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Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country."
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country."
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
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my superpower for predicting things? paying attention to what people with power say and do
People laughed a few days ago when @jamellebouie.net said we might not have flu shots next year, but:
NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
my superpower for predicting things? paying attention to what people with power say and do
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“For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality."
This is a rather telling statement. Nearly a third of women in Louisiana are Black. www.businessinsider.com/gop-senator-...
Maternal death rate isn't as bad if you don't count Black women, GOP senator says
Louisiana's Bill Cassidy said the state's maternal death rate isn't so high if you "correct our population for race," Politico reported.
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February 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality."
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vance is lying and knows he’s lying but even if he weren’t, “separation of powers means the president is an elected despot” may be true in some other political system but it has never been true in the american political system
February 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
vance is lying and knows he’s lying but even if he weren’t, “separation of powers means the president is an elected despot” may be true in some other political system but it has never been true in the american political system
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received an email on Sunday saying the bureau’s headquarters would be closed for the coming week. The move follows another directive telling agency employees to halt nearly all their work.
Russell Vought, as Consumer Bureau’s Acting Director, Orders Its Headquarters Closed for a Week
The order to shutter the agency’s headquarters follows another order issued Saturday by Mr. Vought, who also leads the Office of Management and Budget, telling agency employees to halt nearly all thei...
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received an email on Sunday saying the bureau’s headquarters would be closed for the coming week. The move follows another directive telling agency employees to halt nearly all their work.
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The Trump administration appears to be punishing Department of Education employees for attending diversity training sessions that were held during his first term.
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Trump II Punishes Fed Workers For Attending Trump I Diversity Training
In an ironic twist, the Trump administration appears to be punishing Department...
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February 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Trump administration appears to be punishing Department of Education employees for attending diversity training sessions that were held during his first term.
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If only there was a word for when an unelected oligarch moves quickly to take over control of the government.
The legacy media is failing us. Support independent media.
www.democracydocket.com
The legacy media is failing us. Support independent media.
www.democracydocket.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If only there was a word for when an unelected oligarch moves quickly to take over control of the government.
The legacy media is failing us. Support independent media.
www.democracydocket.com
The legacy media is failing us. Support independent media.
www.democracydocket.com
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The market reaction to that Sheinbaum headline shows the hope still out there that this won't happen.
February 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The market reaction to that Sheinbaum headline shows the hope still out there that this won't happen.
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honestly think some of the hesitation here is that no one wants to sound like a crank. i was talking at an event last night and even i felt like a crank while i was speaking!
What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?
February 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
honestly think some of the hesitation here is that no one wants to sound like a crank. i was talking at an event last night and even i felt like a crank while i was speaking!
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cannot be said enough that for a decade a critical number of americans have simply refused to accept that he means what he says
I hold a lot of disdain for the people who didn’t see this coming given P2025 but it does seem like the actual support for these goals is nonexistent, everyone who voted for him did so under the incredibly stupid assumption that he wouldn’t do this
February 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
cannot be said enough that for a decade a critical number of americans have simply refused to accept that he means what he says
i think this should be factored into how states, counties, localities and hospitals respond to these executive orders. "we will investigate you if you teach DEI." okay, with what agents, specifically? with what state capacity?
NYT reported that the number of potentially affected agents is as high as 6k. The bureau has about 13.7k agents total
February 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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8/ the levels of illegality having a group of people who don’t even seem to be US government employees doing it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
8/ the levels of illegality having a group of people who don’t even seem to be US government employees doing it.
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7/ They’re not saying that last part explicitly but that’s certainly the logic of what they’re saying. (Go look at his tweets over thd last two days). So a group of Musk protégés seem to be overruling the US federal budget. Impoundment by the president is illegal. It’s hard to think through …
February 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
7/ They’re not saying that last part explicitly but that’s certainly the logic of what they’re saying. (Go look at his tweets over thd last two days). So a group of Musk protégés seem to be overruling the US federal budget. Impoundment by the president is illegal. It’s hard to think through …
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6/ It’s important to know what this means. This is simple his DOGE team reviewing the US federal budget, law of the land and deciding which parts aren’t necessary. It sounds like they’re saying they will unilaterally cut these funds with control over the check writing at Treasury.
February 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
6/ It’s important to know what this means. This is simple his DOGE team reviewing the US federal budget, law of the land and deciding which parts aren’t necessary. It sounds like they’re saying they will unilaterally cut these funds with control over the check writing at Treasury.
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Arguably the biggest national security breach in U.S. history. Private employees downloading personnel data on every federal employee and tax and social security data on every American onto private unsecured servers. Needless to say, completely illegal and subject to major prison sentences.
3/ different pieces fit together. There also seems to be a significant amount of downloading government data onto private servers, etc, totally outside any cybersecurity regime. Additionally it’s unclear to the people inside whether the people doing these things actually work for the US govt…
February 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Arguably the biggest national security breach in U.S. history. Private employees downloading personnel data on every federal employee and tax and social security data on every American onto private unsecured servers. Needless to say, completely illegal and subject to major prison sentences.
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
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The History of the Button Industry’s Impact on Freshwater Mussels www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/the-...
The History of the Button Industry's Impact on Freshwater Mussels | Great Lakes Now
Discover how the button industry contributed to their decline, leaving these vital species critically endangered today.
www.greatlakesnow.org
January 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The History of the Button Industry’s Impact on Freshwater Mussels www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/the-...
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the best and the brightest
"Obviously it is not standard to have aircraft collide. I want to be clear on that." -- Sean Duffy, our new secretary of transportation in the new awful administration.
January 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
the best and the brightest
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Breaking News: A regional passenger jet collided midair with a helicopter while approaching Reagan National Airport, the authorities said.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
Plane Crash Near Reagan National Airport Halts All Takeoffs And Landings: Live Updates
Officials said the plane went down in the Potomac River near Reagan Airport. The airport said emergency crews were responding to an “aircraft incident.”
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Breaking News: A regional passenger jet collided midair with a helicopter while approaching Reagan National Airport, the authorities said.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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MURKOWSKI comes out against Hegseth for DOD, first GOP opponent. "The leader of the Department of Defense must demonstrate and model the standards of behavior and character we expect of all servicemembers, and Mr. Hegseth’s nomination to the role poses significant concerns that I cannot overlook."
January 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
MURKOWSKI comes out against Hegseth for DOD, first GOP opponent. "The leader of the Department of Defense must demonstrate and model the standards of behavior and character we expect of all servicemembers, and Mr. Hegseth’s nomination to the role poses significant concerns that I cannot overlook."
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If you're just coming by:
I'm (currently) the only full-time Milwaukee #Bucks journalist here.
Formerly #Bengals and #Packers beat writer - along with some #golf, #Brewers, #Cubs, #WhiteSox and Chicagoland high schools.
Lover of #hiphop & #coffee
I'll post about all. Let's have some fun
I'm (currently) the only full-time Milwaukee #Bucks journalist here.
Formerly #Bengals and #Packers beat writer - along with some #golf, #Brewers, #Cubs, #WhiteSox and Chicagoland high schools.
Lover of #hiphop & #coffee
I'll post about all. Let's have some fun
January 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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the resentment against the Biden white house for not leaking or generating scandals was *intense*
They didn’t like Biden because he made their jobs boring for four years
January 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
the resentment against the Biden white house for not leaking or generating scandals was *intense*
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We all need to introduce the words “segregation” and “segregationist” into our daily vocabularies.
January 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We all need to introduce the words “segregation” and “segregationist” into our daily vocabularies.