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FEWS NET, the U.S. early warning system for famine, shut down after the foreign aid freeze. What are the consequences? And why does the U.S. has a famine early warning system in the first place?

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The DoD has never passed an audit and no doubt its spending should be reviewed. But Sec Hegseth knows little about how DoD works, and less about national security. It would be a good idea to bring in some expertise rather than just throwing the axes. www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

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What’s wasteful is ordering feds to explain their jobs instead of letting them DO their jobs.

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There's less and less Russian armor showing up at the front these days, with Russians compensating by instead sending meat-hordes to absorb Ukrainian ammo. But the armor that Russians do have left.. My lord..

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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

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Wisconsin voters will return to the polls this spring for the 1st major election since the 2024 presidential race. Guess who's in the process of BUYING this SUPREME COURT race! Yep, it's Elon Musk, AGAIN! We can't let this happen. See next post for how to help. 1/3 www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

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Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.

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Twice as much funding goes to diseases that disproportionally affect men compared to those that mainly impact women. So … no?

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The protagonist of this photo is the nebula called Herbig-Haro 46/47, which is located in the Vela Constellation, 1,470 light-years away from Earth. In a small corner below the Herbig-Haro 46/47 nebula, an object shaped like a question mark "?" was discovered, which is interesting and curious.

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As Trump was bullying the awesome Governor of Maine, he claimed that he is the Federal Law. He is NOT !!! This is the moment in American history when we the people must save our country from a dictator & his stooges & oligarchs. We all need to push back while we still can. .

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Judge Abelson of the USDC MD issued a preliminary injunction against the anti-DEI executive orders on Feb 21. His compelling opinion outlines numerous grounds for deeming the EOs unconstitutional, including 1st A freedom of speech. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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And it's going to get much worse!

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Members of the military are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not the president. Changing that seems to have been the point of the Friday Night Massacre. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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Yup.

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Why is the price of eggs going up? Why is gas going up? Why are rents going up? Why is the stock market going down?

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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org sues on behalf of unions, retirees to block access to personal and sensitive data at SSA. This case comes after SSA commissioner stepped down due to concerns about DOGE accessing data. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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I didn't know there was such a lovely word as SHERO! Thank you to Liz and Gloria, but especially to the Marine Shero. Stay safe in these dangerous days; you're respected, accepted, and honored by the vast majority of Americans.

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The poster child for white male mediocrity, Pete Hegseth, is firing qualified Black men and women from the military.

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🫡🇺🇦 Zelensky: Following the results of this week, I want to note soldiers of 425th separate assault regiment for destroying the occupier, also soldiers of the 59th separate assault brigade in the Pokrovsk direction, and also Kursk region: 47th separate mechanized and 95th separate airborne assault.

submitted 8 hours ago • 18 comments

KEEP PUSHING! If they won’t do a town hall DEMAND ONE

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Way to go, Sheryl!!

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If members of Congress—like Rep. Grothman —are this clueless about what the man who is dismantling our government is saying and promising, they don’t deserve to keep their jobs! This woman is in his face, begging him to wake TF up—and he just walks off. Pathetic.

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They continue to tell this debunked lie 🤥 for a reason: so when they cut social security to pave the way for their tax cuts for the rich you think they had an actual reason to do it.

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General CQ Brown is a patriot and hero. Firing him makes America less safe, but it will help bring about a Golden Age. For Putin.

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AZ AG Kris Mayes: This is a coup by Trump against our Constitution, because they are violating not only the separation of powers but also the court orders We have federal judges saying to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, “Stop this now,” and yet we believe they are violating those orders.

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As our LEAST competent & accomplished Secretary of Defense fires our MOST qualified and accomplished military leader, let’s talk “DEI”. youtube.com/shorts/y-PWr...

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Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

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This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!

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200 million dollars of waste.

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(AP) — Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars. #OligarchEra 🇺🇸 apnews.com/article/musk...

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“This Week in Democracy: Week 5 – The 'King' Purges His Generals” Read and share the latest from Zeteo's project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term:

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Fresh out of prison after Trump’s pardon, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested today for assaulting a woman protesting his event.

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Wow! Congrats to Bluesky for passing the milestone of 32 MILLION users. Spread the word!! 💙🦋 bsky-users.theo.io

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Demand your GOP congressman cut their budget and lay off some staff. Congress spends 6.4billion/year on their own operations.

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Infuriating! 😡 Don’t Cut My Medicaid! The majority of my son’s medical team are in Austin (1.5 hr drive), some in Houston (3 hrs), one in Dallas (5 hrs). Telehealth appts are needed & necessary! My son has extreme car anxiety, not to mention wear and tear on our car, gas! 🤬 And we’re not alone!

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