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The Pentagon will fire 5,400 civilian workers next week.

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My heart goes to all the USAID workers and those they serve. Show @altusaid.bsky.social some love today. 💔 www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Some updates: 1. A federal judge extended a restraining order blocking the National Institutes of Health from cutting research funds until she rules on a permanent injunction. 2. The IRS will not allow a member of Elon Musk’s team to access individual tax returns.

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There’s not a word in this story about the corrupt nature of this dismissal. Not a concern voiced, not a question raised, not even an acknowledgment that he’s the president’s biggest donor and he’s acting as an unelected, unconfirmed tyro wielding unchecked power over spending and the civil service.

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At this time of trouble for our nation, the words and example of a friend and one of my heroes, John Lewis, are a strong and motivating guide. He shared this in his last essay to the American people, penned just before he passed away:

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President Donald Trump said there was no need for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to take part in talks on ending the conflict with Russia, keeping up his attacks on the Ukrainian leader

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NEW: The Energy Department tried to spin its DOGE-directed firing of nuclear-safety officials as affecting just non-critical staff. But this wasn’t close to true. In fact, one of the officials locked out of his work accounts was the top authority for all nuclear-safety matters in the agency.

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Good thing Elon Musk has nothing to do with DOGE, otherwise this might look a bit shady www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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A small government team at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, responsible for regulating autonomous cars—which Elon Musk claims are the future of Tesla—is being cut nearly in half by Musk. Conflict of interest?

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Bannon knows that if it's not Trump in 2028, it will be Musk--either Musk personally, the Constitution be damned, or Musk behind the veil of Vance. In which case, Bannon faces something like the fate of Trotsky under Stalin. He needs Trump (=Lenin) to stick around.

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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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“Check the replies...Illiberal, deeply conspiratorial, occasionally racist, and far more often than not grossly ignorant of or dishonest about basic reality: That’s the populist ‘reply guy’ in 2025. That’s who’s running the U.S. government now.” thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...

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Please read below. Please do something. Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social DNC Chair Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social SENATE Dems @majoritypac.bsky.social HOUSE Dems @housedemocrats.bsky.social

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“It’s no longer just Putin’s Russia that threatens the foundations of Western liberal democracy but Trump’s Washington.”

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This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.

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DOGE cuts 9/11-related cancer research funding, which FDNY commissioner calls "a tragedy for all Americans." www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!

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Elon Musk claims DOGE has saved $55 billion, but the numbers don’t add up. DOGE released a list of canceled contracts totaling $16 billion in supposed savings. However, nearly half of that came from an $8 billion ICE contract—except that contract was actually worth just $8 million.

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The resistance will bring down Musk and Trump. Congress, wake up before your power is gone. The GOP begging Trump to release money to their states is pathetic—stand up to this tyranny. Congress controls the purse strings.

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Looks like we have even bigger issues. Yikes—the Trump administration is becoming a Russian sympathizer, spreading misinformation about Ukraine. Trump won’t even stand up to Putin, essentially telling him, “Do whatever the hell you want.”

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to reverse the “accidental” firing of several employees responding to an avian influenza outbreak. While the CDC says the public risk is low, the crisis is hitting the agriculture sector hard, driving egg prices to record highs.

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Last week, Michelle King, acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, reassured the public about the presence of two of Elon Musk’s staffers at the agency, which holds sensitive data on 70 million Americans, including medical records and bank account numbers.

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3rd day in a row on the golf course while Musk runs the country. He didn’t even know yesterday that the head of the Social Security Admin resigned, and didn’t know SpaceX employees were working at the FAA/DOD, and claimed Medicaid wasn’t being cut when it’s being cut massively.

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The Book of Elon.

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Such a weak ass fucker.

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Today, I found out that the Department of Defense banned the Well-Read Black Girl anthology by Glory Edim. I was one of its contributors. I'm really hurt right now. So if you have it in you, please buy books by Black women from independent bookstores.

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FWIW, I'm calling this era the "Three Inch Constitutional Crisis", because it's all happening due to small dick energy.

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The court ordered that NIH grant funding be unfrozen, so The Regime found a way around it. For NIH grants to be funded, a review panel must rank them. In order for a review panel to meet, they must post it on the Federal Register. Submissions to the Federal Register are now on hold “indefinitely”.

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Civil rights, housing and AIDS prevention groups sued US President Donald Trump, saying their federal funding is in jeopardy because of his executive orders concerning diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility reut.rs/4b5Ykye

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The 9/11 Survivors’ Fund. Elon Musk and Donald Trump cut the 9/11 Survivors’ fund. 20% of the World Trade Center Health Program staff was terminated. These are the people who help emergency workers and others who suffer from toxins related to 9/11. Disgusting. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/n...

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Druggie

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My family knows the pain of Alzheimer’s. It’s devastating. And now we learn Trump’s NIH cuts led to the firing of top researchers working on it --Infuriating. This isn’t “cutting waste”—it’s cutting and gutting life-saving research.

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Judge Blasts DOJ Lawyers After They Argue Transgender People Aren't Discriminated Against The Trump administration’s attempt to ban transgender people from military service is under fire in court. www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...

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Trump's base may be locked in, but independents are turning away & the cracks are showing 50% of independents disapprove of Trump’s presidency & overall disapproval jumped from 43% to 49% in a MONTH This is what happens when you govern by chaos

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