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Wrote about how the yellow star led to increased sympathy for Jews in Germany. atrocity and discrimination wasn't popular...but that didn't stop the genocide. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/atrocities...

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

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Several Department of Education employees told ProPublica they were directed not to contact students and schools about their pending civil rights cases. “We’ve been essentially muzzled,” an attorney said. By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social

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NEW: Trump and Musk’s efforts to shrink the government have left the country’s wildland firefighting force unprepared for the approaching wildfire season. One federal employee likened the funding freeze to a “massive sledgehammer” hitting the force.

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My article today: some peace of mind from Ezra Klein— Trump acts like a king because he can’t lead as a President. www.splicetoday.com/politics-and...

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NEW: Under the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights has shifted its focus to removing gender-neutral bathrooms, banning transgender athletes from women’s sports and prioritizing complaints alleging discrimination against white students.

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NEW: We spoke to the relatives of three immigrants transferred to Guantanamo, who said they’ve been left in the dark about their loved ones. “To me it’s the desperation, the frustration that I know nothing of him. It’s a terrible anguish. I don’t sleep.”

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The Ink went to “see” a therapist to ask how we, and you, might survive four years of this abuser-in-chief. We got great advice. the.ink/p/surviving-...

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Protect this law at all costs ! www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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From @theathletic.bsky.social: The Department of Education has rescinded Title IX guidance that stated NIL payments must be proportionate between a university’s male and female athletes. nyti.ms/40Z3Z4i

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@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: In the Oval Office, Elon Musk shows the world Trump ‘is not the boss of me’

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NEW: The Trump administration is not backing down in its effort to slash spending and reshape the federal government, despite multiple court orders explicitly restraining the president’s sweeping actions. By Jake Pearson and @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social

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One of the best things about working SuperBowl Sunday is once the game starts, there’s downtime to chat w/ colleagues with stories like, “Back when I was drinking, I was arrested for puking on Peter Cetera.”

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Go! Look at this list, read the whole thread! The list is remarkable because there are So. Many. Common. Words. that it essentially halts ALL research funding. Also - “women” is a banned word. We’re going to need handmaids outfits, a Ministry of Double Speak, and lots of matches very soon.

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Please listen to or read every word of Ezra Klein’s “Don’t Believe Him” on behalf of your nervous system today. 🫡

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Tech bros: “Move fast and break things.” Tech bros, a few years later: “Haha, you got a bunch of broken shit!”

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“Efforts by Trump officials to control the publication have stalled the release of three studies about bird flu for weeks”

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NEW: The Department of Education told employees late Friday that they must review and terminate all programs, contracts and policies that affirm the existence of transgender people. By @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

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My article today: musings of a news junkie. Where you do you get your news? 🗞️📰 www.splicetoday.com/politics-and...

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Someone should PROBABLY go to jail for this, no?

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NEW: During Trump’s first term, EPA staff were told to defer more to state agencies on environmental enforcement. But we’ve documented a long history of state failures to hold polluters accountable — mostly in areas where support for Trump is strong. By @lisalsong.bsky.social

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NEW: Homelessness is at a record high, and there are many investigative stories to tell. We’ve compiled some of the tips and lessons we learned from our sources for other reporters pursuing this coverage.

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A sequel to Sun City that nobody asked for youtu.be/9fR2r8Qlyyk?...

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Aren’t you Congress?

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Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:

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Revisiting my 2018 piece on the bond that unites Trump and Kanye as non-readers: People like Trump and West want to be worshipped as gods among us, and any reminder that they are human is unforgivable. www.splicetoday.com/music/evapor...

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You all, this is all coup activity. Complete and total. Media at all levels needs to be clear on this. the.ink/p/usaid-foug...

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#FYI: ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. (Published 2021)

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A longtime immigration enforcement official has been tapped to run the agency responsible for managing unaccompanied migrant children, in a move that has alarmed experts and advocates who are concerned that information about children and their families will be shared for arrests and deportations.

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This is the way.

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My article today: sorry, Becky, the time to check out and “protect your peace” is not during the dismantling of the democracy. www.splicetoday.com/politics-and...

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Today, our Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick released a partial list of priorities. Patrick is blatantly targeting libraries and the freedom to read and learn with at least 4 of the 25 priorities he has released so far. www.ltgov.texas.gov/2025/01/29/l...

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at public notice, I wrote about Trump's use of violence and physical threats to intimidate and silence opposition. authoritarianism relies on terror. Trump is putting that terror in place. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poli...

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Not a great sign when Wired says it won't name at least two fo the people Musk has installed to run the Office of Personnel Management because they may be minors www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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In Oct., @fastlerner.bsky.social & @andykroll.bsky.social reported on how the Heritage Foundation flooded federal agencies with thousands of information requests, focusing on phrases like “Trump,” “climate change” and “DEI” in government workers' emails, texts, Slack and Microsoft Teams messages.

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The USAF removed Tuskegee Airmen & Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII from basic training curriculum. For 30 years I promised these women I would not let them ever be forgotten again. We worked for decades to have them remembered. The Airmen too. Knowledge is power. 🗃️ www.msn.com/en-us/societ...

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David Fotouhi, Trump’s No. 2 EPA pick, recently challenged the agency’s ban of asbestos, which causes a deadly cancer called mesothelioma. He argued the EPA “failed to demonstrate that chrysotile asbestos presents an unreasonable risk of injury.” By @fastlerner.bsky.social

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A Polite Penguin Patiently Waits for Humans to Move Out of the Way 🐧

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Five things to know about Illinois and Chicago policies to protect immigrant students: https://buff.ly/4h6xrMR

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Things to do: buy Bloomsbury titles from indie bookstores. Out of spite.

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