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The firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are “going to affect safety of flight, safety of shipping, safety of everyday Americans,” Admiral Tim Gallaudet, who was acting NOAA chief during the first Trump term, told the AP. “Lives are at risk for sure.”

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These records belong to the United States and the National Archives. Not an individual President.

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Putin Walks Trump on a Leash in Central Park—Kremlin Assures Public It’s Just “Standard Obedience Training” Support WUTF: patreon.com/wutf

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Minnesota’s largest addiction treatment provider tells clients they’ll lose treatment and housing support in 60 days after Medicaid funding cut.

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“European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said: ‘Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.’”

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Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives. Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.

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ok, cis folks—if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time. S.9 is the senate's sports ban bill—a big step to making trump’s executive order a federal law, which is much harder to undo. it can be stopped monday. short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️🧵 legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...

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At least eight senior federal prosecutors who worked on January 6 cases have been demoted to entry-level jobs, according to multiple sources and memos obtained by CNN.

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I'm Mar🐫 & I approve this message. 👍 #EcomomicBlackout (image by @donkoclock.bsky.social) 🙏

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It's time for #SciFri 📻 We begin with @katherinejwu.com, who joins us to discuss her reporting on the turmoil at the National Institutes of Health and other science news of the week.

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We had Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm on @mprnews.org Morning Edition with @cathywurzer.bsky.social today to talk about why the FDA cancelling flu panels matters. Shots take 6 mo to develop, often in eggs. We asked whether bird flu could complicate it, too. 📖 or 🎧: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

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Ope 😳

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This is horrific and preventable. My condolences to the family. We need to be advocating vaccines!

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"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...

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As Senator Blumenthal put it, this is “government by whiplash.” While the VA has suspended some of the cuts, we cannot allow this administration to undermine our ability to deliver care to veterans. I joined my colleagues outside the VA to take a stand and defend our veterans.

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I am devastated and heartbroken that the country I love has become so cruel and vindictive. No humanity. 💔

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This news truly breaks my heart. We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line! abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...

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NEWS: Republicans are leaving the chamber en masse, assuming the budget bill is being pulled. Clearly the wider Trump agenda push is far from over, but this is a big stumble before leaving the gate. (It is a narrow gate, but still.)

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I love this. Elizabeth Warren responds to Musk's email asking federal employees to share a bullet point list of what they did last week by making one for Musk.

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$19,000,000,000,000.00

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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

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Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has offered to give up his position in exchange for peace and membership in NATO as his country was hit by what he called the largest Russian drone attack it has faced since the war began aje.io/oi3nnp

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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Unbelievable

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Friends, I hope you'll join me, Senator Scott Dibble, and Representative Leigh Finke for a community forum this Sunday on how we can stand with and stand up for the LGBTQIA+ community in Minnesota. Hope to see you there.

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📬🚨 HUGE NEWS 📬🚨 Trump plans to fire the USPS governing board, merge the Postal Service into the Commerce Department. It would disrupt 55 years of non-political mail service, and threatens to upend trillions of dollars of ecommerce and the 250 year-old US mail system.

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In Ojibwe, my name means ‘speaks in a loud and clear voice woman.’ Today, I’m officially launching my campaign for the U.S. Senate to go to D.C. and speak in a loud and clear voice for ALL of Minnesota.

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It’s bad that 20% of parents of kindergartners in Idaho chose not to vaccinate their kids in 2023. But this means that even in a bastion of conservatives, 80% still did. I interpret this as an open door to working to protect vaccines in the U.S. The vast majority of Americans understand their worth.

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4 paradigms: patriarchy, capitalism, white supremacy, & Christianity are trying to seize power over the people who live in the U.S. They want to exploit our every need for profit. Deny us our culture, diversity, values, & voices. Turn us into empty consumers. It's a long journey towards reform.

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Hear biologist @peiferlabunc.bsky.social explain to Mother Jones the widespread impacts of sweeping cuts to the NIH. “It will end biomedical research in the county. That that’s what it really comes down."

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Oh yes. She was on it. Now, did the 800,000 Polish Americans in Pennsylvania that she referred to vote to protect the interest of the U.S. and Poland? Someone please go to a diner and ask ‘em.

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Understand USDA is now fast tracking to rehire front line employees working on bird flu outbreaks. They were “accidentally” fired by the administration. Translation: Nice job Musk! You and your friends will still get your tax breaks, but higher egg prices for everyone else.

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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

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Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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Democracy, itself, is the inefficiency that DOGE intends to shut down. They're dismantling institutions one-by-one, to replace it with AI and tech autocracy. www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

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The program, which focuses on mentoring and therapy, relies on the idea that most violent crimes are emotional, not rational.

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All young Minnesotan athletes should be allowed to participate in sports. Trans youth do not pose any threat to other youth athletes. Please contact your Representative and urge them to vote NO on this discriminatory ban.

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You know, you probably shouldn't wait for Americans to wake up about constitutional norms and processes. They've never been awake to it. newscut.mprnews.org/2014/09/2580...

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It’s sad on the eve of Presidents Day it’s appropriate to have to post this.

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I love this!

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Please get your vaccinations. These outbreaks are preventable!

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This is scary.

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AI isn’t able to replace terminated NIH employees to work on cancer research trials. These cuts are not eliminating Government waste, they are destroying livelihoods and ultimately potential futures of people who develop cancer.

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Hundreds of people wearing red or black shirts and holding large posterboard signs reflecting messages of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives movement filled the Minneapolis American Indian Center’s gym on Friday. Events marking the Feb. 14 day of remembrance took place around the state.

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Elon Musk’s takeover of federal agencies could blow American spies’ cover, @shaneharris.bsky.social reports. Counterintelligence is in crisis. theatln.tc/A1NYlvf4

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