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Worked digging clams to digging ditches, military police to nuclear power, repairman to union rep. Currently specializing in doing as little as possible besides baking, drinking coffee, and reading. #ProChoice #ProDemocracy #ProLGTBQI #Resist
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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

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Moscow is loving this

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Hi! It’s us. 👋 Your friendly, neighborhood “tremendous losers,” delivering mail to 169 million delivery points nationwide, in every kind of weather, funded by postage stamps and sales — not taxpayer dollars. Anyway, see you on our routes tomorrow! 📫

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NEW — The National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 282 just emailed its ~8,000 employee members strongly advising them NOT to reply to the “What did you do last week?” email from OPM/Musk.

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True that

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Feel free to use to respond “Dear Elon, 1. You wouldn’t understand what I do and you are in no position to evaluate my work. 2. You are not in my chain of command.

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A group of wolves is called a pack and a group of Nazis is called a CPAC.

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“It’s unconscionable to us that trees are now a partisan political tool,” said the Rev. Brian Sauder.

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Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.

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Regardless of how much coverage it gets, Trump aiming to install a military command that places loyalty to him above loyalty to the constitution needs to be a much bigger story.

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MORE NEWS: A federal judge has granted an even more extensive block of DOGE's access to Treasury systems, saying there is a "realistic danger" that the "rushed" process to access sensitive payment systems has compromised data. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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The Maine Principal's Association said it would continue to allow trans girls to compete in school sports, saying President Trump's recent executive order is in conflict with state law.

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Call it the Musk-Trump Veteran Firing Program. Nearly a third of the federal workers are veterans, and the figure is much higher at DoD. Musk and Trump are going to fire tens of thousands of American veterans, on top of the thousands they already fired. “Thank you for your service, you’re fired.”

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Universities really need to pay attention to this. It's not just about the indirects and frozen funds. If these layoffs continue, which by all signs are continuing and going well beyond probationary employees, ***these agencies will not be functional, including NIH, CDC, and NSF***

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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

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We need to start the Politico Read A Fucking History Book Challenge.

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The Pentagon will fire 5,400 civilian workers next week.

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Did you know that Medicare does NOT pay for long-term care. NOPE. 2/3s of longterm care for your parents is paid by MEDICAID. If you want Medicaid cut, your parents wiil need to move into your house when they need long-term care & YOU will be providing it.

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Attend a Stand With Ukraine Event In DC or Worldwide: ukrainedefendersofamerica.substack.com/p/attend-a-s...

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In a world of Chuck Schumers, be a Jasmine Crockett.

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How Trump Shifts the Costs of Climate Change Onto Individuals www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

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REPOST if you stand with Maine Governor Janet Mills against Donald Trump!

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Well, turns out there’s another layer to his dubious background. According to independent journalist Jacob Silverman, Coristine is the grandson of Valery Martynov, a former KGB spy. Per Silverman’s research, Martynov was an officer in the technical espionage division… gizmodo.com/doge-staffer...

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UPDATES TO trumpplanecrashes.com. - • Made list reverse-chronological • Reformat/tighten for easy doomscrolling • Add page for monthly rollup opt-in • Add TSA firings & plummeting sentiment Thanks for over 10,000 visitors yesterday alone.

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DC police are mounting a criminal investigation of an alleged assault of a woman by GOP Rep. Cory Mills, who represents a district near Orlando. The incident started at a penthouse in a luxury DC apartment building. Mills, who’s married and has two kids, apparently had a fight with his girlfriend.

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Trump Is Putin's #UsefulIdiot As He Parrots Russian Disinformation About Ukraine Starting The War #ABlueView🧵1/3 #PutinOwnsTrump #StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraini #UkraineRussiaWar #PutinRepublicans #MAGATraitors

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The Senate's budget proposal to militarize our borders & take $ from critical programs to send $150BN to the Pentagon is headed to the House. CALL YOUR REPS! The US spends more on defense than any other country - more than the next TEN countries combined. fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202... #Momsky

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Always stand up to a bully

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@nytimes.com is in BOHICA mode.

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Republicans want to kill your grandparents. They want to cut Medicaid by nearly a trillion bucks so billionaires keep more money in their accounts. Medicaid pays for nursing home care.

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