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The Trump administration this week eliminated funding for Harvard research projects across a host of areas, from the origins of breast cancer and the impact of nutrition on fertility to antibiotic resistance.
Feds yank funds from Harvard breast cancer, fertility, antibiotics research
The Trump administration is following through on threats to terminate $2.7 billion dollars in federal grants and other funding at Harvard University, punishment for alleged antisemitism on campus. One...
www.wbur.org
May 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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March 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Trump shared an AI-generated video imagining the war-torn region as a glitzy, gold-leaf-vomit homage to himself.
Trump Posts Grotesque Video Imagining Glitzy 'Trump Gaza'
Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video imagining the creation of a “Trump Gaza” resort in the region devastated by Israel’s bombardment.
www.rollingstone.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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This is what House Republicans voted for tonight.

Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.
February 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Stephen Feinberg, the president's nominee for deputy defense secretary, declined Tuesday during his confirmation hearing to say whether Russia invaded Ukraine and deflected questions from senators about planned cuts to the Pentagon's civilian workforce. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
Nominee for deputy defense secretary won’t say Russia invaded Ukraine or how Pentagon will cut workforce
Stephen Feinberg, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy defense secretary, declined Tuesday to say whether Russia invaded Ukraine and deflected questions from senators about planned cuts to the ...
www.stripes.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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This is the way.
February 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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This was just posted on President Trump’s Truth Social account.
February 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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“Never again” demands action — Ukraine is fighting for all of us, writes Odesa Association of Jews Chairman Roman Shvartsman in his op-ed.
Hitler wanted to kill me because I'm Jewish. Putin wants to kill me because I'm Ukrainian
Editor’s Note: The following is a translated transcript of the address delivered by Roman Shvartsman, the chairman of the Odesa Association of Jews and a Holocaust survivor, at the Yalta European Stra...
kyivindependent.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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BREAKING: Office of Special Counsel Finds Many DOGE Firings Unlawful with Major Implications for the Future of the DOGE Purge and Potential Jeopardy for Those Who Executed DOGE's Orders talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/big-d...
BIG: DOGE Firings Found Unlawful by Office of Special Counsel
There was a very important development today, still only little noted in...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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NEW: A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. Why do administration and elected officials keep relying on it?
The Trump Administration Keeps Citing an Untrue Stat as It Targets Federal Workers
A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. Why do administration and elected officials keep relying on it?
www.propublica.org
February 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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🧵1/2 Oh, here we go! The great myth of "wealth creation" by rich oligarchs and corporations. Such a charming fairy tale, isn't it? Picture this: billionaires sitting atop their piles of gold, claiming they've built empires from nothing, while …

#ElonMusk #plutocracy #capitalism #wealth
December 10, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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A federal judge in Washington said that the way the Trump administration set up and has been running Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency could violate the Constitution.
February 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for others.
Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump's purge of probationary employees
U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for othe...
www.npr.org
February 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that he was replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he didn't think they were "well-suited" to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given.
Hegseth says he fired top military lawyers because they weren’t well-suited for jobs
www.stripes.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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looking for a war to be a war criminal in basically
Trump border czar Tom Homan: “I’m coming to Boston and I’m bringing hell with me.”
February 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Agencies and workers throughout the federal government are scrambling to handle Elon Musk’s directive for federal workers to respond to an email asking what they did over the past week—or else be fired—with multiple federal agencies telling employees not to respond to the email.
Federal Agencies Tell Workers: Don’t Respond To Musk’s Email Directive—Here’s What We Know
Multiple major agencies, including the FBI, State Department and Pentagon, have directed employees not to respond to Musk’s email.
www.forbes.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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I still can't believe that Trump pardoned everyone involved in this.
February 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills took no crap from Trump in a fiery interaction: “See you in court.” Then, the DOE hit Maine with a Title IX probe. Mills: “This isn’t just about sports—it’s about a president forcing his will.” This and more in today’s bulletin ⬇️
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 77
… Trump had a contentious phone call with Maine’s Gov.
www.meidasplus.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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The ones that aren’t illegal are stupid and dangerous.
Is That Legal? A Guide to Trump’s Big Moves So Far. (Gift Article)
Examining the legality of 38 major actions the president has taken in his first month.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.”

Beyond parody.
February 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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It’s not hyperbole to say that American science is being destroyed before our eyes.
Scientists warn of long-term damage as Trump’s orders slow research
By blocking announcements in the Federal Register, the administration is keeping experts from meeting to evaluate funding proposals.
wapo.st
February 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants.

nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...
February 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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We are arms dealers to terrorists.
February 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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February 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM