@skmills.bsky.social
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"Last month’s shutdown of Medicaid’s portal foreshadowed looming plans by the current Administration and Congress to use Medicaid as a piggy bank to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy."
Read Anna Shireen Wadia of CARE Fund's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️
Read Anna Shireen Wadia of CARE Fund's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️
Anna Wadia: Saving Medicaid – and Our Democracy
If ever there was a moment for groups across a wide diversity of causes to join forces to fund and support this work, it is now.
couriernewsroom.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Last month’s shutdown of Medicaid’s portal foreshadowed looming plans by the current Administration and Congress to use Medicaid as a piggy bank to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy."
Read Anna Shireen Wadia of CARE Fund's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️
Read Anna Shireen Wadia of CARE Fund's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️
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"The resistance to Trump 2.0 must be powered by a proliferation of progressive media projects designed to inform, persuade, and activate the American people," writes @djkoessler.bsky.social in an op-ed for COURIER.
DJ Koessler: Losing the Information War Means Losing Our Democracy
The resistance to Trump 2.0 must be powered by a proliferation of progressive media projects designed to inform, persuade, and activate the American people.
couriernewsroom.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"The resistance to Trump 2.0 must be powered by a proliferation of progressive media projects designed to inform, persuade, and activate the American people," writes @djkoessler.bsky.social in an op-ed for COURIER.
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"I am determined to make sure that every American knows that Republicans are coming for their Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid – and that we have to stop them."
Read Alex Lawson of @socialsecurityworks.org's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Read Alex Lawson of @socialsecurityworks.org's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Alex Lawson: Senate Republicans Have a Plan to Steal from the Poor and Give to the Rich
I am determined to make sure that every American knows that Republicans are coming for their Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid – and that we have to stop them.
couriernewsroom.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"I am determined to make sure that every American knows that Republicans are coming for their Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid – and that we have to stop them."
Read Alex Lawson of @socialsecurityworks.org's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Read Alex Lawson of @socialsecurityworks.org's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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"At dawn Bucharest time today, two stars of the worldwide misogynist movement boarded a plane in Romania, arranged for them by Trump’s regime," writes @ninaburleigh.bsky.social.
A MAGA Welcome for Andrew Tate
“Give Us Your Rapists and Millionaires”
www.americanfreakshow.news
February 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"At dawn Bucharest time today, two stars of the worldwide misogynist movement boarded a plane in Romania, arranged for them by Trump’s regime," writes @ninaburleigh.bsky.social.
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"Is Bongino the first FBI deputy director to have seemingly turned a profit selling shirts that feature an upside-down American flag and the words 'I’m voting for the outlaw'? I have to believe so," writes @lucyritz.bsky.social in this week's FWIW newsletter.
Dan Bongino apparently sh*tposted his way to the top of the FBI
Also inside: Bernie Sanders uses an old meme in his new ads, YouTube proves they’re the spot for podcasts, and more
www.fwiw.news
February 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Is Bongino the first FBI deputy director to have seemingly turned a profit selling shirts that feature an upside-down American flag and the words 'I’m voting for the outlaw'? I have to believe so," writes @lucyritz.bsky.social in this week's FWIW newsletter.
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"A lot of Americans – especially those who didn’t vote last year – still think it’s 'just politics' and everything will sort itself out in the end," writes @markjacob.bsky.social, author of COURIER's Stop The Presses newsletter.
Trump is mentally unfit. Why won’t major media say so?
As well as being a would-be dictator, he’s unhinged and incompetent.
www.stopthepresses.news
March 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"A lot of Americans – especially those who didn’t vote last year – still think it’s 'just politics' and everything will sort itself out in the end," writes @markjacob.bsky.social, author of COURIER's Stop The Presses newsletter.
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"As a nurse, I spoke up for my patients at risk of ICE raids. Then, Chaya Raichik of LibsofTikTok and her followers doxxed both me and my child."
Read Texas-based ICU nurse Maegan Gross's op-ed for COURIER on how the far-right tried to silence her ⬇️
Read Texas-based ICU nurse Maegan Gross's op-ed for COURIER on how the far-right tried to silence her ⬇️
Maegan Gross: The Cost of Speaking Up in Trump’s America
As a nurse, I spoke up for my patients at risk of ICE raids. Then, Chaya Raichik of LibsofTikTok and her followers doxxed both me and my child.
couriernewsroom.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"As a nurse, I spoke up for my patients at risk of ICE raids. Then, Chaya Raichik of LibsofTikTok and her followers doxxed both me and my child."
Read Texas-based ICU nurse Maegan Gross's op-ed for COURIER on how the far-right tried to silence her ⬇️
Read Texas-based ICU nurse Maegan Gross's op-ed for COURIER on how the far-right tried to silence her ⬇️
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"They’re going to use your tax dollars to escalate their brutal crusade against immigrants while making it harder for you and your neighbors to survive."
Read Michelle Ming of @unitedwedream.org's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️
Read Michelle Ming of @unitedwedream.org's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️
Michelle Ming: An Attack on Immigrants is an Attack on Us All
When extremists target innocent people and try to force unlawful seizures and actions, it’s incumbent on all of us to become obstructionists.
couriernewsroom.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"They’re going to use your tax dollars to escalate their brutal crusade against immigrants while making it harder for you and your neighbors to survive."
Read Michelle Ming of @unitedwedream.org's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️
Read Michelle Ming of @unitedwedream.org's op-ed for COURIER ⬇️
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"The offensiveness of this ideology is only exceeded in vileness by the passivity and toadying of the political and corporate leaders in America right now," writes @ninaburleigh.bsky.social.
MAGA’s Heart of Darkness Part II
Public racist Darren Beattie wasn’t gone for long
www.americanfreakshow.news
March 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"The offensiveness of this ideology is only exceeded in vileness by the passivity and toadying of the political and corporate leaders in America right now," writes @ninaburleigh.bsky.social.
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"Serving one’s country or state or community as a staffer is not only noble, it’s important."
For COURIER, former Obama staffer Jim Papa unpacks the dangers of DOGE – and how we are essentially "giving ourselves a lobotomy."
For COURIER, former Obama staffer Jim Papa unpacks the dangers of DOGE – and how we are essentially "giving ourselves a lobotomy."
Jim Papa: DOGE is destroying a national resource – staffers
At some point, you have to ask: why are we giving ourselves a lobotomy?
couriernewsroom.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Serving one’s country or state or community as a staffer is not only noble, it’s important."
For COURIER, former Obama staffer Jim Papa unpacks the dangers of DOGE – and how we are essentially "giving ourselves a lobotomy."
For COURIER, former Obama staffer Jim Papa unpacks the dangers of DOGE – and how we are essentially "giving ourselves a lobotomy."
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"Republicans fight dirty – such as packing the Supreme Court – yet Schumer & Co. won’t take off their velvet gloves. To MAGA, they’re useful idiots. To democracy defenders, they’re useless or worse," writes @markjacob.bsky.social.
Useless Democrats: Schumer, Newsom, Emanuel
You’re not defending democracy if you’re catering to the right.
www.stopthepresses.news
March 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Republicans fight dirty – such as packing the Supreme Court – yet Schumer & Co. won’t take off their velvet gloves. To MAGA, they’re useful idiots. To democracy defenders, they’re useless or worse," writes @markjacob.bsky.social.
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here's today's post: "which fucking imbecile is running this country?" — your guess is as good as anyone’s.
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which fucking imbecile is running this country?
your guess is as good as anyone’s
bit.ly
March 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
here's today's post: "which fucking imbecile is running this country?" — your guess is as good as anyone’s.
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here's today's post: "the raccoons in elderly golfer’s head have chewed through all the wires" — and the press continues to sleepwalk through it.
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the raccoons in elderly golfer’s head have chewed through all the wires
and the press continues to sleepwalk through it
bit.ly
March 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
here's today's post: "the raccoons in elderly golfer’s head have chewed through all the wires" — and the press continues to sleepwalk through it.
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Schumer's "we'll fight them on everything else" rings hollow. If you can't draw the line on this hill, you won't fight on any hill.
March 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Schumer's "we'll fight them on everything else" rings hollow. If you can't draw the line on this hill, you won't fight on any hill.
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A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
theconversation.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
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here's today's post: "secret Canadian fentanyl labs, and other fucked-up Republican fairy tales" — and Donny’s going to make us all rich!
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secret Canadian fentanyl labs, and other fucked-up Republican fairy tales
and Donny’s going to make us all rich!
bit.ly
March 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
here's today's post: "secret Canadian fentanyl labs, and other fucked-up Republican fairy tales" — and Donny’s going to make us all rich!
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![come on, people — stop being so mean to the Space Nazi. all he ever wanted to do was make government more efficient — by [checks notes] destroying vital services, gutting the social safety net, and pawing through everyone’s personal data.
you selfish shitwads, Elon’s doing this for you. and how are you showing your gratitude? by making his stocks go fuckity-bye.
Tesla shares are in free fall right now, and appear to be on a one-way trip to shittersville.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i3mhliziy2r37ytl2rof5e3h/bafkreifpng5k3ly5jb6a5cg3aksbbts4emxfvicasic2qinbwhi5zhe7vi@jpeg)
March 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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how come other countries get to have their shithole presidents carted off to The Hague, but not ours. so fucking unfair
March 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
how come other countries get to have their shithole presidents carted off to The Hague, but not ours. so fucking unfair
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here's today's post: "elderly rage-baby melts down because everybody’s so mean to Elon" — you're going to prison if you don't buy a Tesla, commie!
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elderly rage-baby melts down because everybody’s so mean to Elon
Donny turns the White House into the world’s biggest Tesla showroom
bit.ly
March 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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March 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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here's today's post: "madman unleashes lunatic rant before Ireland’s Prime Minister" — another day, another insane press conference
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madman unleashes lunatic rant before Ireland’s Prime Minister
another day, another insane press conference
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March 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
here's today's post: "madman unleashes lunatic rant before Ireland’s Prime Minister" — another day, another insane press conference
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Congresswoman, I'd describe myself as a conventional Democrat, and you are absolutely right on this. I want to see us fight. Trump/Elon are existential threats to our country, and I want to see our leaders Fight! Thank you for your leadership. Not a NY'er, but I'd donate to you take him on.
March 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Congresswoman, I'd describe myself as a conventional Democrat, and you are absolutely right on this. I want to see us fight. Trump/Elon are existential threats to our country, and I want to see our leaders Fight! Thank you for your leadership. Not a NY'er, but I'd donate to you take him on.
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SHUT IT DOWN! You are making a catastrophic mistake that will go down in history as appeasement when you had a chance to stand up for what’s right. If you won’t fight for us, step aside!
March 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
SHUT IT DOWN! You are making a catastrophic mistake that will go down in history as appeasement when you had a chance to stand up for what’s right. If you won’t fight for us, step aside!
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@schumer.senate.gov WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? Democrats want you to fight for us! The GOP didn’t even get Dem input and now you’re going to HELP them? Make the case to the American people about what they’d be losing with this budget. If you can’t do that, you should be REPLACED as leader!
March 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
@schumer.senate.gov WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? Democrats want you to fight for us! The GOP didn’t even get Dem input and now you’re going to HELP them? Make the case to the American people about what they’d be losing with this budget. If you can’t do that, you should be REPLACED as leader!