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“In some ways that’s even more chilling than firing the four stars,” Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown Law. “It’s what you do when you’re planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down.” By NYT Greg Jaffe www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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(AP) — Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars. #OligarchEra 🇺🇸 apnews.com/article/musk...

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“The pass-through deduction is emblematic of the tax reform package as a whole: More tax cuts for the rich, masquerading as tax cuts for the little guy.”

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Here's video of Steve Bannon doing a Sieg Heil today at CPAC. It is what it is and it's what Bannon intended. Don't let yourself be gaslit.

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JB Pritzer tells it like it is. "We don't have kings in America, and I don't intend to bend the knee to one."

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I’m the dairy farmer running to replace Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District. Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?

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Boycott Trump Elon Loving Companies : these are the ones who donate to Trump

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Musk is pouring $1.5 million into Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court race.

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BREAKING: Massive protest rallies are happening today across the country, blasting DOGE and the guy that nobody voted for. There will even be a protest at SpaceX headquarters. SPREAD THE WORD. 🙏💪

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Every accusation is a confession.

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What happens when pilots don’t feel safe flying their airplanes? Will Musk’s incel hackers write AI code to fly the planes?

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Apparently, some need a GD refresher course in FACTS. FACTS ~ no matter what they try to spin ~ they remain the same. #SheShed #SocialSecurity

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Family includes everyone! ❤️

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Trump is attempting to cut funding for research to fight cancer, Alzheimer’s, and infectious diseases. As the home of the Mayo Clinic, we know that medical research saves lives. Minnesota Republicans should stand up for the health and wellbeing of our state. abcnews.go.com/Health/billi...

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NEW: The N.I.H. will cut about $4 Billion from federal research grants that support cancer, virus and heart disease research. #Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

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Definitely worth a read

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This piece finally comes near capturing the insanity of what is going on www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

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“Elon Musk’s influence appears unchecked,” @jonlemire.bsky.social writes. “But the Republican-controlled Congress has shown no desire so far to rein Musk in. There has never been a private citizen like him.”

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Anyone notice how our new “working class” President is treating the workers who work for him? bsky.app/profile/simo...

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Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they done yet but the level of …

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I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

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“Make no mistake, what’s happening right now is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private agency operating with a broad mandate and no concerns for the stability of the United States or the interests of the average American.”

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Hostile Takeover: “Department of Government Efficiency” Hijacks The Federal Government www.avindman.com/p/hostile-ta...

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Now that China/Russia have accessed the Treasury Department systems they will be able to triangulate via pay info our nuclear forces and Officers personal information and act in conflict and surprise to defang & disarm our nuclear arsenal. America is under attack. 🇺🇸 🩸

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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

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Pritzker: "He promised he was gonna lower costs & make us safer. He's done none of it. I realize he's only been in office 2 weeks, but it's gotten worse, not better. You think grocery prices have gone down? No, they've gone up bc of what he's threatening or what he's already put in place"

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This is such a massive violation of basic privacy rights, and every elected Democrat in Congress should be screaming about the illegality of it and demanding accountability. apnews.com/article/dona...

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I live in New York City in the year 2025. The president is a convicted felon. The mayor of NYC is an indicted felon. The secretary of defense is a Fox News host. The secretary of transportation is a Fox News host. The very worst people in America are in charge of America.

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Insanity — Trump signs an order blaming Biden and DEI for flight dangers

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Remember when Trump tried to do a cyber securityintelligence partnership with Russia? I do.

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The parents of a 22-year-old Wisconsin man who died after an asthma attack have filed a lawsuit against Walgreens and UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager after they said the price for his medication suddenly rose from $66 to $539.

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Trump's baseless claims about the tragic plane collision in Washington, DC are not surprising—they are a pattern. In the past, he also boosted false and disproven claims in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, a national pandemic, police brutality, and natural disasters. Here is the timeline:

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It has now officially been confirmed. We have reached the singularity

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A new campaign to fight back against Republicans trying to steal from us to pay the billionaires? Yep, I'm in it.

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Trump fired the heads of TSA, Coast Guard and gutted a key aviation safety advisory committee a WEEK ago. The Coast Guard plays a critical role in search-and-rescue missions, particularly in coastal and river areas like the Potomac.

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Virtually all of this is good advice to anyone, citizen or noncitizen, on how to deal with law enforcement.

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It’s time to take a stand! These companies have either rolled back their DEI programs or supported Republican agendas with their donations. It’s time to hold them accountable. 🛑 Do a general strike on: 🛑 Target 🛑 Walmart 🛑 Spotify 🛑 Revlon 🛑 AT&T 🛑 Amazon 🛑 McDonald’s 🛑 Ford 🛑 Tesla 🛑 Lowe’s 1/2

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