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Time for more Dems to get on board and show some spine and a willingness to fight like Sen. Fetterman.

Not only is it the right thing to do, it is also a political act to help differentiate ourselves from a lawless party in thrall to criminal authoritarian.

Senator Durbin, are you listening?

We all need to contact our representatives and push for them to act and act now.

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#ResignMenendez

Removing the cap on the amount that high income recipients pay on their SS taxes would go a long way to fix the SS deficit.

Why can’t high income recipients pay SS taxes at the same rate as a percentage of their income as lower wage people? They can, but the GOP doesn’t care about average people. They won’t impose any tax on the rich.
#NeverVoteRepublican

Pay for millions of federal workers is at risk with a looming government shutdown-
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Things must be really bad for Russian President Vladimir #Putin, because he is resorting to one of #Stalin’s preferred ways of holding on to #power: appealing to #antisemitism. Recently, Putin has made a series of remarks dwelling on the fact that Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky is #Jewish.

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ICYMI: Yesterday, Chair @nikkifried demanded an investigation into Republican State Senator Tom Wright after multiple reports of physical assault and sexual harassment at a women’s shelter in Volusia County.

Read more here >> news-journalonline.com/story/n

« As a national security professional by training, the charges against Sen. Menendez are of serious concern, especially the allegation of sharing confidential information with a foreign government. All Americans are innocent until proven guilty, but serving as a senior elected official requires a higher standard. When leaders become a distraction from the mission they’re meant to serve — in this case, representing your constituents — the right thing to do is resign. » -Rep Elissa Slotkin

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“Researchers have synthesized spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, producing fibers 6 times tougher than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests. The study, published on September 20 in the journal Matter, is the first to successfully produce full-length spider silk proteins using silkworms. The findings demonstrate a technique that could be used to manufacture an environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic commercial fibers such as nylon.” kilioa.org/m/science@kbin.soci #ClimateCrisis

Democrats response to Senator Menendez being indicted tells all you need to know about today’s GOP. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/

“Hey baby, are you a parking ticket? Cuz you got FINE written all over you!”

On Sep 24, 1964: At Least 7,500 White Demonstrators Protest Racial Integration of New York City Schools calendar.eji.org/racial-injust

I remember when a member of congress has to apologize for shit like this to the President.

The white supremacist "lady" is one ignorant angry disgusting manly beast!

@AlliFlowers

Always baffles me how a jury like this is considered "peers" of the defendant.

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