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This was always about cutting the federal government so the tax cuts for the very wealthy don’t expire. This was never about “efficacy.”

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#ResistanceRoots #Voices4Victory #BlackHistoryMonth Today in history, 1979: Frank Peterson becomes the first African American general in the Marine Corps. Told when he enlisted that he’d make a great steward, Peterson vowed to become a combat pilot and entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. /1

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During a GOP town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School, Teresa Borrenpohl called out, “Is this a lecture or a town hall?” Witnesses said three unidentified men, who were not wearing badges or ID, then physically removed from her seat by order of the Idaho county sheriff.

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“A video shared by Tarrio on social media on Saturday showed him following the officers, Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, through … a Washington hotel that was hosting the Principles First summit, a conference where one of the officers received a ‘profile in courage’ award.”

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PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.

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(CNBC) - The Trump administration’s purge of federal workers may ultimately amount to the biggest job cut in U.S. history, which is likely to have ramifications for the economy, especially at the local level, according to economists. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/23/h...

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From my favorite WH reporter—

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submitted 15 hours ago • 79 comments

It’s one of the smartest things they could do. They don’t have to leave D. Just post here first and engage. They never engage there. They can actually talk to people here. And yes there are republicans and independents on here. Many Republicans hate Toxicity too.

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Trump: “We are the law”.‘No sir, you are not’: Maine newspaper issues Trump civics lesson as he threatens state. www.rawstory.com/maine-govern...

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MORON. We are at our richest now.. or at least when Biden left office.

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Elon Musk actually sent that five point email to FEDERAL JUDGES, too. Article III federal judges can only be removed from their posts through impeachment in the House of Representatives and through a conviction in the Senate. Also, if they’ve been criminally prosecuted. I’m embarrassed for him.

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“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.” Beyond parody.

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“Millions of us are used by the wealthiest elites to perpetuate and do the dirty work of keeping systemic racism alive and thriving in the USA. It’s not our place to decide and tell Black and brown people that their reality does not exist.” www.linkedin.com/posts/synerg...

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ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention? www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

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We had friends & allies around the world based on alliances & relationships that were built over many decades. In one month, Trump has torched them all. Now our friends are Putin, Orban, the crypto scammer in Argentina, and the guy in El Salvador offering us mercenary prisons.

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First they came for the federal employees, And I did not speak out, Because I was not a federal employee ... You know the rest of the poem. Act accordingly.

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Do this. Say this. 👇🏻

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnmK... THIS. THIS.

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Tillis is up for reelection in NC next year.

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Himes: "It just looks like an episode of The Sopranos. 'Give us your minerals or we're not gonna help you fight a bloody butcher.' I mean, is this really we want the greatest country in history to be known for -- some mafia thing? ... this president is standing with the bad guy"

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Thinking you should decide who to promote based on an answer to an email explains a lot about the problems with his business model & products

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They learned something from their first term. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a grift is a good guy with principles. So this time they're firing all the good guys with principles.

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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

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@chrismurphyct.bsky.social why are you not posting on here first ? You have some great things to say. You are trying some great things. Yet you post on X where 100pct of the replies are meaningless and hateful. It's not all roses here, but the engagement has depth and real convos happen

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It's never good when the richest person in the world and the worst person in the world are the same person.

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Just saw a thread about a guy calling into cspan saying his diabetic supplies increased from 5 dollars to 80 dollars and somebody in the comments, probably multiple people but I stopped reading, replied “FAFO” and I can’t stress enough how much you need to stop doing that shit

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1/ “There was no legitimate reason for the Friday Night Massacre in the military. It was the slaughter of our integrity, our values, and our security.” joycevance.substack.com/p/friday-nig...

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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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He is admitting that he doesn’t want lawyers to stop him from breaking the law. No one would stop him from issuing lawful orders, so this has to be about unlawful ones.

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Our latest: Despite reports to the contrary, the resistance to Donald Trump and his unique brand of dumbfuck fascism is alive and well and angry as hell. While too many elected Democrats have failed to meet the moment, the people are standing up.

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I'll tell you what I didn't get done last week. I didn't fire every federal employee and/or agency investigating my companies for unethical and illegal conduct. You?

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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. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder

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Damn @sanders.senate.gov. Just when I compliment you, I looked for info on the event. NONE HERE. But multiple posts on X. WTF. You obviously don’t care to engage. Just look at the quality of replies you get over there.

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Thousands of people marched in DC in solidarity with Ukraine and against impunity by oligarchs like Trump and Putin. They gathered outside the Russian embassy. #3E #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity #USprotests #DCprotests #StandWithUkraine

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CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies theconversation.com/cdc-layoffs-...

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DOGE claims it "saved US $50B" Not sure if that's a one time or annual savings It's roughly $2.75 a week per American Not even enough for a small Starbucks latte 🤦🏻‍♂️ In the meantime, National Parks & museums have closed; VA & FAA employees have been fired; and people are dying overseas

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Hold the fuck on — members of Elon Musk's private security detail have been deputized by the U.S. Marshals Service? What the actual fuck?!?!?

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🤷🏻

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What’s wasteful is ordering feds to explain their jobs instead of letting them DO their jobs.

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I am very politically active and write/call my congressman often. I have lived in his district for almost 2 decades. I have never seen him in person and it’s not for a lack of trying. No town halls. No visiting his district. I’ve never seen hide nor hair of Sam Graves.

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Tennessee houseparent of a christian ranch for children, Dale Burbank, has been arrested for the rape of a child. www.newschannel5.com/news/65-year...

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Not all heroes wear capes 🤣🔥

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Donald Trump replacing a black four-star general with a white three-star general as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is everything MAGA claims they hate about DEI: giving a less qualified person the job based on their race, not their resume.

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Q: How evil do you have to be to cut a Dolly book program? A: Pretty f*cking evil. Solution: Dolly for Prez! Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton... cc @drjengunter.bsky.social

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