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The dismissal of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff came as part of a broader shakeup that has rattled national security officials, who fear they could be next, report @shaneharris.bsky.social and @jonlemire.bsky.social: theatln.tc/fPpdXnEs

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President Trump's purge at the Pentagon is a major step toward creating an officer corps personally and absolutely loyal to him, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/V6pB4qcF

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We surveyed more than 100 Texans to find out what they spend on beauty. Suffice it to say, this is not a peer reviewed scientific study, but an earnest attempt at averages. In Texas, it turns out more is more. thebarbedwire.com/2025/02/21/b...

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I could not be more in love with the photos @catcardenas.bsky.social took for this sweet story for @thebarbedwire.bsky.social — ‘Everything We Have, We’ve Done Together’: A Charro-Cowgirl Love Story thebarbedwire.com/2025/02/20/c...

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Hard to overstate how crazy the DOGE situation is getting. The latest from @cwarzel.bsky.social, @ibogost.bsky.social, and @matteowong.bsky.social

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Great interview from the wonderful @pamelacolloff.bsky.social with some very very good research/writing advice!

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I've noted some of the procedural things Democrats could be doing in Congress, but this point from @edgeofsports.bsky.social's great piece in the Nation deserves emphasis. This is basic politics, and it's baffling that every Democrat isn't doing it every day. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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1. The Senate confirmed RFK Jr at the same time as a massive measles outbreak was sweeping through areas of Texas with low vaccination rates. RFK Jr visited Texas yesterday. Not to address the burgeoning crisis but to continue to push anti-vaccine messaging.

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“I love Ukraine, but”

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wrote about those tense moments in a theater when the audience becomes collaborators in silence, and every person has the power to break the mood: defector.com/silence-brin...

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"We will protect DOGE." This morning, Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin — a "stop the steal" organizer and Jan. 6 defendant advocate — sent an email titled "Operation Whirlwind" in which he said he's personally launched an investigation into Sen. Chuck Schumer. The text:

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journalism is feeling especially like the first draft of history lately

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Tesla Stock After Named As Chair Of DOGE Subcommittee www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...

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I don't think I've ever had that happen with a FOIA request! www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

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“I feel so stupid, guilty, regretful—embarrassed is a huge one. I am absolutely embarrassed that I voted for Trump,” said Anderson, 30. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of Cathy Harris atop the Merit Systems Protection Board, ruling that Trump's decision to fire her exceeded his authority. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Privacy advocates have long resisted attempts by governments and corporations to collect and store citizens' personal data. This is the reason. To prevent authoritarian, unaccountable, secret police from knowing everything about our lives and using our data against us.

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BREAKING — USDA says it accidentally fired officials working to combat bird flu and says it’s trying to rehire them www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... by @allansmith.bsky.social

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So Trump is now saying that the Federal Election Commission, which was an independent regulatory agency, "must be supervised and controlled by the people's elected President."

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After talking to sources on every side, it's become clear the stakes in the Eric Adams case are far higher than one man's fate. MAGA is looking to tame the famously-independent US Atty's office in Manhattan. They're trying to take DOJ's "crown jewel" for itself. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

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“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated." "This is a very real threat to the American flying public.” EXCLUSIVE ⤵️

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This refers to the obstacle impact team, responsible for timely noting both new permanent obstructions like buildings or cell towers and, critically, temporary ones like cranes. I will no longer fly when instrument conditions exist below 1500 feet until this huge danger is resolved.

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Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.

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🎯🎯

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what would you do differently if you were actively trying to cause more plane crashes? www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...

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Musk now calling for people at 60 Minutes to go to prison.

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🚨 SCOOP: DOGE is seeking personal taxpayer data at IRS, sources tell me. 🚨 Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.

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Also just because I know how many folks have DMed me to say they’re on antidepressants too: It’s okay to acknowledge that journalists are human beings with brains and bodies affected by government decisions, and it doesn’t make you less good at your job to be honest about that fact.

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Gaines County is 50 miles from where I live. I go to court there regularly. It’s a rural community that borders New Mexico. It has a large Mennonite population. Local doctors are warning measles outbreaks will come to surrounding communities. www.cbsnews.com/news/measles...

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truly a genius way to get all the journalists off the island

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Shit.

submitted 8 days ago • 229 comments

Musk’s personal, private commodification of women’s bodies is coextensive with his political philosophy and its very creepy.

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Allegory alert!

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Feel like the world you knew is collapsing around you and everything is slipping out of your control? Try ✨picking fights online.✨

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If you were to pick a single US federal agency in which would would absolutely NOT want unelected weirdos to have the ability to fire a bunch of people without careful consideration, which one would you pick? abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...

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I have truly terrible cell service in my neighborhood so I had to get a Google “landline” for calls to the pharmacy and some work stuff but now all day it’s just this

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Writers that can get hit that "it feels like they're writing for me" zone are special, but I'm fickle and so it's always fleeting. Niko, though? She's been living there for years at this point.

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I couldn’t be more thrilled to share this essay from @taylorcrumpton.bsky.social on the absolute unrivaled beauty of having a Texas Ass 💕 thebarbedwire.com/2025/02/14/i...

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The CDC is not handling this outbreak's alerts despite the fact that it is interstate. The measles outbreak among unvaccinated individuals in Gaines County, Texas, has grown to 24 cases, up from six earlier this month. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/mea...

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no surprise, but AOC is right and this needs to happen now

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Where is the solidarity with AP? Journalists claim to defend the freedom of the press. Yet they’re piss poor at supporting their own. This is a test case against authoritarianism. Every member of the White House press corps should boycott WH events in support of AP. Then watch Trump back down

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Love this essay and agree 100%. I run but I do not like running. Did my first marathon at age 49 and my second at age 51 about a month ago, where I was passed by a lady with a cane, an older dude in a walking boot, and a guy in a full horse costume. And I'm doing Cowtown half marathon next week.

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