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Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

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⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters. The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.

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www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-...

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Current mood

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The UK's anti-protest laws pre-legitimise far right authoritarianism. Labour must repeal them now. My column today. www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

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If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

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WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Is it too much to ask to want the government to stop the president from doing the illegal stuff?

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This is the most cowardly administration in history.

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@lisamurkowski.bsky.social @ddstephens.bsky.social youtube.com/post/Ugkx-E3...

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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

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The good news is i saved you 60 billion dollars. The bad news is that is a typo i saved you 600 dollars and also your plane is falling out of the sky

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Can you say the same?! 🤚

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EMERGENCY VIDEO: Doesn’t it make sense, since we evidently don’t have enough money to stop AIDS in Africa or utilize that we cut Congress’ budget? Doesn’t it make sense for the White House to live on less? Shouldn’t Elon Musk take a cut to his Space x? adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...

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DOGE is so stupid they don't realize if they wanted the nation's nuclear secrets they just had to go to the bathroom at Mar A Lago.

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I am part of the 25%. The lifestyle change is worth it. This is the way…

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DOJ gives lawyers 'hour to decide’ who’ll dismiss charges against Eric Adams — or be fired: Department of Justice (DOJ) leadership “has put all Public Integrity Section lawyers into a room with one hour to decide who will dismiss” the indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams “or else all…

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ATTN: Probationary federal workers who have been fired, please read: federalworkerrights.com/2025/02/13/m...

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🚨🚨 Excellent read by stellar expert Prof Ulla Neergaard. We had the pleasure of hosting her recently at Juridisk Institut @sdu.dk speaking with great clarity on the historically complex legal status of #Greenland in respect of the EU legal order and the current tense geopolitical situation. 👇 #trump

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⚡️US, UK, Australia sanction Russian cyber firm Zservers over ransomware attacks. Zservers, a bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, supported the Russian cybercrime group LockBit in perpetrating mass ransomware attacks, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

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⚡️Ukraine will no longer create new brigades, official says. Ukraine will no longer form new military brigades, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Pavlo Palisa said on Feb. 11.

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This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up took $80 million from an NYC bank account!

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Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

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For those of you desperately in need of distraction from today's headlines, here's a photo of a bunny & a chick who are friends.

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Hello, Russia. America, look out.

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The quick shutdown of USAID abandoned patients with experimental devices and drugs in their bodies with no way to remove them in time. How many people are going to die because of the Trump/Musk mismanagement? What’s the DOGE Death Toll? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

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Raskin: "The wrecking ball of rightwing authoritarianism is swinging right through Congress and coming directly at the freedoms of the press and the people. The self-appointed CEO of this operation is the unelected bureaucrat and aspiring techno-dictator, Elon Musk ... "

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If the Republicans confirm Tulsi Gabbard, Trump will have succeeded in completely emasculating & humiliating them. Not only is she grossly unqualified, she is profoundly dangerous. We will be abandoned by our intelligence partners and the GOP is fully aware of this fact. They have betrayed us.

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It's day 22 and he still doesn't have a plan to lower your prices.

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PLEASE SHARE.

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I wrote about how Doge is involved in cutting cancer research www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...

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Hey NYTimes — now you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.

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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky

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There is no better illustration of white privilege than a comparison between these two women. Jean-Pierre got where she is because of determination, activism and political acuity. Leavitt is where she is because she has a pale, pretty face, blonde hair, and can't say "no" to rich old white men.

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Black excellence: Twice as qualified, half as respected, and still passed over or labeled as a ‘DEI hire.’ Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.

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I snorted out loud

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