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Let's say their names: * General CQ Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: FIRED FOR BEING BLACK * Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations: FIRED FOR BEING FEMALE * Admiral Linda Fagan, Coast Guard Commandant: FIRED FOR BEING FEMALE All replaced by less qualified white guys.

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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, ProPublica’s analysis shows. As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.

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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

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DOGE = Department of Gross Errors

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Grateful for The Scott Dworkin Report www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/more-good-...

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Powerful. Tomorrow’s front page of the most influential weekly publication in Germany. “BETRAYED. First Zelensky, Soon Us? The radical departure of the US from its allies.”

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“If you think fertilized eggs are people but parents who've crossed oceans with their kids aren't, stop pretending your concerns are religious.”

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Los Angeles peeps—spread the word about ICE. We won’t know for sure until it happens, but better safe than sorry. Be prepared.

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Yes, indeed — what the fuck!!! 😡

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

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If she can do it, we can all do it.

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“They can’t mock my inauguration crowd if I hide inside.”

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My one wish for the inauguration is that there is a gift bag under the seats of Bezos, Zuck, Elon etc, with a single, embroidered , padded knee pad Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆

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We must protect Social Security!!! Pass it on…

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Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳

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Disingenuous, performative scum. Eat. The . Rich. 🍽

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Matt Gaetz is the Republican party’s P Diddy. IF he did no wrong, as he claims, why not release the investigation findings report? We know why. Leak it. Stop protecting Gaetz #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy abcnews.go.com/amp/US/woman...

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Good morning! ☀️ (‘cept you, Tulsi.) Listen, we’re seeing what happens when the masses rise up against dick-tators. Including in this country (👋🏽 Gaetz & Hegseth). Keep calling/writing. And for crissakes, vote in the 2026 midterms to flip the GOPs razor thin majority! #SundayThoughts ☕️

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This is part of the reason why 33% of eligible voters don't vote. It's exhausting and feels futile.

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