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New: We analyzed Trump's meme coin -

At least 27 crypto wallets have picked up $100 million worth of $TRUMP coins since his team said the top holders would join him for an "intimate private dinner."

Huge profit for Trump; "the most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done"

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How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions
iNearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after the team said top buyers could join the president for dinner.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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NEW: The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts without the careful review it described in court.

By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts...
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March 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday at national parks from California to Maine to protest the Trump administration’s firing of at least 1,000 National Park Service employees last month.
Hundreds Gather at National Parks Across U.S. to Protest Job Cuts
From Acadia in Maine to Joshua Tree in Southern California, protesters turned out to stand up against what they see as threats to public lands.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public.

If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…
propub.li
March 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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I’ve been suggesting on TV and podcasts—without actual evidence(!)—that it may turn out that DOJ will wind up not having enough lawyers to defend all the lawsuits challenging this administration’s illegal conduct.

Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉
March 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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I hate it when "Supreme Court" is trending.
February 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Maha
An unvaxxed school-aged child has died of measles…in America…in 2025.
February 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
He’s talking about when he looks in the mirror
Trump: This country has gotten bloated and fat and disgusting
February 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I know I was hoping it would be
President Trump said he would have had a “very nasty life” if he lost the presidential election, a surprisingly public acknowledgment that his legal challenges could have consumed his life and brought jail time.
Trump Says He Would Have Had a ‘Very Nasty Life’ if He’d Lost the Election
The president’s remarks were a surprisingly public acknowledgment that he had campaigned for his freedom as much as for the White House itself.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I just saw Anora, and I loved it. The story is excellent, and the acting is incredible.
February 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I keep getting phishing emails at work. Damn someone is obsessed with me.
February 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Predictions for Grammys tonight. Hey I'm prob gonna be wrong. So its okay to disagree
February 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Is anyone talking about Nosferatu??
January 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Kinda jelly cuz he will never know what a second Trump admin will be like
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Dec 29
BREAKING: Jimmy Carter has died at 100. The 39th president of the United States, who served from 1977 to 1981, was perhaps more famous for the life he led after leaving office — as an advocate for peace and human rights.

Read about his lasting legacy.
Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president and peace activist, dies at 100
Carter was president from 1977 to 1981, but he was perhaps more famous for the life he led after he left office. He was one of the biggest advocates for peace, democracy and human rights.
www.npr.org
December 30, 2024 at 1:48 AM
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NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…
propub.li
December 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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The unelected tech billionaire’s outsize role in sending the federal government careening toward a potential shutdown alarmed Democrats, academics and watchdog groups.
‘Co-president’ Elon Musk? Trump ally tests influence in spending fight
The unelected tech billionaire’s outsize role in sending the federal government careening toward a potential shutdown alarmed Democrats, academics and watchdog groups.
wapo.st
December 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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The crowning irony—besides the fact that this wage-withholding Scrooge is the richest person ever—is that Musk himself sucks assiduously from the government teat. newrepublic.com/article/1895...
Elon Musk Is Already Scamming Washington
He’s the richest person in human history, yet he’s trying to deny meager raises for lawmakers and doesn’t care if federal workers go unpaid over the holidays.
newrepublic.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:30 PM
This is insane
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Dec 20
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on a mission in President Biden’s final days in office. She wants to convince him that he can rescue his legacy by adding the Equal Rights Amendment, which would explicitly guarantee sex equality, to the Constitution as a way to protect abortion rights in post-Roe America.
Gillibrand Presses Biden to Amend the Constitution to Enshrine Sex Equality
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is leading the charge for Democrats to persuade President Biden to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment, which would invite a Supreme Court battle.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 4:30 AM
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NEW: The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.

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A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother’s life.
propub.li
December 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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“Everybody wanna be demon, ‘til they get chipped by a throwaway”
— Kendrick Lamar
December 4, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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Imagine if we did this on January 7th
December 4, 2024 at 6:56 AM
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News Analysis: Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency will face a daunting reality. Any effort to slash the U.S. government and its 2.3 million civilian workers will likely face resistance in Congress, lawsuits from activist groups and delays mandated by federal rules.
Musk’s Slashing of the Federal Budget Faces Big Hurdles
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with Elon Musk as co-leader, has advantages that past budget-cutters did not, but laws and court challenges can still make change slow and difficult.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:47 AM
"President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrats’ gut-wrenching defeat at the polls." Gut-wrenching?? gtfo. She got more votes than Donald Trump in 2020. He's still at 49.9%. A majority of voters did not vote for him.
November 22, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Went to see wicked last night and the theatre lost power half way through the movie.

Trumps America can you believe it.
November 21, 2024 at 3:42 PM