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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

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“Operation Whirlwind” What’s Happening Now? In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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Fired federal workers share the crucial jobs no longer being done Six people describe what they were doing to benefit public health, safety and the environment www.sciencenews.org/article/fire...

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Absolutely

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I’m not surprised but also you should know better than to mess with Dolly.

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Today’s event at Afrori Books (Brighton’s black-owned bookstore) was amazing. I was in conversation with bestselling author Natasha Bowen (Skin of the Sea). Afterwards, I got to sign their Author Wall. 🖤📚 Note: I swiped a photo from author @clairelinney.bsky.social ’s post, heehee (😁❤️).

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Why are people drawn to RFK's false promises? Why do they have so little trust in medical institutions and why are they willing, even eager, to see them dismantled? We've enforced desperation on millions of now very manipulable people––and we're all now paying for it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CxG...

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If you have a: - Credit card - Checking account - Savings account - Mortgage - Car loan - Student loan - Venmo account The fight to protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is your fight.

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In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

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Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

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83% of Americans disapprove of King Donold’s pardoning his Jan. 6 goon squad, and now his poll numbers are falling faster than a gold-plated toilet in a hurricane. SMITE!

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Odd how the turns have tabled… Trump reversed course and admitted that Russia did, in fact, invade Ukraine. International news sources and independent media have stepped up to keep Americans informed.

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

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Over 1,000 people showed up in Framingham to make clear that we’re fired up and ready to fight back against every terrible policy Donald Trump and Elon Musk throw at us. 📸 John Walker

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This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!

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This is what a leader looks like 🔥🔥 Slava Ukraini 🇺🇸🇺🇦 Geroyam Slava 🇺🇦 #SheShed

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The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice. The result is demagoguery and corruption.

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‘The essential ingredient is openness’: Curtis Sittenfeld on the deep joy of midlife friendship

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Amen to that.

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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

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I had a delightful conversation with Allyson Gavaletz on the Barnes & Noble podcast Poured Over www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/poured-...

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Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.

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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Note: In 2024 alone, Musk’s enterprises were awarded approximately $3 billion across nearly 100 federal contracts, averaging about $8 million per day.

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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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In the 7th grade I shared a locker with a kid who would spray his hair with Aqua Net and then light it on fire, babbling about secret messages in Ozzy records. Feels like that kid was just confirmed as Health & Human Services Secretary.

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Putting RFK Jr. in charge of the nation’s public health is a huge mistake. When dangerous diseases resurface and people can’t access lifesaving vaccines, all Americans will suffer — and RFK Jr.’s family could keep getting richer thanks to his serious conflicts of interest.

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Osun-Osogbo, the sacred grove in Nigeria. An important place in DEATH OF THE AUTHOR. Years ago, me (a writer), CJ Obasi (a filmmaker) and Mara Menzies (a storyteller) tried so hard to get there from Abeokuta. 😆 I was so upset about that failed trip that I wrote about the place. One day, man.

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Education Department employees on probation were abruptly dismissed without cause across the department this morning. Staff have been warned that more layoffs are coming.

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The Denver public school system became the first US school district to sue the Trump administration over its policy of allowing Ice agents in schools.

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PLEASE SHARE.

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Been more than a little preoccupied the last few weeks (😣). Just learned that my novella SHE WHO KNOWS made Locus’ 2024 Recommended Reading List. 😊 You can vote for it here: poll.voting.locusmag.com The second book in the trilogy, SHE WHO KNOWS: One Way Witch, is due out later this year.

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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

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"I think eventually people will die because of it." CU-Anschutz speaks out about the Trump administration's cutback of medical research funding. @marcsallinger.bsky.social reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social. #copolitics www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_n5...

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The judge had issued a temporary restraining order against an administration plan to freeze payments for grants and other federal programs, but says the administration has not been fully complying.

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youtube.com/shorts/keNw6... Where are they😠

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Hey NYTimes — now you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.

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Fabulous 🇺🇸💥

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