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This is beyond inhumane, it amounts to crimes against humanity. This is what trans women go through if they’re put in men’s prisons. It’s calls V-Coding and it’s a tough read, but do it anyway so you know what America has become. www.npr.org/2025/02/21/n...

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Thousands Show Up For Bernie Sanders Fight Oligarchy Rally www.politicususa.com/p/thousands-...

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Reminder: Tesla protests are ongoing - check here for protests today Teslatakedown.com

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My brother went in the hospital with Type A flu last week. Hope you got vaccinated regardless of what RFK Jr. says. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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🫡🇺🇸 "Americans do not swear an oath to a king, a tyrant or a dictator. We swear an oath to the Constitution and the idea of America, for which we are willing to die," — Mark Milley ❗️He said that every US military member gives his life to protect the Constitution, not to individuals.

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Republicans who have broken their backs supporting Trump are finding, to their dismay, that the bad things that Trump is doing may also affect Republicans. Red state Senators are concerned that the mass firings of federal workers seem to include many workers… www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/gangster-p...

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All federal employees are now forbidden from subscribing to anything but right-wing news. If you’re confused, it’s called “state run media” and it’s quite popular in North Korea.

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Wake up. He’s almost done. He will have complete power soon. We must fight this now.

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, ProPublica’s analysis shows. As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.

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Accurate.

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new levels of cringe at CPAC

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Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left behind. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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‘You do not treat people in this manner’: Alaska Sen. Murkowski condemns Trump firings, other acts alaskabeacon.com/2025/02/21/y...

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Pentagon lays off 5,400 civilian workers, with tens of thousands more firings due Pete Hegseth supports cuts of up to 8% of civilian workforce as Trump bids to institute massive government cuts www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Congressman Robert Garcia Statement on Threats From Department of Justice Over Criticism of Elon Musk robertgarcia.house.gov/media/press-...

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“The United States has threatened to cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite internet terminals if Kyiv does not reach a deal with the U.S. regarding critical mineral resources, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations.”

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Wondering what DOGE is up to? Check the court docs. A flurry of court documents filed in lawsuits brought against DOGE reveal granular details about how the Musk-led initiative is operating. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/s...

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Valuing diversity is not a crime Installing white men in every position of power is not a meritocracy

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To put into perspective how maddening these pauses and stops to funding are: these are all funding that have been approved/already at agency financial systems/are programmed & legally notified. It’s equivalent to the banks saying you cannot even withdraw or spend your own $$$ from the bank!

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I don’t know why this is hard for folks to understand. The layoffs aren’t just about probationary employees. They are going beyond that. It won’t stop. It’s all about making agencies non-functional.

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The 'find out' phase is here.

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Who will bet that Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg will be recalled shortly by a miffed Trump that Kellogg praised Zelenskyy? I say within a week, if not earlier. apnews.com/article/russ...

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MaryBeth Hastings has devoted her career to human rights, one of the many people in #MD08 who have seen their lives, livelihood and work upended by the attacks on USAID. Thanks MaryBeth for reminding us: foreign aid is critical for democratic solidarity.

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Trump’s Achievements so far: 1. Multiple Flight Crashes 2. Measles Outbreak 3. Bird Flu Outbreak 4. Egg is the new bitcoin 5. Massive Unemployment of Middle class Government Employees 6. Unemployment due to abolishing DEI 7. Dismissing all investigations against Musk.

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#elonmusk didnt #invent anything. He didnt #achieve anything. He paid for all his achievements. He is a #fraud Every achievement he claims has either been #debunked or #exposed He paid for you to think he's a #genius. #elon #musk #truthbomb #truthhurts www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLys...

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Trump was thrilled to announce tonight that he has terminated America’s most senior military officer — Gen. C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump failed to provide a reason as to why he abruptly fired Brown from his position. It is, in fact, the first time that the…

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations, and would be looking for her replacement.

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