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The attacks on DEI are a pretext for a much more radical agenda of reversing the gains of the civil rights movement, an objective the Trump administration is pursuing with zeal. A Great Resegregation. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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🫡🇺🇸 "Americans do not swear an oath to a king, a tyrant or a dictator. We swear an oath to the Constitution and the idea of America, for which we are willing to die," — Mark Milley ❗️He said that every US military member gives his life to protect the Constitution, not to individuals.

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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

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The US, Russia, and the richest man in the world who is busy carrying out a coup in our government, are coordinating a brutal shakedown of an ally whose very existence depends on our support. This is repulsive and people need to understand we’re only in the beginning of what is possible.

submitted 7 hours ago • 27 comments

In embracing Putin, Trump is out of touch with the American people: "An overwhelming majority of voters (81 percent) think the United States should not trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, while 9 percent think the United States should trust him." poll.qu.edu/images/polli...

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The Trump administration is now threatening to condition and withhold essential California fire aid for political reasons. These are mafia tactics. Full stop. Trump is happy to sacrifice the well-being of the American people if it means settling his own personal scores.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Jesus, ducked over to X for a quick assessment- my god what a hellhole of stupidity & bile…!!

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An utter, Trumpian disgrace!!

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BREAKING: @pogo.org sued Trump and DOGE in federal court in D.C. today over the administration's efforts to treat DOGE records as presidential records not subject to FOIA for now. Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Never thought we'd see someone wrest away from J. Edgar Hoover the title of Biggest Asshole to Ever Lead the FBI, but looks like we did it!

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NEW: The Trump administration has locked Minnesota out of $200 million in federal food and climate grants awarded last summer. Projects breaking ground this year were depending on that money. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/21/t...

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That would be, of course, illegal.

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WOW "Seven western Wisconsin Republican lawmakers did not appear at an event hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls Friday as farmers from the area said they were concerned about the effect that President Donald Trump’s first month in office is having on their livelihoods." ⤵️

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Federal funding is not a political bargaining chip. President Trump’s threat to cut off funding to Maine is not only an egregious abuse of power—it’s an unconstitutional act of coercion designed to force states into compliance with his extreme and discriminatory agenda.

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I suspect we won’t be seeing many more town halls with elected Republicans.

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The Donald & his Boer K-Robot are tanking the economy, stoking inflation, creating a DMV DEPRESSION, wreaking havoc on the environment, destroying your vacation, giving billionaires MORE tax breaks, and SELLING OUT OUR UKRAINIAN ALLIES!!!

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Elon Musk is cratering in polls: WaPo: Only 34% approve of Musk's role, 63% worry about his data access CNN: 54% say it's bad Musk was given a big role Majorities disapprove of Trump in CNN, WaPo, Gallup. On the pod, @juliaazari.bsky.social is great on all this: newrepublic.com/article/1917...

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Today, Trump DOT Secretary Sean Duffy announced he is auditing California High Speed Rail, in what is clearly a pretext to revoke $4 billion in federal funding, like Trump did last time. But is Duffy right about HSR's problems? Here's why not: 🧵 www.transportation.gov/briefing-roo...

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In case you were wondering!

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"I think there's real risk of a generation or more of data being lost." - Dr. Michael Greicius, neurology professor at Stanford University, on the damage Trump's cuts to NIH research will do to progress on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, adding as much as 20 years to the timeline.

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If you haven't yet, make an account with Social Security dot gov. See how much you've paid into SS over your lifetime. It's YOUR money that you've loaned to the government until your retirement. It's not a fucking "entitlement" beyond the fact that only YOU are entitled to it. Elon Musk is not.

submitted 2 days ago • 29 comments

It's past midnight, and Senate Republicans are voting NO against every Democratic-led amendment to PROTECT HEALTH CARE for our families. Pay close attention: Republicans are working to push kids off Medicaid to pass MORE tax cuts for billionaires.

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Amen.

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"One of the nation’s most prominent law firms, Sullivan & Cromwell, has made its decision, and it is the wrong one. S&C recently announced its ambition to become the leading Wall Street “MAGA” law firm by taking on the representation of Trump in the appeal of his “hush money” felony conviction"

submitted 2 days ago • 85 comments

Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

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Immediate impacts. Lock these f*ckers up!!

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An executive order banning USPS from carrying mail ballots is certain to follow. Trump will try to singlehandedly kill vote-by-mail.

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Corrupt billionaire immigrant Nazi Musk says Community Notes are being manipulated by people and that he wants to fix it so that propagandists like him can lie without people being able to point out their lies.

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Wow, finally happened: The average wholesale price for a dozen large white eggs has now broken $8, per USDA.

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Awful: Numerous scientists and researchers were just fired at NIH's center for treating Alzheimer's, sources tell me. They fear Trump-Musk cuts could dramatically set back our ability to treat dementias. New reporting from me here: newrepublic.com/article/1917...

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Now is the time for all personal-injury lawyers, class-action filers, ambulance-chasers, & Slippin’ Jimmys to bond together to show the king just how expensive neglecting human needs can be The civil service is, by contrast, thrift itself

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‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved. More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:

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Crony capitalism and lawlessness on a plane we have never is already here. Just look at the SEC backing down on regulating crypto. It’s the American people being mined.

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Women tell jokes and have beers with friends. It’s not “masculine.” Fake victimhood to justify darker behavior like rape.

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I wrote about moral courage, and what those who have it have in common asharangappa.substack.com/p/fearless-s...

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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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Chris Murphy: "My prediction is that if you vote for Kash Patel, more than any other confirmation vote you make, you will come to regret this one to your grave."

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Just a few years ago Lee voted to expand NATO.

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America is not gonna go down quietly.

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📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally. The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com

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Stayed up until 3 am in Munich last Friday to be on with @maddow . Was glad I did! Check out our conversation about some of the Trump mistakes on peace talks and Vance's cringy speech youtu.be/bcVcc06Kn-0?... via @YouTube

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