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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rally to support public education! The attack on the U.S. Department of Education is an attack on public education
March 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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DOGE is cutting funding for a badly-needed new VA medical center in Indianapolis.

Denying healthcare to our veterans isn’t efficiency. It’s cruel.

I’ve demanded that DOGE immediately reverse this dangerous decision.
March 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Amid deadly outbreaks of measles in the United States, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is happily harkening back to the days when “measles parties” were a thing:

“They used to have measles parties, basically get all the kids together so they all catch it and develop immunity,” Greene declared on…
March 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start

Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;

"There are plenty of contractors going under".

A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.

PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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This is not an effort to roll back "DEI"

It's an effort to roll back civil rights

"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan
Legal experts said that unwinding a civil rights-era bulwark designed to safeguard employees’ rights removes a crucial check on institutional power.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
NEW LOW! WATCH IN FULL 🚨 Trump plants question w/ extreme right-wing media bc he was upset Zelenskyy wasn’t in a suit. What about “best buddy” Elon Musk who doesn’t wear a suit and always looks unmediated? Trump embarrassed the U.S. and diminished us as a world leader. #trump #zelenskyy #maga #elon
March 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Jane Fonda gave us a call to action. Do NOT be on the wrong side of history. Make your children and grandchildren proud of the stand you take now.
February 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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My first real job was protecting the privacy rights of families and students at the Department of Education.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Department of Education workers brace for Trump to shut agency down: ‘Everybody is distraught’
Education department meeting in wake of new Trump policies was ‘incomplete and chaotic’, staff say
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs.
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)
Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend
www.science.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The Revolution WILL be Televised. Monday, February 17th. events.pol-rev.com @polrev.bsky.social #50501movement #politicalrevolution #buildtheresistance
February 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Join 50501 in a National Day of Action on Monday, February 17th. We are reclaiming President's Day - a day that is supposed to be celebrating the Presidency. Unite to limit executive overreach. Find your protest at https://buff.ly/417VjtT, or create one.
February 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years.

State health officials said Friday in a news release that those who are infected are either unvaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown.
Texas measles outbreak rises to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years
The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years.
apnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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FYI:
February 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Amazing turnout for today's...

▪️ 50 States
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▪️ 50 Marches

Stop the Coup ✊️

Sacramento, California
February 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought, an organizer of Project 2025, to head the OMB.
February 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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New via NYT — The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force. One former agency officer called the reporting of names a “counterintelligence disaster.”
February 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump are trying to drive a wrecking ball through our government.

The people who will pay a real price are the hard-working families who are just trying to make it to the end of the month.

We must use every tool to fight back.
February 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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📌BREAKING:

Capitol switchboard is overwhelmed and unable to take direct calls while this coup is underway.
"User Busy" message is coming up.

What the fuck is going on here?
February 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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The richest man in the WORLD has usurped the role of President.

Musk’s team locked government employees out of computer systems, accessed sensitive personal information, and pushed out top government officials.

Not a single American elected Elon Musk.
February 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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February 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Trump ordered at least 6 senior FBI leaders to retire, resign, or be fired by Monday.

He's purging the FBI. He's doing everything he can to punish his own political enemies.

We're watching him weaponize the FBI in real time.
January 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM