congress:
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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org files emergency lawsuit to halt DOGE from taking taxpayer data at the IRS.
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org files emergency lawsuit to halt DOGE from taking taxpayer data at the IRS.
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
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We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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🚨BREAKING: In a trio of rulings, North Carolina state court REJECTS Republican effort to overturn the results of the 2024 state Supreme Court election by throwing out 60,000 lawful ballots.
A big victory for voting rights and democracy!
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...
A big victory for voting rights and democracy!
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...
🚨 Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections (II)
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a trio of rulings, North Carolina state court REJECTS Republican effort to overturn the results of the 2024 state Supreme Court election by throwing out 60,000 lawful ballots.
A big victory for voting rights and democracy!
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...
A big victory for voting rights and democracy!
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...
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Arguably the biggest national security breach in U.S. history. Private employees downloading personnel data on every federal employee and tax and social security data on every American onto private unsecured servers. Needless to say, completely illegal and subject to major prison sentences.
3/ different pieces fit together. There also seems to be a significant amount of downloading government data onto private servers, etc, totally outside any cybersecurity regime. Additionally it’s unclear to the people inside whether the people doing these things actually work for the US govt…
February 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Arguably the biggest national security breach in U.S. history. Private employees downloading personnel data on every federal employee and tax and social security data on every American onto private unsecured servers. Needless to say, completely illegal and subject to major prison sentences.
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This is why scholars are calling this a constitutional crisis. When blatently illegal action go unchallenged by the ruling regime, and only those perceived to be against the regime face consequences, then the rule of law does not exist. If congress and courts remain silent, that's how you'll know.
Arguably the biggest national security breach in U.S. history. Private employees downloading personnel data on every federal employee and tax and social security data on every American onto private unsecured servers. Needless to say, completely illegal and subject to major prison sentences.
3/ different pieces fit together. There also seems to be a significant amount of downloading government data onto private servers, etc, totally outside any cybersecurity regime. Additionally it’s unclear to the people inside whether the people doing these things actually work for the US govt…
February 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is why scholars are calling this a constitutional crisis. When blatently illegal action go unchallenged by the ruling regime, and only those perceived to be against the regime face consequences, then the rule of law does not exist. If congress and courts remain silent, that's how you'll know.
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The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Anyone with a scheduled direct deposit from the Federal government tomorrow, please report if you receive it or not!
February 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Anyone with a scheduled direct deposit from the Federal government tomorrow, please report if you receive it or not!
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The top 1% pay around 1% tax. If that.
This is the problem.
This is the problem.
December 18, 2024 at 6:51 AM
The top 1% pay around 1% tax. If that.
This is the problem.
This is the problem.
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Underreported: Elon just picked the head of NASA—a massive conflict-of-interest that will damage a government entity that he partners with, depends on, and in some cases competes with. The nominated NASA director is a high-school dropout billionaire who is pals with Musk. He has no business at NASA.
December 4, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Underreported: Elon just picked the head of NASA—a massive conflict-of-interest that will damage a government entity that he partners with, depends on, and in some cases competes with. The nominated NASA director is a high-school dropout billionaire who is pals with Musk. He has no business at NASA.
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You can get sent to jail for stealing toilet paper but if you hire a dozen children to work overnight shifts at your slaughter house your company pays a fine
Children Worked Dangerous Shifts at Iowa Slaughterhouse, Inquiry Finds
Qvest Sanitation was ordered to pay nearly $172,000 after the Labor Department found it had employed 11 children to clean equipment on overnight shifts at a pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:43 AM
You can get sent to jail for stealing toilet paper but if you hire a dozen children to work overnight shifts at your slaughter house your company pays a fine
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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Trump’s transition team didn’t even know about the allegations against Pete Hegseth until after they announced his nomination.
It’s fair to say that any “private” background checks they’re claiming they’re doing are utterly lacking.
It’s fair to say that any “private” background checks they’re claiming they’re doing are utterly lacking.
November 24, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Trump’s transition team didn’t even know about the allegations against Pete Hegseth until after they announced his nomination.
It’s fair to say that any “private” background checks they’re claiming they’re doing are utterly lacking.
It’s fair to say that any “private” background checks they’re claiming they’re doing are utterly lacking.
We need a renaissance of art, writing, acting and scientific discoveries.
We are at our highest level when creating, imagining and solving problems.
We are at our highest level when creating, imagining and solving problems.
November 25, 2024 at 12:43 PM
We need a renaissance of art, writing, acting and scientific discoveries.
We are at our highest level when creating, imagining and solving problems.
We are at our highest level when creating, imagining and solving problems.
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MAGA constantly praises Javier Milei, the President of Argentina.
Methinks they wouldn’t like living there though.
Inflation is outta control.
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Methinks they wouldn’t like living there though.
Inflation is outta control.
🤦♀️
November 19, 2024 at 2:21 PM
MAGA constantly praises Javier Milei, the President of Argentina.
Methinks they wouldn’t like living there though.
Inflation is outta control.
🤦♀️
Methinks they wouldn’t like living there though.
Inflation is outta control.
🤦♀️
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I would add - be careful of Blue Anon accounts… they’re not going to fix anything. It’s up to you!
Authoritarians want you to betray each other but they also encourage you to betray yourself through an inner moral collapse- you give up your agency and let the leader "fix it," and you disregard your moral compass.
November 17, 2024 at 12:47 AM
I would add - be careful of Blue Anon accounts… they’re not going to fix anything. It’s up to you!
Ngl - I’m really worried about our grocery stores being bare due to incompetence.
Sri Lanka tried RFK Jr.'s food plan, and it was catastrophic. Productivity plummeted, causing food shortages, skyrocketing prices, lost exports, and an economic collapse. Farmers faced huge losses, forcing the government to reverse the ban and import costly emergency food.
In Sri Lanka, Organic Farming Went Catastrophically Wrong
A nationwide experiment is abandoned after producing only misery.
foreignpolicy.com
November 16, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Ngl - I’m really worried about our grocery stores being bare due to incompetence.
Forget adulting - survival skills due to climate change is the new meta.
When police start sending out messages showing you how to escape a flooded car.....
Coming to an inbox near you soon.
Coming to an inbox near you soon.
November 16, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Forget adulting - survival skills due to climate change is the new meta.