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If you'd rather hear a verbal video summary than add up the numbers on the DOGE site yourself, this describes the inconsistencies in a nutshell. I added up the numbers and it wasn't adding up, so I was glad to discover someone summarized it on Youtube. youtu.be/byR9qJ4hiEo?...

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Rep. Pocan proposed a bill to bar special gov employees from contracts. Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy ELON MUSK Act would end contracts. A similar ban exists for Congress and some staff to prevent conflicts on interest. www.channel3000.com/news/pocan-l...

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DOGE falsely claimed to have saved nearly $232 million by canceling an IT contract for Social Security. In fact, it cut only $560,000, a tiny fraction of what they claimed. This is not the first false claim, numerous line items on the #DOGE site are questionable. theintercept.com/2025/02/20/d...

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Abandoned (and often photographed) on the shore near Fort William... #BlueSkyArtShow #Abandoned #photography #b&w #Scotland ##blackandwhitephotography

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This magnificent Red-shouldered Hawk LANDED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME and perched there looking for a meal EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY 20 FEET AWAY!! I am still stunned and thrilled. And also chilled! #birds 🌿

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Wholesale price for a dozen large white eggs is on the version of hitting $8, per USDA data.

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RFK MAY REMOVE #VACCINE ADVISORS The key committee overseeing vaccine use is the CDC 's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). It was scheduled for a meeting next week, but has been postponed and no new date has been announced. #CDC #health #NIH www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

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Trump fires Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown and other military personnel. Trump said he’s nominating retired Air Force Lt. General Dan “Razin” Caine to be the next chairman. Caine is a career F-16 pilot and associate director for military affairs at the CIA. apnews.com/article/trum...

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#Veterans Association info security may be at risk. Jonathan Kamens learned Fri. that he and dozens of colleagues had been laid off. VA dot gov is a critical platform connecting veterans to their benefits. It manages confidential info, including medical records. itmagazine.com/2025/02/22/d...

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Anne Marshall, director of data science and engineering for the United States Digital Service—which Elon #Musk rebranded as DOGE—resigned from her position Wed. A. Gleason and K. Lindemann said #DOGE would be managing USDS. Link 1: techstory.in/director-res... Link 2: www.wired.com/story/doge-e...

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As federal employees and contracts are cut, more and more money is being diverted to DOGE. Unlike other federal departments, DOGE does not have Inspectors General, watchdog staff, or documentation requirements (and if you've perused the DOGE website, it's a joke). www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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A stunning photo of the famous heart-shaped rock formation at the Drops of Sedona, Arizona, USA Courtesy of: The American Natural

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Trump endeavoring to consolidate power under the presidency by taking over independent federal agencies. Link to video: youtu.be/gFg9hR6eEYA?... Link to list of independent agencies: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indepen...

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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

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Whitby Pier #landscapePhotography #scape #seaside #Whitby #Yorkshire

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NEW CORONA VIRUS FOUND IN BATS There is a risk of animal-to-human transmission, similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, discovered in China. HKU5-CoV-2 is a coronavirus belonging to the merbecovirus subgenus, which includes Middle-East respiratory syndrome (MERS). www.ndtv.com/world-news/n...

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FIRED FOR POOR PERFORMANCE? Many recently fired workers had excellent performance reviews. An infectious-disease specialist with a stellar work record is told by #DOGE this his performance "has not been adequate" as a pretext for firing him from his job at the Centers for Disease Control ( #CDC ).

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Not too hard to find the bird in this one. A Great Egret taking a careful step. #Birds 🪶 #Photography #BirdPhotography

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#CDC 9/11 Health Research Program Cut by DOGE After bipartisan outcry, workers are being restored to their jobs. Both Republican and Democrat members of Congress protested the cuts, sending letters to President Trump and newly-appointed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.msn.com/en-us/health...

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Depending where money comes from, layoffs don't always reduce the budget. "The FDIC is funded through fees paid by banks, so cutting the FDIC's expenses does nothing to reduce the federal budget," said Jeremy Kress, a law professor at the University of Michigan. #doge www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

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New evidence suggests loggerhead sea turtles can learn and remember unique magnetic signatures of different geographic regions. The migrating sea turtles appear to have two distinct magnetic senses, each playing a different role in detecting Earth’s magnetic field. scitechdaily.com/sea-turtles-...

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Paleontologists in Brazil find a new species of reptile called a crocodyliform. The fossils belong to a species of notosuchian never seen before, possibly the oldest and most complete example of the group ever found in South America. #fossils #science #paleontology www.kansascity.com/news/nation-...

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Dec 2022, a Jan 6 rioter was indicted in a TN court on charges of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat. Found guilty Nov 2024, but lawyer thinks it should fall under pardon. www.usatoday.com/story/news/c...

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HOW DRUG DEALERS HIDE ILLEGAL SHIPMENTS Across the globe (including the USA), illegal drugs are smuggled in via boats and other floating objects. An article about devious ways the drug cartels hide the goods. #drugs #illegaldrugs #drugsmuggling #smuggling #cocaine newlinesmag.com/reportage/tr...

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AMAZON REMOVING KINDLE DOWNLOAD FEATURE "Starting Feb. 26, customers will no longer be able to download books onto their Kindle using the Download & Transfer via USB feature...." #kindle #amazon #ebooks #downloads www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...

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