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Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money, an EARNED benefit!
March 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money, an EARNED benefit!
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A new proposal would force millions to file Social Security claims in person. The agency acknowledges the change could cause particular hardship for elderly and disabled Americans who have limited mobility.
Proposal would force millions to file Social Security claims in person
The agency acknowledges the change could cause particular hardship for elderly and disabled Americans who have limited mobility.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A new proposal would force millions to file Social Security claims in person. The agency acknowledges the change could cause particular hardship for elderly and disabled Americans who have limited mobility.
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With everything happening in the US right now, how safe are scientific conferences for foreign participants in the US? I think this is something we have to discuss as a scientific community. I am hesitating to register for US meetings due to the unpredictable situation. Others who feel the same?
March 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
With everything happening in the US right now, how safe are scientific conferences for foreign participants in the US? I think this is something we have to discuss as a scientific community. I am hesitating to register for US meetings due to the unpredictable situation. Others who feel the same?
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Overheard: The Tesla Chainsaw Massacre.
March 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Overheard: The Tesla Chainsaw Massacre.
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Thank you, Prime Minister Trudeau. For your hard work, for your leadership, and for your great service to our country.
March 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Thank you, Prime Minister Trudeau. For your hard work, for your leadership, and for your great service to our country.
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Senate Judiciary Democrats have filed a professional misconduct complaint against Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin for "multiple abuses of power" — including "using the threat of prosecution to intimidate government employees and chill the speech of private citizens." tinyurl.com/3vue7d58
March 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Senate Judiciary Democrats have filed a professional misconduct complaint against Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin for "multiple abuses of power" — including "using the threat of prosecution to intimidate government employees and chill the speech of private citizens." tinyurl.com/3vue7d58
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The question now--Who else will follow Ruth and who will stay?
Scoop: Washington Post editor Ruth Marcus says she’s resigning after a column on Jeff Bezos’s Wall Street Journal-like opinion pivot was rejected by Will Lewis
March 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The question now--Who else will follow Ruth and who will stay?
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re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
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In June 2023, I asked Rep Jamie Raskin if he could meet with me. People in his district had concerns about Medicaid to share with him. He was undergoing cancer treatment at the time & Rep Raskin took the meeting.
SEVERAL members have EMERGED as leaders AGAINST AUTHORITARIANISM & Jamie Raskin is 1!🙏
SEVERAL members have EMERGED as leaders AGAINST AUTHORITARIANISM & Jamie Raskin is 1!🙏
March 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
In June 2023, I asked Rep Jamie Raskin if he could meet with me. People in his district had concerns about Medicaid to share with him. He was undergoing cancer treatment at the time & Rep Raskin took the meeting.
SEVERAL members have EMERGED as leaders AGAINST AUTHORITARIANISM & Jamie Raskin is 1!🙏
SEVERAL members have EMERGED as leaders AGAINST AUTHORITARIANISM & Jamie Raskin is 1!🙏
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Senator Kelly responds to Elon Musk
March 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Senator Kelly responds to Elon Musk
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For Women's History Month, may we all remember and summon the courage of Rachel Carson, who wrote Silent Spring to inform the world what DDT was doing to the songbirds, raptors,and by extension, us. While battling cancer, she stood her ground against savage attacks by the chemical industry...
March 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
For Women's History Month, may we all remember and summon the courage of Rachel Carson, who wrote Silent Spring to inform the world what DDT was doing to the songbirds, raptors,and by extension, us. While battling cancer, she stood her ground against savage attacks by the chemical industry...
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GREENLAND PM:
“.. The recent things that the American president has done mean that you don't want to get as close to (the U.S.) as you might have wanted in the past. We need to draw a line in the sand and spend more effort on those countries that show us respect for the future we want to draw."
“.. The recent things that the American president has done mean that you don't want to get as close to (the U.S.) as you might have wanted in the past. We need to draw a line in the sand and spend more effort on those countries that show us respect for the future we want to draw."
Greenland leader says Trump's threats "mean you don't want to get as close" to the U.S.
Ahead of Greenland's election, its prime minister says Trump's rhetoric makes residents less inclined to accept his offer "to be a part of" the U.S.
www.cbsnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
GREENLAND PM:
“.. The recent things that the American president has done mean that you don't want to get as close to (the U.S.) as you might have wanted in the past. We need to draw a line in the sand and spend more effort on those countries that show us respect for the future we want to draw."
“.. The recent things that the American president has done mean that you don't want to get as close to (the U.S.) as you might have wanted in the past. We need to draw a line in the sand and spend more effort on those countries that show us respect for the future we want to draw."
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Canada's Liberal Party has elected Mark Carney as its new leader, meaning he will soon replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the nation's top office following Trudeau's announcement January that he would be stepping down.
March 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Canada's Liberal Party has elected Mark Carney as its new leader, meaning he will soon replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the nation's top office following Trudeau's announcement January that he would be stepping down.
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BOLDUAN: Target and Best Buy said last week that prices are going up in direct relation to the tariffs. Is that a good thing for your constituents?
MALLIOTAKIS: I mean, but the tariffs, but, ut, shh ...
MALLIOTAKIS: I mean, but the tariffs, but, ut, shh ...
March 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
BOLDUAN: Target and Best Buy said last week that prices are going up in direct relation to the tariffs. Is that a good thing for your constituents?
MALLIOTAKIS: I mean, but the tariffs, but, ut, shh ...
MALLIOTAKIS: I mean, but the tariffs, but, ut, shh ...
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Wild that Cyber Trucks are trash, SpaceX rockets are exploding all over, and X is a broken shit heap. Wonder if there’s anything in common.
March 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Wild that Cyber Trucks are trash, SpaceX rockets are exploding all over, and X is a broken shit heap. Wonder if there’s anything in common.
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Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
March 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...
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How else can Americans DEPORT Muskrat and his minions to Mars???
Trump and Musk are dead set on extinguishing the flame of hope for millions of Americans suffering from deadly diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Their draconian cuts to the NIH would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars.
SIGN HERE to demand Trump restore funding for disease research!👇
Their draconian cuts to the NIH would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars.
SIGN HERE to demand Trump restore funding for disease research!👇
Demand Trump restore funding for deadly disease cure research!
atadvocacy.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
How else can Americans DEPORT Muskrat and his minions to Mars???
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Nebraska is going to get crushed between Tariffs and Medicaid cuts. They have to balance their state budget and it looks like at least a 200m shortfall this year. BEFORE tariff impacts.
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
Tariff trouble? Nebraska companies, farmers trapped in middle of brewing trade war
The recent Trump administration tariffs imposed on that country means that the animal feed company will now pay more for a feed additive for pigs and chickens, a product that can lead to healthier ani...
www.1011now.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Nebraska is going to get crushed between Tariffs and Medicaid cuts. They have to balance their state budget and it looks like at least a 200m shortfall this year. BEFORE tariff impacts.
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
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Dearleader-itis.
Some GOP bills introduced since January:
🤡 Make Trump’s birthday a holiday
🤡 Carve Trump into Mt. Rushmore
🤡 Rename Dulles Airport after Trump
Other GOP bills from the last Congress:
🤡 Print $500 bills w/ Trump portrait
🤡 Rename US coastal waters for Trump
(h/t @macfarlanenews.bsky.social)
🤡 Make Trump’s birthday a holiday
🤡 Carve Trump into Mt. Rushmore
🤡 Rename Dulles Airport after Trump
Other GOP bills from the last Congress:
🤡 Print $500 bills w/ Trump portrait
🤡 Rename US coastal waters for Trump
(h/t @macfarlanenews.bsky.social)
We have reached North Korean levels of sycophantry.
From NY-24’s Claudia Tenney 👇
tenney.house.gov/media/press-...
From NY-24’s Claudia Tenney 👇
tenney.house.gov/media/press-...
February 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Dearleader-itis.
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Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts 👇
#ResistTrump
#ResistTrump
We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
www.newyorker.com
February 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts 👇
#ResistTrump
#ResistTrump
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We have two job openings in the Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Non tenure-track, of interest for those who work in cultural studies or critical media, don't mind a full-time lecture schedule, and enjoy working with grad TAs. It's a three-year renewable post. Please circulate!
Assistant Teaching Professor of Media Studies
jobs.colorado.edu
February 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We have two job openings in the Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Non tenure-track, of interest for those who work in cultural studies or critical media, don't mind a full-time lecture schedule, and enjoy working with grad TAs. It's a three-year renewable post. Please circulate!
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Removing NYC Mayor Eric Adams from office is not as nearly as important as removing Donald Trump and Elon Musk from office.
February 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Removing NYC Mayor Eric Adams from office is not as nearly as important as removing Donald Trump and Elon Musk from office.