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A veteran House Democrat is introducing new legislation to respond to Elon Musk's overhaul of the federal government: Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) has rolled out legislation that would ban billionaire government purveyors like Musk from having federal contracts. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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John Oliver figuratively went for the jugular on Elon Musk’s dismantling of the federal government during his monologue on Last Week Tonight on Sunday, zeroing in on Musk’s literal handling of a chainsaw at last week’s CPAC…. www.thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-...

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After addressing more than 3,400 residents in Omaha Friday evening, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday made his second stop on his National Tour to Fight Oligarchy—telling Iowa City residents that "Trumpism can only be defeated by grassroots opposition. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

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On February 12, Victoria DeLano, who monitored school desegregation in Alabama, was fired from her job in the Department of Education‘s Office for Civil Rights because desegregation was too “woke” for Elon Musk. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The Trump administration abruptly canceled the federally mandated National Assessment of Educational Progress Long-Term Trend Assessment, a test that has measured the math and reading skills of the nation’s 17-year-olds for more than 50 years. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

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I did not watch CBS’s “60 Minutes” last evening. After seeing so many references to it online this morning, I decided to watch. What an eyeopener: Transformation of the Justice Department/FBI into a Trump revenge machine & loss of consumer protection. www.cbsnews.com/video/60minu...

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Six-plus decades into his career, Ringo Starr made his debut this weekend on the the “Grand Ole Opry” in Nashville. www.forbes.com/sites/matthe...

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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

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President Trump says his administration is cleaning up a Justice Department corrupted by politics. Amid the firings and resignations, one leader described a workplace of "confusion" and “fear." www.cbsnews.com/video/justic...

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Dramatic photos of anti-voucher protesters/public school supporters in Austin, Texas: www.statesman.com/picture-gall...

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The volatility of President Donald Trump's administration is stretching thin Nashville’s legal department and other city agencies as they navigate a rapidly changing federal policy landscape. www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...

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DOGE staffer Edward “Big Balls” Coristine is the grandson of Valery Martynov - a “former” KGB spy. That’s right, one of Elon Musk’s young cyber criminals — related to a former KGB spy, and who seemingly did not have to undergo a background check — now has unprecedented access to…

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Tennessee’s Department of Correction is asking for nearly $7 million in public funds to go toward the state’s for-profit prisons — a fraction of the money the state has fined the private prison operator, CoreCivic, for not fulfilling all aspects of its contract. wpln.org/post/tn-repu...

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The Trump administration has begun dismantling the nation’s defenses against foreign interference in voting, a sweeping retreat that has alarmed state and local election officials. tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/24/e...

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After Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico, Christian broadcasters and members of Congress hope he will do something similar for Israel by renaming the West Bank as “Judea and Samaria” – a name for the region found in the Bible. religionnews.com/2025/02/20/t...

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A religious row has erupted among conservative Christians over Trump’s decision to re-appoint Paula White-Cain to run the White House Faith Office, with theological fissures erupting within Trump’s Christian coalition…. religionnews.com/2025/02/21/t...

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Fox News host Mike Emanuel apologized to Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) after he repeated a profane attack on Elon Musk to the senator. www.rawstory.com/marsha-black...

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While Trump continues efforts to sell the free world to Russia in exchange for cash and a PR win, world leaders respond with a trip to Kyiv, to Maidan, where it all started.

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Marsha Blackburn defends Musk’s intimidation of federal workers. www.foxnews.com/video/636922...

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Marsha Blackburn: This week, I spoke on the Senate floor about the billions of dollars in wasteful spending that DOGE has already discovered and eliminated. www.clarksvilleonline.com/2025/02/23/m...

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President Trump’s decision to fire senior military leaders without cause is foolish and a disgrace. It politicizes our professional military in a dangerous and debilitating way. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/o...

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After a monthlong honeymoon for the G.O.P. at the start of President Trump’s term, lawmakers are confronting a groundswell of fear and disaffection in districts around the country. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

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In the days leading up to the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Trump has careened U.S. foreign policy into uncertainty about the role America will play in ending the war…. tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/23/r...

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Elon Musk’s demand that all 2.3 million government workers justify their work prompted confusion and resistance on Sunday, as several government agency leaders told their staffs not to reply to a mass email requesting summations of their accomplishments. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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President Trump announced late Sunday that he was naming former Fox News personality Dan Bongino, who pushed Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, as deputy FBI director, the latest in a series of controversial picks.… www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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NEW YORK TIMES editorial: President Trump’s decision Friday to remove Gen. Charles Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff … underscored once again an alarming preference for loyalty over expertise. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/o...

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Harry Love, University of Otago (NZ): The United States is not a shining light…. We really do not want to follow Uncle Sam. www.odt.co.nz/opinion/lead...

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LETTER TO EDITOR: Dear world, Our sincere apologies for abandoning our allies around the globe. Europe and NATO, and certainly Ukraine, we are sorry. Our president … does not read or understand history.... He is void of empathy.... www.vcstar.com/story/opinio...

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Don Sinclair, retired publisher (Asheville, NC): [US Rep.] Andy Ogles (R-TN) just gave America a kick in the gut by introducing a resolution to alter the 22nd Amendment … that would allow Trump to run for a third term in 2028 (at age 82, by the way). www.citizen-times.com/story/opinio...

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Texas state lawmaker declares that charter schools are out of control. riograndeguardian.com/canales-char...

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IT director of a charter school in Miami-Dade is arrested for possession of child porn. www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/...

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AUSTIN, Texas — Over 1,100 Texans gathered in a protest organized by Save Texas Schools, demanding increased funding for public education. cbsaustin.com/news/local/o...

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While proponents of “school choice” [vouchers] claim it leads to academic gains, education researchers are unable to find evidence supporting that assertion. texasmetronews.com/88216/school...

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Despite Trump’s push for private school vouchers nationwide, there is considerable strong grassroots opposition, and evidence is lacking that vouchers enhance student learning. www.the74million.org/article/trum...

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Protesters rally at Texas state Capitol in opposition to vouchers to supplement private school tuition. youtu.be/3rTUVw0Uy8U?... via @YouTube

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AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of parents, teachers and students from across Texas gathered in Downtown Austin on Saturday to rally against a plan to give taxpayer money to some Texas families for private schooling. www.kvue.com/article/news...

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TN Congressman Tim Burchett is looking forward to a disclosure by President Trump that could challenge humanity’s long-held belief that humans are alone in the universe. oinegro.com.br/news-en/coul...

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At this weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump administration border czar Tom Homan announced, “I'm coming to Boston. I'm bringing hell with me.” youtu.be/dth4CqygX5Q?... via @YouTube

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Missouri l’s AG, Andrew Bailey, says religious freedom means psychologists have a right to practice conversion therapy. I’m so sick of him! www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/repu...

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that on her first day in the job, she removed portraits of former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and her predecessor, Merrick Garland, from the DOJ building. www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-do...

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OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “nobody's ever seen anything" like his administration's sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government, congratulating himself for “dominating” Washington.... apnews.com/article/trum...

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The Trump administration’s sweeping executive orders seeking to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have temporarily been put on hold, after a federal judge in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction. www.yahoo.com/news/judge-p...

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Dolly Parton’s beloved and wildly successful Imagination Library, a program that mails free books to children, has become a political pawn in Indiana after Republican Governor Eric Holcomb decided to drop the program. www.yahoo.com/news/dolly-p...

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President Donald Trump's newly-confirmed FBI director, Kash Patel, is expected to take on another top law enforcement role in the administration as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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The conservative CDU/CSU party is set to be the largest party in the next German parliament. The far-right Alternative for Germany [wooed by JD Vance & Elon Musk] is expected to become the second biggest force in the country. www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...

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This seems like a really bad idea, esp. for someone with no experience in ATF’s guns/arson/bombs based prosecutions or their regulatory mission (on top of the slightly demanding job of being FBI director: Kash Patel to also take over as acting ATF director www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Organizers of the Principles First summit, which is considered a center-right alternative to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), confirmed a bomb threat after they abruptly asked attendees to clear the room hosting the conference. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Boise State University Coach Spencer Danielson announced new plans for football at BSU: “Gonna be based on giving Jesus the glory. If people don't like that— don't come here.” FFRF calls that unconstitutional “religious coercion.” www.kivitv.com/news/local-n...

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