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Trump's approval rating takes a tumble www.palmerreport.com/analysis/don...

www.rawstory.com/starlink/ Mafia level thuggery! Europe might state that if this were to be done, Starlink would be immediately banned in the EU.

The writers have really outdone themselves this season

This is an “initial” purge. Reports suggest this could expand to “tens of thousands” over the coming weeks. Shock and awe now hitting the Pentagon

“Ross Ulbricht, pardoned by Donald Trump, was a pioneer of crypto-crime” He founded the Silk Road, “the very first dark-web drug-trading network…Users could anonymously order parcels to their homes, without ever having to encounter a scary drug-dealer in person.” 1/ www.economist.com/united-state...

Donald Trump was cultivated as a Russian asset over 40 years and proved so willing to parrot anti-western propaganda that there were celebrations in Moscow, a former KGB spy has told the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

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.

REMEMBER: Next Friday, February 28. NOT 1 PENNY SPENT. We can do this. I'm IN, are you? 👋💙

Some of the evidence we have that election was hacked to flip votes from Harris to Trump...TRUMP LOST THE 2024 ELECTION www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOQ-...

".. not only did Trump not win any sort of mandate, his honeymoon numbers are basically a participation trophy compared with other presidents." @sykescharlie.bsky.social charliesykes.substack.com/p/trumps-hon...

Why is this so hard for news orgs? www.status.news/p/cbs-evenin...

Front page of today's New York Post.

An FCC probe of an SF radio station over a story it didn't like. A judge-ordered takedown of a newspaper editorial. We are watching the 1st Amendment die rapidly, inspired by a president who declares himself a king How can the media fight back? My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally. The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com

The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

Trump looks weak and erratic—selling out to Russia, attacking Zelenskyy, and throwing workers under the bus. Markets are rattled, his approval is crashing, and his MAGA cronies are overstepping. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast live at 8p ET/5p PT!

"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary... "Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

In the interest of being petty, I'm going to point out everything wrong with Dan Bessner's salvo against liberal internationalism. 1. He claims that the US has decided to turn its back on the idea of an RBO because of the rise of China. That's dubious. Trump's shift/ jacobin.com/2025/02/trum...

#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory Here’s another great chart by @steverattner.bsky.social showing that the House GOP plans to cut about 10% from Medicaid & about 20% from SNAP, all while raising deficits by $2.8 trillion to pay for the wealthy tax cut renewals.

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🚨 Today's top stories: 📉 Trump’s approval is dropping—57% say he’s exceeded his power, 62% say he’s not honest 💰 GOP budget slashes $888B from Medicaid 🇺🇦 Trump spreads Putin’ lies about Ukraine 🚀 Musk calls to defund the ISS Get ALL the news ⬇️

MORE: Senior Ukrainian intelligence officials reported that North Korean forces are conducting joint operations with Russian forces in Kursk Oblast and are gaining new combat capabilities. (1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar022025

Are you a federal employee, contractor, or other worker in the DC area who's been illegally fired or whose job is in limbo because of Elon Musk? Come to the Senate to meet others in the same boat and share your story with Senate offices. We meet every day at 10am.

I am the great-grandson of a man who led his family out of the shtetl to a strange land in search of a better life. I am the grandson of the three-year-old boy on that journey. As you know, my name is Marc, but my Hebrew name is Elhanan—after the warrior in David’s army who slew a powerful giant.

41% Americans think Trump is a dictator, including 11% Republicans (YouGov)

This is real

RFK Jr. does not care about informed consent. His position on vaccines is akin to an anti-abortion pregnancy center that takes a person with an unwanted pregnancy, hands them a pamphlet filled with misinformation, and tries to convince them not to seek the medical care they actually need.

Poll Numbers Are Starting To Come In & They're Bad For Trump #ABlueView🧵1/3 The Oligarchy officially began 1 month ago today (tinyurl.com/3exseds6) & Americans are not pleased with what Trump has done since: * No policies have majority support; most are very underwater w/Independents

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

Trump is why we can’t have nice things.

They look at their bench and shudder.

#ResistanceEarth #BlueEarth #Voices4Victory Growing climate skepticism is the result of a carefully orchestrated campaign by fossil fuel executives, tech giants and far-right politicians. Here's how one climate skeptic clawed her way out of the right-wing rabbit hole. atmos.earth/i-believed-c...