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The US military has removed photos of the B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” — which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan — apparently because it contains the word “gay,” which violates their new anti-DEI rules.

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And there it is.

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To donate to Ukraine you can go to war.Ukraine.ua/donate This is an official donation site supported by Zelenskyy (and USAID-that-was). We donated. #SlavaUkraini

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If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting. The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense

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“One fundamental problem is that currently, PBMs are incentivized to favor medications with high list prices and larger rebates over lower-priced alternatives … These misplaced incentives can skew coverage toward higher-priced brand-name drugs.”

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Looks like classified documents are headed back to the bathroom at Mar-a-Lago with all the foreign workers there.

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This was the only person speaking in the Oval Office today who placed America's long-standing interests ahead of getting some cheap attaboys from Internet trolls.

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The Trump administration is demanding the home addresses of 700,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally from the IRS. The IRS is resisting this request, as complying would directly violate federal tax privacy laws.

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Until the bird flu crisis is over stop giving your cats raw food products!

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US intelligence indicates that Russia and China are attempting to recruit federal employees fired by the Trump administration, sources say

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Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

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Great piece by @clarajeffery.bsky.social comparing the burgeoning anti-Tesla/Musk movement with the anti-apartheid movement of the 70s/80s. And not just because of Musk's South African roots. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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At the end of the day you will still never be able to claim any of our accomplishments. We don’t do the amazing things that we do for profit - we do it for science and exploration and to benefit Earth and humanity. He fundamentally does not understand this concept - and that’s why he will fail. 🚀

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An absolutely stellar distillation of how we arrived here! Brilliant! www.instagram.com/reel/DGeR6VZ...

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As to Donald Trump’s foreign policy, this is it. This is the shibboleth. If you understand where the Trump Doctrine comes from, you understand exactly what is happening right now and why. Every American should read this, and so should every European diplomat. From a bestselling Trump biographer:

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The ongoing bloodbath at the Social Security Administration has only one goal: The total annihilation of Social Security by firing half of the work force and closing the field offices. Wall Street billionaires want to destroy Social Security so they can give themselves trillions in tax handouts.

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BREAKING The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.

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FDA cancels meeting to choose flu vaccine strain: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) abruptly canceled a vaccine advisory meeting where members were slated to discuss influenza vaccine strains. The meeting was scheduled for March 13. Committee members received an email informing them of the…

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‘It’s been a lifesaver’: millions risk going hungry as Republicans propose slashing food stamps: Snap helps more than 42 million people, and is considered the country’s most effective tool to fight hunger During a recent grocery store visit, Audrey Gwenyth spent $159.01 on items such as eggs,…

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The point of excluding categories of people from the military like this is to send the message that they are unworthy of citizenship, it is pure bigotry and the assumptions behind it are disproven by the honorable service of the people being targeted in the first place bsky.app/profile/bran...

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Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo: Being transgender is not compatible with service, court filing says, foreshadowing removal of people from service within 60 days Transgender service members will be separated from the US military unless they…

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"In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is King." Here is my piece on how Trump is undermining the "Five Eyes" Intelligence network. He is leaving America dangerously alone while picking stupid fights with allies. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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U.S. moves to disqualify transgender troops from military, Pentagon memo shows: The Pentagon is moving to disqualify transgender service members from the military within 30 days, per a policy memorandum included in a Wednesday court filing. The big picture: The memo that builds on existing Trump…

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In other words libertarian (read right wing) viewpoints. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f...

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Jesus says that whatever we do to the poor and the hurting and the hungry we do to him. That should be a terrifying proposition to Republicans who claim the Christian faith or call the American Conservative Church home. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-christ...

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Project 2025 calls for gutting the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — putting national and election security at risk.

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If they do this they remove the reasoning for government action on the climate. They are going to repeal the "endangerment finding." www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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@sykescharlie.bsky.social and I are often in TV together but never get time to go deeper. On his podcast, I dig into the Trump strategy for Defense and foreign policy & how it’s all going to plan, Hegseth’s plans for DoD, VA layoffs, @indyvetsofamerica.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/2Nm4...

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REPORTER: Can you say unequivocally that down the line, there won't be cuts to Medicaid programs? MIKE JOHNSON: Medicaid is hugely problematic because it has a lot of fraud, waste, and abuse.

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Trump is blackmailing Ukraine by demanding its "rare earths"—metals that are crucial to a lot of technology. But...does Ukraine really even have any to give? Fascinating piece by @vincebeiser.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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A group of farmers and environmental nonprofits sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, accusing the agency of scrubbing data relating to climate change from its website and saying the move would hinder research and hurt farming initiatives.

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Tonight in her newsletter, @hcrichardson.bsky.social quoting Maine Senator Angus King telling the Senate to wake up. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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A true patriot. An honorable leader. A voice of clarity and reason. An inspiration and role model. And a man who deserved better than this. And a leader who can’t be done. It’s time for a new chapter. America needs his candid voice and leadership now more than ever.🇺🇸

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Excellent, must-read article. It's always worth remembering that fascism is never truly popular unless people are forced to accept it as the only option and propagandized to exult it. That happens only when "democratic forces cave."

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A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable

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A MUST-SEE‼️ The PayPal Mafia—Musk, Thiel, Sacks, and Botha—have ties to apartheid South Africa & a hand in US policy and the election. • Elon Musk – Unelected co-president, dismantling the government for his own gain. FUN FACT: His grandfather wanted to scrap democracy for technocrat rule. 🧵

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Trump tabbed analyst under investigation as acting Social Security commissioner: report: An obscure data analyst who had been placed on leave as he was being investigated for allegedly violating privacy and tax laws, was saved by Donald Trump who then rewarded him by appointing him to acting…

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Did you know that 72 MILLION Americans rely on Medicaid for healthcare? The Trump Administration and MAGA Republicans in Congress want to take it away to give tax breaks to billionaires. Don't let them take away our healthcare. Let them know you didn’t vote for this shit.

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A nice little thought.

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Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars. apnews.com/article/musk...

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another Nazi salute at CPAC

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America's Russia policy is a failure of critical thinking and foresight: This persistent inability to appreciate the thinking exposed by another great power is especially striking given that Russia’s policies have not changed at all since the days of Ivan the Terrible or even earlier.

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