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This CNN piece today is really good clear succinct. In plain language with examples of impacts. Musk and his DOGE team at Social Security are driving the agency to total system collapse. www.cnn.com/2025/03/08/p...

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Love it! Jen Rubin notes that while Lincoln’s Cabinet was labeled “a team of rivals” and JFK’s “the best and brightest,” Felon 47’s would best be described as “trained seals.”

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The moral depravity of offering refuge to South African farmers in the United States while simultaneously stripping Ukrainians of their TPS is almost beyond my ability to comprehend.

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Trump offers pathway to citizenship for South African farmers

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Evergreen.

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I had to bring this here because it’s so good

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While arrogant f**k Musk with his billions may think Social Security is a ponzi scheme, the rest of us need it as foundational income. So debase it at your peril, you little punk! We might be old, but we’re not dead.

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Adam Schiff is right on point.

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Democracy dies in primer… #bezos

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RIP U.S. Department of Education. Education Secretary Linda McMahon introduced herself to department employees with an email calling on them to join her in a “historic final mission” to downsize the agency and shift control to the states.

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An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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This excellent podcast is a deep dive into USAID, its historical world wide significance, & the ramifications of DOGE within the agency. Thank you @ chrislhayes.bsky.social and @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social

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First spring blooms in my garden today.

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The accuracy of the political cartoons recently is incredibly painful.

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Trump just helped bring Andrew Tate — who is literally charged with rape and human trafficking — into our country.

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The United States now playing the role that communist satellite states once played in the UN: sponsoring resolutions in its own name but on behalf of Moscow.

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Putin has taken over our govt. We gonna let this happen?

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Something odd here. CBS News confirms other media reports: "Hegseth has issued a directive to U.S. Cyber Command to pause planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions." The CBS News then notes that National Security Advisor Michael Waltz said he's unaware of the directive.

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Yes! “No Other Place” wins the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature!!

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Mick Jagger presenting at the Oscars, love it!! ❤️❤️

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Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

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Groups tied to Elon Musk have already spent more than $4.2 million on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race—a clear sign that his plans for oligarchy extend well beyond Washington.

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Voter suppression is rarely sold by politicians as such. Instead it comes by way of logistical challenges such as reducing the number of ballot boxes in communities of color in Georgia, intimidation by “poll watchers” in Texas, or restrictive voter I.D. laws.

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Q: A young child just died of measles in Texas. Do you have a comment? RFK Jr.: It's not unusual. We have measles outbreaks all the time (This is the first Measles death in the US in 10 years)

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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.

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Note here that Musk is now literally assigning himself new contracts based on the use of his DOGE wrecking crew and the associated micro-bros. this isn't a "conflict of interest". it's just handing yourself federal money www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...

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Wow! What a great cover!

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

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President Trump says USAID is rife with fraud. But Andrew Natsios, a Republican former administrator of USAID, calls that “utter nonsense.” Natsios says USAID is “the most accountable aid agency in the world.” cbsn.ws/3CSI2fn

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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as allude to slavery or the civil rights movement. The wholesale erasure of history in real time.

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Approx. USA population: 347 million Approx. votes for Felon 47: 77 million Approx. 36% of the population did not vote. Is the importance of voting sinking in yet?

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Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.

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If you thought it wasn’t possible—well, here we are. Musk pulled $80 million in funding authorized by Congress straight from NYC’s bank account. The federal government took the funds and called it a “clawback” of taxpayer money. A lot of others would simply call it stealing.

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The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.

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According to @tomnuttall.bsky.social, The Economist’s Berlin bureau chief, the German press is reporting that JD Vance met with far-right AfD co-leader Alice Weidel after his speech in Munich today. In contrast, Vance refused to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

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The top US election security watchdog has frozen all of its efforts to aid states in securing elections. It's the first major example of the country’s cyber defense agency accommodating Trump’s false claims of election fraud and online censorship.

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