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Every opinion piece in the Washington Post must now follow Bezos' new rightwing guidelines. Writers can say that they would have written the same thing anyway, but the fact remains: Their piece was only published because it met his new rightwing guidelines. Support independent, pro-democracy media.

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Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.

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🔥 @aoc.bsky.social : “The numbers don’t add up. $880 BILLION is a devastating cut to Medicaid, and an attack on Medicare. Anyone who votes for this budget is voting to cut Medicaid and gut health care for Medicare recipients in 🇺🇸.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...

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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote. There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

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everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky

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So far not a word from DOGE regarding this fraud.... "The Biden administration was prepared to spend a few hundred thousand dollars on Teslas but then the Trump administration altered that amount to $400 million and then back-dated the records to make it look like the Biden administration did it."

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Honestly this explains so much: theconversation.com/mounting-res...

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Earlier this month, Republican Rep. Bryan Donalds voted proxy to appear on Bill Maher in Los Angeles. Hollywood OK--new mom NO WAY! www.coloradopolitics.com/house-proxy-...

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Look at the bottom right corner, the Dow was up 113 points when this "cabinet meeting" began and more than a half hour later the Dow was in the red with a more than 100 point turn around. Btw, he said 300,000 people died from fentanyl last year. The CDC's number is 57,997

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BREAKING: The National Association of Broadcasters, the commercial TV largest lobbying group, has asked the FCC to approve a measure that would shut off all free ATSC 1.0 broadcast TV signals by 2028 in the largest 55 TV markets, and country-wide by 2030, replacing them with NextGen TV.

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Texas health dept says the first measles death from the ongoing outbreak was in a school-aged child who was not vaccinated, was hospitalized in Lubbock last week and tested positive for measles

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Unfortunately this isn’t even close to being true. Over the past half century, the wealthiest members of our society—a handful of people, relatively speaking—have extracted more than $50 trillion from the rest of the country. What’s happening now isn’t much of a phenomenon.

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Approximately 100,000 U.S. aluminum industry jobs could be on the chopping block due to tariffs targeting the metal, according to Alcoa CEO William Oplinger. www.wsj.com/business/alc...

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Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser tasked with radically downsizing the US government, will attend President Donald Trump's first cabinet meeting on Wednesday as turmoil continues to swirl around his plans to fire federal workers reut.rs/3ETxnBM

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If you’ve watched his first four weeks and think Donald Trump’s not capable of finding a way to stay in office, well, you’re not paying attention.

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Our press sucks. Absolutely embarrassing.

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💯💯💯💯

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OMG #VA #veterans

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House Bill 93 is the first private school choice bill to reach the governor's desk, and the divisive proposal has generated significant public interest. www.idahoednews.org/news/governo...

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Trump's new FBI Director vows "world's largest manhunt" in chilling message

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WCHA response: “This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps." Full statement here: whca.press/2025/02/25/w...

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“Starving children are waiting for this product to arrive."

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The FAA has agreed to use SpaceX's Starlink internet system to upgrade the IT networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflicts of interest for CEO Elon Musk in one of his other roles, that of recommending funding cuts at federal agencies, including the FAA. cnn.it/436qirE

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President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a stark warning to European allies that Vladimir Putin is eyeing up five other countries on the continent should Ukraine fall.

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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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No constitutional text is well-written enough to save the rule of law when the American people elect a president who doesn’t believe in the Constitution, especially when he is joined by a Congress that refuses to hold him accountable for violating it.

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Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.

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It’s done.

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These Idaho scientists should be commended for the long legacy and growing body of their biomedical research – and for their future discoveries we haven’t yet benefited from – ...

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The Idaho House widely passed a bill to limit youth access to public performances considered “indecent sexual exhibitions,” such as drag shows. #idleg idahocapitalsun.com/2025/02/25/i...

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Don’t make the same mistake Idaho! Call the Governor’s office and select the House Bill 93 prompt then #2 to tell him to VETO it! (208) 334-2100 This out of state originated privatization bill is HORRIBLE for our kids and our budget! (Especially in rural areas!) www.propublica.org/article/ariz...

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If you thought the Fed was safe from Trump's executive orders and actions of the new administration, read this and think again www.ft.com/content/28d0...

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If the GOP slashes Medicaid by $880 billion to give billionaires more tax cuts-which is EXACTLY what they promised Even if you’re not on Medicaid it hurts you Hospitals will close And your insurance costs will increase to pay for newly uninsured Americans Don't cut our Medicaid

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All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.

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MSNBC canceled Joy Reid's primetime show as part of a major overhaul of its programming. Black viewers are rallying behind Reid and speaking out against the cut.

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“Appeal to Heaven” will race through the #idleg of course. Appeal to do what? Oppress gay and trans folks? Women? Anyone not white? I’m no theist, but in history and my own life this rings true, hate has it’s day, but Love Will Win. “They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind"

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Idahoans might no longer be able to legalize marijuana – or any other drug – through a ballot initiative under a proposed constitutional amendment heading to the House floor. Rep. Bruce Skaug’s proposal would require approval from two-thirds of the House and Senate to legalize any drug.

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The House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted unanimously to introduce House Bill 317, which lays out a path to create and collect a new excise tax on commercial wind turbines in Idaho. #idpol #idleg

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Did you know Elon Musk has Canadian citizenship? Perhaps not for long. I explain why over at @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91283993/pet...

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The ugly truth of American violence has never been plainer – an extract from Omar El Akkad’s new book argues that Gaza put to bed the fantasy of the USA as freedom fighter www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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Are we angry yet ? I'm asking Democrats and Republicans . I'm pissed 😤

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The DOJ doesn’t know the answer to who is legally running DOGE. They say it’s not Musk. But they can’t name anyone else. That’s not a good sign.

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States Newsroom reporters are on the ground in state capitals across the country to shine a light on what's happening there. Brace yourself.

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In Congress right now, Republicans have made it known that they’re considering plans to cut billions of dollars from the Medicaid program. In Nevada, about one in four residents is reportedly on Medicaid. What then, could cuts at the federal level mean for Nevada? shorturl.at/csKcY

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