Trump says it's 'not possible' for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and day care: 'We’re fighting wars' Trump urged states to fund benefits programs instead because "we have to take care of one thing: military protection."

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The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.

A truly extraordinary moment.

We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

Act like it.

They Killed a Nurse. They Killed a Poet. Tyranny in uniform. Trauma by design.

He died because he stepped forward instead of away, because he put himself between human beings and monsters who wanted to hurt them, because he did the thing we teach, the thing we praise, the thing we raise our children to believe still matters.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Seriously? The argument is we can so we should? Might means right? It’s like this administration is being run by a big much of 3rd graders!

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If you have ever wondered what you would do during slavery, the holocaust, or civil rights movement, you’re doing it right now

Sign of the day…

Cartoon by Adam Zyglis

This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections

U.S. Shows Signs of ‘Rapid Authoritarian Shift,’ Report Warns — TIME Civic freedoms in the U.S. have declined following President Trump's return to office, the report from CIVICUS found.

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She is such an embarrassment to Iowa.

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I predict that one day not too far off, an American will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for standing up to the Trump regime in an effort to protect democracy in the USA.

Do not ever try to say you weren’t warned.

Yep.

Yeah…except the problem actually is guns. So, here’s the thing, multiple research findings have shown that access to guns is the #1 risk factor for suicide and homicide. It’s why we ask every potentially suicidal and homicidal patient if they have access to guns.

A scene from
The handmaids tale

State worker groups oppose suggested IPERS cuts, new teacher pay model • Iowa Capital Dispatch Organizations representing public sector workers called for Iowans to contact the governor and lawmakers about the Iowa DOGE proposals.

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Nothing says “legitimate” like being interviewed by a family member. This doesn’t seem like State media at all. 🙄