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Across the US government, workers failed to get clear guidance on whether or how to respond to an email asking what they did this week, despite Elon Musk’s claim that their jobs are at risk.

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Ukraine war briefing: Volodymyr Zelenskyy praises Keir Starmer for pledge of ‘ironclad support’

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Pro Trump publication had to remind the President who is the dictator

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Thousands protest in London ahead of third anniversary of Ukraine war

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The first visit by top U.S. officials to Europe has left the impression that the Trump administration was ready to embrace the Kremlin while it cold-shouldered many of its age-old European allies.

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As some of the gains brought about by the Civil Rights Movement are now threatened by racists in the White House, what can we learn from the tactics and, more importantly, the strategy pursued by the movement's leaders and activists? www.liberalcurrents.com/neonliberali...

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King declined to give the Musk-led DOGE, access to a centralized database that includes information about income, addresses, retirement benefits and sometimes even medical records for any American with a Social Security number, people familiar with the situation told The 19th.

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Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, left her job this weekend after a clash with billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service over its attempts to access sensitive government records, people familiar with her departure said.

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JFC indeed.

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"Now our president is quoting that white supremacist, neo-Nazi murderer."

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Old friend just laid off by USDA, 1 mos short of his probationary period as senior researcher. Brilliant person who left a tenured faculty position several yrs ago to join USDA. Bright early-career researchers also being laid off. USDA is terminating a generation of highly-qualified scientists.

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The @telegraphnews.bsky.social says it has the document Zelensky was asked to sign www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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Musk just posted a photo on X that supposedly showed migrants with axes and knives taking over a hospital, but the photo turned out to be a screen shot from the movie Dark Knight Rises.

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"Most cases are in school-age kids, and 13 have been hospitalized..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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A Judge in Indiana is deciding if abortion records can be released. Louisiana is looking to prosecute a New York abortion provider. It's the kind of stuff you'd expect to see in Margaret Atwood's Gilead... not modern-day America. Law Prof. @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social joins me at 11a ET on #Velshi

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My latest on Substack: Trump WH harassment of the Associated Press cannot stand. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

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Here’s a better peace plan for Ukraine. “Russia, you’ve already sustained twice as many casualties as the US did in ww2. Leave Ukraine or suffer four times more, and collapse as a country in the process” Done

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This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

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Elon is not prepared for the national meltdown that awaits him when people can't get their Medicaid coverage or social security checks. He is poking a sleeping dragon. Watch @therickwilson.bsky.social and @mayaonstage.bsky.social on this week's episode of The Breakdown here: bit.ly/4b1MYv5

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From a formerly pro-American Romanian www.g4media.ro/why-trumps-a...

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National Nuclear Security Administration officials on Friday attempted to notify some employees who had been let go the day before that they are now due to be reinstated — but they struggled to find them because they didn't have their new contact information.

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For decades, the U.S. has funded science, then left scientists to direct their own work. Science has flourished, and the country has benefited. Now the government is testing just how much it can renegotiate that relationship, @katherinejwu.com writes:

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Yesterday, Democracy Docket published its new tracker of the 42 most important Trump accountability lawsuits related to democracy. Sign-up now to stay informed. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

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TRUMP INCOMPETENCE LEADING TO AMERICAN IMPOTENCE!!! THIS IS FUCKED UP!!! www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...

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Said every tyrant and dictator in human history to justify his actions.

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He's preparing to do something really bad.

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Remember when they mocked us for saying that democracy is on the ballot?

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My grandfathers didn’t fight the Nazis so some future American Vice President could cozy up to a bunch of far-right, Holocaust distorting politicians in Germany. This is truly pathetic.

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Ukraine was asked for half of its mineral reserves, in exchange for nothing on.ft.com/4hW1x5y

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Trump is blocking the Associated Press from the Oval Office. Rather than stand up for freedom of the press, the rest of legacy media is taking advantage of AP's absence. When this inevitably leads to AP cutbacks, the same legacy media will lament the plight of media decline.

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after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans: www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...

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Why doesn't DJT just watch the super bowl on TV just like he did the J6 riot/attack?

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Good time for a reminder:

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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...

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Under Paul Dans, Project 2025 assembled a database of more than 10,000 Trump loyalist job candidates ready to place into federal agencies. It's a ready-use toolkit to create a second Trump administration that would be more MAGA than his first. (Published Aug. 2024)

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Costco’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices.

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Can’t wait to find out how ending Black History Month celebrations at federal agencies is going to lower the price of eggs.

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I want to thank the little voice in my head that stopped me from captioning this 'don't shoot the messenger'... www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

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Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.

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Trump is kicking off his second term with a flurry of executive actions. Here's a look at the three main types — orders, proclamations and memorandum — and how they typically work.

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