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Within the first few minutes of Tuesday’s House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on planned Republican Medicaid cuts—which would render more than 8 million Americans uninsured—a contingent of protesters entered the room in Washington. Here is what happened⬇️
25 arrested while protesting GOP Medicaid cuts
"You will kill me."
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May 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Buttigieg: I’m not even an elected official or running for anything— I’m here. I can’t help but notice a lot of people who are elected officials aren’t. There’s a reason for that. They don’t want to have to explain this stuff
May 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Blistering resignation letter urges direct action against Trump: 'Answer lies in refusal'

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#authortariancreeps
Blistering resignation letter urges direct action against Trump: 'Answer lies in refusal'
A leading academic announced her resignations from two federal advisory boards in protest of President Donald Trump's policies.Alondra Nelson, the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advan...
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May 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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"The Global High Wealth unit, which investigates the taxes of the very richest people, was until recently slated for major expansion. It has instead lost 38 percent of its staff. The staffing reductions have interrupted ongoing audits on high earners."

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
What’s Going on at the IRS?
Breaking down the reduction in tax workforce, DOGE’s attempts to access sensitive data, and the politicization and erosion of agency independence at the IRS
www.lawfaremedia.org
May 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Democratic House Rep. Ro Khanna:

“GOP reps are attacking me for holding town halls in their districts. Maybe if they spent more time doing their job and talking to constituents, I wouldn't have to.”

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March 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Great article by Rex Huppke exposing the Musk/MAGA/Trump character. Huppke's grounded decency fires me up. share.newsbreak.com/bi2tsvzy
Musk, Trump degrade federal workers as they put them out of work. It's sadistic. | Opinion - NewsBreak
President Elon Musk is running around acting downright gleeful about thousands upon thousands of Americans losing their jobs.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM