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Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.
April 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.
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At last, the Stable Genius admits his tariffs will be paid by American consumers: “you add that to the price of the product,” he says.
“Duh,” as my kids used to say.
“Duh,” as my kids used to say.
April 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
At last, the Stable Genius admits his tariffs will be paid by American consumers: “you add that to the price of the product,” he says.
“Duh,” as my kids used to say.
“Duh,” as my kids used to say.
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A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, gave $10 million to nonprofit political committees that helped the governor defeat a ballot measure.
Why Did a Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis Suddenly Get a $10 Million Boost?
The Hope Florida Foundation quietly gave the money to two nonprofit political committees that helped Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies defeat a ballot measure.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, gave $10 million to nonprofit political committees that helped the governor defeat a ballot measure.
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This is so alarming.
RFK Jr. Sparks Outrage After Announcing 'Disease Registry' To Track Autistic Americans
Incredibly alarming.
www.comicsands.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is so alarming.
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House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.
House oversight committee demands answers on gutting of CDC public records office
House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.
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Donald Trump and his unelected billionaire co-president are going after people’s Social Security — money they’ve paid in over a lifetime of hard work.
Let’s talk about what’s going on and how we're fighting back.
Let’s talk about what’s going on and how we're fighting back.
What’s going on with Social Security — and how we're fighting back.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
www.youtube.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Donald Trump and his unelected billionaire co-president are going after people’s Social Security — money they’ve paid in over a lifetime of hard work.
Let’s talk about what’s going on and how we're fighting back.
Let’s talk about what’s going on and how we're fighting back.
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Hey, DOGE Bros --
The fraud you claim to be looking for is happening in your own GOP playground.
The fraud you claim to be looking for is happening in your own GOP playground.
DeSantis diverted $10M of Medicaid cash to wife's charity: report
A newly revealed document shows Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration diverted $10 million in Medicaid dollars to a charity controlled by his wife.Lawyers working with the state drafted a settlement agree...
www.rawstory.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey, DOGE Bros --
The fraud you claim to be looking for is happening in your own GOP playground.
The fraud you claim to be looking for is happening in your own GOP playground.
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
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The most concerning part about the DOGE / NLRB story is that the whistleblower claims a login attempt using VALID DOGE credentials was made from Russia shortly after DOGE started moving data.
April 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The most concerning part about the DOGE / NLRB story is that the whistleblower claims a login attempt using VALID DOGE credentials was made from Russia shortly after DOGE started moving data.
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Now it’s Wendy Brito. New Orleans mother taken by ICE.
Wife, mother, school volunteer.
Legal resident. No charges. No criminal record. No explanation.
Routine ICE check-in & she never came home.
3 weeks detained. No reason given. No answers.
This is not due process.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Wife, mother, school volunteer.
Legal resident. No charges. No criminal record. No explanation.
Routine ICE check-in & she never came home.
3 weeks detained. No reason given. No answers.
This is not due process.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Westbank mother doesn’t return home after routine ICE check-in
Kremly Marrero says that she’s detained over 100 miles away
www.wwltv.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Now it’s Wendy Brito. New Orleans mother taken by ICE.
Wife, mother, school volunteer.
Legal resident. No charges. No criminal record. No explanation.
Routine ICE check-in & she never came home.
3 weeks detained. No reason given. No answers.
This is not due process.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Wife, mother, school volunteer.
Legal resident. No charges. No criminal record. No explanation.
Routine ICE check-in & she never came home.
3 weeks detained. No reason given. No answers.
This is not due process.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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NEW: When a firefighter dies, a small team of federal health workers helps pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths
The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.
www.propublica.org
April 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When a firefighter dies, a small team of federal health workers helps pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
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Joe Rogan explains to his audience why due process is important and quotes Ben Franklin — "it is better 100 guilty persons should escape than that one innocent person should suffer.”
He argues against shipping people to a prison in El Salvador without trial because we think they’re gang members.
He argues against shipping people to a prison in El Salvador without trial because we think they’re gang members.
April 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Joe Rogan explains to his audience why due process is important and quotes Ben Franklin — "it is better 100 guilty persons should escape than that one innocent person should suffer.”
He argues against shipping people to a prison in El Salvador without trial because we think they’re gang members.
He argues against shipping people to a prison in El Salvador without trial because we think they’re gang members.
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Yet another security breach that put American troops and lives at risk.
Pete Hegseth has no business serving as Defense Secretary. Donald Trump must fire him.
Pete Hegseth has no business serving as Defense Secretary. Donald Trump must fire him.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV
April 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Yet another security breach that put American troops and lives at risk.
Pete Hegseth has no business serving as Defense Secretary. Donald Trump must fire him.
Pete Hegseth has no business serving as Defense Secretary. Donald Trump must fire him.
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Back in January, I reported on DOGE entering an agency system, exporting the data, OPM server info left open to the public, and someone signing in from a foreign country using a DOGE account. Almost identical to what the Whistleblower reported to NPR this week www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-fork-in-...
A Fork in the Road: Is Federal Employee Privacy Compromised?
In this interview, I speak to a systems security specialist who found privacy problems surrounding the HR@opm.gov email servers
www.muellershewrote.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Back in January, I reported on DOGE entering an agency system, exporting the data, OPM server info left open to the public, and someone signing in from a foreign country using a DOGE account. Almost identical to what the Whistleblower reported to NPR this week www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-fork-in-...
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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
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1/ I never took DHS's scary-sounding notice that I had 7 days to leave the country too seriously, because it was obviously some kind of mistake. But what about the people the emails were actually aimed at? Let's talk a bit about immigration "parole" and what Trump is doing here
April 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
1/ I never took DHS's scary-sounding notice that I had 7 days to leave the country too seriously, because it was obviously some kind of mistake. But what about the people the emails were actually aimed at? Let's talk a bit about immigration "parole" and what Trump is doing here
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‘The federal government will find you’
Immigration attorney Nicole Micheroni, a U.S. citizen born and raised in Massachusetts, was told to “immediately” self-deport last week in a DHS email that was mistakenly sent to her.
Micheroni joins Chris Jansing to share more.
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...
Immigration attorney Nicole Micheroni, a U.S. citizen born and raised in Massachusetts, was told to “immediately” self-deport last week in a DHS email that was mistakenly sent to her.
Micheroni joins Chris Jansing to share more.
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...
‘The federal government will find you’: DHS mistakenly tells U.S.-born woman to leave country
Immigration attorney Nicole Micheroni, a U.S. citizen born and raised in Massachusetts, was told to “immediately” self-deport from the United States last week in a DHS email that was mistakenly sent t...
www.msnbc.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
‘The federal government will find you’
Immigration attorney Nicole Micheroni, a U.S. citizen born and raised in Massachusetts, was told to “immediately” self-deport last week in a DHS email that was mistakenly sent to her.
Micheroni joins Chris Jansing to share more.
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...
Immigration attorney Nicole Micheroni, a U.S. citizen born and raised in Massachusetts, was told to “immediately” self-deport last week in a DHS email that was mistakenly sent to her.
Micheroni joins Chris Jansing to share more.
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...
Small businesses trying to maneuver these untenable economic policies
Beth Benike served our nation and then built a thriving small business helping parents and their babies.
Trump’s 145% China tariff puts her business—and her home—at risk.
Billionaires can bounce back—but for the middle class, Trump’s chaos is devastating. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/p...
Trump’s 145% China tariff puts her business—and her home—at risk.
Billionaires can bounce back—but for the middle class, Trump’s chaos is devastating. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/p...
Her Business Was Thriving. Then Came the Tariffs.
An interview with Beth Benike, who fears for the survival of her small business under Trump’s tariffs.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Small businesses trying to maneuver these untenable economic policies
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Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
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RFK Jr.’s failure to endorse evidence-based medicine amidst a growing measles outbreak should immediately disqualify him from continuing to lead this Agency.
Furthermore, he has used his position to advance misinformation and dismantle public health services.
doctorsforamerica.org/statement-re...
Furthermore, he has used his position to advance misinformation and dismantle public health services.
doctorsforamerica.org/statement-re...
April 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
RFK Jr.’s failure to endorse evidence-based medicine amidst a growing measles outbreak should immediately disqualify him from continuing to lead this Agency.
Furthermore, he has used his position to advance misinformation and dismantle public health services.
doctorsforamerica.org/statement-re...
Furthermore, he has used his position to advance misinformation and dismantle public health services.
doctorsforamerica.org/statement-re...