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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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📌Our Park Service Rangers have flagged the warning on El Capitan. We are under threat by an America-attacking felon.

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AXIOS: The funding cuts — and the job cuts — “remove all desire for new workers to look at the government as a realistic option," the NOAA scientist said. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/02/23/f...

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They want us to be afraid. They want us to hesitate. They want us to fear their next move. Fuck that shit. We are just getting started fighting.

submitted 13 hours ago • 761 comments

Get rid of him. Why do you people keep voting for these losers.

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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org sues on behalf of unions, retirees to block access to personal and sensitive data at SSA. This case comes after SSA commissioner stepped down due to concerns about DOGE accessing data. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

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Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

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Musk leaves CNN host bemused with garbled new threat to fire every single federal worker: Elon Musk issued a confusing order to all federal workers Saturday — and told them failure to comply will result in their immediate firing. The message sent on his social media network X came amid weeks of…

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He nails it.

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#resist "On 22 February, Reuters reported that US negotiators have been considering the possibility of disconnecting Ukraine from Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system if Ukraine does not agree to their terms on the mineral agreement." If Musk does that, OMG. Wow, that would be historic.

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After Years of Firm Support, 10 Days Upended the US Approach to Ukraine: As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the country’s hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace has been upended in a matter of days by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump

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So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

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During WWII, four brothers from the same Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived. His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Sláva Ukrayíni! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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New on MSNBC: Enrique Tarrio, the ex-Proud Boys leader granted clemency by Trump last month, has been arrested outside the U.S. Capitol and charged with allegedly assaulting a female protester.

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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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No Quid Pro Quo? Shyeah, Right.: This interesting article just showed up on my phone. Seems Judge Dale Ho is not the idiot everyone may think he is. Yes, he dismissed the trial which is what Adams and the tRump administration wants. So Mayor Adams is off the hook… for now. One thing is for sure –…

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Three updates: 1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.

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'Landslide!' Trump lies about polls to claim Dems 'losing their minds' over his popularity: Donald Trump spread lies about the 2024 election to claim he had a broad mandate over a vanquished Democratic Party. The president won the Electoral College and became only the second Republican to win the…

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A rogue DOJ… Pardons for Jan6 treasonous acts were inexcusable. Broaden the scope to include drugs, guns…and child porn manufacturing/possession of child porn? Abuse of judicial power. www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n... Criminals supported by bigger criminals. This is our country. #SheShed

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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BOYCOTT TARGET

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BREAKING: GOP Senator Susan Collins says she’ll vote AGAINST Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI Director: “Mr. Patel’s recent political profile undermines his ability to serve in the apolitical role of Director of the FBI.”

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ELON MUSK: "America can't afford to to give medicine and lunches to children, and healthcare and social security to seniors BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO GO TO MARS BRO!!!"

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Baldwin: "Last night, the president said 'I'm not touching Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, I'm not touching them.' By this morning, he endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid."

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Reminder that CISA also protects US elections from threats—work the agency was ordered to stop last Friday www.wired.com/story/cisa-e...

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Dear third-party voters, you’ve been awfully quiet. What’s up? What’s the game plan for the next 3 years and 11 months? Asking for 75,017,626 friends who did the right thing because we wanted to avoid all of this shit!!!

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator. He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.

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People are fleeing Florida and Texas. As of Jan. 2025, those states collectively accounted for over 30% of ALL homes for sale in the US. Florida had 157,221 active listings—the highest in the country—followed by Texas with 102,552. Repressive state governments and rising insurance are to blame.

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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CPAC chair accused of groping bar patron — but no charges filed: report: The chairman of the American Conservative Union grabbed another person's genitals at a bar in rural Sperryville, Virginia, according to a report from the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office obtained by the local news outlet…

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Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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American presidents don’t even joke about this. Just because he’s petty doesn’t mean this isn’t dangerous.

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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

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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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NEW: Judge Dale Ho has concluded the hearing in Mayor Eric Adams’ case. The short of it: Emil Bove & Adams denied the existence of a quid pro quo. An interesting argument from Bove: he claims Ho can’t stop the dismissal even if there WAS a quid pro quo. Judge will issue his ruling soon.

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COLLINS: You are a coequal branch of government BERNIE SANDERS: Are we?! I kinda thought so, but you'll have to explain that to the president

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Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

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Call to stop the budget line item of tax breaks. 202-224-3121 switchboard.

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US deportees moved from Panama City to Darién jungle region, lawyer says

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. Well, well… look who’s finally speaking out against Trump. #MikePence, after being silent for years, now wants to talk ‘truth’ about #Ukraine? A little late, don’t you think? You had a front-row seat to his insanity and stayed silent. Nice try, Pence. #TooLateNow #PenceThePuppet

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Look closely.

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@raskin.house.gov: "The whole anti-corruption crusade is an absolute fraud. They started by decimating the ranks of the inspectors general. These are the people whose job is actually, day in and day out, 365 days a year, to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse in the departments and the agencies."

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I'm watching Canadian officials hold a presser on the Toronto plane crash and remarkably they're not blaming DEI or recklessly speculating about causes. They could never cut it down here in Trumplandia.

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What can you do? Tell the stories. Share them with your family, friends, and MAGA acquaintances. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

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Jamie Raskin: "Given that I was marching at age 3, you know I’m not letting any coup-plotting, election-denying, insurrection-supplying autocrat, kleptocracy, plutocrat or theocrat, or any techno-feudalist Silicon Valley broligarchs aspiring dictator, turn me around now.” Amen!!

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