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That is exactly true.

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And watch the incompetently engineered, flaming SpaceX rocket debris fill the sky like the most expensive fireworks in history.

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Emails sent out late last night—The Department of Health and Human Services is offering employees up to $25,000 to voluntarily leave the agency.

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As Honest Bob Jenrick tours the country repeating far-right conspiracy talking points about “two-tier sentencing”, here is the letter his own government sent to the Sentencing Council last year approving the very Guidelines he now claims are evidence of “two-tier Keir”. The man is a fraud.

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🚨Measles cases in the US surge 35% in ONE WEEK—now at 222 in 12 states. We’re nearing last year’s TOTAL of 285, and it’s only March. Two deaths already, both unvaccinated. Texas is the epicenter with 198 cases. The CDC’s weekly data lags, so the numbers are likely even higher.

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"As well as vetoing Canada’s proposal to establish a task force to monitor sanctions breaches the draft G7 statement shows US pushed to remove the word “sanctions” as well as wording citing Russia’s “ability to maintain its war” in Ukraine by replacing it with “earn revenue”. tinyurl.com/y2fpabnk

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DOGE cut off payments for the electricity, cell phone, and internet service of U.S. government employees who work in a high-risk area in Central America. Meanwhile, DOGE apparently plans to spend $25,000 to install a washer and dryer for their own personal use in a federal office building in DC.

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It’s borderline criminal.

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Republican Rep. Mike Lawler who represents a swing district in NY gets booed ruthlessly after trying to use the 'waste, fraud, and abuse' line in response to voters' concerns about Medicaid cuts (via lohud)

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😂😅

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Unfucking believable as CDC is suddenly launching a study into exploring possible links with MMR and autism. I wonder who might have initiated this? 🤔 to be clear There is NO link and this has already been debunked in massive studies 🧪🧵

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Agh stop it I can't take this onslaught of metaphors

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The Dow is falling Old men stumble from the path. Let spring blossoms bloom. #DailyHaikuPrompt bloom #haiku

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In the excitement over our new review of PAs, I forgot to tell you about the OTHER paper published in BMJ today, my commentary on the challenges of doing systematic reviews of evidence when there's no RCTs and most of the primary studies were unique and non-standardised.🧪 www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Spotted in Canada…

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DOGE’s federal property sell-off has accidentally revealed a CIA black site in Northern Virginia, according to Bloomberg.

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Yesterday, the government announced an expansion of the Port of Cromarty Firth, making it the UK's first port able to create floating offshore wind turbines at scale. Floating offshore wind will be a significant new industrial opportunity & other countries are already investing in their capacity.

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Why is Musk pushing for elections and “regime change” in Ukraine… but not Russia? Musk & Trump have no interest in democracy, America’s historical guarantees, rule of law, sovereignty or peace. They’re siding with a murderous dictator to try and break Ukraine - and Europe.

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All those arguments about the expansion of Ulez feel like quite a long time ago, don’t they? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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ULEZ works. It’s that simple. Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.

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There are rumors swirling that there will be an executive order signed this week that eliminates the department of education. Remember that only Congress can create and/or abolish a federal department, and this man tries to wield more power than he actually has.

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Federal marshals forced entry into the US African Development Foundation and escorted Musk staffers inside, after agency employees resisted their entry. Once inside, they changed the federal agency’s locks. Musk staffers were seen plugging in an external hard drive and going through everything.

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FT editorial today What an, accurate & appropriate, indictment of Trump

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Janet Mills refused to be cowed by Trump and he retaliated. She has experience with men like this: Mills sparred regularly with former Maine Governor (and Trump supporter) Paul LePage when she was Maine’s attorney general.

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It hasn't blown up. It's just been radically reduced as part of a government efficiency program. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The FAA is halting flights into Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Orlando airports because of "falling space debris” after the failed launch of SpaceX's Starship, CNN reports.

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UK people, turn on your radio! I'll be on the Today Programme talking about this paper from about 0653 today.

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Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...

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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot estimates '75-85% likelihood Trump is a Putin-compromised asset' - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/trump-russia...

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Let's just remember to call the next great recession that's about to hit The Trump Recession. He likes to have things named after himself, and it's important for posterity that we get this one right. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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"Trump Was Always Going to Betray Veterans" Well no shit, who would of thought. nymag.com/intelligence...

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The cruelty is the point. This is beyond comprehension, Trump is a small, petty man with no moral compass. #slavaukraine Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Trump the “Russian plant”. ! l.smartnews.com/p-jltUqql/QY...

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Donald Trump will go down in history as the worst president of the United States.

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🌐 Trump to strip Ukrainian refugees of legal status – Reuters #Donald Trump #Refugees #Trump #Ukraine #Ukrainian refugees #Ukrainians #war https://ukrainetoday.org/trump-to-strip-ukrainian-refugees-of-legal-status-reuters/

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Trump 'plans to revoke immigration status for Ukrainians who fled to US’ The move would reverse the welcome 240,000 Ukrainians received under President Biden and potentially fast-track them for deportation The move could be rolled out as soon as April. Deplorable!

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Exactly this.

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Elon Musk's AI programme was asked by a Tory MP whether Trump is a Russian asset. It's worth reading all of it, but especially the summation, which I've copied in this thread. tl:dr - 75-85% chance he is a Russian asset, leaning toward the higher end. Read thread x.com/i/grok/share...

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We are working on launching an ALT DOGE website. It will soon feature a team page listing all of Elon’s staffers, our own wall of receipts (tracking the money he’s taking from America), and a section to help Americans keep tabs on the false claims on Doge’s website—which now exceed 52%.

submitted 4 days ago • 995 comments

This guy is the former mayor of Vichy, so he knows a thing or two about traitors.

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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced that the Black Lives Matter mural, painted in the summer of 2020 on a street near the White House, will be removed as part of planned changes to Black Lives Matter Plaza.

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A lot of trade unions outside the US Embassy this evening. Fire crews who've been supporting Ukrainian fire crews, train drivers backing Ukraine's vital rail workers. People supporting people. In the geopolitics, and Trump's fixation on cash and Putin, people often get pushed aside. Not tonight.

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Well said!

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French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

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