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Burn it all to the ground and buy up the land and water and minerals at rock bottom prices. This a fire sale for the oligarchy. How do I know? Theyāve already done it to rural Americaā¦
These are the tariffs of the Republican Party-not just Trump. Congress voted to give Trump the authority to do this, & can vote to repeal them at any time. But they wonāt, even though many know this will be a disaster, because they are afraid of Trump. So now they own this mess.
How true this is. One thing that can be said about this is now the veil has been lifted. The results of the election in 2024 revealed the hearts and minds of the US voters and who stands with fascist. Itās clearer now more than ever.
Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, letās steal some of their policies. In Denmark: - Health care and college are free. - The starting wage is $22/hr. - Paid parental leave is 1 year. - Paid vacation is 6 weeks. - All workers get pensions.
NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
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Putin & Trump have choreographed a scam where Trump will announce tomorrow that he persuaded Putin to allow a Ukrainian army surrounded to return home, and will use that to try to legitimize Putinās demands so they can blame Ukraine when they donāt accept them. It is all a lie.
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to āthe leftā and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget. Really think about how twisted this all is.
Just bought this book.
Nebraska is going to get crushed between Tariffs and Medicaid cuts. They have to balance their state budget and it looks like at least a 200m shortfall this year. BEFORE tariff impacts. And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
This is frightening! How far off is Project Gilead?
Study-Abroad Funding Is Paused, Leaving Some Students Stranded www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...
And Joe Biden couldnāt go home for an occasional weekend getaway.
I sure would like to know who has been buying the dips right before Trump announces he has changed his mind and reverses a tariff. Seems like valuable information in the markets to know when he announces a tariff and when heās going to rescind it.
Why are American taxpayers going to bail out scam artists losing money in the crypto markets? We are going to borrow more money to pump it into the crypto market to enrich scammers and leeches who produce nothing of value for humanity?
If you think Putin's agenda sounds similar to Trump's, there's a reason for that. Both are trying to distract from the economic looting by their respective oligarchies. Watch this video I put out just a few years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-nO8cBD79k
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āBut the U.S. remains a democracy, whether its leadership cherishes it or not ā and in a democracy, the peopleās voices can and must be heard.ā kyivindependent.com/editorial-a-...
Brutal.
Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago. But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today. He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
While Donald was shamefully blowing up US diplomacy in the Oval, Edolf was shutting down Social Security offices across the country. I thought Social Security was truly the red line. WHY AREN'T PEOPLE IN THE STREETS? Time, place? I'm there.
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THREAD: Since stepping back into the Oval Office Trump's been purposefully flooding the zone w/ a constant stream of outrage porn to distract. Here's the stories that actually matter that you might've missed this week:
Elon Musk is destroying Social Security. Every senior citizen will suffer. www.npr.org/2025/02/28/n...
Concur. AOC, Pritzker and Jasmine Crockett just need to start telling Democrats what to do. People want to be led. They're begging for leaders. And current Democratic leadership is derelict. @aoc.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @repjasmine.bsky.social @jasmineforus.bsky.social
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The richest man in the world calls people who get help from government programs the āparasite class.ā But Medicaidās beneficiaries arenāt parasites. Half of them are children. If weāre talking about people who depend on government, Elon Musk is the biggest āparasiteā of all.
LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!
This is straight out of Putinās playbook.
If Russia ceases combat operations, the war is over. If Ukraine ceases combat operations, Ukraine is over
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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This morning, my colleagues and I stood in front of FBI headquarters to make it clear to everyone who wants an FBI focused on violent crime and not on political retribution: Kash Patel would be a disaster as FBI Director.
This would be completely illegal. But you wouldnāt know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.
Musk is pouring $1.5 million into Wisconsinās upcoming Supreme Court race.
#StandWithUkraine
Hey congressional Republicans, still waiting for you to announce how much youāre cutting from congressā own $6.5 billion budgetā¦.
Itās all part of the N*zi show. Same as the proposed $5000 heās promised if they can ācutā spending.
We need more of these town hall meetings!
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1/9 Network States pitch themselves as digital utopias. The reality? Billionaire fiefdoms designed to dodge taxes, privatize resources, and hoard powerāleaving the rest of us behind. These are not democracies but escape hatches for the ultra-rich. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
Correct me if Iām wrong, but I would say that this characterization is a feature of most fascist dictatorships. Look at the German, Italian and Chilean fascist in the last century.
Kash Patel can't do the job of FBI Director. He's patently unqualified. Those who vote for his confirmation will be accountable for the destruction he does to the nation's top law enforcement agency and to the rule of law.
Trump is surrendering America. Trump is the opposite of strong. He is a tiny, weak, small, scared, trembling, sissy, husk of a man. There is nothing manly about his fat, sweaty, smelly, gross, makeup'ed self An absolute joke
I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislationā¦ to increase your bank fees.
Marco Rubio's collaboration with Russia's Sergei Lavrov and Putin is one of the most disgusting acts of betrayal to democracy and our nation. Rubio has secured his place in history of infamy.
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I wonāt be stopping there.
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#Broligarch #TimCook shows his true colors in the latest iOS 18.3 update this weekend, feeding usersā data to #Elon ās Starlink. I disabled Siri on every single one of my apps manually. This needs to be shared and #TimCook & #Apple need to be called out nonstop.
So prices increased under President Trump during his his first month in office. That is not due to Biden, but due to the uncertainty Trump has created and it will only get worse. Trump is not focused on prices. Heās focused on stealing as much as he and his billionaire friends can.
"Shutting off their devices whether done intentionally or not marked an alarming new step, 2 people said.The US attorneys are responsible for the fedl response to threats, including coordinating with state & local law enforcement & signing off on court filings." news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as āexceptionalā performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
My office is hearing reports that the Trump administrationās purges include firing veterans who have served our country for years. Our veterans deserve better. If you've been impacted, call congress: (202) 224-3121 And share your story: www.veterans.senate.gov/contact-rank...
Thank you for sharing this!
They are only fanning the flames of the fire within is in the US and trying to extend its reach. Destabilizing the world is their goal.
Listening this morning to JD Vanceās speech in Munich from a day or two ago, and all I can think of is to warn Europeans and the rest of the world to beware of anything that these fork-tongued US politicians in the current administration are saying.
Oh, how I wish there was an edit feature. Hereās the updated version.
Listening this morning to JD Vanceās speech in Munich from a day or two ago, and all I can think of is to warn Europeans the rest of the world to beware of anything that these fork-tongued US politicians who are trying to fan the flames of the fire that is in the US and extend its reach.
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
Awful: Internal USAID memo instructs employees to refrain from talking to the media about cuts in assistance to the most vulnerable or they may get fired, WaPo reports. Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/1915...
Looks like Eric Adamsā corruption charges getting dropped only cost NYC $80 million.
The University of Virginia has created a website of archived government websitesābookmark itāyouāre going to need it later. guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...
When social media exposes traditional mediaās deceit, itās time for independent journalists to investigate why the press is backing a president who undermines free pressāand is it coordinated?
KY GOV. BESHEAR: āIf they eliminated the Department of Education and its funding, thatās half a billion dollars in meals for kids that otherwise might go hungry.ā
Extreme MAGA Republicans spent last year promising to lower costs. And lying about their connection to Project 2025. They have spent this year implementing the extreme Project 2025 agenda. And havenāt done a damn thing to lower the high cost of living.
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In preparation for todayās Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse. The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
Trump has essentially replaced Congress with Elon Musk. Trump has no authority to do this, but the Republicans who control Congress seems cool with it The last bulwark is the courts, who top administration officials (including Vice President Vance) are suggesting Trump could and should ignore
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The inability of the national media to understand this basic point ABOUT AMERICAN CIVICS is simply wild
A Republican congressman just introduced a bill to abolish OSHA and get rid of federal safety protections for workers. Remind meā wasnāt it Republicans who claimed that they were the party of the working class?
WE STILL HAVE POWER. Utah Republicans were set to end public sector unions, but after strong push back, theyāve relented. When working people work together, we CAN defeat those trying to steal our power. Never forget.
FIRST: USAID NEXT: Dept. of Education THEN: Your Social Security benefits? Your health insurance? Your kids' health insurance? Everything is on the table and Trump/Musk don't care who gets hurt. We will not sit by while this happens. We will put up a fight.
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
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This is the energy we need. Thank you Tim Walz. We would have been so fortunate to have you as our VP. #timwalz #walz #meidastouch
Trump says Canada & Mexico are responsible for Fentanyl coming into US so he put tariffs on imports Truth is, he wasn't worried about Fentanyl when he killed the Bipartisan Border Bill last year. It included provisions to stop the flow of Fentanyl Gaslighting US every damn day
When he feels severe threats or injury (losing, criticism, accountability) his solipsism is exposed. Nothing of meaning exists except himself. Everything is self-referential. Time is lost and meaningless. Death is meaningless. His pathological existence is a danger to ours.
Trump promised to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 24 hours and stop the senseless killing, and he would do it easily with one phone call. He hasnāt gotten around to that yet but he is teaching Canada a lesson for selling us lumber, oil & maple syrup. America First! MAGA!
Pritzker: "He promised he was gonna lower costs & make us safer. He's done none of it. I realize he's only been in office 2 weeks, but it's gotten worse, not better. You think grocery prices have gone down? No, they've gone up bc of what he's threatening or what he's already put in place"
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.
Do not allow Trump to gaslight you!
Elon Musk suddenly going into overdrive to blame DEI, Obama, Biden... likely because he doesn't want you to know that the FAA was without a leader during the DC plane crash thanks to him
Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week. Donāt let him.
Old Guard Democrats on the hill need to get over their prejudice against digital media and content creators if they want to amplify their messages. Get on every podcast every day. Build audiences. Create a massive digital messaging network. Adapt or get left behind.
Itās important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but weāve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Donāt take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are š
Fascist incompetency in 5 easy steps. 1) Trump freezes hiring of Air Traffic Controllers 2) Trump fires director of FAA. 3) Trump cuts $16 billion from transportation budget. 4) 1st US plane crash in 16 years occurs. 5) Trump: "I blame my predecessor!"
Here's a clip from 2009, when President Obama spoke about the Continental Airlines crash -- the LAST time we had an airline crash with fatalities in America. He didn't blame Bush. He didn't blame Reagan. He just consoled America. A REAL Commander in Chief.
FAA says a military helicopter collided with the American Airlines passenger jet from Wichita near DCA. There must be immediate hearings on how the federal government/Department of Defense allowed this to happen and if removal of safety protocols and recent personnel changes led to this incident.