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The rise of #AntiIntellectualism, distrust of #Science - and even derision of any learning or scholarship - is the disturbing underpinning of the rise of #Fascism in our world. Just say no to the return of the #DarkAges! bigthink.com/starts-with-...

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Called my House Rep and suggested a weekly email focused on the story of one Federal worker fired in our state or from a job with a direct impact on our district (ie: Wildland Firefighters, Park Ranger). They were very receptive. This is an easy thing to suggest to any rep. Call yours! #DidThisToday

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No amount of executive orders can make us cease to exist.

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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

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BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze.

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"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

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Last night I attended the Save Our Services rally in New York City. Listen to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) fighting for people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” @aoc.bsky.social

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Just now picking up my daughter’s Claudia’s Corgi, Gracie, from her spaying procedure from Friendship Animal Hospital in northwest DC. It turns out they are doing something amazing for people victimized by the insane government purges 👉

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Such a gut punch. "One fired program officer in the geosciences resigned from a tenured faculty job after getting official notice that they'd been hired permanently by NSF...That officer left the job security of a tenured position "to give back to my country and the scientific community …"

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At least 3.5 % of the population needs to be in the streets CONSISTENLY. Every single day until change happens. Single day social media driven protests of 3.5% do not work. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did on J6

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BREAKING: A top DoJ prosecutor has resigned in protest after being improperly asked to open an investigation into a Biden-era government contract. www.yahoo.com/news/senior-...

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#USDemocracy A chilling account about ICE enforcement in Tucson, AZ. The threats by the officers terrified a mother & 2 kids as they shipped them to Mexico without allowing her to contact her spouse & other children. It reads like a horror story. Because it is. share.newsbreak.com/bl03s0sv

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Make Airflight Gambling Again

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Yesterday in Seattle… ❤️

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NEW: The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to uphold the firing of whistleblower agency head Hampton Dellinger, arguing the president should have unrestricted removal power. This is the first case against Trump’s actions this term to reach SCOTUS.

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Who can tell a more compelling story about the US government—Trump/Musk or Dems & citizens who care about democracy, decency & preventing oligarchic rule & autocracy? Whoever does will decide the future of America. Right now, the Ds are losing big. I explain: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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This is my “daughter of a Black Panther breakfast program volunteer” coming out but anyone who tells you that you have to be public about all your resistance activity should immediately be under suspicion for being an op, or being under the influence of an op

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As US, NC homelessness numbers rise, officials and nonprofits make headway in helping veterans ncnewsline.com/2025/02/18/a... Report by @gchildress.bsky.social #ncpol #housing #veterans

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The top criminal prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's office in Washington quit today, citing pressure by the Trump administration to open what she viewed as an improper criminal probe of a federal contract. ca.news.yahoo.com/senior-u-pro...

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Zoetis Gets Green Light for Bird Flu Vaccine as Outbreak Worsens: By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted conditional...

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Everyone in the Trump coalition voted for someone to get got. Most of them didn’t realize that they were that someone to someone else.

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Hey, @msnbc.com. Why do you allow your readers to share articles on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and most other major platforms — but NOT Bluesky? Asking for nearly 32 million users.

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The Trump administration has just announced that all college financial aid programs, scholarships, prizes, housing, and graduation ceremonies that help Black or Latino students are now considered to be illegal. The Education Department accuses colleges of discriminating against white students.

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🔥 “Wake the hell up.” Former RNC chair @michaelsteele.bsky.social goes in on Elon’s infiltration into the federal government, accessing everyone’s personal info

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Mother knows best. She sure was right about him!! 🤣😂🤣

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124+ journalists were killed last year. The deadliest year for reporters on record. A free press is at the core of democracy. It is necessary to safeguard human rights. We must keep up the work to protect journalists from coercion and even murder, and safeguard their critical work.

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A reminder. Democracy Docket's entire website is free. Democracy Dockets daily and weekly newsletters are sent to subscribers for free. The only thing Democracy Docket charges for is its premium content. That is how it is able to provide all of the free content to over 350,000 people every day.

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A 360-degree view of the Moon's surface in high resolution captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. 📽: LRO/ASU/NASA

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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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Message from FAFO Green, Kentucky. TL;DR: federal worker just found out.

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The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding Air Force One Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to blame for the exclusion.

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Republicans move to impeach judges who blocked Trump: House Republicans are planning to introduce long-shot articles of impeachment against at least two of the federal judges who have blocked President Trump's efforts to upend the federal government. Why it matters: The measures are part of a…

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About 70 at the Tesla store in Walnut Creek today to say "TAKE DOWN TESLA! NO ONE ELECTED MUSK!" Including @repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social - thanks for showing, Congressman! #TakeDownTesla

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Elon said there is fraud in social security. There is no fraud in social security. He is after YOUR social security! www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ma...

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American institutions—from the media to Congress—continue to underreact to the unraveling of our democracy. Overseas our media would not hesitate to call what we’re living through a full-blown autocratic coup. Here's my attempt at the story they should write: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-trump...

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Doing great 👍

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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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