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The dissertation you could write about the “how Republican/Democratic women do their makeup” tiktok trend

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Ok sincere post alert for once: I uh cannot believe how great it is having a kid. That is all.

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Read the real stories about what USAID cuts mean, not the Musk propaganda www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

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How many other orgs has Newsmax beat to putting out a forceful statement? x.com/katie_robert...

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In 2024, the NLRB filed a complaint against Tesla for interfering in a union drive at their Buffalo, NY assembly plant. Today:

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Reminder: Trump's IVF executive order does not actually expand IVF access. There are, however, things he could do *right now* if he actually wanted to expand access to IVF. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

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Military medical personnel are undergoing prep in anticipation of being deployed to Guantanamo Bay. The orders, coordinated by the Southern Command, come as DHS is preparing to “ramp up” its operations on the naval base. www.npr.org/2025/02/19/g...

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Yes yes “don’t pay attention to trolling” but if I’m “joking” about wanting to swing a baseball bat at your face I dunno I understand if you fight back.

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A possibility I just realized: 1) This order gives the White House a say in SEC rulemaking. 2) The SEC makes rules all over the place, including cryptocurrencies. 3) Trump has a cryptocurrency. I am by no means saying this was the GOAL of the order. But it's a potential conflict.

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Holy crud

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This executive order is up! www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... Constitutional law people, get at me. DM or reply.

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This executive order is up! www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... Constitutional law people, get at me. DM or reply.

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An order signed today seems to greatly curtail independent regulatory agencies: “The Director of OMB shall, on an ongoing basis:   (a) review independent regulatory agencies' obligations for consistency with the President's policies and priorities; and   …

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USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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I find myself tweaking my Spotify listening because I fear what my Wrapped will look like come December. Ah yeah remember that month you got depressed and hyperfixated on the Conclave score? Why yes yes I do thank you for reminding me.

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TIRED: “haha I hope the asteroid hits us.” WIRED: “fuck that. *i* want to hit the *asteroid.*” INSPIRED: “Actually I’m astrosexual and I’d like you to respect my preferences now if you’ll excuse me I have a glowing rock to rub myself on.”

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JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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A story I am curious to see written in a few months: do the Baltimore Symphony and other local High Cultural institutions get big influxes of patrons as the (very liberal) people around DC stop going to the Kennedy Center?

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