New from CBO: the Republican budget reconciliation plan would hurt the poorest Americans while helping the richest Americans

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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Whoever you are that comes my way one day, I just hope you won’t be judgmental and truly appreciate me as I am.

I am imperfect and nothing is for certain, but if you are patient and appreciative of me, I will be the same to you and more.

To be honest, the McConnell retirement news doesn’t surprise me too much in part because he’s been a thorn in Trump’s side recently and he probably would have pushed him out in a primary had he decided to run again.

Tulsi Gabbard has promoted pro-Putin and pro-Assad propaganda for years.

She's been such an effective cheerleader for Russia's invasion of Ukraine that the Kremlin-controlled Russian media refers to her as their 'girlfriend'. www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

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OK, so this is going to be Trump‘s play for the rest of his time in the office. Anything that goes wrong, that he clearly is at fault for, he is going to blame on Black and Brown people, BIPOC women and the LGBTQ community- even as he’s moved the majority of them out of government positions.

So the tower was understaffed, yet our President, VP, SecDef, and Sec of Transportation faced the press and universally blamed DEI.

Perhaps because they are in the midst of actively understaffing every single federal department.
nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

Yep. This is one example why I sarcastically post this Samuel L. Jackson clip for media folks acting shocked by Trump’s vileness, knowing full well they will be chasing him around for access/ratings the next moment.

He's not going to stop until 100% of them are white males.

#NP Fascination - David Bowie (1974)

Welp. Told y’all. H/t @katiephang.bsky.social

Literally using MAGA talking points to write this story is some dirty work. Filling the story with Republican operatives is even worse. Absolutely shameful, @nytimes.com

Two things 1. The budget for firefighters was not actually cut (see next post). 2. Bass was in Africa on US official business.

I’d say the biggest difference between Xi Jinping and Zuckerberg is while Xi’s focus with data collection and surveillance is political power and social control, Zuckerberg is *handing over* that data and surveillance to Trump for political power and social control. So, ya, not really so different.

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I explain why this election wasn’t about “eggs” or “Democrats being out of touch with the working class.”
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While there are plenty of lessons to be drawn from Trump’s skilled scam artistry into politics, one (a tough pill for a lot of blase-minded Americans including media, to swallow) is not to worship/idolize those who are perceived to be prestigious because of their ‘wealth’.

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While there are plenty of lessons to be drawn from Trump’s skilled scam artistry into politics, one (a tough pill for a lot of blase-minded Americans including media, to swallow) is not to worship/idolize those who are perceived to be prestigious because of their ‘wealth’.