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They killed off Consumer Financial Protection Bureau because it was too effective at protecting the public from unscrupulous, opportunistic conmen like Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

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#Coup #Trump #Musk #ElonMusk #PeterThiel #MAGA #Project2025 #Hitler #TheFourthReich #TechBros #Gestapo #Broligarchs #Nationalism #KuKluxKlan #BadFaith #Fascism "A Tale Of Two Hoodies." History www.history.com/topics/19th-...

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No one has tried this before, let's see how it plays out.

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North Dakota is not a Theocracy.

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74% of Americans, including 54% of Republicans and 93% of Democrats, disapprove of Trump's pardons for Jan. 6ers convicted of violent crimes. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

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The Kennedy Center has issued a statement in response to Trump’s deranged post about making himself the chairman. “There is nothing in the Center’s statute that would prevent a new administration from replacing board members; however, this would be the first time such action has been taken.”

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In response to a post on X from @maxwellfrost.bsky.social showing the effort to get into the Department of Education building this morning, Elon Musk replied, "No such department exists in the federal government"

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Tedlittleford.com

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#Coup #Trump #Musk #ElonMusk #PeterThiel #MAGA #Project2025 #Hitler #TheFourthReich #TechBros #Gestapo #Broligarchs #Nationalism #KuKluxKlan #BadFaith #Fascism #AmericaFirst "America First." AF Policy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America... E Pluribus Unum www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/ou...

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I worked on this for months, and I'm so excited to share it with TON readers. Thank you so much to @rachelzamzow.bsky.social and @kaozelli.bsky.social for helping me shape this resource—I hope that it can help journalists feel empowered to cover Indigenous science and decolonize our field.

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The new animated series “Common Side Effects” is a mycology thriller—a fictional story about a rogue mushroom researcher who finds a ‘shroom that can heal any injury or disease. In real life, scientists are searching far and wide to map the world’s unseen fungi. ✍️ @emmalgometz.bsky.social

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We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.

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The Riviera of the Middle East

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“I didn’t expect a Trump win to cause me to lose my job, but that’s what happened...” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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"In hindsight, the first year may have been the entire ballgame — even if no one quite knew it at the time..." Really good explainer by Zack Beauchamp here. Worth reading: www.vox.com/politics/398...

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Texas

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They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.

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#FreePalestine #Israel #Netanyahu #Gaza #GazaStrip #WestBank #Trump #Musk #ElonMusk #Nazism #MAGA #Project2025 #TheFourthReich #BadFaith #Fascism What does Trump’s ethnic cleansing proposal mean for ceasefire deal? ⏬ Bluesky 'bite-sized' article thread (10 min) with added links 📖 🍿 🔊

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NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately." | www.wired.com/story/treasu...

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Who Did this Touche`

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PSA: They’re killing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau because it protects you from them.

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When cities clear homeless encampments, workers often take people’s belongings — including important documents, survival gear and irreplaceable mementos. Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g

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Whole Foods, which is owned by notorious union-buster Amazon, is arguing that Trump's dismantling of the NLRB means the company doesn't have to recognize a newly unionized store in Philadelphia. Looks like Jeff Bezos's investment in Trump is paying off.

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“At the museum I learn I am as tall as some bombs.” — Steven Duong, “Ordnance,” At The End Of The World There Is A Pond

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Sharing this post again because I KNOW he’s referencing the movie…and the sex life I wish he’d keep to himself

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The WSJ last April. The WSJ today. 🇺🇸

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Now more than ever.

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Minerva spends her days on her knees harvesting turnips in AZ. She shares that she is concerned in the current environment - especially for her children. " I'm not a criminal, I'm working to take care of my family." #WeFeedYou

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Cincinnati, OH 2/7/25

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Many are asking: “What can I do now?” Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do

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