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Trump is doing it again: walking away from allies. It is almost as if Trump needs to practice betrayal as a form of statecraft. The examples of men and women who counted on our support are many. Many of us thought it would be different. This was a classic story of right versus wrong. #News

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Translated as "hailstorm", hagelslag are crispy, oblong-shaped sugar strands, just a few millimetres long. They are most commonly chocolate-flavoured and coated in a shiny glaze. In a supermarket in any other country, you'd see them in the cake toppings section reserved for a special occasion. #News

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Rogan helped Trump make historic gains with young, often politically disengaged men in November. Since the election, “The Joe Rogan Experience” has taken a different tack, focusing less on his usual fare. He's become dedicated to defending one increasingly important political actor, Elon Musk. #News

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A Texas prosecutor, 44-year-old James "Jim" Joseph Rodden with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ran a white supremacist social media account. An ICE employee was linked with the X account @GlomarResponder, which has spouted "blatantly racist and anti-immigrant views" since 2012. #News

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The DOJ has shut down a database that tracked misconduct by law enforcement. On February 20, the database's website appeared to be taken down. The Justice Department website states the database is no longer active after Trump revoked an executive order by President Biden that formed it. #News

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Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers filed a motion to withdraw from the mogul's defense team. Anthony Ricco did not provide a reason for his request, in which he wrote, "under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs." A judge will need to grant Ricco's motion. #News

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A strong sense of purpose in life may lower heart disease risk. The research found that a high sense of purpose reduces the risk of heart disease by 19 percent. The risk of death by any cause was reduced by 23 percent in those who had a high sense of purpose. #PsyNews

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Treasury officials have complained about disruption. The secretary of state has pushed back on staff cuts. Inside the Education &Health & Human Services departments, political appointees have been informed — not consulted — about canceled grants and contracts, learning about it from the media. #News

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America’s beloved national parks face a problem that could, in a matter of weeks, grow into a full-blown crisis. The number of people visiting areas managed by the National Park Service — which includes national parks, monuments, and other sites — is way up. Staffing at the NPS is down. #News

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Musk’s DOGE put a $1 spending limit on credit cards to employees and contractors of the GSA—a critical agency that manages IT and office buildings for the US government—along with at least three other agencies. Similar restrictions are to be rolled out to the entire government workforce. #News

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I’m going to start by telling you the ending. The ending as it stands today. The people involved in this story wind up either dead, maimed, spending months in a mental hospital, languishing in jail, or underground. These people were idealists committed to doing as much good as possible. #News

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Andrew Bernier, a US Army Corps of Engineers researcher and a union leader, says that he has received a barrage of menacing messages from the same anonymous email account. They have spoken of the genius of Musk, referenced the power of DOGE, and foretold the downfall of union bosses. #News

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200 million dollars of waste.

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Todays hero

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The wealth of Dr. Mehmet Oz has swelled in part from for-profit healthcare companies over which he’d wield significant power if confirmed to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a government ethics report. #News

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When the so-called Department of Government Efficiency recently fired dozens of people from the US Digital Service—the agency DOGE subsumed last month—it may not have realized the extent of the collateral damage. #News

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Plenty of tech executives have also departed to take leadership positions inside federal agencies. The DOT internally announced that Tom Krause had been appointed its fiscal assistant secretary, but that he would simultaneously continue his job as CEO of the company Cloud Software Group. #News

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And they thought it was just about the price of Eggs 🥚

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youtu.be/t3PM15wCVn0?... You can make your own decision if you can make time to watch this. I’ve been thinking for a while that I really believe majority of Americans believed the truth about Trump and did not vote for his evilness. Cybersecurity experts even said a forensic audit was needed.

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Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

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I'm watching Ari Melber from yesterday. He has Thomas Chatterton Williams on. I blocked him yesterday. Because he's like, oh, the woke left is just as bad as the woke right. No, it's not. And there is no such thing as the woke right. They are just a bunch of fascist, racist, and mean bullies.

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@stephruhle.bsky.social - Yup, Stephanie, that Trump lie got around the world first. What is it they say? A lie can make it around the world before the truth can put his shoes on. Or something like that.

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trump wants to be able to tell the USPS not to deliver ballots to blue states www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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FOR 99% of Homo Sapiens time on earth, we had no armies and no generals. Then we settled down, grew food, and wrote stories. Started villages, towns, and then cities. Created wealth and privilege. We created religions and worshiped gods. Then we waged wars.

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Mitch McConnell announced his retirement after 40 years of working hard to make Kentucky one of the poorest, most under-educated, and unhealthy states in the US.

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Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

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Is it too much to ask to want the government to stop the president from doing the illegal stuff?

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Nailed it.

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The Swedish authorities said on Friday that they were investigating a new cable break in the Baltic Sea, the latest example of damage to underwater infrastructure in the region.

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I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...

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I was watching #AriMelber on #MSNBC earlier. They were talking about how the MAGA were attacking science and credentials. The Republicans were running their mouths and lying about Dr. Fauci and others. Alex jones was talking about pulling the switch and killing Dr. Fauci.

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GOP Congress men and women vote for DonOld’s bullshit because they are “scared shitless” of MAGA and political violence?! Dems aren’t backing down and they’re just as vulnerable! Toughen up and do your jobs! #ImpeachTrumpNow #NoBendingTheKnee #GrowAFuckingSpine www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

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