Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"
The $30 million AIPAC wasted in Michigan, wasted trying to help Haley Stevens, could have been used to fully fund and deliver 6 million malaria nets to sub-Saharan Africa. Or, it could have fully paid for universal free school breakfasts in Mississippi, America's poorest state.
Abbott Labs gave $500K to Trump's inauguration. Now the criminal investigation into whether their formula sickened and killed babies has been shut down.
Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building antenna. They are holding a banner that reads: “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace”
“This administration is trying to take away one of the most fundamental rights that people with disabilities have fought for.”
Trump DOJ outlines dubious path to force people into psychiatric institutions
"This administration is trying to take away one of the most fundamental rights that people with disabilities have fought for."
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Damn Right! As a retired SPED teacher and person with disabilities. I find it horrifying. “They’re health-related programs rather than particularly educated programs,” Mr. Kennedy said. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/u...
Disability Groups Fear RFK Jr.’s New Special Education Role
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Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America. He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton
REP. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “This isn't coincidental or accidental. We're seeing the greatest purge of Black power since the era of Reconstruction.” (H/T @motherjones.com ) #Memphis #JimCrow @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn
BREAKING: Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting referendum results Even though Virginians put this to a vote and the people of Virginian voted for this redistricting, apparently the will of the people is irrelevant now. 1/2
Mercury released when coal is burned makes it's way into the food chain (i.e. fish). The Trump administration, with Republican support, is literally poisoning the planet, without much if any regard for health of the population.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoHARDER: What are the health harms of this repeal? ZELDIN: It could be 0 HARDER: You think doubling the amount of mercury pollution is going to result in 0 health harms?
BASH: You and your fellow Democrats have used some heated rhetoric against the president. Do you think twice about that when something like that happens? RASKIN: What rhetoric do you have in mind? BASH: That he's terrible for this country and so on and so forth
Good afternoon. This is your daily reminder that Trump just lifted sanctions on Iran to give them $14 BILLION to hep fund their war against us. In other words, your daily reminder that this is probably the dumbest war of all time.
AOC: Companies like Palantir are mining endlessly the data and privacy of the American people—keeping track of everything that they say and do. And sending it to a militarized government.
A transaction of this magnitude demands open deliberation before the full Commission, not a quiet sign-off to avoid public scrutiny. Given the increasingly alarming pace of reckless media consolidation, the American public deserves to know how and why this decision was made.
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez@agomezfcc.bsky.social · 5mo agoNEWS: The FCC has approved the unlawful Nexstar-TEGNA merger behind closed doors. The consequences of this rubber stamp approval will be felt in living rooms and newsrooms across the country, resulting in fewer voices, less competition, and higher costs for consumers.
Starmer: "We will not be drawn into the wider war ... we cannot allow the war in the Gulf to turn into a windfall for Putin"
Trump: "Please, somebody help me with the Strait of Hormuz 🙏!" Europeans:
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
"$1 billion per day" Republicans would rather spend $1 billion per day doing Israel's dirty work, while risking American lives, than establish Universal Healthcare for it's citizens. www.commondreams.org/news/what-s-...
While Cost of Living Soars and Healthcare Taken Away, Trump Spending $1 Billion Per Day in War of Choice With Iran | Common Dreams
"We can't afford to keep our hospitals open, but we can afford a billion dollars a day to bomb Iran?"
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“They were careless people, —they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
“Every Republican president comes to office, cuts benefits for the poor, cuts taxes for the rich, raises prices, and then bombs a Middle East country.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social explains how Trump’s ‘anti-war’ campaign was a lie, noting the president has bombed seven countries in his second term.
“I Was a US Intelligence Analyst. Israel and the US Are Lying to You About Iran” Debunking 7 key lies behind Trump and Netanyahu’s new Middle East regime change war. Ex-US defense intelligence analyst Harrison Mann for Zeteo:
I Was a US Intelligence Analyst. Israel and the US Are Lying to You About Iran
Debunking 7 key lies behind Trump and Netanyahu’s new Middle East regime change war.
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"The attack came despite US intelligence assessments that Iran was unlikely to pose an immediate threat to the US mainland within the next decade." So why do it? "A weeks-long lobbying effort by Israel and Saudi Arabia..." Ah. Not just weak, but cheap, too. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran
President Trump launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran after weeks-long lobbying by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East: Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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They spent billions on regime change in Venezuela and left the Maduro's head of torture in charge. They are now spending billions on regime change in Iran, knowing the most likely outcome will be harder line leadership. We do not have serious people running our country.
American taxpayers are paying this ICE-hole to walk up and down a residential street in Santa Ana, CA, spraying pepper spray for no reason whatsoever. #ProudBlue #FuckICE #SantaAna