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Labor For Higher Education is holding a large rally outside the Department of Health and Human Services on 2/25. Register below to join us in-person (or online for a viewing party and national phone bank)! www.labor4highered.org/home#register

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Pay attention to Tim Snyder.

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He nails it.

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A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered by a Chinese researcher. Good thing we are completely prepared this time. www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...

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Additional photos of today's protest rally in Columbia, SC. #protest #50501protests #NoKingsDay

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South Carolina protest #feb17 #3E #USProtests #Resist #notmypresidentsday #nokingsday #fiftyfiftyone #5051protests

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Summerville, SC, made the news and experienced counter-protestors without violence. Well Done!!! and Thank you!! #CourageIsContagious #FiftyFiftyOne

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Look at South Carolina-- my state-- showing out and showing up!!! EXCELLENT!!! #Democracy #CourageIsContagious #50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #BuildTheResistance #RESIST #NoKings

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Look at small town SOUTH CAROLINA!!! I adore more BLUE DOTS in my red state! THANK YOU, Seneca, SC!!! #FiftyFiftyOne #CourageIsContagious #Democracy #Protests #PresidentsDayProtests

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My STATE is giving them H***!!! YES! Thank you, SC!!! I'm crying I'm so proud! #Democracy #CourageIsContagious #50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #BuildTheResistance #RESIST #NoKings

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Here is my Federal Employment Termination story:

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Richest man in the world muses about Jailing reporters, nothing to see here

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The community note 🤌😘

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Hey. Just so you know, you're not obliged to forgive someone, ever. Even if they seem to feel sorry. Even a relative. The offending party doesn't get to decide the timeline after an apology. Forgiveness is -your- choice. Carry grudges to the grave if you want. Nobody is owed a pardon.

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www.science.org/content/arti... go ahead and let your patients know if they wish cutting edge treatment for a variety of conditions that may not be possible or accessible to them #medsky #Blackmedsky

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Centers for Disease Control cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health in U.S EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

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Integrity is doing what's right, even if it's hard, and even when you stand to gain nothing from it.

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Good advice ⬇️

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Education Department employees on probation were abruptly dismissed without cause across the department this morning. Staff have been warned that more layoffs are coming.

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Republican Senators just voted to confirm RFK Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services - a man that believes Black Americans should receive a different vaccine schedule than White Americans. www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...

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Stand up, keep fighting. Here's what @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social did today:

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Whale Sharks.

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Never. Forget. Never. Forgive. ✨

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But plastic straws are back…

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Everyone likes flowers

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Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

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Are we sure they don't have editing access to this day? I'm sure they do.

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I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry. 🫠

submitted 11 days ago • 327 comments

Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.

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"Many of my good friends have their funding withdrawn or frozen based on the DEIA wording such as 'diverse microbes'" a scientist reliant on federal research grants told me, adding NSF proposals with terms including 'disabilities' and 'female' have been put on hold

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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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*endorsed

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Reminder: this is completely lawless

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#Columbia #SouthCarolina #Protest #50501Protest

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Advice from a Congressional staff member (sources at the end of this post): MAKE 6 CALLS A DAY -- two each to your 2 Senators and your 1 Representative (their DC office AND their local office).

submitted 17 days ago • 26 comments

Do one thing every day that scares you. Me: **reads the news**

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Article 1 Section 8 CONGRESS shall have the power... To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations NOT THE PRESIDENT. NOT DOGE.

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