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The heartbreak. Trump claims USAID is bankrupting America—it’s less than 1% of the budget. Meanwhile, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is gutting the largest food aid provider. He could end world hunger & still be the richest man alive. But he won’t. Not just greed. We’re watching evil at work.

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This is what the world thinks about us.

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Germany’s likely new chancellor Friedrich Merz: Look at what Musk has done recently in terms of interventions in the German elections. That is an unprecedented event. The interventions from Washington were no less dramatic, drastic and ultimately brazen than the interventions we had from Moscow...

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Not enough attention has been paid to the fact that Pete Hegseth's view of military affairs was shaped in combat as a junior officer under the command Michael Steele, the bible-thumping "buffoon" of Black Hawk Down, an officer whose career was later ended over war crime accusations in Iraq. 🧵

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A pusher of 2020 election and COVID conspiracy theories, who says he wants to “own the libs,” will be filling what is supposed to be a nonpartisan, career FBI job. “9 Things You Need to Know About Dan Bongino, Trump’s Insane Pick for FBI Deputy Director”:

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The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed at least 90 cases of measles in the South Plains region of the state. At least 90 confirmed cases of a rapidly growing outbreak — across seven counties. Only five of the 90 patients had been vaccinated. The outbreak has resulted in 16…

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'Huge mistake': Ex-IRS chiefs issue scathing takedown of Trump act in height of tax season: Seven former commissioners who oversaw the Internal Revenue Service under Democratic and Republican presidents spoke out against Donald Trump's firing thousands of that agency's workers during tax season.…

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Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...

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It’ll always break my heart that we could’ve had an extraordinary President with Kamala Harris and instead we have a disgusting rapist criminal traitor.

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😕

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“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.” Beyond parody.

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ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention? www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

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Obama knew

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If you’re cheering for a South African sociopath to fuck over US military veterans then you should probably stop with that America first bullshit.

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

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He nails it.

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EVERY FUCKING WORD OF THIS! We have to take the gloves off! So listen up @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @democrats.org We are ready to fight! And if you fight, know that we will stand beside you every step of the way!

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FOX NEWS: You are against people bringing in eggs that have not been-- I mean, we have the USDA for a reason. These could be contaminated and bring illnesses in. GALLEGO: Absolutely. This is why we shouldn't be firing USDA inspectors that are actually doing oversight over avian flu

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If someone wanted to destroy the United States from within, would they do anything differently than what Trump is doing right now?

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A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

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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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200 million dollars of waste.

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I'm just saying...

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I'm starting to think that the Russia thing wasn't a hoax.

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Heroin addict and roadkill enthusiast, RFK Jr. kills flu shot campaigns and cancels a major vaccination conference.

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There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.

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ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.

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It’s a cult.

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Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post

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Here's video of Steve Bannon doing a Sieg Heil today at CPAC. It is what it is and it's what Bannon intended. Don't let yourself be gaslit.

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Jasmine Crockett is shredding this solo. But it’s past time for the rhythm section to enter this song already.

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Keep in mind that the probationary federal employees who are now being fired are NOT just newly hired ones. If a long-term employee is promoted to a higher-level position, such as a supervisory or managerial role, then the employee may be subject to a probationary period for that new position.

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The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs. Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)

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According to ProPublica, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since abortion bans were implemented, compared with maternal deaths in the state immediately before the pandemic.

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He will burn down whatever he can, however he can Our systems of governance, rule of law, global alliances, even the Constitution. Consumed by vengeance and greed, he is the greatest threat to our Republic since its founding. We must meet this moment with the force of a thousand suns. Or perish.

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It was an honor to sign the guest book in the home of Anne Frank. I was here as a younger man and thought about her life as a dark chapter of history. Today, I can’t help but think of her story as one of caution. Our world is fragile, and it’s incumbent on us not to break it.

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

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