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If Republicans *really* thought their cruel cuts were going to help the country, they wouldn't have deviously made them go into effect only *after* the Midterms. They KNOW they are going to hurt people. They just don't care as long as it doesn't hurt them.
Looks just like my Ike, who was the best cat ever. I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️
A note of hope: after the McCarthy scare era, with the Blacklist, and some of the same tactics we are living through today, came 40 years of incredible progress. It is always darkest before the dawn. Keep hope.
Mike Johnson is not the Johnson who spent July 4 in Moscow, that was Senator Ron Johnson. If you're having trouble keeping your Johnsons straight Lauren Boebert will be happy to lend a hand.
Wishing everyone a happy Fourth of July! 249 years since we declared independence from a king, the work of living up to our founding promise is more important than ever - and it calls on each of us to do what we can for our country.
Ground beef and ice cream hit their highest prices on record since the 1980s. Miller Lite and Coors Light six-packs are up more than 13%. Cookout essentials like aluminum foil, grill tools, and sunscreen saw hikes between 6% and 18%. www.axios.com/2025/07/03/j...
MAGA just said the quiet part out loud.
It just occurred to me that the people who are gleeful about all of this are the oppressive forces that the founding fathers rebelled against. They don't deserve to celebrate this holiday. F*ck them.
BREAKING: A striking new mural in Roubaix France shows the Statue of Liberty covering her face in shame. It was unveiled just one day before America’s Independence Day. Titled “The Statue of Liberty’s Silent Protest,” the piece was painted in by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw on a building.
This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better. But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.
America...
Trump put his full weight behind the “Big Beautiful Bill" — and it will backfire on Republicans. This won’t just haunt the GOP in upcoming elections — it’ll define them.
Mr. President, you love playing the schoolyard bully but, at age 79, it’s time to cut it out. It’s one thing to steal one kid’s lunch money, but your bill STEALS LUNCH MONEY FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS. Now, that’s real ugly.
So… The bill passed? I mean… I’m not surprised… But like… there are still SO MANY PEOPLE who have absolutely no idea just how fucked we are. This will have decades-long repercussions. This isn’t okay. Ugh.
Jeffries, still going strong 8 hours in: "Extraordinary to me, Mr. Speaker, that you got folks in this town talking about draining the swamp. Guess what. You are the swamp ... we've never seen anything like this -- the type of corruption that has been unleashed on the American people."
You can’t leave a cult, but you can let your wife go. 🥴
The foundation of the United States was built on racism. And it is still being upheld today; nothing's changed…… Top: Military aircraft used to transport immigrants. Below: Slave ships used to transport enslaved Africans.
With ICE's *enormous* new budget and its ability to hire *many* more agents, the United States is about to enter an era of brutal domestic terrorism that we've never seen before.
Shameful
What, exactly, are we celebrating tomorrow? Our cutting off healthcare to the needy to enrich the greedy? Our new concentration camps? Our dying economy? Our ditching due process? Our corruption? Our broken legislature? Our corrupt SCOTUS? Our ridiculous buffoon president? #FourthOfJuly
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
Speaker Mike Johnson wants you to know, "I'm grateful to God for being able to get this Bill done. Our rights did not come from the government; they came from God himself." On behalf of Democracy loving Americans, I say this to Speaker Mike Johnson: Go F*ck Yourself.
Mike Johnson just said if you are for reducing the deficit, this bill is for you. The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit. They just lie.
When your neighbor on the left is being dragged away by masked men and your neighbor on the right can't get an X-ray for their child, be sure to quickly explain that "both parties are the same" and whatnot.
The second paragraph. It is everything.
“In the last week, more than 200 veterans have volunteered to attend immigration hearings with Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the 20-year war in Afghanistan…”
🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Sen. Elizabeth Warren just revealed to me that the bill is even WORSE than we thought: “They've revised (it). It’s not 16 million who lose their healthcare…it's 20 MILLION. That’s the price Republicans are willing to pay for billionaire tax cuts.” Share this everywhere!
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It is hard to understand the cruelty & stupidity of these bastards hurting the most vulnerable "This page does not reflect biological reality & therefore the Administration and this Department rejects it." WTF Well it actually does I am so bloody angry at this bollocks www.cdc.gov/healthy-yout...
Goodnight friends.
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I cannot believe how unqualified he is for this job.
Chris Murphy: "This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress."
These are not police. By law, they have to identify. If they won’t—copy their plates, call the actual police and let them know you are witnessing armed police impersonators.
Just because he pulled out doesn’t mean it’s over. Rapists never understand that #NoWar #ImpeachTrump
The only bomb I approve of.
It’s the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
I’m surprised he decided go to war on a second country. You’d think destroying America would be enough.
Let’s go down memory lane. Fuck you Trump and Vance.
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.
Dark Brandon strikes again!
THE VIEW: Do you feel safe as an elected official in this political climate? JASMINE CROCKETT: No. Not at all.
THIS IS ABSOLUTE INSANITY. 👇👇
Spread the word!
So unemployment up. Jobless claims up. Inflation up. GDP down. Dollar plummeting. More wars abroad. Soldiers on the streets at home. By every objective metric, this administration is a disaster.
It should be illegal for law enforcement to wear masks and not show ID. This makes it too easy to impersonate law enforcement and murder people in their homes.
Had jury duty this week. The defendant had committed five armed robberies WITH A MACHINE GUN. When asked what I think about firearms, I said: "I think the Second Amendment is one of the stupidest things America ever did, other than the way activist judge Antonin Scalia willfully misinterpreted it."
Happy Birthday Paul McCartney!
Enjoyed it so much!!!
Gov Gavin Newsom’s TikTok page is 🔥
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjn3kMw3/ As a fan of Friends, I wholeheartedly approve. But also holy sheet...NK reports the news more honestly than American journalists.
Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process. But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things. That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
Zelensky just posted this: One year, six months, and nine days from the start of planning to effective execution. Our people involved in preparing the operation were withdrawn from Russian territory in time. Russia started this war, Russia must end it. Glory to Ukraine!
If you live in the City of Miami and care about its future then take a minute to find out about Tuesday's special election that will decide between a new public servant and a drone of the Carollo Crime Family. #BecauseMiami
Well there’s 195k of you here now so let me introduce myself again. I’m Santiago Mayer, I’m 23 years old and the Executive Director of @votersoftomorrow.org. I have spent the last 6 years working to turn out Gen Z and stop MAGA, and I’m not stopping now. Can you RT and follow to help reach others?
Now they’re using tear gas & stun grenades on the crowds that witness their cowardly “raids.” They’re shit-scared. This is gonna lead to bystander deaths. Look at these zilches in their Judge Dredd cosplay. This is the happiest moment of their miserable, forgettable lives.
#Trump has taken his new role more seriously…… #TACO #SheShed
"This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY. And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon. And this story barely makes the news today. WTF." - Senator Chris Murphy Read more: bit.ly/3Fwh4LP
Can we please stop talking about Jake Tapper now? I mean really, is there anything of value here? And I'm completely baffled by why anyone would watch @cnn.com anymore. Yes, they were the gold standard of TV news for a couple of decades, but for the last three years they've been unwatchable.
This guy loves all things golden...domes, toilets, showers. The list goes on.
Not a coincidence.
Good call Bruce… the Times London wrote it up!😉 bsky.app/profile/pete...
I stand with the bird!
I wonder how this would work out for other world leaders?
Today is the day we honor those who died overseas stopping the same thing many of you are ignoring here at home--fascism.
On Memorial Day, we remember the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform and their families have made to preserve our freedom. May we always strive to honor the strength and resolve they’ve shown our country.
there are queens and then there's the woman who made sure the scathing songs about her ex were so iconic that his whole career would be defined by them happy birthday to human goddess stevie nicks ✨
“Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires the government to provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason.”
~ Pope Leo ~
The government has defunded scientific research but is paying $5m to the family of a dead shitty terrorist
Unthinkable evil.
Call your senators. This bill is heading to them next and they can stop it if the people speak out. (202) 224-3121
This. 👇
Jeffries on the $5m payout to Ashli Babbitt's family: "This settlement is just an extension of what they've previously done, which is to pardon violent felons who violently attacked the Capitol on January 6, including police officers."
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
Graham is pathetic.
The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.
I'm referring to his claim that someone with a PhD should be able to detect "stage 5" cancer. He's an absolute moron.
So then, according to this moron, they knew all along and did nothing. He walked around for 5 years with a form of cancer that is generally curable when caught early and just let it metastasize. Morons...all of them.
My Dad died of the same cancer with metastasis to the bones. That was 10 years ago. Hopefully treatments are better these days.
Imagine putting your 65 IQ on display for the whole internet to see! He's so brave. Bravo!
RFK Jr. Claims Measles Can Be Cured With A Good Concealer
This is how you know a Gen Z is running their social media. "OJ Who? Like juice?"