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Wow! Check this out! Gov employees started a website to debunk the attacks on them! This is HUGE! www.wethebuilders.org

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Good job, Bernie!!

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Statement from the Musk-appointed head of SSA celebrating the deletion of research grants studying the financial security of the older adults and the disabled. Just one way that the richest man in the world is dictating societal priorities. www.ssa.gov/news/press/r...

submitted 2 days ago • 66 comments

Yep

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Ziva loves hanging out in the gazebo and watching the birds and squirrels.

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We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

submitted 3 days ago • 588 comments

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.

submitted 4 days ago • 465 comments

Well, that's not good. apnews.com/article/soci...

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HEADS UP FLORIDA A special election to fill congressional seats in Florida's 1st & 6th districts will be held on: ▪️ April 1, 2025 Are you registered to vote? The last day to register is: ▪️ March 3, 2025 You can register to vote or verify your registration here: ➡️ RegisterToVoteFlorida.gov/home

submitted 11 days ago • 29 comments

The move puts the security and integrity of elections in the U.S. — especially at the state level, where local election officials rely on CISA resources to securely run elections — at risk. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

submitted 12 days ago • 917 comments

"Categorically, the most important thing here is their willingness to defy the courts, because that is the ultimate autocratic breakthrough, a declaration that the rule of law does not apply to them, that it cannot constrain anything they want to do." Watch: youtu.be/1mTXN-zbSvM?...

submitted 12 days ago • 31 comments

I'll be selling native plants at this cool event in Gainesville this Sunday the 16th. Come see me!!!!

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She's right.

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Musk and his team of dodgy 18-year-olds went into sensitive government networks, hooked up their own storage systems, and downloaded the personal information of every American. 1/

submitted 19 days ago • 64 comments

TX gov allows Texas National Guardsmen to make arrests at the border. That's a mistake. "This is a law enforcement issue, not a military problem. Soldiers are trained to be soldiers...not immigration enforcement agents." - Brennan Center's Joseph Nunn.

submitted 19 days ago • 4 comments

🚨BREAKING: Alliance for Retired Americans and two labor unions file lawsuit against Treasury Dept. to block disclosure of personal and financial information to Musk and DOGE. Follow @democracydocket.com for details on this and every pro-democracy lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com

submitted 20 days ago • 727 comments

I heard that the Dept of Ed was using a 9-star flag on its website. I thought, hmmmm, that's weird. So I took a look, and, sure enough, that is a 9-star flag sitting up in the left-hand corner of the page. Is there maybe a reason for a 9-star flag that pertains to Dept of Ed 1//2

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.

submitted 20 days ago • 2228 comments

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: So here’s how it’s going to go down—this is going to be very rough. But the big wake-up call is for our American friends. For example, Kentucky—the number one purchaser of Kentucky spirits in the world is Canada, and all our provinces have just pulled it off the shelves.

submitted 20 days ago • 1150 comments

🇩🇪 Meanwhile in Berlin, not being reported in the US. Massive mobilization in Berlin against the extreme right

submitted 21 days ago • 114 comments

Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

submitted 22 days ago • 913 comments

May your day be blessed and magical. #ImbolcMagic

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This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

submitted 23 days ago • 817 comments

Fox News Had a DEI Program for Years—Then Lied About It to Fuel Right-Wing Outrage In this video, we discuss a report from Oliver Darcy's 'Status' about how Fox apparently used DEI for years while simultaneously fueling right-wing rage against it. youtube.com/shorts/eLXpV...

submitted 23 days ago • 4 comments

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submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

This is the sign at one of the local churches. This is exactly what's wrong with religion. smfh at that nonsense.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report on the D.C. plane crash goes against everything the president has said thus far.

submitted 24 days ago • 88 comments

Good news.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

The situation keeps worsening. A single outbreak in Arizona has led to the loss of 316,000 egg-laying chickens. Bird flu is spreading faster than it can be contained.

submitted 25 days ago • 11 comments

H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads Rapidly Through California Dairy Herds The USDA has confirmed that five more dairy herds in California are infected, bringing the total number to 732. As of now, 74% of the state's dairy herds have tested positive for the virus.

submitted 25 days ago • 514 comments

🚨BREAKING: After @democracyforward.bsky.social successfully sues, OMB rescinds memo claiming to freeze all federal funding. Follow @democracydocket.com for details. Don't ever let anyone tell you that litigation can't help protect democracy. www.democracydocket.com

submitted 25 days ago • 803 comments

Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”

submitted 26 days ago • 2741 comments

You know you live rural when there's a rooster hanging out at the gas station in town. 🤣🤣🤣 He's been there about a week. I'm surprised no one has taken him home.

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments