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I am so ashamed by the way the Trump regime is treating our allies in Ukraine - Trump acting like a mafia boss trying to change terms and extort. A dark moment for our country, and likely the beginning of the end of us being a superpower. I stand with Ukraine! 🇺🇦

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Upside-down U.S flag hung at Yosemite National Park to protest employee cuts: The flag — traditionally a symbol of distress when upside down — was hung on El Capitan summit at Yosemite Saturday night by frustrated park workers.

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“A video shared by Tarrio on social media on Saturday showed him following the officers, Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, through … a Washington hotel that was hosting the Principles First summit, a conference where one of the officers received a ‘profile in courage’ award.”

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A federal judge in Maryland issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, blocking members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency team and anyone “working on the DOGE agenda at the Department of Education” from accessing sensitive data until March 10.

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"Only a revived faith in who we are, what we have been, what we have achieved can provide the energy, purpose, and direction to help us find the courage and determination to perpetuate our special democracy." It's over when we give up.

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The more you know…

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

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Philly says Phuck Phascism. #FlyEaglesFly

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"When Vance tells the Europeans that the greatest danger facing democracy is 'the threat from within,' he’s right. But that threat isn’t coming from Europe. It’s coming from the United States." ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-now-...

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"Trump and Musk haven’t gone to all this trouble to control the military and law enforcement agencies in order to hand over power should they happen to become less popular." But they are not inevitable. Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:

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The Philadelphia Eagles as an entity have more patriotism, backbone, and self-respect than the Republican Party.

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Remember when I told you to write down where economic indicators were when Biden left office? The S&P 500 is now below where it was when Trump took office. Fools with their short memories of what Trump does to our economy.

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All those on the Left can celebrate the firing of Joy Reid all they want, but there is no scenario on the planet where this a good thing for the fight against fascism. Again, the myopia is insane.

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WOW. Jane. Fonda.

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The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979. Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth. Trickle down economics was always a hoax.

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Patel and Bongino in charge of the FBI is out of some MAGA fever dream. Villain and scoundrel, they are.

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Russia launched its brutal, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine three years ago today. I joined CNN's Kate Bolduan to make clear that standing with Ukraine is squarely in the interest of America's national and economic security. The United States must not bow to autocrats.

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February 23, 2025

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MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS WEEK 1. Consciousness 2. Respiration 3. I petted several cats 4. Consumed pizza 5. Strategic AND tactical napping

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I love @contrariannews.org because you get everything from news and analysis to @marissarothkopf.bsky.social of #SecretLifeOfCookies recipes with a political twist, like this Ukrainian Honey Cake which I'm going to bake on my lunch hour today. contrarian.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...

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Pssssst

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Let’s get something clear. The GOP has the power to keep the government from shutting down in March. They control both chambers of Congress and the White House. If they can’t reach a budget deal within their own ranks, that completely on them. Dems: Don’t lift a finger to help them. Not one.

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I feel like the “rising tension” portion of this movie’s score has been playing in the background for like 10 years now

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This is how holocausts and genocides happen. This is where historic national malignancies grow. These are the first steps down a road that at the beginning seems unthinkable. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-is...

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For those of you who watched the video of an Idaho woman experiencing handmaid‘s tale treatment, now is the time to decide what you would do in that situation—whether it's you or whether you're nearby when this happens to someone else. We are in a moment where we all have to decide who we are.

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Today marks 3 years of Putin's bloody effort to take Ukraine, and Trump is doing his best to hand it to him. Still, Ukraine fights back bravely against authoritarianism. Their fight is our fight. #SlavaUkraini www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBkP...

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Let me remind you that our government is supposed to be of, by, and for the people. Musk is supposed to be working for you and me and every other American. He’s not. He should be fired. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/fire-the-muskrat-now

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👏👏👏

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At my happy place for my birthday weekend. There is no place I would rather be! 🎂🧁🎁💙🏞🌌🌠 #photography #nature #travel #yosemite #nationalparks #parkchat #nightsky #stars #astro #landscape #bluesky #california #altnps

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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941

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He who rambles on about Hannibal Lecter, Arnold Palmer’s dick size, windmill cancer, and turning Gaza into a real-estate play, and thinks he’s saving the county, should have his head examined.

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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

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Canada has never been more united

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Under oath, Kash Patel said he was unaware of plans to dismiss FBI agents before he was confirmed. Today, whistleblowers revealed Patel was reportedly directing those dismissals. Covertly. Yet another reason he must be rejected.

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It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

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Tulsi Gabbard has just been confirmed as the Director of National Intelligence. 😫

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"Under no circumstances should any sane person take his health advice. Nor should any senator consent to give him authority over government agencies that regulate our food and medicines."

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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

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"Things that matter, including continents and their people, don’t have to explain why they matter. They just do. Whether we appreciate them—for our own good—is up to us." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-future...

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February 7, 2025

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If you voted Republican, and you care about your country, please act rather than rationalize. Unless you cast your ballot so that South African oligarchs could steal your data, money, country, and future, tell your elected officials that you wanted something else. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

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Elon Musk is now bragging about getting rid of the team that put together the 'Direct File' tax filing system, which allows citizens to easily file their taxes for free. Direct File is a big target of the for-profit tax prep industry including corporations like Intuit and H&R Block.

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Tulsi Gabbard and the guy with the network of suicide bombers. RFK Jr and the "misconduct" he will not explain to Senators. Committee votes on both tomorrow: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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-FOTUS hits Canada with tariffs -Canada hits back with boycotts and tariffs of their own -The market nosedives -American anthem boo'd at Canadian NHL games -FOTUS caves and agrees to deal with Canada that they had already made with Biden -FOTUS looks like a fucking moron Did I get that right?

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This is the moment we’ve always been headed towards. If the President refuses to follow a court’s order we are in deep crisis. The GOP has courted this disaster.

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I’m old enough to remember when we had 3 branches of government. Forget checks and balances. I guess we are a Muskocracy now.

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