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A person hospitalized with measles in West Texas has died, the first in an outbreak that's infected more than 120 people.

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Damascus being bombed right now by Israel

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Tesla's down 29.4% since inauguration day 🫡

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Two studies published this week bolster current recommendations that children and teens should stay up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines.

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and Israel would still be doing all this…

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Regular reminder that when it comes to atrocity crimes, memories run long. Expect this won't be the last effort to hold former US officials to account for the US-enabled carnage in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that he had instructed the military 'to prepare for an extended stay'. www.ft.com/content/8e2b...

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Gen Z going to get absolutely nuked during the next financial meltdown

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Investors told of golden age of US-Saudi co-operation at Miami conference https://www.ft.com/content/efebab84-c33f-466f-9e70-9d54f0c432cf

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FEDERAL RESEARCH LAB SCIENTIST IN 1965: After five years and seventy million dollars we have invented a new type of plastic that prevents communists from being able to climb ladders too fast FEDERAL RESEARCH LAB SCIENTIST IN 2025: My cure for cancer was shelved because it might benefit Hispanics

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Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) dir. James Cameron 🎥🎞️🕶️🎬 #moviesky

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this could be us

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how much influence do these guys think Freddie deBoer has

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if you become a successful defense contractor / marijuana processor you too could live inside a Celebration Station

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Has there ever been a president so committed to not only stopping but actually reversing technological, scientific, and medical progress that ultimately benefits everyone living in the United States of America? How does this retrograde decision save taxpayer money or increase efficiency?

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The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

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These Easy 200-Ingredient Recipes Will Have You Eating Food Eventually

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sorry but he does have the physiognomy of the type of dumbass who would believe this shit. terminal crackerdom

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A student "Socialism is good and Palestinians are human" The media "You revolting antisemite! The police should smash your racist face in!" A genuine Nazi doing a Nazi salute "I think the white race is superior and other races should be wiped out" The media "Awww, he's not so bad"

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The breadth and scope of cowardice amongst our scientific leadership is staggering.

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Crappy's Galesburg, IL

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Killed by USA bombs dropped by IDF planes. Whoopsie!

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NEWS: San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama will miss rest of the season with a blood clot in his right shoulder, the team announced Thursday.

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For inspiration, watch the blistering anti-fascist speech by the German Left party co-leader with the Rosa Luxemburg tattoos, Heidi Reichenneke, that has been watched over 30m times and led to a last-minute surge in the polls (auto-translate works ok) youtu.be/l7bWsE_fMxI?...

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Ex NFL player @chriswarcraft.bsky.social protesting the inclusion of a MAGA acronym in the Huntington Beach library plaque at last night’s council meeting. He was arrested and cited.

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WFH increases productivity by 12% in the public sector. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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The form letter I just got back from @schiff.senate.gov is enraging. I wrote last week to express my anger that he voted to confirm Brooke Rollins at USDA. Schiff: "Some of the nominees appear qualified and suitable for their intended roles, irrespective of whether I agree with them on every issue"

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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

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ICYMI: Temporary special government employees working at the behest of the U.S. DOGE Service, under President Donald Trump and billionaire campaign donor Elon Musk, can continue accessing data across federal agencies, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ordered Tuesday.

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it is kinda funny that Trump supporters are like "eggs are $100 only because of the bird flu" like they actually can understand global context and systemic factors but only when it comes to defending the Racist Sex Crime TV Real Estate Billionaire

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No 'third party' can ever be successful due to the structural obstacles, but it really seems like there is an opening for dramatic change here, something like a name change + unified slates of reform candidates.

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New Quinnipiac poll— Congressional Republicans Approve 40% Disapprove 52% Congressional Democrats Approve 21% Disapprove 68% Elon Musk Favorable 38% Unfavorable 50% Donald Trump Approve 45% Disapprove 49% Trump plan to take Gaza Pro 22% Anti 62% DEI policies Good 53% Bad 38%

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Tennessee Republicans want to hit nonprofits — including faith groups — who help migrants and undocumented people with possible felonies. Incredible quote from the bill’s sponsor. tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/17/b...

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wow

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The JFK Library in Boston is reportedly closed indefinitely because of federal job cuts

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If you belong to a profession that has been historically composed of people resistant to thinking of themselves as "workers," now might be a good time to change that.

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77 year old Lt. Gov. of Mississippi Delbert Hosemann just collapsed on the state senate floor.

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It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.

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"Elon Musk is stealing from the entire American public, stealing our data. Stealing the services that we all rely on. They're going to use everything they supposedly save to justify massive tax cuts for themselves." - @fedworkersunited.bsky.social #SaveOurServices

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BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years

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JUST IN: USDA says it accidentally fired several officials working on bird flu. "We are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters," a spokesperson says.

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lol Bouie as “illiberal” the man works tirelessly to save liberalism everyday

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Mumford Puts His Sons Away c. 1920

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