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“[2 wins for ‘Anora’], I guess Americans are excited to finally see someone stand up to a powerful Russian.” — Conan O’Brien during the #Oscars

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo honour Judy Garland and Diana Ross in showstopping #Oscars performance

Conan O’Brien kickstarts his #Oscars monologue with a dig at Karla Sofía Gascón

Morgan Freeman honours ‘dear friend’ Gene Hackman during the #Oscars’ In Memoriam

Queen Latifah and partner Eboni Nichols wow fans on the Oscars’ red carpet #Oscars2025

Queer TV icon Rylan cast in #DoctorWho ‘Eurovision in space’ episode

Trump just fired one of the highest-ranking trans women in the federal government

The conservative organization America First Legal (AFL) accused NASCAR of “ongoing, deliberate, and illegal discrimination against white, male Americans.” Curious because of the 42 drivers on the entry list for the 2024 Daytona 500, for example, only one was Black, and zero were women.

Statement: the American Meteorological Organization: "Recent terminations within the government workforce for science are likely to cause irreparable harm & have far-reaching consequences for public safety, economic well-being, & the United States’ global leadership." www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

The Central American nation forged a new partnership with the United States to start manufacturing more semiconductors as Washington looked for new and less geopolitically sensitive sources of microchips.

Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Nature reports on the work scientists are doing to understand their effects on your health. 🧪

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Call your MOC and let them know - America is not for sale.

8 years ago today at the meeting of the Outer Planets Assessment Group, Zibi Turtle told the planetary science community about a mission concept called Dragonfly. What a wonderful, impossibly hard, and rewarding trip this has been, so far. ❤️

This is how our government has been corrupted:  1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.  2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.  3) Donors make a huge profit.  4) Repeat. For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.

In case you missed it, as of Feb. 22, 2025: * Arctic sea-ice extent: lowest * Antarctic sea-ice extent: 2nd lowest * Global sea-ice extent: lowest * Global mean surface temperature: 4th highest * Global sea-surface temperature: 2nd highest * 36-month albedo: lowest * Collapse of everything: highest

A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold.

A reminder that Elon Musk's corporations were promised $3 billion across nearly 100 different contracts last year with 17 federal agencies. While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.

The family of a Texas girl says she was allegedly bullied by classmates who threatened to call “ICE” on her family.

Are Trump and Musk governing as monarchs? What are the oligarchs' global ambitions? How should Dems give voice to the growing DOGE backlash? And how will attacks on the CFPB hurt consumers? Join us (and a special guest!) to answer these questions and more on this week's Coffee Klatch.

“From my perch here in the US—where I arrived decades ago, thinking that having grown up in a country that experienced fascism was never going to be relevant again—here are a couple of thoughts on what we might learn from the German election.”

Germany's election results confirm victory for conservatives and chance of forming two-party coalition

What's "going to happen" for which military lawyers will be a "roadblock?"

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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The richest man in the world-an unelected South African apartheid beneficiary-is emotionally and financially abusing and cyberbullying the entire federal workforce, including thousands of disabled veterans. We must fight this in Congress, the courts, and the streets every. single. day.

Our perspective on history is inherently limited because each of us only gets at most 100 years here. Each of us has & will live through events that test our individual & collective will & character. We can’t control those events, but we can control how we respond to them. That power is everything.

My grandfather (whom I never met as he was 52 when my mom was born in 1945 & died when she was 3) said this to a Chicago newspaper while in federal prison for union organizing in the 1920s. His words are a huge inspiration to me now. I honestly feel like he is inside of my being or watching over me.

The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth. Read that back. Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.

The liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at risk. That’s why our organizers are talking to voters across the state to keep their highest court out of MAGA hands. Pitch in to support Wisconsin Indivisibles’ GOTV work to elect Susan Crawford on April 1: secure.actblue.com/donate/scowi...

He nails it.

The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.  Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.  Trickle down economics was always a hoax.

The government shuts down on March 14 unless Congress passes a new spending bill. Republicans need Democratic votes to pass anything, but they’re pushing a budget that slashes essential programs, attacks basic rights, and hands unchecked power over to Trump, Elon Musk, and their billionaire allies.

Good morning, Bluesky! #NewMexico #Dine #Navajo

Israel will end the Gaza ceasefire if Hamas does not release hostages on Saturday, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says - follow live

UK Health Minister Andrew Gwynne is sacked by PM and apologises for offence caused by "badly misjudged" messages on WhatsApp

MI5 lied to three courts to defend its handling of neo-Nazi spy, after BBC uncovered his violent abuse

Record breaking crowd at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute/FAU. Great crowd, great questions. People starving for credible science information!! @geocollaborate.bsky.social 🧪

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