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Relax everyone, he’s just trolling us…

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The first nationwide database tracking misconduct by federal police officers has been shut down by President Donald Trump, deleting a resource that experts said improved public safety by helping to prevent bad officers from jumping to new agencies and starting over.

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This is how it’s done.

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In a new development, the Department of Justice said Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 defendants should apply more broadly and include separate gun charges, as well.

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Jack Posobiec, a prominent influencer, has a long history of promoting antisemitic and white supremacist content. He traveled to Ukraine with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week.

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Breaking news: Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the mail provider and trillions of dollars of ecommerce transactions into turmoil.

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"Prisons all over the United States are withholding books from prisoners, but not because they contain contraband. Books are becoming harder to receive based on their content."

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Washington – A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan found that there are… #ElonMusk #DOGE #Lawsuit

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US federal workers fired for alleged poor performance as part of President Donald Trump's remaking of the federal government received excellent performance reviews before they were fired, according to interviews and documents seen by Reuters reut.rs/3EOubYc

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To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.

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Four Hamtramck city officials, including Mayor Amer Ghalib, who campaigned for Republican Donald Trump last fall, used $9,662 in taxpayer funds to travel to Washington, D.C., for Trump's second presidential inauguration, according to financial records… #Hamtramck #TrumpInauguration #TaxpayerDollars

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The Trump administration has welcomed far-right media figures in the White House briefing room and elsewhere, even as it restricts access for established news outlets.

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That’s suspicious. That’s weird.

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Dozens of Russians are being subjected to compulsory psychiatric treatment because of their political views, according to lawyers and human rights groups — a trend they say has gathered pace since the start of the war in Ukraine reut.rs/42YChra

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TikTok is laying off global staff at its trust and safety unit which handles content moderation as part of a restructuring, three sources familiar with the matter said reut.rs/4i5IpCb

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[threatening a baby] here comes the airplane

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I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths

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Local prosecutors in Florida said their hate crimes unit was probing a shooting by a male suspect who, according to police, fired on two men he thought were Palestinians but turned out to be Israeli visitors reut.rs/4b42SVC

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Alice Weidel, Germany's far-right leader, lives in Switzerland and is raising two sons with her Sri Lankan-born wife. Her party, the Alternative for Germany, campaigns on a platform that is anti-immigrant and defines family as a father and a mother raising children.

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STOP complying in advance AND START resisting in advance. Folks need to spend more time actively resisting things before they happen. Have plans in place and don't just wait and see and scramble to do things after the fact.

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WHAT TO KNOW: A 54-inch water main ruptured in Southwest Detroit, flooding homes and streets with frigid water. Officials pledged full coverage of uninsured damages, offering emergency response, support and free hotel stays for affected residents. planetdetroit.org/2025/02/wate...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signaled that he was moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only viable plan to enable a different future” for the region.

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European friends: Do not accept lectures on democracy & freedom of speech from an Administration that denies the 2020 election results and is now suing & intimidating news outlets whose reporting they don’t like. Stand tall against right-wing extremism. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...

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Q: “When Elon Musk met with Prime Minister Modi, did he do so as a CEO, or as a representative of 🇺🇸?” TRUMP: “I don’t know. I’ll ask him.” 🤷🏼‍♂️

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

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Missouri AG Bailey filed a lawsuit to reverse the protective bans on conversion therapy in Kansas City and Jackson County. “We will fight, we will resist, and we will protect our LGBTQ youth—because their lives, their safety, and their futures are non-negotiable.” - @justicehorn.bsky.social

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Yesterday, I led a coalition of 14 states in filing a lawsuit challenging the unlawful delegation of executive power to Elon Musk.

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👇🏽

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Elon Musk’s unchecked power is illegal and unconstitutional, and we're asking the courts to put a stop to it — immediately.

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When I ran for this office, originally in 2018 and then when I was reelected in 2022, I did so with a pledge that I would defend the Michigan Constitution, I would defend the United States Constitution…

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❤️🧡❤️🧡 #SanValentin #ValentinesDay #illustration #draw #sketch #love #design #heart

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Everyone who puts on a uniform to protect our country deserves our respect and the opportunity to serve. Banning transgender people from military service is not only discriminatory but is also harmful to our national security and unconstitutional.

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Y'all gotta get comfortable talking about pornography and defending its right to exist and for people to look at it, even if you don't (but especially if you DO).

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Hey guys meta announced a new policy where they send a killer to get you so be sure to go to settings>my account > killer> disable killer to turn that off

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Reuters gives Musk and Trump bad press, so they attack them for a program that started… during Trump’s first term and has been public record for years 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Several Metro Detroit water systems have surpassed the state's lead limit for drinking water,. Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers aim to repeal the Biden administration's lead rules, potentially leaving millions at risk of lead-tainted drinking water.

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This exchange is going to slip by and go undercovered but this is a very revealing moment. Trump’s government won’t study anything, they will just tell us everything is going great no matter who gets hurt. ‘1984’ is upon us.

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El Salvador's Congress voted to allow minors convicted of crimes linked to organized crime to be housed in the same prisons as adults, albeit in separate areas reut.rs/3X13WUF