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An international graduate student at Tufts University was taken into federal custody on Tuesday outside an off-campus apartment building, the university’s president said. The university was told that the student’s visa had been terminated. nyti.ms/4hRzPq1

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Hours after the most senior fascist clowns shared war plans on a group chat, 12 Senate Dems voted for yet another Trump State Dept nominee. We can't afford to let Dems roll over and play dead any longer. If we want a change, we have to demand it - that's on all of us.

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In other news, Der Spiegel found private phone numbers, email addresses and some passwords for Waltz, Gabbard and Hegseth online www.spiegel.de/internationa...

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Do NOT take the bait Trump is tossing out right now. Stay on Signalgate.

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Pure cruelty. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...

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Interesting that NONE of the dozens and dozens of Republicans on the Signal chat about the TOP SECRET military plans against Yemen had the guts, integrity, OR intelligence to mention that these communications were inappropriate for an unsecured messaging service. Not a single one spoke up.

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This has always been the GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode the deficit. 3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions. 4) Repeat. Don't let them get away with it.

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Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo: It's critical for people to remember what an Executive Order is. It's the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies, actions, etc. They're not laws. They're formalized memos to employees. That's all.

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The exchange will only heighten alarm in Europe. It will stoke fears that America could fast turn from a protector into something more like a predator econ.st/4kYCTDL

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BREAKING: Trump will be defunding Planned Parenthood of tens of millions of $'s in grants. The morons are defunding cancer screenings, STD testing and birth control for millions.

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I don't always cross-post, but this is me

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Make America Healthy Again www.statnews.com/2025/03/25/n...

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Whiskileaks — pass it on www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. theatln.tc/AmsjsuT6

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Just one more reason to oppose this CR!

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The stock market has plunged since President Trump took office for a second time, a stark contrast to the early days of his first presidency.

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In it together

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“Haphazardly shredding and burning USAID documents and personnel files seems like a great way to get rid of evidence of wrongdoing when you’re illegally dismantling the agency,” - @meeks.house.gov www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION: My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then, "Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."

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While White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sounded sure that tariffs wouldn't hurt Americans, most economists believe they'll end up costing consumers more.

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"What happens when a deeply flawed but historically significant civil rights institution becomes an enthusiastic cheerleader for the same strain of fascism it’s professed to be fighting against?"

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“If the state can deprive an individual of his freedom simply because of his politics, which is what appears to have happened [to Mahmoud Khalil], then no one is safe,” @adamserwer.bsky.social writes: theatln.tc/87FfKC8B

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Grift

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the feminine urge to

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What will it take for a former president to speak out against Trump?

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Vaccination is the only way to prevent the spread of measles, @katherinejwu.com tells @lorakelley.bsky.social in The Atlantic Daily. A surge in the illness that had previously faded from American life could reshape childhoods:

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The federal government spends a lot on contracts with outside organizations — most of it in places where DOGE isn't cutting. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

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None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

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Source: kyivindependent.com/editorial-a-...

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Nailed it www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

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"A whole new level of cruelty": I spoke to public health experts about this week's sudden cancellation of HIV treatment contracts by Marco Rubio, et. al, which all but guarantees more children will die of AIDS. www.salon.com/2025/02/28/a...

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Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

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Trump and Vance’s meeting with Zelensky in the Oval Office today “gave the lie to any claim that this administration’s policy is driven by any strategic effort to advance the interests of the United States, however misguided,” @davidfrum.bsky.social writes. Read more: theatln.tc/SowY3Uin

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That is because they are mendacious

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Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.

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Dickless chode

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Fully agree with my brilliant colleague @danamilbank.bsky.social.

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A hero and a coward are meeting in the Oval Office today. And when the meeting is over, the hero will return home to Ukraine.

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Not even hiding it.

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It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.

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And, on February 28th… We demonstrate power through an economic boycott #EconomicBlackout

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