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Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."

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It’s clear Elon thinks of the federal government as being two million civilian office workers. In reality that figure includes logistics and shipyard workers, FBI field agents, doctors, nurses, TSA officers, coastguards, correctional officers, you name it. Probably 800k-1m not in desk jobs.

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Freezing out the NIH's funding means freezing out American innovation. Research into curing cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all delayed. And ultimately it won't just cost us advancements in life-saving research, it will cost us lives.

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The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing people that "censorship" means "not being able to scream slurs in other people's faces" and not "you will forbidden from conducting scientific research if you use any one of these keywords".

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Federal workers have been given about 48 hours to explain what they accomplished last week. Elon Musk says not responding will be taken as a resignation. apnews.com/article/elon...

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ATTENTION, SHOPPERS! We have a Silver Alert! If you’re missing an elderly gentleman, he is in the managers office. He is confused but he is safe.

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“MAGA stands for resegregation and racism”

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The Supreme Court, in its first ruling on President Trump’s use of executive power during his second term, decided that he cannot, for now, dismiss the government lawyer leading the watchdog agency responsible for protecting whistle-blowers.

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TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here? JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply? JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all

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“these are not the best minds of my generation” -shilpa ray

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“Do you think that the American taxpayer is going to stand for that if you get thrown in jail in Germany for posting a mean tweet? Of course, they're not.” Did a guy in Indiana not just get thrown in jail for a mean tweet?

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whenever i see them together i hear this song.

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This clip imo shows how Musk is far more dangerous than Trump. Musk has literally no concerns with acting like a true fascist. It's very clear he's using his power to threaten those in the position to stop Trump's overreach, actively dismantling things Trump doesn't know how to.

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Gerard Harms, author of the “Save MO Babies Act” that would create a central registry of pregnant people who are "at risk for abortion," calls his bill “eHarmony for babies."

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This isn't a bad article but it remains insane to me that these kinds of enormous, embarassing failures are generally not presented as a conventional, massive scandal. I get that republicans haven't granted license for that kind of treatment but still

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Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.

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Things are not developing as I would wish. www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

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MARCO RUBIO IN 2017: "Foreign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.” MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."

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BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years

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Israel has violated the ceasefire in Gaza 266 times since it came into effect on January 19, killing at least 132 people, Palestinian security sources have told Al Jazeera. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dh48s1

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There is no legal architecture that allows Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to remake the entire federal government without running afoul of criminal conflict of interest laws. In other words, there's no way that his role is legal, constitutional, or compatible with democratic governance.

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The United States is joining an international fascist network before our very eyes.

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BREAKING: DOJ refuses to provide Judge Chutkan with any numbers regarding last Friday's firings. DOJ also refuses to make any commitment regarding what "personnel actions" the seven agencies at issue — OPM, Education, Labor, HHS, Energy, Transportation, Commerce — might take in the next two weeks.

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NY City Council speaker Adrienne Adams: "With the resignation of deputy mayors, it has become clear that Mayor Adams has now lost the confidence and trust of his own staff, his colleagues in government, and New Yorkers. He now must prioritize New York City and New Yorkers, step aside and resign."

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these guys are the biggest babies in the world

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LAW DORK: On Monday night, the Justice Department doubled down and refused to answer U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s question from a hearing on Monday morning about how many people were fired from the federal government this past Friday.

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Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI

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ahhhglabublabuba bleyblah! buublahblahble bloo blah! Blerghgunghuh taxpayers eblehgehd expense. Hnnnnnnghecongress man uh er uh i mean wOman uuuuuh

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A Florida man was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder after shooting at a vehicle with two men who he thought were Palestinians but turned out to be Israeli visitors, local authorities said reut.rs/419TqMa

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Despite a backlog of nearly 3.7 million cases in U.S. immigration court, the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges without an explanation, according to a union representing federal workers.

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Trump administration firing hundreds of FAA employees despite four deadly crashes in four weeks

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I’m so fucking furious at this shit

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worth saying again these these unilateral cuts are illegal. neither trump nor musk has the authority to unilaterally slash appropriated funds.

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He owned 11% and they fired him Even his quote-tweeted memes are lies

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Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" has perhaps the most memorable opening line in all of Western literature: "I hope you motherfuckers like reading about whales"

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The community note 🤌😘

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hard power (bottom)?

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I really do feel like I’m losing my mind.

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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

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we have been living the dream. it’s a dream where everyone staggers out getting the same cold and it screws up our lives for almost an entire month

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Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭

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emperor vitellius plans to dismantle legionary land grants in Dalmatia and strip retiring centurions of the right to march in a triumph when returning to rome

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There is no content on that website—nothing. White House reporters just get herded from room to room and lied to in each one.

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Are the optics of Musk holding court in the Oval Office while Trump sits quietly in the corner of the frame supposed to persuade us that Trump is in charge

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the CFPB that Musk wants to shut down has won $21 billion for Americans from predatory financial institutions and big banks quick, does anyone know if $21 billion is more than $711 million

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Yesterday, we received highly alarming news from Jerusalem, where two of our key partners, Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna, were arrested. Read @saqibooks.bsky.social's statement below to learn more.

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