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NEW: We obtained a summary of the 5,200 federal police misconduct incidents Trump deleted earlier this month. Turns out 75 percent of them stemmed from Customs & Border Protection and Bureau of Prisons employees. theappeal.org/nlead-trumps...

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Jessica Reed Kraus/houseinhabit said that she was one of 15 “independent journalists” given the “Epstein files” by Trump today. In 2022, when Kraus was publishing conspiracies about Amber Heard, she posted lies and threats about me on her IG story to over 1 million followers.

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If you want a good life, inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working. That is dangerous for capitalism and society econ.st/3QDUfYu

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Listen up you absolute fucking legends of stupidity, you glorious, star-spangled dipshits, you majestically brain-dead champions of mediocrity, you beige wallpaper of humanity… measles outbreaks do not HAPPEN ALL THE TIME in our country. Stop acting like this shit is normal. It’s not.

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Impeach.

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NOAA is pressuring nonprofits to change materials to Gulf of America or lose funding heatmap.news/climate/natu...

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Here are three things that individuals can do now to stand up for democracy:

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Measles top Page One. @usatoday.com

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The White House will be handpicking which media outlets are permitted to participate in the presidential press pool. So the White House will be very carefully selecting which journalists can witness Trump’s illegal activities up-close — and then ask him questions. “This move tears at…

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The large clinical trial of a new Covid vaccine pill (not shot) was halted by RFK Jr www.aol.com/multimillion... The Covid nasal vaccines may be next up to be axed.

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Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it.

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Today in committee, Republicans again made false accusations that people on medical assistance abuse the system. This is dangerous narrative perpetuates stigma against MA and ignores the root issues with our healthcare system. Senator/Doctor Mann corrects the record. www.youtube.com/shorts/slJ5k...

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NEW: Indiana already has stringent voter ID rules... & the GOP is advancing a bill right now to strip university IDs from the list of options you can use. This would make it much harder for students to vote. At polling site at IU Bloomington, 2/3rds of voters in November used their student IDs.

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I really hope that I don't ever find myself in the desperate position of needing to ask a cop for help.

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During Trump's first cabinet meeting, RFK Jr. is called on to talk about the measles outbreak in Texas. Kennedy notes two people have died. (One, per WSJ, was an unvaccinated child.) He says, ""We're going to continue to follow it." He doesn't say anything to encourage people to get vaccinated.

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Here's my newest Ripple newsletter--a combination of adocacy, grit, humor and compassion. conta.cc/4beVZRr

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BP, the energy giant, on Wednesday said it would increase spending on oil and gas while sharply paring back investments on various forms of clean energy.

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Washington has decided to abandon both Ukraine and its postwar role in the world, writes Martin Wolf. www.ft.com/content/b46e...

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In Iraq, if an 11 year old girl is raped & impregnated by her own father—she must carry the baby to term, or be thrown in prison for life. Wait, sorry, no. That’s Alabama. And Mississippi.

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America is cutting $880 billion from Medicaid to force poor people to die so billionaire's can yacht. We are such an amoral, Christian Nationalist country that hates the teachings of Jesus.

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The GOP passed a budget resolution tonight that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%. We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

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Musk explicitly says he wants to turn America into El Salvador where a strongman has consolidated power, undermined judicial independence, harassed journalists, and suspended constitutional rights

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BREAKING: The White House stifles free press in move akin to the Kremlin, Trump's approval rating plummets, another near collision for planes in Chicago, another loss for Trump in court, and more. Consider subscribing if you can! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

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Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.

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Just like he did in the 2024 cycle, the world's richest man is wielding his fortune to try and buy an election.

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How can you tell that Trump and Musk don’t actually care about going after waste and fraud? They just fired someone at the Minnesota VA whose job was to find waste/inefficiencies to save taxpayer money. It’s all a façade to shell out more money for billionaires and big corporations.

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"We've been incredibly transparent about the way DOGE is working," but I won't tell you who is running it. This is unprecedented: to not release the name of the head of a govt department that's not part of the intel community. It's also absurd. Dems should wear badges: "Who's Running DOGE?"

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Budzinski: "We saw just yesterday another round of layoffs at the VA -- 1,400 more people. When we're trying to address veterans suicide rates, when you're cutting jobs for folks that are actually answering those suicide hotlines, how is that in the service of our veterans?"

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BREAKING: Acting Social Security administrator Dudek has just abolished SSA’s CREO department and put all employees on leave. That’s SSA’s statutory civil rights and equal opportunity division. Developing story.

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Request for Action: Elon Musk is seeking access to Fort Knox’s gold reserves. Congressional oversight is requested to ensure transparency during the audit, with bipartisan participation. Fort Knox gold reserves undergo annual audits.

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While firing thousands of essential federal workers, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mike Johnson are figuring out how they can get tax cuts to big corporations & billionaires. They aren’t in this fight to make the lives of Americans better – they’re in it to help themselves and their rich friends.

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THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US. This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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NEW: Aluminum producer Alcoa said on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s plan to impose a tariff on aluminum imports could cost about 100,000 US jobs and would itself not be enough to entice it to boost production in the country. The tariff is set to take effect March 4. 🔗 www.mining.com/web/alcoa-wa...

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When Vanity Fair asked Trump Jr. for comment, his spokesman replied, "You people are a bunch of retards."

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Welcome to Texas. If the ectopic pregnancy doesn't kill you, measles will.

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Election security is national security. And in its crusade against federal agencies, the Trump administration is gutting parts of the government that help protect against cyberattacks, combat foreign interference, and regulate campaign finance in federal elections.

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Politico reports this morning that Erik Prince, the war profiteer behind Blackwater, the PMC which engaged in extensive human rights violations in Iraq, is part of a group of military contractors that is asking the Trump White House to get in on the deportation game. The blood chills at the thought.

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The DC police last week sought to arrest a sitting member of Congress, a Florida Republican, for physically assaulting a woman in DC. But the US attorney’s office didn’t sign off on it. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...

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The same GOP lawmakers who believe citizens should be armed to protect themselves from assault want the woman dragged from a public town hall in Idaho to be ticketed for biting the men who threw her to the floor, dragged her outside, and zip tied a man who tried to intervene.

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Elon, I hate to break it to you but you aren’t my boss. I answer to the people of Minnesota. But since you bring it up, I spent last week fighting to stop tax breaks for billionaires like you, paid for by defunding health care for moms and babies

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The heartbreak. Trump claims USAID is bankrupting America—it’s less than 1% of the budget. Meanwhile, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is gutting the largest food aid provider. He could end world hunger & still be the richest man alive. But he won’t. Not just greed. We’re watching evil at work.

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Roadblocks to war crimes being committed Roadblocks to the military carrying out unconstitutional orders Roadblocks to Trump illegally using the military on US soil Against US citizens THAT’S what you’re looking to do When you purge the military of its top lawyers Because they’re “roadblocks”

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Fair to say Pete Hegseth is an incompetent liar Yes. Yes, I think it is

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