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RE-HIRE THEM ALL

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👩‍🍳 As 70 female chefs speak out about the sexism and inequality they have faced in kitchens, is the culinary world having its #MeToo moment?

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Calling all feds: new info site please share data and stories! #AltGov #AltFam please share #SaveAmerica #StopTrump trumpcostsamerica.com

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New, from me @theatlantic.com: No, the federal government is not too big It has real human capital needs Firings are indiscriminate, weakening state capacity Creating a toxic and politicized workplace is driving away dedicated employees www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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A lesson in how claims of meritocracy as justification for opposing DEI are often cover for the demand that we return to a system of preference for white men - whatever their qualifications. Fire a qualified Black man. Hire a statutorily unqualified white man. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Laying off federal workers doing essential work left and right and then blowing $200 million on pork for Murdoch to make the Fuhrer happy

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Planes are crashing because Trump and Musk wanted to cut their own taxes even more. Say it over and over and over again until it sinks into people's brains and they correctly associate every crash with two billionaires who never fly commercial.

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SIGN - SHARE - GTFO EM actionnetwork.org/letters/elon...

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“Trump was the perfect target in a lot of ways: his vanity, narcissism made him a natural target to recruit. He was cultivated over a 40-year period, right up through his election.”

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The largest measles outbreak in Texas in more than 30 years showed no signs of slowing down on Friday, rising to 90 cases across seven counties. www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...

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President Trump has said Social Security “will not be touched.” But the DOGE team’s first wave of actions — initiating the elimination of 41 jobs and the closing of at least 10 local offices, so far — worries advocates about what might come next.

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The current attacks on nonwhite scientists reminds me of this paper by Lisa Cook, on how Jim Crow violence undermined Black scientific activity. This time neo-segregationists seem intent on just destroying scientific institutions outright. lisadcook.net/wp-content/u...

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On Wednesday I was the first to report Leland Dudek was on the verge of losing his job at the Social Security Administration when he was suddenly promoted to acting commissioner by Elon Musk. Thursday I published a story with more details. I’ll let you guess if I got any credit in this Post story:

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House Republicans who were willing to hold town halls back home this week got an earful. At events from Georgia and Wisconsin to Oklahoma and Oregon, many of them faced hostile crowds furious about the sweeping budget cuts & mass firings of federal workers that Trump and Musk’s DOGE is carrying out.

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🖋️ “Block USPS Move Under Commerce and Privatization Efforts” hit 500 signers!

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WATCH: “When will you stand up to them and say that is enough?” WISCONSIN Republicans Grothman & Fitzgerald run into tough town hall crowds also 👇🏽👀

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Beware Trump especially on Friday evenings, notorious slow news time to undertake mischief with minimal scrutiny www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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🔥 Top Campaigns, Last 24 Hours: 1️⃣ “DO NOT ABOLISH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION!” (+3,314) 2️⃣ “Defend our constitutional freedom from this corporate takeover!” (+2,236) 3️⃣ “Executive order undermines checks and balances, review needed” (+1,789)

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AOC: “Elon Musk is not going after efficiency — he is trying to gut everything good in 🇺🇸 for his own private profit… America is not for sale.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGXObpu...

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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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www.theverge.com/news/617014/...

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Nope.

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Help me make this the #1 trending story

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JUST IN - US judge blocks Trump's bid to ban DEI by federal agencies, contractors @danielwiesner.bsky.social reut.rs/4h9c4K5

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“Trump was the perfect target in a lot of ways: his vanity, narcissism made him a natural target to recruit. He was cultivated over a 40-year period, right up through his election.”

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Congrats to @maxkozlov.bsky.social and @avaskham.bsky.social for having this story first, and glad the NYT picked it up from them and is sending it out to a broader audience.

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From California to Cleveland, from Montana to Iowa, from Alaska to Atlanta, America’s unions were out in force this week to fight back against unaccountable billionaires. ✊

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“I’m in West Virginia — My insulin went from $6 to $80”

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Trump is flailing — wanna bet he’s not going to make it to his 79th birthday?

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69% of the country will continue to call it Gulf of Mexico (probably more once they find out they are also getting screwed over by the broligarchy)

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May as well investigate, Congress. Just get rid of him already.

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"A Park Service staff person may be hired to do interpretation but because high visitation they're managing traffic and cleaning bathrooms... We can't stand for this anymore. We need these jobs restored." -NPCA's Kristen Brengel on @WBUR

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Afraid we will lose our government because Judges will sit on their hands rather than act with any sense of urgency. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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New York City sued the Trump administration after the Federal Emergency Management Agency revoked $80.5 million of grants because of the city's handling of migrants reut.rs/4ia50Oc

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Political interference in military leadership—especially dismissing generals and admirals based on ideological loyalty rather than competence—has repeatedly led to disastrous consequences. We are not exempt. NEW from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-purge...

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Great news: you can now stream the Elephant 6 documentary on Kanopy, absolutely FREE with your public library card or university login! www.kanopy.com/en/product/1...

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A former Soviet intelligence officer alleges Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename “Krasnov.” Alnur Mussayev served in the 6th Directorate, responsible for counter-intelligence support in the economy. One key objective was “recruiting businessmen from capitalist countries.”

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