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The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf

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MAGA-LON

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The Trump administration halted defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the city of Baltimore and a nonprofit filed a lawsuit.

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Trump’s purge is a major step toward creating an officer corps personally loyal to him. Read @radiofreetom.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

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So the President has abruptly fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Charles Q. Brown Jr., and is replacing him with a retired three star general, Dan Caine. This portends a future grave crisis as the President attempts to restructure the military into one personally loyal to him.

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If you take Canadian oil out of the equation, Canada actually has a trade deficit, and the U.S. has a surplus — of $58 billion. We supply cheap oil to the USA to ensure North American energy independence, so North America can never again be held hostage by OPEC countries. #Canada #Trump #cdnpoli

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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“Many workers say they live in a constant state of fear, unable to trust their colleagues, unable to speak freely, reflexively engaging in self-censorship even on matters they view as crucial to national security.” Fed gov used to be a great place to work, www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

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Donald Trump, a scam artist, thinks scammers should be able to rip you off.

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📢 America is falling to a dictatorship and we're fighting back: www.newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/america-is... #FreedomOverFascism #StopProject2025 #ResistProject2025 #PowertothePeople

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Since we’re on the topic of government waste, Donald Trump’s joyride around the Daytona 500 cost American taxpayers around $5,000,000. 🤡 Here’s the breakdown: Air Force One Costs: estimated $800,000 – $1,000,000. Presidential Motorcade & Transport: estimated $200,000 – $500,000

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For any Republicans out there-- don't you see what's happening? Your elected officials, drunk with power, are quietly and quickly getting filthy rich. And in exchange, they're cutting your Medicaid, cutting your education funding, cutting SNAP benefits, cutting medical research.

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The very first thing he did was a Nazi salute.

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Republican lawmakers in Utah are advancing a bill that would allow schools to fly swastika flags and Confederate flags while banning Pride flags. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

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Redmond City Hall, Redmond, OR Feb 17 at 12:00 noon Bring a sign if you can!

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With recent funding cuts, probationary employees have been let go, leaving our forests more vulnerable than ever. Oregon’s natural beauty isn’t just a backdrop; it’s home to countless communities and critical ecosystems. Protecting it requires all of us. @jeff-merkley.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov

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Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.

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The Department of Government Efficiency isn't interested in efficiency. Or transparency, or cutting costs. It's real goal is to destroy the federal civil service. In other words, regime change. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Read the letter of resignation from SDNY AUSA Hagan Scotten, Bronze Star recipient, former clerk to Chief Justice Roberts. Bravo! 👏👏👏

submitted 8 days ago • 165 comments

They’re doing project 2025, just like we said they would

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A sick and poor population is easier to control. It’s hard to resist when you are hungry and sick.

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Ellen Weintraub, the chair of the Federal Elections Commission, said in a social media post that President Donald Trump sent her a letter attempting to illegally remove her from her job.

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#Russia www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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I love this. This should be the symbol of the new rebel coalition.

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Buried deep within Project 2025 is a proposal to completely gut the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency – a federal agency that helps protect the nation from cyber attacks and election threats. Here's what you should know.

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Sweeping up Puerto Ricans - automatic U.S. citizens - in immigration raids doesn't exactly back up the idea that it's all about making sure immigrants are following the law.

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Maybe orchestras and companies that normally perform at the Kennedy Center should find one of the many other venues in Washington to perform at? I suspect many of us would prefer to attend concerts, theater, etc., in an atmosphere of freedom, not under the patronage of a wannabe tinpot dictator.

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Trump megadonor, Steve Wynn, petitions SCOTUS to take up his appeal in order to overturn NY Times v. Sullivan, the landmark US Supreme Court case that established the legal standard for defamation lawsuits against the press. news.yahoo.com/news/trump-m...

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Um. It’s almost like they’re trying to control the news.

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🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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This seems important

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Bingo! And must only had to pay $250 million to have this and other investigations of his companies disappear. www.ibtimes.com/trump-signs-...

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NEW: Donald Trump has fired the head of the National Archives, ousting the leader of an agency he has maligned as the cause of some of his greatest legal/criminal woes. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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The hiring of thousands of federal firefighters has stalled amid a governmentwide freeze ordered by President Trump, just as agencies were beginning to ramp up staffing for the summer wildfire season, according to a firefighters’ union.

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FACT: USAID funded projects in 120 countries - fighting epidemics, educating children, providing clean water, supporting life saving work. Now nurses laid off, clinics closed in 25 countries where 2/3 of all child deaths occur. All because of Trump’s inflated ego.

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Holy shit this cartoon.

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It's getting a little North Korean around here.

submitted 15 days ago • 2544 comments

We have a cabal in power who are disregarding laws passed by Congress simply because they don’t like or agree with them. We are about to witness this cabal ignoring court rulings for the same reason. These are impeachable offenses, in violation of Art. II Take Care and Oath clauses

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No one voted for Elon Musk. An unelected billionaire is trying to raid the Treasury Department and take money from the American people. This is a constitutional crisis and we choose to fight. We’re taking action to stop the Trump-Musk power grab this week. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

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“You’ve got to call off your weekend plans, you’ve got to piss off your colleagues. But the tools are there.” Democrats aren’t helpless. They have tools at their disposal that can grind Senate business to a halt if the GOP tries to ram through Trump’s extreme agenda: indivisible.org/resource/how...

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The Senate takes 3 votes this afternoon: 1) Go into executive session to consider Russell Vought to be OMB Director 2) Cloture vote for Pam Bondi for Attorney General 3) Confirmation of Christopher Wright for Energy Sec These should be 3 easy NO votes for Dems. Watch yours and provide that input.

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This is simple but useful, even reassuring. From the great democracy defender, Marc Elias.

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You shouldn’t believe it because it’s literally a figment of his imagination.

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NEW: U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta has barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington, D.C. without approval from the Court. Notably, this week, Speaker Mike Johnson was absolutely fine with Rhodes — a terrorist — visiting Capitol Hill, where he chatted with Republican…

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