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People across Washington State will see the effects of the Trump admin’s attacks on federal workers and funding in their daily lives. National parks will have to close. Social Security checks will arrive late. Cancer research will be slowed. It’s devastating for EVERYONE.

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We are not going to be silenced, and we are not going to allow Elon Musk and Donald Trump to attack Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security without strong opposition from Democrats in Congress.

submitted 3 hours ago • 68 comments

The #BloodBrainBarrier (BBB) prevents immune cells & pathogens from entering the brain. @b-wink.bsky.social &co show that during #neuroinflammation in #Drosophila, immune cells can cross the BBB by degrading its ECM through a JAK/STAT-regulated pathway 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/4k1TTIG

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Urgent Help Needed! In the early hours of February 15, this litter of puppies was abandoned outside a fire station in Apple Valley CA. Sadly, they've since arrived in the deadly 'shelter' where their chances of survival are low due to illness and of course the kill team.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Arriving together on February 10, Leslie #248922 and Chevy #248921 are only 1 year and 8 months old - now past their deadline and with no interest, they're in desperate need of help. Likely to be listed TBK by the weekend, please help us give them a boost by sharing, reposting, or pledging...

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

These two beautiful Shepherds, 4yo Miles #248995 and 5yo Paisley #248994 came into Apple Valley CA together. Neither was fixed or microchipped, a heartbreaking reminder of why so many Shepherds end up in pounds. Now past their deadline, they’re in grave danger of not making it out alive.

submitted 9 hours ago • 1 comment

What happened to poor Cajon #248952? Just 18mo, he arrived in Apple Valley CA with 2yo Flower #248950 and 3yo Carson #248951. All are now at risk TBK in this slaughterhouse after arriving FEB 11. There are always excuses from AVAS as to why so many die here, yet no effort is made to save lives.

submitted 9 hours ago • 1 comment

All beautiful friendly dogs, 5yo Sinatra #248918, 1yo Frank #248919 & 1yo Dean #248920 are deserving of their chance at happy lives in Apple Valley CA. They share their kennel & are past their deadlines & soon TBK. Arriving just Feb 18, shares/reposts will help them be seen and potentially saved.

submitted 9 hours ago • 2 comments

Bailey's #248939 adopter backed out and now this gorgeous 2yo is at risk of losing her life in Apple Valley CA. She's just hours away from being placed TBK and we all know they work quickly eliminating lives. She needs our help: please repost/share and pledge if you're able to give her a boost.

submitted 8 hours ago • 1 comment

Just 7 months old, Bow #248955 arrived with Tweedle and Dee who appear to have found their forever homes. But Bow still waits and is soon to be added to the euthanasia list in Apple Valley CA. Black dogs really are beautiful and she needs a boost to increase her chances.

submitted 8 hours ago • 3 comments

HISTORY DEPT. The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

submitted 13 hours ago • 10 comments

The KGB cultivated Donald Trump as an asset for 40 years, and he proved a highly valuable asset in repeating anti-Western Russian propaganda in the United States, a former KGB operative told The Guardian. www.businessinsider.com/russia-culti...

submitted 10 hours ago • 2 comments

You can see how sad he is, Jasper #248917 is just a baby at 9 months old and is likely wondering what brought him to such a horrific place. He's located in Apple Valley CA and his life is about to end before it's begun. He needs help before he hits the euthanasia list within hours...

submitted 9 hours ago • 2 comments

(AP) — Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars. #OligarchEra 🇺🇸 apnews.com/article/musk...

submitted 9 hours ago • 216 comments

Running thread of people trying to normalize the sieg heil. It's not an "Elon gesture", it's not autism, it's not your heart going out, it's not parody or trolling. It's fucking despicable. Don't ever let this shit become normal. Fuck any excuse given, there is none. Zero tolerance. 1. Elon Musk

submitted 23 hours ago • 126 comments

DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion - ProPublica apple.news/An2I-cDeyTIK...

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US white supremacist groups emboldened with ‘ethnic and racial hatred’ as Trump stokes immigration fears - The Guardian apple.news/AGvBI0PMKR26...

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Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

submitted 1 day ago • 262 comments

Trump administration reportedly shutting down federal EV chargers nationwide

submitted 11 hours ago • 30 comments

NEW: Public health teams are being gutted by Trump's purge of federal employees, imperiling crucial, lifesaving work. "We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed." w/ @deldeib.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

submitted 14 hours ago • 38 comments

"At least 14 instances where items are repeated, totaling $325 million in claimed savings."

submitted 11 hours ago • 15 comments

New: Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices. The consequences could be significant for millions of the most vulnerable Americans. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

submitted 12 hours ago • 26 comments

Secretary Turner wants to cancel HUD programs that serve seniors and people with disabilities. Harming seniors and vulnerable Americans does not make our government more efficient. Senator Warren, Senator Smith, and I are holding this Administration accountable.

submitted 1 day ago • 203 comments

"... finally got that government job, I think, about six months ago –– well, he's laid off now. So his kid, his wife, all of that promise, it's totally gone."

submitted 12 hours ago • 114 comments

Much of the Black middle class was built by federal jobs. That may change. For the last several decades, federal jobs helped Black workers find stable work with guardrails to prevent bias, but mass cuts are threatening decades of upward mobility. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...

submitted 12 hours ago • 4 comments

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

submitted 1 day ago • 2390 comments

7 yrs ago, 15yo Ethan Song was taken from his loving family due to an irresponsible gun owner. Next week Ethan's Law will be reintroduced to #KeepKidsSafe from unsecured guns. Please use this email form to urge Congress to pass Ethan's Law! secure.everyaction.com/IG6OfDSbK0q1...

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65 children: On a U.S. deportation flight of mostly Asians to Costa Rica, half will be minors - NBC News apple.news/ALRxuYx64TIO...

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The face of apprehension. Big Guy #248903 is just 18 months old and he knows he's not in a place of safety. Arriving in Apple Valley CA early February and he's now past his deadline. Within a few days he will be listed TBK and has a good chance of not getting out alive.

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

submitted 2 days ago • 853 comments

Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

submitted 2 days ago • 690 comments

Here's video of Steve Bannon doing a Sieg Heil today at CPAC. It is what it is and it's what Bannon intended. Don't let yourself be gaslit.

submitted 2 days ago • 1494 comments

Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board... Postal board has hired counsel to fight Trump take-over... www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

Too many Americans can’t afford to buy a house right now — and yet tonight Republicans BLOCKED our amendment to reign in hedge funds that are gobbling up real estate and jacking up prices. So much for all their talk about lowering prices for working people.

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Put this on blast.

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Tonight we proposed an amendment to ensure that the Republican budget doesn’t raise prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. And guess what? Republicans blocked it — just like they opposed us when we gave Medicare the power to lower drug prices.

submitted 2 days ago • 32 comments

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.

submitted 3 days ago • 997 comments

“I am a king and my will is law” isn’t a clever distraction from what he’s doing, it’s the central underlying justification for everything he’s doing.

submitted 3 days ago • 297 comments

Dolly Parton is hoping Indiana’s governor will reverse course on plans to do away with her popular “Imagination Library” program.

submitted 3 days ago • 48 comments

When you believe a serial liar/conman: 🐆 Trump's layoffs hit firefighter safety programs - NBC News apple.news/AQ86B7xoVR0m...

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Wow: City of Clarksdale, Mississippi got a court order yesterday directing a newspaper to delete an editorial criticizing city officials -- without a hearing. Here's the TRO issuing the prior restraint:

submitted 3 days ago • 256 comments