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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.

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(CNBC) - The Department of Homeland Security has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to determine who might be leaking information to the media about immigration operations, according to four sources familiar with the practice .. @cnbc.com

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Maybe the "dictator for a day" thing wasn't such a good idea. apple.news/AgzYCHA8jS0y...

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" I believe there are many who forget all the tragedy women face in Afghanistan, that is why I use my paintings as a mean to remind the people" - Shamsia Hassani Afghan Artist #InternationalWomensDay

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Bill Nye at the Stand Up for Science rally in DC: "What are you afraid of? What is it about the process of science, modern medicine, caring for our neighbors, or Women's History Month, that you all find so scary?" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Elon Musk’s staffers are trying to access a vast database containing earnings information for nearly all U.S. workers. This database is maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services as part of the Federal Parent Locator Service, which is primarily used for child support enforcement.

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Exquisite response by Georgetown Dean to interim USA Ed Martin On Martin's threat letter not to hire grads until Martin approves of law school curriculum: "The constitutional violation behind this threat is clear, as is the attack on the University’s mission as a Jesuit and Catholic institution."

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“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.

submitted 6 days ago • 3714 comments

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

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Lin-Manuel: ´We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center.’ www.yahoo.com/news/hamilto...

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This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record) I don’t remember seeing anything like this before

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This 1900 painting by Vanessa Bell says much about women artists & Western art history!! And so does the @womensart1 book on women who paint - from Gentileschi to O'Keeffe & much more... - 'Unlocking Women's Art' 🎨 amazon.co.uk/Unlocking-Wome… Or yr indie bookstore #WomensHistoryMonth

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Scoop: USDA offices in Pennsylvania slashed by Musk. Dozens of employees forced out who provided a vast array of services to farmers and rural communities. Agriculture pumps some $132 billion into the economy of Pennsylvania. via @pennlive.com tinyurl.com/6z2k27ek

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* TARGET CEO BRIAN CORNELL ON US TARIFFS SAYS THE CONSUMER WILL LIKELY SEE PRICE INCREASES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS -- CNBC INTERVIEW @reuters.com $TGT

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“A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can't defuse a bomb. But we are not helpless. We can sing the truth and name the liars.” Salman Rushdie youtube.com/@literarypea...

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NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.

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Angering the guy up north with the power switch to 3 !states might not be the best idea.

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When Mike Myers wore his "Canada Is Not For Sale" t-shirt on SNL, he mouthed a secret code: "elbows up." It's a reference to the great Gordie "Mr. Elbows" Howe who punished those that messed with his team. You heard him Canada: elbows up. If anyone asks why, tell them that Mike Myers sent you.

submitted 9 days ago • 209 comments

Natalie Rak, also known as Rak, is a Poland based street artist #WomensArt #Monday

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Former National Park Service official Brenda Barrett parked her wheelchair outside Gettysburg battlefield visitors center to protest cuts, dismissals that threaten America's parks. @pennlive.com @altnps.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3ewmxd38

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Edwardian embroidered Scottish Suffragette belt (c.1908-1909) in the colours green, white and violet- thought to be inspired by the first letters of the phrase ''Give Women the Vote' #womensart

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Gov. Shapiro says he "watched in shock as the President and Vice President berated President Zelenskyy and advanced Russia’s propaganda directly from the White House. " @pennlive.com tinyurl.com/mscnfn4b

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"It’s craven. He’s basically fearful of Trump." Marty Baron, former executive editor of the Washington Post, interprets what Jeff Bazos announced this morning. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

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Unemployment rate in DC spikes 55% in first six weeks of 2025, fired career State Dept. workers forced to take jobs as servers. via @axios.com tinyurl.com/2sxxhzc2

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These are the types of decisions that get made when “health leaders” who are utterly clueless about actually patient care get to make health decisions for the nation. fortune.com/well/article...

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Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

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If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

submitted 17 days ago • 867 comments

A small government team at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, responsible for regulating autonomous cars—which Elon Musk claims are the future of Tesla—is being cut nearly in half by Musk. Conflict of interest?

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SCOOP: Trump administration has been evaluating the costs of destroying or disposing of tens of millions of coronavirus tests that would otherwise be provided free to Americans. My story w/ Carolyn Y. Johnson. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

submitted 21 days ago • 133 comments

I’m not sure the rest of the country fully grasps the panic and anger building in DC, MD, and VA. The entire economy of this area is about to collapse. Paychecks are stopping. Careers are ruined. Taxes are about to plummet. Yet no one seems able to stop this madness.

submitted 22 days ago • 358 comments

Hundreds turned out for the Not My Presidents Day protest at the Pa. state Capitol. @pennlive.com was there to cover it. tinyurl.com/44kkr9bm

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Your good new story for the day. I just received a message from a landlord in Florida. He has lost over $30,000 in rentals since Canadians began the boycott. Canadians are doing their part. LET'S TAKE THE BOYCOTT INTERNATIONAL. We invite allied nations to boycott all things American.

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WEMPLE: “.. Just as no one would have supposed .. that a wire service would be sidelined over compliance with ‘Gulf of America,’ how far off is the day when outlets must heed the renaming of the White House to ‘the Trump Mansion’?” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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The fallout from President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center’s board and purge of its leadership continued Thursday, as the center’s staff worried about the storied arts institution and shows began to disappear from its lineup.

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Top USAID officials are trying to create a false narrative that life-saving aid has continued despite Trump’s blanket halt to foreign aid. Our @nytimes.com reporting shows the exact opposite. USAID even issued an internal email to stop applications for waivers: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

submitted 25 days ago • 32 comments

“As” by Stevie Wonder… Happy Valentine’s Day!

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The White House says it will bar the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely due to the news outlet's use of Gulf of Mexico

submitted 25 days ago • 323 comments

Just in... Gov. Shapiro sues Trump over hold up of $2B in federal funding for Pennsylvania. @pennlive.com tinyurl.com/ys2vj9e5

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You guys. I went to the Westminster dog show on Saturday (as press, not with a dog) and one of my photos made the CNN photo gallery of the event and I am so so happy about it www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/u...

submitted 27 days ago • 46 comments