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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

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Here are five questions the public should be asking about the hostile takeover of the National Archives and why the answers matter:

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Good. But also, the courts can’t catch up unless they stop this whole thing dead in its tracks, and how would they do that and when would that happen? Congress has to impose its will, by removing the bastard if necessary (it’s totally necessary).

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NEW: A first-of-its-kind analysis by @propublica.org found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

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Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say The move upends trillions of dollars in ecommerce business and the 250 year-old Postal Service. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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This is how Mitch McConnell should be remembered: Without him, there’s no President Trump right now—he had the chance to convict during impeachment and end it, but he didn’t. Without him, there’s no stacked conservative Supreme Court—you’d have more rights today.

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Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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This is pretty straightforward authoritarianism: if you don't support my toxic businesses, I will use my government power to kneecap yours.

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Science and data. This is more bad news, especially for women in Texas.

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We don’t hear about it bc the media is controlled by six companies, and all these companies have the same class interests, enrichment of themselves at the expense of everyone else.

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Maybe I just noticed something old, but I’m hanging onto “Barney on a bike” 😄 #askwxm #wxmafc

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Ok, how bad is this, if you have EVER filed a return, the database has or could have: Your SSN/TIN All income, amounts, and sources. Interest, retirement, crypto, Ebay, Square, PayPal income. Credit cards Kids names and SSNs Addresses Business you own Bank account information And more.

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“The goal of Trump--like all autocrats and dictators--is to make you feel that “resistance is futile,” but history shows that people standing up to that leader has inspired others to do the same.” @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social talks with @deanobeidallah.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...

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No one in the private sector is going to step in to do what we do in war zones, in disasters and in the world's most remote places. #PeopleNotProfit #SaveUSAID www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Why don't we #Europeans #join this #economicblackout on February 28! Let's make an #impact #fordemocracy #dumpoligarchs Please #share #unite #resist

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"see no climate change, hear no climate change, speak no climate change"

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Musk’s website, DOGE, leaked classified government information to the entire world. NOFURN [Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals] information on their website about the [intelligence community] headcount has prompted a scramble as people check whether their information has been accessed.

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🦬 We have it on good authority from our friends at the USFS that the agency is moving forward with MORE illegal layoffs for employees with < 2 years of service by COB today. They are sending notices to personal emails and phones. DO NOT 1) answer the phone 2) open emails from your employer.

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Awful: Internal USAID memo instructs employees to refrain from talking to the media about cuts in assistance to the most vulnerable or they may get fired, WaPo reports. Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/1915...

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Source: Daily Kos

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The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.

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Hallgrimskirkja Church, Reykjavik , Iceland lit up for the Festival of Lights on 7th to 9th Feb 2025 #photo #photography #church #iceland #sony #photohour #lights #winter #reykjavik

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Here is the oath all executive branch employees take. It is to support and defend the Constitution, not to “implement the president’s agenda.” If the two purposes diverge, the Constitution prevails.

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

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Interesting point

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On Thursday, Trump and Musk tried to fire 300 government nuclear officials. Today, they realized those officials oversee the US nuclear arsenal — and they scurried to rehire the officials.

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ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...

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Elon Musk’s DOGE just posted classified U.S. intelligence data on its website, and officials are scrambling, HuffPost reports.

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