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NEW: Some DOGE staffers are raking in six-figure government salaries while they rip through federal agencies and gut jobs. In November, Elon Musk described DOGE work as “tedious” and said that “compensation is zero.” www.wired.com/story/doge-g...

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SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.

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after someone reaches 100 years old, the social security administration begins annually verifying that the person is still alive and they suspend payments until proof of life is provided. so, this is just more bullshit. but we already knew that.

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Rep. Al Green stood up to Donald Trump: "You have no mandate." That was the cut of a 100 knives. That hurt the convicted felon to the core. Expect a meltdown on Truth Social.

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Hero

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Well... the State of the DisUnion will begin, shortly. I'm gonna be in attendance 😳😏. DO NOT WATCH!

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BREAKING — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just announced the closure of major regional offices in Philly, LA and Chicago, per email shared with me. “5 alarm fire,” SEC employee tells me. Full email text:

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Pro USPS postcard party is in full swing! Many hands and snacks make light work. If you would like to receive a postcard, just message me your address. I am also happy to send them to friends and family members.

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Tributes pour in for R&B singer Angie Stone after her death at 63 in a highway crash www.phillytrib.com/entertainmen...

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If you’re trying to understand what this “Crypto Reserve” announcement from Trump means, let me help you out. Scam. It’s a scam.

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Pet peeve. Can men stop using the C or P word to describe other men who are not living up to expectations or who are just generally a-holes (or nazis)? I’m sick of them using these sexist terms as a way to “belittle” men. Get creative or get a Dictionary. It seems to happen every day on here.

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Thursday, March 6, 2025, Protect My Public Media Day – a national day of action to celebrate and defend public media. This one-day virtual event will unite public media supporters, stations, and organizations protectmypublicmedia.org/pledge/

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Protect Public Media protectmypublicmedia.org

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Merch to help Brave Space Alliance trans group www.bonfire.com/store/joy-in...

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18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was just demolished by Musk’s team. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 million. A thread about 18F:

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People should be calling this what it is, which is a crypto bailout. They're cutting cancer research so they can bailout rich, degenerate gamblers bsky.app/profile/ronf...

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I'm not convinced this will happen, but if it does, I would imagine that a LOT more people will suddenly start paying attention to DOGE.

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He pardoned anti-abortion activists that admitted to going back to the clinics and taking an even more direct approach. These are domestic terrorists and women will die because of them. All these criminals are white Christian men, of course. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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I was thrilled to hop on E3 Radio today to talk with Anna DeShawn about the BLACKlines newsletter, which she's leading for @windycitytimes.com! Our chat starts at the 20-minute mark, but listen to the whole episode for more queer news and culture!

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A little over 3 weeks. That’s how long Trump is giving transgender American service members to exit their careers. 3 weeks until their world will be turned upside down for being deemed unfit to serve the country simply for who they are. I can’t wait for his demise. www.advocate.com/news/trump-t...

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It’s hard to imagine when we’ve ever had a weaker U.S. Senate and House. They’re just rolling over repeatedly while a deadly dictator is circling U.S. and Europe hungrily. Cowardly allowing Putin to devour democracy will be their legacy?? Their grandkids will be so impressed.

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Conan O'Brien on Anora having a great night at the Oscars: "I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian." 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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"survival of the fittest" is eugenicist talk. The child who died in Lubbock this Wednesday, in this measles outbreak, was six years old. We can hopefully agree that gloating over the deaths of children is not a good look for anyone.

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SCOOP: The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to a whistle-blower from USAID. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/h...

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This is a small group of centrist moderates you've never heard of lead by Matt Bennett - an old, pro-capitalist white guy that used dirty tricks to tank the Dukakis campaign in 1988. His organization is called "Third Way," and he can fuck all the way off. We will NOT abandon our values.

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They have uploaded all of our information into an AI. We are now all compromised and the Speaker of the House thinks its awesome. This is literally against the law and he loves it.

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This is unacceptable.

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The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed. The FAA is understaffed.

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MAGAs are really something. They have their guy in the Oval Office, complete control of Congress, a weaponized SCOTUS, a GOP chokehold on media—and they're still completely miserable. Now, THAT's some serious unwellness.

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Good framing from AOC www.npr.org/transcripts/...

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You’re telling me the richest man in the world is taking taxpayer funded private flights and staying in private government housing? Under a Republican administration? Must be fake.

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Marc A Thiessen need to resign for writing this ridiculous article.

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Trump and Musk are doing a $350 billion pump and dump with your tax money. Trump’s “Crypto Reserve” is a money laundering scheme and you are being robbed blind.

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“When Ukraine is under attack, all of us are under attack.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/02/c... by my colleague @adrianaperez.bsky.social

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No taxpayer bailout for crypto scam artists

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Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.

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Oh, but they're weeding out fraud in the government. This is criminal.

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Ofc I understand those who don't want to support Bezo's vision for the opinion section. But, again, I feel so bad for the top-notch reporters who do extraordinary work at the Post, the honest journalists who have no control over what their boss says or does. Their investigative power will suffer.

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This is the second time USAID/State is punishing people revealing the truth that Marco is killing children. They're quite desperate to hide this fact, as if the reporters in Africa or court declarations are making it up.

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This is South Carolina: a red state. Trump was just seen dancing on a table at Mar-a-Lago.

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Meanwhile, while Trump golfs at his luxury resort, evacuations are ordered as 175 wildfires erupt across South and North Carolina. LEADERSHIP!!! abc7.com/post/south-c...

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Multiple wildfires are forcing evacuations in North Carolina and South Carolina. I don't see any Republicans screeching that they should have raked their forests.

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Crockett: When you're at war, you’re not worried about your outfit. If he was walking around in the fanciest suits, I'm sure that they would accuse him of taking our dollars and spending it on his wardrobe

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Full page ad in today’s New York Times:

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