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1. Yesterday, Maine Governor Janet Mills confronted Trump to his own face at a Governor's Dinner over his anti-trans EO. When he threatened her for allowing trans people in sports, she responded: "See you in court." The latest from Mira Lazine. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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JUST IN: New suit filed in federal court in Northern Calif. by @LambdaLegal challenges Trump "gender identity" & DEI executive orders. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Wow. DOGE is far more expensive than the USDS that it pretends to be. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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9th Circuit Court of Appeals declines DOJ's request to resume Trump's order cancelling birthright citizenship. (Judge who previously paused program called it "a blatantly unconstitutional order;" DOJ was appealing that pause.) www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... Earlier: www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

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Some Senate Democrats Now Regret Confirming Trump Nominees. (Piece also notes Dem voter dissatisfaction with Congress.) www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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Chris Geidner of LawDork @chrisgeidner.bsky.social has an excellent run-down of the Tuesday/Wednesday hearing over Trump's anti-trans military EO before Judge Reyes: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-mili...

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Public comment genuinely matters. Courts will overturn rules based on an administration not responding to substantive comments.

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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

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Right here in the Bay! Santa Rosa!

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Here's the protest against T, M, & Doge yesterday in DC.

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Oh, look, it's a pattern! Last week: "Team Trump struggles to rehire fired nuclear safety workers" This week: "USDA accidentally fired staff working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them" BIrds: www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... Nukes: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Late lunch: chef’s salad with leftover homemade fried chicken and boiled egg.

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Mady Castigan is documenting most if not all government LGBT erasure. Worth a follow, and check out her substack!

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Musk does NOT run DOGE, says WH. Look at Kyle's post and the screengrab, but also worth clicking through to see the whole 2 page filing.

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DOGE fires hundreds of FAA employees over the weekend: www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Today, another plane crash (a Delta flight run by Endeavor, Minneapolis to Toronto, crash-landed & then flipped upside down in Toronto, some injuries, no fatalities, all accounted for). And this weekend DOGE fired hundreds of FAA employees (see my next post). www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

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Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, citing corporate governance concerns. As Europe considers cooling relations with US, could stock sell-offs like this become a trend? www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

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Homemade granola - my latest batch. I keep it simple: toasted pecans and sliced almonds with rolled oats. Maple syrup, honey, bit of brown sugar for caramelization. Yogurt adds protein & helps the oatmeal clump. Varied spices to taste, see replies.

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I mean, if nothing else, I’d think SNL would have gotten bored with the prison rape jokes after five decades. But, I would have been wrong.

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Great new Reddit thread for/by/about fired federal employees. Worth a read/follow. www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...

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Every county in Kentucky has flooded. T rants about cutting FEMA, but he quickly issued an emergency declaration for FEMA funds for Kentucky today. I wonder if he'd do the same for a blue state? www.lpm.org/news/2025-02... From FEMA: www.fema.gov/disaster/3624

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Richard Branson echoes Zelensky. (See my earlier post re: Z)

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Signs of spring! Magnolia, Folsom St, south side of Bernal Heights SF, 2/15/25. (Yes, Folsom ends waaay south of SOMA!)

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Zelensky: “Yesterday here in Munich, the US vice president made it clear – decades of the old relationship between Europe and America are ending. From now on, things will be different, and Europe needs to adjust to that.” Link to full speech in comments: www.cnn.com/2025/02/15/e...

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Just in case: @statnews.com has backed up and is monitoring #CDC 's data. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

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It’s amazing that one person can run six companies, manage the entire federal bureaucracy, and be model parent to 13 children. Truly a triumph of time management.

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www.thestranger.com/queer/2025/0...

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Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.

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I made a lovely loaf! A bodacious boule! #sourdough #bread #baking

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Army guidance on implementing President Trump's order on transgender troops, filed in court today, says to NOT take adverse personnel action against people based on gender identity "at this time" and to continue medical treatment. for gender dysphoria. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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JUST IN: Judge George O'Toole has restored Trump's "Fork in the Road" deferred resignation program. He says the unions lacked standing to sue and his court didn't have jurisdiction over the dispute. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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BREAKING On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

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Associated Press banned from WH event due to their editorial policy re: Gulf of Mexico. AP statement: www.ap.org/the-definiti...

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Struggling to keep track of all the lawsuits against T's executive orders? @justsecurity.org has a great litigation tracker! www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

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Former Biden Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announces she's running for governor of New Mexico. She would be the first Native American woman to be governor of a state. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

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NEW: A federal judge (GW Bush appointee) ruled that the Trump administration’s abrupt removal of public health websites with information relied on by doctors may have violated laws and regulations. He ordered them restored by midnight. w/ Lauren Gardner www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Trans and Nonbinary People Take Trump to Court Over Passport Restrictions: ACLU www.aclu.org/press-releas...

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Lots of news today, but these 3 items (ALL REAL) stood out. 1) All 3 of Musk's main hench-boys have problematic histories. This tweet's hilarious, yet entirely accurate. 2) Trump appoints self head of the Kennedy Center, complains about about drag shows. 3) T revokes Biden's "security clearances"

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This is a pretty awesome troll.

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LEVERAGE: Gov't funding runs out in mid-March. Narrow GOP majority can't pass new funding without Dem help. Dems need to BLOCK everything & demand Elon et al stop messing with Federal agencies. Call & tell them to do this. Josh Marshall from TPM explains: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/where...

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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

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