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Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

The resistance will bring down Musk and Trump. Congress, wake up before your power is gone. The GOP begging Trump to release money to their states is pathetic—stand up to this tyranny. Congress controls the purse strings.

Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...

Meet 11-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, a young girl from Texas whose life was tragically cut short. She died by suicide after classmates threatened to call ICE on her family. Stop dehumanizing immigrants. That is not America.

These are the kinds of stories about the human costs of the Trump-Musk coup that desperately need telling right now. Local news outlets and independent journalists can do a lot of important work here, for their own communities but also for the national effort to push back against this insanity.

Look closely.

We see you, we feel for you, and we want to share your story.

Police ask for help after ninth wolf illegally killed in Oregon since 2023 www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2... via @salem_statesman

Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06

Accurate.

Pitch for a new spy movie: a CIA agent spends years getting close to a terrorist suspect then just before he gets the crucial piece of evidence he’s fired and replaced with a teenager who doesn’t speak any foreign languages but does have a lot of followers on X. Everybody dies.

What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?

A decade after the Center and allies petitioned to protect monarchs under the Endangered Species Act, the USFWS has *finally* proposed the iconic butterflies for protection as a threatened species. Join us in urging the Service to finalize protections ➡️ biodiv.us/4aOYERV

Photo of two boys - one vaccinated against smallpox, the other not - published in 1901 by Dr. Allan Warner. Smallpox killed over half a billion people in the 20th century alone. On 8 May 1980, the WHO announced its eradication, which was achieved through #vaccines, surveillance, and containment.

Show your love for wolves by celebrating Valentine's Day with them! ❤️❤️ Register for one of our special programs throughout February ➡️ nywolf.org/calendar/

RFK Jr. is far more than just an “anti-vaxxer.” Over the years, he’s made countless outrageous statements on a wide range of topics. We’ve compiled 10 of the wildest clips—though even that barely scratches the surface.

ACS Chemistry Careers, the jobs website of the American Chemical Society, the professional society for chemists is hosting an ad for a general surgeon (Des Moines, IA): chemistryjobs.acs.org/jobs/view/ge... best wishes to those interested

Want to learn more about our wolves to save wolves? Check out our interview with A to Z Animals 🐺 ⬇️

not that this particular mechanism really matters anymore but demanding that federal employees take a loyalty oath to the president is imo an impeachable offense

RFK Jr even getting a hearing for this job is failed state shit

Many Interior Dept programs, incl threatened + endangered species, could have their funding frozen by order of the WH budget office if a judge's order is overturned. Wolf-specific programs could be impacted: compensation for ranchers who lost livestock to wolves + Mexican wolf recovery.

It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali

The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway. And those who warned America about it were right.

What are you gonna believe, MAGA or your lying eyes? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-ener...