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Vikki Ross
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🐦 Bird lover and explorer
🇺🇸 Advocate for a better tomorrow
⚙️ Engineer
🌽 Midwesterner
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JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇵🇸 Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.
November 20, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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2025 white house cabinet meeting
November 19, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Now's not the time to give up. If anything, it's an opportunity to fight for the real changes we need. Take a look at these 10 ideas to fix our broken system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zNx...
Top 10 Ways to Unrig the System | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:07 PM
It’s not that the good guys win—it’s that those who win get to decide who the good guys were.
November 18, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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George Washington’s presidential portrait feels like it could be a fitting meme format for the time period we are in right now. Reply with what you think would be a solid caption.
November 18, 2024 at 2:26 AM
George Washington’s presidential portrait feels like it could be a fitting meme format for the time period we are in right now. Reply with what you think would be a solid caption.
November 18, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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Mega-donor and oil and gas billionaire Harold Hamm hand-picked Chris Wright for Trump’s Energy Department, thanks to boatloads of campaign cash from Hamm’s Big Oil buddies.
November 17, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Col. Wilkerson discusses how the bond market is a more accurate reflection of market confidence in the upcoming Trump administration. Economist predict a widening deficit under a Trump presidency.
November 17, 2024 at 11:36 PM
If you are frustrated about the state of the US today and wonder where the corruption started take a deep dive into the Lewis Powell Memo and Citizens United. As US Citizens we need to do what we can to fight back to correct the direction of this nation and make our voices heard again. Stay strong!
November 17, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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The leaders agreed that humans should control decisions to use nuclear weapons — not AI. And they talked about the importance of stability during the transition to a new U.S. administration.
Biden and Xi take a first step to limit AI and nuclear decisions at their last meeting
The leaders agreed that humans should control decisions to use nuclear weapons — not AI. And they talked about the importance of stability during the transition to a new U.S. administration.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2024 at 7:58 PM
One of the most influential people in politics is Leonard Leo. If you aren’t familiar with him you may have seen is work in the overturning of Roe v Wade and overhaul of the Supreme Court. He has nearly 2 billion to spend on misinformation campaigns and a network of people to accomplish his goals.
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Elon Musk says Americans must suffer "hardship" while he gets tax cuts
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November 17, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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Nominees for several key Cabinet posts in the new administration of President-elect Trump caught officials in Washington off guard and ignited a firestorm of criticism — not all of it from Democrats.
Trump picks loyalists for top jobs, testing loyalty of Senate GOP
Nominees for several key Cabinet posts in the new administration of President-elect Trump caught officials in Washington off guard and ignited a firestorm of criticism — not all of it from Democrats.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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Fun Fact: In 1856 the United States passed a law that enables citizens of the United States to take possession of unclaimed islands containing bird poop in the name of the United States.
November 16, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Fun Fact: In 1856 the United States passed a law that enables citizens of the United States to take possession of unclaimed islands containing bird poop in the name of the United States.
November 16, 2024 at 9:28 PM
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I warned you there'd be dad jokes.
November 16, 2024 at 10:18 AM
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New filing: "FTC v. Amazon (retail antitrust)"
Doc #342: Stipulated Motion

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November 15, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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I aspire to be as based as Lina Kahn
November 16, 2024 at 3:37 AM
I aspire to be as based as Lina Kahn
November 16, 2024 at 3:37 AM
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U.S. credit card debt has hit a record $1.17 trillion.
November 15, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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Ever since Citizens United, outside spending on elections by groups like super PACs has skyrocketed.

The biggest individual donor to outside spending groups in 2024 was Timothy Mellon — heir to the Mellon banking fortune.

This is how dynastic wealth corrupts our politics.
November 15, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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Politicians should follow Lina Khan’s lead by pushing for clear, practical changes that make everyday life easier and protect consumers from unfair practices.

- Proposed the “Click to Cancel” rule
- Prevention of automatically renewing subscriptions
- Increased child data privacy initiatives
November 15, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Politicians should follow Lina Khan’s lead by pushing for clear, practical changes that make everyday life easier and protect consumers from unfair practices.

- Proposed the “Click to Cancel” rule
- Prevention of automatically renewing subscriptions
- Increased child data privacy initiatives
November 15, 2024 at 8:10 AM