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Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy. Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.

submitted 23 hours ago • 989 comments

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

submitted 20 hours ago • 1270 comments

I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.

submitted 6 hours ago • 314 comments

We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸

submitted 22 hours ago • 520 comments

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊

submitted 22 hours ago • 458 comments

That press conference was the most disgraceful act of betrayal I’ve ever seen.

submitted 19 hours ago • 1563 comments

New Website for Federal Workers & those supporting them! "Here, you'll find stories from real government employees: How we save you time & money, how we protect your personal information & how DOGE's dangerous dismantling of government technology puts you at risk." #FuckDOGE www.wethebuilders.org

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

This is beyond heartbreaking.

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An embarrassed Vance lashed out because Zelenskyy rightly told him Putin has shown he can’t be trusted to respect a cease fire or peace deal — and pointed out Vance has never set foot in Ukraine.

submitted 1 day ago • 366 comments

NEW: “Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.” newrepublic.com/post/192059/...

submitted 2 days ago • 3354 comments

the study on safety of single stair buildings by pew charitable trusts and the center for building in north america (@stephenjacobsmith.com) is now live www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Current and former federal workers: We’re here in D.C. sending out our signal 🚨 Contact us confidentially on Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.

submitted 1 day ago • 29 comments

Federal court finds mass firing of probationary employees illegal and that OPM had no authority to order it

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country." The first will be in Phoenix March 5.

submitted 3 days ago • 761 comments

Tribal Nations across the U.S. have been impacted by federal funding freezes & the firing of staff at BIA, BIE, and IHS. These actions undermine tribal trust and treaty responsibilities. We ask the Administration to take immediate action to halt, exempt, and reverse these actions.

submitted 2 days ago • 105 comments

Help Eaton Fire families by donating a bicycle la.streetsblog.org/2025/02/26/w...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.

submitted 2 days ago • 101 comments

The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.

submitted 3 days ago • 191 comments

Pritzker: "We're talking about the death of a constitutional republic. That's what happened in Germany in 1933, 1934. And we're seeing today that we've got an administration in Washington that's ignoring court orders."

submitted 3 days ago • 748 comments

BREAKING: Office of Special Counsel Finds Many DOGE Firings Unlawful with Major Implications for the Future of the DOGE Purge and Potential Jeopardy for Those Who Executed DOGE's Orders talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/big-d...

submitted 4 days ago • 451 comments

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

submitted 6 days ago • 1050 comments

February 22, 2025

submitted 6 days ago • 68 comments

A federal judge ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to proceed with mass terminations of probationary federal workers. The administration has already dismissed 6,700 employees from the IRS, with plans to lay off an additional 50,000 workers from the Defense Department next.

submitted 8 days ago • 261 comments

"Attempting to balance the budget on the backs of veterans": As veterans are hit hard by sweeping cuts in the federal workforce, some are speaking out and multiple senators are criticizing the way the administration is carrying out the firings.

submitted 8 days ago • 10 comments

According to a memo leaked to the LA Times, ICE will be starting their “knock and talk” practices in the LA area on Feb 23rd. #KnowYourRights

submitted 10 days ago • 23 comments

Leonard Peltier has made it to North Dakota! The temperatures are bitter cold today, but our hearts and spirits are on FIRE for our Elder and Leksi (Uncle) Leonard. ❤️‍🔥 Read our press release for more about Leonard's welcome home event tomorrow ndnco.cc/lphomepr

submitted 10 days ago • 29 comments

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

submitted 10 days ago • 805 comments

10% of NASA’s workforce has been laid off—guess that’ll be a boost for SpaceX.

submitted 10 days ago • 635 comments

Most of the cases are among school-aged children; at least thirteen patients have been hospitalized.

submitted 11 days ago • 111 comments

Show's up! Featuring Jason Stanley, @molly.wiki, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social, & @darakerr.bsky.social. Listen! www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

submitted 14 days ago • 7 comments

Layoffs at the Hanford site near Richland included safety engineers, environmental scientists and employees who protect workers' rights, said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany on Saturday accused Vice President JD Vance of unacceptably interfering in his country’s coming elections on behalf of a party that has played down the atrocities committed by the Nazis.

submitted 14 days ago • 188 comments

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet. They make sure we have clean water. They protect us from financial fraud. They provide healthcare to our communities. They make our government actually work for people. Do not forget this.

submitted 13 days ago • 147 comments

At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years. Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.

submitted 14 days ago • 1646 comments

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 26 The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news

submitted 14 days ago • 10 comments

Adding When Driving is not an Option by @nondriver.bsky.social to the essential reading I recommend around transportation. As a disabled person who cycles for transportation, not a lot was surprising to me in the book. But it’s approachable with data, stories, and specific recommendations. 1/3

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

Our team reviewed the entire DOGE website. Nothing they have identified constitutes evidence of fraud or corruption—both of which are crimes. Feel free to audit us. The funds were allotted by Congress, and OIGs regularly reviewed expenditures for fraud.

submitted 14 days ago • 517 comments

NEW: The CDC is currently removing all the influenza resources from their website during the worst flu season in decades.

submitted 14 days ago • 853 comments

Don’t lose hope. Remember, Watergate took over two years to fully unravel from the initial break-in to Nixon’s resignation. Just like then and now, Americans are losing faith in their government. We are documenting every illegal action and will hold this administration and Elon Musk accountable.

submitted 14 days ago • 666 comments

So you can just say you work at DOGE and pillage anything from our documents you want. The law truly doesn't exist anymore! Cool!

submitted 14 days ago • 1267 comments

This is a very heavy day for us. To those who lost their jobs, we are with you and will work with you again. To those struggling to see a future for our work, do not give up. Real change in public health has always been a battle. Now it’s a war. We will win it. This is our country. #RISEUP

submitted 14 days ago • 87 comments

What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

submitted 14 days ago • 508 comments

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 14 days ago • 2691 comments

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

submitted 14 days ago • 1910 comments

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If you support any of this, you’re honestly just a terrible person. People’s lives are being upended and destroyed. For every 1% increase in unemployment, 40,000 people die—yet some are celebrating.

submitted 15 days ago • 616 comments

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

submitted 15 days ago • 793 comments

The 1st year class of Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) fellows is being terminated today. We don't know the fate of 2nd years nor the future of the EIS program. CDC’s 2-yr EIS fellowship recruits talent from across the world and trains MDs, PhDs, nurses, vets, and others in field epidemiology.

submitted 14 days ago • 30 comments

Across the government, probationary employees and Schedule A workers—including individuals with severe physical, psychiatric, or intellectual disabilities, as well as veterans—are being let go.

submitted 15 days ago • 416 comments