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The Trump-Vance-Musk regime is not only undermining democracy in the US. It is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world. The emerging battle will be global democracy vs. a global oligarchy. The US is emerging on the side of global oligarchy.

I have never had a patient with Norovirus especially one who got it from a SNF rehab, & last month I had my first patient in 25 years with it who got it from a SNF rehab stay while recovering from aspiration pneumonia! Are people just not washing their hands?

Here Comes the Outrage: Red Districts Explode Over DOGE: The stakes couldn’t possibly be higher. Democrats are going to get one chance to respond to all this destruction and they best start getting ready. After all, the signs are out there already showing that the public is not supporting the DOGE…

Sheriff Chad Bianco brags about "pushing the envelope" but fails to mention how he is killing people inside his jail. www.foxnews.com/us/californi...

Just a reminder that Covid is real

just like at Twitter but this time it's ppl working on bird flu, nuclear security, the Veterans Crisis Hotline, and the Indian Health Service www.npr.org/2025/02/21/n...

‘You know what? They quit!’ Resigning by proxy and the crisis of corporate Japan https://www.ft.com/content/7d2d47dc-e05c-4ca4-9880-c8550f95288d

Trump's ‘Friday night massacre’ sent a stark message that 'could not be clearer': expert: The White House’s unprecedented decision to oust C.Q. Brown as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff along with other top military leaders triggered a Trump-era “Friday night massacre” that sent an ominous…

Middle East crisis live: Israel says body of Shiri Bibas handed over as Hamas prepares to release six more hostages

People can spread bird flu to their cats, U.S. study suggests www.rawstory.com/people-can-s...

Fleeing the US: "One of Trump’s most damaging legacies is how he made open bigotry & hostility to liberal values great again, freeing politicians & media figures to pump antisemitism, racism, xenophobia, misogyny, homophobia & transphobia into the mainstream without consequence." shorturl.at/21vhb

So far in 2025, in California: > Solar up 33.8% v. 2024 > Fossil gas use for electricity down 28% > Battery use is up 78% > Solar has already met 100% of demand in the midst of winter Renewable energy is now unstoppable www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/21/c...

AP PHOTOS: Parents and Kids Navigate Talks of Loss and Tragedy as They Return Home After LA Fires: LOS ANGELES (AP) —

BREAKING - The Dow just had its worst drop since March 2020 — at the beginning of Covid Back then it was a pandemic mismanaged by Trump Now it’s tariffs and inflation mismanaged by Trump Watch out — Trump is giving America economic Covid

Why ‘Trump regime refugees’ are falling in love with Madrid https://www.ft.com/content/3a2d22a1-c7c1-46bc-abbf-7b9283fb2ce8

FBI told to transfer 1,500 personnel from headquarters: Reports: The FBI told managers that 1,500 personnel will be transferred from the headquarters near Washington headquarters to offices around the country, including around a third being placed in an Alabama office, multiple outlets reported on…

Travel hotspots tempted to copy Venice visitor fee https://www.ft.com/content/aae8626d-fe88-44d5-b1dc-47ec72353ae4

Have you figured out what's going in yet? breakingdefense.com/2025/02/trum...

Because they are criminals and enablers who want to commit war crimes. www.nbcnews.com/think/opinio...

Stealing our tax dollars and using it to pay for propaganda promoting Trump.

Medicaid (Medi-Cal) is a lifeline for over 15m Californians, providing essential care to families, seniors, & children. Yet the House Budget Committee approved $880b in cuts. ** ACT NOW and register your opposition (link in bio) ** ⁠ This budget cut will affect EVERYONE!⁠ ⁠ #FightForOurHealth

"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."  —FDR, 1936

Um. “The I-Team also reached out Thursday afternoon to the alleged victim, who we’re not naming, but who is not the congressman’s wife.”

He. Will. Fail. apple.news/A5d1SWNOWTt-...

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.

Civil-rights lawyer here. In my business, this is called prima facie evidence of invidious race & gender discrimination. And the other chiefs—all white men—are comparators. The evidence in support of the discrimination claim includes Trump‘s own “DEI” statements admitting to discriminatory motive.

"Six weeks ago, we had the strongest economy, employment, and stock market in history. ..All gone in 30 days."

Body Identified of Man Found in Ocean Beach Wednesday The body of 50-year-old Daniel Marron, a psychology professor from Arizona, was found on Ocean Beach in San Diego. Discovered by a jogger, lifeguards and police confirmed his death. Marron was in San…

The Chicago Bears have promoted Matt Feinstein, the man in charge of managing the salary cap and negotiating contracts. Feinstein, who joined the Bears in 2022, was promoted to vice president of football administration, the team announced Friday.

Withdrawing from the rest of the world ain’t the flex these idiots think it is.

www.sciencefriday.com/segments/pan...

Meanwhile, Matt is still grabbing dicks.

Called it. McMaster isn’t even a surprise.

welp.

“Many workers say they live in a constant state of fear, unable to trust their colleagues, unable to speak freely, reflexively engaging in self-censorship even on matters they view as crucial to national security.” Fed gov used to be a great place to work, www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

They won’t be doing town halls anymore.

AMERICA to the PENTAGON: STOP SPENDING $70,000 PER TOILET SEAT PETE HEGSETH: ... AMERICA to the PENTAGON: STOP SPENDING $70,000 PER TOILET SEAT PETE HEGSETH: We’re going to fire 76,000 Americans

"We are getting lots of calls about Musk and lots of calls thanking me for sticking up for Ukraine..." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Consider following these Democratic Clubs. If you're a Club and not on the list, leave a comment. 1. Democratic Clubs worth following #1: go.bsky.app/APh1UXV 2. Democratic Clubs worth following #2: go.bsky.app/LqqgiYc

Here goes Indo Pacific www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/a...

House Republicans who were willing to hold town halls back home this week got an earful. At events from Georgia and Wisconsin to Oklahoma and Oregon, many of them faced hostile crowds furious about the sweeping budget cuts & mass firings of federal workers that Trump and Musk’s DOGE is carrying out.

Elon Musk is on a crusade against government spending. Unless, apparently, it's going to him. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Parents and Kids Navigate Talks of Loss and Tragedy as They Return Home After LA Area Fires: When 11-year-old Ceiba Phillips returned to his Southern California neighborhood a month after the devastating Eaton fire, he couldn’t believe his eyes

WATCH: “When will you stand up to them and say that is enough?” WISCONSIN Republicans Grothman & Fitzgerald run into tough town hall crowds also 👇🏽👀

‘I don't like Mondays' San Diego school shooter denied parole again Brenda Spencer, who infamously stated she shot at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in 1979 because "I don't like Mondays," has been denied parole for the sixth time in 32 years. The l…

Trump refuses to acknowledge the damage caused by climate change… Because if he does, that means he would have to limit big corporate donors of his. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

China supports the newly found consensus between the United States and Russia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK commented on the recent “peace negotiations”