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House Republicans are preparing a budget package that calls for $2 trillion in cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. That’s TRILLION. With a T.

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PRAMS is the source of data for basically every effort to limit infant mortality and all the health dangers mothers face before and after birth. So a pretty big deal the Elon and Co decided to cancel the program.

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If I had to respond to an email as a federal employee asking me what I did at work last week, I'd make sure to list all the duties I had to absorb because of mass illegal firings, followed by a description of what the EPA's Walter Peck did in Ghostbusters.

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U.S. Republican Senator Thom Tillis called Putin "a cancer&the greatest threat to democracy" in his lifetime: "So,when I tell that Putin is a liar,a murderer&a man responsible for ordering the systematic torture,kidnapping&rape of innocent civilians,believe me — because the evidence is mile high"

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Mitch McConnell passes the baton to the next generation of Republican leadership in the Senate as Jim Justice rolls on by.

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"The legacy of Alabama has reemerged for immigrant supporters ... such as that of an 11-year-old girl named Jocelynn Rojo Carranza. Carranza’s mother said her daughter committed suicide this month after being bullied and threatened over her family’s immigration status." is.gd/j25NKe

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I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.

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@wyden.senate.gov “Elon Musk destroyed 19 years of my career, it’s gone. He put a label on us. We’ve been labeled the fraud, the waste and the bloat of the government,” the worker said. “They have effectively destroyed our careers. We won’t recover from this. There’s no way." is.gd/qkvTEB

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@muellershewrote.bsky.social “Elon Musk destroyed 19 years of my career, it’s gone. He put a label on us. We’ve been labeled the fraud, the waste and bloat of the government,” the worker said. “They have effectively destroyed our careers. We won’t recover from this. There’s no way." is.gd/qkvTEB

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@profgalloway.com “Elon Musk destroyed 19 years of my career, it’s gone. He put a label on us. We’ve been labeled the fraud, the waste and the bloat of the government,” the worker said. “They have effectively destroyed our careers. We won’t recover from this. There’s no way." is.gd/qkvTEB

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@joncooper-us.bsky.social “Elon Musk destroyed 19 years of my career, it’s gone. He put a label on us. We’ve been labeled the fraud, the waste and the bloat of the government,” the worker said. “They have effectively destroyed our careers. We won’t recover from this. There’s no way." is.gd/qkvTEB

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“Elon Musk destroyed 19 years of my career, it’s gone. He put a label on us. We’ve been labeled the fraud, the waste and the bloat of the government,” the worker said. “They have effectively destroyed our careers. We won’t recover from this. There’s no way." is.gd/qkvTEB

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What won’t put a big dent in the federal budget? Firing government workers. “The entire cost of the federal workforce is a tiny fraction of the total cost of the federal budget,” she said. -- Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government Oversight is.gd/Q5Gh6V

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For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

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Connolly: "The fallacy of Musk's argument is they never look at revenue. They only look at expenditures. If you want to save social security, it's a fairly easy fix. Raise income threshold subject to withholding tax & you can extend social security by 40 to 50yrs. He doesn't want to talk about that"

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“The secretary’s comments impugning the integrity of the food staff, asserting they are corrupt based on falsities, is a disservice to everyone,” Mr. Jones wrote in the letter. F.D.A.’s Food Safety Chief Resigns Over Trump Administration Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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@mollyjongfast.bsky.social "The notion that [Congressman] Begich has no information about DOGE's activities is notable since Begich is a member of the Congressional DOGE Caucus." (Alaska Republican) open.substack.com/pub/populari...

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@maddow.msnbc.com "The notion that [Congressman] Begich has no information about DOGE's activities is notable since Begich is a member of the Congressional DOGE Caucus." (Alaska Republican) open.substack.com/pub/populari...

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@muellershewrote.bsky.social "The notion that [Congressman] Begich has no information about DOGE's activities is notable since Begich is a member of the Congressional DOGE Caucus." (Alaska Republican) open.substack.com/pub/populari...

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@lisamurkowski.bsky.social Vote NO for Kash Patel. Why? If you think he won't come after you and your family and friends and colleagues J. Edgar Hoover style when he thinks you've cross him or Trump, you're a special kind of gullible.

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@alaskabeacon.com "The notion that [Congressman] Begich has no information about DOGE's activities is notable since Begich is a member of the Congressional DOGE Caucus." (Alaska Republican) open.substack.com/pub/populari...

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"The notion that [Congressman] Begich has no information about DOGE's activities is notable since Begich is a member of the Congressional DOGE Caucus." (Alaska Republican) open.substack.com/pub/populari...

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) likewise told reporters, "I think Vladimir Putin started the war. I also believe, through bitter experience, that Vladimir Putin is a gangster … I trust this guy like I trust gas station sushi.” www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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You had it right the first time.

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If you or folks you know were planning visits to any national parks, they should probably reconsider. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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