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When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

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This is the most cowardly administration in history.

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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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According to ProPublica, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since abortion bans were implemented, compared with maternal deaths in the state immediately before the pandemic.

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Sexual abuse survivors have been advocating for a database of abusers since at least 2007, when ABC News’ “20/20” published a report on abuse among Southern Baptist pastors.

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Senate Republicans took their first step toward securing new funding for border security and the military, after Democrats forced GOP lawmakers to take uncomfortable amendment votes all night on hotly contested issues

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Here's video of Steve Bannon doing a Sieg Heil today at CPAC. It is what it is and it's what Bannon intended. Don't let yourself be gaslit.

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In 2028 this is what a Democratic president needs to do. We will win if you all vote blue this time.

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As of yesterday, there were 58 reported cases of measles in Texas. 13 of which were hospitalized. Tens of thousands of dollars racked up in medical bills. (40k?) A one night stay at hospital in TX averages about $3,000 One MMR vaccine in TX averages $100 without insurance with a private doctor.

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Hillary was right about this fucking puppet.

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Today's front page of The New York Post.

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Remember when America had friends? Like a month ago?

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Never forget.

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Americans have been deeply shaken by the news that RFK Jr. was confirmed and sworn in as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, a recovering heroine addict, now has broad control over many of the biggest federal programs in the U.S. tackling addiction: the…

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You cannot determine whether you saved or cost money based solely on one side of the ledger. Example: I saved my household $2K by not paying the mortgage.

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This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

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Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it. Strong power move for Team Cancer.

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Dear MAGA, Seriously, fuck off 🖕🏻 #SheShed

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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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Good advice ⬇️

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📌TIP FROM A DAMN GOOD SOURCE: The Forest Service is going to layoff 5,000 workers by day's end. An email to staff will be going out shortly. Other agencies are also said to be doing this.

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The Trump administration’s efforts to freeze foreign aid and dismantle USAID have resulted in mass chaos, panic, and fear — both at home and abroad. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, USAID workers and their families were left scrambling to arrange and pay for their own emergency evacuations…

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The exclusion of the Associate Press is a retaliation campaign against the wire service's refusal to update its language policies to reflect Trump's executive order proclaiming that the Gulf of Mexico is hereby known as the "Gulf of America."

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"Are you being pursued by CFPB enforcement or supervision staff, in violation of Acting Director Russ Vought's stand down order?"

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We hope that news outlets Trump punishes by restricting their access to briefings, signings and the like will take the opportunity to double down on hard-hitting investigations that don’t require access to ceremonies and spin sessions. www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...

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When cities clear homeless encampments, workers often take people’s belongings — including important documents, survival gear and irreplaceable mementos. Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g

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SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.

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You can’t post your way out of fascism Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them 🔗 www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...

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Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”

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The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.

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Light pollution, the term for the brightening of the night sky by unnatural lights, is increasing worldwide. On average, skies are getting 10% brighter each year globally, with the fastest rate of change in North America. cnn.it/4aKCyjn

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The water unexpectedly released from dams on Trump’s order didn’t help farms or L.A. The Trump administration abruptly sent water flowing from two California dams. The action could leave less water in dams for the summer, when farmers typically use it.

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"Now more than ever ... it’s crucial for cis journalists to invest time and energy into learning how to report on trans communities accurately." 👇

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A 58-year-old poll worker is among the 60,000 North Carolina voters whose ballots could be disqualified if a Republican judge's election challenge succeeds. “I want people to know today it’s North Carolina, and tomorrow it’s another state,” she said. Read more: https://propub.li/40Jcbpc

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Democrats need to have an aggressive and coordinated media strategy involving all of their members, surfacing derogatory information about Republicans, enumerating the problems they’ve failed to address, and filling the news hole with fresh complaints. https://newrepublic.com/post/190337/trump-se…

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The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations. “We don’t have much, but what we do have is important.” New, from @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social

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In general, Turks and Caicos residents have expressed disappointment in the response from SpaceX after the Starship test flight explosion.

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Because they are evil, we must stand up to them. But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.

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Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.

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Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.

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House GOP members are figuring out which of Trump's promised tax cuts to propose into law and how to pay for them. Among their targets: slashing benefits for single mothers and the poor who rely on government health care. By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & @justinelliott.bsky.social

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