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Progress not perfection. To preserve democracy and the economic system on which it rests, the government must regulate business, protect workers, and provide a basic social safety net.

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    To make this fair: Every corporation with a worker on SNAP (or any other government subsidy) should be fined 280x the value of the money spent to keep that worker (and others) from struggling.

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  2. Judge Luttig, any recommendations to US citizens, including those of us who are lawyers, for everyday actions to help in defending the Rule of Law (other than to eventually vote out these people and their supporters)?

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  3. “I’d release my taxes but they’re under audit.”

    “I’d release the Epstein files but they’re part of an active investigation.”

    “You’ll have it in two weeks.”

    America is tired of the excuses and lies.

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  4. “Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”

    Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.

    As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles

    Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.

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  5. Prior authorization is just an excuse to manufacture a reason not to pay. Doctors are highly trained, function under oath, & are the definitive authority on patient care. If insurance companies do not want to pay for patient care, they should not be in the business. 1/2

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