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Unemployment up; markets down. Inflation up: consumer confidence down. Nice work Donald.

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People are calling into right-wing radio shows to voice frustrations with the Trump administration www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity... What a fucking asshole⤵️

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In 1934 it became illegal to criticize the Nazi government. Just saying.

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Who changes sides in the middle of a war? Hint: not winners!

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Jeremy is speaking from experience. He’s been in the fight for years now. If you c cc an get by the paywall this is an important read ⬇️

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If you watch Macron with the sound off you can imagine him saying “who switches sides on the middle of a war? I mean Italy did that in WWII, but America? Really?”

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The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, just demolished Donald Trump in the Oval Office while supporting Ukraine, wanting Russia to pay, and fact checking Donald during their meeting. 🍿

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The bells that have rung now at the FBI, with Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, cannot be unrung. And we will rue the day we didn’t hear them as dire warnings for the country’s future. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/an-obituar...

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It’s outrageous that Trump is blocking the Associated Press from White House events. But there’s an upside if the press becomes less dependent on what politicians dole out. After all, journalism shouldn’t look like feeding time at the aquarium. My free Stop the Presses newsletter.

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Fired USDA bird flu scientists. Shuttered Head Start programs. Angry voters confronting GOP Congressmen about doge. Working class reporters in underfunded local newsrooms across the country are telling these vital, impactful stories everyday. My latest⤵️ open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

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The Trump administration repeatedly cites the statistic that only 6% of federal employees work full-time in their offices. Guess what? The stat isn't true. Our editor-in-chief Steve Engelberg investigates how and why this lie continues to spread — and the impact: www.propublica.org/article/fede...

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Of course not. They aren’t even looking for it. And waste? How about the cost of responding to MAGA bomb threats!

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“The United States sent $50 million in condoms to Hamas. Diversity programs caused a plane crash. China controls the Panama Canal. Ukraine started the war with Russia. Except, no. None of that is true.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

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Not right to say Trump WILL use govt to attack his enemies…. He already is. And so are his vile paramilitaries.

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No Kings! Around the Partisan Bend on DOGE [sic] and Ukraine www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/23/n...

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@maxboot.bsky.social is breaking my heart today. 🎁https://wapo.st/3Xep35I

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The decapitation of professional military leadership and the elevation of uniformed bootlickers is meant to make our armed forces loyal to the president rather than to the country. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/edwineis...

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New, from me: Unpacking the Friday night news: The military purges have begun - why do they also include lawyers? A Judge is allowing the dismantling of USAID to proceed. This reflects a pattern where Judges are ignoring the broader democratic risks. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

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Approval ratings: National Parks: 76% Trump: 44% and falling Americans rank the National Park system as their favorite govt agency. Trump is the only US president with underwater poll numbers since day one. 1/

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"FBI Director Kash Patel has instructed employees to 'pause any responses' to the email asking federal employees what they accomplished last week. Patel said the FBI will review the work of its own employees in accordance with its own procedures." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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It’s the last day of this congressional recess, but it’s not too late to help turn up the pressure on your representative to stop the Trump-Musk coup. We’ve got events planned around the country (including Tesla dealerships): indivisible.org/muskorus

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5 things I accomplished last week:

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If optics still matter at all, and they damn well should, this photo of this careless, reckless, destructive, sociopathic billionaire wreaking havoc on the lives of millions of ordinary Americans should go down in absolute infamy.

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Join me Saturday on @heartlandsignal.bsky.social / WCPT as we trying to make sense of this chaotic week. My guests include: + George Packer of @theatlantic.com + @danawormald.bsky.social + @donmoyn.bsky.social + @jilldlawrence.bsky.social 🤳Stream bit.ly/3DAcG8s 1-4pm CT

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A five-alarm fire for LGBTQ Iowans: Iowa House Judiciary Committee chair Steven Holt introduced a bill today w/many discriminatory provisions including removing gender identity from Iowa's civil rights act. www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/... (my post in progress but won't be done tonight)

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The guy who used to run social media for the NRA is now creating the same violent rhetoric for the White House.

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Great conversation w/ @eisendrath.net. DOGE is targeting the central nervous system of the US government. The stakes could not be higher.

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Again I am begging people in the media to note the legality of these actions in their headlines or blurbs. A post office is literally written into the constitution.

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The Constitution gives Congress power to establish the U.S. Postal Service. It did, by law, during the Washington administration. Its status as an independent agency was established by Congress in law. USPS is wildly popular with the American people and its service is essential and irreplaceable.

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Oh? www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

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We've all heard that Elon Musk is attacking our government systems but what does that really mean? I went to an expert for some answers: @abenewman.bsky.social I hope you'll listen to our conversation here: open.spotify.com/episode/0gmJ... 1/

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Trump's plan to cut the corporate tax rate down to 15% would give Fortune 100 companies, which reported $1.1 trillion in profits last year, an annual tax cut of $48 billion. Citizens United empowers corrupt politicians like Trump to put corporate profits above all else.

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This is some red hot fire coming from Gov Hochul. More of this nationwide, please.

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Now that Trump has sided with Putin against our long time NATO allies, I hope the EU will require visas for the 20m Americans who travel to the continent each year. and then refuse to grant them to travelers from red states.

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"many of the individuals who were terminated occupied positions that support safety-critical work." theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...

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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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“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated." "This is a very real threat to the American flying public.” EXCLUSIVE ⤵️

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NEW: “The sudden departure of Justice Department veteran Denise Cheung comes a day after President Donald Trump announced his nominee to lead the prosecutor’s office, Ed Martin, who has supported unwinding all January 6 criminal cases that the office brought.” www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

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DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital

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Bright passionate people who wanted to dedicate their lives to public service were fired in a mass email over the holiday weekend. This has absolutely nothing to do with efficiency, fraud, waste, or abuse. And your life will be worse because of it.

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This is an inspiring conversation with @katharinehayhoe.com about what we can do to fight climate change including how cities can help. She also talks about the role of comedy! I hope you'll give it a listen. @heartlandsignal.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0HIi...

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Musk and the Trump administration are currently arguing that no “safety” personnel were purged in their purge, and one way in which that is, to use a polite term, bullshit is that check out, including in this story, what some of the people dumped do, what how their critical teams had shrunk…

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"Others have reached out to ask me how I’m doing, and I appreciate that. I’m thankful for the empathy. I’m not doing great." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/you-ask-me...

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LAW DORK: On Monday night, the Justice Department doubled down and refused to answer U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s question from a hearing on Monday morning about how many people were fired from the federal government this past Friday.

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Just to be clear, because I don’t think the Post story highlights it enough: This was Trump’s day-one pick to lead the Social Security Admin until his nominee got confirmed who RESIGNED a career job rather than do what Musk’s DOGE team wants. This is Treasury (DOGE) and DOJ (Adams) all over again.

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