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Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) to Acting OPM Director: “The capricious dismissal threatened in Mr. Musk’s post is illegal and cannot be tolerated.” (“This threat is illegal, reckless, and yet another example of the cruel and arbitrary chaos Mr. Musk is inflicting...") bluevirginia.us/2025/02/rep-...

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““We did not elect him,” a man shouted. As the town hall reached its scheduled end, more constituents shouted questions about Musk’s access to taxpayer data and yelled “don’t lie to us””

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The funniest thing ever would be if everyone got 5k checks, and immediately bought ar15s

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Rep. Glenn Grothman WI-6 (R) runs away after getting called out . He’s just another yes man for the 🍊💩!

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WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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NEW: a federal judge preliminarily halted the Trump regime from enforcing portions of the president’s sweeping executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that it considers illegal and discriminatory.

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Interesting 🤔

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I’ll never forget courageous students at Virginia Commonwealth University walking out of their own commencement ceremony last year to protest against KKK GOPer Glenn Youngkin as he was speaking. This is how all GOP fascists should be treated.

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An attorney for Luigi Mangione said Friday she may seek to get evidence gathered during his Pennsylvania arrest thrown out — and said Mayor Eric Adams and a top NYPD official improperly discussed evidence in the case: bit.ly/4klCSJQ

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please PLEASE let Eric Adam’s final screwup be the thing that ruins the case against Luigi Mangione. That would be so fucking funny

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Citizens defend Internal Revenue Service against Musk takeover after DOGE fires 7000 IRS Federal workers. Its tax season and this will have significant impacts on processing returns and refunds. #IRS #FederalWorkers #GetDOGEout dcmediagroup.us/2025/02/21/c...

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DOGE hackers lose again: court agrees with us that the world's richest man can't spy on your sensitive data. We will keep fighting for your privacy.

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My office is fighting back against the Trump administration's cruel and dangerous attack on transgender youth and access to gender-affirming care. I will always fight to protect transgender youth and their right to simply be who they are.

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The Maine Principal's Association said it would continue to allow trans girls to compete in school sports, saying President Trump's recent executive order is in conflict with state law.

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, told Trump, “We’ll see you in court,” over the president's push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes. BOSS MOVES! 👏🏾🙌🏾🫶🏾

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Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE

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An enormous image of Luigi Mangione was spotted covering a Manhattan building ahead of the alleged assassin's upcoming court hearing.

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all of central Brooklyn is playing a game of Egg The Cybertruck with this one guy who keeps street parking in the hood

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Looks like @nytimes.com has stealth-edited this to add Evans' affiliation with Young Republicans. No correction or update note. I don't think I've ever worked with a single editor who would let me get away with that but it seems to happen regularly over there.

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One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world just lost $1.4 billion (with a B) to a hack. This is 5x as much as the previous largest exchange hack in history.

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Crypto: It's for Crimes

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It’s been a long fucking day, I’m tired, and I misspoke. Let me rephrase it in a more correct way. Fuck Hakeem Jeffries and almost every other elected Democratic official for forcing me to be the one to get arrested instead of them doing their goddamn job and being leaders.

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Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block Trump's mass firings of probationary federal employees — alleging that officials are exploiting and misusing the probationary period. The unions say the firings are "one of the most massive employment frauds in the history of this country."

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Immigrant advocacy groups on Thursday succeeded in a request to a District of Columbia federal judge to temporarily block the Trump administration from deporting their clients, potentially within hours.

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I havent posted my possum doodles to bluesky yet what a tragedy! #PossumancerCoDoodles • #Possum • #FurryArtist • #Furry

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So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

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Thank you Luigi...

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On today's edition of "America is a fascist police state": Another police department has been caught operating as a criminal enterprise. At least 5 cops and a spouse in Alabama have been charged with crimes, with a grand jury suggesting the Hanceville police be abolished.

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I get cookies, to help trans people, and say fuck you to bigots?

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A world-first European Union law will force restaurants and clothing retailers to reduce their waste, as Brussels targets excess consumption of food and fast fashion.

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Feb. 20 (UPI) -- A federal grand jury has recommended a rural Alabama police department be abolished as it indicted five of its officers with federal and misdemeanor charges.

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Navy Master Chief Carl Brashear, the first African American to achieve the rank of master diver, navigated a world filled with chaos. Despite facing numerous unfair challenges, he rose above the odds and made monumental history. He stands as a prime example of true determination and strength. 🫡

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Really disappointing to see @chriswarcraft.bsky.social consistently referred to as a former NFL player rather than as a former Deadspin blogger.

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🔥🔥🔥 Former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was arrested for civil disobedience after speaking against a MAGA display that the city council of Huntington Beach agreed to put up at the public library…..that’s what’s up….every word👇

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Judge Reyes went on to say the notion that anyone in the military is affected by having to use someone else's preferred pronouns is "ridiculous."

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Seen in Brooklyn this AM: an egged cybertruck with a bag of dogshit and also unbagged dogshit

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JUST IN: ICE van reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia

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A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's administration from illegally firing Cathy Harris, chair of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. This board protects federal workers from unfair employment practices like politically motivated firings and reprisal for whistleblowers. PDF file:

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Adams’s political boss—New York Governor Kathy Hochul—signalled that the mayor’s time in Gracie Mansion may be coming to an end following the joint resignation of four top officials in Adams’s administration.

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