Republicans and their morbidly rich donors have hated Social Security ever since it was first created in 1935.
They've called it everything from communism to socialism to a Ponzi scheme. In fact, it has been the most successful anti-poverty program in the history of America, one now emulated by virtually every democracy in the world.
ut the rightwing billionaires hate it for several reasons.
Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson will launch a video podcast in the coming days with new episodes dropping weekly, the former first lady confirmed on Monday. read more
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Ukraine has agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if Russia accepts the plan.
"Ukraine is ready to start talking and stop shooting," said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
As part of the plan, the United States immediately lifted its pause on sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and will resume security assistance to that country.
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers in Congress are battling time as they seek to pass legislation that will fund the government and avert a possible shutdown scheduled to take effect at 12:01 a.m on Saturday.
If the government shuts down, most federal employees would be left without pay or be forced to stop working, and services deemed nonessential would be paused.
Amy Coney Barrett, the Donald Trump-appointed conservative supreme court justice, has been branded a "DEI judge" by furious rightwing figures, after she voted to reject Trump's attempt to freeze nearly $2bn in foreign aid. read more
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Side Effects of Ketamine Could Explain a Lot About Elon Musk's Behavior
These side effects sound mighty familiar.
Less than a year after that article dropped, Musk revealed to former CNN host Don Lemon that he does, in fact, use ketamine " but as he claimed in the March 2024 interview, he has a prescription for it and only used it every other week.
Though there aren't studies into the long-term effects of prescription ketamine dosages, that would put him within the threshold that Morgan, the English psychopharmacologist, described as "regular" use that can lead to memory impairment and delusions.
Between then and now, a lot has changed for the multi-hyphenate drug enthusiast " and if he's still using his special medicine with any regularity, it could very easily be affecting his work as Donald Trump's hatchet man."
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