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DJT at CPAC “Not happy with Mexico or Canada” “Biden got no Israeli hostages, I got them out, this would’ve not happened if I was President” “Ukraine better do a deal, so many dead” “He is the pro-US worker President” “Tariff is the best word” “We gave our wealth away to transgender this and that”

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Update on the Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u... There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.

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Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position. You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.

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I am Spartacus. He's Krasnov. Down with Krasnov! Up with Canada!

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A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

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CDC Shutters PRAMS Program on Maternal and Infant Health talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/cdc-s...

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Something tells me they don't care about safety.

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Information was shared illegally. A career employee at the Social Security Administration provided unauthorized access to data to Elon Musk’s staffers. This employee, Leland Dudek, a data analyst, was recently promoted to acting commissioner by Trump.

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In 2020, the military was adamant about refusing to get involved in the election. That's why Trump hates General Mark Milley so much. Now, Trump is transforming the military into one that will back him up in 2029. We need to figure out how to prepare for that eventuality.

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“Like how can you be a remotely competent historian without insisting upon a Great Man interpretation that actual historians rejected ages ago?”

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"It's almost impossible to believe he exists. It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth" #PRESIDEMENTIA

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open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

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CPAC Pyongyang

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New findings from Trump’s longtime pollster Tony Fabrizio & Bob Ward Generic ballot —> D+5 Among swing voters: —66% say tax priority should be helping working class families; 1% say helping highest earners —Top-polling policy: extend expiring health care tax credits under ACA

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Yesterday it was university of Pittsburgh - today it’s Penn. I fear this will soon be a grimly long thread of more gratuitous Trump/Musk inflicted disabling of America for the long term www.thedp.com/article/2025...

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This is what we will lose when research is gutted. New therapies built on years of research.

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Yet another reminder that businesspeople are manifestly unfit for elected office "Give us your minerals or we'll let Russia kill you all" isn't negotiating. It's extortion.

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“Among the multitude of depravities & war crimes committed by Putin’s army has been the abduction of some 20,000 Ukrainian children…Why hasn’t the US put their release at the top of the list of its negotiating demands?” nypost.com/2025/02/20/o...

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runforsomething.net

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(AP) — Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars. #OligarchEra 🇺🇸 apnews.com/article/musk...

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A trio of book events set to be held on the Jimmy Carter presidential campus in Atlanta were scrapped and moved to other venues in the last week, raising concerns that budget cuts and other changes by Trump’s administration led to the cancellations www.ajc.com/news/crime/p...

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This is just a pretext to illegally fire more workers.

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“This is someone who made his money by ripping off American taxpayers and who shouldn’t come anywhere near a position of authority over tax dollars,” said Sen. Ron Wyden about Schuler’s appointment. “He’ll fit right in with the Trump administration.” By @peterelkind.bsky.social

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I truly think people don’t realize how many universities and colleges — especially public ones — may shut down if restrictions on and withholding of federal funding persists for even one presidency We are facing the demolition of American higher education

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I don’t know how many different ways to say that agency personnel don’t work for Elon. They don’t have to report to Elon. They report to their agency leadership, which reports to the President.

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And what is the deadline on this? To have to answer official email over the weekend? Between the Economy Act issues, and the issues found in NM v. Musk, it seems like maybe we're at a point where a court could see clear to impose a TRO on Musk. The accruing harm appears increasingly beyond redress.

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This is the line to get a new membership at the Costco closest to me (45 min away). Lotta folks like me who are just outside comfortable driving distance but are finally getting a membership because it pairs nicely w/ support for labor & calling your reps everyday.

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This was predictable. The us federal government is actively trying to kill its citizens with this move. arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

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www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Wait now the right wing influencer woman filed a paternity suit against Elon??? pagesix.com/2025/02/22/p...

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This is how you hold Republican Congressman accountable. Keep it up.

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🧵CUTTING ROOM FLOOR from the return of prominent J6 defendants to the Capitol, shortly before Enrique Tarrio’s arrest on a simple assault charge. It started at the base of the west front

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Judge Trevor McFadden has called a 3pm hearing Monday on the AP’s motion for a restraining order against the Trump White House over its handling of the press.

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You’re completely right! No one elected Elon Musk and the world’s richest man has absolutely no business gutting our healthcare and Social Security. As your Congressman I’ll do everything in my power to keep Elon Musk out of power.

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KEEP PUSHING! If they won’t do a town hall DEMAND ONE

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Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

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In every single interview I’ve done with international media since Trump took power I’ve been asked: Why are there no mass protests? There are many reasons, of course, but the utter refusal of the self-proclaimed “fourth estate” to communicate clearly what is happening has to be high on the list.

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As Trump empowers Russia and the far right, he is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/20/trump-musk-oligarchy-russia-far-right

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Firing 7000 IRS agents will make it even easier for the rich to get away with skirting what they owe. But it's also a gift to the multi-billion dollar tax prep industry. Fewer IRS agents to help you file your taxes means more money in the pockets of companies like TurboTax.

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Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

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Despite what Trump officials are saying, US & Ukraine aren’t close to agreeing a mineral deal. “The draft on the table now needs more work,” said a person involved. “We see many obligations of Ukraine and very weak things [offered] from the American side.” on.ft.com/4gSgeG0

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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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"Piece Plan"

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