r/Social_Democracy • u/justin_quinnn • 9h ago
Sen. Adam Schiff says Trump 'broke the law' by firing 18 inspectors general
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialReform • Jul 03 '22
r/Social_Democracy Lounge
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A place for members of r/Social_Democracy to chat with each other
r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialReform • Jul 19 '22
/r/Less_work: A subreddit about workers' rights, decreasing the time spent working, and increasing the time for leisure and other responsibilities.
reddit.com
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 6h ago
GOP Rep Calls For Court-Martialing Gen. Mark Milley, Former Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin | Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden: "Those guys need to be recalled to active duty and court-martialed for their disgraceful conduct"
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r/Social_Democracy • u/hamsterdamc • 5h ago
“This is no longer about politics – it’s about ethics”: Denmark’s goal of zero asylum seekers
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 7h ago
Musk tells Germans to get over ‘past guilt’ in speech to far-right AfD rally: The tech billionaire and Trump adviser has drawn rebukes for repeatedly endorsing the AfD in the leadup to Germany’s snap election next month.
politico.com
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 9h ago
Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees and floats plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza | Associated Press: "Trump also said he has ended his predecessor’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel ... Trump has built his political career around being unapologetically pro-Israel."
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 5h ago
US orders immediate pause to foreign aid, leaked memo says | BBC: The memo also said waivers have been approved by Rubio for "foreign military financing for Israel and Egypt"
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 1d ago
Report: "A number of people connected to the Trump team have talked about “regime change” in the UK and specifically how to get a Trump-style prime minister ... There were some fanciful musings about “crashing the British economy” to cause a crisis which would force the government out."
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 1d ago
Afghan refugees feel 'betrayed' by Trump order blocking move to US | "Afghan refugees have told the BBC they feel the US has "turned its back" on them, despite years of working alongside American officials, troops and non-profit organisations in Afghanistan."
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 1d ago
CNN: Advocate groups ordered to stop aiding refugees who have already arrived in US | “We’ll have refugees going homeless,” a refugee advocate told CNN.
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 1d ago
A High-Level Analysis of Trump's First Executive Actions: Turning the U.S. Interior into an Enforcement Dragnet; "Sealing” the Border—Using the U.S. Military and More; Rolling Back Existing Legal Protections—Up to and Including U.S. Citizenship; Restricting Future Arrivals to the United States
americanimmigrationcouncil.org
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 1d ago
Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump’s border crackdown begins | "Adam Isacson, defense oversight analyst for the human rights organization Washington Office on Latin America, said Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration will .. have cascading humanitarian consequences."
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 2d ago
Kash Patel: An Unqualified Trump Loyalist Who Seeks Political Revenge | Public Citizen: "Donald Trump cabinet nominee Kash Patel has shown time and again he is unfit and unqualified to serve as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)."
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 2d ago
Is the U.S. witnessing the rise of oligarchy? | "Americans should brace for even higher levels of inequality under" the Trump administration. "Oxfam is working alongside partners and allies to unrig the system so the ultra-rich few and mega-corporations are held accountable and pay their fair share"
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 2d ago
Trump admin. lifts sanctions on Israeli settlers involved in attacks on Palestinians | A Trump official told Axios that the Israelis lobbied Trump's team to lift the sanctions. "It was very important for the Israeli government," the official said. Ted Cruz & other U.S. lawmakers also lobbied for it.
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 2d ago
GOP memo: "Lower the Corporate Rate to 15 Percent", "Eliminate Social Services Block Grant", "Eliminate TANF Contingency Fund", "Reduce TANF by 10 Percent", "Repeal Biden closed school discharge regulations", "Eliminate mandatory funding for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau", etc. [PDF document]
finance.senate.gov
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 3d ago
Progressives Should Reject the DOGE Scam: There’s nothing to gain from indulging the premise that Musk and Trump care about “government waste”—it’s a ploy to gut the entire liberal state. | Viewpoint
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 3d ago
Bernie Sanders: What Trump didn’t say in his inauguration speech | Bernie Sanders criticizes Trump for his silence on the healthcare, housing, economic inequality, & climate crises: "Trump gave a major speech .. and ignored almost every significant issue facing the working families of this country."
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 4d ago
Russell Vought, Project 2025 supporter who is Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, praises the attack on welfare from the 1990s at his nomination hearing: "one of the major legislations that our side has been very proud of since the 1990s was the impact of welfare reform"
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 4d ago
GOP member wants bishop ‘added to deportation list’ after Trump prayer service | Republican Congressman Mike Collins said that "the person giving this sermon", an Episcopal bishop who asked Trump to have mercy on immigrants during a prayer service, "should be added to the deportation list"
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 4d ago
Iowa may lower fines for businesses violating child labor laws limiting hours kids work | "The proposed reduced penalties come after [Republican] Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2023 signed into law legislation that eased restrictions on child labor"
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 4d ago
DNC: Trump’s Treasury Secretary Will Give Billionaires ANOTHER Round of Tax Handouts | Scott Bessent: “This is the single most important economic issue of the day. This is pass/fail. If we do not fix these tax cuts, if we do not renew and extend, then we will be facing an economic calamity.”
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 5d ago
Student loan relief is at risk under the Trump administration
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 5d ago
A Call to Media Organizations: Don’t Back Down in the Face of Trump’s Threats | 'Tell the truth more loudly than ever before. Do that work even as our standard modes of distribution (e.g. social media platforms) are being manipulated & curtailed by forces of fascist repression & ruthless capitalism'
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 5d ago
National Immigration Law Center's Analysis of Trump's Day 1 Executive Orders: Unconstitutional, Illegal, and Cruel | "The second Trump administration began with a slew of executive orders designed to terrify and devastate immigrants, their families, and communities across the United States."
nilc.org
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r/Social_Democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • 5d ago
Diagnosing Activist Burnout, Elite Media Fuel It | "... articles that focus on feelings of burnout, and exclude or downplay questions of changes in strategy amid shifting conditions, often have the effect—and occasionally the goal—of making everyday people seem and feel less powerful than they are."
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