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Politics, Giants and other sports, Cooking, Writing, farmer's market fan. And I listen to a lot of podcasts.
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Federal workers make democracy work for all of us—but their hard work often goes unnoticed. Today, let’s change that. Share your stories of how civil servants have impacted your life in the comments below and use the #FedLove hashtag to spread the message! (1/2)

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Hey @nytgames.bsky.social why isn’t Connections loading right now? Streak in jeopardy

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cc: @vanhollen.senate.gov @sen-alsobrooks.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov How Interpret Schumer’s ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/how-i...

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IT IS A COUP open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

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Was my Super Bowl

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Left: Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin dismisses Jan. 6 case of Jose Padilla on Jan. 21, 2025 Right: Interim US Attorney Ed Martin seeks withdraw as Padilla’s counsel of record on Feb. 5, 2025 He signed a dismissal for a client he was still recorded as representing.

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Donald Trump announces completely unapologetically that he’s going to displace all the Palestinians, bulldoze Gaza, occupy it and turn it into Fucking Mar-a-Lago and my feed is full of my fellow Arab of Americans blaming it on…. Biden and Harris. I can’t. I just fucking can’t.

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How much stupider and naive could #Axios political reporting be? Big "Trump wins" on tariffs lol. Commitments to do what already doing. Mexico gets concessions on guns. China won't take his call. lol smart brevity. suck up much. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Exactly. WTAF

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cc: @raskin.house.gov @chrisvanhollen.bsky.social (ps why is #alsobrooks not on Bluesky?) Calm Amidst the Storm talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/calm-...

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Thinking about this story from August again, no reason www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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Trump just rescinded an Executive Order issued by President Biden to lower prescription drug costs for people in Medicare and Medicaid.

submitted 33 days ago • 1031 comments

Incredible

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Cecile Richards, who passed away today at 67, was interviewed for the current print issue of the Texas Observer by reporter @marytuma.bsky.social. This story was going to run online later this month, but here is the interview now in light of the news:

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(Axios) - The $TRUMP memecoin — a financial asset that didn't exist on Friday afternoon — now accounts for about 89% of Donald Trump's net worth. www.axios.com/2025/01/19/d...

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Unbelievably distressing www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

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Definitely bringing down the price of eggs.

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Don't sleep on this story. NC GOP has often been at the forefront new ways to undermine the will of the voters. With House Veto Override Vote, North Carolina Republicans’ Power Grab Is Complete talkingpointsmemo.com/news/with-ho...

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The best place to relax is near water. After just 2 minutes of viewing water outdoors, blood pressure and heart rate drop. It's more calming to look at a lake, pool, or stream than trees or grass. Beaches are popular for a reason. Wider bodies of water bring more tranquility.

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good post from @joshtpm.bsky.social on @tpm.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/being...

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IRRESPONSIBLE, CRAZY, BS TAKE! Behind the Curtain: America's shocking agreement www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiosam

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Nixon walked so Trump could run.

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The New York Times marks a grim milestone with a front page bearing not a single image: just names, one after the other.

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Wed March 25, 2020 Trump says Dem governors who haven't been nice enough to him should get no help from the feds. “I want them to be appreciative,” Trump said. He said he told Mike Pence not to return calls from governors who haven’t shown due deference: "They don’t treat you right, I don’t call."

submitted 335 days ago • 10 comments

This. This. This. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/o...

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@mjsdc.bsky.social my Slate plus Amicus feed did not include the bonus content yesterday! Need to hear you and @dahlialithwick.bsky.social ! Please pass along to the pod team. 🙏🥺

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You don’t even have to be a super fan to think he’s been an exceptionally good president. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/u...

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