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After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers, agents say www.icij.org/inside-icij/...

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Call to action: National March on Washington, DC starting at noon at the national mall on March 14. "Claim your power. Stop the coup." #3E #USprotest #MAR14

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Using AI to scan the social media posts of students at U.S. universities and then punish them for their views is discriminatory and a direct attack on our freedom of speech.

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I told you that suppressing student dissent against genocide was going to lead to a very bad place.

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The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the United Nations climate damage fund that was established in 2023 at COP28 to help developing countries most vulnerable to climate change when natural disasters strike.

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In this current harsh world, let's warm a few hearts remembering the events of 7-8 March 1991, when the 90,000 people of Brindisi woke up to find 25,000 Albanians roaming the streets of their town. For perspective, that's roughly equivalent to 25k people suddenly landing in Hastings [Thread] >> 1

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When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations. When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️

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NEW -- DOJ has put three federal prosecutors in Manhattan on leave, sources familiar with the matter tell me. Two of the prosecutors – Andrew Rohrbach and Celia Cohen – worked on the prosecution of NY Mayor Eric Adams.

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Tinpot dictator stuff

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When the president fired Gwynne Wilcox from the @nlrbgov.bsky.social, it essentially shut down the board’s work. We commend the court’s decision to uphold the integrity and independence of the NLRB by ordering Wilcox to be reinstated. This is a major victory for all workers!

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OLC has argued the President may have power to name actings where Congress has been silent. But Congress isn't silent in the Vacancies Act: it says the Act is the exclusive means of temporary appointments. In Youngstown terms, the President's power is at its lowest. www.justice.gov/file/146951/...

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they are segregationists, attacking a monument to the civil rights heroes that destroyed segregation

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A 🧵 About the most astonishing source I ever found: The Alpenpost, a handwritten anti-Nazi and anti-Stalinist newspaper edited and illustrated by two absurdly precocious girls from 1935 to 1940.

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There's two aspects of Trump's EO directed at Perkins Coie which I feel aren't getting sufficient attention: ➡️It targets not only the firm but any federal contractors working with the firm. ➡️It directs DOJ/EEOC to investigate all large firms which are trying to diversify the profession.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, marking a major attack on worker rights.

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A U.S. citizen in Virginia was stopped by ICE agents who had his guns pointed at him, and mocking him, before he finally was able to show them his documentation that he was a citizen. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n...

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BREAKING: Homeland Security suddenly and illegally announced that it's ending a legally binding collective bargaining agreement with 50,000 TSA workers and their union.

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The clock is ticking down on one of Trump’s first executive orders — the one tasking the secretaries of the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security to submit a joint report, within 90 days, recommending “whether to invoke the Insurrection Act.” www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina's public media stations are planning to sever ties with National Public Radio, announcing a move to go independent as congressional scrutiny into government-supplied broadcasting continues to swell. www.postandcourier.com/politics/sou...

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The Trump admin canceled contracts with Maine's CDC supporting "enumeration at birth" -- the way 99% of American babies get their Social Security Numbers. Now Maine parents have to visit field offices in-person to get their newborn SSNs Why? No reason given. www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-...

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SCOOP: FEMA's top lawyer was forced out yesterday after less than a week on the job—and sources tell me it was because of his unwillingness to write a memo providing legal cover for the agency's impoundment of $80 million from NYC migrant shelters. Full story:

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It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!

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Elon's government email is: [email protected] Please don't send anything to it, that would not be good at all! theintercept.com/2025/03/06/e...

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I’m not down with this! These Democrats voted with Republicans to censure Al Green: - Ami Bera (CA) - Ed Case (HI) - Jim Costa (CA) - Laura Gillen (NY) - Jim Himes (CT) - Chrissy Houlahan (PA) - Marcy Kaptur (OH) - Jared Moskowitz (FL) - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) - Tom Suozzi (NY)

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The Senate has voted to strip the CFPB of its authority to monitor digital payment offerings. This development comes as Elon Musk hopes to make Twitter a hub of digital payments. The resolution still requires House approval and Trump's signature. www.theverge.com/news/624904/...

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Aix-Marseille University in France will provide 15 million Euros over 3 years to 15 American scientists who feel threatened or hindered in their research by the orange manbaby.

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I’m reviewing an official DOGE staff list. Everybody’s number. Everybody’s email. Yes, including Elon’s. This Amy Gleason isn’t even on the list.

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Exclusive from @reuters.com "Donald Trump is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation" www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Just restating the simple point: President lacks the constitutional authority to close a department created by Congress. Full stop. Both the creation and on-going funding of these Depts are LAWS not suggestions. This is criminal conduct. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ

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"a return of the 'corrupt process' that existed before the 1930s in which tariffs remain on the books and businesses try to curry favor (in this case, with Trump) to win exemptions..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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PA's Gov. Shapiro just signed an executive order directing agencies to prioritize the recruitment of federal employees, notably presenting all state positions in federal terms. Saying that an IT position is the equivalent of a GS-13 Supervisory IT Specialist is really helpful! pa.gov/content/dam/...

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Democrats even thinking about joining Republicans to censure Al Green for having the courage to stand up while they sat down do not deserve to be able to generate a single fundraising dollar from a person of moral character ever again.

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Attn: DC #lawsky: FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.

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HEADS. UP. D.C Bar members.

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NEW: Check out all the US government properties the GSA put up for sale in a now-deleted list. @dmehro.bsky.social @leahfeiger.bsky.social & @timmarchman.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/map-fo...

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With 51 votes (and counting), Senate Republicans have passed their measure to effectively legalize debanking, after pretending to care about the issue to gin up their base. It's up to a handful of House members now to stop it.

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The U.S. had its first measles death in almost a decade. HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s response? "Not unusual." Measles has been considered eradicated in the U.S. for decades. But the anti-vaxx conspiracy theorist running HHS doesn't care about facts. Or science. Or medicine.

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You do not, in fact, have to wait until paragraph 5 of this story to explain that cod liver oil is not, in fact a "remedy" in any way www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/h...

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