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This is what they call Meritocracy? Doesn't look like that to me.

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For a US government that hates DEI, it's curious that the Secretary of State is Cuban, the FBI director is Indian, the DNI head is Samoan-Indian, and the President is South African.

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If you don’t think Trump is taking over the US Mail to do away with mail-in voting, you haven’t been paying attention.

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that Trumpers think the US Postal SERVICE should be a profit-making enterprise exposes the fallacy in their conception of government

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💙🙏💙

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A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."

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#AbuseOfPower 🎯

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USAID contractors and aid recipients argue that Secretary Rubio and USAID chief Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for defying a court order to lift the spending freeze - Politico

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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, ProPublica’s analysis shows. As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.

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Even MAGA can't keep up with Trump's lies.

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If we have enough people with the knowledge and moral fortitude of Maine Governor Janet Mills, and the Associated Press- we might be able to save our Democracy

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So much winning

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"root access to practically the entire American population." This opinion piece from @zey.bsky.social is a quite good explainer about the potential dangers of D.O.G.E. moves to access databases. Gift Link, free to read. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

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TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here? JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply? JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all

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I'm just saying...

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Get Ready For Delayed Tax Refunds, Long Hold Times After Mass IRS Firings But wealthy tax evaders will enjoy “a feast” as the strained federal agency lacks the resources to hold them accountable, said one tax policy expert.

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Powerful. Tomorrow’s front page of the most influential weekly publication in Germany. “BETRAYED. First Zelensky, Soon Us? The radical departure of the US from its allies.”

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Almost 400 white South African pastors, theologians, and Christian educators have signed a statement declaring President Donald Trump’s recent actions cutting off aid to the nation will bring "devastation for our communities" and that his explanation was untrue.

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Trump pardoned the sentence of arguably the single biggest drug trafficker in American history on his second day in office!

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It's genuinely unfortunate that Republicans didn't show up to hear the concerns of Wisconsin farmers who are very worried about what Trump & Elon cutting their federal funding & contracts could mean for their livelihoods and the future of their family farms.

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So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

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There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.

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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center say results of a Phase I trial of an mRNA vaccine aimed at preventing pancreatic cancer show promise. The vaccine PREVENTED the cancer from coming back in patients who had already received treatment for MORE THAN three years. 🧪🧵⬇️

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ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.

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FOX NEWS: You are against people bringing in eggs that have not been-- I mean, we have the USDA for a reason. These could be contaminated and bring illnesses in. GALLEGO: Absolutely. This is why we shouldn't be firing USDA inspectors that are actually doing oversight over avian flu

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BRAVO! SHERO! Dem governor tells Trump she will see him in court politi.co/4gNIV6U via @politico

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Three updates: 1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.

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This is full blown authoritarianism. All politicians and other leaders must speak out against this intimidation by the DOJ.

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FDA Scientists Told to Stop Using the Words ‘Woman', ‘Disabled’, 'Elderly' Spokesperson for White House disagreed and provided another list of banned words including "gender" and "equity" https://www.thedailybeast.com/fda-scientists-say-they-were-told-to-stop-using-the-words-woman-and-disab

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is a shining example of democratic leadership: open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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In addition to Congress being the place that makes the laws, pretty key thing, the constitution explicitly says Congress gets to create the postal system. It’s not left implied that that comes under law making generally. The President has no power to unilaterally abolish it and move it to commerce.

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This.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chimed in online after Canada beat the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off final. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

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Trump consummates his bromance with Putin, selling out Europe and Ukraine www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

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You don't make this gesture in this political climate without meaning to. Those in the audience are cheering him on. Yet we can't use the word fascist or Nazi to describe what is in front of our eyes...

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— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu — Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile — Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans “Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.

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According to ProPublica, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since abortion bans were implemented, compared with maternal deaths in the state immediately before the pandemic.

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Here in Illinois, ten years ago we saw the consequences of a rampant ideological gutting of government. It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it. Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.

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Sounds like a good idea to me!

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