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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/b.... If Lisa Cook should resign because she has been accused of mortgage fraud, does that mean Trump should resign as he has been found civilly liable for committing mortgage fraud.

No pictures but I just watched a presidential advisor show how income climbed in Trump’s first term vs Biden’s; of course the numbers favored Rump; but income in Biden’s first term started where income in Rump’s first term started not where Rump’s finished. Made up numbers?

This is incredible. Hegseth wants to change names of Navy ships, not just the Harvey Milk but also others named for those who worked for the good of the people, like the USS Ruth Bader Ginsberg. How much will that cost? www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-ne...

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

Donald Trump is a POS. Pass it on. #pospotus

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

Why did six House Republicans who promised to oppose Medicaid cuts vote for the "big beautiful bill"? It could be because the bill now contains an expanded "pass-through" tax deduction that would personally benefit them. Follow the money.

🔥 ICYMI — “Your department is out of control. Your agency acts as if laws don’t matter.” Senator Chris Murphy drags Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

Trump will host a private dinner later this month for the top buyers of his memecoin, which has made him the world's newest crypto billionaire. The top 25 coin buyers will get a "VIP White House tour." Call it what it is: corruption.

Average global CEO pay has skyrocketed 50% since 2019 to $4.3M. By contrast, average worker pay has risen just 0.9% over that same time period.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

Update: the Trump administration has proposed cutting the National Park System by $900 million, about one third of its budget.

No question. The Dems failed to do the bare minimum to verify the results. A tragedy.

Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He's now planning to end the free IRS Direct File program. Apple donated $1M. Trump exempted most of Apple’s imports from tariffs. Coinbase donated $1M. Trump’s SEC dropped a major lawsuit against them. See how this works?

All of us can do something. #WeAreStrongerTogether

Hey PNW garden peeps please, please hold off on spring tidying. Insects and other tiny critters who need leaf cover and last year's stuff to survive aren't out and about yet, they won't be until the temp is OVER 50 degrees overnight. We're at least a couple weeks away from that. Let stuff sleep.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u... How is this not illegal?

Everything you need to know about Trump's tax cuts.

Guess who warned everyone?

Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years. Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.

pay the president and the government drops your case?

JDVance just showed what a bad president he would make. And in fact Zelenskyy had thanked the U.S. in his remarks before the blow up. And did anyone’s else notice Drumpf keep saying raw earth instead of rare earth?

Don’t use Facebook, Instagram or Google today and buy nothing that is not from a local small business. Show them our economic power.

I can't think of a faster way to undermine the country than simultaneously firing government workers, cutting scientific research, rolling back protections on public health & environment, & cutting essential services. It's like the US was defeated in war and is being occupied by a hostile enemy.

Some sound advice:

We should all keep repeating this since the king of Liars has such a huge megaphone: RUSSIA STARTED THE WAR BY INVADING UKRAINE.

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

This was Feb 19th last year. This year they are predicting snow.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/t... Time to boycott Google.

Good editorial from the Lancet. We now have to go to other countries’ websites for current health information. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Good article on what the first Trump tariffs in 2018 did to prices, jobs and agricultural exports. hbr.org/2024/12/what...

The Republican Party has an affirmative action plan for adulterers who abuse women.

I had the triumvirate of vaccines yesterday: flu, Covid, and RSV. Today my arm is killing me.

His daddy just released Jr's dealer 😂

Biden freed Leonard Peltier on Monday. I am overjoyed.

Since large audiences are something Dumpster craves, I suggest no one watch the inauguration.

Let's call this what it is: targeted harassment. www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/b...

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