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AG Pam Bondi revokes federal DOJ funds for Sanctuary cities. Those funds are used to fund policing. Thanks for helping us defund the police, madam!

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Elon participating in Take Your KIds to Work Day.

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We’re not a serious country anymore

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Nesting season has already begun for a variety of species! Anna's Hummingbirds, Bald Eagles & Great Horned Owls. This photo of Great Horned Owlets was taken in mid-February, 2013 in WA, and as you can see, these babies are well on their way to fledging. Talk about hardy! Photo by Mick Thompson

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SCOOP: DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.

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One reason Musk might be so driven to shut down USAID? The agency's inspector general opened a probe into Starlink last year. Now the Trump administration says Musk will self-determine his conflicts of interest. Hello?

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Disgusting! Donald Trump's administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday — not even enough time to gather her personal effects, www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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BREAKING: A hearing is set for 1p tomorrow (Thursday) in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Massachusetts by federal employee unions challenging OPM's "Fork" plan. Today, they asked the court to issue a TRO staying the 2/6 deadline for Fork. Thursday's hearing will be over that request.

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BREAKING: Representatives of Elon Musk’s “DOGE” have gotten into the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where they have accessed key payment and contracting systems.

submitted 26 days ago • 139 comments

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

submitted 27 days ago • 939 comments

If the bird flu gains the ability to spread from person to person, it could produce the next pandemic. So some flu experts are anxiously tracking changes that could make the virus airborne.

submitted 28 days ago • 55 comments

Trump spent the weekend at Mar-a-Lago golfing while stock futures plummeted and our biggest trading partners planned retaliatory tariffs against the US and it was crickets from the Biden Delaware Watch Brigade.

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Breaking News: The FDA approved a new medication to treat pain from an injury or surgery. Unlike opioid pain medicines, it cannot become addictive.

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Reminder: FAA head Michael Whitaker resigned last month despite having years left on his term. His decision came as a tremendous potential gift to Elon Musk, who has claimed that the agency treats his companies unfairly.

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We are ready to help pave a path for lower medication and healthcare costs for taxpayers journals.lww.com/fpmrs/fullte...

submitted 33 days ago • 1437 comments

What we know about an outbreak of TB in Kansas City, Kansas, area.

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This photo of ICE agents supposedly arresting a man wearing a "Latinos for Trump 2024" T-shirt is fake.

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Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia just accomplished something huge: they overcame Amazon's union-busting tactics and voted to form the store's first union in over four decades. Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.

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For the last four years, Jennifer Abruzzo vigorously defended workers' rights and cracked down on union-busters as General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board. She was one of the strongest pro-worker voices in the federal government. Trump just fired her.

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Want to know what a federal funding freeze does? It takes money from families that just lost their home in a wildfire. It takes resources away from vets. It leaves 72M Americans without access to healthcare. Trump, Elon, & their billionaire buddies laugh their way to the bank while Americans suffer.

submitted 33 days ago • 209 comments

Dear Americans who voted for Trump, You voted to put an incredibly small, petty, pathetic, un-American person in charge. You voted to make America more divided and less secure. That’s such a shame. Sincerely, Your fellow American

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Claims spread that U.S President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order signed by former President Joe Biden aimed at lowering prescription drug prices for patients on Medicare and Medicaid. We put the claim in context:

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A bird flu pandemic is not inevitable. But a series of developments over the past few weeks indicates that the possibility is no longer remote. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...

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Survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau gather to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch reports from Poland.

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congressman Pat Ryan

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Worth noting that McConnell refusing to whip votes to convict Trump at his impeachment trial (or vote himself to convict) is why we’re now in a position where Hegseth is the Defense Secretary. If McConnell is looking for the person at fault, he might want to consult a mirror.

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This is the Koll Wetlands before it became an ugly lake. All the trees are dying around it

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Damn right. @repjasmine.bsky.social @repdangoldman.bsky.social Who else is ready to stand out and finally join us? @diretalks.bsky.social @smartelections.bsky.social @fsfp.bsky.social @susangreenhalgh.bsky.social #LightsON

submitted 39 days ago • 33 comments

Those present at the inauguration were mostly (if not all) white, rich, and males wearing ties. Trump’s core supporters were left out in the cold. Think about it.

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That Biden should have to issue preemptive pardons for men and women who defended the Constitution is a sad comment on Trump's vengeful nature.

submitted 42 days ago • 488 comments

I don't think we can share the side-by-side of Elon Musk doing the Nazi salute next to Nazis doing the Nazi salute enough.

submitted 40 days ago • 348 comments

Other photos of the wetlands...there use to be lots of little islands for the birds.

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A photo of the Koll Wetlands near where I met you today. All of that is water now.

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ko-fi.com/nickanderson I’m also on ko-fi under ‘The Happy Liberal.’

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And so it begins. Sam Kuffel, a meteorologist for CBS58, has reportedly been fired for criticizing Elon Musk’s arm gesture on her personal social media account.

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@emalmstrom.bsky.social

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So, blind allegiance.

submitted 40 days ago • 240 comments

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"Hope, I know, is a fighter and a screamer."

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In the first two days of this presidency, we have a delusional billionaire de-facto cabinet member giving a Nazi salute and a sitting GOP senator calling for the deportation of a minister preaching about mercy for the vulnerable. Super work, MAGA voters. Hope this was worth owning the Libs.

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In Portland’s grayer winter months, a Saturday morning spent outdoors isn’t always tempting. But if you work up the courage to bundle up and trek out to the Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University, you’ll be kicking off your weekend at a spot with national clout.

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On Trump pardoning the violent convicts of January 6, including those who assaulted and maimed police officers: “They will have a narrative of martyrdom, and that’s a really good way to rebuild right-wing terrorist organizations.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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My photo of the Oregon Coast

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Whoever claims that this Nazi salute was accidental is....mistaken. His body language: Biting his lip. Slapping his chest. "I'm doing it! I know some of you hate it! But I love it. So there!"

submitted 42 days ago • 91 comments

Indeed. Carl Sagan's innate foresight has always impressed me. Much like the amazing George Carlin @officialgeocarlin.bsky.social & his spot-on musings of society, it really goes to show that humans are on a never-ending loop, & never really learn from the past-at least to do good things, for once.

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