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A veteran who returned injured from Iraq continued serving by working for the VA. She now faces a crisis at home, after the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts targeted her job. nyti.ms/4hN4q8d

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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Well, Donald, in just three months, you’ve turned your nation into a spectacle of disgrace. You think Canada is the nastiest country you’ve ever dealt with, yet you kiss up to Vladimir Putin, a war criminal...

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Most people don’t know this, but @PBS is part of the backbone of America’s emergency alert system. • Helps push IPAWS alerts (AMBER, weather, etc.) • Broadcast-based = works when cell towers go down • Trusted info during crises #PBS #EmergencyManagement #IPAWS #PublicSafety #Infrastructure

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Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president. Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.

submitted 3 days ago • 828 comments

American military pilots no longer trust that their safety is a priority of the Pentagon. That’s absolutely unacceptable. Hegseth must go.

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Wikler: Musk deleted that tweet because he knows that that tweet was a crime, and it's still a crime in Wisconsin law. It is plain as day. You cannot promise something of value in order to induce someone to vote or refrain from voting. This is Wisconsin statute, and it's a felony to cross that line.

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Elon Musk has updated his post with new language apparently after being informed that his previous tweet was evidence that he was committing a state felony. Screenshots live forever.

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The first rule of Trumpism is to never apologize or admit wrongdoing. That’s why he’s not firing anyone or even entertaining the idea anybody around him did something wrong.

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The fact that the Department of Justice has not, and will never, launch an investigation into this massive national security breach tells you all you need to know about this lawless and profoundly corrupt Administration.

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Trump's Plainclothes Gestapo abduct people like Rumeysa Ozturk off streets, instead of dorms, because people going about their business are unlikely to be carrying green cards, passports, or birth certificates. This deprives them of any ability to prove a legal presence. Not that many are asked.

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Himes: "Apparently all this mayhem is cheered by the president of the United States and by 20-somethings with laptops and names like Big Balls. But I've been doing this for a long time, and I know that Moscow and Beijing and Tehran and Pyongyang cannot believe their luck."

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Golf carts are used by disabled veterans or elderly veterans who have trouble walking at VA hospitals. They are unavailable right now because of sending cuts. But you know who has plenty of golf carts to use just because he's lazy? The hateful, irresponsible clown behind those cuts.

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Them: “no ‘war plans’ were discussed” The chat:

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As more information is revealed, it is clear that the cover-up is even worse than the crime. Every single person involved has no business being involved in our government. At minimum, there should be resignations. And prosecutions.

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Yesterday, Michael Waltz claimed that he’s “never met, don’t know, never communicated with” Jeffrey Goldberg. Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy. The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.

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Tulsi Gabbard may have perjured herself yesterday in front of the Senate.

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At minimum, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, and Mike Waltz should be fired. It's a bad idea to pick your cabinet by watching Fox News.

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Wow -- Fox News abruptly cuts away from the hearing right as Crow is castigating administration officials for not taking responsibility for their failures

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“The funding cuts have imperiled vital scientific and public health research that contributes to the “prosperity of all Americans,” the groups said. The cuts have effectively terminated numerous projects, including research into early cancer detection, the effects of Covid-19 on pregnancy…”

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“Physicians at Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, say they’ve now treated a handful of children who were given so much vitamin A that they had signs of liver damage. Some of them had received unsafe doses of supplements for several weeks in an attempt to prevent a measles infection”

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Today, I am calling on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other top officials in the Trump administration to resign immediately due to their reckless and unlawful disclosure of national security secrets. Their actions have put our country at risk, and immediate accountability is necessary

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Goldberg: I've never experienced this.. these are these are life and death issues and you don’t just put out specific targeting information, specific timings of attacks that have not yet taken place into a commercial messaging app.

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"That's a lie ... they were plans for the attack. They were texted before the attack" -- Jeffrey Goldberg on Hegseth's denial of texting war plans

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“The result is pandemonium in the national security community, not just in D.C. but in capitals around the world. According to Politico, national security advisor Michael Waltz…could lose his job over this incident. (Waltz, according to Goldberg, was the person who invited him to join the chat.)”

submitted 6 days ago • 62 comments

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

submitted 7 days ago • 1999 comments

This is blatantly illegal and dangerous beyond belief. Our national security is in the hands of complete amateurs. What other highly sensitive national security conversations are happening over group chat? Any other random people accidentally added to those, too?

submitted 7 days ago • 367 comments

Democratic lawmakers will call on the Trump administration to restore a program that helps track thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, and to use sanctions to punish those responsible for the rights violation.

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My dear friend’s niece, who in October developed sepsis when a Georgia hospital refused her a D&C after a miscarriage, will be taken off life support tomorrow. I don’t know the names of the countless others who have suffered and will suffered because of anti-abortion laws. But her name was Haley.

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NEW STATEMENT FROM CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: "For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."

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A rare statement from Justice Roberts in response to Trump's post this morning: “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”

submitted 13 days ago • 622 comments

Good Lord. Latest from US Institute of Peace:

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I hope John Roberts is really enjoying all the respect that his rulings have generated for the judicial branch. I know lower court judges must love the new attitude they’re getting from Trump’s folks

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More than 150 employees responsible for managing and upgrading the U.S. nuclear arsenal have been fired or forced out by DOGE.

submitted 14 days ago • 131 comments

I like politicians who don’t illegally defund landmark diabetes research

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How is this prediction going so far?

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AOC: "There is a deep sense of outrage … There are members of Congress who have won Trump-held districts … walked the plank and took innumerable risks in order to defend the American people … To see some Senate Democrats even consider acquiescing to Elon Musk, I think it is a huge slap in the face."

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As he faces Senate confirmation, remember that Dr. Oz: -Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show -Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers -Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.

submitted 17 days ago • 230 comments

I completely understand Schumer wanting to avoid a shutdown - they’re destructive, and they harm a lot of folks who don’t deserve it. What I don’t understand is Schumer saying that Dems were unified in opposition only to change his mind a day later. He looks like a jackass.

submitted 17 days ago • 1295 comments

Holy shit, a whopping 56 percent of Americans DISAPPROVE of trump's abysmal handling of the economy. This is lower than any other point even in his first term. PASS IT ON.

submitted 19 days ago • 1228 comments

Today EPA chief Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is rolling back 31 regulations. He's taking aim at mercury, soot, and toxic pollution restrictions, and federal protection of wetlands. The EPA will also rewrite rules limiting pollution from fossil-fuel plants and cars, and more.

submitted 19 days ago • 483 comments

JUST IN: Texas megachurch pastor and former Trump spiritual advisor Robert Morris has been indicted for molesting a 12-year-old girl.

submitted 18 days ago • 776 comments

Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."

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At least the people who needlessly die in the next wave of hurricanes will die in a world with fewer pronouns. I'm sure that'll be a comfort to their loved ones.

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It's never good when the richest person in the world and the worst person in the world are the same person.

submitted 36 days ago • 762 comments

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

submitted 36 days ago • 1046 comments

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

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