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How it started/How it's going

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BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun. The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.

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When you can’t beat em, join em.

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Mr. President, guess what? Russia invaded Ukraine. Can we at least agree on that one? Facts MATTER. Is there anybody in here that has enough courage to say RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE? — congresswoman Jasmine Crockett

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RFK JR on Measles Outbreaks just now: "It is not unusual. There are measles outbreaks every year." It is actually very unusual. This is the first Measles death in the US in 10 years.

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This is the same language Putin used before invading Ukraine. Sickening!

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Brave to @jeffstein.bsky.social, WaPo's chief economics correspondent, for not wasting any time in stating what must be stated. Hopefully the first of many.

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Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine. This you?

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❗️I will not go for 10 cents of debt repayment in this agreement with the US, - Zelensky. ▪️It is important for me to hear from the US about aid to Ukraine, that it will be "not later, but now" and will not be stopped.

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This was just posted on President Trump’s Truth Social account.

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On the morning of feb 25th I remember hiding underground and watching Zelensky’s statement where he addressed the armed forces, saying “stand strong, you are all we have” Still the only truth that remains

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NEW: I just asked Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett if she had a message to Elon Musk. What would she say to him? Here was her answer: “Fuck off.”

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The U.S. voted with Russia, Belarus, Hungary, Nicaragua, and North Korea. Even China abstained. What a freaking disgrace.

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The screens at the Department of Housing and Urban Development were playing this video this morning

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As part of its filings & request for temporary restraining order against the White House tomorrow, attorneys for Associated Press have submitted to the court a copy of the letter written to the AP by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Letter: "This is purely a privilege of access issue" ====>

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❗️🇺🇸Trump comments on the CDU winning the 🇩🇪German election

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Thread - I've been thinking a lot about Walter Lippmann’s Public Opinion lately, especially in the context of Musk’s role in dismantling the federal workforce through DOGE. It’s a perfect example of what Lippmann warned about over a century ago.

submitted 5 days ago • 57 comments

Iowa pollster Ann Selzer filed an absolutely blistering response to Trump’s lawsuit against her and Des Moines Register, calling it a flagrant attempt to circumvent the First Amendment. www.thefire.org/sites/defaul...

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Star Wars: Special 2025 Edition Episode IV: A No Hope Special thanks to the out-of-this-world cartoonist @rubenbolling.bsky.social

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If you’re going to force me to look at Nazi salutes by using them as the images for the articles you publish, have the fucking decency to call it what it is. Provocative gesture? Literally what the fuck is wrong with you.

submitted 7 days ago • 58 comments

Trump on Putin: “He wants to make a deal. And he doesn’t have to make a deal, because if he wanted, he’d get the whole country.” Trump on Zelensky: " I've been watching him negotiate with no cards. He has no cards. And you get sick of it. You just get sick of it. And I've had it.”

submitted 7 days ago • 13 comments

is Putin ever like "jesus donald tone it down you're making it too obvious?"

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Let’s be honest. Does anyone think that this president would honour Article Five? Presence of US military & nuclear sharing still has value to Europe, but its deterrent value is significantly reduced & falling. This is reckless, dangerous behaviour by the Trump administration.

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National Park ranger fired from "dream job" on Valentine's Day pens emotional viral letter: "Things are not ok" www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...

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He’s not talking about Elvis.

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🇨🇿 Petr Pavel: "What value would elections have in a country that has been defending itself against aggression for 3 years? How can elections be organized with 1/5 of territory occupied and country under daily shelling? Calling president of such country a dictator requires a great deal of cynicism."

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Next we'll hear the US fleet should never have attacked the Japanese on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor. www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

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If you wonder how countries slip into dictatorship, it’s like this. Amidst another flurry of news, an official adds at the end that Trump has signed an Executive Order saying that “only the President or Attorney General can speak for the US…as to what the law is.” What?! 👀

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🙄 The Russians did not want to destroy Kyiv, if they wanted, they would have done it, — Trump. 🚫 Zelensky does not know where half of the money that the US gave is, — Trump.

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the association of american law schools (AALS) issues a statement on executive branch compliance with court orders that concludes with this. www.aals.org/app/uploads/...

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NEW: Letter from 900+ former federal prosecutors warns of decisions at Justice Dept "Some of you have been ordered to make charging decisions based expressly on considerations other than the facts & the law, including to serve solely political purposes" www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...

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This is probably the most accurate take.

submitted 13 days ago • 2931 comments

“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”

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NEW: House Judiciary's Jamie Raskin calls on Trump AG Pam Bondi "to put an immediate halt to this illegal and unconscionable intimidation campaign" over the Eric Adams case. "It's time to do your job and stop this outrageous sabotage of justice in the interests of naked political corruption."

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“How does Modi know if he’s meeting with a CEO or meeting with a representative of your government?” a reporter then asked. “Well he’s meeting with me in a little while, so I’m gonna ask him that question,” Trump said.

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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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FLASH: Dept of Justice chief of staff Chad Mizelle: “The decision to dismiss the indictment of Eric Adams is yet another indication that this DOJ will return to its core function of prosecuting dangerous criminals, not pursuing politically motivated witch hunts."

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The Acting US Attorney of the SDNY resigned today, and she sent this letter yesterday to the Attorney General explaining why she refused to drop the charges against NYC's mayor. Read the whole thing, but the last two pages are in the screenshots. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

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