Viridiana
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Democrats like Jeffries spent the entire election calling Trump a fascist threat to democracy and now they can’t figure out why people expect aggressive opposition
March 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Democrats like Jeffries spent the entire election calling Trump a fascist threat to democracy and now they can’t figure out why people expect aggressive opposition
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ALL of the Republicans are standing up and cheering for DOGE, Elon Musk, and Trump’s “policies.”
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
March 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
ALL of the Republicans are standing up and cheering for DOGE, Elon Musk, and Trump’s “policies.”
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
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Things Trump did that he isn't talking about tonight...
-Fired 17 inspectors general and the top govt ethics director
-Halted anti-bribery enforcement and money laundering laws
-Dismantled CFPB at the behest of billionaires
-Put a corporate lobbyist in charge of the DOJ
"Drain the swamp."
-Fired 17 inspectors general and the top govt ethics director
-Halted anti-bribery enforcement and money laundering laws
-Dismantled CFPB at the behest of billionaires
-Put a corporate lobbyist in charge of the DOJ
"Drain the swamp."
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Things Trump did that he isn't talking about tonight...
-Fired 17 inspectors general and the top govt ethics director
-Halted anti-bribery enforcement and money laundering laws
-Dismantled CFPB at the behest of billionaires
-Put a corporate lobbyist in charge of the DOJ
"Drain the swamp."
-Fired 17 inspectors general and the top govt ethics director
-Halted anti-bribery enforcement and money laundering laws
-Dismantled CFPB at the behest of billionaires
-Put a corporate lobbyist in charge of the DOJ
"Drain the swamp."
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This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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I’m so sick of the fuck around and find out language because it’s not actually aimed at people who voted for Trump. It’s just aimed at anybody who fits whatever stupid stereotype that person has. Clearly being decent is not a good enough argument. But like do y’all wanna win ever again?
February 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I’m so sick of the fuck around and find out language because it’s not actually aimed at people who voted for Trump. It’s just aimed at anybody who fits whatever stupid stereotype that person has. Clearly being decent is not a good enough argument. But like do y’all wanna win ever again?
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One of Elon Musk’s closest friends, a billionaire co-founder of Airbnb, is taking a role in President Trump’s administration to help Musk carry out his drive to slash the federal bureaucracy, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Billionaire Airbnb Co-Founder Is Said to Take Role in Musk’s Government Initiative
Joe Gebbia is a board member at Tesla and is close to Elon Musk, the company’s C.E.O.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
One of Elon Musk’s closest friends, a billionaire co-founder of Airbnb, is taking a role in President Trump’s administration to help Musk carry out his drive to slash the federal bureaucracy, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
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This flu season has been particularly brutal, and it isn’t showing signs of letting up. Since October, there have been at least 24 million cases in the U.S.
Flu Cases Are Surging
At least 24 million cases have been reported so far this season — and the virus is still spreading widely.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This flu season has been particularly brutal, and it isn’t showing signs of letting up. Since October, there have been at least 24 million cases in the U.S.
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Thousands of investors in Trump’s crypto scheme lost $2 billion in just weeks while the Trump Organization racked up $100 million in trading fees.
Just so happens that the CFPB, which Trump is trying to kill, recently announced new regulations for the crypto industry.
Hello?
Just so happens that the CFPB, which Trump is trying to kill, recently announced new regulations for the crypto industry.
Hello?
Trump and His Family Earned Millions From Trump Coin While 810,000 Others Lost Money: Report
Donald Trump and early investors have earned millions from $TRUMP coin while 813,294 wallets have registered $2 billion in collective losses.
www.rollingstone.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thousands of investors in Trump’s crypto scheme lost $2 billion in just weeks while the Trump Organization racked up $100 million in trading fees.
Just so happens that the CFPB, which Trump is trying to kill, recently announced new regulations for the crypto industry.
Hello?
Just so happens that the CFPB, which Trump is trying to kill, recently announced new regulations for the crypto industry.
Hello?
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President Trump let the spotlight in the Oval Office go to his billionaire friend/budget slasher, Elon Musk, who cited blank checks and 150-year-old Social Security beneficiaries to justify purging the federal work force.
Enjoying the Pinnacle of Power, Musk Holds Court on Trump’s Stage
The president let the spotlight in the Oval Office go to his billionaire friend/budget slasher, who cited blank checks and 150-year-old Social Security beneficiaries to justify purging the federal wor...
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
President Trump let the spotlight in the Oval Office go to his billionaire friend/budget slasher, Elon Musk, who cited blank checks and 150-year-old Social Security beneficiaries to justify purging the federal work force.
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Breaking News: A federal judge temporarily blocked the National Institutes of Health from enacting President Trump’s cuts to research funding in 22 states.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Cuts to Medical Research Funding
A coalition of 22 attorneys general sued the federal government, claiming that the $4 billion in cuts would “grind to a halt” studies on cancer, heart disease and other conditions.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Breaking News: A federal judge temporarily blocked the National Institutes of Health from enacting President Trump’s cuts to research funding in 22 states.
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Not so brilliant.
Meanwhile... we the people have spent 7 million dollars on Elon and his stooges for a weeks worth of "work". Make it make sense. rollcall.com/2025/02/04/w...
White House opens funding spigot for DOGE expenses - Roll Call
Nearly $7 million over the past week has gone to cover the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s expenses.
rollcall.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Not so brilliant.
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Wait. Have @doge and Elon just been pulling numbers from usaspending.gov ?
Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?
Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.
Very Trump like too.
Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?
Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.
Very Trump like too.
Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
USAspending.gov
usaspending.gov
February 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Wait. Have @doge and Elon just been pulling numbers from usaspending.gov ?
Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?
Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.
Very Trump like too.
Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?
Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.
Very Trump like too.
Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
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Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
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It’s not that the “resistance is dead.” It’s that many of us learned what works most effectively. Upward grassroots pressure works. But it has to come with the understanding that we are *all* in this together, and what hurts one hurts all.
NEW: The Trump administration has rescinded the federal grant freeze.
January 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It’s not that the “resistance is dead.” It’s that many of us learned what works most effectively. Upward grassroots pressure works. But it has to come with the understanding that we are *all* in this together, and what hurts one hurts all.
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October 14, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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Dr Fauci treated a US health care worker infected w Ebola in Sierra Leone.
"Even when you have optimum facilities-the disease itself is truly devastating."
Fauci says he also wanted to show his staff that he wouldn't ask them to do anything he wouldn't do himself
www.science.org/content/arti...
"Even when you have optimum facilities-the disease itself is truly devastating."
Fauci says he also wanted to show his staff that he wouldn't ask them to do anything he wouldn't do himself
www.science.org/content/arti...
January 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Dr Fauci treated a US health care worker infected w Ebola in Sierra Leone.
"Even when you have optimum facilities-the disease itself is truly devastating."
Fauci says he also wanted to show his staff that he wouldn't ask them to do anything he wouldn't do himself
www.science.org/content/arti...
"Even when you have optimum facilities-the disease itself is truly devastating."
Fauci says he also wanted to show his staff that he wouldn't ask them to do anything he wouldn't do himself
www.science.org/content/arti...
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After Hurricane Helene killed 104 people in North Carolina, the reality of a slow and costly recovery is painfully clear — as is the drastic need for more aid. With President Trump visiting Asheville and the western part of the state on Friday, residents say it needs to come quickly.
As Trump Visits North Carolina, Battered Communities Hope for More Aid
Residents of Asheville and the rest of western North Carolina are still recovering from catastrophic flooding in September.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
After Hurricane Helene killed 104 people in North Carolina, the reality of a slow and costly recovery is painfully clear — as is the drastic need for more aid. With President Trump visiting Asheville and the western part of the state on Friday, residents say it needs to come quickly.
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This is happening in every agency. Not only is there a hiring freeze, but those who received offers are now having those offers rescinded. Countless are now scrambling to figure out how to make ends meet because the rug was pulled out from under them.
I just got a report that the Minneapolis VA has stopped hiring workers thanks to a hasty Trump Executive Order.
They’ve rescinded offers to dozens of people who were going to fill critical roles to care for vets.
They’ve rescinded offers to dozens of people who were going to fill critical roles to care for vets.
January 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This is happening in every agency. Not only is there a hiring freeze, but those who received offers are now having those offers rescinded. Countless are now scrambling to figure out how to make ends meet because the rug was pulled out from under them.
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Ripping off victims of the Southern California wildfires isn't just wrong, it's against California law.
If you engage in price gouging to profit from this tragedy, you will be held accountable.
If you engage in price gouging to profit from this tragedy, you will be held accountable.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced charges against a La Cañada Flintridge real estate agent for allegedly raising the price of his rental by 38% after L.A.'s wildfires.
California attorney general charges L.A. area landlord with alleged price gouging in wake of wildfires
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced charges against a La Cañada Flintridge real estate agent for allegedly raising the price of his rental by 38% after L.A.'s wildfires.
www.latimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Ripping off victims of the Southern California wildfires isn't just wrong, it's against California law.
If you engage in price gouging to profit from this tragedy, you will be held accountable.
If you engage in price gouging to profit from this tragedy, you will be held accountable.
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La mayoría de las aseguradoras principales aceptan evaluaciones de daños realizadas por equipos del gobierno.
Consulte los mapas de daños de #PalisadesFire y #EatonFire para ver si su propiedad ha sido inspeccionada y comparta las fotos con su seguro.
Consulte los mapas de daños de #PalisadesFire y #EatonFire para ver si su propiedad ha sido inspeccionada y comparta las fotos con su seguro.
Returning to your home | CA.gov
Information you need to know before you return to your home.
www.ca.gov
January 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
La mayoría de las aseguradoras principales aceptan evaluaciones de daños realizadas por equipos del gobierno.
Consulte los mapas de daños de #PalisadesFire y #EatonFire para ver si su propiedad ha sido inspeccionada y comparta las fotos con su seguro.
Consulte los mapas de daños de #PalisadesFire y #EatonFire para ver si su propiedad ha sido inspeccionada y comparta las fotos con su seguro.
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In January 20, 1961, the temperature at noon was 22 degrees and 8 inches of snow had fallen in the morning.
John F. Kennedy still had his inauguration on the steps of the Capitol.
John F. Kennedy still had his inauguration on the steps of the Capitol.
January 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In January 20, 1961, the temperature at noon was 22 degrees and 8 inches of snow had fallen in the morning.
John F. Kennedy still had his inauguration on the steps of the Capitol.
John F. Kennedy still had his inauguration on the steps of the Capitol.