Willow Hill
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a government-backed overseas broadcaster, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to get it to release funds appropriated by Congress.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sues Trump administration over canceled contract
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a government-backed overseas broadcaster, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to get it to release funds appropriated by Congress.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a government-backed overseas broadcaster, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to get it to release funds appropriated by Congress.
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Trump's EPA appointee Lee Zeldin has made a $20B green investment program the centre of his campaign to root out "fraud, waste, and abuse."
@gristnews.bsky.social's Jake Bittle has the story on the nonprofits suing to prevent the clawback. grist.org/politics/tru...
@gristnews.bsky.social's Jake Bittle has the story on the nonprofits suing to prevent the clawback. grist.org/politics/tru...
How Citibank got caught in a $20B climate fight
Nonprofits are suing the bank to save a federal green investment program.
grist.org
March 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump's EPA appointee Lee Zeldin has made a $20B green investment program the centre of his campaign to root out "fraud, waste, and abuse."
@gristnews.bsky.social's Jake Bittle has the story on the nonprofits suing to prevent the clawback. grist.org/politics/tru...
@gristnews.bsky.social's Jake Bittle has the story on the nonprofits suing to prevent the clawback. grist.org/politics/tru...
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Greenland’s centre-right opposition party, which told US president Donald Trump that the country was “not for sale”, has emerged victorious in the country’s parliamentary elections.
Greenland election won by centre-right party who told Trump ‘we are not for sale’
Opposition Demokraatit party secures 29.9 per cent of vote, ending ruling coalition’s majority
www.independent.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Greenland’s centre-right opposition party, which told US president Donald Trump that the country was “not for sale”, has emerged victorious in the country’s parliamentary elections.
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This was always the risk with Gabbard and Patel at the head of our intelligence gathering.
We not only will lose our own sources who won’t trust them, but we will lose intelligence from our close allies.
This makes a terrorist attack on US soil much more likely.
We not only will lose our own sources who won’t trust them, but we will lose intelligence from our close allies.
This makes a terrorist attack on US soil much more likely.
Britain urged to form breakaway 'Four Eyes' alliance without the US
Some in the defence establishment are now suggesting forming a sub-group in the existing 'Five Eyes' alliance to allow intelligence sharing without a US veto.
www.dailymail.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This was always the risk with Gabbard and Patel at the head of our intelligence gathering.
We not only will lose our own sources who won’t trust them, but we will lose intelligence from our close allies.
This makes a terrorist attack on US soil much more likely.
We not only will lose our own sources who won’t trust them, but we will lose intelligence from our close allies.
This makes a terrorist attack on US soil much more likely.
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Bernie Sanders is holding MASSIVE rallies in packed venues, bigger crowds than Trump was getting, and legacy media is practically silent. Bernie is talking to workers rather than hanging out with socialites with mediocre plastic surgery at Mar-a-Lago, and it's just not interesting to corporate media
March 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Bernie Sanders is holding MASSIVE rallies in packed venues, bigger crowds than Trump was getting, and legacy media is practically silent. Bernie is talking to workers rather than hanging out with socialites with mediocre plastic surgery at Mar-a-Lago, and it's just not interesting to corporate media
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The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress, and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.
Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department
The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges that the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress, and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.
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The privatization of Soviet industries is exactly how Putin built his power.
Public services should not be privatized.
Full stop.
Public services should not be privatized.
Full stop.
March 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The privatization of Soviet industries is exactly how Putin built his power.
Public services should not be privatized.
Full stop.
Public services should not be privatized.
Full stop.
The privatization of Soviet industries is exactly how Putin built his power.
Public services should not be privatized.
Full stop.
Public services should not be privatized.
Full stop.
March 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
SSA is in complete chaos. Buried in this article is a service worker noting that "the phone never stops ringing" and **retirement claims aren't being processed**. Hard to overstate the significance of that. End goal is to privatize the agency. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency’s programs.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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“All those Vets who are new filing claims because of the Pact Act will have to wait years before they get approved, and many claims will probably get denied because a lot of the people the VA hired were to deal with the hundreds of thousands of new Pact Act claims”
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A Plea from a Veteran...
...As Musk/DOGE Plan to Cut 80,000 VA Employees
open.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“All those Vets who are new filing claims because of the Pact Act will have to wait years before they get approved, and many claims will probably get denied because a lot of the people the VA hired were to deal with the hundreds of thousands of new Pact Act claims”
open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
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"Similar reversals have been made among employees responsible for medical device oversight, food safety, bird flu response, nuclear weapons and national parks."
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'Read this e-mail immediately': CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work
They were dismissed as part of President Donald Trump’s and billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting purge
apnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"Similar reversals have been made among employees responsible for medical device oversight, food safety, bird flu response, nuclear weapons and national parks."
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
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European leaders are stepping forward to tonight to show their support for President Zelensky 👏
February 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
European leaders are stepping forward to tonight to show their support for President Zelensky 👏
To continue to resist, and join the organized effort of thousands:
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bsky.app
March 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
To continue to resist, and join the organized effort of thousands:
generalstrikeus.com
generalstrikeus.com
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Lyla June - All Nations Rise (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Lyla June
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January 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Maya Veshnik,
contemporary Ukrainian batik artist #WomensArt
contemporary Ukrainian batik artist #WomensArt
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Maya Veshnik,
contemporary Ukrainian batik artist #WomensArt
contemporary Ukrainian batik artist #WomensArt
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Rilke, Sonnets to Orpheus I, 20
(translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy)
#Poetry #PoetrySky #Rilke
(translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy)
#Poetry #PoetrySky #Rilke
February 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Rilke, Sonnets to Orpheus I, 20
(translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy)
#Poetry #PoetrySky #Rilke
(translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy)
#Poetry #PoetrySky #Rilke
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"I was a fan of Amazon for a long time, I think they have a good product. But I’m just so disgusted," says Lauren Bedson.
It’s a sentiment that many Americans have been feeling.
It’s a sentiment that many Americans have been feeling.
‘They’ve lost my trust’: consumers shun companies as bosses kowtow to Trump
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"I was a fan of Amazon for a long time, I think they have a good product. But I’m just so disgusted," says Lauren Bedson.
It’s a sentiment that many Americans have been feeling.
It’s a sentiment that many Americans have been feeling.
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The suit was filed against President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Elections Commission (FEC) officials.
Democratic party sues Donald Trump over his executive power claims
www.newsweek.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The suit was filed against President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Elections Commission (FEC) officials.