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I remember thinking that the Netflix show House of Cards was far- fetched. Not so much anymore.

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This is like opposing a joint resolution declaring that the Sun sets in the West America doesn’t just look like an idiot here, we look like goddamn Flat Earthers

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Casually bringing this back… #OCanada 🍁

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Again, Canada please annex me.

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1 yr after a WY man shocked the world by running over a wolf in his snowmobile, carrying her into a rural bar and letting friends snap selfies with her before killing her, state lawmakers are still refusing to ban "whacking" outright. A majority of WY residents want to ban the practice.

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Amanda Zurawski, one of the Texas women who nearly died due to the states abortion ban, has been named one of Time’s Women of the Year.

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The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

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Hundreds of wolves are killed each year in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service predicts that rampant wolf killing under state laws could reduce the region's wolf population from an estimated 2,534 wolves to as few as 667. These wolves need protection. Take action. ⬇️

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www.forbes.com/sites/shahar... Who's in for pooling any bribe money for a good cause?

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How many billboard messages could I buy with say, $5,000 of stimulus bribe money?

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State and local governments have more power than they may realize to audit and investigate election integrity. We can and must call on State Attorneys General, Secretaries of State, and county/city officials to urgently #VerifyTheVote in their jurisdictions — particularly in swing states. 🗳⚖️❤️‍🔥🙏

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Science and data. This is more bad news, especially for women in Texas.

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People are waking up to just how bad things are with co-presidents Trump & Musk and Republicans running Congress. We don’t have to wait for midterms—we can win special elections now. We’ve been here before and won. @repjasmine.bsky.social lays out the path 🔥

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“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

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Vanity Fair: In private, Republicans talk about their fear that Trump might incite his MAGA followers to commit political violence against them if they don’t rubber-stamp his actions “They’re scared shitless about death threats and Gestapo-like stuff,”a fmr member of Trump’s 1st administration said

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A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.

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At Leonard’s Welcome Home event in Turtle Mountain, Rachel Dionne-Thunder alongside relatives from MN presented elder Leonard w/ an Eagle Staff. The Eagle Staff was carried from the Walk to Justice, a 1,100-mile walk from MPLS to DC in collaboration with AIM & Indigenous Protector Movement.

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So I am interested in learning more about the #Sanitario movement in #Brasil, how they, public health people and clinicians, worked with other movements against the dictatorship. Calling all historians, political scientists who may have insights. Drop books, articles into the replies.

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The waste is coming from the White House. 👇

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I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road. NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B. www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...

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The day after people across the United States took to the streets for No Kings Day, Trump signed an executive order consolidating executive power. He wants to seize direct control over independent agencies that were designed to operate outside of presidential influence to prevent authoritarian rule.

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Check out Section 7. No employee of the executive branch…may advance an interpretation of the law…that contravenes the President or the Attorney General…on a matter of law, including…regulations, guidance, and positions…in litigation, unless authorized by the President to do so or…the AG.

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www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/...

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Hey!! Democrats!!

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Trump wants Congress to pass the House GOP's version of a budget reconciliation bill that includes massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP to pay for tax cuts for the rich. The House is on recess, so now would be a great time to call your rep and share your thoughts. (202) 224-3121

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Dreaming of a world where every wolf is valued + appreciated 🥰

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Dear Canada, Don't sweat it. We're booing here, too. Sincerely, Decent Americans

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"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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