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This is not an exaggeration. So many services- including ones you pay for if you have private insurance- are dependent on Medicaid existing.
This is not “oh, this isn’t my fight, time to reserve my energy” time. Imagine your kid’s appendix rupturing and having nowhere to go. That’s the severity.
This is not “oh, this isn’t my fight, time to reserve my energy” time. Imagine your kid’s appendix rupturing and having nowhere to go. That’s the severity.
Do you enjoy cool trends such as ‘hospitals’ and ‘coverage for pregnant people’ and ‘disabled people existing’? Call your reps.
May 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
This is not an exaggeration. So many services- including ones you pay for if you have private insurance- are dependent on Medicaid existing.
This is not “oh, this isn’t my fight, time to reserve my energy” time. Imagine your kid’s appendix rupturing and having nowhere to go. That’s the severity.
This is not “oh, this isn’t my fight, time to reserve my energy” time. Imagine your kid’s appendix rupturing and having nowhere to go. That’s the severity.
Today in 2023: Former US President Donald Trump is found guilty of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in a New York court and ordered to pay $5 million for battery and defamation.
May 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Today in 2023: Former US President Donald Trump is found guilty of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in a New York court and ordered to pay $5 million for battery and defamation.
First Pete Kegseth now Jeanine Pinot.
May 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
First Pete Kegseth now Jeanine Pinot.
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Today's stock market crash was the worst since the Spring of 2020.
Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!
Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!
April 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Today's stock market crash was the worst since the Spring of 2020.
Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!
Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!
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My absolutely hottest take today is that you absolutely have to tariff Penguin Island, otherwise you turn around and three weeks later some hedge fund guys have turned Penguin Island into the most important ex-im shipping location in the world.
April 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
My absolutely hottest take today is that you absolutely have to tariff Penguin Island, otherwise you turn around and three weeks later some hedge fund guys have turned Penguin Island into the most important ex-im shipping location in the world.
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Has anyone pointed out that Trump doesn't seem to know the difference between a trade deficit and a budget deficit
February 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Has anyone pointed out that Trump doesn't seem to know the difference between a trade deficit and a budget deficit
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This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
January 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
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This piece explains why it is so much more expensive transporting migrants in military planes than commercial charters (on top of pissing off receiving countries).
www.thebulwark.com/p/military-j...
www.thebulwark.com/p/military-j...
Using Military Jets for Deportations Is an Ugly, Wasteful Spectacle
The intimidation is the point.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This piece explains why it is so much more expensive transporting migrants in military planes than commercial charters (on top of pissing off receiving countries).
www.thebulwark.com/p/military-j...
www.thebulwark.com/p/military-j...
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Your Honor, I would like to introduce a tweet from the White House Press Secretary where she is assuring Trump supporters that rescinding the memo was just done to fool you.
January 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Your Honor, I would like to introduce a tweet from the White House Press Secretary where she is assuring Trump supporters that rescinding the memo was just done to fool you.
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Why did they call security to escort this particular IG, you ask?
“In 2022, the inspector general’s office launched an investigation of Elon Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink, which remains ongoing”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
“In 2022, the inspector general’s office launched an investigation of Elon Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink, which remains ongoing”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday.
www.usatoday.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Why did they call security to escort this particular IG, you ask?
“In 2022, the inspector general’s office launched an investigation of Elon Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink, which remains ongoing”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
“In 2022, the inspector general’s office launched an investigation of Elon Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink, which remains ongoing”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: "If we don't do this, in 4-5 years we'll either have to take Russian language courses or move to New Zealand,"
Europeans will need to learn Russian or start leaving, if the EU doesn't get serious about military defense.
kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-s...
Europeans will need to learn Russian or start leaving, if the EU doesn't get serious about military defense.
kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-s...
January 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: "If we don't do this, in 4-5 years we'll either have to take Russian language courses or move to New Zealand,"
Europeans will need to learn Russian or start leaving, if the EU doesn't get serious about military defense.
kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-s...
Europeans will need to learn Russian or start leaving, if the EU doesn't get serious about military defense.
kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-s...
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I took some more photos of poor Pepper today. He is so sweet and loving and gentle but nobody has wanted to adopt him just because he looks a little bit scrungly. 😢 Please share with anyone you know in northern Vermont who might be interested! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
January 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I took some more photos of poor Pepper today. He is so sweet and loving and gentle but nobody has wanted to adopt him just because he looks a little bit scrungly. 😢 Please share with anyone you know in northern Vermont who might be interested! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
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Someone tell that sanctimonious pixie Speaker Mike Johnson that if he places conditions on California's ability to rebuild, his state, Louisiana, the Welfare Queen of Federalism, won't be able to fix any of its roads because that money comes from the far more successful economy of California.
January 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Someone tell that sanctimonious pixie Speaker Mike Johnson that if he places conditions on California's ability to rebuild, his state, Louisiana, the Welfare Queen of Federalism, won't be able to fix any of its roads because that money comes from the far more successful economy of California.
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Repubs in the Senate & House, just know that once you cross the rubicon of politicizing aid to victims of natural disasters, that is a road that you don’t want to go down. Especially since your states seem to have a lot more of them, & you tend to lose your majorities quickly.
January 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Repubs in the Senate & House, just know that once you cross the rubicon of politicizing aid to victims of natural disasters, that is a road that you don’t want to go down. Especially since your states seem to have a lot more of them, & you tend to lose your majorities quickly.
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To Mike Johnson,
Thou shalt not ‘impose conditions’ on disaster aid to California.
California is the 6th largest economy in the world.
If thou fuck around, thou shalt find out.
Thou shalt not ‘impose conditions’ on disaster aid to California.
California is the 6th largest economy in the world.
If thou fuck around, thou shalt find out.
January 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
To Mike Johnson,
Thou shalt not ‘impose conditions’ on disaster aid to California.
California is the 6th largest economy in the world.
If thou fuck around, thou shalt find out.
Thou shalt not ‘impose conditions’ on disaster aid to California.
California is the 6th largest economy in the world.
If thou fuck around, thou shalt find out.
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Elon Musk has announced plans to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
This agency is responsible for protecting Americans from predatory banking, payday lenders, and for-profit colleges.
This agency is responsible for protecting Americans from predatory banking, payday lenders, and for-profit colleges.
November 29, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Elon Musk has announced plans to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
This agency is responsible for protecting Americans from predatory banking, payday lenders, and for-profit colleges.
This agency is responsible for protecting Americans from predatory banking, payday lenders, and for-profit colleges.
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I God, will now create a new word:
Shituation.
This is when you’re stuck in a really shitty situation. This will be Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year in one year’s time.
Shituation.
This is when you’re stuck in a really shitty situation. This will be Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year in one year’s time.
November 29, 2024 at 5:06 PM
I God, will now create a new word:
Shituation.
This is when you’re stuck in a really shitty situation. This will be Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year in one year’s time.
Shituation.
This is when you’re stuck in a really shitty situation. This will be Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year in one year’s time.
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Crockett: So, as many times as you all yelled, I yelled that project 2025 is his only plan, because he said no, I know nothing about it, not my plan. People just believed him. We see how that is playing out.
November 23, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Crockett: So, as many times as you all yelled, I yelled that project 2025 is his only plan, because he said no, I know nothing about it, not my plan. People just believed him. We see how that is playing out.
Two men walk into a bar:
One man exits.
One man exits.
November 23, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Two men walk into a bar:
One man exits.
One man exits.