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Venezuela minister says no Tren de Aragua members among US deportees - Reuters
March 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Venezuela minister says no Tren de Aragua members among US deportees - Reuters
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In 2023, roughly 1 in 4 public water systems in West Virginia had health-based violations, according to the U.S. EPA.
From waterways to storage tanks, Lawmakers are chipping away at West Virginia's clean water protections
Tens of thousands of West Virginians lack access to clean drinking water. Lawmakers are moving bills that could worsen water quality
mountainstatespotlight.org
March 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In 2023, roughly 1 in 4 public water systems in West Virginia had health-based violations, according to the U.S. EPA.
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On World Poetry Day, we offer these appropriately Emma Lazarus’ ironic words that represents our nation, not just when written in 1883, but also today
March 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
On World Poetry Day, we offer these appropriately Emma Lazarus’ ironic words that represents our nation, not just when written in 1883, but also today
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Think we’re not in a constitutional crisis yet? We’re in several.
The revocation of birthright citizenship. The attempted federal spending freeze. The attempted firings of agency heads. The ordered removal of federal employees with civil service protections...The list goes on.
The revocation of birthright citizenship. The attempted federal spending freeze. The attempted firings of agency heads. The ordered removal of federal employees with civil service protections...The list goes on.
Trump v. Boasberg: If This Isn’t a Constitutional Crisis, What Is?
Attorney General Pam Bondi has joined the president’s campaign to get the judge impeached. This is attempted dictatorship.
newrepublic.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Think we’re not in a constitutional crisis yet? We’re in several.
The revocation of birthright citizenship. The attempted federal spending freeze. The attempted firings of agency heads. The ordered removal of federal employees with civil service protections...The list goes on.
The revocation of birthright citizenship. The attempted federal spending freeze. The attempted firings of agency heads. The ordered removal of federal employees with civil service protections...The list goes on.
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RALLY TO SAVE THE USPS
Sunday, March 23
NALC DAY OF ACTION WV
11 AM in Beckley
1320-1344 North Eisenhower
Drive
1 PM in Huntington
1200 Veterans Memorial Blvd
12 PM in Charleston
1002 Lee St.
1 PM in Clarksburg
200 Cava Dr.
1 PM in Vienna
Grand Central Ave
1 PM in Wheeling
2501 Chapline St.
Sunday, March 23
NALC DAY OF ACTION WV
11 AM in Beckley
1320-1344 North Eisenhower
Drive
1 PM in Huntington
1200 Veterans Memorial Blvd
12 PM in Charleston
1002 Lee St.
1 PM in Clarksburg
200 Cava Dr.
1 PM in Vienna
Grand Central Ave
1 PM in Wheeling
2501 Chapline St.
March 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
RALLY TO SAVE THE USPS
Sunday, March 23
NALC DAY OF ACTION WV
11 AM in Beckley
1320-1344 North Eisenhower
Drive
1 PM in Huntington
1200 Veterans Memorial Blvd
12 PM in Charleston
1002 Lee St.
1 PM in Clarksburg
200 Cava Dr.
1 PM in Vienna
Grand Central Ave
1 PM in Wheeling
2501 Chapline St.
Sunday, March 23
NALC DAY OF ACTION WV
11 AM in Beckley
1320-1344 North Eisenhower
Drive
1 PM in Huntington
1200 Veterans Memorial Blvd
12 PM in Charleston
1002 Lee St.
1 PM in Clarksburg
200 Cava Dr.
1 PM in Vienna
Grand Central Ave
1 PM in Wheeling
2501 Chapline St.
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Our @wvhousedems.bsky.social Delegate Shawn Fluharty exposes the incredibly dangerous vaccine exemption passed by the WV House of Delegates.
March 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Our @wvhousedems.bsky.social Delegate Shawn Fluharty exposes the incredibly dangerous vaccine exemption passed by the WV House of Delegates.
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Senator Ossoff says something that MAGA can’t deny.
“Trump and his cabinet are the elites whom they pretend to hate. They don’t care about the middle class.”
“Trump and his cabinet are the elites whom they pretend to hate. They don’t care about the middle class.”
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Senator Ossoff says something that MAGA can’t deny.
“Trump and his cabinet are the elites whom they pretend to hate. They don’t care about the middle class.”
“Trump and his cabinet are the elites whom they pretend to hate. They don’t care about the middle class.”
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Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
March 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
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News Analysis: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is making cuts to or shuttering organizations that China worried about most, leaving a vacuum Beijing can fill.
How Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Leave a Vacuum That China Can Fill
The Department of Government Efficiency is shuttering organizations that Beijing worried about most, or actively sought to subvert.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
News Analysis: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is making cuts to or shuttering organizations that China worried about most, leaving a vacuum Beijing can fill.
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This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society.
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
March 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society.
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
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The Trump Administration just approved deadly, costly exports from the CP2 LNG facility. You can thank the corporate polluters who bought access to Trump, & the justice system that cares more about keeping billionaires happy, for this destructive facility moving forward. #StopLNG
Trump’s Department of Energy Approves Exports from Controversial CP2 LNG Project
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of Energy conditionally approved exports from one of Venture Global's controversial liquefied methane gas export projects, CP2 LNG, despite the devastating effec...
www.sierraclub.org
March 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Trump Administration just approved deadly, costly exports from the CP2 LNG facility. You can thank the corporate polluters who bought access to Trump, & the justice system that cares more about keeping billionaires happy, for this destructive facility moving forward. #StopLNG
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Since there is no public transportation, unreliable broadband, it makes sense in the DOGE’s twisted minds that this Social Security office should be closed.
Today one of our members was on hold for 2 hours to get a call back 3 hours later to assist her elderly aunt with her Social Security problem.
Today one of our members was on hold for 2 hours to get a call back 3 hours later to assist her elderly aunt with her Social Security problem.
@wvfdw.bsky.social
Have you seen this? The SS office in Logan is on the list.
apnews.com/article/soci...
Have you seen this? The SS office in Logan is on the list.
apnews.com/article/soci...
A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year
Twenty-six Social Security Administration offices across the country are expected to close this year, due to actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
apnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Since there is no public transportation, unreliable broadband, it makes sense in the DOGE’s twisted minds that this Social Security office should be closed.
Today one of our members was on hold for 2 hours to get a call back 3 hours later to assist her elderly aunt with her Social Security problem.
Today one of our members was on hold for 2 hours to get a call back 3 hours later to assist her elderly aunt with her Social Security problem.
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🔥 @GovTimWalz to @maddow on Trump & the Privatizers attacking the Department of Education, and public education in general:
March 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🔥 @GovTimWalz to @maddow on Trump & the Privatizers attacking the Department of Education, and public education in general:
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WV Democrats Blast Governor Morrissey for Dangerous Neglect of State Health Leadership
Read the full statement:
www.wvdemocrats.com/news/morriss...
Read the full statement:
www.wvdemocrats.com/news/morriss...
March 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WV Democrats Blast Governor Morrissey for Dangerous Neglect of State Health Leadership
Read the full statement:
www.wvdemocrats.com/news/morriss...
Read the full statement:
www.wvdemocrats.com/news/morriss...
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Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has infiltrated the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), one of the most critical arts and cultural support systems in the country.
“There is no efficiency argument when IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget."
“There is no efficiency argument when IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget."
Elon Musk’s DOGE Prepares to Gut Your Local Library
DOGE is seizing the Institute of Museum and Library Service.
newrepublic.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has infiltrated the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), one of the most critical arts and cultural support systems in the country.
“There is no efficiency argument when IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget."
“There is no efficiency argument when IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget."
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ICE's indiscriminate arrests put everyone's civil liberties at risk.
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in ...
www.propublica.org
March 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ICE's indiscriminate arrests put everyone's civil liberties at risk.
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"The Postal Service is American. It’s a public good. It’s not here to make a profit and we all depend on it. There’s nothing like getting a letter in the mail—a real letter from somebody that you love.”
What DOGE gets wrong about privatizing USPS, from @alexjn.bsky.social:
What DOGE gets wrong about privatizing USPS, from @alexjn.bsky.social:
What DOGE is getting wrong about privatizing USPS
"There's nothing like getting a letter in the mail -- a real letter from somebody that you love."
www.motherjones.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"The Postal Service is American. It’s a public good. It’s not here to make a profit and we all depend on it. There’s nothing like getting a letter in the mail—a real letter from somebody that you love.”
What DOGE gets wrong about privatizing USPS, from @alexjn.bsky.social:
What DOGE gets wrong about privatizing USPS, from @alexjn.bsky.social:
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Americans living in rural communities throughout the country could see their access to health care diminish if Congress changes eligibility for Medicaid or significantly reduces its federal funding, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
Medicaid cuts rippling through rural America could bring hospital closures, job losses • West Virginia Watch
Americans living in rural communities could see access to health care diminish if Congress changes eligibility for Medicaid or reduces federal funding.
buff.ly
March 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Americans living in rural communities throughout the country could see their access to health care diminish if Congress changes eligibility for Medicaid or significantly reduces its federal funding, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
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The Trump administration moves to defund libraries and museums by closing the Institute of Museum and Library Services. A scholar explains how the agency supports cultural institutions and communities — and what’s at stake if it shuts down: buff.ly/VRV4qvJ
@devonakmon.bsky.social, Michigan State
@devonakmon.bsky.social, Michigan State
Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
The consequences of shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be particularly dire for smaller museums and rural museums.
buff.ly
March 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Trump administration moves to defund libraries and museums by closing the Institute of Museum and Library Services. A scholar explains how the agency supports cultural institutions and communities — and what’s at stake if it shuts down: buff.ly/VRV4qvJ
@devonakmon.bsky.social, Michigan State
@devonakmon.bsky.social, Michigan State
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When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Border czar Tom Homan raved on Fox News, “We’re not stopping. I don’t care what the judges think, I don’t care what the left thinks, we’re comin’.”
Trump Border Czar Openly Brags About Defying Courts on Deportations
Tom Homan says he’ll ignore judges as much as he wants.
newrepublic.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Border czar Tom Homan raved on Fox News, “We’re not stopping. I don’t care what the judges think, I don’t care what the left thinks, we’re comin’.”
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Devastating tornadoes, wildfires, high-speed winds, flooding, dust storms, and blizzard-like conditions have hit the United States, causing at least 35 deaths and damage from Florida to Ohio.
Guess what will make it worse? DOGE cuts.
Guess what will make it worse? DOGE cuts.
Storm deaths mount, exacerbated by DOGE and Trump cuts
At least 35 people have died in a devastating combination of tornadoes, wildfires, and floods.
www.motherjones.com
March 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Devastating tornadoes, wildfires, high-speed winds, flooding, dust storms, and blizzard-like conditions have hit the United States, causing at least 35 deaths and damage from Florida to Ohio.
Guess what will make it worse? DOGE cuts.
Guess what will make it worse? DOGE cuts.
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Shutting down recognition of Tuskegee Airmen? Who are these idiots? Will spineless Republicans push back at this?
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War ...
apnews.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Shutting down recognition of Tuskegee Airmen? Who are these idiots? Will spineless Republicans push back at this?
Do they just look for ways to return us to the dark ages? What is wrong with these people?
As other states roll back child labor protections, West Virginia lawmakers are pushing a bill to make it easier for kids to work.
Lawmakers want to make it easier for kids to work. Labor advocates say that’s a bad idea.
Lawmakers want to relax West Virginia’s child labor protections. Other states are passing similar measures amid a rise in workplace violations.
mountainstatespotlight.org
March 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Do they just look for ways to return us to the dark ages? What is wrong with these people?
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit aimed at fixing West Virginia's failing foster care system, saying the responsibility falls to state officials and lawmakers. Since lawmakers are in session right now, they could immediately mandate reforms.
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March 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit aimed at fixing West Virginia's failing foster care system, saying the responsibility falls to state officials and lawmakers. Since lawmakers are in session right now, they could immediately mandate reforms.
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