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Members of the military are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not the president. Changing that seems to have been the point of the Friday Night Massacre. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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“In some ways that’s even more chilling than firing the four stars,” Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown Law. “It’s what you do when you’re planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down.” By NYT Greg Jaffe www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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PRAMS is the source of data for basically every effort to limit infant mortality and all the health dangers mothers face before and after birth. So a pretty big deal the Elon and Co decided to cancel the program.

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Many are asking what should we do now? “We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’” -fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.

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If only Janie were still here…

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Well done Seattle!https://www.reddit.com/r/Washington50501/comments/1iw258x/video_of_tesla_protest_at_university_village_feb/?utm_source=sharee Whittle down Tesla’s stock price the way Elon is hollowing out the administrative state.

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It’s imperative at this point that Europe develop a defense posture independent of the United States, which should be treated as the ally of Russia that it has now become.

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This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!

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WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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I said what tf I said 🧵

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83% of Americans disapprove of King Donold’s pardoning his Jan. 6 goon squad, and now his poll numbers are falling faster than a gold-plated toilet in a hurricane. SMITE!

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NEW: The Associated Press is suing Trump Administration officials in federal court for banning AP reporters from events over the organization continuing to use the name 'Gulf of Mexico.' AP says the ban violates the First and Fifth Amendments.

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I sent my mom this and I’ve heard it coming from the kitchen for the last ten minutes. I think she likes it.

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When even the New York Post has to publish this, you know you fucked up.

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New: Trump’s investigation into the criminal cases brought against him and others during the Biden admin will be overseen by a group of “weaponization group” lawyers at DOJ who are beset by a tangle of possible conflicts @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...

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So like when does the Golden Age start

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A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."

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So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.

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The poster child for white male mediocrity, Pete Hegseth, is firing qualified Black men and women from the military.

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Yesterday I attended a gubernatorial forum hosted by the Black American Caucus in New Jersey. Once again the congressional candidates seemed extremely out of touch but what pissed me off was not only was @mikiesherrill.bsky.social late, she disappeared early without so much as a word.

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From United Humanists on FB

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In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

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“Oregon will not stand by while the federal government attempts to erase the rights and dignity of transgender individuals.” kobi5.com/news/oregon-...

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A profile of Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's top officer, who spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet, & whom current Defense Secretary and former Fox & Friends co-host Pete Hegseth fired tonight.

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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. LET’S FUCKING GO!!!! apnews.com/article/dei-...

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We've curated the best of pro-democracy on Bluesky! These are the writers, scholars, activists, and thinkers who are resisting the rise of tyranny. #takedemocracyback #starterpack #democracy #antifascism go.bsky.app/VHKtkDq

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More of this www.wpr.org/news/glenn-g...

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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

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With Adams, Trump essentially wants the lower courts to apply the same standard to elected executives that SCOTUS did for him: eg, normal criminal laws don’t apply to the executive. Judge Ho has identified a brilliant way to explore the issues www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/n...

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WATCH Bernie Sanders lay out exactly what's at stake if Republicans gut Medicaid. Don't Cut My Medicaid

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🧡For Yarden🧡 We are letting the world know how your precious babies, Ariel and Kfir, were brutally murdered, strangled by the hands of savages, then stoned to make it look like they had been killed in an IDF strike. Because that’s what Hamas told the world. That the IDF killed them. BDE🧡 FUCK HAMAS!

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This is a charitable subhead at best. The president made Gen Brown the USAF Chief of Staff explicitly for his “warrior mindset”

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A federal judge has blocked President Trump’s executive order that aimed to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Both liberal and conservative federal judges are standing against violations of the Constitution. apnews.com/article/dei-...

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I've spent a lot of time rambling around Oregon's second district, which takes up two thirds of our state and is as rural and Republican as it gets... if they're shouting "tax the rich" and "tax Elon" in LaGrande, something is definitely happening here.

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“The cost of treating shooting injuries in hospitals is estimated to exceed $900 million a year. Medicaid and Medicare cover about 60 percent of that…” Medicaid is a gun violence issue. The Trump administration needs to hear loud & clear: #DontCutMyMedicaid #MOMsky www.thetrace.org/2025/02/dr-o...

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