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Louis DeJoy's wishlist to DOGE includes slashing 10,000 jobs, closing tens of thousands of postal retail centers, and gutting oversight.
This will devastate seniors, small businesses, rural communities, and anyone else who relies on an affordable and reliable Postal Service.
This will devastate seniors, small businesses, rural communities, and anyone else who relies on an affordable and reliable Postal Service.
March 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Louis DeJoy's wishlist to DOGE includes slashing 10,000 jobs, closing tens of thousands of postal retail centers, and gutting oversight.
This will devastate seniors, small businesses, rural communities, and anyone else who relies on an affordable and reliable Postal Service.
This will devastate seniors, small businesses, rural communities, and anyone else who relies on an affordable and reliable Postal Service.
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BREAKING: A federal judge rules the dismantling of USAID likely violated the Constitution and blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from further cuts.
Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts to the agency.
bit.ly
March 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge rules the dismantling of USAID likely violated the Constitution and blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from further cuts.
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The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of the country controls $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
The bottom 50% of the country controls $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
March 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of the country controls $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
The bottom 50% of the country controls $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
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Why have Musk-backed PACs spent $10M on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?
It's not just to uphold WI's abortion ban and gerrymandered maps.
Tesla is suing WI over a state law that hurts its bottom line — a case that could be decided by its Supreme Court.
Follow the money.
It's not just to uphold WI's abortion ban and gerrymandered maps.
Tesla is suing WI over a state law that hurts its bottom line — a case that could be decided by its Supreme Court.
Follow the money.
March 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Why have Musk-backed PACs spent $10M on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?
It's not just to uphold WI's abortion ban and gerrymandered maps.
Tesla is suing WI over a state law that hurts its bottom line — a case that could be decided by its Supreme Court.
Follow the money.
It's not just to uphold WI's abortion ban and gerrymandered maps.
Tesla is suing WI over a state law that hurts its bottom line — a case that could be decided by its Supreme Court.
Follow the money.
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Donald Trump just illegally fired two independent commissioners at the FTC who fight big corporations that abuse consumers and workers.
Why? Trump's billionaire donors expect a return on their investment. He works for them, not you.
The courts must reinstate the commissioners.
Why? Trump's billionaire donors expect a return on their investment. He works for them, not you.
The courts must reinstate the commissioners.
March 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Donald Trump just illegally fired two independent commissioners at the FTC who fight big corporations that abuse consumers and workers.
Why? Trump's billionaire donors expect a return on their investment. He works for them, not you.
The courts must reinstate the commissioners.
Why? Trump's billionaire donors expect a return on their investment. He works for them, not you.
The courts must reinstate the commissioners.
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NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines due to the military threat from their neighbor Russia, the four countries said reut.rs/41yCxL9
Poland and Baltic nations plan to pull out from landmines convention
NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines due to the military threat from their neighbour Russia, the four countries said on Tuesday.
reut.rs
March 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines due to the military threat from their neighbor Russia, the four countries said reut.rs/41yCxL9
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⚡️ The Kremlin wants all Western arms supplies to Ukraine to stop during a proposed truce but prioritizes a pause on U.S. arms as its "minimum aim," Bloomberg reported.
Russia sees US aid halt during Ukraine truce as its 'minimum' goal, Bloomberg reports
The Kremlin wants all Western arms supplies to Ukraine to stop during a proposed truce but prioritizes a pause on U.S. arms as its "minimum aim," Bloomberg reported on March 18, citing two undisclosed...
kyivindependent.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
⚡️ The Kremlin wants all Western arms supplies to Ukraine to stop during a proposed truce but prioritizes a pause on U.S. arms as its "minimum aim," Bloomberg reported.
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Starlink has “donated” internet service to the White House.
The move comes as three top Democrats call for a potential conflict of interest investigation with a separate potential contract between Starlink and the Federal Aviation Administration.
www.ccn.com/news/technol...
The move comes as three top Democrats call for a potential conflict of interest investigation with a separate potential contract between Starlink and the Federal Aviation Administration.
www.ccn.com/news/technol...
Elon Musk’s Starlink Donates Internet Service to White House, Approved by Ethics Counsel
Elon Musk’s Starlink has donated its satellite internet to the White House, marking a rare donated technology upgrade for the government.
www.ccn.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Starlink has “donated” internet service to the White House.
The move comes as three top Democrats call for a potential conflict of interest investigation with a separate potential contract between Starlink and the Federal Aviation Administration.
www.ccn.com/news/technol...
The move comes as three top Democrats call for a potential conflict of interest investigation with a separate potential contract between Starlink and the Federal Aviation Administration.
www.ccn.com/news/technol...
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Several politicians just bought shares of Palantir, a data analytics firms with ties to Trump and Musk that specializes in defense and surveillance.
The company is poised to benefit from outsourcing and privatizing the federal government.
From @sludge.bsky.social: readsludge.com/2025/03/18/l....
The company is poised to benefit from outsourcing and privatizing the federal government.
From @sludge.bsky.social: readsludge.com/2025/03/18/l....
Lawmakers Invest in Palantir Amid Trump Privatization Push
Among those buying the stock are DOGE Subcommittee Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene.
readsludge.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Several politicians just bought shares of Palantir, a data analytics firms with ties to Trump and Musk that specializes in defense and surveillance.
The company is poised to benefit from outsourcing and privatizing the federal government.
From @sludge.bsky.social: readsludge.com/2025/03/18/l....
The company is poised to benefit from outsourcing and privatizing the federal government.
From @sludge.bsky.social: readsludge.com/2025/03/18/l....
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Trump has nominated Bryan Bedford, the CEO of Republic Airways, to lead the FAA.
Republic operates under contracts with American, Delta, and United, raising concerns regulatory impartiality.
Republic operates under contracts with American, Delta, and United, raising concerns regulatory impartiality.
March 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Trump has nominated Bryan Bedford, the CEO of Republic Airways, to lead the FAA.
Republic operates under contracts with American, Delta, and United, raising concerns regulatory impartiality.
Republic operates under contracts with American, Delta, and United, raising concerns regulatory impartiality.
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DOGE signed an agreement with Louis DeJoy to slash 10,000 jobs from the already-understaffed USPS.
The USPS is the nation’s lifeline, ensuring delivery to every corner of the country.
We cannot allow it to be dismantled, sold off, and handed over to billionaires for profit.
The USPS is the nation’s lifeline, ensuring delivery to every corner of the country.
We cannot allow it to be dismantled, sold off, and handed over to billionaires for profit.
March 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
DOGE signed an agreement with Louis DeJoy to slash 10,000 jobs from the already-understaffed USPS.
The USPS is the nation’s lifeline, ensuring delivery to every corner of the country.
We cannot allow it to be dismantled, sold off, and handed over to billionaires for profit.
The USPS is the nation’s lifeline, ensuring delivery to every corner of the country.
We cannot allow it to be dismantled, sold off, and handed over to billionaires for profit.
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⚡️West can send troops to Ukraine without Russia's permission, Macron says.
"Ukraine is sovereign – if it requests allied forces to be on its territory, it is not up to Russia to accept or reject it," French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with Le Parisien.
"Ukraine is sovereign – if it requests allied forces to be on its territory, it is not up to Russia to accept or reject it," French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with Le Parisien.
West can send troops to Ukraine without Russia's permission, Macron says
"Ukraine is sovereign – if it requests allied forces to be on its territory, it is not up to Russia to accept or reject it," French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with Le Parisien.
kyivindependent.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
⚡️West can send troops to Ukraine without Russia's permission, Macron says.
"Ukraine is sovereign – if it requests allied forces to be on its territory, it is not up to Russia to accept or reject it," French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with Le Parisien.
"Ukraine is sovereign – if it requests allied forces to be on its territory, it is not up to Russia to accept or reject it," French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with Le Parisien.
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Robyn Denholm, who presides over the board of Tesla, has been so generously compensated in that role that a shareholder lawsuit forced her to return part of her fortune, and a judge criticized her for approving a record-setting payout for chief executive Elon Musk reut.rs/41QWX21 1/5
March 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Robyn Denholm, who presides over the board of Tesla, has been so generously compensated in that role that a shareholder lawsuit forced her to return part of her fortune, and a judge criticized her for approving a record-setting payout for chief executive Elon Musk reut.rs/41QWX21 1/5
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Quantitative Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing from Plasma: A Potential Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Staphylococcal Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
Quantitative Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing from Plasma: A Potential Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Staphylococcal Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
Among patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices experiencing staphylococcal bacteremia, quantitative plasma microbial cell-free DNA obtained serially during antibiotic therapy before and after device extraction yield unique patterns; these patterns are biomarkers distinguishing the presence or absence of lead infection.
doi.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Quantitative Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing from Plasma: A Potential Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Staphylococcal Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
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As he faces Senate confirmation, remember that Dr. Oz:
-Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show
-Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers
-Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures
His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.
-Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show
-Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers
-Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures
His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.
March 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As he faces Senate confirmation, remember that Dr. Oz:
-Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show
-Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers
-Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures
His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.
-Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show
-Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers
-Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures
His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.
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Millions of Indians on Friday celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi, dancing to festive music, exchanging food and drink, and smearing each other with red, green, blue and pink powder, turning the air into a joyful kaleidoscope of color.
AP PHOTOS: With a kaleidoscope of colors, the Hindu festival of Holi signals the arrival of spring
INDIA (AP) — Millions of Indians on Friday celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi, dancing to festive music, exchanging food and drink, and smearing each other with red, green, blue and pink powder, turning the air into a joyful kaleidoscope of color.
bit.ly
March 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Millions of Indians on Friday celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi, dancing to festive music, exchanging food and drink, and smearing each other with red, green, blue and pink powder, turning the air into a joyful kaleidoscope of color.
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On Tuesday night, co-presidents Trump and Musk fired half of the workers at the Education Department.
On Wednesday, FAFSA - the financial aid application for millions of kids who want to go to college - went down.
That’s their idea of efficiency.
On Wednesday, FAFSA - the financial aid application for millions of kids who want to go to college - went down.
That’s their idea of efficiency.
How Education Department layoffs hit student loans, testing, civil rights
The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s Report Card and civil rights complaints.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
On Tuesday night, co-presidents Trump and Musk fired half of the workers at the Education Department.
On Wednesday, FAFSA - the financial aid application for millions of kids who want to go to college - went down.
That’s their idea of efficiency.
On Wednesday, FAFSA - the financial aid application for millions of kids who want to go to college - went down.
That’s their idea of efficiency.
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Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
March 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
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An hours-long outage Wednesday on , the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education, as President Donald Trump aims to dismantle the agency.
Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department
An hours-long outage on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, has underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education.
bit.ly
March 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
An hours-long outage Wednesday on , the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education, as President Donald Trump aims to dismantle the agency.
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The question today is the same as it was during the first Gilded Age: Will we fight for an economy and a democracy that works for all rather than a wealthy few?
From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich
We’re now in the Second Gilded Age. As in the first, America’s wealth is in the hands of a few, conspicuous consumption exists alongside homelessness and hunger, monopolies crush competition, money corrupts politics, and working people are abused and exploited. The good news? Just like back then, we can fix it.
www.youtube.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The question today is the same as it was during the first Gilded Age: Will we fight for an economy and a democracy that works for all rather than a wealthy few?
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Why is Trump waging a war on the Department of Education?
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
March 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Why is Trump waging a war on the Department of Education?
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's ‘war on drugs,’ in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court reut.rs/3FmOqwr
Duterte takes responsibility for Philippines drug war, anticipates long ICC battle
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's "war on drugs", in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court.
reut.rs
March 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's ‘war on drugs,’ in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court reut.rs/3FmOqwr
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For Donald Trump and Elon Musk, if you don’t bend the knee, you’re a traitor.
Senator Kelly served in combat as a Navy fighter pilot. He commanded NASA missions into space. He’s a patriot.
Like many of us, he believes in freedom and democracy — including for Ukraine.
Senator Kelly served in combat as a Navy fighter pilot. He commanded NASA missions into space. He’s a patriot.
Like many of us, he believes in freedom and democracy — including for Ukraine.
March 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
For Donald Trump and Elon Musk, if you don’t bend the knee, you’re a traitor.
Senator Kelly served in combat as a Navy fighter pilot. He commanded NASA missions into space. He’s a patriot.
Like many of us, he believes in freedom and democracy — including for Ukraine.
Senator Kelly served in combat as a Navy fighter pilot. He commanded NASA missions into space. He’s a patriot.
Like many of us, he believes in freedom and democracy — including for Ukraine.
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US immigration agents arrested Palestinian graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, who has played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests at New York's Columbia University. The arrest is part of Trump's promised crackdown on some anti-Israel activists reut.rs/43GKNLA 1/4
US immigration agents arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University in Trump crackdown
Mahmoud Khalil's detention appears to be one of the first efforts by Trump to fulfill his promise to seek the deportation of some foreign students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement.
reut.rs
March 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
US immigration agents arrested Palestinian graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, who has played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests at New York's Columbia University. The arrest is part of Trump's promised crackdown on some anti-Israel activists reut.rs/43GKNLA 1/4