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We are arms dealers to terrorists.

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"Washington reviewed the Ukrainian proposed resolution and 'demanded to make some changes to make it weaker,' including “pro-Russian” language in the document. Then Washington proposed a new resolution and demanded Kyiv withdraw its version..." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

submitted 7 hours ago • 4 comments

To reflect the momentous events of the past week we designed two covers featuring Donald Trump. One explains how Europe must respond as he and Vladimir Putin smash the post-war order econ.st/41vGi5q The other considers the power of the president econ.st/4gRbzUD

submitted 7 hours ago • 9 comments

State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling, shares Grist.

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Surround yourself with the kind of people who understand that your habit of inhaling the smell of books is not a choice, but rather a compulsion.

submitted 11 hours ago • 13 comments

So the President not only fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He also fired the top JAGs at the Army, Navy and Air Force. Those are the lead people who determine what is a legal order and what is not. So if you're planning to do things that are illegal they're the most obvious obstacle.

submitted 20 hours ago • 155 comments

The Pentagon will fire 5,400 civilian workers next week.

submitted 23 hours ago • 495 comments

"It banned the use of chokeholds and carotid restraints "unless deadly force is authorized" and restricted the use of no-knock entries. - restricted the transfer or federal purchases of military equipment "that belongs on a battlefield, not on our streets." - tracked data on use-of-force incidents

submitted 23 hours ago • 0 comments

Deeply honored to receive the 2025 NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award. The fight for rights, opportunity, and equity in AI and tech is critical. AI's promise isn't inevitable - it must be actively stewarded to build a digital future that is just and sustainable. naacp.org/articles/naa...

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

“The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) condemns in the strongest of terms, the actions of the White House barring credentialed Associated Press (AP) photojournalists and reporters from events at the White House and on Air Force One…” Please tap the link below for the full statement.

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"It feels very much in Trump’s playbook of petty vengeance and retribution,” he said. “The decision to put extra detention beds right in the heart of Philadelphia, blocks from where they signed the Declaration of Independence, is vintage Trump.” www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

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Profiles in courage www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

OMB director Russ Vought has officially begun carrying out his section of Project 2025. Technical thread to follow, but it’s really important - this is a major path through which the Trump administration will illegally impound funding, refusing to carry out some of our spending laws.

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

Bad messaging: We need to educate our constituents so they know we don't have any power. Good messaging: We will do everything possible to protect our constituents and democracy, we hear their concerns, and we're going to tell them daily how they can help us oppose autocracy.

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"These rightward journalistic trends of the past 25 years show no sign of abating. The conservative press is more powerful & more pervasive than ever—& the mainstream press is more acquiescent in following the conservative lead." This could've easily been written today— 1/ bit.ly/4hKDeIj

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Marocco has leadership roles at both the State Dept. and USAID — two agencies that sidelined him during the first Trump administration after he was accused of undermining U.S. foreign policy. This time, he answers to few besides Trump himself. By @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy

submitted 2 days ago • 18 comments

📢 ProPublica is looking for 5 newsrooms to join our Local Reporting Network! These newsrooms will be part of our 50 State Initiative. Newsrooms in 40 states (in blue) are eligible to apply: https://propub.li/41270AQ Here's what this would mean for your newsroom 👇

submitted 1 day ago • 34 comments

Musk's X gets German judge removed in battle over election data. Wins motion in case involving data ahead of Germany's February 23 election. #Voices4Victory www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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This is your reminder that Dachau, the longest-running concentration camp (& visited by the veep this month), mostly housed political opponents for the first 5 years. It opened in 1933. After Kristallnacht (1938) they started incarcerating more Jews. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

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What was the platform that used to ask if you wanted to read something before you re-shared it? Was that old-school Twitter?

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I’m begging the media to call Nazi salutes … “Nazi salutes.” You can write “he gave a Nazi salute.” That’s the proper journalism. Describe things as they are even if people get mad.

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"We fear a future administration may not like something Newsmax writes & seek to ban us. This is why news organizations like Newsmax & Fox News are supporting the AP’s First Amendment rights though we may disagree with its editorial point of view from time to time.” www.newsweek.com/associated-p...

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“Some are also concerned about the order’s potential reach to citizens, such as Black Americans… So we have to be very careful when…we start attacking it, bc it’s not just going to remove citizenship of immigrants, it’s going to remove citizenship of everyone.” www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...

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If you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long. They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net

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No reasonable person would view my comments as a threat. We are living in a dangerous time, and elected members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced. Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

submitted 2 days ago • 126 comments