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Trump will travel to Moscow to stand next to Putin on the reviewing stand for the May 8 Victory Day celebration, Moscow sources reveal to Le Point. This year's celebration will focus on Russia's victory over Ukraine. How many messages does the world need? (H/t John Paul Fitch)

NEW — The National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 282 just emailed its ~8,000 employee members strongly advising them NOT to reply to the “What did you do last week?” email from OPM/Musk.

Patriot Front, masked COWARDS and white power freaks, paid us a visit in Des Moines. I’m sure our Republican leaders will strongly condemn this. Just kidding, they’re probably at the rally! SO DISGUSTING.

FBI Director Kash Patel expected to also be named head of ATF, three sources tell me and @yamiche.bsky.social.

If you want to participate in saving democracy, there is a website that lists events for our causes: www.mobilize.us?followup_mod...

The House could vote next week on drastic cuts to Medicaid that would gut critical programs that protect the civil rights and dignity of millions of Americans — including people with disabilities. Contact your member of Congress: No cuts to Medicaid.

There’s a crucial election coming up in a battleground state: The liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at risk. Elon Musk is not only determined to infiltrate every level of the federal government, he’s coming after our local elections, too. We’re not going to let him get away with it.

Says the guy who won't even respond to the mothers of his own children

DOGE’s expenses have risen above 40 million, with weekly costs now exceeding 10 million. We will release an updated DOGE staff list soon.

This news cycle calls for a Saturday edition of Reliable Sources! Today's themes: President Trump, the press and the public's right to know – with some inspiration from Reporters Without Borders 📬 cnn.it/4gXs3KS

Washington evangelical pastor & chaplain, David Franklin, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for recording himself sexually abusing a 4 year old girl & possessing child sexual abuse material. www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/c...

BREAKING: Active shooter at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pennsylvania; reports of multiple victims.

If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

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Unfortunately I won’t be to DC in time, but this rally for Ukraine is happening in Lincoln memorial. Attend if you can and Slava Ukrainii!

Call to Action: No Kings protest. Wenatchee, Washington. February 22 at 12PM "We the people resist" #3E #USProtest #ProtestWA #ProtestWenatchee #Feb22

So the President not only fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He also fired the top JAGs at the Army, Navy and Air Force. Those are the lead people who determine what is a legal order and what is not. So if you're planning to do things that are illegal they're the most obvious obstacle.

Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

JUST IN: “A federal judge in Maryland on Friday blocked the Trump administration from terminating federal grants and contracts related to DEI as called for in executive orders signed by President Donald Trump.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Only one person understands the attention war better than President Trump, and that's Elon Musk. But is the attention good or bad? Does it redound to his benefit or hurt his reputation? Does it embolden or embarrass him? Yes, yes and yes. My latest >> cnn.it/3ERK6F5

Call to Action: civil and human rights protest. Savannah, Georgia on February 22 at 4PM. “WE BEAT 'EM BEFORE. WE’ll BEAT ‘EM AGAIN” #3E #USProtest #ProtestGA #ProtestSavannah #Feb22

Marco Rubio has instructed USAID to claim this is all a lie.

You sent us to war on a lie, cut our health benefits, and voted against every veterans bill that has hit the floor. We are the 47% you refer to as the "takers." You don't give a f*ck about us

#GoldenAgeOfAmerica 🇺🇸

Social Security will save $205B because it will not have to pay out benefits to 1.7M Americans who died from #COVID. fortune.com/2025/02/19/a...

Call to Action: The People vs The Oligarchy protest. Trenton, New Jersey on Feb 21st at 1PM. #3E #USprotests #EndOligarchy #EndAutogenocide #Feb21

Median age of homebuyers just hit a new record high of 56 (Via Torsten Slok)

NEW Republican Congressman Troy Balderson, who reps an R+18 district in Ohio, says President Trump’s executive orders are “getting out of control.” “Congress has to decide whether or not the Departmnet of Education goes away. Not the president. Not Elon Musk. Congress decides,” Balderson said.

If you didn't know... • Exxon • Moulton/Coors • Walmart Have funded Heritage Foundation (#Project2025) for YEARS #Boycott

NEW: The Justice Department now says Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 rioters covers unrelated gun charges some faced after the FBI searched their homes. It’s moving to drop felony charges against Daniel Ball and Elias Costianes. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Three updates: 1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

Every day I wake up excited at the new ROCK BOTTOM I’m about to be introduced to as an American

BREAKING: U.S. President Donald Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board. - WaPo

U.S. Marshals Service deputized Elon Musk’s private security, granting them federal law enforcement protections, sources say. - CNN

DOGE is attempting to gain access to Social Security Administration datasets, according to WaPo.

Amid tax season…. Over 6,000 IRS employees expected to be terminated by end of week www.cbsnews.com/news/over-35...

We’re hearing from multiple sources that center directors at CDC and/or NIH may be let go tomorrow. We are hoping this is just a rumor- passionate, dedicated leadership is needed during this time. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

Here we go. Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship. This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.

The ATF’s chief counsel, a career public servant, was fired and escorted from the building today. - NBC

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

* IRS EXECUTIVE TELLS STAFF ON CALL THAT ABOUT 6,000 WORKERS TO BE FIRED ON THURSDAY, SOURCE SAYS @reuters.com

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is booed by protesters as he announces Trump is cutting off funding for high-speed rail between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Instead of dealing with all the planes crashing everywhere, the former “Real World” star is abandoning investments in US infrastructure.

EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

DOGE puts a $1 limit on government credit cards. Every single federal employee should order one $.96 Pentel ballpoint pen www.wired.com/story/doge-g...