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BREAKING: A new study from the University of New Mexico just dropped, and if you’re not terrified about microplastics yet—you will be. We’re basically marinating in plastic. A must-read: open.substack.com/pub/thedange...

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They put it all in writing...and many in the US choose to ignore it. Quite insane really... because 'eggs are expensive'

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Just so everybody is clear on Republican priorities: We put up an amendment to make sure nobody making over $500 million gets a tax cut. Republicans voted against it.

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Among those Trump and Musk fired at the FAA: - Lawyers who help keep drunk or reckless pilots out of the skies - Air traffic control support staff - Employees who track potential new flying hazards like cranes - Staffers who medically clear pilots to fly www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Awful: Numerous scientists and researchers were just fired at NIH's center for treating Alzheimer's, sources tell me. They fear Trump-Musk cuts could dramatically set back our ability to treat dementias. New reporting from me here: newrepublic.com/article/1917...

submitted 3 days ago • 66 comments

UK press this morning..... Glory to Ukraine 💙💛

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"even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making" "Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination"

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Americans are waking up, turning out open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

submitted 6 days ago • 675 comments

Texas is bringing back the measles! It was considered eliminated in 2000. Well done!

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Because of DOGE, countless Americans are going to die.

submitted 7 days ago • 621 comments

In the last three weeks, 48 cases of measles have been identified, sending 13 patients to the hospital, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The number of cases has doubled in the last 3 days.

submitted 9 days ago • 676 comments

Feels like a metaphor

submitted 9 days ago • 281 comments

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

submitted 9 days ago • 1088 comments

“Voters of color, voters who change their names (most notably, MARRIED WOMEN), and younger voters would be most significantly affected.” I’ve been saying this for years that they are coming for our voting rights. A few Republicans have openly suggested women should not vote. WOMEN PAY ATTENTION‼️

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Where does the accumulated debt of this country come from? It comes from Republican Presidents. Don’t believe it? Look it up! So much for Republican's being the party of fiscal responsibility, all to pass their tax scam.

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This says it all

submitted 11 days ago • 1639 comments

On Monday, USAID's IG warned that Trump's agency cuts have made it harder to root out fraud and abuse — and that nearly $500M in food was about to spoil due to Trump's foreign aid freeze. On Tuesday, Trump fired him. So much for transparency.

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For those keeping score at home…

submitted 13 days ago • 129 comments

Real history

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Rewriting history

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Other countries have peacefully evicted autocrats & the US can too! I explained how we are working together w/ allies to do that in the court of law & of public opinion @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social 👇

submitted 14 days ago • 50 comments

You voted. The GQP shrugged & plowed ahead with the exact thing you & your fellow state voters rejected. A) #DoNotObey B) Run for Something, or support the candidates who support Democracy & you C) Vote Blue up and down ballot. #MyBodyMyVote #UsDemocracy #DemVoice1

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BASH: I remember a time when Republicans were very careful about the government having access to personal data NOEM: Well, we can't trust the government anymore BASH: You are the government

submitted 14 days ago • 1924 comments

Trump says he's revoking the security clearances of political opponents. Attorney @normeisen.bsky.social is on that list. He shares how he and other targets are fighting back.

submitted 14 days ago • 14 comments

Just the slashing--effective immediately--of this funding across all of these institutions will result in tens of thousands of lost jobs, disrupted research, disrupted care. The Trump regime is quite literally throwing grenades.

submitted 15 days ago • 18 comments

Under Trump, the NLRB is dropping its opposition to a lawsuit filed by SpaceX and Amazon claiming the board itself is unconstitutional. Two of the world's richest men could get what they've always dreamed of: the destruction of unions once and for all.

submitted 16 days ago • 76 comments

I am amazed at how few Democratic lawmakers are reaching out to those of us in the independent media space. We offer an open door policy for friendly interviews. We reach their target audience. They should be flooding the zone with messaging right now, pushing back against the fall of US democracy 🤦🏼‍♂️

submitted 16 days ago • 64 comments

DOGE operative Marko Elez got the ability to alter US Treasury payment system code on Feb 1, WIRED's sources say. For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story. Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."

submitted 16 days ago • 133 comments

Guess what company those charging stations would have competed with

submitted 16 days ago • 195 comments

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

submitted 17 days ago • 1215 comments

A federal judge has just ordered Musk to get out of Treasury’s computers. We are fortunate there are good lawyers representing democracy. Normally that would end the matter, but in this era there are legit questions about compliance & enforcement. We live on the edge of a constitutional crisis.

submitted 17 days ago • 864 comments

Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections. Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.

submitted 17 days ago • 2293 comments

There it is

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