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The 10 Senate Democrats who voted with Trump to advance MAGA funding bill:
-Catherine Cortez Masto
-Dick Durbin
-John Fetterman
-Kirsten Gillibrand
-Maggie Hassan
-Angus King
-Gary Peters
-Brian Schatz
-Chuck Schumer
-Jeanne Shaheen

Primary them all & elect a new Senate leader or start a new party. Because this ain’t gonna fly.

Neville Chamberlain is one of the twentieth century's most contemptible figures.

His appeasement does not match the sheer malevolence of what the Trump administration is doing right now, writes Benjamin Wittes in his column, The Situation.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--how-does-trump-stack-up-against-neville-chamberlain

The Situation: How Does Trump Stack Up Against Neville Chamberlain?

I asked Winston Churchill.

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Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.
Every time someone vandalizes a cybertruck, an angel gets its wings

His followers are like “Surely there must be some mistake, he said only THEIR lives would be ruined. I’d better message the president and let him know.”

We’re in the denial/bargaining stage folks.

Then gays, then blacks, then Jews, then…

Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-dei-target-access-disabilities/

Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities

The president’s disdain for disabled people—and obsession with genetic superiority—harks back to a grim past.

The Nation

"Pres Trump just fired:

• 90 physicians
• 350 nurses
• at least 25 nurse practitioners
• nearly 20 dentists
• 85+ pharmacists
• 45 lab techs

Employed by the Indian Health Svc to provide HC. This is going to have dangerous consequences for our Indigenous brothers & sisters."
-Sen Luján

Snr officials: ~5,200 ppl on probat. employment -recent hires -across agencies incl. #NIH #CDC will be fired🚨Fri. CDC: ~1,300 WKRs...

#Racism #Trump #PublicHealth #USPol #HHS
https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/federal-employee-layoffs-at-hhs-cdc-on-first-day-robert-kennedy-health-secretary/

Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies

The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years.

STAT
I'll once again drop in @prisonculture's Google Doc of actions which are neither protesting nor voting. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OSWxykA1WHOi0vTPLAJDaCeVhR3uSfh7PhlCj4t4yT0/edit?tab=t.0
Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting

Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting A list adapted from & inspired by Frontline Medics. Here was their original list of 25 actions. I’ve added a lot of things and edited other things. [Note: I continue to update this document as more ideas are shared with me. If there are things you w...

Google Docs

Our 4-year-old son suffered an asthma attack. We rushed him to his doctor, who refused treatment. Why? Because our health insurance wouldn’t cover it.😳

We had UnitedHealth—who leads the industry in rejecting 32% of all claims.😐

We must end the violence in America’s health system.
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/americas-violent-health-system

America’s Violent Health System

An unknown assailant killed the UnitedHealth CEO in broad daylight—and the majority of people watching laughed. Why?

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid
Hey y'all, I know it's tough right now, but we got each other and that means a hell of a lot. When you're feeling down, remember there are a whole lot of people standing beside you.