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Trump hugged the flag, then stabbed veterans in the back. Cutting 80,000 VA jobs won’t improve services-it’s a betrayal of those who served. Veterans kept their promise, why won’t he? Read more: adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/betrayed-a...

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After Watergate, Congress created a system to audit the executive branch and protect the rights of federal workers. Those offices became known as watchdogs. Now, for the first time in 44 years, President Trump has fired these officials en masse. https://cbsn.ws/4bEkPdC

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"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." - Red (Morgan Freeman), in The Shawshank Redemption

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I Was Fired, and Thousands of Veterans Are Next Unless We Act www.military.com/daily-news/o...

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Health authorities are calling attention to a looming consequence of the Trump administration’s gutting of USAID: the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis cases and deaths. Many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment, according to the WHO.

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“You despise me, don't you?” “If I gave you any thought I probably would.” - Guillermo Ugarte and Rick Blaine, in Casablanca

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As President Trump upends America's trade alliances, he's creating a void Beijing wants to fill.

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When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies. Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE. Funny how that works, huh?

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In interviews with NBC News, many federal workers shared stories of overwhelming stress, personal crises, rapid weight loss, panic attacks and more amid job cuts and a barrage of messages that federal workers have no value. https://nbcnews.to/41xjeSl

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Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...

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President Trump says the economy is in a "period of transition" and can't predict if the U.S. will fall into a recession.

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‘I hate to predict things’: Trump doesn’t rule out US recession amid trade tariffs

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Donald Trump's tariffs are a tax on working families. And his on-again-off-again tariff “policy” is driving the cost of housing and everything else through the roof.

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts are killing Veterans with cancer. MORE: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...

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I caught Dr. Francis Collins playing his guitar on the National Mall and it gave me some hope. My latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

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Remember: If unions didn’t matter, powerful corporations wouldn’t spend millions of dollars every year to stop them from forming. Keep up the fight.

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Canada’s oldest brewery is selling a crate of 1,461 beers – dubbed the "Presidential Pack" – to help Canadians get through the next four years with a beer a day: cnn.it/4kCg4Fy

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“The American military is so back tip of the spear warfighter lethality” Also “Lemme put on my makeup on my entire face first.”

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Republicans are determined to shut down the government and crash the economy. We will not be party to their toxic scheme.

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Scathing, and rightly so. www.thefp.com/p/trumps-cry...

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Always listen to Ben.

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Some researchers say these recent attacks are examples of "nonideological" terrorism — the result of several antisocial, decentralized, online networks coming together.

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This week's must-reads from The Local include tips on getting a French mortgage, making a doctor's appointment, helpful grammar advice, and hidden castles in south-west France.

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The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know The agency responsible for air safety is facing deep cuts and interference by Elon Musk. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Our need/hope is for a blue wave 🌊 at midterms!

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The time change can be hard on our health. There are more car accidents, strokes and heart attacks this week. People eat more junk food and have more migraines. Here's why — plus tips to help you adapt.

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‘Nothing like this in American history’: the crisis of Trump’s assault on the rule of law www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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NEW: Among the work jammed up by the Trump administration's freeze on government purchase cards is genealogy research that the Army sees as essential to identify the remains of soldiers who went missing in combat. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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The utter stupidity of all of this is hard to grasp. They aren’t making anything “efficient” at all. They are just breaking things for funsies.

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Is wealth inequality leading to a class war? www.vox.com/explain-it-t...

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No One Voted to Defund 1,000 Community Health Centers “When I say we will run out of money, that’s counted in weeks and months.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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With Congress on the sidelines, judges and world leaders defy Trump Federal judges have lifetime tenure, and foreign leaders answer to their own citizenry. For now, they’re acting as the emergency brakes to Trump as he pushes to remake the world. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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Thank you! And yes. You’re right… the show is on YouTube as well! Here’s the link: youtube.com/@jimacosta?s...

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'Homeless court': Prosecutors and judges hope an effort in Kentucky to avoid punishment and get help for people charged with urban camping could serve as a US-wide model reut.rs/4bD8lmF

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Wall Street strategists are warning about the rising odds of what stocks traders fear most: stagflation.

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'Crippling the federal workforce': House member slams 80,000 VA jobs cuts www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/...

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‘I don’t trust a word of it’: Federal workers deeply skeptical that Trump will rein in Musk The president and Republicans have faced political blowback over steep cuts to the workforce www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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Facts

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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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If Republicans are already afraid of confronting Vets at town halls, just wait until 2026 at the ballot box.

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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter. Everyone must choose which side they’re on.

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