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KEEP PUSHING! If they won’t do a town hall DEMAND ONE

Unfortunately I won’t be to DC in time, but this rally for Ukraine is happening in Lincoln memorial. Attend if you can and Slava Ukrainii!

Donald Trump is big mad that Canada beat the U.S. in hockey. He calls Justin Trudeau "a loser" and says that he's going to lose the election. Fox Radio's Brian Kilmeade tells Donald that Trudeau isn't even running. Senile old fool. 🤦‍♀️

When these inaccuracies were first found, they could be called "mistakes." When DOGE took efforts to cover them up, they can no longer be considered "mistakes."

In embracing Putin, Trump is out of touch with the American people: "An overwhelming majority of voters (81 percent) think the United States should not trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, while 9 percent think the United States should trust him." poll.qu.edu/images/polli...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) told President Donald Trump “we’ll see you in court” and said her state won’t be intimidated by his threat to withhold federal funds if it doesn’t bar transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams.

Germans will vote on Sunday for a new chancellor, a critical component of Europe’s response to President Trump’s second term, and a choice that will resonate far beyond the country’s borders.

A "military purge" ... We're well past the point where it's okay to assume worst-case scenarios

For those at the back…

If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

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.

Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

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.

From Scientific American: A number of safety documents containing the word "diversity" were removed from the Department of Labor website. They dealt with diverse size and shape of firefighters—details that help them properly fit into safety equipment like ventilator masks.

Morning Reading 2/22/25: 1. Wholehearted Faith, Rachel Held Evans. 2. If We Were Vampires, Jason Isbell.

Regardless of how much coverage it gets, Trump aiming to install a military command that places loyalty to him above loyalty to the constitution needs to be a much bigger story.

I repeat, if you or a loved one was recently fired from the federal government during your probationary period, and the reason you were given was poor performance, please reach out to us at www.centerforemploymentjustice.com. We have a plan and may be able to help you.

More CFPB news: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's employees have been told that the bureau's Washington HQ lease is cancelled and the agency has 30 days to vacate the building www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

BREAKING: President Donald Trump terminated Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr., the country’s highest-ranking military officer, from his position.

México, Canada and the EU are in talks to set up a free trade agreement that excludes the U.S. GOOD! We deserve to be excluded. Too many Americans voted out of bigotry and stupidity, and because of that America is now run by disgusting tyrant who is unfit to be a global leader.

Admiral Franchetti became the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations on Nov. 2, 2023, making her the first woman to have a permanent seat as a member of the Joint Chiefs www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

The work of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is critical to those in the Great Lakes region for safety and monitoring weather, with a massive regional economy based around the lakes, including in Ohio. Now the NOAA is the crosshairs of Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

Breaking news: President Trump abruptly dismissed the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a social media post, delivering a blow to the military’s top brass as the Trump administration moves to align the Pentagon with its “America First” agenda.

Breaking News: President Trump fired the country’s senior military officer, a role that traditionally stays in place as administrations change.

FLASH: Trump fires Gen. Charles Q. Brown as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, other senior officers www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...

He’s Black. 👀 #Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff on Fri, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks.” apnews.com/article/trum...

🚨 BREAKING: Judge Jeannette Vargas, a Biden appointee, has expanded the blockade on DOGE’s access to Treasury systems, citing a "realistic danger" that the "rushed" process has already compromised sensitive payment data. Thank God for these Biden judges!

Paul Farmer called them "stupid deaths." We built programs, trained workers, supplied drugs, and are now turning off this hard-won infrastructure for no reason, causing so many senseless, preventable deaths. Read @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social on the USAID freeze. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

Trump is looking bad because Biden deported more people in the same period of time he has. He thinks a new director is the answer. It’s not. He’s finding out about logistics. That, and he’s fucking stupid. apple.news/APNPTPv3LTou...

Hello friends. I know times are dark but it is incredibly important not to lose hope. And, this week there are signs of hope and it paramount we recognize that hope, not let up and build. A thread on this if I may. You may appreciate this on a Friday. Come along with me. 🧵 (1/10)

Neither Musk nor Trump care whether what they say is true. They don't care about rooting out fraud or saving taxpayer money. The administration is just “flooding the zone,” knowing that the people cannot keep up.

If you really wanted a Philosopher King, America, he was RIGHT THERE.

This clip really should be viewed in full. Trump in full mob boss mode, threatening not only to withhold funds from a governor's state but to ruin her personally. This is the fascist threat so many have screamed about for years. Long past time to take him literally. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

BRAVO to Maine Governor Janet Mills for slapping petty tyrant trump in the face with her calmly defiant "see you in court." THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. 🔥🔥🔥

Guido Borelli paints charming pictures in romantic style

Ok so he’s a “special” government employee? Just in case someone out there still thinks this weirdo should have access to sensitive information. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇😂🤣😂😃

“Doge” bag has no independent oversight of what he is doing with data of federal agencies. Now he’s making unilateral assertions about these agencies without any proof and thinks the public should just trust what he says. Nah - I don’t think so

President Trump has his eyes on the Presidio, a clear dig at San Francisco and Nancy Pelosi, his critics say. Got to interview the former Speaker today, and she did not mince words. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.