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David Brooks: It’s time for a comprehensive national civic uprising. It’s time for Americans in universities, law, business, nonprofits & the scientific community, civil servants &beyond to form one coordinated mass movement. -

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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This was a very revealing, calculated meeting designed to characterize Zelensky/Ukraine as "deserving" of the "punishment" of an unfair deal that Trump/Vance are angling to give Putin.

Let's unpack.....

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March 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Every time Trump is elected God sends a plague.
February 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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I have worked with many untenured staff scientists & PIs at NIH. They are incredible colleagues who chose science in public service over more lucrative careers. Devaluing their commitment & professionalism is among the most cruel aspects of the DOGE purge

www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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I’m sorry but this isn’t getting enough attention.

When RFK Jr. was asked about a young child who died of measles in Texas, he responded “It's not unusual. We have measles outbreaks all the time.”

This is the first Measles death in the US in 10 years.
February 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The Department of Ed has a form to snitch on DEI policies in schools.

I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov
Department of Education FormLock
enddei.ed.gov
February 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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As people are trying to understand how courts enforce their orders, this DOJ Org Chart may come in handy. The courts don’t have their own enforcement agency. The US Marshal’s Service is part of DOJ.
February 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.

Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes

Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
February 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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I love this. This should be the symbol of the new rebel coalition.
February 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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C.I.A. Sends White House an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
C.I.A. Sends White House an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees (Gift Article)
The list of partial names was provided in an effort to comply with an executive order to trim the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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February 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Thank you to the anonymous data hero who archived critical public health data sets before they were removed/altered from the public. Medical researchers, public health professionals and scientists rely on data. Share widely #medsky #pubhealthsky

archive.org/details/2025...
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.
archive.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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I do not recall a 24 hour or one week news cycle with more disturbing news about the state of the presidency and the US government in it than those of today and the past seven days. January 6 was nothing compared to this. But make no mistake, this too is the gov't being torn apart by a mob of thugs.
February 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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I know very little about it but it seems to me that in the coming days The Supreme Court Justices are going to have to decide whether they are custodians of the constitution or accessories after the fact.
February 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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On 7 April 1933, the German government issued the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, which excluded Jews and other political opponents of the Nazis from all civil service positions. One provision aimed to remove personnel deemed unreliable due to their political beliefs.
The idea that Elon Musk & his minions have access to the private, & very sensitive, information of more than 2 million federal employees is very disconcerting & enraging.

With that information, they can access people’s entire life—political affiliation, financial situation, health, you name it.
February 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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it's hard to read the chart in the screenshot but what this moron is actually complaining about isn't "DEI" staff, it's special education teachers. these ghouls are coming for people with disabilities and they aren't even shy about it.
January 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!
January 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Embrace the change, letting go of what no longer serves you, and stepping into new adventures with courage and hope. The past has shaped you, but the future is yours to create

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Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!
January 30, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Trump team is sabotaging our government. OMB nominee Russell Vought has said he wants to put career civil servants “in trauma,” so that when “they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains.” Why? Privatize and monetize!
The Senate should reject Russell Vought’s nomination to be Director at OMB - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Russell Vought should not be confirmed as Director at OMB since he was a central figure in attempting to implement Schedule F.
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January 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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It rained, dummy
January 28, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Trump is calling for ethnic cleansing—“clean out that whole thing” was his phrase!—but the NYT manages to make him sound like a humanitarian.
January 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Thank you to Josh Allen and the entire Buffalo Bills team for the season. A couple of calls could've gone the other way in the AFC Championship game, but they also missed a couple needed plays. In the end, they overcame low expectations and gave us all something to hope for. Thank you.
#BillsMafia
January 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM