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Someone tell me that there is aftercare for the poor aides who have been answering my angry phone calls to my reps. That beleaguered 20-something doesn’t deserve my vitriol. I tell them that much when I call. And yet, none of my Congressmen have held town halls, so…

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

submitted 3 days ago • 863 comments

So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

submitted 4 days ago • 3450 comments

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

submitted 4 days ago • 1006 comments

Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions theonion.com/historians-p...

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submitted 6 days ago • 245 comments

A friend from the VA just sent this and asked me to share. PMDB is Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior in the workplace. THIS is the real war against women: being forced to say there are only 2 genders but not being allowed to mention 96% of violence is perpetrated by men.

submitted 6 days ago • 1227 comments

They’re not even hiding it anymore

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

submitted 4 days ago • 1217 comments

He’s not making up: news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/... Is this really what y’all voted for? 🫤 💰

submitted 6 days ago • 1262 comments

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

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The mortality rate of H5N1 influenza in cats ranges from 50-100%. Cats, like birds, have high levels of the specific receptor this flu strain attaches to: α2,3-linked (SAα2,3) sialic acid receptor. The biggest source of H5N1 in cats? Raw pet food. 1/

submitted 9 days ago • 12 comments

After the Civil War, the Supreme Ct struck down the 1875 public accommodations law. After Brown v Board, half the country called SCOTUS illegitimate. After the civil rights act of 1964, most southern universities refused to integrate. Just some things to keep in mind as Trump tries to MAGA.

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so special ed programs are getting gutted because their internal documentation used the term "transition" when talking about helping disabled kids enter the working world. they're literally striking at that word wherever they see it.

submitted 7 days ago • 408 comments

remember in 2020 when lots of earnest white folks asked "how can i use all this racial privilege for good"? NAACP with some advice on where to spend your hard earned (or inherited across many generations 🤔) $$$. Hint: not the places rolling back DEI. naacp.org/campaigns/bl...

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I like that he posted a picture of a print-out of the email.

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This UNBELIEVABLE 15-year-old with college and masters degrees is in medical school working on a doctorate,,, but federal funding has cut off her research and scholarships. We NEED more doctors,,, especially little black and brown girls to grow up believing they can be anything. gofund.me/1549247a

submitted 9 days ago • 115 comments

Federal leadership in education, “more than once, has helped transform our democracy for the better…Founders like Washington, Adams, & Jefferson would be confused by the current administration’s disdain for public ed & the federal government’s role in it.” slate.com/news-and-pol...

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