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looking back everything went to shit when Schoolhouse Rock stopped airing

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Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post

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As President Donald Trump announced that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was at the White House during the Black History event, the crowd brutally boo's him. Why would he even call on him, when he is not even Black, but he is a doctor who immigrated to the United States from Greece?

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NEW: It's the Elon Musk paradox: On X he's a budget-cutting warrior leading a noble Trump-approved battle against the Deep State bureaucracy. But to the WH, increasingly besieged in court, he's a run-of-the-mill adviser with no decision-making power. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Yes, it's actually a topic of discussion. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...

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Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/t...

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How about some good news? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

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Marco Rubio's collaboration with Russia's Sergei Lavrov and Putin is one of the most disgusting acts of betrayal to democracy and our nation. Rubio has secured his place in history of infamy.

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In a 4-3 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed a right-wing legal challenge that sought to limit the authority of municipalities to designate early absentee voting locations and prevent future use of a mobile voting van deployed by the city of Racine during the 2022 election cycle.

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trying to imagine how loud the calls for my firing would be if i didn’t know who FDR was

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It never ends. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/t...

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A nice op-ed attacking Trump by some guy named Mitch McC— … wait what??

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Pop quiz: People are saying the kid says “you’re not the president you need to go away” — do y’all hear it too?

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When America reaps the whirlwind of putting Tulsi Gabbard in as the director of national intelligence, it will cost lives and honor beyond what you can imagine.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

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New York Democrats in the state legislature are expected to approve a bill on Monday that would delay until November the special election to fill Elise Stefanik’s House seat — a move that would deny House Republicans a crucial vote in the closely divided chamber.

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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

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#BlackHistoryMonth Alice Parker (1895–1920) Weary of cold New Jersey winters, Parker designed a natural gas furnace that was more efficient than fireplaces , reduced the risk of house fires and eliminated the need to buy or chop wood. Her designs were a major step toward modern central heating.

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Friends, please follow NY AG Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social She is leading the charge, and should have all of our support. Thanks.

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Judge Amy Berman Jackson has formally dismissed the case of Jan. 6 defendant DJ Rodriguez, who drove a taser into the neck of MPD officer Michael Fanone and had been sentenced to 12 years in prison "Michael Fanone's heroism will never be moot," she says. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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The problem America has, is that we’re now going to need tens of millions of American voters to become activists—when we couldn’t even rely on those American voters to be voters.

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Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms and businesses. U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.

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A federal judge has just ordered Musk to get out of Treasury’s computers. We are fortunate there are good lawyers representing democracy. Normally that would end the matter, but in this era there are legit questions about compliance & enforcement. We live on the edge of a constitutional crisis.

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Every member of Congress—myself included—was elected to write our nation's laws. Why on earth would we confirm Russ Vought to uphold those laws after he has made perfectly clear he has no intention of following them?

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Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?

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Here is some Monday reading for you. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

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You can take the boy out of apartheid but can you take apartheid out of the boy?

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