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A little reminder from January 29, 2021: ‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy The KGB ‘played the game as if they were immensely impressed by his personality’, Yuri Shvets, a key source for a new (in 2021) book www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Snipes Fact Check: Yes, Musk reposted meme calling Americans who use federal programs the 'Parasite Class' www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...

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👀 NEW: the current under secretary of State for Management, Ambassador Tibor Nagy, has sent an email regarding OPM's request for five accomplishments: "No employee is obligated to report their activities outside of their department chain of command."

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Here is a great website, where you can put in your zip code and see what specific cuts in Social Security in your area Republicans are proposing and what that will mean for you specifically. democrats-budget.house.gov/house-republ...

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“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.” Beyond parody.

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Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk request to list their achievements Agency reportedly seeking guidance from DoJ as Musk’s demand sparks confusion across key government agencies www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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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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Elon Musk Says He'll Fire Every Federal Worker Who Ignores His Email Musk dusts off his Twitter playbook, demanding federal employees name five things they "accomplished last week" — or else he'll fire them www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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The poster child for white male mediocrity, Pete Hegseth, is firing qualified Black men and women from the military.

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Better not call it a “vaccine” or it might not get approved. Maybe market it as a recreational drug.

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It’s a cult.

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Measles, people. Measles. An ongoing measles outbreak that began in one of Texas' least vaccinated counties has mushroomed to 90 cases across a cluster of seven counties in the state, according to an update by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday. arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

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Every detail of this this story is disturbing. “Many workers say they live in a constant state of fear, unable to trust their colleagues, unable to speak freely, reflexively engaging in self-censorship even on matters they view as crucial to national security.” www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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Count me among them! Readers praise Independent for pledging to speak out against Trump Our readers have strongly backed our pledge to stand against Donald Trump’s threat to truth and democracy www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

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“We’ve seen a complete drop off in any new requests or new interest in U.S. travel,” “I’ve had no requests for travel to the United States for about two weeks.” www.yahoo.com/news/frustra...

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The GSA is shutting down its EV chargers, calling them ‘not mission critical’The agency in charge of managing buildings owned by the federal government has begun the process of taking hundreds of EV charging stations out of service. www.theverge.com/news/617235/...

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DOGE slashes health care for sick 9/11 first responders Musk, Trump, and RFK Jr.'s cuts to the CDC have halted 9/11 health care for Ground Zero workers The following image is from Scientific American in 2021 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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“These firings they’re conducting without following the law will result in hundreds of thousands of former federal employees being owed back pay, plus interest, plus benefits, plus attorneys fees,” “When the bill comes it will be monumental.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Medicaid is under threat—again. It covers 79 million people, supports thousands of hospitals and clinics, and funds 4 in 10 births. It also helps pay for 60%+ of nursing home residents’ care. Cuts risk millions losing coverage and vital healthcare services. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

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Exactly what the people voted for. Trump Reportedly Preparing To Seize Control of the U.S. Postal Service “potentially throwing the 250-year-old mail provider and trillions of dollars of ecommerce transactions into turmoil.” www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-...

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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Important 🧵: Stanford political scientist uses data to show DOGE is attacking “liberal” agencies, not focusing on waste & inefficiency: “The hardest hit agencies are those that regulate industry, protect public health, and expand access to education.”

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Elon Musk made a widely debunked claim that a “massive amount” of tax dollars are “going to legacy media companies” at CPAC on Thursday. www.mediaite.com/politics/mus...

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Hegseth's memo calling for 8% cuts to DoD's budget every year for 5 years "was issued the day before Trump endorsed the House’s budget plan which includes a $100 billion increase in defense spending...Hegseth called for an increase to the defense budget one week ago." www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/p...

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Secretary of Defense Hegseth could soon move to fire more than half a dozen generals and flag officers, part of an effort to purge the department of senior leaders perceived as either too political or too close to former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...

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Math is still hard www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...

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Trump FTC getting ready to go after social media companies (I'm sure it will skip ExTwitter, and possibly now Meta) for their First Amendment protected editorial discretion. www.regulations.gov/document/FTC...

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Lawyers at Twitter are reportedly threatening advertisers to spend more money on the platform “or else” Elon Musk will use his connections with Trump to hurt their companies.

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The corruption that has happened in this month alone could take all of the nation's remaining journalists years to fully document.

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Trump owns every long airport line now. Shame. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...

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A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial criticizing the mayor and city leaders after the officials sued, sparking complaints from press advocates that it violates the first amendment The order was issued without a hearing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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1000 workers have been fired from Dept. of Vet Affairs, including veteran Andrew Lennox who was actively serving NW Ohioans at the VA. Andrew served as a marine in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria — he, and the fellow veterans he serves, deserve so much more. The indiscriminate, illegal cuts must stop.

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They’re going to try and prosecute their political enemies

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Elon Musk called a Danish astronaut “fully ret---ed” in an argument on the billionaire’s social media platform. www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-ca...

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

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The waste is coming from the White House. 👇

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New #FactChecker --> Trump’s flurry of false claims about Ukraine wapo.st/3X5k2wA

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The pattern is consistent. The man Musk is so passionate about has openly praised 1930s fascist leaders and expressed admiration for Russian presidents. Elon Musk ramps up Romanian election row, branding chief judge a tyrant www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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US refusing to co-sponsor UN motion backing Ukraine ahead of war anniversary, diplomats say www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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Dark Pence is back.

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Elon Musk's X could get its $44 billion valuation back That valuation would mark a major turnaround for X, which struggled to retain advertisers. But a lot has changed over the last few months. Trump won the election and took office last month, giving Musk immense access to the federal government.

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people. And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Just over half of U.S. adults (54%) say they have an unfavorable view of Musk, including 36% who have a very unfavorable opinion of him. Two-thirds of Americans have an unfavorable view of Zuckerberg. This includes 26% who are very unfavorable toward him. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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This man is a serious threat to national security. What do the Russians have on him? Trump tells Zelenskyy to ‘move fast’ or lose country after Ukraine leader warns US president is in Russian ‘disinformation bubble’ www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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A friend from the VA just sent this and asked me to share. PMDB is Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior in the workplace. THIS is the real war against women: being forced to say there are only 2 genders but not being allowed to mention 96% of violence is perpetrated by men.

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