WATCH: While Republican proposals include further tax breaks for the ultrawealthy and corporations, other proposals would eliminate tax breaks for families with children, like the current tax credit for up to $2,100 in child care expenses.

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"There are issues—such as participation in sports & medical care for minors—that remain fiercely debated...What shouldn’t be debated is whether the government should target a group to be stripped of their freedom and dignity to move through the world as they choose."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...

Does “Golden Age” refer to a time when planes keep crashing, eggs cost $10–15 a dozen, the U.S. is being booed and protested by all our allies, workers are losing their jobs, and Americans’ personal data is being rummaged through by unelected oligarchs and their strange crew of 20-something incels?

a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

Elon Musk’s new role could allow him to dismantle the agencies that once constrained his businesses. The author of the book “Who Elected Big Tech?” explains how Musk’s control could end government as we know it: https://buff.ly/3CFGYeM #DOGE

Trust me, bro.

One of Donald Trump’s biggest donors is looking to the Supreme Court to limit tough press coverage of the MAGA leader’s administration.

Here's footage of Sean Duffy doing a podcast claiming that Buttigieg "sucks at his job." Meanwhile, Duffy's overseen 4 collisions in the last WEEK and is MIA.

1/29: DC crash
1/31: Philadelphia crash
2/5: Japan Airlines plane strikes Delta flight in Seattle
2/6: Bering Air flight wrecks in Alaska

Dear @Doge

If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing

This week in animal research news: Lab tortures tree shrews; beagle breeder raided by DEA; monkey imports continue despite global scrutiny; carbon monoxide kills monkeys in lab; and more. riseforanimals.org/news/news-feb-7-2025/ via @riseforanimals.bsky.social

We might need more than one.

If you watch only one short video today, make it this one. Remarkable bravery, and the looks on the various faces could be material for a dissertation on gender, the family, and authoritarianism. youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?...

"'He is now a communications director covering the same area that he scammed. It's almost laughable.... It's an eyebrow raiser. It's a head shaker. It's like, what the hell is he [Congressman Rulli] thinking?'"

www.cleveland.com/open/2025/01...

read this thread… it’s just jaw-dropping:

Best thing our allies can remember: if you stand up to Trump you intimidate him and he will back down. If you crawl to him (like his sycophantic politicians) he will not respect you and will eventually throw you under the bus.

This week in animal research news: Animals forced to smoke; Judge rules for investigation of Ridglan Farms, notorious beagle breeder; New research suggests insects may feel pain; and more. riseforanimals.org/news/news-ja... via @riseforanimals.bsky.social