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Read more books. Use your public library (they’re awesome). Boycott: ,everything Musk, AIRBNB, Expedia and Facebook/Meta. List subject to updates. Senate 202-224–3121 House 202-225–3121
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The U.S. budget deficit climbed to nearly $2 trillion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, deepening the federal government’s persistent red-ink trend on.wsj.com/475nWdt
The U.S. budget deficit climbed to nearly $2 trillion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, deepening the federal government’s persistent red-ink trend
U.S. finances are stuck in a rut that alarms policymakers but hasn’t moved them to change course.
on.wsj.com
October 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The U.S. budget deficit climbed to nearly $2 trillion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, deepening the federal government’s persistent red-ink trend on.wsj.com/475nWdt
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One way to address both our budget and investment deficits is by raising revenue.
The U.S. is a low-tax country — we could stabilize the debt ratio by raising revenue only 2pp of GDP and we’d still be a low-tax country.
The U.S. is a low-tax country — we could stabilize the debt ratio by raising revenue only 2pp of GDP and we’d still be a low-tax country.
October 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
One way to address both our budget and investment deficits is by raising revenue.
The U.S. is a low-tax country — we could stabilize the debt ratio by raising revenue only 2pp of GDP and we’d still be a low-tax country.
The U.S. is a low-tax country — we could stabilize the debt ratio by raising revenue only 2pp of GDP and we’d still be a low-tax country.
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Just checked President Trump's new AI-powered America.gov. He might be surprised at the answer it's giving to a simple question re the 2020 election:
September 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Just checked President Trump's new AI-powered America.gov. He might be surprised at the answer it's giving to a simple question re the 2020 election:
What California state regulator department head was fired with no severance because of this giant mishandling & contrary to law outcome? @governor.ca.gov Also, great sharing by @anniewaldman.bsky.social
Instead, they gave the farmer a cease-and-desist order and a violation notice for operating as a food facility without a valid permit.
After the sample she gathered for investigators came back negative for E. coli, the investigation was closed. She was given no penalty.
After the sample she gathered for investigators came back negative for E. coli, the investigation was closed. She was given no penalty.
September 30, 2026 at 12:32 PM
What California state regulator department head was fired with no severance because of this giant mishandling & contrary to law outcome? @governor.ca.gov Also, great sharing by @anniewaldman.bsky.social
Tyler Boebert, 21, will have a felony record for not following terms of the deferred sentence. www.denverpost.com/2026/09/11/l...
Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son sentenced to 20 days jail for violating probation in Garfield County case
A Colorado judge on Thursday sentenced U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son, Tyler, for violating the terms of his probation in a credit card and identity theft case in Garfield County.
www.denverpost.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Tyler Boebert, 21, will have a felony record for not following terms of the deferred sentence. www.denverpost.com/2026/09/11/l...
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Since becoming president again, Trump has promised:
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
Trump’s Magically Disappearing Stimulus Checks
I was promised cheaper groceries and tariff rebates and all I got was this lousy pogrom.
www.thebulwark.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Since becoming president again, Trump has promised:
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
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3% GDP Growth. A Balanced Budget. $2 Gas.
Just a few of Trump's economic promises that have been broken since he took office.
Read more in my new op-ed for @nytopinion.nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Just a few of Trump's economic promises that have been broken since he took office.
Read more in my new op-ed for @nytopinion.nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Trump’s Economic Record Doesn’t Come Close to His Campaign Promises
The president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short.
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
3% GDP Growth. A Balanced Budget. $2 Gas.
Just a few of Trump's economic promises that have been broken since he took office.
Read more in my new op-ed for @nytopinion.nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Just a few of Trump's economic promises that have been broken since he took office.
Read more in my new op-ed for @nytopinion.nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I absolutely do not care about this @schumer.senate.gov . You stink at your job. Mitch McConnell has been walking over you for decades.We’ve lost rights, healthcare & more.Trump & sycophantic R’s are evil but far more effective communicators than D’s.And, you’re supposed to work for U.S. not Israel.
Chuck Schumer wants the White House to provide a full account of a covert operation last month in which the US president was secretly transferred to a military jet following an alleged Iranian assassination threat. ft.trib.al/rdAYRxD
August 12, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I absolutely do not care about this @schumer.senate.gov . You stink at your job. Mitch McConnell has been walking over you for decades.We’ve lost rights, healthcare & more.Trump & sycophantic R’s are evil but far more effective communicators than D’s.And, you’re supposed to work for U.S. not Israel.
@philweiser.bsky.social @degette.house.gov @bennet.senate.gov @hickenlooper.senate.gov @denverpost.com
Federal & state governments should be running ads on social media, putting up billboards, sending mailers, mass emails, etc. warning people. Maybe include people can contact law enforcement anonymously & ask if like here bail is $15k & if method of payment is legit. LE will immediately yell SCAM!
August 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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“.. She has also noticed “shrinkflation” — a decrease in quantity with no change in price ..
“.. ‘When they ring it all up, I barely have anything in my cart and I am like, ‘What on earth did I just buy?’, she said.”
@nytimes.com
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“.. ‘When they ring it all up, I barely have anything in my cart and I am like, ‘What on earth did I just buy?’, she said.”
@nytimes.com
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August 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
“.. She has also noticed “shrinkflation” — a decrease in quantity with no change in price ..
“.. ‘When they ring it all up, I barely have anything in my cart and I am like, ‘What on earth did I just buy?’, she said.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“.. ‘When they ring it all up, I barely have anything in my cart and I am like, ‘What on earth did I just buy?’, she said.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
You make taking these gifts a crime with 10+ years statute of limitations, taxable at 4 or more time value. Taxation is separate from criminal charge so Trump can’t pardon the taxes away. Do your jobs @bennet.senate.gov @hickenlooper.senate.gov @degette.house.gov
FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s latest financial report said Paramount gave him tickets to the 2025 Kennedy Center gala worth $12,390.
He and his wife sat in skybox seats. Such seats sold for $125,000 a piece, according to Kennedy Center guidelines.
He and his wife sat in skybox seats. Such seats sold for $125,000 a piece, according to Kennedy Center guidelines.
FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...
www.propublica.org
August 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
You make taking these gifts a crime with 10+ years statute of limitations, taxable at 4 or more time value. Taxation is separate from criminal charge so Trump can’t pardon the taxes away. Do your jobs @bennet.senate.gov @hickenlooper.senate.gov @degette.house.gov
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“.. 15 companies with investment from President Donald Trump’s sons have garnered $3.2 billion in federal contracts, investments, and loans — most coming after Trump took office for the second time.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
@washingtonpost.com
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August 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
“.. 15 companies with investment from President Donald Trump’s sons have garnered $3.2 billion in federal contracts, investments, and loans — most coming after Trump took office for the second time.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
So Trump’s DOJ has explicitly stated in a court filing facts that show Trump was (again) full of shit when he claimed multiple times on camera that the reflecting pool had been vandalized including being slit hundreds of feet. Wonder if any journalists will ask Trump on camera about his bullshittery
BREAKING: Pirro has dismissed the case against Davey Hearn for vandalizing the reflecting pool, saying that there's no way vandals could have caused the damage.
July 31, 2026 at 10:25 PM
So Trump’s DOJ has explicitly stated in a court filing facts that show Trump was (again) full of shit when he claimed multiple times on camera that the reflecting pool had been vandalized including being slit hundreds of feet. Wonder if any journalists will ask Trump on camera about his bullshittery
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NYC SMALL BIZ OWNERS ON ZOHRAN: “These people really care about small businesses… They get shit done… I like that he stands for making sure nobody seems to feel marginalized, we all win together… If that’s what socialism is I’m all for it!” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
July 25, 2026 at 11:12 PM
NYC SMALL BIZ OWNERS ON ZOHRAN: “These people really care about small businesses… They get shit done… I like that he stands for making sure nobody seems to feel marginalized, we all win together… If that’s what socialism is I’m all for it!” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The difference between inflation under Biden and inflation under Trump is under Biden we were lower than the rest of the world, under Trump we’re higher
In case facts still matter
In case facts still matter
July 25, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The difference between inflation under Biden and inflation under Trump is under Biden we were lower than the rest of the world, under Trump we’re higher
In case facts still matter
In case facts still matter
Reminder: no Trump family member has ever served in the U.S. military. Not now, not ever. Trump/Republican Middle East war will be over $102 billion by Sept 2026. Israel’s not paying. U.S. taxpayers paying it all plus higher gasoline, higher utilities, higher groceries, tariffs, etc. 2+ years left.
July 22, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Reminder: no Trump family member has ever served in the U.S. military. Not now, not ever. Trump/Republican Middle East war will be over $102 billion by Sept 2026. Israel’s not paying. U.S. taxpayers paying it all plus higher gasoline, higher utilities, higher groceries, tariffs, etc. 2+ years left.
The last major war China fought was Sino-Vietnamese War. That conflict took place from February to March 1979 when Chinese troops invaded northern Vietnam in retaliation for Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia.Since ‘79, the U.S.: Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran; plus numerous other military ops.
July 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The last major war China fought was Sino-Vietnamese War. That conflict took place from February to March 1979 when Chinese troops invaded northern Vietnam in retaliation for Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia.Since ‘79, the U.S.: Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran; plus numerous other military ops.
China’s strategy for data centers includes putting them underwater to help with cooling and wind farms for center energy needs. Nobody in the U.S. is that innovative about these centers or even cares about consumer/resident satisfaction or our health. www.scientificamerican.com/article/chin...
China Is Putting Data Centers in the Ocean to Keep Them Cool
China is pulling ahead of the rest of the world in sinking data centers that power AI into the ocean as an alternate way to keep them cool
www.scientificamerican.com
July 22, 2026 at 1:42 AM
China’s strategy for data centers includes putting them underwater to help with cooling and wind farms for center energy needs. Nobody in the U.S. is that innovative about these centers or even cares about consumer/resident satisfaction or our health. www.scientificamerican.com/article/chin...
Thank you Aurora Colorado Police Department for arresting this violent man.
July 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Thank you Aurora Colorado Police Department for arresting this violent man.
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Trump admits who his bill really helped…
July 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Trump admits who his bill really helped…
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Are you kidding with that photo???
This is who the real Lindsey Graham was
A nasty angry hate filled sycophant who turned against Joe Biden, a man he praised many times & called friend
He damaged our union, he hurt his state, he didn't care about people
This is who the real Lindsey Graham was
A nasty angry hate filled sycophant who turned against Joe Biden, a man he praised many times & called friend
He damaged our union, he hurt his state, he didn't care about people
July 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Are you kidding with that photo???
This is who the real Lindsey Graham was
A nasty angry hate filled sycophant who turned against Joe Biden, a man he praised many times & called friend
He damaged our union, he hurt his state, he didn't care about people
This is who the real Lindsey Graham was
A nasty angry hate filled sycophant who turned against Joe Biden, a man he praised many times & called friend
He damaged our union, he hurt his state, he didn't care about people
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Andrea Shaw and husband appeared on RFK Jr-linked podcast after deaths in May last year of 18-month-olds
Idaho woman who said infant twins died from vaccines charged with murder
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Andrea Shaw and husband appeared on RFK Jr-linked podcast after deaths in May last year of 18-month-olds
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American factory construction continued declining in official data released today as CHIPS Act projects finish, IRA projects get cancelled, and tariffs weigh on nearly all industries
Total US factory construction is down 30% from its 2024 highs and 20% over the last year alone
Total US factory construction is down 30% from its 2024 highs and 20% over the last year alone
July 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM
American factory construction continued declining in official data released today as CHIPS Act projects finish, IRA projects get cancelled, and tariffs weigh on nearly all industries
Total US factory construction is down 30% from its 2024 highs and 20% over the last year alone
Total US factory construction is down 30% from its 2024 highs and 20% over the last year alone
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The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
June 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.