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For #caturday Make your own out bed with old blankets. From catmurgel on IG

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Maybe we should all do this right now instead of doomscrolling #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

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Happy #Caturday! So much happening this week. Should we talk?

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this bruiser adopted our yard last year #caturday

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#Caturday #CaturdaySky #CatsOfBlueSky

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Big scandal at Social Security agency... How did a low-level data analyst at the Social Security Administration... (Placed on leave for violating federal law by his supervisor.) Get promoted to Commissioner of the whole Social Security Administration? www.thehandbasket.co/p/leland-dud...

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Oh, Edolf and the Technobratz are DROOLING over Social Security.

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It was always Rand Paul’s destiny to be the last man to board the political Titanic and the first one to shove a woman out of the way to take the last seat on a lifeboat.

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

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Say it loud: this is fascism – and we must all resist it | Letters

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This is getting at why I appreciate #TeslaTakeDown - wagingnonviolence.org/ipra/2025/02...

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Judge Cooper rules that National Treasury Employees Union must challenge the mass firing of probationary employees at the Federal Labor Relations Authority. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Canadians are now referring to the United States as the 11th province

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Murphy: "There's no separation between the Kremlin & the White House right now. The White House is a full-time Kremlin propaganda operation..there's a real probability American troops are going to have fight abroad to protect the global world order & our allies & perhaps American sovereignty itself"

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BREAKING: A cadre of largely unidentified actors in the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are controlling major government functions with no real oversight or transparency. We're suing to force them to comply with the law and turn over records by March 10.

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TODAY: A hearing will be held in Rhode Island in a lawsuit from 22 Democratic states & Washington, D.C. seeking a long-term block on Trump's federal funding freeze as litigation proceeds. A court previously issued a temporary restraining order in the case.

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Mark my words—He is going to try to shut down mail-in voting. When he does, we will sue and we will win. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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If you are weary from the doom news & scrolling, please take a break. I get it, there’s a lot to do. But if your energy is drained, there’s nothing to give. Write the word ‘rest’ on a bandaid & wrap it around your index finger. This reminds you not to scroll, & that you need to heal.

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The country singer started the “Imagination Library” nearly 30 years ago to encourage early literacy. www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton...

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Lawyers at Twitter are reportedly threatening advertisers to spend more money on the platform “or else” Elon Musk will use his connections with Trump to hurt their companies.

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"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

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Trump said, "I'm not touching Medicaid." He then endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid. There's over 70 millions Americans who get Medicaid. We have work to do: votesaveamerica.com

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Nubra Valley Ladakh The women wear a robe called a "Kuntop" but on their backs, they add a colourful shawl, the "Bok" - where a baby or parcels can easily be carried. It used to be worn for warmth and protection on the back against heavy loads of sticks and rocks. #Ladakh #India #nubravalley #bok

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When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

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A lot of folks have asked me what they can do to fight back. One way is to support candidates in special elections like this one in New York.

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By virtue of DOGE's seemingly unlimited access, SpaceX CEO Musk will have unfettered access to NASA's confidential info. This mammoth conflict of interest not only moves the work product you paid for to a private corp but represents a huge NatSec concern.

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Exactly right

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This morning, my colleagues and I stood in front of FBI headquarters to make it clear to everyone who wants an FBI focused on violent crime and not on political retribution: Kash Patel would be a disaster as FBI Director.

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BREAKING: GOP Senator Susan Collins says she’ll vote AGAINST Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI Director: “Mr. Patel’s recent political profile undermines his ability to serve in the apolitical role of Director of the FBI.”

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There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂

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ALL THESE FOLKS came to Rep Sean Casten's Glen Ellyn office yesterday. @casten.house.gov is one of the most vocal opponents of the Trump/Musk agenda. Indivisible Illinois, Indivisible Chicago & local groups shared a letter urging him to vote no on the GOP's harmful budget @indivisibleil.bsky.social

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I have solved Bird Flu. Give the chickens ivermectin. Have the chickens practice Earthing. The problem with their immune systems is they are not touching the soil enough. Coffee enemas for all chickens. Also we must stop reading them Ibram X. Kendi. Eggs will be back and most importantly not gay.

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Resist and Build Summit | 05.02.25 - 05.05.25 Registration opens soon for the Resist and Build Summit May 2-5, 2025, in Atlanta, GA. resistandbuild.net/atl-2025/ Participants will explore post-capitalist futures and forge connections between resistance movements and alternative institutions.

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

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Here in Illinois, ten years ago we saw the consequences of a rampant ideological gutting of government. It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it. Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.

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HANDS OFF OUR HEALTH CARE! Destroying Medicaid to cover billionaire tax breaks should NEVER be an option! youtube.com/shorts/0GdJ8...

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EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

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Hochul is set to announce that she will not invoke her authority to force Adams out at this time, according to sources familiar with the governor’s decision. Instead, she'll unveil new bills that will increase oversight of the mayor’s office (via @gothamist.com).

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Good speech by Pritzker who is stepping up in this moment.

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Fiery speech from Gov Pritzker raising the alarm and urging us to fight back against the trump/musk administration. He’s sounding the alarm because it took the Nazi’s a little over a month to dismantle a constitutional government. But with all of us together, can fight this because we must.

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BREAKING: Senator Mitch McConnell announces that he will not seek reelection in 2026 — bringing an end to one of the single most destructive political careers in American history. He will be remembered for his cruelty and greed and for helping pave the wave for MAGA fascism. Good. Riddance.

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🚨 Trump endorses House GOP budget resolution and takes a swipe at Graham's Senate plan After two months, Trump weighs in firmly on the intra-party clash, insisting Congress pass his agenda in 1 bill... One day after Senate voted to begin a 2-bill strategy. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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There's one important sentence in this story and it only gets one sentence but it's the whole story. "The package is likely to include cuts to Medicaid and will certainly put House GOP moderates in a tough position."

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The disenfranchisement of MILLIONS of women act, also called the SAVE act, passed the house. It will likely pass in the Senate too. All the women who took their husband’s name will now no longer be able to vote. Funny how those “unwed mothers” now have a leg up an all the trad wives.

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Congressman John Larson (who had a stroke on the House floor earlier this month) speaking on DOGE in a virtual town hall today advises people to write letters to the president saying "this is not what you signed up for"

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Trump's politics of spite are front and center in his second term. It's a virus that has spread to the entire Republican Party, making his presidency more about "owning the libs" than effecting any positive change. Todd Beeton dug into this mindset for The Big Picture.

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