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Leaders of the Social Security Administration had just opened an investigation into a career employee they believed was improperly sharing information with Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team when President Donald Trump elevated the employee this week to acting commissioner.

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Completely nuts.

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At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.

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'Worst hack in history' as $1.5bn in cryptocurrency stolen

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NEW: Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left behind.

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Read the real stories about what USAID cuts mean, not the Musk propaganda www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations, and would be looking for her replacement.

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The Trump administration blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money.

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the only thing Canadians like more than beating Russia in hockey is beating the US in hockey. the general sentiment this morning is that last night we got to do both.

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Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study finds

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A flurry of executive actions from President Trump and cuts spearheaded by DOGE have thrown the country’s biggest employer into chaos. The impact is rippling through MD where 10% of the state's workforce is federal employees, @briaovers.bsky.social reports www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/soci...

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“‘What keeps me up at night is that when the state or federal government goes so far to target immigrants, we see the floodgates of private hatred open up,’ she said.” www.thebulwark.com/p/alabama-tr...

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“It isn’t just the services it provides—it’s the jobs, the path into the middle class, and the glue that holds communities together.” In 2020, Philip F. Rubio wrote about what was at stake with Donald Trump’s attacks on the Postal Service: theatln.tc/T689JHBP

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The German Interior Ministry has identified a Russia-linked disinformation campaign spreading fake claims of election fraud in Germany just days before Sunday’s vote.

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Tesla is recalling nearly 380,000 vehicles in the US over a power steering assist failure that could increase steering effort and potentially raise the risk of a crash.

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NEW: House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test These GOP-held districts have the most Medicaid recipients, as Republicans eye spending cuts in their budget plan. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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US consumer sentiment dropped more than expected in February to a 15-month low and inflation expectations rocketed as households worried that President Donald Trump's plans for steep and broad-based tariffs would eat into their purchasing power reut.rs/41gv4Aq

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“Why does the world’s richest man, now serving as the de facto president of the United States, care about a single judicial election in a state that is home to less than 2% of the U.S. population?...the answer can be summed up in the form of his biggest fear: accountability.” New from Ben Wikler

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WATCH: "We are in a new era… where international relations aren’t going to be determined by rules… they're going to be determined by strong men." Former MI6 boss Sir Alex Younger on Trump, Putin and changes to global diplomacy. #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=FocQITpJnaQ

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The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

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Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

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I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.

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

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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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Elon Musk called those who receive federal benefits or work for the federal government "parasites". Two of Elon Musk's companies account for at least $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade. Elon Musk also paid $0 in taxes. Elon Musk is the parasite.

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NIH layoffs. FAA layoffs. FDA layoffs. USAID dismantled. America isn’t just losing workers—it’s losing safety, science & stability. Jen Rubin argues the sooner Americans grasp the damage, the sooner Republicans feel the heat. Ignore it, and they’ll face a voter backlash.

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Anti-South Asian online hate surged in extremist spaces after election, new report says. Some rhetoric centered on Indians “stealing jobs” and threatening “white livelihood,” the nonprofit group Stop AAPI Hate says.

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Some defense officials responsible for drafting lists of civilian Pentagon employees to be terminated as soon as this week are raising concerns with their superiors that the summary firings could break the law and potentially harm US military readiness, a senior defense official told CNN.

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DOGE claims firings target low performers and new employees. The reality is far from it, according to documents and interviews: cnn.it/417VuEn

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"The layoffs come in the middle of tax filing season. Former IRS officials warned that losing such a large number of employees could disrupt Americans’ ability to easily file taxes this year, even if the layoffs are not supposed to affect those deemed 'critical'...” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...

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Without friends

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