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Prices since Trump took office: -Groceries: ⬆️ 2.7% -Utilities: ⬆️ 11% -ACA premiums: ⬆️ 26% -Overall consumer prices: ⬆️ 3% Trump: “I don't want to hear about the affordability.”

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election? Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official. Be warned.

At a time when we should be guaranteeing health care to all Americans as a human right, President Trump and his Republican colleagues are threatening to make our broken system even worse by doubling premiums for more than 20 million Americans.

Why would someone “anti-ice” shoot only people DETAINED by ICE?

Killer Democracy: How a Corrupt Supreme Court Turned Debate Into Death open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...

Charlie Kirk dead, 2 schoolkids critical in Denver shooting, all today. On radio almost 40 years ago, sad to say I predicted we’d live this way. Until guns are actually regulated (maybe like cars) nothing will change.

www.savehhs.org

Not criticizing the good-hearted people calling for prayers in Minneapolis, but it ain’t enough. It’s past time to regulate ALL guns like we do cars.

Pritzker 2028!!

She warned us!

youtube.com/watch?v=ifcc... Watch the parade of Republicans here PROMISING no cuts to Medicaid. Stunning.

Today’s Phila Inquirer

Many retailers have issued warnings that they won’t, as Trump has suggested, “eat” the additional costs caused by those import taxes. That means anything from groceries and clothing to toys and cars could cost Americans more. cnn.it/3ShEE1R

100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election. 70% of these donations went to Republicans. Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts predominantly for the rich. This is what oligarchy looks like.

Reminder: when Sean Duffy was a congressman, he and other Republicans voted against upgrading air traffic control systems. Now, he’s trying to blame those systems for Newark airport’s outages – while claiming DOGE’s cuts of critical support staff at the FAA had nothing to do with it. Hello?

Busting up big corporations.  Tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics.  Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages. Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare... This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.

Socialism is what they called public power.  Socialism is what they called social security.    Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.   Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

Our Founding Fathers were no dummies. As James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 47: “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” This is what Trump wants. We will stop him.

If you're a billionaire, $10 eggs might be just a "little disturbance." For most Americans it's a real issue.

Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Elon Musk have made clear who they are. Only fools - or Kremlin tools - would abandon NATO, side with Russia, and demand Ukraine surrender in the face of Putin’s brutal aggression.

@maxwellfrost.bsky.social Trump IS grifter in chief. Repubs were allowed to say the most hateful lies about Biden, Obama, etc, but when you speak truth, they don’t allow it. Don’t back down!! You’re a hero!

Donald Trump is not fit to be President of the United States of America. His presence in the Oval Office is a stain on the legacy of this country.

The context makes it clear:“Fight. Fight. Fight.” Nazi salute “Amen”

JFK started USAID in part to spread America’s freedom message. Russia and China may now fill that void. It was mainly started to help struggling people, something the richest man in the world wouldn’t get. His ignorance aside, this is a dumb move.

Hmmm.

Musk joins German far right's opening rally remotely, instructs Germans to stop feeling guilty and reminds them how impressed Caesar had been with German tribes' ability to fight. Could not make this up.

No words.

The goal is to overwhelm us so we give up. Don't do that!

How far away are we from Nazi Germany when children informed in their parents? Coworkers are now obligated to inform on DEI supporters & fail to do so at their own peril. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

IT’S GAMEDAY. LET’S HUNT 🦅 🎨: ryanlynndesign.com | #FlyEaglesFly

I have a new goal for 2025 - I will keep a spreadsheet of every book I read for the year and write a Christmas letter email to all of the authors thanking them for giving me something to read and saying something nice about their work.

Good fight. I thought the champ won, but Ramos was awesome.

Can Ramos upset Barrios? Cool fight.🥊🥊

Anybody see Iron Mike slap Jake Paul? Looked staged to me.