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New video up. Find out what DOGE is! (so you can tell me because I have no idea). youtu.be/ihvSwJT0rLU

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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Malcolm X was assassinated 60 yrs ago today. See his timeless wisdom on the true meaning of “progress.” “If you stick a knife 9 inches in & take it out 6—that’s not progress. Progress is healing the wound. They wont even admit the knife is there.”

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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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Will be great.

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"The press....have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government....The AP therefore brings this action to....prevent the Executive Branch from coercing journalists to report the news using only govt.-approved language" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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"We don't work for DOGE. We have always worked for you." Yes!

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This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

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Glad to see Trump’s imperial threat against a majority indigenous population given its proper platform. This is not about Denmark. It’s about the Inuit who constitute more than 85% of the population of Greenland.

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Here's an action to take today: If you're in TX or LA, call Ted Cruz or Bill Cassidy and ask them why they're letting Trump piss away America's competitive advantage w/o lifting a finger. Mention this article. Cruz (Chair of Commerce): (202) 224-5922 Cassidy (Chair of HELP): (202) 224-5824

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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

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A farm worker shared this photo with us from an Arizona watermelon field . It's physically demanding work. The loader crew is responsible for picking pick up hundreds of watermelons and loading them into the trailer. #WeFeedYou

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Texas refuses to study how its abortion ban hurts women...so ProPublica stepped in and did it! www.propublica.org/article/texa...

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If you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long. They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net

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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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A+ response. No notes.

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Important 🧵: Stanford political scientist uses data to show DOGE is attacking “liberal” agencies, not focusing on waste & inefficiency: “The hardest hit agencies are those that regulate industry, protect public health, and expand access to education.”

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SHOW THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW

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Wait until they start doing this to vaccines

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Crockett: "Elon! If you're watching, come through, boo, because you haven't showed up to the DOGE subcommittee yet."

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Fact checking the Vance speech www.thecipherbrief.com/column_artic...

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"Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Dan Sullivan (Alaska), Jim Moran (Kansas) and Steve Daines (Mont.) were all co-sponsors of this law. None responded to requests for comment."

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@tikk.bsky.social

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The Trump DoJ lawyers pushing this stuff can’t be humiliated enough for my taste. So many people should spit at their feet that they need galoshes.

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America's first gender neutral bathroom was Rush Limbaugh's gravesite.

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ladylibertie.substack.com/p/so-youve-b...

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✅ DEI Employer of the Day™ DSW "We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI], and call on our associates, customers, and communities to hold us accountable to showing it every day." The NAACP Black Consumer Advisory encourages consumers to 'buy-in' on companies that back their values.

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My latest is up. No practical “to-dos” in this one. But an urgent demand that we pay attention to the other constitutional crisis unfolding in plain view. sherrilyn.substack.com/p/the-other-...

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Heads up, Floridians!

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