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NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.

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⚡️Canada imposes new sanctions against Russia. Canada introduced new sanctions on March 2 against 10 Russian individuals and 21 entities. The sanctions target military leaders, post-Wagner paramilitary groups, and affiliated organizations involved in resource extraction.

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U.S. Mint takes Jan. 6 coin honoring officers who protected the Capitol off its website www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.

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JUST IN: In a court filing, the Trump administration reveals about 200 USAID contracts that have been terminated since yesterday. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Protect this law at all costs ! www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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This story is making the rounds on X & beginning to get pickup on news coverage. Vaccines are required for a heart transplant bc the immune system is suppressed to avoid rejection. The idea that an exception should be made bc of an elite distant relative is bizarre. nypost.com/2025/02/12/u...

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Think about it

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In December, the @nytimes reported a blockbuster scoop: Elon Musk and his SpaceX company had repeatedly failed to meet federal reporting requirements designed to safeguard national security despite being deeply entangled with the military and intelligence bureaucracy. newrepublic.com/article/1913...

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Costco, which has come out saying it supports DEI, will make no changes to its existing programs, AND pays workers a minimum of $30/hour, is up 15% YTD. Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%. Keep voting with your wallet.

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Good morning and Happy Saturday to everyone who is sick of stupid trumpers cheering every idiotic move made by trump, thinking that it ONLY hurts liberals. You stupid MAGA jackasses, what he does negatively affects AMERICA, and that includes YOUR dumb asses too. Go ahead, ring that bell.

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Ooo this is a good one ☺️

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SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”

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SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

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#HoldTheLine! Pass it on!

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Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!

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Massive rally in Berlin against against far-right fascism. 🙌🙏💪👏👊👇

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Let Denmark cook.

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Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."

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Jen Rubin leaves The Washington Post to join Norm Eisen in starting a new media publication and venture called "The Contrarian."

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says she tried to meet with Pete Hegseth before the confirmation hearing but that he did not ever respond to her request. "I've been on this committee since 2011 ... Every one of those nominees met with me ... As you can imagine, I was disappointed when no one ever followed up."

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This billboard says it all.

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A group of passionate Americans are assembling at the Lincoln Memorial today and tomorrow to ask Congress to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which disqualifies Donald Trump from taking office. Please support them if you are able. nowmarch.org #14thNOW

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The 118th Congress closed yesterday. Without hanging the plaque to honor Jan 6 police officers and heroes that was required under federal law signed in March 2023

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Merry Christmas, dear world. Come to Kyiv for the winter holidays at some point; you will not regret it.

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This seems relevant, given the overall news…

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I don't know who needs to hear this, but sex with an underage girl is called STATUTORY RAPE. Can we stop sanitizing it please?

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Did you know we have a blog called The Understory? Here are our top five posts of 2024! No. 3 – Every year we grant thousands of dollars to frontline groups fighting to protect their communities & local ecosystems. Here are some of this year's grantees 💖 www.ran.org/the-understo...

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2024 RECAP🔥 In Jan, we joined Gulf Coast communities on the streets in New Orleans to call for an END to gas expansion in their backyards! #NoLNG Want to help us challenge corporate power? Right now, we’re DOUBLING all donations. Give now: ran.org/Give2024 #DefundClimateChaos #NOLA

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Congratulations to Mike Johnson for trying to pressure the House Ethics Committee into burying a report that found the then-nominee for attorney general had engaged in sexual activity with a minor. Party of Family Values, am I right?

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Some rare good news out of Arkansas & a big L for Sarah Huckabee Slanders 👏👏👏

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Posting this again. There are special elections in Virginia right now that need your help. Starting in February there are local and statewide elections in at least 31 states including Supreme Court justices in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Virginia and New Jersey have statewides. Let's go!

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Biden is considering commuting the sentences of inmates on death row. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky. Help us gain our following back Follow Retweet Repeat Join the park side @altyellonatpark.org

submitted 74 days ago • 859 comments

True story.

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Just a reminder that in 2019, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine misinformation campaign helped cause a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly kids. Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?

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Get ready for more face palms… Also, protect Dr. Fauci AT ALL COSTS… because he protected ALL of us… even those who wish him dead

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Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx

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Democracy Docket is not on Substack, so it does not benefit from that network effect. It's just another safeguard to ensure that it will remain fiercely independent of any corporate overlord. To support its work, becoming a free subscriber or paid member. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

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Some folks learn the hard way, and some folks never learn…

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Tesla Calendar for 2025

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Reform MPs are already drawing significant funds from Elon Musk, through his website as part of its “creators” program bylinetimes.com/2024/12/18/t...

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