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They're literally defining merit by whiteness, because they cannot ever believe that a non-white and/or non-male individual could ever actually succeed on merit

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Trump fires Black joint chiefs chair Hegseth accused of promoting diversity

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When Trump names unqualified loyalist Pete Hegseth as defense secretary and purges our top military leaders, it raises rational fears that he wants a military willing to train its guns on American citizens upon his orders.

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Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings

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In summation, a qualified Black man got fired and will be replaced with a white man who doesn’t meet the qualifications for the position.

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"We don't work for DOGE. We have always worked for you." Yes!

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Trump says Air Force Lieutenant General Dan Caine told Trump: “I love you, sir. I think you’re great, sir. I’ll kill for you, sir.” And then put on a MAGA hat. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-...

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This is bad… purging the military of leaders who are not swarn to Trump and replacing them with those that will allow Trump to use the army to protect his coup.

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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KEEP GOING TO REPUBLICAN TOWN HALLS TO CALL OUT THEIR PLOT AGAINST AMERICA! THEY’RE STEALING FROM YOU, AND THESE CLOWNS ARE TOO WEAK TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD FOOTAGE THIS WEEK! KEEP GOING!

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His answer: "well the GOP felt that way about Biden" is... just laughable.

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Call to Action: No Kings protest. Wenatchee, Washington. February 22 at 12PM "We the people resist" #3E #USProtest #ProtestWA #ProtestWenatchee #Feb22

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Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

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🚨 Trump’s DOGE purge just made Veterans’ data a massive target. They fired key cybersecurity staff protecting VA.gov —leaving millions of Veterans’ medical & personal records exposed. This isn’t efficiency. It’s reckless and dangerous.

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I regret* to inform you that @propublica.org has updated our DOGE tracker again with a bunch more names: projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do... *delight

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— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu — Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile — Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans “Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.

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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: While the Trump Justice Department is telling a federal court that Elon Musk has nothing to do with DOGE, Republican members of Congress are telling their constituents that DOGE is “led by Elon Musk.” See below 👇

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NEW: The director of data science and engineering for what is now known as the US DOGE Service has resigned. "If DOGE truly was concerned with efficiency, they wouldn’t have fired experts in procurement," she writes, "who prevent waste up front." This is by @makenakelly.bsky.social

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PSA: Under the Attorney General Guidelines, an investigation on anyone cannot be based solely on First Amendment activity.

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Trump is dismantling federal gov programs that are critical to the health and well-being of New Mexicans - including illegally trying to fire thousands of federal workers. We won’t stop fighting to prevent this takeover and we’ll keep listening to our constituents because your stories matter.

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Exclusive: Trump administration drops work on stronger building codes for disasters www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n...

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New from my team at the @brennancenter.bsky.social on the disastrous effects the SAVE Act would have on American elections. The short version? The way tens of millions of Americans interact with elections would be totally upended 🧵 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

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With Kash Patel’s confirmation as FBI Director, he can now start targeting Trump’s perceived adversaries. Patel has expressed intentions to pursue individuals he deems political opponents.

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Trump Administration Abruptly Clears Out Migrants It Sent to Guantánamo A transfer operation on Thursday repatriated 177 Venezuelans via a handoff in Honduras, while one migrant was brought back to U.S. soil. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

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Lots of people think it's pointless to call out GOPers on capitulation to Trump. Here's why it's not. You need to make this claimed helplessness visible. You need to make it clear Jerry Moran has PLENTY of tools to rein in Musk, but has chosen not to use them. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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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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My gawd, get your vaccines and wear a mask. This is no time to get sick. abcnews.go.com/Health/docto...

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Coffins of babies now this? abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

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Sharing for those not in the loop on NIH funding. Though funding existing grants appears to be slowly returning, ALL NEW NIH GRANT funding is halted due to HHS prohibiting posting to the Federal Register as required by law. www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...

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Nice work.

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Holy hell. Total withdrawal. Wearing glasses inside. Mumbling, incoherent.

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It’s just a matter of time before Trump has senior military advisors on Russian soil helping Putin and trying to get Ukraine to surrender

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Elon Musk Is Trying to Hinder Anti-Trump Whistleblowers Links to a popular encrypted messaging app used by federal workers are being blocked on X. newrepublic.com/post/191601/...

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We confronted Speaker Johnson over DOGE. His response is cause for concern. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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From UNL to DOGE: Nebraska prodigy’s role in Musk overhaul shocks, pleases back home flatwaterfreepress.org/from-unl-to-...

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FDIC Fires Probationary Employees Amid Continued Agency Cull news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/...

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks to ‘instantly terminate’ $20 billion in clean energy grants www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/17/u...

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‘There were people crying’; Central Illinois federal workers face unemployment, uncertainty www.wcia.com/news/champai...

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Real consequences of illegal firings of Feds in Hawaii youtu.be/ohfBk9sv66g?...

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The showdown between House and Senate Republicans is escalating as the two groups barrel ahead with their contrasting strategies to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda — with the upper chamber expected to move this week. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

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Head of DOJ’s criminal division in Washington abruptly resigns www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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By the end of today, NASA’s workforce will be about 10 percent smaller arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

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National Park Employee Laid Off www.reddit.com/r/50501/s/N7...

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Trump will sign new executive orders while his first joint TV interview with [President] Musk airs in prime time apnews.com/article/trum...

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National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers. www.wired.com/story/nation...

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