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Mmmmm breakfast ummm, hotdogs?

submitted 17 hours ago • 1 comment

In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was passed, marking the legal end to Jim Crow in the USA. Its Title VI banned discrimination by race among any institution that receives Federal funds. On Friday, the Acting head of the Ed Dept sent out this letter to all 50 states: www.ed.gov/media/docume...

submitted 6 days ago • 164 comments

The DOGE website claims that hundreds employees have been working at CFPB for 20+ years, and some for as long as 35 years. Impossible: CFPB launched less than 15 years ago. doge.gov/workforce?or...

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

The AMA has a YouTube page where you can catch up on all the fun, ongoing TB & bird flu outbreaks, since the CDC is no longer allowed to do that: youtube.com/watch?v=HlPB...

submitted 12 days ago • 223 comments

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate Minority Leader, has launched a new online portal for individuals to report corruption, abuses of power, and threats to public safety, with the legal protections afforded to whistleblowers.

submitted 12 days ago • 182 comments

It's getting a little North Korean around here.

submitted 15 days ago • 2544 comments

Truly wild that they got away with “Bustin’ makes me feel good.”

submitted 16 days ago • 255 comments

In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.

submitted 15 days ago • 134 comments

And here we have a republican “Christian” bending over backwards in an attempt to say Christians shouldn’t treat others mercifully. I seem to remember a man in the New Testament that said otherwise. www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-...

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting health secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from 'a presidential appointee.'

submitted 31 days ago • 105 comments

Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft takes the clearest picture of Venus ever made

submitted 33 days ago • 349 comments

I don’t think I’ve ever felt less patriotic in my life. I’m screaming into the void internally and it predictably has no effect.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

The US has officially become pay-to-play.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

I honestly never thought the US would reach where it went today. My faith the rule of law has been completely shattered.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Everything stated in this post is a provable fact. You are entitled to your own opinion. You are not entitled to your own facts. Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.

submitted 50 days ago • 2081 comments

Everyone with small children, how long tired are you today k a scale of 1 to 10? 😴 ☕️💀 #christmas #christmasmorning #presents

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments