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Political Commentary and Dialogue from Southern Oregon. youtube.com/unsoundamerica

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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Dawn Rasmussen is a candidate in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District. I spoke with her about some of the pressing issues facing Oregonians and why she wants to represent the people. youtu.be/CwkEkQrRdSs?... #oregon #democraticprimary #midterms2026 #OR2 #democrat #election
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Interview with Dawn Rasmussen (2/19/2026)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Medicaid covers nearly half of all children born in the country and around two-thirds of nursing home care for seniors. The Republican Party is voting today on a budget framework with will gut Medicaid to finance more tax cuts for the top 1%. "Party of family values."
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Bitch you are the government.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Outrageous. Unacceptable. Infuriating. It is estimated that 6,000 veterans have likely been fired by DOGE. The federal government should be protecting veterans’ jobs, not stripping them of their livelihoods. punchbowl.news/article/wash...
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Thousands of veterans likely fired under DOGE
Democrats estimate that nearly 6,000 veterans may have already been fired from their federal jobs as part of the DOGE initiative run by Elon Musk.
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
#braindrain arrives in the form of #resignations, not just firings. We will lose decades of expertise because #ComradeKrasnov and #Musk know nothing about running the #government and prefer it that way. #america is in major trouble. #doge #federalemployees #americaunderattack
apnews.com
Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The #trickledown myth has been shattered repeatedly. New research provides some of the most iron-clad evidence yet. #incomeinequality #classwar #wealthredistribution #reagan #decline #cruelty
cbsnews.com
50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says
Tax cuts for the wealthy didn't boost the economies of the U.S. and 17 other countries — but they did worsen income inequality.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
We love merit, don’t we folks?
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This is Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
Over the last four years, many working class Americans with limited means faced unexpected medical bills, auto repairs & higher grocery bills. One company set up an innovative solution by creating a platform to allow borrowers & lenders to connect for loans at no interest, with borrowers able to tip the lender and also donate to keep the platform going.  Shockingly, the CFPB tried to destroy this company, SoLo, which incurred millions in legal fees and had to lay off 30% of its workforce. It was wrong and we dismissed the case. More to come but the weaponization of "consumer protection" must end.
Followed by community note: SoLo advertised "zero-interest loans," but "almost all of SoLo’s loans carry an equivalent annual percentage rate of over 36% APR, and many loans carry an APR in excess of 300%, with some over 1,000%."
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Goodbye #publiclands — soon, the only one we’ll remember is that stupid outdoors store. #sovereignwealthfund #wealthextraction #environment #publictrust #theft #graft #krasnov #trump #p2025 #americaindecline
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Trump Quietly Plans To Liquidate Public Lands To Finance His Sovereign Wealth Fund
President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund requires that the United States come up with heaps of cash quickly, which may make selling out and selling off public lands i...
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 24/02/2025
Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an alliance with Putin.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Even though Trump has exempted DOGE from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by placing it under the Presidential Records Act, its records are shielded from public disclosure until at least 2034.
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Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
#Musk/TrumpCoup #TripleCanopy #Devos #BlackwaterMusk a Musk and Trump have their mercenary para-military to keep our legislators out of their criminal activities. #ThisIsACoup Is anyone going to fight? Our leaders in Congress, the military & Judiciary MUST FIGHT BACK. The rest of us need to RESIST.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/02/2025
Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war. Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
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U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Time to put #TripleCanopy on blast — the newest mutation in Blackwater’s malignant evolution, now #blocking government officials from doing their job in places they have every right to be. The #brownshirts will be privatized. #musk #presidentkrasnov #coup #americaunderattack #classwar #doge
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
#lisamurkowski makes an effort where her colleagues will not. Defend our #federalworkers, our federal programs, and the #constitution Thank you Representative Murkowski. I hope to see more of this. #doge #musk #presidentkrasnov #americaunderattack #gop #resistance #constitutionalcrisis #integrity
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Former crypto adviser Corey Frayer, "Trump is participating in shady crypto schemes that harm investors while at the same time appointing financial regulators who will roll back protections for victims & who may insulate him & his family from enforcement." #ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
@briantylercohen.bsky.social with an excellent breakdown of #musk and his toy #PresidentKrasnov on their #criminal schemes. #doge #federalworkforce #theft #americaunderattack #trump #fascism #oligarchy #techbros #consitutionalcrisis #classwar #felon
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WHOA: Trump officials finally TURN ON Elon Musk
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
After watching the #kootenai #nazi bros try to drag that woman out of the #townhall in #idaho I highly recommend everyone filming or otherwise making themselves a target for #fascists begin wearing metal-spiked jackets — with long #spikes on the sleeve and shoulder, where fascists most likely tograb
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CSDK 🌊🗽🎾🐊 @csdk.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
My message to the legislative branch of my government: #classwar #oligarchy #congress #senate #deficit #doge #austerity #resistance #debt #americaunderattack #fightback #dnc #gop
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UA//DISPATCH:001 #doge #congress #oligarchy #resistance #deficit #classwar
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Imagine being an Article III judge and you get this email on a Saturday night lol
Subject line: What did you do last week?

It asks for "5 bullets of what you accomplished last week."

Recipients must cc their manager and not to send classified info.

DEADLINE: Monday 11:59pm
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
#JonathanPie breaks down the #capitulation of #America to #Putin and the #betrayal of #Ukraine We will have no #allies before long. #russia #invasion #nato #mineralrights #rasnov #cowards #farage #clocksucker #uk #britain #justifiedfreakout #trump #europe
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The Art of The Deal
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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
This is very, very bad. Am working on a write-up, but let’s just say that firing military leaders for blatantly political reasons is wildly inappropriate; firing all the too lawyers is ominous; firing them all at the same time is a terrifying five-alarm fire
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Make America’s Children Hungry Again. Also, bye #medicaid Pretty soon this country won’t be suitable for anyone who is not a billionaire. #gop #americaunderattack #senate #republicans #healthcare #poverty #hunger #childhoodhunger #cruetly #spendingcuts
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Rep. #CliffBentz speaks at a town hall meeting in Boardman, #Oregon on February 20 2025, watch here:
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Congressman Cliff Bentz Town Hall, Boardman Oregon 2/20/25
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Awaiting my congressman Cliff Bentz at his town hall in #boardman #oregon …after a seven hour drive. #redistrictoregon #cliffbentz #congressmanbentz #repbentz #republican #house #townhall #democracy
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Here’s a list of things Democrats need to start planning to fix — before the 2026 midterms. #americaunderattack #doge #biggovernment #executiveunitarytheory #musk #conflictofinterest #federalworkforce #dncreform
apnews.com
A comprehensive look at DOGE's firings and layoffs so far
Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump’s administration.
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Heather Fox @hmeltonfox.substack.com · 20/02/2025
From a friend who is smarter and more well-versed in history than me: “Hypocritical fucks with no moral center - the only difference between Chamberlain slicing up Czechoslovakia for Hitler in 1938 and Trump knifing Ukraine for Putin is that Chamberlain didn’t blame Czechoslovakia.” Shameful.
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Jeff Merkley @jeff-merkley.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
We've seen this scam before. The GOP always finds money for tax cuts for the wealthiest but never for programs that help families thrive. As Ranking Member on the Budget Committee, I will fight this harmful budget every step of the way to protect the programs working families need to thrive.
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
A microcosm of American cruelty. We are a nation without moral standing. #deportation #crimesagainsthumanity #inhumane #humanrights #immigration #politicalasylum #childimprisonment
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'Help us': Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel
Indians, Afghans and Sri Lankans are among the undocumented migrants unable to leave the hotel after being deported.
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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally. The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com
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Dennis @jedclampett.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
AOC has the right idea. Corporate welfare costs us $92 billion, the top 1 percent will receive an average tax cut of more than $60,000 in 2025, and it is estimated that extending his 2017 tax cuts will cost $11 trillion over 10 years. Let’s work on getting rid of the waste that is already there.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
“…too weak to govern as president.” This @theguardian.com editorial is exceptionally brutal. This is the tone we must all adopt. The emperor has no clothes. #trump #impoundment #unitaryexecutivetheory #usconstitution #constitutionalcrisis #monarchy #oligarchy #americaunderattack
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
#Russia invaded #Ukraine. The war was always Russia’s war to end. Blaming the duration and devastation of this war on #Zelensky is idiotic, historical revisionist victim-blaming. It’s like asking a woman why she fought back during an assault when she could have just lied still. #endthewar #putin
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 19/02/2025
A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have deadly consequences as the national wildfire response operates at a "diminished capacity," a federal firefighting captain tells @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social: nbcnews.to/3D0rulI
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 19/02/2025
Winston Churchill was right: "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” Too many Americans have fought and died defending democracy. We must stand with our European allies against the authoritarianism of Putin and Trump.
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Jesse Rothstein @jrothst.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
An excellent look at how “meritocracy” really works in 21st century America. If you want to know who Elon’s kids may grow up to be, start here. #meritocracy #oligarchy #democracy #wealthinequality #training #childhoodeducation #elites #poverty #education #america #economicdisparity #opportunity
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Meritocracy, economic turmoil, and the broken promises of the West | Daniel Markovits FULL INTERVIEW
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Hey @rbreich.bsky.social , I was just thinking that if insurance companies won’t insure homes in fire-prone areas, and mortgage lenders can’t provide home loans without insurance… that pretty much means that future homeowners and landlords will only be wealthy cash buyers who self-insure…?
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
NEW: A government employee for Notify. gov, a system used by agencies to send mass texts to the public, has resigned in protest after an Elon Musk ally demanded root access to it. They said the system contains the public's phone numbers & private info: www.404media.co/musk-ally-de...
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Musk Ally Demands Admin Access to System That Lets Government Text the Public
A worker resigned in protest rather than giving Thomas Shedd access to Notify.gov, which they said would allow him to see "all personally identifiable information moving through the Notiy system, incl...
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I've been writing BLOOD IN THE MACHINE for months, but I was on the fence about going all-in. Recent events have made the call easier. Elon Musk, the Silicon Valley oligarchs and their AI are taking over. I want to do all I can to push back. I hope you'll join me, and I'm asking for your support.
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The tech oligarchs and their AI are taking over. Let's fight back.
Alright, I’m really doing this thing. Support Blood in the Machine and fearless independent tech journalism.
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
My senator @wyden.senate.gov held a town hall. It’s not getting very good reviews. We either need new party leadership and a plan of action NOW (not in two years)… or we need a new party to serve as opposition. None of this can wait. #americaunderattack #democraticreform #dnc #senate #townhall
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I went to Senator Ron Wyden's Town Hall. Congress Is NOT Gonna Save Us, Folks.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Seriously, now. This is not the thing with which to screw — and they be screwin’. #nuclear #environmentaldisaster #greenenergy #hanford #trump #federalspending #radioactive #doge #stupid
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Senator Murray on Trump Indiscriminately Firing Workers at Hanford and Bonneville Power Administration, Threatening Energy Security in Washington State - Senator Patty Murray
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration began...
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 18/02/2025
While Trump appoints 13 billionaires to his cabinet and Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg see their wealth increase by $217 billion since the election, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, 25% of seniors live on $15g or less and millions cannot afford rent. SAY NO TO OLIGARCHY.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
We know what sort of #legislativebranch of government we can look forward to for the next four years. Time to find out if the #judiciary has lost its spine, too. #americaunderattack #oligarchy #justice #corruption #ericadams #bove #justicedepartment
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Worse Than Watergate: Thursday Night Massacre
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Unsound America @unsoundamerica.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Experts in non-violent resistance and non-violent revolution need to start speaking to the masses. Loudly. Now. #recourse #revolution #resistance #nonviolence #americaunderattack #classwar #advocacy #peace #oligarchy #antifascism #action
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mrfishcartoons.bsky.social @mrfishcartoons.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Chain Reaction
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Elaine Dyson @elainedyson1.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
#SocialistSunday DIY follow list. We are stronger together, please join us, for #Palestine, the #homeless, #NHS & #socialjustice. For more socialist followers, reply below, re-post & follow each other, from the replies. Please check profiles. #nhs
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