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Happy #Caturday from Leo, an American fan of the Great British Baking Show. Loves the tasty treats and has no taste for kings. Yawning in this photo, but he never tires of democracy.

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American patriots know how to discern good and evil.

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Cutting mental health support? C’mon. The 988 hotline saves lives and it is simply wrong for the Trump Administration to be putting it all at risk. www.cbsnews.com/news/samhsa-...

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Quite a moment when top military commanders are reacting to Elon's latest manic weekend email outburst as though it's a provocation from a rival state power

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That guy is Executive Director, Naval Sea Systems Command. He's basically the guy in charge of making sure the boats are good boats. And he has to send a frantic email out telling everybody to treat DOGE like a phishing attack.

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Wait. It gets worse: "The new document states that the revenues will be directed to a fund in which the United States holds 100 percent financial interest, and that Ukraine should contribute to the fund until it reaches $500 billion....The US has allocated $119 billion for aid to Ukraine."

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Usefully sober fact sheet on Ukraine. Please share with those who need it. understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

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Unlawfully and disgracefully.

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1. Monday - fell apart 2. Tuesday - broke my heart 3. Wednesday - same 4. Thursday - didn't even start 5. Friday - I'm in love

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Seattle #TeslaTakedown They closed the store.

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I truly think people don’t realize how many universities and colleges — especially public ones — may shut down if restrictions on and withholding of federal funding persists for even one presidency We are facing the demolition of American higher education

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Prior to the budget showdown, Dems have an opportunity to show not tell what they're for by introducing a billionaires' tax and setting out bright red lines for their votes. #NoBillionaireBailouts Seize moral high ground, make MAGA defend the indefensible.

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Fantastic video/transcript of the conversation between the indispensable @anandwrites.bsky.social and @anatosaurus.bsky.social 'So what do we say? We say: “This is a government of the bullies for the billionaires.” He is coming for your freedom. He is coming for your privacy.'

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This was published last October www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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As the Atlantic's @radiofreetom.bsky.social explains, Trump is capturing all the key ministries one needs to hold power in a dictatorship www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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We should not be targeted or spied on — in college or anywhere else — for making our voices heard.

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Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us? A thread/

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BREAKING: The Department of Veterans Affairs has CANCELLED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING because it includes considerations for the LGBTQ+ community. Veterans suicide.

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None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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This is a red alert for US science, for new cures & treatments for diseases that afflict everyone in this country. This isn't "oh, it will blow over." Soon we will have reached the point of no return destroying what it has taken decades to build. WE NEED TO BE BANGING DOWN THE DOORS IN CONGRESS.

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" ... there is no reason why any country or business or person who seeks to support democracy, the international order, a humane social order, or a society in which the average person has a fair shot at a decent life, should do business with any of Musk's businesses." Doug Ford - NO to Starlink.

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If true then the US is now a genuine Russia-style mafia state. Russia extorts with energy-, the US with tech-dependence. I trust the conclusions we draw from this will also turn into a semblance of policy.

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Government helps keep people safe and allows for us to innovate. Remember what Frances Perkins did--see Elizabeth Warren's 2020 speech in NYC. @warren.senate.gov 2020.elizabethwarren.com/nyc-speech

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They're doing an end run around the courts.

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And the coup consolidates.

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call it what it is: a military leadership purge www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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BREAKING — States attorneys general lead by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social were just granted a preliminary injunction in their case against DOGE. The team cannot access Treasury Department payment systems or data while the lawsuit proceeds. Major.

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Make these roles publicly toxic.

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Remember when having a really old president and questioning his mental acuity was front page news everyday for months?

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🚨Not just the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Trump Pentagon Purge.🚨 Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

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WOW "Seven western Wisconsin Republican lawmakers did not appear at an event hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls Friday as farmers from the area said they were concerned about the effect that President Donald Trump’s first month in office is having on their livelihoods." ⤵️

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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Damn right.

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Context for Trump going after Maine’s Mills and her clapback: When LePage — who called himself “Trump before Trump” decided to run against Janet Mills, a lot of pundits thought the race was going to be close. He used trans issues in the race. Mills whipped his butt, winning with a 13 point margin.

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TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here? JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply? JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all

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A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

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DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online The cybersecurity lead for VA.gov was fired last week. He tells WIRED that the Veterans Affairs digital hub will be more vulnerable without someone in his role. www.wired.com/story/doge-u...

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The Society of American Archivists condemns the widespread firing of archivists and cultural workers. #archives #libraries 📚 connect.archivists.org/discussion/s...

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Good.

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Me and Maine Governor Janet Mills.

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The stuff they're doing is deeply unpopular and they're rapidly heading in that direction. Stop treating them like they're untouchable. We can fight back.

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In good news, FERN BRADY! is coming back! #FernBrady fernbradycomedian.com

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