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I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.

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Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.

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Is that Keb’ Mo’ with a banjo ( ganjo) ? 🪕 #Studiolife #Musicman

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$721m to help Louisiana protect itself from Natural Disaster, gone Red Rural Recession. www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...

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Sadness, betrayal, and despair are what this black dahalia means. It seems like an oxymoron as this is so dramatically beautiful with its white edged leaves and creamy yellowed center. There are many available varieties of black dahalias.

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This black iris has long been a symbol of rebellion. Send a boquet, and you'll send a message to the recipient. Show a florist your support and say it with flowers! #bloomscrolling

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Biomedical research funding is under threat as the National Institutes of Health faces an indirect cost cap.

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On Tuesday night, Judge Susan Crawford was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by a decisive 10-point margin, a rebuke of Elon Musk, who spent $20 million in an attempt to buy the seat. And that's just the beginning. For more progressive victories, don't miss this edition of the Week In Wins.

submitted 19 days ago • 57 comments

When Stephen Miller is running immigration policy, Don Bongino is operating FBI surveillance, Pete Hegseth is deciding who to bomb, and Laura Loomer is firing top national security aides, you don’t have an administration. You have an asylum.

submitted 18 days ago • 179 comments

Who benefits from an economic crisis? Trump does. He declares an economic emergency—then manufactures one—which allows him to expand his power. Under the National Emergencies Act (NEA), the president can unlock more than 120 special statutory powers. No wonder he was just out golfing—crisis pays.

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A federal appeals court in Washington ruled to reinstate the leaders of two independent agencies that handle labor disputes, blocking Trump’s attempt to remove them. These little-known boards protect the rights of federal employees and unionized workers, but they’ve come under the spotlight as

submitted 18 days ago • 26 comments

At least seven U.S. citizens, including children, have been detained, deported or otherwise targeted by the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. Some individuals were detained despite showing identification demonstrating their citizenship status.

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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

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The TajMo Team’s pack has spoken — “Junkyard Dog” is a certified tail-wagger! 🐶🐾 🎶 Sink your teeth into the new TajMo single + fetch your signed vinyl today at the link below: found.ee/TajMo-RoomOn... @tajmahalblues.bsky.social

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This administration is incompetent and endangering our troops. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared war plans in an encrypted chat—including a journalist—two hours before strikes on the Houthis in Yemen, the White House confirmed.

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The near-total abortion ban in Texas has already been deadly. A criminalizing crackdown will make mortality rates worse.

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Welcome to all our new followers! 💚

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George Foreman was a once in a lifetime titan. Gold medal winner, a powerhouse with no equal, fought in one of the most legendary matches ever, and a two time champ, once in his 20s, then again in his 40s. Then after all that, went on to sell one of the most recognizable cooking devices in history

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With its measles outbreak spreading to two additional states, Texas is on track to becoming the cause of a national epidemic if it doesn’t start vaccinating more people, according to public health experts.

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Trump administration fired nearly the entire civil rights branch of the Department of Homeland Security.

submitted 35 days ago • 145 comments

TajMo's new single "Junkyard Dog" will be released next week on March 27! 🦴 @tajmahalblues.bsky.social

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The program was established following a series of infamous chemical disasters in the 1980s, most notably the chemical leak at Union Carbide’s plant in Bhopal, India which poisoned roughly 500,000 people, around 20,000 of whom died in the hours and years afterwards.

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The Trump administration deported Brown University assistant professor and surgeon Rasha Alawieh to Lebanon, despite a Massachusetts court having ordered the administration not to remove her from the state that same day. Alawieh has a valid H-1B visa and has lived in the U.S. since 2018.

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Yay!!! A federal appeals panel denied the Trump administration’s request for a pause in the rehiring of probationary workers who were fired illegally.

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😎 Having such a great time with Shawn Colvin we're taking this show out again in August! 🎟️ Tickets on sale March 21st! KebMo.com 🎟️

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A new report finds that the funding cuts will cause roughly 3 million people around the world to die within the next year, as Musk dismantles HIV and AIDS prevention programs, food aid programs and programs that supply vaccines and prevention for tuberculosis and malaria.

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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!

submitted 39 days ago • 1287 comments

Bingo.

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NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.

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Yay!! A federal judge in California sided with a coalition of unions, temporarily barring the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal agencies to terminate probationary workers, stating that the firings were ‘illegal, should be stopped, and rescinded.’

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Elon Musk claims DOGE has saved $55 billion, but the numbers don’t add up. DOGE released a list of canceled contracts totaling $16 billion in supposed savings. However, nearly half of that came from an $8 billion ICE contract—except that contract was actually worth just $8 million.

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Can't imagine having some degree of power and being scared of a pathetic old con man and his broke dick billionaire handler. A handler who spends his time high as a kite and begging to be loved on his own platform. Group think and fear got us fucked up.

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No lie detected.

submitted 65 days ago • 165 comments

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.

submitted 65 days ago • 233 comments

What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!

submitted 65 days ago • 2597 comments

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

submitted 68 days ago • 981 comments

We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

submitted 67 days ago • 1230 comments

At some point, I hope enough people start reading the room with these people. No one elected a king or a dictator, and he damn sure didn't have a mandate.

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New guidance has been shared with coalition members. If you’re outside the coalition, please download anything you might need. Terminations will escalate this coming week.

submitted 67 days ago • 112 comments

Pretty damn good framing for Dems

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My latest for @damemagazine.bsky.social www.damemagazine.com/2025/02/12/i...

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Russell Vought was recently confirmed as head of the Office of Management and Budget. Surprising no one, this leadership pick is dangerous for a number of reasons. Here’s what you need to know:

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Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.

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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.

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My latest on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

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This AM has been ‘interesting.’ Running play sessions & scooping poo while phone counseling a very stressed Eaton Fire survivor, (more soon), just after locking down our personal credit reports due to a breach at the Treasury dept. 🔥 Wild times. Also: Rosa here is ready for her new home.

submitted 81 days ago • 3 comments

America, you broke through—the media, from small outlets to large, is finally picking up on what’s happening. Legislators, judges, and attorneys general across the country are speaking out. They hear you. We love you and are honored to serve you! 🦬💚🇺🇸

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USAID.gov is down. Why is this concerning? Trump has no legal authority to eliminate a congressionally funded independent agency. The work of USAID is vital, and if this can happen to them, it can happen to any of us.

submitted 82 days ago • 162 comments