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Judges can suck it up. They have all kinds of benefits. They don't have to pay for an office space, for example and their judicial assistant is paid. What they make, they pocket. Lets fund public defense fully first before we give raises to judges. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

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Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.

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"Whiteness is all the merit you need"

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The New York attorney general’s office announced that DoorDash will pay $16.8 million to workers for pocketing their tips. The money will be spread among as many as 63,000 workers, and though many will receive amounts in the low thousands, some will receive as much as $14,000.

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Measles is the one of the most contagious pathogens we know, with long term effects on immunity and metabolism well after the acute disease is cleared

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“At their peak in the 1870s, Chinese residents accounted for about 10% of Montana’s population; today, people of any Asian descent make up only 1.1% of the state’s population.” #HistorySky cowboystatedaily.com/2025/02/23/m...

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Cherry Hill, New Jersey:

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A South African immigrant has installed malware into critical systems of the Federal government and these idiots are just vibing with it. Is it malware? How the eff would Mike Johnson know?

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They’re firing the most qualified Black people and hiring the most dipshit white people.

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Being partnered up with another Black woman is honestly the fucking best. We can have entire conversations with an eye roll. I never have to explain ANYTHING.

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Palestinian children return to school in Gaza after months without classes due to Israel's war. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/hi4ilp

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Hawaiian crows are extinct in the wild and are found nowhere else on Earth. Now, a small group, safeguarded in captivity, has been released in the forests of Maui.

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On German TV after claiming victory, Merz made clear the #1 problem Germany faces is Trump as he sells out Ukraine & abandons NATO "I am under absolutely no illusions about Trump. The top priority of my govt will be to secure independence from a dangerous & unpredictable Trump-led US." (more)

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Incoming German chancellor Merz says Europe must be “independent from US”. Trump has, with the assistance of MAGA morons destroyed our alliances. America now stands alone, no Allies. No friends. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

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Fro those making summer plans, keep in mind that Airbnb is part of the problem in many ways, including one of the co-founders who has joined the DC madness. No need to give your money to these assholes who support the orange guy and his world vision. www.reuters.com/world/us/air...

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Great thread on the German election results. Very encouraging.

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What is going on in France ?? “To make space for all the people listed as victims and their families, 65 lawyers, more than 460 accredited journalists and the public, the courthouse has requisitioned two rooms in a nearby law school building, along with a 450-seat lecture hall.“

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Breaking News from @theathletic.bsky.social: Mikaela Shiffrin won the 100th World Cup race of her storied career, becoming the first alpine skier to reach that milestone.

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"The numerous mistakes, according to people familiar with the complex world of government contracting, suggest that Mr. Musk’s team of outsiders, charged by the president with cutting spending, don’t fully understand it." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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Amid the orders President Trump signed on his first day back in office was a memorandum implicitly taking aim at Brutalist buildings. By revising guidelines for public buildings, he is attempting to imbue new ideals into the nation’s built environment, Anna Kodé writes. nyti.ms/4bfV8Ag

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An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on the minds of German voters. The far-right AfD is polling in second place.

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Image shows the Pacific Ocean labeled Gulf Of Australia.

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Looks like the word of the day is “Führerprinzip”.

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Universities reflect on the values, goals, and interests of a social order too frenetically bound up in its own short-term practical pursuits to be capable of much self-criticism. Across the globe, that critical distance is now being diminished almost to nothing. chroni.cl/41cDb0R

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Highly recommend this beautifully written & startlingly candid memoir by one of our most gifted & fearless writers. Congratulations!

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Five women holding hands and skipping together, 1935 by photographer by Toni Frissell #WomensArt #Fridayfeeling !

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A market reopened in the town of Jabaliya, offering Gazans fruits and vegetables after over a year of Israeli bombardment. It was a welcome sight after months of hunger and deprivation. But it was not the market it used to be. The photographer Saher Alghorra reflected on the image. nyti.ms/3DeS8XY

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President Trump has ordered a radical set of changes to the federal government. Some are within the traditionally understood scope of a president’s power, but many appear to purposely violate statutes. Here’s a close look at the biggest actions so far. nyti.ms/4gTFEmo

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Former Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins gives a Baltic perspective on the U.S. policy shift on Ukraine.

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They voted for bad things to happen to other people is the truest read of the situation

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