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While the nation has plenty of real problems to deal with, Trump is ignoring them to manufacture fake emergencies. Why? He wants more power — and he wants to distract from his unpopular agenda. It should be clear that America’s actual national emergency is Donald J. Trump.

‘My new perspective is there’s nothing wrong with being a billionaire, but if somebody is working 40 hours a week, 160 hours a month, and they can’t make their rent, you’re not paying them enough money. Maybe you should just be worth $900 million.’

Ozzy Osbourne funeral procession through Birmingham is being led by musicians playing Iron Man 🤘🥺🙏

The best way to reduce the cost of Medicaid is to name and shame big employers that pay their full time employees so little, they qualify for Medicaid

Trump & the GOP have: -Killed CFPB rules saving consumers $15B in overdraft and credit card late fees -Dropped 22 CFPB actions against corporate lawbreakers -Halted $100M in restitution owed to student borrowers They're on corporate predators' side, not yours.

#nokingsday

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MAGA boxer Ryan Garcia says he "may have voted for Trump, but I can't stay silent about what's happening with ICE in LA"

We need Spaceballs 2 now more than ever

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

As House Republicans pass a budget bill that takes from the poor to finance tax cuts predominantly for the rich, Trump is hosting a dinner for investors in his crypto business who spent a total of $394 million to gain access to him. It's clear who they really serve.

HOW DID OETTINGER KEEP THAT OUT! 🤯 (via: ESPN/NHL)

I agree with @aoc.bsky.social. The math isn't adding up in the Republicans' "big, beautiful bill."

Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

Virginia Tech football has been using Metallica’s Enter Sandman for their walkout music since 2000 and last night the band finally played Lane Stadium setting off the Richter scale

White House: Hey guys, I have a big announcement. Please tune in. Vatican:

This is what courage looks like. Kudos to the team at 60 Minutes.

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.  Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.  But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.

Trump's EPA has rolled back regulations governing clean air, water, wildlife, and toxic chemicals. It's estimated that these moves could result in 200,000 premature deaths by 2050. Your Earth Day reminder that Donald Trump is a danger to our planet and our health.

The Trump administration is planning to collect on student loans in default — including by garnishing wages for over 5 million borrowers. That's after enacting tariffs that will increase the cost of basic goods and could lead to a recession. What could go wrong?

Ummmm well this is insane….gotta be a HIPAA violation of some sorts newrepublic.com/post/194245/...

It’s one insane thing after another with RFK Jr….now it comes out that HHS planning to cut the National Suicide Hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth that gets 2,100 contacts per day….cruelty is the point with this heartless bastard www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE has detained Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard scientist from Russia working on major advancements in cancer detection, since mid-February. If deported, she could face arrest over her opposition to the war in Ukraine. Another reminder that xenophobia hurts all of us.

Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"

If Trump can disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him? Either everyone has due process — or no one does.

Draft nerds: What’s the one word that you struggle to go a single hour without saying? Like if you had to take a shot every time you said it, you’d be on the floor? Mine is “physicality” 🫠

Cost of extending the Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion Remember this as we hear about "wasteful government spending."

I asked ai 3 different times to complete his pitching motion from that first still pic. And this is what it came up with. 🤣

No matter how many times Republicans say otherwise, there is *no way* they can pay for their tax cuts for the rich without gutting healthcare and food assistance for the poor — along with other programs that millions of people rely on. Don't believe their lies for a second.

I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...

A Brooklyn school backed by Jay-Z said students could graduate debt-free. Now they're buried in it. gothamist.com/news/a-brook...

Dictators of all stripes hate solidarity. They’d prefer that we cower alone. They want us to feel powerless. This is why I encourage you to participate in the peaceful demonstrations planned for today across America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/april-5-hands-off-our-healthcare

Wow so the people of Lithuania gathered to mourn and pay their respects to the 4 American soldiers that tragically died there during training…this is what allies do 🫡….meanwhile Trump skipped the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base to play golf in Miami with Saudis

There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers. Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.

So my new concept is this: no personnel is policy. Trump and Musk couldn't eliminate all regulatory burdens or repeal the CHIPS Act or cut Social Security benefits by congressional vote, so they're doing it by cutting the staff tasked with those priorities. prospect.org/politics/202...

Is this the Golden Age or are we still on Liberation Day?

Your April Fools' Day reminder that trickle-down economics is the greatest trick of all. It's nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich at your expense. Don't fall for it.

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The work we do here at Sports Reference would not be possible without the remarkable women who keep our sites running. If you've ever visited one of the Sports Reference sites, you have these women to thank! #WomensHistoryMonth

Nearly every Republican in the Senate voted to overturn a Biden Admin rule that limited bank overdraft fees to $5. This rule, initially established by the now gutted CFPB, was expected to save consumers $5 billion annually. The GOP is the party of junk fees.

Trump is conducting an authoritarian witch hunt against foreign students here legally, simply because they’ve engaged in free speech that his regime doesn’t like. This is modern-day McCarthyism and an attack on the First Amendment. We must all stand up against it.

Meta raked in $8B thanks to Trump’s first tax cuts. It donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. Comcast got $6.6B. It donated $1M to his inauguration. Bank of America got $24B in tax subsidies, and you guessed it, donated to Trump’s inauguration. This is who Trump governs for.

Because of the pay gap, women have lost out on more than $60 trillion in wages since 1967. Yes, trillion. On an hourly basis, women were paid 18.0% less on average than men in 2024. We must ensure fair wages for all.

Wisconsin coach and 1980 Olympics men's hockey team hero Mark Johnson asked his team when the penalty shot was announced, "Who wants it?" And Simms stepped up.

Death of the Dragon, by Evelyn de Morgan, 1914, 📸 by Mitchell Leff