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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo ago

AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

aidan@aidanrva.bsky.social · last yr.

Its unfortunate how normalized corruption has become in this country. He's grovelling at the feet of the wealthy to interfere in what should be a free and fair election. They're scared. Go ahead. Try it. It didn't work for Cuomo. share.google/RWdP9wUf4LSf...

Eric Adams Meets With Business Leaders Desperate to Stop Mamdani’s Rise

Daniel Loeb, the hedge fund manager, and some other New York City business leaders are aghast at Zohran Mamdani’s success in the Democratic mayoral primary and are considering backing Mr. Adams in the general election.

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Philip Bump@pbump.com · last yr.

Here's Trump saying to Bukele that "homegrown criminals are next" and talking about how El Salvador will need to build "about five more places."

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social · last yr.

I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” 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.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 2y ago

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

aidan@aidanrva.bsky.social · 2y ago

"Richard Neal, 75, will lead Democrats on Ways and Means, Frank Pallone, 73, will be the party’s top representative on Energy and Commerce. Maxine Waters, 86, will be the ranking member on the Financial Services Committee, and Rose DeLauro, 81, will helm the Democrats’ presence in Appropriations."

Ken Klippenstein@kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 2y ago

Bernie Sanders: "We are moving rapidly into an oligarchic form of society. Never before in American history have so few people had so much wealth and so much power." "In Russia, Putin has an oligarchy. We have an oligarchy here, too.