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"Televised, primetime opposition hearings could be a powerful tool for engaging the public in the urgent fight to protect our democracy from Trump’s assault. They would serve as a visual and historical record of the damage inflicted on the country—and of an opposition that refused to stand idly by."

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Old friend just laid off by USDA, 1 mos short of his probationary period as senior researcher. Brilliant person who left a tenured faculty position several yrs ago to join USDA. Bright early-career researchers also being laid off. USDA is terminating a generation of highly-qualified scientists.

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MAGA acts like finding fraud in government is some new thing DOGE invented. They aren’t good at it, but experts who were let go were.

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"Most cases are in school-age kids, and 13 have been hospitalized..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Across the government, probationary employees and Schedule A workers—including individuals with severe physical, psychiatric, or intellectual disabilities, as well as veterans—are being let go.

submitted 9 days ago • 417 comments

Congratulations America! You have given the keys to a madman. Well guess what? We the People will resist the madness! #Resist

submitted 9 days ago • 261 comments

Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this. Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.

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"Even cutting 1 in every 4 government workers would only reduce federal spending by about 1 percent..." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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Education Department employees on probation were abruptly dismissed without cause across the department this morning. Staff have been warned that more layoffs are coming.

submitted 9 days ago • 332 comments

How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Note: In 2024 alone, Musk’s enterprises were awarded approximately $3 billion across nearly 100 federal contracts, averaging about $8 million per day.

submitted 9 days ago • 145 comments

Immunocompromised individuals need regular boosters for COVID protection. "Vaccinations alone may not be enough to protect people with compromised immune systems from infection, even if the vaccine has generated the production of antibodies, new research from the University of Cambridge has shown"

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I saw the Kanye ad yesterday (it aired in the Philly market, where we were) but didn't click on the link. Today I found out it went to a website selling swastika T-shirts. This was a Superbowl ad. And it was to a website selling swastika T-shirts. I feel like I'm losing my mind.

submitted 12 days ago • 1068 comments

Friday, February 28, 2025 Buy Nothing Day Economic Blackout Day Worldwide Internet-wide #HopeCorps 🚫💵🚫

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Vance posted on X: “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” You mean Trump’s “power” being used to violate our Constitution? The Constitution is not something any president can manipulate for political games.

submitted 13 days ago • 253 comments

Marbury v Madison is a seminal case from 1803 that holds that the federal courts must determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Hope that helps, Stephen.

submitted 13 days ago • 1332 comments

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submitted 13 days ago • 408 comments

you guys look at what I’m stitching 🍴🍯

submitted 13 days ago • 346 comments

Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic. globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

submitted 13 days ago • 530 comments

Listen to Secretary Pete. And remember, these are our funds. These are our courts. And these are our streets.

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My firm is employee-owned and we have a robust DEI program, we can do whatever the fuck we want and we’ll sue the absolute fuck out of anyone who comes for us

submitted 15 days ago • 257 comments

She's not wrong......

submitted 14 days ago • 916 comments

Agriculture Victoria has confirmed the presence of avian influenza at a poultry property in northern Victoria. "Diagnostic testing performed by the CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness at Geelong confirmed high pathogenicity H7N8" agriculture.vic.gov.au/about/media-...

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NIH has cut billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

submitted 14 days ago • 1025 comments

Keep em coming!

submitted 15 days ago • 831 comments

Every accusation is a confession.

submitted 15 days ago • 787 comments

We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.

submitted 15 days ago • 296 comments

Nichols issued a restraining order to protect employees. Students sue DOE. DOGE under fire for firing intern. Musk/DOGE to audit Pentagon. Rollback of the plastic straw ban. Chairman of Kennedy Center? Lawmakers physically barred from DOE offices? Support independent journalism. ModerateSubstack

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic - DON'T CALL THEM N@ZIS - Brought to you by the Inner Hive, including longtime member Bob Davisio and new member Ben C. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive ) - READ IT RIGHT HERE👇

submitted 15 days ago • 60 comments

I'm a reporter at NBC News and I'm interested in speaking with people who are familiar with the specific technical details of onboarding DOGE staff at the federal agency level — USAID or CFPB or wherever. You can reach me on Signal at: davidingram.77. I can honor requests for anonymity.

submitted 15 days ago • 307 comments

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

submitted 15 days ago • 1527 comments

Bless One by one, Pennsylvania's cities vow to protect their residents from federal overreach. penncapital-star.com/government-p...

submitted 15 days ago • 223 comments

Although the federal courts have blocked Trump's efforts to destroy birthright citizenship for millions of Americans, his campaign to harass & vilify immigrants continues. Immigrant families should know their rights. I've convened a webinar to inform you & your loved ones on what you need to know.

submitted 15 days ago • 100 comments

Just in case you thought the 🍊💩’s cruelty came with his decreased mental capacity

submitted 16 days ago • 532 comments

My GOP colleagues now say being born in the United States is not enough to establish citizenship but newborn infants must also show their “allegiance” to the country! MAGA diapers perhaps?

submitted 18 days ago • 317 comments

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked. The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.” This is Mr. Art of the Deal.

submitted 18 days ago • 932 comments

In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server. Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding

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For the love of all that is good in this world do NOT buy books from Amazon. Cancel your Amazon accounts. Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent

submitted 19 days ago • 406 comments

Resistance to ICE has already begun in my hometown of LA.

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