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    13 hours ago

    If you learn of any senior government officials attending holiday parties sponsored by government contractors, big law firms, lobbyists, advocacy groups or anything else similarly sinister, please post a response here.

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  2. 4 hours ago

    I’ll look for the video clip tomorrow, but a member warned in the 1980s that, if they didn’t raise congressional salaries, the govt would be filled with Donald Trumps. Quite the prophetic warning. You can side with Trump if you want, but I’m with on congressional salaries./2

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  3. 4 hours ago

    She’s right. When they considered the 1989 Ethics Reform Act, congressional salaries were at issue. It’s an equity issue. Keeping salaries down is fine if you want to be ruled by the wealthy. But banning stock trades for members and raising salaries is the better answer. /1

    Ppl rag on Congress’ salary &it’s easy to score political points on it, but many don’t know it requires paying 2 rents, can’t deduct work costs, etc Result is grand gestures to tout that they/staff aren’t getting COLA adjustments, but then trading stock to make up for it -worse!
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    5 hours ago

    What’s worse is that many who engage in these practices publicly tout not approving cost of living or MRA increases in the leg branch as a way of claiming “fiscal responsibility,” yet compensate by engaging in this highly questionable trading. It incentivizes this bad behavior

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    5 hours ago

    There is no reason members of Congress should hold and trade individual stock when we write major policy and have access to sensitive information. There are many ways members can invest w/o creating actual or appeared conflict of interest,like thrift savings plans or index funds

    “Banning lawmakers, their top staffers, and their spouses from buying and selling individual stocks should be as non-controversial as crop rotation or pulling to the side of the street when an ambulance goes by.”
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  6. 6 hours ago

    if you’re standing next to a mountain, chop it down with the side of your hand

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  7. 6 hours ago

    I feel we should proceed directly to the nightmare fuel

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  8. 6 hours ago

    The judges will accept guitar adjacent instruments if they’re really blazing

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  9. 6 hours ago

    It’s Friday night. Our elected officials are still fighting fascism with soggy wads of Sunbeam bread. Let’s say the hell with them and crank guitar music. Here’s my first entry. Add your raucous guitar sounds, and I’ll respond with more. Or pet pics. 🎸🐶

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  10. 8 hours ago

    In my next life, I want to be the mustache guy from Ningen Isu, but I’ll likely be the zombie guy, and I’m fine with that.

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  11. 8 hours ago

    Exhibits: Aldious “We Are”; anything by Ningen Isu; Band Maid “Thrill”; etc.

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  12. 8 hours ago

    Sometimes I get annoyed that the guitar isn’t always what it used to be here. Then I remember that the guitar moved to Japan and is absolutely crushing it there.

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  13. 8 hours ago

    “Banning lawmakers, their top staffers, and their spouses from buying and selling individual stocks should be as non-controversial as crop rotation or pulling to the side of the street when an ambulance goes by.”

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  14. 9 hours ago

    It’s a symbol of the broader neglect of ethics and democracy under this administration. These things are not their priority.

    Once again, another week has gone by, and Louis DeJoy is still postmaster general. I repeat: How on Earth is this not a national scandal?
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  15. 9 hours ago

    Members of Congress should not be allowed to trade stocks. cc.

    Two more Democrats have violated the STOCK Act, of scoops.
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  16. 10 hours ago

    I’d be remiss if I didn’t also urge you to sign up for my own free government accountability newsletter while I’m at it. I work hard to keep it brief and high quality for you, diving deep on just one topic each week. Sign up here:

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  17. 10 hours ago

    Thank goodness we have Marc Elias () and others fighting the good fight for voting rights. Subscribe to Marc’s free Democracy Docket newsletter.

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  18. 12 hours ago

    Please tweet about voting rights today.

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    17 hours ago

    Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper says he supports changing the filibuster rules for voting rights legislation.

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    12 hours ago

    “This is a historic settlement in a historic case. Tens of millions of Americans rely on mail-in voting to participate in our democracy, and they depend upon the prompt and reliable delivery of election mail for their voice to be heard," says .

    LDF and co-counsel have reached a settlement in our lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service. Filed in August 2020, it challenged USPS delivery delays and inadequate measures to ensure timely delivery of mail-in ballots for the November 2020 election.
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    15 hours ago

    For the second night in a row, Stephen Colbert calls out Jim Jordan's ridiculous lies on . Jim Jordan is doing more for 's scripts then he's ever done for .

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