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After 27 years on Oklahoma’s death row, Richard Glossip gets another day in court to prove his innocence. Today’s decision by the Supreme Court is right, just, and fair: edition.cnn.com/2025/02/25/p...

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As the measles outbreak in Texas keeps spreading, parents who previously chose not to vaccinate their children are now lining up to get their kids the shots needed to protect them from the serious illness.

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when did the acting DOGE administrator become the acting DOGE administrator when did the acting DOGE administrator become the acting DOGE administrator WHEN DID THE ACTING DOGE ADMINISTRATOR BECOME THE ACTING DOGE ADMINISTRATOR

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The near miss on a tarmac in Chicago is small part of a much, much bigger problem. Here's what's happening: youtube.com/shorts/d4fz3...

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My husband @robertcooper-us.bsky.social and I were the FIRST gay couple to adopt children in the US, way back in 1985. We went on to adopt five wonderful kids — all adopted at birth. They’ve grown so much! Here’s a pic from our wedding in 2000, and a recent one including their significant others. ❤️

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I know it’s been said before but I hope whoever decided teeth & eyes shouldn’t be included in health insurance suffered

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i think everyone needs to stop framing whats going on as “bending the knee” and what’s really happening which is “they’re finally feel free to do what they’ve always wanted to do”

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Striking how easily you can get millions of people to vote for a boot on their own face just by lying to them about the boot going on someone else's face.

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The long-term goal is to radically undermine the US system of higher education. This is just a small first step. The function previously served by institutions of higher ed will be picked up by cheap, for-profit startups that do instruction via youtube videos and AI instruction.

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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

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BREAKING Project 2025 leader and current OMB head Russ Vought directs all agencies to create plans for large-scale layoffs ("Reductions in Force") by March 13.

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We may be tired, but we’re NEVER done! Standing strong for OUR people, OUR communities, and OUR future. From the streets to the ballot box, the fight for justice and equity NEVER stops. In 27 states, we’re demanding the change we deserve—#WeGotUs! Chip in today to fuel the movement: bit.ly/43cm3dY

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everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky

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Bernie on the Republican budget: “Robin Hood in Reverse.”

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If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.

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Tell everyone you know — DON’T RANK CANDIDATES YOU DON’T WANT

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Delaware Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend cited the "urgency of the moment" during an interview with Law360 on fast-tracking proposed amendments to the state's General Corporation Law to stem a feared corporate exodus from The First State. www.law360.com/artic...

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Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives. Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.

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You wanna talk about federal employees who don't deserve to be paid? The 118th Congress-which included Marjorie Taylor Greene Was the least productive US legislative body in 40 years

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They’re going after the judges

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Auchincloss: DOGE is about distracting Americans from what is happening in Congress, where congressional Republicans are axing Medicaid.

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YES! Trump fired Hampton Dellinger. Judge reinstated him. Dellinger asks MSPB to block the firing of 6 probationary federal employees. SCOTUS punts on Trump’s request to remove Dellinger anyhow. MSPB grants the stay. MAJOR WIN FOR FEDERAL WORKERS.

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Make sure you fill up before Friday! NO WALMART NO AMAZON NO FAST FOOD 2-28

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You all should read this book to understand the diverse nexus of right wing players and funders that are actively committed to undoing our democracy for sake of power, money and ideology.

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Under Biden, the Dow Jones broke 45,000 just a few months ago. Yesterday the market closed at 43,400. Trump is killing our IRA/401ks. He is the worst second term President ever!

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🚨MUST READ: In courting Musk & other billionaires to relocate corporate headquarters, states are quietly changing laws to offer CEOs new get-out-of-jail-free cards when they face legal actions accusing them of fleecing pensioners, workers & shareholders.

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folks have asked me, "why silver spring?" there's lots of reasons but here's one: "Even when children grow up next to each other with parents who earn similar incomes, black boys fare worse than white boys in 99 percent of America." You know what city is among the 1%? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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In the last election, one candidate was proposing coercive restrictions on personal liberty and replacing free trade and free markets with heavy tariffs and authoritarian favoritism. The other was Kamala Harris. Bezos personally killed an endorsement of Harris and celebrated at Trump’s inauguration.

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I subsist on Social Security Disability/Medicare/Medicaid/SNAP. Medicaid pays the majority of my medications. Due to my disabilities & chronic illnesses I rely on 38 different medications annually. 1 of my medications for Lupus has slowed the progression of the disease. Without access I would die.😔

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According to the NY Times (and its UN vote), America’s new friends under Trump (instead of under God) are Russia and North Korea.

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@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social please put Jasmine Crockett into leadership

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DOGE is canceling government contracts that help veterans. Records show among the 875 contracts were arrangements to help medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors, and provide burial services to veterans.

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Interesting that at least some of the anti vax people aren't anti vax so much as they don't think a problem is real until it's imminent

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White House Communications Director Steven Cheung is pleased with Jeff Bezos’ announcement.

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Freedom is just another word for writing whatever your billionaire boss tells you

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Some sound advice:

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The large clinical trial of a new Covid vaccine pill (not shot) was halted by RFK Jr www.aol.com/multimillion... The Covid nasal vaccines may be next up to be axed.

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Brave to @jeffstein.bsky.social, WaPo's chief economics correspondent, for not wasting any time in stating what must be stated. Hopefully the first of many.

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