Notices by Democracy Matters :verified: (democracymattersalot@mstdn.social)

During the pandemic’s first two years, life expectancy in the US plummeted by about 2.7 years — the steepest decline since World War II.

How the Pandemic Increased US Deaths Visualized in Eight Charts
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-29/how-the-pandemic-increased-us-deaths-visualized-in-eight-charts

#PresidentMusk #DonaldChump #RepublicansDidThis #GOPKakistocracy #ResistFascism #GOPWeirdos #RacistGOP #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

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Former Trump Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told Bob Woodward that he suspects Valdmir Putin is blackmailing Donald Trump.

This should disqualify Trump from ever again holding public office.

#GOPWeirdos #DonaldTrump #PutinOwned #TrumpWillLose2024 #Project2025 #NoRepublicansEverAgain #VoteBlueUpAndDown #USPol

Greg Abbott is preparing to execute an innocent man on October 17.

Robert Roberson loses one of his final appeals to stop Texas execution
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/11/robert-roberson-texas-execution-appeal/

#GregAbbott #Texas #RobertRobertson #Autism

When Hitler rose to power democratically it took him about 3 months to dismantle democracy completely. There were NO NEW ELECTIONS for 17 YEARS.

After previously having started an insurrection, Hitler came to power after state institutions and government FAILED TO BAN HIM from future elections.

#NeverAgainTrump #TrumpMUSTLose2024 #VoteBlueToSaveEverything #HarrisWalz #USPol

“Slavery is not bad. Some people need to be slaves. I wish they would bring it (slavery) back. I would certainly buy a few.”

— Lt. Governor Mark Robinson

#NorthCarolina #MarkRobinson #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

UN Chief Calls for Truce as Infant Tests Positive for Gaza’s First Case of Polio
https://truthout.org/articles/un-chief-calls-for-truce-as-infant-tests-positive-for-gazas-first-case-of-polio/

#Gaza #Polio #Israel #Palestinians

The United States must divest from Elon Musk. #SellAllSharesOfMusk

How to stop Musk
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/time-to-stop-musk

#ElonPutz #Shitter #SellTSLA #DeportMusk

Keep on filing those IRS complaints! They’re making an impact!

Project 2025 Reported to IRS Over 'Violations'
https://www.newsweek.com/project-2025-reported-irs-1923145

#TrumpMustLose2024 #Project2025 #NoRepublicansEverAgain #KevinRoberts #HeritageFoundation #FuckFascists #VoteBlue

Meet the Project 2025 Advisory Board, a rogue’s gallery of more than 100 white Christian Nationalist organizations you can start boycotting, jamming, and doxing today!

https://www.project2025.org/about/advisory-board/

#Project2025 #NeverAgainTrump #VoteBlue #TrumpMustLose2024 #NoRepublicans2024 #VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy

We need a billionaire to step up and decide that democracy is worth funding.

“Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee raised $141 million in May, according to his campaign, a fundraising total boosted by a surge in contributions after a New York jury found him guilty in a criminal trial involving hush-money charges,” Bloomberg reports.

FUN FACT: If you bought $1B of DJT at the top when it was initially offered last week, your investment is now worth $596,066,566. (And falling!)

Capitalism, baby!

#ETTD #DJT #TrumpWillLose2024 #MAGA

Under full sedation? Sounds risky. Perhaps it's better that he remain awake...and that they operate with a grapefruit spoon.

#TraitorTucker

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson admitted that he is in Moscow to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Axios: “Putin rarely gives interviews, particularly to Western journalists. Carlson, however, is cited frequently on Russian state TV because of his opposition to U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort, embrace of other Russian-friendly narratives and criticism of President Biden.”

Israel’s oppression of Palestinians is an atrocity. So was Hamas’s massacre of civilians—and anyone who claims to be on the left should say so. #Israel #Hamas #Palestinians #Gaza

The Catastrophic Moral Failing of Those Who Won’t Condemn Hamas https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/left-response-hamas/

Vivek suggests that faith should replace psychotropic drugs. Yeah, suck my ass.

#GOPDebate

What the actual fuck?!? #StopRonDeSantis #Florida #HumanRights #TransRights

Florida Passes Bill Allowing Trans Kids to Be Taken From Their Families https://newrepublic.com/post/172444/florida-passes-bill-allowing-trans-kids-taken-families

Remember, the New York Times felt that Hitler had learned his lesson in prison.

#NYTimes wake the fuck up!