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Not sure whether @SenWarren has actually read my book, but you can: ReadJackpot.com.
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We said he was thinking about it, and...he went for it. "What is Trump hiding from the American people?” says @SenWarren. “Democrats are going to fight every element of this self-dealing settlement,” vows Sen. @RonWyden. Even some Repubs seem uneasy w/ this level of corruption. motherjones.com/politics/202…
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This is very bad
Democrats are fighting to preserve an Obamacare tax credit. Without it, a 55-year-old couple making $85K would see their premiums more than triple to $24,535.
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.@SenAshleyMoody Leading up to the Rwandan genocide, Hutu leaders and their media described Tutsis as "cockroaches," and guess what happened? Calling people "termites" is no different. What the hell is wrong with you? You are a senator. Act like one.
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BREAKING: Both the White House and RNCC have lashed out at the creators of this ad. It must have struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE! #MAGAKidnappers
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If you're a wealthy parent, you sure don't want your kids to turn out like the Roy offspring of Succession. “My wife and I are doing our best for that not to happen,” @mcuban told me. "I hope my kids are more like Richie [Rich]." motherjones.com/politics/202…
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“This has to be the worst time for the agency I can remember.” A former IRS chief on Trump’s attempts to gut—and weaponize—his agency. motherjones.com/politics/202…
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Wow. Grant, a 15-year-old protester at a "Hands Off" rally in Princeton, New Jersey, just eloquently (and modestly) dismantled Team Trump.
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Kirk is either incredibly stupid or he thinks YOU are—probably both. Thses immigrants have SS numbers so they can PAY TAXES for services they CAN'T GET. They aren't voting either, except for maybe a few local school boards. Educate yourself, idiot. => nytimes.com/2025/01/13/busin…
Over five million illegals have social security numbers, collecting benefits from programs they have no right to join, and yes, many are also voting in elections they have no right to vote in. Outrageous.
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Unbelievable. Just listen to this idiot lie and deflect. @TheAtlantic's Jeff Goldberg has more integrity in his little finger than this administration has in its entirety. Hegspeth has no business being in government at all—period, ever.
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NEW Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just landed in Hawaii and was asked about the Yemen Signal group chat. His response was to attack The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, whom Trump has long despised. He refers to Goldberg as a “deceitful and highly discredited, so-called journalist,” and then says he’d be delighted to talk about the campaign against Ansar Allah (the Houthis). Hegseth also claims that no war plans were shared in the Signal group chat; Goldberg reported that plans were shared in that chat.
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Hey, @Wix. You people suck! Charged my credit card with a 3-year, $750 web hosting fee I never approved. Shit customer service. Use @WordPress, people, if you ever need domain hosting.
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Hundreds of thousands of people have cancelled Washington Post subscriptions thanks to Jeff Bezos' meddling. Now they can subscribe instead to former staffer @geneweingarten's aptly named, Bezos-hating parody version, "The Washington Pist." rb.gy/q0e04q
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More satire than parody, other than the masthead
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Tommy Tuberville, this is a stunningly un-American statement. If you don't believe in the freedom of speech and assembly guaranteed in the First Amendment of the Constitution, you don't belong in any elected office—not in America anyway. @TTuberville
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Tommy Tuberville: "When it comes to protesters, we gotta make sure we treat all of them the same: send them to jail."
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.@elonmusk says "10% of federal expenditures" are due to people having fake Social Security numbers, claiming it is "half a trillion dollars." That's a ridiculous number. Put up or shut up.
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Rep. Al Green hit the nail on the head during Trump's speech: the president does not have a mandate in any of this. motherjones.com/politics/202…
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"The Republicans, whenever a Democrat’s in power, they whine and cry about the deficit, and you got a slash-slash-slash. But every time a Republican comes into power and wants to cut taxes to create a huge deficit, shhhh...."
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Here's what happened inside the White House after the Oval Office shouting match: Trump huddled with his key advisers immediately afterward inside the Oval. According to a White House official, Trump consulted Vance, Rubio, Bessent, etc. That was when Trump decided that Zelensky was "not in a place to negotiate." He directed Secretary Rubio and his national security adviser Mike Waltz to deliver the message: it was time for Zelensky to leave. The Ukrainians were holding nearby in a separate room. (That's standard for foreign leader visits.) Typically they reconvene for lunch. But the Ukrainians would not be dining at the White House. As the prepared food sat nearby on carts in a hallway, the Ukrainians were instructed to leave. The White House official said the Ukrainians wanted to continue the talks. But they were told no. Zelensky left shortly thereafter.
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House GOP seeks cuts to: Ag: $230B (SNAP) Education/Workforce: $330B Energy/Commerce: $880B (Medicaid) Oversight/Govt Reform: $50B Transportation/Infrastructure: $10B. And increases to: Armed Services: $100B Homeland: $90B Judiciary: $110B Ways & Means: $4.5 TRILLION (tax cuts)
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