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In 1980, life expectancy was the same in TX and NY Now, TX is 3 years lower TX has worse health insurance coverage than any other state and a weak social safety net GOP promotes cruel policies Talarico says “health care is a human right.” The choice should be easy

Russia, China, and the Trump regime in the US apparently all agree on at least 1 thing: They want Viktor Orban to be the next Secretary General of the UN This is to protect Orban from prosecution for corruption in his native Hungary Surprised?

"Schools are performing gender change surgery without parental consent" is the new "They're eating the cats and dogs", which was the new "Caravans of migrants heading for the US", which was the new "Iraq has weapons of mass destruction"... I'm beginning to think the GOP lies to voters

Meta's $10 Billion data center in Indiana produced 300 permanent jobs That's $33 million per job In a typical manufacturing plant, a similar investment would create at least 300,000 jobs Data centers benefit wealthy investors, not communities

Lawmakers from both parties are pushing for more oversight of Elon Musk's Starlink/Starshield and SpaceX companies The fact that a (monomaniacal) private citizen controls vital national defense capabilities is finally dawning on some in the GOP as a bad idea

Before the Brazilian election where progressive Lula beat right-wing Bolsonaro, Meta is accused of disrupting Lula's Insta and WhatsApp accounts Meta blamed "technical difficulties" That would be more believable if similar incidents had not happened recently in the US Tech billionaires are evil

This headline is misleading In Dec. 2024, inflation was 2.9%. Biden successfully brought down pandemic-triggered inflation without causing a recession. The US economy was "the envy of the world" Inflation is now 3.7%; the increase caused by Trump's disastrous policies Do better, Yahoo Finance

Disingenuous statement from a congressman who backs his own party more than 3/4 of the time: "If they're angry at Pete Hegseth, take it out on Hegseth. If they're angry at Donald Trump ... take it out on [him], but don't take it out on people that have never espoused their views,"

When Democrats take control of Congress, one of the first things they must do is to defund DHS, including ICE and CBP. We cannot have taxpayer-funded thugs roaming the streets of US cities ICE is no longer cooperating with local authorities investigating the deaths of Good and Pretti

The number of taxpayer-funder murders of US citizens by ICE is greater than the number of taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgeries on minors

The fact that the president of the US must call Elon Musk, a private citizen, and beg him pretty please to lift Starlink restrictions in Ukraine is nothing less than astonishing Nationalize Starlink. www.bbc.com/news/article...

GOP Rep Fitzpatrick has called for an investigation into Musk's actions in Ukraine In case you think the congressman is growing a spine, his record shows he votes with the GOP over 3/4 of the time He votes against Trump only when it's safe He's in a fight for his political life Elect Bob Harvie

This is Elon Musk's response to the threat of investigations if Democrats take control of Congress in the upcoming election. Starlink must be taken away from Musk It's a matter of national security Private citizens cannot make defense policy

VP Vance has weighed in on the furor over the ad posted by Vivek Ramaswamy featuring his opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother And he is disgusted! Not at Ramaswamy for the despicable ad. Vance is disgusted at Republicans who criticized the ad. Because, of course he is.

Special envoy (unconfirmed by the Senate) Witkoff called Vladimir Putin a "humanitarian" and thanked him for selling diesel to the US Apparently, this was a step too far for some Republicans

Media does a good job covering Americans' cost of living concerns, but I could find little on their concerns about the cost of health care. According to KFF, this is voters' 2nd biggest worry, ahead of even the Iran war And the Democrats lead on the ability to handle the problem is increasing

Over 12 million Americans have lost their health insurance under the 2nd Trump regime - 6+ million from Medicaid and CHIP and 5+ million from individual ACA plans More pain is scheduled to come after the midterms due to the GOP's Big Ugly Bill

Increasing interest rates slows inflation by depressing the labor market But real wage growth has just declined for 6 straight months In Trump's economy, the majority of workers are seeing their purchasing power receding He was never going to put more money in your pocket, only in HIS pockets

In addition to the sycophants, liars, racists, and extremists we have come to expect from the GOP, the candidate for Lt. Gov of MA suspended his campaign due to a DUI The candidate for Gov in CO said he committed his first murder at age 7 and won't say how many he has committed since Only the best

The AI bubble is about to pop.

It is more dangerous to be a school student than an ICE officer in the US Since the formation of ICE after 9/11, over 500 students have been killed at school. No ICE agents have ever been killed on the job Priorities.

75% of the 1600 scientists polled by Nature, who are currently living and working in the US, have thought about leaving The most popular destinations they are considering include the EU and Canada Grant money under the Trump regime has plummeted, leaving research unfunded

Trump is trusted less than Xi, less than Netanyahu, and less than even Putin by the rest of the world to do the right thing. Shocking! 🙄

This post, showing the Russian bear and the American eagle fighting TOGETHER against the EU and UK was posted by the Russian envoy who regularly meets with Witkoff and Kushner This is now how the Russians view the US. As their ally.

The Producer Price Index, published yesterday, shows wholesale prices running even hotter than consumer prices This predicts even more inflation to come Trump is to blame with his tariffs and war of choice He took an economy that was "the envy of the world" and trashed it

80% of Democrats and 54% of independents characterize their vote as one "against Trump" This gives the Dems a chance to take both the House and Senate, but it is what they do with their victory that matters If they return to business as usual, Dems will have squandered a huge opportunity

How many Scaramuccis was that?

The upcoming election, in which voters will ( I hope) express their displeasure at the high cost of living, will do nothing to help average Americans if we don't elect representatives who will pass consumer protection laws 2 who are working for consumers are Sen. Blumenthal (D) and Rep. Bynum (D)

Trump: "Our country is making more money than it's ever made, because of the fact that oil is so high." WHO is making more money? Are Americans supposed to be happy because big oil companies are raking in more profits? The Big 8 have nearly doubled their profits over last year due to Trump's war

Mainstream media is not doing its job of alerting the public to the fascism infecting our country: * Trump's secret police (aka ICE)'s lawlessness and abuses *The pervasive corruption * Weaponization of the DOJ * Loss of our standing around the world It's a 5 alarm fire

Democrats have a "First 100 Days" plan for when they sweep the midterms Highlights include: * Fix healthcare * Stop the war * End the tariffs * Investigate Trump Sounds like a good start

The war that is already costing the US $3 Billion each month is about to get worse

Donald Trump is an international laughingstock His buddy Putin treats him like a joke

The Trump administration is not only directly funding Russia's war machine by buying their diesel, they are breaking the US law A law was passed in 2022 that says a president can only lift the energy import ban by certifying to Congress that Russia has agreed to withdraw its forces from Ukraine

Russia has achieved far more through information warfare than it has with tanks It has promoted pro-Russian political parties in the US (the GOP) and throughout Europe Trump stands by Russia diesel plan despite backlash: 'I made the right choice' - ABC News share.google/Z24DvaWqQrFl...

GOP super-PAC Defending Main Street just spent $25,000 buying ads supporting Susan Collins in her re-election effort The problem was that they spent the money placing the ads in Portland, Oregon, not Portland, Maine Can't make this stuff up

Iranian officials have publicly confirmed receiving Russian assistance in the war Russia has undeniably assisted Iran and Iran-backed groups in attacking US allies and US soldiers Trump still loves Putin and makes excuses for him

It should be bigger news that the US is powerless to stop Iran-backed Houthi rebels from attacking US ally Saudi Arabia www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

6 lawmakers demand that Trump reverse course on buying Russian oil. (4 Republicans, 2 Democrats) Of course, I'm sure he will heed their strongly worded letter.🙄 www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...

The US is now openly supporting Russia in the Ukraine War. Full stop.

In 1999, insulin in the US cost $21. By 2017, it cost $274. The reason? Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) drove up the price The Biden admin's Lina Kahn put practices in place to lower prices Trump just blew up those practices The GOP wants you to be broke and miserable And blame Democrats

Some facts about the Russian oil Trump bought: *300,000 tons is the amount of oil one tanker ship can carry *This is a 12-hour supply for the US * The oil is being carried to the US by a Greek-flagged ship * It left Russia on SEPTEMBER 22 This deal must have been finalized weeks ago

In addition to giving Putin a red-carpet visit to the US and inviting him to the G20 meeting (held in FL at Trump's resort), Trump has helped spread Russian disinformation, relaxed sanctions, purchased Russian diesel, and halted aid to Ukraine Trump is a Russian asset. www.opb.org/article/2026...

Trump recently met with election denier Tina Peters Peters went to prison for election fraud and was subsequently pardoned by Trump Peters' attorney says the plan they discussed involves seizing ballots nationwide and strategy for a potential civil war

After a phone call with his buddy Putin, Trump has agreed to relax the sanctions on Russian diesel This will help finance Russian's war with Ukraine

Since Jan. 2024, a basket of AI stocks accounts for approx 2/3 of all S&P earnings growth, price returns, and capital spending The US stock market depends on AI, a dangerous place to be

Here is the thing that Trump, Hegseth, et al get exactly wrong: they confuse cruelty for strength. Cruelty almost always is attempted camouflage for fear and weakness. www.npr.org/2026/10/09/n...

This is how crazy the Trump administration and especially Hegseth are: The Pentagon plans to livestream an execution of the Ft. Hood shooter by firing squad www.reuters.com/world/us-liv...

The analytics firm Kpler believes that Iran is getting paid by Gulf States to allow some oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz So much for the economy of Iran's imminent collapse The US is seen as weak and ineffective

Not only did Trump not win the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the selection of Navi Pillay, who led an international panel who found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, is seen as a rebuke of Trump and Netanyahu. Probable ketchup spatters to follow apnews.com/article/nobe...

MAGA and Trump are not hiding their support for Russia now They love the war criminals