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PhD in interna’l relations. Career in interna’l health care with focus on patients. Retired. Political moderate. Independent. Very concerned abt women's rights, and the future of democracy. Quilter, gardener, family historian.
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This is how I would respond to the email Musk has had sent to government employees (not legal advice). 1. Refused to violate the law. 2. Refused to violate the Constitution. 3. Refused to bow or scrape. 4. Refused to bend a knee. 5. Deleted this stupid email.

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If I had to respond to an email as a federal employee asking me what I did at work last week, I'd make sure to list all the duties I had to absorb because of mass illegal firings, followed by a description of what the EPA's Walter Peck did in Ghostbusters.

submitted 1 hour ago • 256 comments

President Macron, "The Ukrainian president was elected in free elections in Ukraine" "That's not the case with Vladimir Putin, who kills his opponents and has been manipulating his elections for a long time"

submitted 7 hours ago • 12 comments

The reply email inbox for this “what did you do last week” email is [email protected], so, you know, definitely don’t send them any unrelated messages that would interfere with their ability to carry out Elon’s dumbass bullshit

submitted 1 hour ago • 142 comments

NEW: Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices. The consequences could be significant for millions of the most vulnerable Americans.

submitted 12 hours ago • 112 comments

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

submitted 1 day ago • 2355 comments

Saturday Feb. 22, at 2:00 pm here in D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial, there's a rally for Ukraine, organized by United Help Ukraine, Razom for Ukraine, and others. Trump may have switched sides. America needn't. unitedhelpukraine.org/events/3-yea...

submitted 1 day ago • 22 comments

Today's front page of The New York Post.

submitted 1 day ago • 717 comments

This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.

submitted 1 day ago • 985 comments

“I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. “I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.”

submitted 2 days ago • 384 comments

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

submitted 2 days ago • 2872 comments

New and devastating reporting from my colleagues showing just how dangerous it has become to be pregnant and in Texas after the state banned abortion. Please read and share: www.propublica.org/article/texa...

submitted 2 days ago • 21 comments

Today we launched a website to track how much orange assface plays golf. We’re guessing this thing is gonna get a workout! Bookmark it. Enjoy! More: TrumpGolfTrack.com

submitted 26 days ago • 764 comments

Georgia’s experience offers a warning for the nation as conservatives attempt to curtail federally subsidized health care for low-income Americans, as outlined by Project 2025, the playbook designed for a second Donald Trump presidency.

submitted 3 days ago • 11 comments

🚨🚨SHOUT OUT TO ALL VETERANS 🚨🚨 Please read and share this with evey VETERAN impacted BY DOGE @votevets.org

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They arrived at the United States border from around the world, hoping to seek asylum. Instead, they were detained, shackled and flown by the U.S. military to a faraway country, Panama "At the hotel, at least one person tried to commit suicide. Another broke his leg trying to escape.” - NYT

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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

submitted 4 days ago • 1065 comments

Don’t let the media convince you that we’re not out there protesting. There were thousands of us out today in NYC.

submitted 5 days ago • 34 comments

This is literally just one of the diseases the MMR vaccine protects against. That vaccine is miraculous. (source CDC)

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

Then ask why...?

submitted 6 days ago • 22 comments

This is why the full details of what went on are not being published. But the client list starts with Donald Trump. www.newsweek.com/who-flew-jef...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

FFS! 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying

submitted 5 days ago • 685 comments

Senseless deaths. Child abuse.

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Via reddit:

submitted 5 days ago • 399 comments

Protesters today and every day should have a theme song.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Debating reactionaries is *never* a good idea You might win on 'facts', but you'll always lose politically: they are not arguing in good faith, they want their ideas to become seen as acceptable in public discourse And by debating them, you're giving them what they want It really is that simple

submitted 6 days ago • 35 comments