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A reader, Northern California girl. Liberal and living a sober life
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Want to learn more about the General Strike? Here’s our Welcome Packet. We’re so happy you’re here! #USprotests docs.google.com/presentation...

China has retaliated with tariffs of its own on American products after Donald Trump’s 10 percent tariffs against the country went into effect Tuesday.

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

Members of Elon Musk’s secretive team, tasked with reviewing federal agencies for potential cuts, are refusing to reveal their full names to civil servants. Musk’s representatives declined to provide their surnames and refused to answer any questions.

The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

If only senators would heed the warning....

This is... actually a fairly reasonable takeaway from this year.

I understand that the Trump transition is not submitting nominees for FBI background checks, and that in many cases there appears to be no formal vetting at all. But are they also not just... uh... googling? www.tampabay.com/florida-poli...

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #bookchallenge

Well, isn’t that convenient? Musk gets named to the fake department of DOGE, and suddenly NASA’s future is up for debate—just as SpaceX is poised to cash in. Funny how “efficiency” seems to mean redirecting public funds straight into private pockets.

Pam Bondi refused to return their dog to a family of Katrina victims after she "adopted" their dog. She fought them in court for 16 months before she gave the dog back. Disqualifying. Character counts. www.businessinsider.com/rnc-speaker-...

Project 2025 is trumps agenda and the fact that anyone thought otherwise is insane

I wish my kids got to hang out with Trixie and Katya, but they don't like actually hanging around the youths

Red state voters voting to take away their own stuff to own the libs

No vetting at all, no background checks, and then blanket security clearances for all. Agencies holding national security sensitive material are presumably thinking very hard right now about what material they're going to leave behind in the files on Jan 20... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...