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Dana’s Muse
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M.Ed. Writer. ✍️

I find joy everyday ✨💫and love our beautiful planet 🌎 🌻🧑‍🍳🎶💃🏻🎤 🥾 😄

Perpetual student👩‍🎓
Very curious, also very cautious. 💪

Devastated by the thought of Trump at the helm for another 4 years.

I’m also on Twitter/X.
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Thousands of people rallied at hundreds of events across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s handling of immigration, civil liberties, federal job cuts and other issues. nyti.ms/3EyqNkh
April 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Death toll in Nigeria attacks by herders rises to 56 reut.rs/42nO2Xz
April 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A student at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., has had their visa revoked by the federal government, adding to the growing list of colleges where international students have had their visas revoked.
Catholic University of America student has visa revoked by Trump administration
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The news adds a Catholic school founded by U.S. bishops to the growing list of colleges where international students have had their visas revoked.
religionnews.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A federal judge extended restrictions on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency accessing Americans’ personal data held by the Social Security Administration. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Judge Extends Block on DOGE’s Access to Social Security Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
wrd.cm
April 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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North Korea slams U.S. decision to ease weapons exports reut.rs/4cGyG3S
April 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Pete Marocco’s tenure brought chaos to U.S.A.I.D., reckless & unlawful policy to the State Dept, & dismantled longstanding U.S. foreign policy. He deprived millions of people around the world of lifesaving aid & jeopardized U.S. credibility with our partners.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Pete Marocco, Who Helped Gut Foreign Aid for Trump, Leaves State Department
Pete Marocco oversaw the cutting of thousands of contracts at U.S.A.I.D. and the firing of most of its roughly 10,000 workers. Aid agency employees have accused him of mismanagement.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is NOT the only issue. This is ALL he’s focused on right now when Palestine is getting pummeled…children are dying. His priorities are deeply skewed.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Apr 11
President Trump’s 90-day pause on his “reciprocal” tariffs that were never actually reciprocal gives his administration just three months to strike enormously complex trade deals with dozens of countries that it says are lining up to negotiate. Financial markets aren’t buying it.
Trump has 90 days to do 150 trade deals. Financial markets aren’t buying it | CNN Business
President Donald Trump and his advisers said this was the plan all along: Scare the bejesus out of the world by announcing astronomically high tariffs, get countries to come to the negotiating table, ...
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Marjorie Taylor Greene bought $275K in stocks after tariffs were announced.

Interesting timing, huh?

Martha Stewart went to prison for far less.
April 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Chief Justice John Roberts criticized a call by President Donald Trump for the impeachment of a federal trial judge who temporarily barred the federal government from deporting noncitizens pursuant to an executive order published on Saturday www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/chie...
Chief justice rebukes Trump's call for judicial impeachment - SCOTUSblog
Chief Justice John Roberts criticized a call by President Donald Trump for the impeachment of a federal trial judge who temporarily barred the federal government from deporting noncitizens pursuant to...
www.scotusblog.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Ukraine Mulls Lifting Russia Sanctions in Exchange for 'Lasting' Peace
Ukraine Mulls Lifting Russia Sanctions in Exchange for 'Lasting' Peace
Ukraine's top sanctions official said doing so might help Russia "make a deal on lasting peace."
www.newsweek.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Tesla was $479 a share on December 17th. 😊
March 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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March 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Now that Marco Rubio had abandoned support for Ukraine and facilitated Trump’s ambush of Zelenskyy, it is time to recognize—as does Sen. Chris Murphy—that allowing Rubio Secretary of State was a mistake.

An absolutely disastrous folly that will do immense damage.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Every Democrat Who Voted to Confirm Marco Rubio Should Apologize
Chris Murphy is right when he says making Rubio the Secretary of State was "a mistake." A very serious mistake.
www.thenation.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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“Just say thank you” is what many Ukrainians have already heard from occupying Russian soldiers. Svitlana Poltavska says this is what Russian soldiers told her as they came to her house amid beatings and searches: “Say thank you we are not touching your children. Yet.”

#EuropeNews
A truce at any price is impossible, Ukrainian widows say
“Just say thank you” is what many Ukrainians have already heard from occupying Russian soldiers. Svitlana Poltavska says this is what Russian soldiers told her as they came to her house amid beatings and searches: “Say thank you we are not touching your children. Yet.”
l.euronews.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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TODAY: A Maryland court will hear a lawsuit from the city of Baltimore seeking to block Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — the nation’s financial watchdog agency.

Get background.👇
Trump Admin Halts Defunding Nation's Financial Watchdog Agency After Lawsuit
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Australian man describes his shock after Qatar Airways crew placed the body of a passenger who had collapsed and died on the flight in an empty seat next to him
Passenger forced to sit next to corpse on long-haul flight
www.thetimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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On social media and at political rallies, Elon Musk has taken credit for leading the team that is cutting allegedly wasteful US government spending, even waving a chainsaw on stage at a conference. In court, it's a different story reut.rs/3QzgaQz
'Where is Mr. Musk in all of this?' Judges question secrecy of DOGE's activities
On social media and at political rallies, Elon Musk has taken credit for leading the team that is cutting allegedly wasteful U.S. government spending, even waving a chainsaw on stage at a conference. In court, it's a different story.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Doctors have changed treatment for Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection to tackle a ‘complex clinical situation’ and he will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican said reut.rs/3EGUS0J
Doctors change pope's treatment to tackle 'complex' situation, Vatican says
Doctors have changed treatment for Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection to tackle a "complex clinical situation" and he will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican said on Monday.
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February 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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How many British and European troops could be sent to Ukraine?

As Sir Keir Starmer heads to Paris for an emergency summit, Europe is scrambling to come up with a peacekeeping force after the US said it would not provide troops
How many British and European troops could be sent to Ukraine?
www.thetimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM