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Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other former US national security officials warned that China was outpacing the US in critical technology fields and urged Congress to increase funding for federal scientific research reut.rs/43bpm5b

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We love merit, don’t we folks?

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lancaster pennsylvania -- pretty good "brrrr-ccccaakk!" chicken impression in the embedded video... lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

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When asked what happened to the town’s money, the mayor said, “The traveling salesman who sold us the monorail is working very hard. I have seen the big machines myself and they are currently digging a very large hole. I am sure everyone will be very impressed when the project is finished.”

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I wrote back in 2022 that if Trump is reelected, democracy will not fail all at once, but in red-state pockets, one step at at a time. Like, say, this place in Idaho. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

submitted 19 hours ago • 99 comments

Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

submitted 16 hours ago • 719 comments

Don't forget North Korea and Sudan!

submitted 18 hours ago • 22 comments

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets. So very proud of The Reidout @joy.msnbc.com team, who are truly family, and all of our supporters & friends. See you tomorrow night at 7, one more time ‼️

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There's a prayer service for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square. He's still in the hospital in critical condition although the Vatican says he is showing a slight improvement. I'm hoping he pulls through to continue shaming Donald Trump and fake MAGA Christians.

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We are just fucked beyond belief.

submitted 19 hours ago • 330 comments

A List Of Companies That Continue To Support DEI www.theroot.com/a-list-of-co...

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Republican Mark Alford is getting a piece of his constituents' minds in Missouri. More of this please! 🍿

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NEWS: Donald Trump closes key military base in Greece at the request of Putin and Erdogan, the CIA sounds the alarm over Trump's cuts leading to exposure of secrets, and Ukraine remembers three years of war. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

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So many people on rallies all around the world, just thank you for still being here🥹🫶🏻

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The kite flew into the air. It climbed higher and higher. “We did it!” cried Toad. “Yes,” said Frog.

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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 (Photo @justinng.bsky.social - 2022)

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Ok, fine. Vernors is good. You win, Michiganders.

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"I used to think that we were better than this. Now, I am not sure." The people we're leaving behind may be more than not sure.

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Thank you to Germany for giving Elon Musk the bird.

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BREAKING: Despite Elon Musk's support, far right AFD party set to come in second place in German elections and will likely be shut out of government in a major loss for the far-right. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

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The "Third Term Project" can get bent. Donald Trump will never be an emperor.

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NEWS: Elon Musk has caused a rift to emerge within the federal government as agencies instruct their employees to ignore him, Yosemite National Park workers raise distress flag in protest of DOGE, and more. Please consider subscribing if you don't! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

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Hopefully, Germany took note of our elections and everyone got out to vote. Good luck, Germany.

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Breaking News: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that he would step down if his country could join NATO. His remark came days after President Trump questioned his legitimacy and called him a “dictator,” echoing a Kremlin talking point. nyti.ms/3Qur4ab

submitted 2 days ago • 302 comments

I am proud that my law firm is currently litigation 48 voting and election cases in 18 states.

submitted 2 days ago • 1274 comments

this is the crux of it!!!

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Correct. If the birthdate field contains corrupt or mismatched data, it defaults to 1875-05-20, which serves as a flag. May 20, 1875, is the day the international standards and metrics treaty was signed. Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.

submitted 10 days ago • 274 comments

Dear Mr. Musk, What we found out is that each one of us is 1. a brain 2. and an athlete 3. and a basket case 4. a princess 5. and a criminal. Does that answer your question?

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I am grateful that so many people found my open letter to Elon Musk moving and want to share it. Some well meaning people are just cutting and pasting it on their social media feeds. I would appreciate it if people would link to the version posted on @democracydocket.com instead. Thanks. Marc

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Even Elon Musk's own AI knows what Musk is really doing.

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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

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I am the great-grandson of a man who led his family out of the shtetl to a strange land in search of a better life. I am the grandson of the three-year-old boy on that journey. As you know, my name is Marc, but my Hebrew name is Elhanan—after the warrior in David’s army who slew a powerful giant.

submitted 4 days ago • 253 comments

wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!

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Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, just 11 years old, “took her own life in Texas after she was tormented by classmates who threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities and have her family deported from the US, her grieving parents have said.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Pulling out the same type of device on a traffic stop that was used to beat police officers on Jan 6 is probably not the best plan.

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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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i think it is cool that de facto first consul of the united states is a drug-addled maniac and deadbeat dad with a breeding fetish

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NEW — I wrote about Leland Dudek, a Social Security Administration (SSA) staffer who went from being on admin leave for aiding DOGE to acting head of the agency overnight. I talked to multiple SSA employees about how this prolific LinkedIn poster became Musk's poster boy for government allegiance:

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Mapquest Gulf Meme generator, try it!

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BREAKING: Trump’s approval rating collapses. Only 37% of independents approve of Trump’s performance as President. America is rejecting Trump — and the more people realize how badly he’s doing, the worse his numbers will get.

submitted 5 days ago • 336 comments

My latest: MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com Is Now #1 Podcast, Beating Out Joe Rogan

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Government workers are people, people are talent, and talent can't just be manifested at will. DOGE is costing us a generation of talent and knowledge in public service. New from @samsteindc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-doge-b...

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Egg prices are up to $7.99/dozen. Rough.

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Our latest scoop: Engineers who work for Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been brought on as senior advisers at the Federal Aviation Administration. Some have been onboarded at the agency under a policy designed to increase “employment opportunities for people with disabilities.”

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NASA is losing four key senior officials close to its flagship moon program, according to people familiar with changes, adding more uncertainty over the agency's space exploration trajectory as Elon Musk and President Donald Trump play up missions to Mars reut.rs/3QpW0bG