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We are just about at the point where a court orders the government do something & the government refuses to do it, which is practically what this amounts to. Either the courts find an effective mechanism to force compliance, or Trump steamrolls right over them.

Just…..just….

NEW: DOGE quietly deletes the five largest spending cuts it had been celebrating last week. All of them contained errors that wildly over-inflated how much had been saved. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...

Keep at it

Statement from the Musk-appointed head of SSA celebrating the deletion of research grants studying the financial security of the older adults and the disabled. Just one way that the richest man in the world is dictating societal priorities. www.ssa.gov/news/press/r...

CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…

open.substack.com/pub/lisbethd... “We- women- have less power now than we did two years ago.” It’s on us to stop the slide.

I’m thinking of my students who worked so hard to get into this school and so proud of their diplomas. I don’t know how they feel about that piece of paper. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

The felons first week in office & Project 2025......

The capitulation is complete. Jodi Ernst signals her support of Pete Hegseth, an alleged sexual predator. Ernst, a veteran and a survivor of sexual assault, has no principles. She's chosen to risk our national security by installing an unqualified hack to preserve her power.

These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business. Costco Meijer Kroger Giant Grocery Ben & Jerry’s Ulta, Macy’s Old Navy Nordstrom’s TJ Maxx GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…) Dollar Tree Walgreens Wegmans

Every Democratic Representative should be rushing to support Representative Salazar, a Fla Republican It's the right thing to do and it Floods The Zone with confusion. And shows Dems doing the right thing in a red district. @aoc.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social thehill.com/homenews/hou...

Yes, it can happen again. 👀

So far here’s a list of companies reinforcing their commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Apple Costco Bank of America Delta JP Morgan Marriott Microsoft Procter & Gamble Goldman Sachs American Airlines Southwest Airlines United Airlines Catholic Health

Updated DEI list of companies committed to DEI Costco, Meijer,Kroger,Giant Grocery,Ben & Jerry’s,Ulta,Macy’s, Old Navy,Nordstrom’s,TJ Maxx,GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…),Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans (for those on the east coast)

If you Google "inauguration day," you're greeted with an animation of fireworks forming the shape of the American flag. Google has never done something like this for the inauguration, sources told me, out of fear of appearing partisan. But that's changed now, with Sergey and Sundar attending.

As some in the media try to pass off Trump's rather marginal popular vote win onto Black and Brown voters: the data tells the story. White voters turned out in big numbers. Black and Latino men turned out in weaker numbers but it was Trump who brought out low propensity male voters of all races.

New report is out from the CDC on states with the highest rate of STD infections. The top 9 are all Republican states. 1. LA 2. MS 3. AK 4. SD 5. GA 6. AL 7. NC 8. SC 9. AR

It's not too late for Biden and Democrats to use their power to educate the country on Trump plans that are illegal or unconstitutional, warn those who may be in harm's way, and take preemptive action to stave off the worst. Amazing piece from @kimwehle.bsky.social @thebulwark.bsky.social