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Baseball great, Jackie Robinson, also served as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army. This week his military history was removed from the Department of Defense’s website as part of Trump wiping out DEI.

www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
Jackie Robinson’s Army career wiped from military website in DEI purge
Robinson trained as an officer and was assigned to a tank regiment during World War II.
www.nbcnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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"Chinese state media are celebrating President Donald Trump’s move to gut Voice of America..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
China expresses delight with many of Trump’s most radical moves
As Trump shutters Voice of America, officials in Beijing couldn’t be more pleased. Such reactions are surprisingly common lately.
www.msnbc.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Now Trump Pentagon ordered the removal of web site references to General Colin Powell, the Tuskegee Airmen and one of the flag-raisers at Iwo Jima
( in addition to Jackie Robinson and Medgar Evers)

Leave a message at the White House. (202) 456-1111
March 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Israel's military launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, sending troops into areas they retreated from during a two-month ceasefire. This comes a day after airstrikes killed more than 400 people.
Israeli military launches a new ground offensive in Gaza
Israel's military launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, sending troops into areas they retreated from during a two-month ceasefire. This comes a day after airstrikes killed more than 400 people.
www.npr.org
March 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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"Strand, a veteran who served in Vietnam as a Seabee, was there to express his anger and dismay with Trump’s cuts of thousands of VA jobs. He wants Rep. Michael Baumgartner to know it.

“I came home from Vietnam, betrayed,” Strand said. “I’m being betrayed again.”

www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Baumgartner faces angry, disruptive town hall following two months of Trump's presidency
U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner was confronted by a disruptive, angry crowd that demanded answers for the freshman Republican congressman’s voting record and recent actions in President Donald Trump’s W...
www.spokesman.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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"Baumgartner expressed support for the annexation of foreign, sovereign territory – so long as it wouldn’t hurt Republicans election chances...

"If he intended to follow up on this answer, it was drowned out by an angered crowd..."

www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Baumgartner faces angry, disruptive town hall following two months of Trump's presidency
U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner was confronted by a disruptive, angry crowd that demanded answers for the freshman Republican congressman’s voting record and recent actions in President Donald Trump’s W...
www.spokesman.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Orban bans LGBTQ+ Pride marches in Hungary. 🚨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A major setback for human rights as the government cracks down on this symbol of freedom and equality. ⚠️

#LGBTQRights #HumanRights #Hungary

🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hungary bans LGBT Pride marches sparking protests
The move from Orban's conservative government is the latest in a crackdown on the LGBT community.
www.bbc.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Not the main point here, but as far as attitudes about borders go, "someone drew an artificial line with a ruler" isn't exactly consistent with "we're building a wall!"
Trump’s Lust for Canada Echoes Putin’s Lust for Ukraine
Expansionist rhetoric, economic grievance, and fantasies of erasing an “artificial” border.
www.thebulwark.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Sabotaging Social Security: Trump & Musk Move Ahead with Plan to Cut Agency Staff & Critical Services
“Breaking” Social Security: Trump & Musk Move Ahead with Plan to Cut Agency Staff & Services
The Social Security Administration is considering drastic new anti-fraud measures that could disrupt benefit payments to millions of Americans, according to an internal memo first obtained by the political...
www.democracynow.org
March 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Our Defenders are home!

I have tears in my eyes watching this.
March 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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For the four years Joe Biden was President, Greg Abbott provoked a showdown with the White House over immigration. Now he’s paving the way for Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign.
The Unchecked Authority of Greg Abbott
The Texas governor gained national attention by busing migrants to Democratic cities. Now he’s paving the way for President Trump’s mass-deportation campaign.
nyer.cm
March 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash
EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash
Tech companies could be fined billions if EU finds they have breached the Digital Markets Act
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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🇺🇦 Ukraine!
March 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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March 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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March 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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They want to talk about ANYTHING BUT TRUMP'S TAX INCREASES with tariffs over on Newsmax.

Anything!
March 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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"Kingsley Wilson takes 'scandalous' to a whole new level—as in, Protocols of the Elders of Zion­­–level." Would that it were just one isolated racist oddball.

@cathyyoung63.bsky.social on Kingsley Wilson and beyond: www.thebulwark.com/p/shes-just-...
She’s Just the Tip of the Trump Administration’s Racist Iceberg
Pentagon flack Kingsley Wilson isn’t alone in her antisemitic and racist conspiracism.
www.thebulwark.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Elon Musk received $38 billion in government contracts, loans, & tax credits. Your tax money built his wealth. #OpCanary #3E #EndOligarchy
February 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My beautiful daughter, #Kryssandra who founded, with the help of her partner, #Francois, Soul Foods, which help unaccompanied minors in France. So proud of my most special, loving Valentine!

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#Soulfoods
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February 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM