Joanne Boyer
@wisdomvoices
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Author/Editor of Wisdom of Progressive Voices. Blogs at http://t.co/hJkf98kZPm
Joined October 2013
This is what abandoning the working class looks like: Opposing amendments to expand Medicare to cover dental, vision & hearing; cut drug prices by 50%; & expand the Child Tax Credit; & supporting fossil fuel giveaways all to appease Joe Mansion. Yes. I think about this day a lot:
Our Amendments 11:31pm Cut Medicare drug prices by 50%: 1-99 1:15AM Expand Medicare: 3-97 4:01AM Civilian Climate Corps: 1-98 7:48AM Extend Child Tax Credit: 1-97 9:38AM Strike Fossil Fuel Breaks: 1-99 It always seems impossible until it's done. Never give up.
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I wrote this in 2004. TWENTY YEARS AGO. I feel like just walking into the ocean never to be heard from again.
prospect.org
As the Democratic Party goes through its quadrennial self-flagellation process, the same tired old consultants and insiders are once again complaining that Democratic elected officials have no...
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Without drawing on the history I obsess about... here's what I think happened - or rather, did not happen - in the past 4 years... The DEMS did not raise the minimum wage, did not fight to secure the ProAct, did not fight the billionaires even rhetorically, did not prosecute the
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So when do they start talking about the #SupremeCourt nominees? Uff-da
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“All over the world, the old day of standing in fear and trembling before the almighty white man is gone!” - MalcolmX.
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Medicare Advantage is NOT #Medicare Medicare Advantage is NOT #Meidcare There is NO CONFUSION when one uses #Medicare. Medicare Advantage is PRIVATE INSURANCE https://t.co/iVliAK7OsY - Two insurers add to Medicare confusion
replica.startribune.com
Two insurers add to Medicare confusion
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🚨 NEW: JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who’s been reportedly pitching himself as a potential member of the Harris administration, declared war on federal consumer watchdogs aiming to protect consumers trying to switch banks: https://t.co/1E5SsnIqr7
levernews.com
A top financial executive and potential Treasury secretary declares war on federal consumer watchdogs to ensure consumers can’t easily switch banks for better options.
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ALL Haymarket EBooks are 80% off through November 8th ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
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"This person needs to be shitcanned and these advisers entirely replaced ASAP. She's making a travesty of American history," said one critic of the U.S. archivist.
commondreams.org
"At first glance laughable, this is a very ominous preview of what will be far vaster self-censorship and reality distortion that... entities will engage in if Trump wins," warned one journalist.
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The absolute state of the Republican Party in 2024 is worshiping a man being driven around in circles in a garbage truck. This is MAGA.
He’s just out on the tarmac having someone drive him around in circles. Why do I feel like this will become the defining meme for his entire campaign?
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"Billionaires shouldn't get to buy our elections. End Citizens United. Tax billionaires." @4TaxFairness
commondreams.org
Billionaire families in the U.S. are pouring billions into the 2024 election, drowning out the voices of ordinary Americans. It's time to end unlimited campaign spending and tax extreme wealth? Our...
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For those looking for a home after unsubscribing to #WashingtonPost... may I suggest @LeverNews REAL journalism in the Woodward/Bernstein/Graham "back in the day" when journalism was the 4th Estate.
We started @LeverNews from scratch. I rejected just being a lone Substacker mining hot takes for clicks & cash. We built an actual newsroom from nothing. This award honors that decision to take the far more difficult path. Thanks to our paid subscribers for believing in us.
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He's a Senile Demented Fascistic Buffoonish Sadistic Thug https://t.co/Vij2TpG8cw via @davidcnswanson
davidswanson.org
He’s a wealthy scam artist snake oil salesman who’s cheated and stolen his whole life and conned his way into being president just a few years ago, and while president did pretty much w…
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https://t.co/ljiUvTlHzn - Minn. woman charged with voter fraud...casting dead mother's ballot for #Trump
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Minn. woman charged with voter fraud
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“We’re all living in a healthcare crisis and it's not part of our elections. That is the democracy crisis,” said David Sirota. “We're all living among this problem that's not even part of the conversation.” https://t.co/458v8iLW3r
modernhealthcare.com
A campaign focused on inflation, abortion, immigration and democracy leaves healthcare interests facing uncertainty about what awaits them next year.
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In the months before the Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden, FDR did a fireside chat saying this. Seems relevant today. https://t.co/sCB3dhAY91
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The maximum an individual can donate to a campaign is $3300. Donald Trump's 15 largest donors have already donated $614.6 million because Citizens United created loopholes for billionaires to buy elections. This isn't Democracy or an election. It's an oligarchy and an auction.
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