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Moulton: "Trump thinks if you try to kill cops to overthrow the government and change an election, that's not domestic terrorism, but somehow having a protest in front of a Tesla dealership is? The bottom line with Trump is freedoms and liberties belong to people who agree with him, and that's it."

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A useful thread - and an opportunity to donate to Ukrainian troops who need more equipment!

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In response to President Trump’s executive orders and his all-out assault on government bureaucracy, federal judges across the U.S. have issued rulings at a blistering rate for the past two months. Read the key passages in several noteworthy rulings here.

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The latest episode of The Bulwark Podcast is out - @markhertling.bsky.social joins Tim to talk Trump's complicity in Russia's war crimes and his tough road to a genuine ceasefire, plus the trade war: www.thebulwark.com/p/mark-hertl...

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Putin's dealmaker with Trump is on the US sanctions list. Kirill Dmitriev nevertheless plays key role in ongoing Russian-US talks. He argues that «the Arctic is too important for Cold War-style politics»

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Oh

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In normal times, finding an official email address wouldn't be news, and I might guard that info for my own FOIAs. But here it is — Elon's DOGE account. theintercept.com/2025/03/06/e...

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NEW: I helped Brian Krebs trace the background of one of Elon Musk's top loyalists, Branden Spikes, head of IT at X, who spent 2 mo at DOGE. Spikes and his ex-wife were involved with Russian diaspora websites and groups linked to pro-Kremlin KSORS players, Russian state media while he was at SpaceX.

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Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the group that governs the legal bar in the District of Columbia to investigate Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in the capital, saying that he had “abused” prosecutorial power by threatening his political opponents.

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"I fear we are watching a slow-motion replay of Afghanistan. While Ukrainians will be the primary victims of America’s betrayal, I can’t help but think of my airmen, who will now be asked to watch what happens as we abandon another ally." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-vict...

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DOGE “seemed unsure” of what USAID programs they cut and is now attempting to reverse some of the cuts, says @propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy. “This is the opposite of a careful review."

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I think there’s a legitimate debate to be had about how much education policy should be framed in Washington. But that’s not what’s going on here, and we shouldn’t let them pretend like it is. What’s going on is a corrupt dismantling of the government in defiance of Congress.

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Even leader of the French far-right party "National Rally," Marine Le Pen, condemned the suspension of American military aid to Ukraine. "This is very cruel to the Ukrainian soldiers who patriotically defend their country." - she said. www.lefigaro.fr/politique/ma...

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The rise and potential fall of independent agencies.

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Timely CNN piece on Taiwan's former nuke program. "Some have argued that if Taiwan had successfully acquired nuclear weapons it could have served as an ultimate deterrent – paralleling Ukraine, where Russia might not have invaded if Kyiv." By Eric Cheung:

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This is oh so Soviet. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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Over the next two weeks, 10,000 soldiers from nine #NATO nations are in North Norway for exercise #JointViking25. Together, we train on defending NATO's northern flank. #strongertogether #WeAreNATO www.forsvaret.no/en/exercises...

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Zelensky could apologize for not calling out more loudly the deplorable way he was treated in the White House. Would that do?

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Before becoming the second-in-command at the FBI, Dan Bongino used his popular podcast to spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack. Here's what else he said.

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Some are saying Democrats shouldn't attend Donald Trump's State of the Union. I disagree. They should attend. And the minute he starts speaking, start getting up, one-by-one, and solemnly leave the chamber. It will be all anyone talks about the next day. And will drive Donald crazy.

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Trump’s top officials pushed Ukraine talking points like they came straight from Putin’s playbook. A coincidence? Here are five talking points to consider. www.kyivpost.com/post/48181

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Another Russian official has fallen out of a window In Moscow, 49-year-old former State Duma deputy and assistant to the head of Dagestan has died after falling out a window

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When I was in Congress we were constantly told to not call social security a “Ponzi scheme” unless we want to never win another election. Elon Musk just called social security a “Ponzi scheme.” But hasn’t touched his contracts with the govt yet

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Cornyn was horrified by Trump and Vance’s behavior. But he can’t say a word because Paxton is about to primary him, most likely with Trump’s endorsement. So Ken taunts him and Cornyn will put political ambition over principle and remain silent.

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They never explain where Zelensky supposedly keeps his “yachts”. Ukraine’s only coastline, on the Black Sea, is under Russian blockade. (Not to mention that the vast majority of US aid to Ukraine is in-kind contributions of equipment, much - though not all - of it surplus).

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Sickening.

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“This is going to be a massive loss of life overall,” a surgeon who formerly led USAID’s global health initiatives tells @gregsargent.bsky.social. “Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.”

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Japanese naval destroyer just transited the Taiwan Strait japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/def...

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Conservative columnist Bret Stephens: "If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky."

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Even walking on the outside of that containment unit, especially with a big hole in it, is dangerous - like working in an hospital's x-ray room without stepping outside.

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Straight-up theft by the Trump admin from relief contractors and aid workers, carried out in open mockery of the good faith and credit of the U.S. government.

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Sputnik, the Russian disinformation outlet, claims this rumor is false. Which means it's almost certainly true. I think Americans are going to be in for quite the shock on Monday. Back to the regularly scheduled coup #coupback

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Former senior CIA Russia operations officer John Sipher⬇️ tomorrowsaffairs.com/does-trump-e...

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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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Perspective.

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Elon Musk Fact-Checked by his own AI platform Grok! What an embarrassment this “genius” is. For my full statement and questions posed to Mr. Musk, see below.

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"The oligarchs kissing the ring, the lawsuits against the media, the constraints on which media should be in the White House pool, and which are not — all that sounds familiar": How Trump's Washington feels like the early days of Putin's Moscow. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

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The Trump administration has begun firing employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s premier centers for climate science.

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Canadians visiting the U.S. were responsible for $20.5 billion in spending last year. Some are now changing their travel plans. “I feel like Canadians have been slapped across the face by Trump.”

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The shining city on the hill wasn’t theoretical for millions of people for whom the goodwill of the American people was a saving grace — it’s just too bad so many Americans see that light as a lie and an illusion, and prefer the spectacle of cruelty instead, condemning millions to a darker life

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Former defense chiefs denounce Trump’s ‘reckless’ Pentagon firings www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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