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Is Vladimir Putin calling the shots?

Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating DEI-related grants.

Recalls anyone??? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

This will mean that Putin and his troops will be further emboldened to commit atrocities. Civilians who may have been spared may be killed - POWs who may otherwise be left alone now face increasing prospect of torture or abuse. And Trump's actions will be to blame in that case.

Now why do you think it is that DOJ dismissed charges against SpaceX WITH prejudice but Emil Bove plans to hold charges over Eric Adams' head for almost four more years? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

Soldiers, family members and friends gathered at the Fort Belvoir base chapel on Wednesday night for a candle vigil to honor three Army crew members who were killed when their helicopter collided in midair with a commercial jet over the Potomac River in Washington.

It's not a joke. It's not a "my heart goes out to you." It's not autism. They're doing unabashed Seig Heils on stage at CPAC now.

While Republicans start their work tonight on a bill to cut your Social Security and Medicare benefits, Democrats are working to make your life better, safer, and more affordable. Here are 10 of the amendments I filed to the Republican budget bill 🧵

GIFT ARTICLE - BREAKING NEWS: TRUMP IS GOING TO TOTALLY FUCK UP MY ONLINE BUSINESSES.... He's still mad at f'ing Besos - but does he know Amazon has it's own fleet? wapo.st/4309Ysp

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

This last election showed not enough people did their research on how tariffs work. Share around so Americans know they will be the ones paying up.

TRUMPISM IS FASCISM !

🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

“What a lie,” Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen wrote on X Thursday, in reply to Musk parroting the talking point yet again on Fox News. “And from someone who complains about lack of honesty from the mainstream media.” newrepublic.com/post/191782/...

They’re going to try and prosecute their political enemies

URGENT ACTION: Tell Senate HELP Chair Bill Cassidy that a vote for Linda McMahon for Education Secretary is a vote against the needs of kids with disabilities. Call (202-224-5824)! #ProtectOurKids #50for504 #ReclaimOurSchools #Momsky

Raise your hand 🖐️ and Repost if you think felon and lunatic Donald Trump is unfit to serve as president! I want all of my 168K friends to follow YOU! 💙 Like ❤️ and repost 🔄 and you will get MORE followers! 🚀 Who agrees? 🖐️

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He’s not making up: news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/... Is this really what y’all voted for? 🫤 💰

🚨 PLEASE REPOST 🚨 Federal Employee Resources

Fantastic.

"Trump wants to partner with Putin’s Russia morally and politically—against Ukraine, and against liberal democracy. The U.S. president is on Putin’s side. Trump made clear he’s going to make a deal—one that amounts to a capitulation—regardless of Ukraine’s wishes." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cruelt...

Susan Crawford is running to defeat Elon Musk’s chosen candidate - and Elon’s millions of $$$ - in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court election on April 1st. Her @crawfordforwi.bsky.social only has 2.5K followers and it needs A LOT MORE to help get her message out. PLEASE give her a follow now.

WE need this win in the House. Please donate.

Governing is about choices. And we have a big choice ahead of us. We can choose to invest in our families. Our workers. Our future. Or we can choose to give another few trillion to those who need it least.

“Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time—specifically, one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes,” Timothy W. Ryback writes in a step-by-step account:

11 years

Raise your hand 🖐️ and Repost if you still support President Zelenskyy and the brave people of Ukraine! 🇺🇦 I want all of my 168K friends to follow YOU! 💙 Like ❤️ and repost 🔄 and you will get MORE followers! 🚀 Who is with me? 🖐️

History will remember your response. #ResistTrump