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There was a recent update to CBC's conflict of interest policy so this morning I had to re-read the 2,600-word document and re-affirm that I would abide by it. So it was extra fun to watch this unfold on the White House lawn this afternoon:

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Most of my sources these days, when I contact them for a story, respond with either “I don’t want to go on the record” or “I have no idea what the hell is going on.”

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Remember when RFK Jr was going to make all the food healthier and organic? Well score one for the big corporations over local farms! www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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UPDATE: Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down

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NEW: Dept of Education staff received a notice telling them to leave the building by 6pm today, and that all ED offices in DC as well as regional offices will be closed tomorrow, per an email obtained by CBS News. No reason was given for the closures.

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Another core Trump constituency nuked: www.reuters.com/world/us/far...

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JUST IN: Judge orders acting OPM chief Charles Ezell to appear at court hearing in SF Thurs. to be cross-examined about his role in mass firings of probationary employees. If he doesn't show up, the court will decide the sanction, Judge William Alsup says storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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www.bbc.com/news/article...

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is there another example of an autocrat coming up with the bullshit casus belli after he publicly announced a desire for a war of conquest?

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www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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#WhereIsKevin Hundreds of people showed up in leaning red Roseville looking for Representative Kevin Kiley on International Women’s Day.

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While Trump & Musk DOGE cut the federal workforce and federal contracts leaving THOUSANDS of Americans UNEMPLOYED, Elon Musk & his family are flying for FREE on Air Force. MUSK is a BILLIONAIRE!! Why are OUR taxes paying for this? THIS is fraud, waste, & abuse. tribune.com.pk/story/253234...

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At an International Women's Day March. The theme is clear...

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apnews.com/article/trum...

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For 250 years, the United States has supported democracy. Now, in the middle of a horrific war that Putin started, Trump is turning his back on Ukraine and democracy, all to the benefit of a brutal dictator in Moscow.

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s dismantling of USAID will lead to millions of preventable deaths. The decision of the richest person in the world to destroy an agency that delivers life-saving aid to the poorest people on the planet is unconscionable.

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Trump wants to fire 83k VA workers, many of whom are veterans themselves, decimating the VA & making it harder for veterans to get health care & benefits. When Americans put their lives on the line to defend our country, we must keep our commitments to them — not betray them.

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The stakes are just too high.

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Good for him.

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President Trump just chided Democrats for not applauding Bobby Kennedy Jr.... "How quickly they forget" referring to President Kennedy and Sen. Robert F Kennedy. It's not that they forgot, it is that they remember.

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