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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...

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#DonnieDumbAss “the word tariff is my favorite word… you know, we were richest, the richest… from — think of this — from 1870 to 1913. that was our richest. because we collected tariffs… that came in and took our jobs. took our money. took our everything,” 🙄🙄🙄 open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...

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Freezing out the NIH's funding means freezing out American innovation. Research into curing cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all delayed. And ultimately it won't just cost us advancements in life-saving research, it will cost us lives.

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It's not just one instance of a billion being only a million: "DOGE's only public ledger is riddled with mistakes," a team of New York Times reporters found. The figures are "full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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Wow. Somehow, I'm not shocked.

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The entire MAGA movement will be doing this gesture within a month or less.

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BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732. Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

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#BlueCrew #BlueCircleFamily🌈🦋 #BluePetPatrol💙🐾 #ProudBlue #Resist #TruthWarriors #antitrump #antimaga

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Folks are asking, “what should I do in this moment?” One of the most passionate, progressive voices in Congress for 30 years, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden answers that question. Here’s our conversation, inside a replica of the Senate chamber at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute: youtu.be/n_nQ-Moa9fI?...

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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org sues on behalf of unions, retirees to block access to personal and sensitive data at SSA. This case comes after SSA commissioner stepped down due to concerns about DOGE accessing data. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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There are 3 special elections coming up and those 3 seats are the keys to stopping the Congressional Republicans doing Trump & Musk’s evil bidding. We need just 1 seat to block them, 2 seats to stop them, and with all 3 we can FLIP THE HOUSE. Join us!! Monday 2/24 @7:30 EST. 👇👇 mobilize.us/s/Y9NrBb

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No doubt last night’s purge reflects racism and misogyny. But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.

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Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, worst level in 30 years

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Good morning, Blue Sky. There is a Cardinals baseball game today.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has raised questions about crashes involving Tesla’s self-driving technology. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/b...

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It's no coincidence that Musk's companies are soaring in value as the regulatory agencies that were investigating or suing them are being gutted. The DOGE agenda isn't about "efficiency" — it's about Musk freeing himself from any accountability so he can line his pockets.

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He nails it.

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www.msn.com/en-us/sports... Crap.

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🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Laguna Beach is an art colony. We support the arts. Chip Bok is the brilliant award-winning political cartoonist that created this artwork.

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Hey Wisconsin: Elon Musk just dropped another million for Brad Schimel. That makes $2.5 million so far. Musk owns Schimel, and wants to own Wisconsin. Not a fucking chance. I’m voting for Susan Crawford.

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MORE NEWS: A federal judge has granted an even more extensive block of DOGE's access to Treasury systems, saying there is a "realistic danger" that the "rushed" process to access sensitive payment systems has compromised data. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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I'm not even sure what to say about this www.yahoo.com/news/many-am...

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NEW: The Associated Press is suing Trump Administration officials in federal court for banning AP reporters from events over the organization continuing to use the name 'Gulf of Mexico.' AP says the ban violates the First and Fifth Amendments.

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PLEASE HELP SEND OUT THE MESSAGE! FLORIDA HAS AN ELECTION ON APRIL 1ST 2025 FOR 2 CONGRESSIONAL SEATS! 💙💙💙VOTE 💙💙💙BLUE💙💙💙

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President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk's unprecedented and frantic effort to slash the federal workforce, pushing tens of thousands of workers out of their roles, is starting to draw more significant backlash, even in strongly Republican areas reut.rs/4hKnjcM

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CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…

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For Europe, supporting Ukraine is a matter of security and stability on the continent. Keeping Ukraine strong means keeping a strong, battle-hardened army with real combat experience - the second largest in Europe. Ukrainian army can become a reliable ally in a defense union⤵️

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😵Air Head: Weirdo Greg Kelly gets to the bottom of the bottom with dumb take on recent plane crashes youtu.be/U73M9HGYTfc cc: @halsparks.com

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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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🐶That DOGE won't Hunt! Hal audits Donald Trump & Elon Musk's DOGE & finds nothing but fraud!🔻 youtu.be/BG3XdP-9VL8 cc: @halsparks.com

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4,000 people in the live audience and another 50k will watch it today. You really should be one of them. I address the weakest among us, the circular firing squads and why we will prevail over the Trump Regime. No pie in the sky bullshit. www.youtube.com/live/5wHBM4C...

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This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

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Someone better tell DOGE there’s this guy working from home

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ALEXANDER: Fraud is a crime. Have you turned over evidence of fraud to the Justice Department, and when should we expect to see those indictments? LEAVITT: It's a clever question

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“If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then DOGE’s tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.” www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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One more week without a stream. Sorry gang. COVID is kicking my ass. I have a good feeling about next week, though. Thanks for your patience!

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Front page of today's New York Post.

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or a scotus

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Fun fact: while Phony Stark and the DOGEbags are taking money from our veterans, the world’s poorest people and kids with cancer, Assistant President Poopy Pants has already spent nearly $11 million of our money… playing golf.

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Carville: USAID spent $41 billion the federal budget is 6 trillion. Actually comes to something like .014%. So take that and put it against the 6 trillion and see what you have done when your president is responsible for more federal debt than any president in the history of the United States.

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NEW: As Trump attempts to remake the federal government into an instrument of destruction, we must turn to state courts as a critical defense for our civil rights, health and safety, @keiththirion.bsky.social of @afj.org argues.

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