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I wouldn’t think “moved to root out diversity initiatives” is a useful phrase for journalism at all, but using it as a euphemism for a purge of high ranking black officers is downright Orwellian.

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Democrats are fundamentally misunderstanding the moment: We're not asking them to be legislators right now. We need them to be politicians. There's nothing to be done about the legislative situation. They're right about that. But there's PLENTY to be done as politicians.

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South Dakota House has passed a bill that may result in "locking up librarians" for loaning books to children that others deemed to be offensive. The bill has now moved on to the Senate. www.yahoo.com/news/south-d...

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Paging DOGE: I found your government waste in your Trump. Fire him.

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Germany's election is tomorrow: Who's who in German elections and why this vote is important www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Important observation by @natashabertrand.bsky.social.⬇️ Now ask yourself, why would Secretary Hegseth and President Trump want to remove the most senior military lawyers?

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There's a trend going around where you use a tiktok filter that gives you a guy's facial hair. And then answering the question "would you date the male version of you?" I tried it, and I looked exactly like my brother. So, no. I would not date my brother. 🤮

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Just keep playing this on repeat youtu.be/OLkPwxcIji0?...

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South Dakota House lawmakers want to librarians who lend books that the lawmakers have deemed harmful to children. Bill would also subject employees of schools, universities and museums to potential jail time. aberdeeninsider.com/legislative-...

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USAID’s payment system was disabled on 2/1/2025, and it remains nonfunctioning, according to USAID staffers and filings. No funding has been released. PEPFAR remains at a standstill. #StayMad #EatTheRich apnews.com/article/trum...

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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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FOX NEWS: You are against people bringing in eggs that have not been-- I mean, we have the USDA for a reason. These could be contaminated and bring illnesses in. GALLEGO: Absolutely. This is why we shouldn't be firing USDA inspectors that are actually doing oversight over avian flu

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German language lesson:

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Still a bunch of dipshits.

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85 years later, Chaplin's words still resonate. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Yp4USo/

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In a new message to FBI staff, Kash Patel said he will "always have your backs." But Patel's first moments sent the opposite message: All support personnel who worked in the FBI director's office were told to pack their desks and leave before Patel arrived. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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There are purple finches (or maybe house finches) in my bird feeder!!! It's (practically) Spring!

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💥 Apple is upholding its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Despite attack from right-wing anti-DEI shareholder activists -- the same anti-DEI group that targeted Costco. And just like Costco, look for Apple shareholders to tell anti-DEI activists to take a hike on Feb 25.

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I was just sitting here, enjoying watching a bald eagle doing little loop-de-loops in the sky... When it swooped down and snatched a squirrel that was bounded across my front yard. Pretty sure I made this exact face...

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www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YgKsxb/

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I have a freaking headache. Sigh.

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Three updates: 1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.

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Today I volunteered at the food shelf and we had a Latina woman who left without any food because she refused to "sign the welcome book." I just wonder if she's trying to stay under the radar of the government or something. I would have still let her take food, but she took off...

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Minnesota’s arts orgs are losing funding for refusing to comply with a federal effort to resegregate the country. Billion-dollar foundations like McKnight, Bush, & MAC must step up. Your endowments will be worthless in a fascist state. Fund the resistance. Fund the arts. Now.

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There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂

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PSA: If you’re going to go around referring to yourself as the “king” of America you sure as fuck don’t get to call a democratically elected foreign leader a “dictator.”

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Am I crazy? I thought he had already announced that when John Thune took over his Republican Leadership position in the senate?

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