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Trump threatened to sue journalists, authors, and book publishers who use anonymous sources. Granting certain sources anonymity is a common journalistic practice, especially when sources fear retribution.

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UPDATE: The charges against her have been dropped “in the interest of justice” (she bit one of the brownshirts that assaulted her) and the private security firm has lost their license to operate. I hope she sues them into oblivion.

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We've launched a Wisconsin Supreme Court Race toolkit! Make sure every voter in Wisconsin knows what's at stake! Share now! social.demcast.com/toolkit/WISu...

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5 things I did last week Musk 1. Successfully asked you to rehire 300 nuclear & avian flu workers you “accidentally” fired 2. Pressed you to pay attention to rising household costs 3. Stood up for vets 4. Fought against your tax cuts for the rich 5. Stood with 🇺🇦 instead of🇷🇺

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

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Germany has rejected the racist, far-right, AfD and Elon while confirming JD Vance's unfitness. After embarrassing the US with his Munich speech, he refused to meet with anyone but AfD’s Alice Weidel because he was so sure of their victory. What a pathetic and disrespectful miscalculation.

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This is how it’s done.

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Donald Trump’s firing of military leaders — four-star General Brown and four-star Admiral Franchetti — along with top legal officers is a betrayal of legions of first rate service members who dedicate their lives to our nation’s defense. This is a growing national security risk.

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We're a movement now! Hundreds attended our President's Day protest against fascism, co-sponsored with MoveOn. The Columbian ran a front page feature, KGW TV's story fed MSNBC's national coverage. Many are now joining us to fight back! #Indivisible #Resist #Revolt www.columbian.com/news/2025/fe...

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🚨 Your House representative is now back home through February 23. That’s where we come in. With Trump and Elon Musk pulling off a billionaire coup in real time, this congressional recess is about turning up the heat like never before. Let’s get to work: indivisi.org/muskorus

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Waking up to the start of a new workweek. Reminders: 1) employees who have been terminated have the right to a performance appraisal. Be sure to give them one. 2) terminated employees can send any appraisal refuting their letter up the chain of command (including HR and Dep. Dir.). Make a record.

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I was labeled as Mount Rainier, but I’m really known as - təqʷuʔmaʔ, təqʷuʔbəd, təqʷuʔbəʔ, taqʷuʔma, təqubəd, təqʷubəʔ, t(xʷ)xʷaq’ʷ. These are just SOME of the names that our ancestors used to reference our beloved mountain 🏔️ Mountains are sacred spaces. Treat them as such. ✨ 🌍 👁️

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"Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society." On what would have been John Lewis' 85th birthday, let's honor his legacy by protecting Americans' freedoms, including the right to vote.

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The Maine Principal's Association said it would continue to allow trans girls to compete in school sports, saying President Trump's recent executive order is in conflict with state law.

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Ben Wikler on Elon Musk pouring money into Wisconsin's state supreme court race: “He knows that his power to erode and undermine and gut our Constitution and the whole country runs through control of state court systems like Wisconsin’s.”

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substack.com/@betoorourke...

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The Trump administration has barred the AP from significant events and held other outlets at bay. Meanwhile, fringe media figures, some pushing extremist views, have surfaced at center stage. My story w @TomDreisbach www.npr.org/2025/02/20/g...

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A little substance about what the FBI does & historical context to help you articulate just how dangerous the confirmation of Kash Patel is. joycevance.substack.com/p/kash-patel...

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One of the first targets here will almost certainly be blocking the mailing of abortion medications like mifepristone. If I'm right, it'll be a the biggest blow to reproductive freedom since the repeal of Roe.

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DOGE = Department of Gross Errors

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Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

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It was an honor to sign the guest book in the home of Anne Frank. I was here as a younger man and thought about her life as a dark chapter of history. Today, I can’t help but think of her story as one of caution. Our world is fragile, and it’s incumbent on us not to break it.

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NEW: Minnesota was just ranked a top state both to retire and to raise a family. By investing in the things that matter – economic opportunity, health and safety, and strong communities – we’re building the best state for all Minnesotans from childhood through retirement.

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Instead of giving $2 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, we should work together to lower food prices for regular Americans. That's why I introduced an amendment to block tax cuts for billionaires as long as food prices are rising.

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“Every American can do something—show up, walk out, call, sign up, demonstrate engagement.” The Musk-Trump axis thrives on chaos and intimidation, but resistance is growing. Thousands protested, DOJ lawyers resigned & NYC officials walked out. Jen Rubin explains.

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While Gov Kathy Hochul confronts the political crisis involving Mayor Eric Adams in NYC, she's facing a second crisis in the state prison system, as corrections officers strike and she deploys the state national guard. From @ncprnews.bsky.social www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...

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‘This could not be more serious’: Weissmann on bombshell resignation of top DOJ prosecutor @nicollewallace.bsky.social and panel discuss the resignation of career prosecutor Denise Cheung, her resignation letter, and its impact. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-K7...

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to reverse the “accidental” firing of several employees responding to an avian influenza outbreak. While the CDC says the public risk is low, the crisis is hitting the agriculture sector hard, driving egg prices to record highs.

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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Wherein Elon says the quiet, corrupt part out loud: He intends to steal the private IRS data of his political enemies. How soon before he does the same to his economic competitors? Or you?

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Top Social Security official steps down after disagreement with DOGE over sensitive data www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Let it be known...

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Join us this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. as we "cast a net of good." Listen, and learn, about how Jesus told his disciples to become "fishers of men," and draw people of out the darkness, and into the light.

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The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration left her position after she refused a request by DOGE to access sensitive government records at the agency, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

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“More than 1,000 water rescues” in KY, where flooding struck every county. Much of the geography is mountainous, like NC where the hurricane hit: the water concentrates in valleys where people live. It was too much even for some who had prepared. www.npr.org/2025/02/17/n...

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We have found that life-changing and group-defining experiences cause our personal and collective identities to become fused together. We call it “identity fusion.” Fused individuals will stop at nothing to advance the interests of their groups... www.wired.com/story/global...

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Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in first interview since her firing

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Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA food scientist, won a USDA innovation grant to further develop a meal replacement bar for first responders. Trump's freeze on government awards has jeopardized those plans.

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Figure skaters from Boston will join a tribute event in Washington, D.C., to support the families of those killed in a plane crash over the Potomac River.

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The US Federal Government is the largest employer of Veterans. Just around 30% of VA employees are Veterans, even though only about 6% of American adults have served.

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The battle lines are being drawn: Not left vs. right but MAGA vs. people with even an ounce of integrity.

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