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If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

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From a DoD statement released yesterday, about the thing the Pentagon has been calling a threat multiplier for like three decades www.defense.gov/News/Release...

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Extortion, pure and simple.

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Refugees in the US give money to US taxpayers. From 2005–2019, refugees paid $123.8 billion more in taxes than they received in expenditures: aspe.hhs.gov/reports/fisc... That's federal, state, and local combined. Everything. Now we have obliterated that low-cost, high-return investment—>

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“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed,” said Amy Paris, who had been working to help reform the US organ transplantation network. “That is the scariest thing in the world.” New: @anniewaldman.bsky.social @deldeib.bsky.social

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“She didn't say that. And if she did, she didn’t mean it. And if she did mean it, you didn’t understand. And if you did, it’s not a big deal. And if it is, others have said worse.”

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Imagine telling your kids that you LET them get a preventable disease because you listened to some jackass in his mom’s basement. abcnews.go.com/Health/texas...

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DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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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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I stopped by the beautiful The Lavender Fox tea salon in Cobalt to have my favourite old-fashioned. And guess what? THEY NO LONGER USE KENTUCKY BOURBON. Let's celebrate Brbn Whiskey from the OKANAGEN VALLEY. Thanks Donald for opening our eyes to so many Great CANADIAN choices.

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OTD in 2022 Dima took a good swig from the vodka bottle and predicted $2000 gas cos Nordstream 2 was stopped. Back when we'd also nuke you for something or other.

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Elon Musk insists He's Needed in His Unelected Role in The US Government, or else 'America will go bankrupt'. Trump Sits and Nods Like an Obedient Lap Dog

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“You should consider placing signage indicating certain areas as ‘private’ to distinguish them from public areas in advance of any ICE raid,” writes the hospitality practice group of the Fox Rothschild law firm.

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Elon Musk is a bandit. And Doug Ford just signed $100 million deal with him. Meanwhile he and Trump are trying to crush the people of Ukraine. Doug Ford says it's the "best bang for the buck." No Doug, this is what vichy collaborators do. Slava Ukraini

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Want to know why Trump's approval rating has already taken a huge hit? Consumers understand his policies are re-igniting inflation and weakening the economy. From the new U of Mich consumer survey:

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🔥 While #Trump spreads pro-Russian lies, #Moscow is literally on fire. The Institute of Precision Mechanics, tied to Russia’s Defense Ministry, burned all night—the roof collapsed 🚀 With #Kursk already exposed, #Russia is the weakest it has ever been. Now is the time to defeat it.

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We deny that we demanded the things that we have explicitly demanded.

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The April 1 election for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court carries higher stakes than any election this year until the November contests for governor of New Jersey and Virginia.

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“I could certainly see a scenario where we get to stagflation — we get inflation, and a weak economy. I cannot see a really robust economy, because I just see the global economy suffering so much from the uncertainty that Trump poses.”

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I am so sick and tired of being confidently assured that our universities are Marxist indocrination centers by people who have never been to university

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So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.

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“What part of diversity, equity, and inclusion do you have a problem with?” www.science.org/content/arti...

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Amen🙏💙🇺🇸

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On this day, February 21, 1936, Barbara Jordan was born. A lawyer, educator, and politician, she was the first Black woman elected to the Texas Senate and the first Southern Black woman in the U.S. House. Jordan was known for her eloquence and dedication to ethics in government.

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Amour up

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Maine's Governor Janet Mills stood up to the KING 👏 #ENDOLIGARCHY #ENDIMPUNITY #RESIST

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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This is very, very bad in a world where politicians are making it illegal for public health departments to promote immunization (or even let people know they’re available). www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/ten-...

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Remarkable: Trump's own pollster just found that in swing House districts, Dems lead by 5 points and voters want tax policy to prioritize working people, per Politico. Yet GOP is about to brutally slash the safety net and give the rich huge tax cuts! New piece: newrepublic.com/article/1918...

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G7 Urges China to Stop Backing Russia — G7 leaders are set to urge China to cease its support for Russia amid ongoing Ukraine conflict concerns. https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ukraine-war/G7-set-to-urge-China-to-cease-support-for-Russia

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AOC: “Elon Musk is not going after efficiency — he is trying to gut everything good in 🇺🇸 for his own private profit… America is not for sale.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGXObpu...

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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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😣This is why we "must" fight! The "Destroyer" is destroying our country! #Thisiswhywefight #Bluecrew #Resistance #Resist

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In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

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Oh yeah?

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I made this Explainer Video on why and how DOGE is illegal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCgH...

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Sure do miss Pete!!

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So true indeed 👇. They have sold themselves to Russia. Russia has been aiding Iran with weapons and missiles, so the GOP has been party to this game going on with Russia,China, and Iran. There is no denying who the real DICTATOR is. 👇

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Less than three years before Elon Musk tapped him to take part in a sweeping overhaul of the US government, Edward Coristine, then 17, was the subject of a heated dispute between two executives at the Arizona-based cybersecurity firm where he was an intern: bit.ly/3DcfRrN

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Margaret Hamilton, 1972

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