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The Senate voted along party lines on Monday to confirm Linda McMahon as the next U.S. education secretary.

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The White House describes the tariffs as a response to inadequate border and drug enforcement. They are forecast to add thousands of dollars to the price of vehicles.

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SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education. I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”. Here is a portion:

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Breaking News: President Trump on Monday temporarily suspended the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, a senior administration official said.

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If you’ve watched the movie, “Vice,” you know the republicans have been planning this president king takeover for decades. m.imdb.com/title/tt6266...

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NEW: Last month, the Trump administration placed a $1 spending limit on most government-issued credit cards that federal employees use to cover travel and work expenses. It's paralyzing federal agencies.

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"Quite simply and astonishingly, this is dismantling the National Park Service as we know it, ranger by ranger and brick by brick." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO

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Polish democracy hero Wałęsa says Trump's treatment of Zelenskyy filled him with 'horror' apnews.com/article/pola...

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New York City educators are embracing rather than restricting the discussions of race with a new K-12 curriculum, “Black Studies as the Study of the World.” This comes as the Trump administration moves to ban programs related to diversity and equity across the government and schools.

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NEW: The Trump administration has informed NOAA that two pivotal centers for weather forecasting will soon have their leases canceled, sources told Axios.

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BREAKING: Long-threatened tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go into effect Tuesday, as will increased levies on China, President Trump confirmed.

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A USAID official wrote in a series of memos that the Trump administration's upheaval of foreign aid will trigger devastating human costs. With lifesaving services blocked, Nicholas Enrich warned, "preventable death, destabilization, and threats to national security on a massive scale" will follow.

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We are firing Rangers at National Parks, scientists & aid workers that treat/prevent/research disease and feed the poor, & disabled vets helping fellow vets at VA hospitals, but the good news is we are going to buy a shit ton of crypto so Trump & his friends can make billions.

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Thousands of potential layoffs apparently still isn't efficient enough for Elon Musk. Now, operatives linked to DOGE are reportedly modifying AutoRIF, a Defense Department program that could enable mass firings of federal workers.

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Medicaid covers... -40% of births nationwide -50% of kids with special needs -72 million people in total Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans. "Party of family values."

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A WIRED investigation reveals that billion-dollar scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands are enslaved—are using Starlink, the satellite internet service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to stay online and keep their operations running.

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Autonomous complexes rule the world.

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The Crypto Strategic Reserve is more than a money scam. It's a plot to dismantle democracy and replace nation-states with "network states." Tech bros have openly discussed it for years. For the @newrepublic.com, I wrote about their scary and dystopian vision. newrepublic.com/article/1857...

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Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged more military aid, as well as the possibility of weapons and boots on the ground, to secure peace in Ukraine.

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Trump’s false denial that he called Zelenskyy a dictator is a classic disinformation tactic. Deny even verifiable facts to cause public cynicism, disgust, and, ultimately, disengagement from politics.

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‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says

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Rubio declares an emergency to bypass Congress to send $4 billion of arms to Israel. The possible orders include more than 35,000 bombs that are 2,000 lbs. each — which US military officers say are unsuitable for urban combat. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

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Don’t discount the possibility that the American hotel owner simply wants to make it impossible for Americans to travel in Europe. Often times motives aren’t very deep.

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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

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“You’re the weak one. And you’ll never know love or friendship. And I feel sorry for you.” - #HarryPotter youtu.be/hw6GwhfNl7U?...

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WATCH: One of President Donald Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate the critically important “social cost of carbon” calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change imposes on the economy.

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Bullies are bullies because of being afraid. Please, stop associating bullies with strength.

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Courage means heart. Either we have a heart or we don’t. If we have no heart, then we have no courage.

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Putin is a dictator. Zelensky is not. Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine. After kidnapping, murdering, and raping hundreds of thousands of innocent people in this senseless war, rewarding Putin & Russia would be both a betrayal of humanity & a green light for more aggression. youtu.be/IJ--Z5vBbro?...

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“…I pray above all for peace. From [the hospital], war appears even more absurd. Let us pray for tormented Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Myanmar, Sudan and Kivu.” @pontifexes.bsky.social www.vatican.va/content/fran...

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Some people believe bullying is power. Others don’t.

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President Trump regularly took credit for a booming stock market during his first term, citing soaring share prices as a measure of his success. But since his inauguration in January, Trump has been relatively muted about stocks. Take a closer look at the state of the market: nyti.ms/4bt43OD

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