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Many are asking what should we do now? ā€œWe use our power, organize, mobilize, educateā€¦the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among usā€¦it will be written by you, by ā€˜we the people.ā€™ā€ -fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairmanā€™s Award.

Dear OPM FOIA staff - Remember to preserve all of these email responses, as we will be submitting FOIA requests for this consolidated compilation of information on what the entire federal government did last week. Thx - FOIA community

Making sick seniors drive to a doctor just to keep the real estate donors happy - brick and mortar pay for their yachts. #WomenForJustice Verification in the comments.

Thereā€™s a crucial election coming up in a battleground state: The liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at risk. Elon Musk is not only determined to infiltrate every level of the federal government, heā€™s coming after our local elections, too. Weā€™re not going to let him get away with it.

MORE NEWS: A federal judge has granted an even more extensive block of DOGE's access to Treasury systems, saying there is a "realistic danger" that the "rushed" process to access sensitive payment systems has compromised data. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This is resistance.

Say what now?

@NIH is a beacon of groundbreaking research and development for our country and the world. Beyond saving countless lives, every dollar spent on NIH returns at least eight dollars to our economy through innovation, job creation and improved healthcare outcomes.

This is a victory. It shows they arenā€™t immune from public opinion and that YOUR voice matters. This doesnā€™t bring back the full time employees who were fired without cause, but itā€™s a start. Keep fighting. www.latimes.com/california/s...

The world is watching Donald Trump abandon Ukraine and our European allies to curry favor with the Kremlin. All of us ā€” Democrats, Republicans, elected officials and ordinary citizens ā€” must push back with every tool we have if we are to save our own democracy and others.

Soon it will be too late. Congress must act. Republicans deserve relentless protests and demands for their acquiescence to this man solidifying power to overrun our democracy.

History will remember this momentā€”not just for the corruption, the power grabs, and the billionaires looting our country, but for what the people did in response. Our nationwide movement of peaceful protest is growing every day, and we are just getting started. FiftyFifty.one

šŸšØBREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

Itā€™s helpful to remember that Musk is a self-promoting carnival barker and not a real engineer/scientist. Thatā€™s why these guys canā€™t do math. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

W H Y

General CQ Brown is a patriot and hero. Firing him makes America less safe, but it will help bring about a Golden Age. For Putin.

MARCH 4TH: ORGANIZE & MOBILIZE! ā€¢ Protest on March 4th, or if/when you are able toā€”let your voice be heard. ā€¢ Find resources, local actions, and more: FiftyFifty.one. This is our country. This is our fight. This is The Peopleā€™s Movement. @polrev.bsky.social #50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne

$200 million taxpayer dollars spent on ā€œtell me Iā€™m prettyā€ ads to stroke his own ego, while he fires people to ā€œsave money.ā€ Sociopathic.

Seems legit.... We don't want to be a nation of underachieving Americans.

This hits hard.

Homan: "The police commission of Boston -- you said you doubled down on not helping the law enforcement office of ICE. I'm coming to Boston. I'm bringing hell with me."

Just like we shouldnā€™t be firing FAA employees when commercial airliners are flipping upside down.

Trump signed an executive order on IVF this week. Not to protect or expand it, but to distract Americans from his plan to restrict reproductive rights. Donā€™t be fooled.

Donald Trump promised to let Elon Musk self-police his conflicts of interest. The result? Those investigating his companies have been fired. Cases against his companies have been dismissed. The corrupt self-dealing is staggering.

Thought your Social Security was safe?

If you have a: - Credit card - Checking account - Savings account - Mortgage - Car loan - Student loan - Venmo account The fight to protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is your fight.

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

www.npr.org/2025/02/21/n...

From United Humanists on FB

šŸ§µCUTTING ROOM FLOOR from the return of prominent J6 defendants to the Capitol, shortly before Enrique Tarrioā€™s arrest on a simple assault charge. It started at the base of the west front

Amen to that.

"In the face of the Trump II purge of the federal workforce, Protect Democracy hasĀ created a resource for federal workersĀ on what to do, what rights they have, and what sources of support exist outside of government."

. General Mark Milley was right . . . ... and he's still right ! šŸ’  šŸ‘Š šŸ’ 

Listen up.

How would the Trump administration's agenda to cut federal funding to education impact you where you are? We asked a local school board member of 6 years and here is what we found out šŸ‘‡

For the first weeks, Americans seemed frozen, expecting institutions to do something. Americans were used to ā€œchecks and balancesā€ and ā€œguardrailsā€ working. That didnā€™t happen. People realized that they had to take matters into their own hands. šŸ‘‡

Decades of sacrifice and work by generations of men and women across the globe up in smoke. Truly tragic. Tens of millions of American voters squandered the legacy of their parents and grandparents for the thrill of racism and ā€œowning the libs.ā€

ā€œThat is why Trumpists are so focused on ā€œending DEIā€ in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.ā€

NEW: A federal judge blocked Trumpā€™s effort to stop funding grants and contracts that have DEI components, saying it is likely viewpoint discrimination and worded so vaguely that it will chill free speech. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Is Vladimir Putin calling the shots?

So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.

Wow. What a reply!

Abortion bans kill women.

Finally, some good news! Keep sounding the alarm! We need to show the people in charge what We The People want changed or addressed. Always fight back when your personal rights are involved. #RESIST

If someone wanted to destroy the United States from within, would they do anything differently than what Trump is doing right now?