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They don't think we can destroy them. Time for a little enlightenment.
#BoycottCBS
#BoycottSkydance
They don't think we can destroy them. Time for a little enlightenment.
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They don't think we can destroy them. Time for a little enlightenment.
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UPDATED TODAY: We've added 11 more names to our DOGE tracker, bringing the total to 77 staffers affiliated with Musk.
Plus, you can now filter our database by federal agency. Check it out ⤵️
Plus, you can now filter our database by federal agency. Check it out ⤵️
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
April 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
UPDATED TODAY: We've added 11 more names to our DOGE tracker, bringing the total to 77 staffers affiliated with Musk.
Plus, you can now filter our database by federal agency. Check it out ⤵️
Plus, you can now filter our database by federal agency. Check it out ⤵️
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The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump and GOP members of Congress have accused the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, which would give Congress 45 days to approve the di...
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled in a massive fundraising haul amid progressive calls for her to launch a 2028 primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer
Ocasio-Cortez raised $9.6 million in three months, smashing her own record
It’s a massive haul for the progressive lawmaker who has been barnstorming the country with Bernie Sanders.
www.politico.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled in a massive fundraising haul amid progressive calls for her to launch a 2028 primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer
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The ripple effects of Trump's actions targeting specific law firms already are being felt beyond boardrooms, in declining interest in pro bono work for causes that are unpopular with the president.
Trump attacks on law firms begin to chill pro bono work on causes he doesn't like
The ripple effects of Trump's actions targeting specific law firms already are being felt beyond boardrooms, in declining interest in pro bono work for causes that are unpopular with the president.
www.npr.org
April 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The ripple effects of Trump's actions targeting specific law firms already are being felt beyond boardrooms, in declining interest in pro bono work for causes that are unpopular with the president.
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Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.
Will the SAVE Act make it harder for married women to vote? We ask legal experts
Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.
www.npr.org
April 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.
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Trump is going to convince the whole world that they don’t need America anymore. Everyone knows Trump’s thin-skinned, so when world leaders see him back down even after being humiliated by Xi, they are going to think America holds no cards.
That’s not gonna be good for us.
That’s not gonna be good for us.
April 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Trump is going to convince the whole world that they don’t need America anymore. Everyone knows Trump’s thin-skinned, so when world leaders see him back down even after being humiliated by Xi, they are going to think America holds no cards.
That’s not gonna be good for us.
That’s not gonna be good for us.
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Bessent said something similar a couple weeks ago. They think NIH researchers, CDC scientists, NOAA meteorologists, IRS tax experts, etc are going to work on assembly lines.
That, in a nutshell, was Chairman Mao's cultural revolution.
The people screaming about commies are acting like commies.
That, in a nutshell, was Chairman Mao's cultural revolution.
The people screaming about commies are acting like commies.
April 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Bessent said something similar a couple weeks ago. They think NIH researchers, CDC scientists, NOAA meteorologists, IRS tax experts, etc are going to work on assembly lines.
That, in a nutshell, was Chairman Mao's cultural revolution.
The people screaming about commies are acting like commies.
That, in a nutshell, was Chairman Mao's cultural revolution.
The people screaming about commies are acting like commies.
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
@meidastouch.com Oakland, CA. This crowd extends on all sides of me
April 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@meidastouch.com Oakland, CA. This crowd extends on all sides of me
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Senator Chris Murphy took 11 Bluesky posts 4/2,3 to explain what Trump is really doing with tarrifs. This doc has them consolidated with no changes.
April 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Senator Chris Murphy took 11 Bluesky posts 4/2,3 to explain what Trump is really doing with tarrifs. This doc has them consolidated with no changes.
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Arizona Sec. of State Adrian Fontes tells Democracy Docket: "[I]t looks like the Trump administration, through this order, is setting up a scenario that will be impossible to meet. I think they want to cancel the 2026 elections...a very, very serious problem for the USA."
March 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Arizona Sec. of State Adrian Fontes tells Democracy Docket: "[I]t looks like the Trump administration, through this order, is setting up a scenario that will be impossible to meet. I think they want to cancel the 2026 elections...a very, very serious problem for the USA."
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BREAKING: Trump signs an executive order attempting to make changes to U.S. election procedures and threatens funding cuts to states that do not comply. The order is likely to be swiftly challenged in court by voting rights groups.
Trump Signs Order in Attempt to Vastly Reshape U.S. Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
BREAKING: Trump signs an executive order attempting to make changes to U.S. election procedures and threatens funding cuts to states that do not comply. The order is likely to be swiftly challenged in court by voting rights groups.
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ICE officers arrested 54-year-old Julio Noriega and moved him into a van before he could explain himself, he said.
He spent several hours in an ICE processing center before officers checked his wallet and realized he is a U.S. citizen.
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
He spent several hours in an ICE processing center before officers checked his wallet and realized he is a U.S. citizen.
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
Under Pressure From Trump, ICE Is Pushing Legal Boundaries
Confrontations with judges are grabbing attention, but more quietly a pattern of questionable arrests shows the extent to which the administration is willing to test norms and laws.
propub.li
March 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
ICE officers arrested 54-year-old Julio Noriega and moved him into a van before he could explain himself, he said.
He spent several hours in an ICE processing center before officers checked his wallet and realized he is a U.S. citizen.
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
He spent several hours in an ICE processing center before officers checked his wallet and realized he is a U.S. citizen.
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
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A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s push to close down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a federally funded news organization that was born out of the American efforts to counter Soviet propaganda during the Cold War.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Push to Shut Down Radio Free Europe
The judge’s temporary restraining order will allow the federally funded broadcaster to stay open at least until March 28.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s push to close down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a federally funded news organization that was born out of the American efforts to counter Soviet propaganda during the Cold War.
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SCOOP: From the beginning of Trump’s administration, DOGE had a plan to monitor USAID payments and was preparing to use US Treasury systems to halt them, according to new court documents, emails, and affidavits obtained by WIRED.
Inside DOGE’s Plan to Invade the Treasury—and Throttle USAID
Court filings show that from the earliest days of the second Trump administration, Elon Musk’s DOGE had a plan to infiltrate US Treasury payment systems—and turn them against USAID.
www.wired.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
SCOOP: From the beginning of Trump’s administration, DOGE had a plan to monitor USAID payments and was preparing to use US Treasury systems to halt them, according to new court documents, emails, and affidavits obtained by WIRED.
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I pressed Donald Trump's nominee for Assistant Attorney General for National Security about Signalgate.
His responses were a disgraceful - and unsuccessful - effort to dodge. Watch for yourself:
youtu.be/4VQxRaI_dDE?...
His responses were a disgraceful - and unsuccessful - effort to dodge. Watch for yourself:
youtu.be/4VQxRaI_dDE?...
Schiff Dismantles Top Trump Nominee Over Signalgate Failure
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I pressed Donald Trump's nominee for Assistant Attorney General for National Security about Signalgate.
His responses were a disgraceful - and unsuccessful - effort to dodge. Watch for yourself:
youtu.be/4VQxRaI_dDE?...
His responses were a disgraceful - and unsuccessful - effort to dodge. Watch for yourself:
youtu.be/4VQxRaI_dDE?...
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As more information is revealed, it is clear that the cover-up is even worse than the crime.
Every single person involved has no business being involved in our government.
At minimum, there should be resignations. And prosecutions.
Every single person involved has no business being involved in our government.
At minimum, there should be resignations. And prosecutions.
March 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As more information is revealed, it is clear that the cover-up is even worse than the crime.
Every single person involved has no business being involved in our government.
At minimum, there should be resignations. And prosecutions.
Every single person involved has no business being involved in our government.
At minimum, there should be resignations. And prosecutions.
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"It’s not clear how or why Geier, who is not a physician and has an undergraduate degree from the Univ. of Maryland at Baltimore County, was chosen...
"He was disciplined by Maryland regulators over a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
"He was disciplined by Maryland regulators over a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism
A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"It’s not clear how or why Geier, who is not a physician and has an undergraduate degree from the Univ. of Maryland at Baltimore County, was chosen...
"He was disciplined by Maryland regulators over a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
"He was disciplined by Maryland regulators over a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Excellent! Let’s all help do the same in the April 1, 2025 special elections for Weil and Valimont in Florida. Volunteer and spread the word:
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March 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Excellent! Let’s all help do the same in the April 1, 2025 special elections for Weil and Valimont in Florida. Volunteer and spread the word:
www.mobilize.us?q=Weil%20val...
www.mobilize.us?q=Weil%20val...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with
@freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
@freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
wrd.cm
March 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with
@freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
@freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey amid widespread civil unrest in the country.
Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
www.politico.eu
March 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey amid widespread civil unrest in the country.
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President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.
Trump wants states to handle disasters. States aren't prepared
President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.
www.npr.org
March 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.
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My travel warnings to Canadians have been picked up in @newsweek.com.
The arbitrary kidnapping of travellers by ICE is a breach of law. The US is acting like a gangster state putting international travellers at serious risk.
www.newsweek.com/charlie-angu...
The arbitrary kidnapping of travellers by ICE is a breach of law. The US is acting like a gangster state putting international travellers at serious risk.
www.newsweek.com/charlie-angu...
Lawmaker warns US could deport Canadians to "concentration camp"
Canadians are at risk of being "deported to some El Salvadoran concentration camp" under Trump's policies, a Canadian MP said.
www.newsweek.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
My travel warnings to Canadians have been picked up in @newsweek.com.
The arbitrary kidnapping of travellers by ICE is a breach of law. The US is acting like a gangster state putting international travellers at serious risk.
www.newsweek.com/charlie-angu...
The arbitrary kidnapping of travellers by ICE is a breach of law. The US is acting like a gangster state putting international travellers at serious risk.
www.newsweek.com/charlie-angu...