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Interesting thing for the President to say about a person who, according the government’s lawyers, “has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself” and “only has the ability to advise the President, or communicate the President’s directives.”

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The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

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US officials are reportedly threatening to revoke Starlink access for Ukraine if they don’t give us 50% of their mineral rights. That’s not diplomacy, it’s extortion. We’re also pushing them to kill a UN Resolution that blames Russia for starting the war. Facts matter.

submitted 5 hours ago • 228 comments

Say it loud: this is fascism — and we must all resist it. We must guard against the 'bystander effect' when we encounter creeping fascism. tinyurl.com/54hvtw77 It takes wisdom and courage to admit to being wrong. Sadly, very few Trump supporters are in possession of these attributes.

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MSNBC had aired stories falsely claiming the doctor performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia. By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

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“This is someone who made his money by ripping off American taxpayers and who shouldn’t come anywhere near a position of authority over tax dollars,” said Sen. Ron Wyden about Schuler’s appointment. “He’ll fit right in with the Trump administration.” By @peterelkind.bsky.social

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Joni Ernst cast one of two pivotal votes to let this happen.

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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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Students in an elementary school broadcasting club in California are among the youngest winners of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

submitted 2 hours ago • 11 comments

Completely nuts.

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After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims. (Published Feb. 2023)

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The actual DOGE "savings," if we ever get an accurate accounting which isn't looking promising, would amount to a ridiculously trivial amount per taxpayer. But that's part of why they're not doing an accurate accounting. They want to dole out a few hundred bucks and call it DOGE money regardless.

submitted 9 hours ago • 38 comments

A profile of Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's top officer, who spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet, & whom current Defense Secretary and former Fox & Friends co-host Pete Hegseth fired tonight.

submitted 19 hours ago • 80 comments

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!

submitted 6 hours ago • 145 comments

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

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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.

submitted 10 hours ago • 561 comments

No doubt last night’s purge reflects racism and misogyny. But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.

submitted 6 hours ago • 232 comments

What’s being lost as health experts are caught in the drive to shrink the federal government? Today’s story w/ @anniewaldman.bsky.social is about the ones working to save lives We’re going to keep reporting & want to hear from you. Reach me on Signal 312.730.4797 or at [email protected]

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Wait. It gets worse: "The new document states that the revenues will be directed to a fund in which the United States holds 100 percent financial interest, and that Ukraine should contribute to the fund until it reaches $500 billion....The US has allocated $119 billion for aid to Ukraine."

submitted 7 hours ago • 234 comments

Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.

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The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.

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"This is also where elderly people can apply for Medicare, which doesn’t have physical outposts of its own. And it’s where hearings are held — due process provided — for beneficiaries who believe that they have been unfairly kicked off of desperately needed assistance."

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The tech titan and President Trump say they will avoid any conflicts of interest, but it's difficult for the public to verify that.

submitted 4 hours ago • 182 comments

I will be hosting a live conversation on Substack tomorrow, Sunday, 2/23, @ 3 pm EST. If you’d like to participate, please consider subscribing to my Substack “Behind The Headlines” as a paid subscriber. SUBSCRIBE: weissmann.substack.com/subscribe INSTRUCTIONS: open.substack.com/pub/weissman...

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Supposedly rump is going to Russia on May 9, Russian victory day, to meet with his boss. What do you think he will gift him ? Americans to fight against Ukraine? Military weapons? Money? All of the above?

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Rump is now representing the 2 R's: Russia and the rich. He doesn't care about America.

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OMG! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇

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"We are getting lots of calls about Musk and lots of calls thanking me for sticking up for Ukraine..." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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submitted 16 hours ago • 390 comments

Extortion, pure and simple.

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This was published last October www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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It’s imperative at this point that Europe develop a defense posture independent of the United States, which should be treated as the ally of Russia that it has now become.

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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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The White House has kept the wire service from covering key events because it refuses to call the body of water between Mexico and Florida the Gulf of America, as the Trump administration prefers.

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NEW: Trump’s DoJ Chief of Staff has filed a complaint against Judge Reyes because she bench slapped their bigoted asses into the sun three days ago.

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