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It is not too late to stop this mad rush into region-wide war. Take action by calling your representatives and saying β€œNo War on Iran” and β€œNo Boots on the Ground.” Get organized with neighbors and others to be in the streets.

04.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 279 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1

Kristi Noem has used $200M+ in taxpayer funds to pay firms with close ties to her top aides to make anti-immigrant PSAs.

Her luxury jets will cost taxpayers nearly $300M.

Trump's lackeys rail against "government waste," but are happy to pilfer taxpayer funds for themselves.

05.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 2602 πŸ” 803 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 26

The White House wants an extra $50 billion to fund Trump’s illegal war.

That’s on top of the Pentagon’s $1T budget β€” which Trump is trying to boost to $1.5T.

Remember that over half of defense spending flows to private corporations and the Pentagon has failed eight financial audits in a row.

05.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 1508 πŸ” 610 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 28

Today's abysmal jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy.

What's required is investment in working people β€” and better wages.

When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs.

Remember this.

06.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 9124 πŸ” 3084 πŸ’¬ 345 πŸ“Œ 129

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

05.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 18772 πŸ” 7318 πŸ’¬ 796 πŸ“Œ 414

Instead of spending $50 billion to bankroll Trump’s criminal war on Iran, we could:

-Extend ACA subsidies for one year
-Restore SNAP benefits for 2.4 million people
-And ensure Medicaid coverage for nearly 2 million people

It’s not about what we can afford. It’s about priorities.

06.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 2091 πŸ” 636 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 34
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Like clockwork.

06.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 20535 πŸ” 8135 πŸ’¬ 861 πŸ“Œ 436

DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate β€” and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August.

He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA.

The grift continues.

06.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 16387 πŸ” 7385 πŸ’¬ 533 πŸ“Œ 382
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Ben Stiller is calling out the White House after it used a clip from Tropic Thunder in a video promoting the Iran war.

β€œWe never gave you permission and have no interest in being part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie,” Stiller wrote.

06.03.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 12667 πŸ” 3109 πŸ’¬ 261 πŸ“Œ 96
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Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

06.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 24625 πŸ” 7063 πŸ’¬ 526 πŸ“Œ 424
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

06.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 10025 πŸ” 5279 πŸ’¬ 629 πŸ“Œ 635

I’ve been asked if I would support Sen. Mullin as Noem’s replacement.

The answer is a resounding NO. The rot in DHS is deep, much deeper than any individual.

It’s a question of policy not personnel. The Senate should not consider any DHS Secretary nominee until DHS and ICE are reined in.

05.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 11980 πŸ” 2509 πŸ’¬ 1582 πŸ“Œ 305
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AOC: He impulsively went in on Venezuela. He impulsively went in on Iran. It led to increased global instability and every time he’s done that, it has been consistent with a spike in what is happening with the Epstein files. I think that he feels existentially tied to it.

05.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 15205 πŸ” 4369 πŸ’¬ 329 πŸ“Œ 174
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Meta won’t let morality get in the way of a product launch What a great time to add facial recognition to everything!

Meta won’t let morality get in the way of a product launch www.theverge.com/policy/88634...

06.03.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is honestly one of the most anti-Jewish things I’ve ever seen from the United States government.

05.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 12937 πŸ” 3357 πŸ’¬ 2105 πŸ“Œ 570
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Moskowitz: "Let me congratulate the former Homeland Security Secretary on her appointment to be the Shield of Americas, which I'm pretty sure the president came up with when he watched the last Avengers movie"

05.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 24953 πŸ” 5654 πŸ’¬ 1384 πŸ“Œ 466
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Community members, public officials push back against ICE expansion into metro Detroit - WDET 101.9 FM The Southfield office and planned detention center in Romulus come as the Trump administration massively increases the budget for ICE.

β€œCut the utilities, condemn the building, demo it, take it under eminent domain, whatever you can do. Make it impossible for them to use our neighborhood for a concentration camp,” he said.

β€œThis will not be solved by a harshly worded letter or resolution. We need action.”

wdet.org/2026/02/27/c...

02.03.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 4041 πŸ” 1351 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 57
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911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

02.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 2791 πŸ” 1645 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 111

BREAKING: Credible whistleblower discloses that FBI forensic experts were ordered to stand down from processing the scene where Renee Good was killed, because Kash Patel did not want Good referenced as a β€œvictim” in the warrant.

02.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 11030 πŸ” 4663 πŸ’¬ 211 πŸ“Œ 267
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After Renee Good was killed, career FBI agents were ordered to stand down from investigating her killing.

Why?

Kash Patel wanted to falsely spin Renee Good as a threat to law enforcement.

02.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 2447 πŸ” 1125 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 56
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There Are 47,635 Epstein Files Offline for Review, DOJ Says Among the unreleased documents are a woman’s unverified allegations against President Trump.

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

04.03.2026 06:48 πŸ‘ 3344 πŸ” 1424 πŸ’¬ 165 πŸ“Œ 67
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"Demand is so great that programs to mentor attorneys to file habeas cases are emerging...

β€œI’m on all these listservs where people are saying, who can help me in Arizona, who can help me in Mississippi, and people are stepping up and helping each other...”

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 4913 πŸ” 1568 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 48
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www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

06.03.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 6175 πŸ” 2435 πŸ’¬ 283 πŸ“Œ 115

The reason we have β€œstupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.

05.03.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 22682 πŸ” 5569 πŸ’¬ 606 πŸ“Œ 172
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Without the dots, it looks like polygraph test results from a pathological liar.

23.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 20516 πŸ” 4509 πŸ’¬ 690 πŸ“Œ 206

When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.

And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.

03.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 10779 πŸ” 3277 πŸ’¬ 198 πŸ“Œ 246

I think Talarico stands a better chance to win the general election in deep red Texas.

But I think Crockett is terrific and if she wins the Texas Senate primary, I'll donate to her and unequivocally support her.

Every Democrat needs to get on board and support whomever wins.

04.03.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 242 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 4

BREAKING: The DOJ has been taking down certain Epstein file documents, per CBS News.

03.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 4769 πŸ” 2029 πŸ’¬ 238 πŸ“Œ 99
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BLUMENTHAL: Have you met with any of the American citizens who have been detained or arrested by your agents?

NOEM: They could've been instructing law enforcemen--

BLUMENTHAL: You haven't met with them. I'd like to introduce you to 3 of them. Will you please stand?

03.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 5093 πŸ” 1644 πŸ’¬ 231 πŸ“Œ 92
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The majority of America’s teachers β€” a whopping 71% β€” have at least one side job because they’re so underpaid.

Meanwhile, the country is about to be launched into a long, drawn-out war that has already cost an estimated $2 billion.

Priorities.

03.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 3143 πŸ” 1074 πŸ’¬ 172 πŸ“Œ 56