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Sharp as a tack
REPORTER: How concerned are you that the large-scale federal government layoffs will weaken the labor market?

TRUMP: The large-scale fentanyl what?
March 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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We need to name this. It's not "anti-D.E.I.," a concept that the right purposely leaves poorly defined. The move is racist, sexist, & homophobic. We have words that mean something. Let's use them.
(This is a critique of the policy & the reporting, not of the quoted post.)
The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.

The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.

This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Photo news that merges into real news.
The Pentagon has marked 26,000 photos for deletion to purge evidence of diversity.

The photos include the 1st black pilots in WWII, the 1st women to pass infantry training & the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb because it’s called the “Enola GAY”.

This is real. We’re living in a horror story.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Woke up to see Donald Trump sharing a video on Truth Social about turning Gaza into a holiday resort with a giant gold statue of Trump, ending with a final shot of Trump and Netanyahu enjoying the beach together. Absolutely unhinged.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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"You people are a bunch of retards," Trump Jr's spokesman responds to a press query. That's it. That's the answer as to why Jr's turkey hunting bromance now controls a $1 billion budget & our food safety absent any relevant experience.
Scoop: As federal health agencies are gutted, Kyle Diamantas, a Florida attorney w/ a slim resume + no prior gov't experience, is the new head of food safety at @US_FDA. Turns out, he's Donald Trump Jr.'s hunting buddy, @vanityfair.com is reporting exclusively: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/f... /1
America’s Food Safety Is Now in the Hands of Don Jr.’s Hunting Buddy
As federal health agencies are gutted with abandon, a Florida attorney with a history of hunting with the president’s son has been put in charge of food safety at the FDA, overseeing the nation’s food...
www.vanityfair.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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February 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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As a test case for hijacking the entire US government, the world’s richest man is destroying health and humanitarian efforts with gleeful indifference to the horrific damage to the US and people’s lives. 10 Examples:
February 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM