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I have reached the age where I value my peace and quiet but still curious about the world.
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Good morning and Happy Friday to everyone who agrees that if you want people to stop calling your party a bunch of Nazis, then your party leaders should stop doing Nazi things like the Sieg Heil. Did you notsee this coming?

Dr. Oz is a charlatan, peddling homeopathic unproven remedies on TV for his own benefit. What a joke. In the hands of Dr. Oz & RFK Jr, our public health is doomed. #MedSky Please continue to fight this nonsense in any way possible. Protest, boycott, contact reps. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Americans proposed that Ukraine concede half of the profits from its mineral rights in perpetuity... in exchange for essentially nothing. This is not a monetary proposition, let alone a "deal," but rather the demand that Ukraine become a permanent American colony. snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...

Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post

That sound you hear is twelve different lawyers updating their pleadings.

“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Mr. Trump wrote, first on Truth Social, and then on the website X. The quote is a variation of one sometimes attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. It’s creepy to the core and wholly anti-constitutional: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...

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This is fascism.

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

“Donald Trump’s administration has proposed to Ukraine that the US be given 50% of the war-torn country’s rare earth minerals, NBC reports, citing four US officials.” I do not want to be associated with this administrations corrupt behavior.

Inbox: @raskin.house.gov calls on the DOJ to end the intimidation campaign against public integrity attorneys who refuse to sign off on the dismissal of charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

Do not do anything inconsistent with your legal, ethical or moral obligations. Do not resign.

DOJ leadership has put all Public Integrity Section lawyers into a room with 1 hour to decide who will dismiss Adams indictment or else all will be fired. Sending them strength to stand by their oath, which is to support the Constitution, not the president’s political agenda. 🇺🇸

Going live in 10 minutes! See you then!

Happy Valentine’s Day! Two love bugs, Pickles and Chickpea #cats #snugglingcats #kitties

Lilies Are Deadly to Cats #liliesaretoxic

This is a wild story (and this is a gift link to it). www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

This exchange is going to slip by and go undercovered but this is a very revealing moment. Trump’s government won’t study anything, they will just tell us everything is going great no matter who gets hurt. ‘1984’ is upon us.

Seeing my grandcats brightens my day during these dark days #brooklynkitties

I am overwhelmed by the incompetence and corruption of our GOP government officials.

Trump savages Vance in Fox News interview - NJ.com

Now why do you suppose this is important? (Sarcasm)

Elon Musk has ZERO receipts for his claims of “fraud” in government agencies. But there seem to be a LOT of receipts showing that those same government agencies were investigating or regulating Musk and his companies.

Donald Trump refused today to say that his handpicked VP is his successor, even as he also said he is doing a great job And yes, that statement—an immediate unwillingness to acknowledge that he will have a successor, to even say that Vance _could_ be a successor—means exactly what you think it does

I founded Democracy Docket five years ago to help keep you informed about what is happening to democracy in court. Now, with a team of 17, its work is more vital than ever. Sign-up today. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

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"The administration's stance is that by electing him president, the country gave Trump total authority to do anything he’d like. But that justification renders Congress superfluous. Why go through the charade of making policy and negotiating budgets if POTUS can just ignore laws when he wants to?"

What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.

@therickwilson.bsky.social isn’t here for the shock from Trump voters. It was always an open book test! youtu.be/u49-8NDGdrc

TRUMP: Saturday at 12. And after that, it's going to be a different ballgame REPORTER: When you say 'all hell is going to break out,' are you speaking of retaliation-- TRUMP: You'll find out. And they'll find out too. Hamas will find out what I mean. These are sick people

Yet another plane crash on Sean Duffy’s watch— and the *5th* since Trump “ended DEI madness and restored excellent and safety within the FAA.” 1 dead and 4 hurt after a plane crashes in Scottsdale.

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JUST IN: USAID employees say the administration is not complying with Judge NICHOLS' order to prevent the immediate dismantling of the agency. They say employees he ordered reinstated have not been and other actions cut against his order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Because of course. This is Elon's government now.

Rep. Pete Sessions on DOGE accessing Americans' private information: "They brought their own people in who broke into, so to speak, these databases."

I little bit of fluff to brighten an otherwise depressing day. My #brooklynkitties

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I can’t believe this needs to be said, but cutting funding for cancer research is not how you make America great. thehill.com/policy/healt...

USAID was founded by John F. Kennedy in 1961. The Kremlin has wanted to destroy it ever since then. So if you're seeing or repeating anti-USAID talking points -- remember that you're consuming or spreading propaganda from Moscow.

'He's Building a Concentration Camp': Fears Grow as Images Emerge of Offshore Prison at Gitmo "There's no reason to build this in Guantánamo unless you want to do things you don't think you could get away with on the U.S. mainland. It's easy to put tents in Florida. shorturl.at/KDB5Z

The edict comes as Russell Vought takes over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Vought has ordered work to halt at the consumer finance watchdog, and is cutting off new funding.