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Extraordinary story the Wall Street Journal. X is threatening advertisers that if they don’t spend more, Elon Musk will use his influence in government to block company mergers. That’s extortion.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

Maryland National Guard declined to participate in a parade to honor the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass, citing recent Trump administration guidance barring Black History Month events. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

If any of you know Neil Gorsuch (a longtime defender of Indian tribes' rights), please send him this piece about the devastating layoffs of about 1,000 employees in the Indian Health Service -- which means we're abrogating our obligations as mandated by treaties. ictnews.org/news/life-or...

The National Press Club just sent out this statement on the White House blocking an AP reporter today: "Today’s action by the White House is a direct attack on press freedom....The role of the press is not to take orders from the government but rather to hold the government accountable."

Federal employees. Courage.

Not even trying to hide it…

Work from home is very popular. Republicans can keep calling remote workers lazy at their own peril.

In the first three weeks of the new Trump administration, Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team has swiftly inserted itself into at least 17 federal agencies.

Waste and fraud? Has the Pentagon dropped its investigation into Musk's abuse of its own reporting rules? newrepublic.com/article/1913...