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This is how I would respond to the email Musk has had sent to government employees (not legal advice). 1. Refused to violate the law. 2. Refused to violate the Constitution. 3. Refused to bow or scrape. 4. Refused to bend a knee. 5. Deleted this stupid email.

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The City of Boston is leading 40+ mayors, cities, and counties in an amicus brief against the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding—cuts that will lead to immediate job losses nationwide.

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Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position. You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.

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HELL YEAH!! The largest organization of professional and amateur surfers has just SLAPPED Donald Trump with a major lawsuit to protect California beaches from off shore drilling. SEE YOU IN COURT!

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Something odd just happened—an article that had been widely published on media sites has suddenly disappeared without any retraction or explanation. Many may have come across it on Reddit.

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yooo I was just cited in a federal opinion & I'm ecstatic! I argued that the Supreme Court's originalist guns jurisprudence is asinine so lower court judges don't know how to apply it, & in footnote 17 this judge is like YEAH lmao www.scribd.com/document/823... ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/secon...

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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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Thank you Democracy Docket for putting this handy Trump Accountability tracker together that gets updated each week!

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MeidasTouch has exclusively uncovered at least three Republican Congressmen whose offices have told constituents that DOGE was either "led" by Elon Musk or that Elon Musk is the "head" of DOGE.

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The press has a big role to play in shining light of what is going on...

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Musk is pouring $1.5 million into Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court race.

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ATTENTION If you are on a study section that was scheduled to meet, please post or DM me with information regarding: 1. The name of the study section 2. The scheduled date 3. Whether the meeting actually occurred THANK YOU

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democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

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Zelenskyy–Erdogan summit in Ankara Erdogan’s warning to Putin: Turkey won’t tolerate Ukraine being “colonized” www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J4U...

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How to sue? The first of dozens of plane crash victims on Trump’s watch have filed their claims against his Administration and FAA, this time a $250 million dollar claim filed by a victim’s family of the deadly flight 5342 in DC. . www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq0g...

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Holy shit. Senator Dick Durbin, the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, has proof suggesting Kash Patel may have LIED under oath when he said he did not know Stew Peters, a right wing extremist who worked with prominent Neo Nazis. See below: Vote NO on Kash Patel!

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2/17/2025 wanderfulriah Riah | Outdoor Colorado Life "We had a great turnout at the Rocky Mountain National Park entrance sign, supporting our park staff and public lands🏔️💖"

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National Park Service Layoffs Spark Protests, Threaten $640 Billion Outdoor Recreation Industry

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org files emergency lawsuit to halt DOGE from taking taxpayer data at the IRS. Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage. www.democracydocket.com

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"51 employees at CIA and the Office of Director of National Intelligence received calls Friday from their human resources office telling them to report to the visitors center at CIA headquarters in Virginia at 8AM on Tuesday with their badges and without lawyers..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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LIVE: Outside federal court as NYC Mayor Eric Adams faces judge on corruption charges (not sure how long it will be live) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yf7...

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Last night, Trump promised he wouldn't touch Medicaid. This morning, Trump endorsed the House Republican plan to slash Medicaid. It's smoke and mirrors: Trump and Republicans are plotting to take away health care from millions of people to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.

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NEW: Two planes were involved in a fatal crash this morning at Marana Regional Airport in Arizona At least one person is confirmed dead in what the Marana Police Department is describing as an "aircraft collision." More details to come.

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Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Joni Ernst, etc: You’ve seen Hegseth, RFK Jr, and others give worthless assurances. You’re now seeing the US appease Putin, and DOJ guardrails crumble. Are you going to let Kash Patel use the FBI against his enemies list and further destroy the rule of law?

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calling them spineless is an insult to jellyfish www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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The Royal Society is set to hold a meeting after an open letter was signed by thousands of people over the society’s “failure” to recognise fellow Elon Musk “has acted in contravention of its own code of conduct”. www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/elon...

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to reverse the “accidental” firing of several employees responding to an avian influenza outbreak. While the CDC says the public risk is low, the crisis is hitting the agriculture sector hard, driving egg prices to record highs.

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“In one window visible from a sidewalk below the hotel, a woman clawed at a latchless glass pane in an attempt to escape. When she noticed journalists below, she held up a piece of paper that read “Afghan.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally charged with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat in a plot that included a plan to poison his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and kill a Supreme Court judge.

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New from 404 Media: a Musk ally has demanded administrative access to Notify.gov, a system that lets the government text the public. The access would give them large swathes of the publics' personal data too. A worker has resigned in protest rather than give access www.404media.co/musk-ally-de...

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 74. 2/18/25. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

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Trump ordered all federal workers back to work in physical offices. So how is that going? Per the Washington Post:

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Judge Chutkan has denied an emergency motion for a TRO against Elon Musk and DOGE, citing insufficient evidence of imminent, irreparable harm to the states despite recognizing potential constitutional issues.

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The main disadvantage for Russian forces in this area is the overwhelming presence of Ukrainian drones, which continuously conduct reconnaissance and precision strikes on Russians moving in and into the town. www.youtube.com/watch?v=txW3...

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www.wpr.org/news/elon-mu...

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NEW: The head of the FDA’s food division has resigned. “The division is tasked with ensuring that the country's food supply is safe, overseeing inspections and recalls.” www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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"A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 58 confirmed cases, local health officials confirmed to CBS News Tuesday, making it the state's worst in over 30 years — and officials say additional cases are likely. At least 13 people have been hospitalized in the outbreak so far."

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"Our surgeon returned and told us that she had “unfortunate news.” She told us that she would not be able to proceed with my surgery because orders had come down under Executive Order 14183, Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness. "

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While we are all dealing with the Great Destruction — of NIH and US science and the US economy — we have been hearing from NIH people who want to write things for the outside world. If you are an NIH person that wants to share a blog post with the world anonymously, please let us know.

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Around 20 employees from the FDA's neurological and physical medicine devices office some of whom reviewed Elon Musk's Neuralink's clinical trials were dismissed over the weekend as part of a broader federal workforce purge.

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Chief Justice Roberts has ordered that a response to the government's emergency application in the Dellinger case be filed by 2 p.m. (ET) tomorrow. That quick turnaround suggests that #SCOTUS is hoping to rule sometime this week. For much more background, see: www.stevevladeck.com/p/125-the-co...

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JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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If you’re not confirmed by the Senate then you have no business meddling in the lives of MILLIONS of Americans We are suing DOGE for violating the constitution & illegally seizing power I’ll discuss tonight @ 8PM ET on @insidewithpsaki.msnbc.com 👇 statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/new-law...

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What a disgrace. Bezos and the newspaper he has destroyed should be grateful that anyone thinks it’s still worthwhile to buy ad space from them. This is how democracy dies.

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