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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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DOGE = Department of Gross Errors

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"The Trump administration is now bringing the post–World War II era to an end," @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. American allies, especially in Europe, need to face up to this new reality and make dramatic changes:

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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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See you as we March 4 our children

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This is probably the most accurate take.

submitted 8 days ago • 2927 comments

This is a remarkable letter. And it is worth thinking about its impact on John Roberts. If his clerk demonstrates this level of principle, how can Roberts do any less.

submitted 8 days ago • 60 comments

I thought they were all self-made rugged individualists who didn’t rely on socialism.

submitted 10 days ago • 2124 comments

It is a lucrative time to be a lawyer right now!

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"USAID workers and their families abroad had no agency help in fleeing after looters overran their homes in Kinshasa..." apnews.com/article/trum...

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Protect this law at all costs ! www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

submitted 11 days ago • 1277 comments

This is just insane and you all know that, right? Unelected, unfettered, untouchable, unsupported by facts and completely without transparency: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

submitted 12 days ago • 909 comments

please share

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Darwin's Waiting Room starts to figure it out: www.al.com/news/2025/02...

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NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more. Thanks to NIH, we have: 💉 Cancer immunotherapy ❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins 🩸 Insulin for diabetes Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.

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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

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"My first thought was: Well, the old wretch’s cheese has finally slid off his saltine..." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/o...

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Imagine saying this about an agency that has helped millions of people around the world avoid malaria, obtain clean water, and gain access to food & health care. Especially when you’re the world’s richest man & your net worth is something like 20 times this agency’s annual budget. What a foul soul.

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USAID annual report says in 2023 it brough sustainable water services to 3.8 million people and nutrition services to 26.5 million children under the age of 5. Trump and Musk have shut this down.

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Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.

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Ask your Representatives why unelected oligarch Elon Musk is entitled to know your Social Security number? Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121.

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The world’s richest man who no one elected just walked into the US Treasury, stole your Social Security number, and Trump let him. You deserve to know why this is happening - call your member of Congress and Senators (202) 224-3121 and ask why.

submitted 20 days ago • 351 comments

JFK on why he founded USAID. “The economic collapse of those free but less-developed nations which now stand poised between sustained growth and economic chaos would be disastrous to our national security, harmful to our comparative prosperity and offensive to our conscience”.

submitted 20 days ago • 232 comments

NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE full access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

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Isn’t controlling the media one of the key parts of the authoritarian playbook? We are seeing democracy being dismantled before our eyes.

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This is a national emergency:

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Costco - the only company to publicly come out in support of Diversity initiatives despite pressure from the GOP and they just raised the pay for their workers. Stop shopping at Target. Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...

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USAID website goes offline amid Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/p... @apnews.com

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The National Association of Home Builders explains what happens if we make inputs for home construction, such as Canadian lumber, more expensive.

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Though the Justice Dept has deleted information about its Jan 6 prosecutions from its website, a federal judge has issued an order listing and chronicling all of the cases and prison terms Here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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The Trump regine has removed the Constitution from government websites so here it is www.senate.gov/about/origin...

submitted 30 days ago • 69 comments

Did you vote for less airplane safety? Because that’s what Trump’s busy doing. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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Trump orders halt on Health Admin publishing guidance documents, grant announcements, media posts, press releases, and other “communications,” canceling of speaking engagements. Any exceptions must be applied for and approved through the president’s appointees. www.science.org/do/10.1126/s...

submitted 30 days ago • 39 comments

Just saying.

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Gotta love the British press.

submitted 32 days ago • 1728 comments

heartbreaking Rest in Power Cecile Richards 19thnews.org/2025/01/ceci...

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Martin Luther King Jr.—Today, I celebrate the kindness and beauty he embodied. He was a true leader—bold and unafraid. He set an example for all of us. Today is the day to remember him—it is his day! Thank you, MLK!

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