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Be kind. Pass along. Share with a friend.
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Be kind. Pass along. Share with a friend.
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Just so you know. Where’s the money gone & what else is missing.
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Just so you know. Where’s the money gone & what else is missing.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Trump’s ICE goons dragged a childcare worker out of a bilingual daycare and preschool in front of children and parents.
This is who Trump claims is the “worst of the worst” — a woman who has dedicated her life to educating and caring for children.
The cruelty is the point.
This is who Trump claims is the “worst of the worst” — a woman who has dedicated her life to educating and caring for children.
The cruelty is the point.
Families 'Horrified' After Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Federal Agents
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the
blockclubchicago.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Trump’s ICE goons dragged a childcare worker out of a bilingual daycare and preschool in front of children and parents.
This is who Trump claims is the “worst of the worst” — a woman who has dedicated her life to educating and caring for children.
The cruelty is the point.
This is who Trump claims is the “worst of the worst” — a woman who has dedicated her life to educating and caring for children.
The cruelty is the point.
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
youtu.be/mSFUg8bGCXc?...
If you weren't furious already...
If you weren't furious already...
'WE NEED TO WATCH OUT': Maddow sounds alarm on ICE surveillance as Trump wields new weapon
YouTube video by MSNBC
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October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
youtu.be/mSFUg8bGCXc?...
If you weren't furious already...
If you weren't furious already...
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Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
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Megan James
Another set of glassy Lake Kerkini perfection as the Dalmatian Pelicans come into land alongside the boat.
Another set of glassy Lake Kerkini perfection as the Dalmatian Pelicans come into land alongside the boat.
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Megan James
Another set of glassy Lake Kerkini perfection as the Dalmatian Pelicans come into land alongside the boat.
Another set of glassy Lake Kerkini perfection as the Dalmatian Pelicans come into land alongside the boat.
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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
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Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
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If you think Trump can’t misuse the nuclear codes because "people would stop him" well those same people just watched him bulldoze a wing of the White House.
October 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If you think Trump can’t misuse the nuclear codes because "people would stop him" well those same people just watched him bulldoze a wing of the White House.
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Please don't confuse "Far-Right" anger with "Far-Left" anger.
The "Far-Right" are angry about refugees escaping war, flags & statues. The "Far-Left" are angry about institutionalised racism, never-ending poverty and the destruction of the NHS
The anger is not the same.
The "Far-Right" are angry about refugees escaping war, flags & statues. The "Far-Left" are angry about institutionalised racism, never-ending poverty and the destruction of the NHS
The anger is not the same.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Please don't confuse "Far-Right" anger with "Far-Left" anger.
The "Far-Right" are angry about refugees escaping war, flags & statues. The "Far-Left" are angry about institutionalised racism, never-ending poverty and the destruction of the NHS
The anger is not the same.
The "Far-Right" are angry about refugees escaping war, flags & statues. The "Far-Left" are angry about institutionalised racism, never-ending poverty and the destruction of the NHS
The anger is not the same.
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Cartoon by John Darkow.
October 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Cartoon by John Darkow.
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DC still has PLENTY of narrow streets perfect for makeshift rampart building
October 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
DC still has PLENTY of narrow streets perfect for makeshift rampart building
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The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing
Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction
Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.
www.wsj.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing
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1 week? Nice work...
October 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
1 week? Nice work...
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Help us push for an investigation into Trump's Epstein scandal HERE: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Fully investigate the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Help us push for an investigation into Trump's Epstein scandal HERE: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
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Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally.
Print it.
Put it in a frame.
Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 
Print it.
Put it in a frame.
Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 
October 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally.
Print it.
Put it in a frame.
Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 
Print it.
Put it in a frame.
Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 
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Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"
October 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"