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Anti science. Anti history. Anti math (anti economic and statistical truth). Anti civics. Anti fact. Anti education. As much as it is pro greed or pro power or pro racism or pro misogyny or pro Russia, this administration is the most openly pro ignorance, anti knowledge in our history.

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President Donald Trump may soon attempt to absorb the USPS, an independent agency, into his administration. The order could allow the Trump administration to make mail voting — which was used by tens of millions of voters last year — more difficult.

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Donald Trump targeted AP and legacy media did nothing. Donald Trump has now targeted two large law firms and Big Law is silent. You all read Martin Niemöller's poem “First They Came.” So, I ask you -- What are you doing?

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People running universities, media organizations, law firms, anything at all, need to understand that ceding an inch to authoritarians, accepting any sort of censorship, only increases the likelihood of further censorship. Capitulation is collaboration.

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Russian missiles keep relentlessly falling on Ukraine, bringing more death and more destruction. Once again, Putin shows he has no interest in peace. We must step up our military support – otherwise, even more Ukrainian civilians will pay the highest price.

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Best description of the AI/LLM bubble I've seen so far.

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www.reuters.com/business/hea... Can it get any dumber?

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This is actually the worst thing I’ve seen from federal granting agencies thus far.

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What a wonderful idea…👇 Let’s. Do. This. ✨

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😂😅

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Texas cities are running low on the MMR vaccine as measles outbreaks expand and drive demand. The measles epidemic in Texas is growing rapidly, and demand for the MMR vaccine has become overwhelming. Pharmacies are struggling to maintain supplies. Some pharmacy locations report the supply of the..

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The ability to control mass party opinion this directly is unlike anything I’ve really seen in my time covering politics.

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Perhaps this is a lesson that compliance won’t save you.

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This

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NEW: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods is (or was) an advisory committee housed within the USDA which provides outside expert advice to advance food safety across the US and across different levels of govt. It was ordered disbanded this afternoon.

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Winner: Rep. Al Green. Losers: Every Democrat who didn’t back him. Hell, they should have done it with him.

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Some of his readers have asked Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social why his technology news site, Tech Dirt, has been covering politics so intensely lately. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w... I cannot recommend Mike's reply enough. It's exactly what readers need to hear, what journalists need to do.

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If Russian troops went back to Russia the war would be over

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After Donald Trump suspended military aid to Ukraine, @olgakhazan.bsky.social wanted to understand how the Kremlin-friendly move was playing in Russia. "It seemed that Russian state TV, and Putin by extension, could not be more pleased with what has been happening."

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Phase ! trial of oral Norovirus vaccine candidate Here is the original manuscript published in Science translational Med. the vaccine candidate is a recombinant Adenovirus 5 based technology formulated for oral administration. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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It was Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse who introduced the censure resolution of @algreen.house.gov today. Funny how Newhouse didn't have any of that energy for the repeated outbursts, interruptions, and "incivility" of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

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“Again, the mice used for clinical purposes did not undergo gender transition.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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JUST IN: The Census Bureau's #2030Census Advisory Committee has been terminated by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms to @npr.org. I've reached out to the press offices of the bureau and the Commerce Department for comment...

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The IRS manages 3,000 returns per employee, and collects $57m per employee. It's a hyper-efficient benefits administrator; its budget is 67 times smaller than the military budget. What are we doing here. (I mean, I know what we are doing here.) apnews.com/article/irs-...

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hey guess what trump's numbers about social security are total horseshit www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Majority of western Europeans think Trump is threat to peace, survey finds

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When Trump famously typed "how can you be breaking the law when you're saving the country?"He meant to type, "how can you be breaking the law when you're stuffing your pockets?" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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"Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations" Every minute Trump gets worse. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Challenger Gray report: U.S.-based employers announced 172,017 job cuts in February (62K in government), the highest total for the month since 2009 and the highest monthly total since July 2020 when 262,649 cuts were announced www.challengergray.com/blog/job-cut...

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In another example of Trump’s masterclass of negotiating, he caused large amounts of volatility , uncertainty, and bad-will amongst our biggest trading partners in exchange for getting them to agree to something they already agreed to do.

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Just a simple point on politics. The middle of these stories below means that every House Republican voted for Medicare and Medicaid cuts. Full stop. Crank up the ads.

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A Milestone The @justsecurity.org Litigation Tracker now monitoring over one hundred cases against Trump administration policies. The two new cases filed today: Japanese American Citizens League v. Musk (Appointments Clause) National Endowment for Democracy v. USA (impoundment)

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Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE. 1/2

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The #tradewar is on. Real-time electricity prices doubled few minutes after midnight EST in New England. 🔌💡

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Why can't a US Senator say this?

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European-led Ukraine air protection plan could halt Russian missile attacks

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This new complaint against DOGE is truly cranked up to 11 from start to finish. What a way to start a lawsuit storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... h/t @mikesacks.bsky.social

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When people are afraid to speak out against the leader because of violence, we are no longer in a democracy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities: "If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe." Mic drop! 🎤

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NEW: Four months after Missouri voted to legalize abortion, Republican lawmakers are proposing a 100% tax credit — capped at $50,000 per year — for taxpayers who donate to crisis pregnancy centers. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

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I recognize that guy. And who's the guy in the cap next to him? 😆

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For anyone confused, the point of this is to functionally abrogate both the tax and spend authority of Congress

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HEADS. UP. D.C Bar members.

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Countless emails asking how Americans can directly aid Ukrainian soldiers. Here’s an easy answer: savelife.in.ua/en/

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He was defending Medicaid and Social Security.

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