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When I saw the disgusting "trump Gaza" video this morning, the bile rose to my throat. I won't share it. Instead, help me promote this counter narrative by Tala, from Gaza. "Gaza is not yours to take. Gaza is ours, and we are still here. This is our land." BRAVO to her strength and DEFIANCE. 🥹💪

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Huh. www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...

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There's really not a single rational explanation for what DOGE is doing to USAID than that fully recruited Russian (or Hungarian or Chinese) agents are deliberately destroying all goodwill US has around the world.

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BREAKING HEALTH ALERT: A case of measles has now been confirmed in the state of Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Public Health said the person had traveled internationally to an area with an ongoing measles transmission. CRITICAL REMINDERS: Measles is highly, highly contagious — one of the…

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Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics

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Auchincloss: DOGE is about distracting Americans from what is happening in Congress, where congressional Republicans are axing Medicaid.

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The U.S. has officially recorded its first measles death since 2015. Texas health officials have confirmed that an unvaccinated child has passed away from measles amid a massive outbreak that has impacted nine counties in West Texas. 👉 meidasnews.com/news/the-uni...

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Billionaire owner of Washington Post seizes control of opinion page. Will focus nearly exclusively to promote rightwing libertarianism. "Viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others." Democracy Docket will expand its pro-democracy opinion section. www.democracydocket.com

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On the HHS Leadership call today: 1 employee from CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service) and 2 employees from SSA (Social Security Administration) have died by suicide after their firing.

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BREAKING: Two sources tell @theprospect.bsky.social that the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration has asked for a plan for cuts to 50% of the workforce, including at the 1,200 field offices that serve millions of beneficiaries. prospect.org/health/socia...

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BREAKING Project 2025 leader and current OMB head Russ Vought directs all agencies to create plans for large-scale layoffs ("Reductions in Force") by March 13.

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Not great: “They are greatly diminishing CDC and the country's ability to respond to emerging infectious threats." Let’s all hope that bird flu doesn’t get any worse 🤞🏽 www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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Republicans are too chickenshit to hold town halls. Shocker. Here’s an idea: Democrats, hold town halls in Republican districts.

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If you ever wondered what you’d do in 1930’s Germany, you’re doing it now.

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Wyoming H5N1 bird flu case uploads to GISAID —PB2 E627K mutation detected Partial sequence from a Wyoming patient confirms H5N1 D1.1 genotype with PB2 E627K It’s a key adaptation for mammalian replication.

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No words.

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“You’re terminated because…?” Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside. DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”

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Apple shareholders rejected a proposal to scrap the company's DEI programs. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.

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Apple to fix iPhone dictation bug that replaces word ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’

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As plane crashes are happening on a near-daily basis, Elon Musk now appears to be saying he wants to interfere with flight paths because he thinks he knows better than pilots. What could go wrong 🤷‍♂️

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$19,000,000,000,000.00

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Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.

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Reporter: Who is the administrator of DOGE? White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”

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(NBC News) - Apple said it is working on repairing a glitch after some iPhone users noticed that speaking the word “racist” into the voice-to-text feature causes it to write “Trump” before quickly switching to “racist.” @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/tech/apple-g...

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MORE OF THIS PLEASE www.nbcnews.com/tech/apple-g...

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"Ethnic cleansing is not self defense" Seen in Be'er Sheva

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This is the way.

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I miss DEI

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Remarkable resignation letter from the Justice Department's chief information officer in the immigration review division — a disabled veteran. Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:

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MSNBC worries about the perception that they’re not fair to R’s while Fox eats an $800m libel settlement to preserve its ability to lie about Ds. That’s the asymmetry that gives illiberalism a structural advantage. open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...

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I am jealous!!! #PeterKoski, the attorney for Special Counsel #JackSmith, got his own Executive Order in having his security clearance revoked! All I got was notification in the NY Post ! 🤣 www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs: "Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..." www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

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The 9th U.S. Circuit upheld a ruling that blocked key provisions of two Arizona laws demanding documentary proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections when using the federal voter registration form and lowering the barrier for county election officials to cancel registrations.🥳

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This hits hard… “Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.” You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.

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MAGA hypocrites.

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Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings @apnews.com apnews.com/article/doge...

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated over 1,400 employees.

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Amen to that☮️

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The United States just voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for invading Ukraine. The US sided with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Grand Ayatollah of Iran.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk's DOGE, refusing to "dismantle critical public services."

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TRUMP: We will be a merit based society.

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Amazing lack of self-awareness from Clarence Thomas, who takes a dig at Oklahoma's attorney general for appointing a "personal friend and campaign donor" to review Glossip's case. I guess he has realized that friendships and money can influence personal judgment? www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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tbh I don’t see why we waste all this money guarding gold in Fort Knox when we can just buy a lot of crypto with it and keep track of it on a server in the trunk of one of Elon’s cybertrucks

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Just the Trumpy parts

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We've launched a Wisconsin Supreme Court Race toolkit! Make sure every voter in Wisconsin knows what's at stake! Share now! social.demcast.com/toolkit/WISu...

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