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Protesters in Mississippi expressed anger over Elon Musk’s DOGE and President Donald Trump’s policy barrage since resuming office. https://buff.ly/41pT8Sm

USAID to lay off about 2,000 employees Sunday and put most remaining staff on administrative leave, according to email sent to workers.

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Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees. ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.

NEW: The Trump administration today moved to fire some 2,000 U.S. Agency for International Development workers and place most others on administrative leave, according to an email the agency sent to staff.

For nearly six minutes, Gov. JB Pritzker delivered a dark, foreboding historical narrative — a leading Jewish-American voice offering a version of the Holocaust education warning of “Never Forget” as he likened the actions of Trump and his administration to the quick rise of Nazism in Germany.

Elon Musk’s ultimatum has federal workers on edge. The pope is in critical condition. President Zelenskyy says he's willing to resign for peace in Ukraine. Here are the biggest news stories you might've missed this weekend:

WTF... This makes no sense...And not even a word as to if they are using Joy elsewhere. Why is she being taken away from us? All this is doing is causing us to FURTHER give up MSM news. Guess we'll stick closer to #MeidasTouch #SteveSchmidt & many other greats we trust. www.cnn.com/2025/02/23/m...

The question that will define Friedrich Merz will be if he can lead Germany and Europe in defending the fraying liberal order without the US — or whether it’s already almost too late.

Hmmm…that’s where the eggs went🤭

Damage has already been done 🇺🇸 back peddling.

Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s effort to cut that spending | Fact Check

MSNBC reportedly cancels Joy Reid show in reshuffle at liberal network

President Trump has long had an affinity for Russia over Ukraine. Now many American conservatives are backing him up, clearing the way for a potentially seismic shift in U.S. foreign policy.

"They're firing people at the VA hotline, the suicide prevention hotline, which, by the way, three years ago or so, we plussed up because too many veterans were killing themselves. Now all of a sudden we're cutting that because we want to save a few dollars."

Joy Reid’s evening news show on MSNBC is being canceled, part of a far-reaching programming overhaul orchestrated by Rebecca Kutler, the network’s new president, people familiar with the changes said. nyti.ms/3D1syG2

Billionaire and government efficiency leader Elon Musk announced in a post on X Saturday afternoon all federal employees will receive an email asking them to explain the work they’ve done over the past week, and employees who fail to respond will be forced to resign.

Zelenskyy offers to step down in exchange for peace and Ukraine’s Nato membership https://www.ft.com/content/19d4bef2-51db-4f9a-b9d3-f8dd56468e90

This needs to be everywhere! #democrat #meidastouch

youtu.be/xol0UtGWrhg?... #resist #OccupyAmerica #FAFO #JrDrEvil #EconomicBlackout #anonymous #GeneralStrike #Shutdown315 #FiftyfiftyOne #MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com @bmeiselas.bsky.social @meiselasb.bsky.social #IndependentMedia > #Billionairepropaganda #ProveMeWrong #AlliDoIsWinWinWin

Gods this boils my blood. Every one of these soulless "people" (if you can even call them human) in the administration can all go to hell. Trump, Vance, fElon, with all the disrespect, go to hell 🖕🏻. #meidastouch #meidasmighty #meidastouchnetwork #fucktrump #fuckvance #fuckelon

#MeidasTouch #DonaldTrump @meidastouch.com @meiselasb.bsky.social Very Worth a watch, I suggest you watch this www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0RX...

Spot on Tom Walker👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍

The case, brought by attorneys general in 22 states and the District of Columbia, represents a pivotal test for the administration as it pursues a dramatic review of government spending priorities.

Outbreaks of measles in parts of Texas and New Mexico have sickened nearly 100 people, according to state health officials who warned that the number of cases was expected to rise.

With guardrails against bias in hiring and promotions, federal jobs helped many Black families reach the middle class. The government played a crucial role in helping Black workers join the middle class and thrive. But mass cuts to federal jobs threaten to close that path to financial stability.

Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service claimed this week to have saved an estimated $55 billion through a combination of layoffs, canceled contracts, lease renegotiations and other actions. But a list that it posted of contracts and leases suggests that number is inflated.

News Analysis: Even as President Trump embraces the cryptocurrency industry, it remains the wild West of the financial world, prone to scams, thefts and sudden market meltdowns.

Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.

They are using "woke" as a 4-letter word, but do they really know what it means?! Maybe it's the word "fact" in the definition that scares them. According to Merriam-Webster, I AM WOKE and will continue to be for my kids future! #fafo @dollemore.com #WeTriedToTellYa #woke #MeidasTouch #nevertrump

Keir Starmer made an "iron-clad" commitment to ending the war in Ukraine during a phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of Mr Starmer's crunch talks with Donald Trump next week.

Judge allows Trump admin to remove thousands of USAID staff

“I feel so stupid, guilty, regretful—embarrassed is a huge one. I am absolutely embarrassed that I voted for Trump,” she said.

So yesterday I rec’d a reply to one of my post on Substack, it was from a “MAGA” dumbass. The fact that Kash Payel has now sadly been confirmed, the MAGA dumbass states he might report me to Kash Patel to investigate me. Clearly the MAGA dumbass was upset with my post, “suck it up buttercup”.

DICTATOR NOT ALLOWED IN THE USA! #REPRESENT.US #GENERALSTRIKE ##THEPEOPLESUNION #INDIVISIBLE.ORG #COMMONDEFENSE.US #VOTEVETS.ORG #GOODSUNITEUSAPP #WOMENSRIGHTSMATTER #MEIDASTOUCH

DICTATOR NOT ALLOWED ON OUR WATCH! ##REPRESENT.US #GENERALSTRIKE #THEPEOPLESUNION #INDIVISIBLE.ORG #COMMONDEFENSE.US #VOTEVETS.ORG #GOODSUNITEUSAPP #WOMENSRIGHTSMATTER #MEIDASTOUCH

youtu.be/_cDWv6oMDgg #mainegovernor #janetmills #meidastouch MeidasTouch host 🔹Ben Meiselas🔹 reports on Trump going after the Governor of Maine in his speech at the Governor’s Conference in the White House.

Let's go! #MeidasTouch www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyIo...

Beyond belief! Disgusting what US administration is doing, SHAME on you🇺🇸

👊🔥📰☕ #MeidasTouch and #BrianKarem on #Trump Attacking Media ... Recorded LIVE on #Substack on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. Incredibly important discussion about what's going on with team #F47. FRIDAY, FEB. 21,2025 www.meidasplus.com/p/meidastouc...

These politicians work for you!!! Follow @bmeiselas.bsky.social #meidastouch #meidasmighty youtube.com/shorts/bGD16...

#MeidasTouch tinyurl.com/mvta4287 #Politics

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump seeing Americans from all parties rise up to oppose his despicable regime. #Trump #MeidasTouch #Democracy youtu.be/n7SlcKuy-b8?...

“My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country. We don’t have kings in America — and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.” Think you know who said it? Test your knowledge with the Tribune's Quotes of the Week quiz.