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Hutch Debunks @anakasparian.bsky.social call out video of @emmavigeland.bsky.social and @samseder.bsky.social
Hutch Debunks @anakasparian.bsky.social call out video of @emmavigeland.bsky.social and @samseder.bsky.social
Ana Kasparian HUMILIATES Herself Trying To Dunk On The Majority Report
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Hutch Debunks @anakasparian.bsky.social call out video of @emmavigeland.bsky.social and @samseder.bsky.social
Hutch Debunks @anakasparian.bsky.social call out video of @emmavigeland.bsky.social and @samseder.bsky.social
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Scientists, doctors and public health professionals at the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, the FDA, and other federal agencies have been fired under President Trump’s effort to shrink the government.
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Scientists, doctors and public health professionals at the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, the FDA, and other federal agencies have been fired under President Trump’s effort to shrink the government.
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Nearly three weeks into Donald Trump’s second term in office, the president is continuing to dramatically reimagine and expand his use of executive authority — and to use that authority to carry out retribution against his perceived political enemies
Trump’s recent actions show his revenge tour isn’t slowing down | CNN Politics
Nearly three weeks into Donald Trump’s second term in office, the president is continuing to dramatically reimagine and expand his use of executive authority — and to use that authority to carry out r...
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Nearly three weeks into Donald Trump’s second term in office, the president is continuing to dramatically reimagine and expand his use of executive authority — and to use that authority to carry out retribution against his perceived political enemies
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“First Amendment experts still believe that Mr. Trump’s cases, against CBS News and The Des Moines Register, lack legal merit. But they now also realize that the lawsuits are proving effective at harassing the press — & that more of them are…on the way.”
This is the *actual* free speech crisis!
This is the *actual* free speech crisis!
Trump Lawsuits Against Media Gain Momentum
First Amendment experts say Mr. Trump’s lawsuits, based on an unproven legal theory, lack merit. But more could be on the way.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“First Amendment experts still believe that Mr. Trump’s cases, against CBS News and The Des Moines Register, lack legal merit. But they now also realize that the lawsuits are proving effective at harassing the press — & that more of them are…on the way.”
This is the *actual* free speech crisis!
This is the *actual* free speech crisis!
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Blueprint for Ethnic Cleansing: Trump Proposes U.S. Take Over Gaza & Forcibly Remove All Palestinians
Trump Proposes U.S. Take Over Gaza & Forcibly Remove All Palestinians
President Donald Trump met at the White House Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where Trump again suggested ethnically cleansing Gaza of its Palestinian population. Trump has already...
www.democracynow.org
February 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Blueprint for Ethnic Cleansing: Trump Proposes U.S. Take Over Gaza & Forcibly Remove All Palestinians
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Insanity and idiocy combined.
“Regulations, basically, should be default gone,” Musk said. “Not default there, default gone. And if it turns out that we missed the mark on a regulation, we can always add it back in.”
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Elon Musk Suggests Getting Rid Of All Regulations In Midnight Call
"If it's not possible now, it'll never be possible," Musk said of his proposal to simply ignore all federal regulation as a baseline.
www.huffpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Insanity and idiocy combined.
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NEW: State Dept. under Rubio has fired about 60 contractors who work on democracy and human rights programs. The contractors are mainly tech and area experts who are critical for programs on China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian states such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
NEW: State Dept. under Rubio has fired about 60 contractors who work on democracy and human rights programs. The contractors are mainly tech and area experts who are critical for programs on China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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The inaction of high profile and leadership Democrats is not just weakness — it's a betrayal of Democratic principles and thus our nation...
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Could the Democrats' Lack of Resistance Be a Green Light for Tyranny?
The inaction of high profile and leadership Democrats is not just weakness — it's a betrayal of Democratic principles and thus our nation...
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February 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The inaction of high profile and leadership Democrats is not just weakness — it's a betrayal of Democratic principles and thus our nation...
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BREAKING: DHS SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM ENDS PROTECTIONS FOR 350,000 VENEZUELANS IN THE UNITED STATES clearing way for their deportation back to the repressive socialist regime many of them fled @mariasacchetti.bsky.social and @yvonnewingett.bsky.social report
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DHS to end temporary protection for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans
Kristi Noem’s decision to end temporary protective status for a large group of Venezuelans puts them at risk of being forced to return to the autocratic regime they fled.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
BREAKING: DHS SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM ENDS PROTECTIONS FOR 350,000 VENEZUELANS IN THE UNITED STATES clearing way for their deportation back to the repressive socialist regime many of them fled @mariasacchetti.bsky.social and @yvonnewingett.bsky.social report
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How is this legal? How? Why is every top Democrat not outside the Treasury right now, holding a press conference at least? Or filing a lawsuit?? I am losing my mind.
“Elon Musk has vowed to unilaterally cancel hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of gov’t grants after gaining access to review the US Treasury’s vast payments system, a move that prompted the sudden resignation of one of the department’s most senior officials.”
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Musk vows to cancel grants after gaining access to US Treasury payment system
System disperses trillions of dollars in US government spending each year, including social security
www.ft.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
How is this legal? How? Why is every top Democrat not outside the Treasury right now, holding a press conference at least? Or filing a lawsuit?? I am losing my mind.
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More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party that is struggling to define what it stands for, what issues to prioritize and how to confront President Trump’s right-wing administration.
‘We Have No Coherent Message’: Democrats Struggle to Oppose Trump
More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party struggling to decide what it believes in, what issues to prioritize and how to confront an aggressive right-wing administration.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party that is struggling to define what it stands for, what issues to prioritize and how to confront President Trump’s right-wing administration.
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The Trump administration’s decision to impose a far-reaching freeze on U.S. foreign aid programs has thrust humanitarian and development organizations into crisis, prompting the layoff or furloughing of thousands of workers and mass panic as aid groups warn they may have to shut down.
Funding freeze thrusts foreign aid groups into crisis
Development organizations that program and deliver billions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian aid warn they may have to shut down.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Trump administration’s decision to impose a far-reaching freeze on U.S. foreign aid programs has thrust humanitarian and development organizations into crisis, prompting the layoff or furloughing of thousands of workers and mass panic as aid groups warn they may have to shut down.
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Breaking news: The White House has removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, the world’s largest provider of food assistance, after they refused to let representatives of Elon Musk access restricted spaces.
USAID security officials on leave after refusing access to Musk allies
Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk has been denigrating USAID, which is the world’s largest provider of food assistance.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Breaking news: The White House has removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, the world’s largest provider of food assistance, after they refused to let representatives of Elon Musk access restricted spaces.
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Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems at the agency, multiple sources familiar told CNN
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems at the agency, multiple sources familiar told CNN
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The website for the U.S. Agency for International Development went dark Saturday afternoon as lawmakers and aid workers braced for the possibility that the agency might be shut down.
End Appears Near for U.S. Aid Agency, Democratic Lawmakers Say
A sense of crisis among aid groups was growing as U.S.A.I.D.’s website went dark.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The website for the U.S. Agency for International Development went dark Saturday afternoon as lawmakers and aid workers braced for the possibility that the agency might be shut down.
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Hey, maybe Matt Taibbi will get another unsolicited trove of documents that definitely do not, in any way, ultimately serve the interests of the world's richest man!
“We have no visibility into what they are doing with the computer and data systems.” www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hey, maybe Matt Taibbi will get another unsolicited trove of documents that definitely do not, in any way, ultimately serve the interests of the world's richest man!
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“This Week in Democracy – Week 2: Chaos, Crashes, Firings, and Funding Freezes”
Check out Zeteo's new project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.
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Check out Zeteo's new project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.
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This Week in Democracy – Week 2: Chaos, Crashes, Firings, and Funding Freezes
Zeteo's new project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.
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February 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“This Week in Democracy – Week 2: Chaos, Crashes, Firings, and Funding Freezes”
Check out Zeteo's new project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.
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Check out Zeteo's new project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.
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The US is currently in the biggest economic bubble in human history. Trump and the robber barons are doing all they can to make it pop. A giant crash is coming and they'll loot the treasury and slash the social safety net
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A COLOSSAL ECONOMIC CRASH IS COMING
YouTube video by Secular Talk
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February 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The US is currently in the biggest economic bubble in human history. Trump and the robber barons are doing all they can to make it pop. A giant crash is coming and they'll loot the treasury and slash the social safety net
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JUST IN: Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.
Trump fires chief of the federal consumer watchdog agency
Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.
www.npr.org
February 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
JUST IN: Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.
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"Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, after clashing with Elon Musk... Musk publicly called on Whitaker to resign after the FAA fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for launch changes."
www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
FAA chief Michael Whitaker resigned earlier this month after facing criticism from Musk.
www.theverge.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, after clashing with Elon Musk... Musk publicly called on Whitaker to resign after the FAA fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for launch changes."
www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
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The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet appears to have been flying too high and outside its approved flight path at the time of the crash, according to four people briefed on the matter but not authorized to speak publicly.
Army Helicopter in D.C. Plane Crash Might Have Been Flying Higher Than Approved
The Army Black Hawk also might have been outside of its flight path when it collided with a commercial passenger jet at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet appears to have been flying too high and outside its approved flight path at the time of the crash, according to four people briefed on the matter but not authorized to speak publicly.
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Trump's assault on the federal government has been a campaign of breathtaking scope and relentless velocity, a blend of personal and political as he seeks revenge against perceived enemies while demolishing the foundations of the modern liberal state. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
Amid the Chaos, Trump Has a Simple Message: He’s in Charge
The new president has moved with lightning speed to purge officials he deems disloyal and rid agencies of policies he considers liberal.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trump's assault on the federal government has been a campaign of breathtaking scope and relentless velocity, a blend of personal and political as he seeks revenge against perceived enemies while demolishing the foundations of the modern liberal state. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
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Slashing Medicaid, gutting government, and handing power to billionaires — this is the endgame for a man intent on destroying our country…
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Trump’s Hostile Takeover of America: The Corporate Raider’s Final Heist
Slashing Medicaid, gutting government, and handing power to billionaires — this is the endgame for a man intent on destroying our country…
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January 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Slashing Medicaid, gutting government, and handing power to billionaires — this is the endgame for a man intent on destroying our country…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has decided to remove retired Gen. Mark A. Milley’s security detail, suspend his security clearance, and order an inspector general inquiry into his behavior as the Pentagon’s top officer.
Pete Hegseth takes action against Trump foe Mark Milley
Gen. Mark Milley, a frequent target Trump’s, will lose his security detail and face an inspector general investigation, said a senior defense official.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has decided to remove retired Gen. Mark A. Milley’s security detail, suspend his security clearance, and order an inspector general inquiry into his behavior as the Pentagon’s top officer.
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“5 Things You Need to Know About Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s Pick for National Intelligence Director”
From me, for Zeteo, on Gabbard’s views on foreign wars, Assad, Modi, Israel, Muslims, and more, ahead of her confirmation hearings this week.
From me, for Zeteo, on Gabbard’s views on foreign wars, Assad, Modi, Israel, Muslims, and more, ahead of her confirmation hearings this week.
5 Things You Need to Know About Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s Pick for National Intelligence Director
Gabbard isn’t “anti-war,” obsesses over “radical Islam,” and has backed Assad, Netanyahu, and Modi.
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January 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“5 Things You Need to Know About Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s Pick for National Intelligence Director”
From me, for Zeteo, on Gabbard’s views on foreign wars, Assad, Modi, Israel, Muslims, and more, ahead of her confirmation hearings this week.
From me, for Zeteo, on Gabbard’s views on foreign wars, Assad, Modi, Israel, Muslims, and more, ahead of her confirmation hearings this week.