Diane Twiton
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Diane Twiton
@ditwiton.bsky.social
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
August 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than $100 million preapproved dollars intended to help hurricane-battered North Carolina clean up storm damage and fix infrastructure, according to documents obtained by The Post.
DHS is delaying millions in already approved North Carolina recovery funds, documents show
Communities across the region still need to be reimbursed for about a hundred projects including debris removal, waste water treatment repairs, roads and bridges, damaged buildings and parks, as well ...
wapo.st
August 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia and Kenya.
July 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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June 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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No matter how many times we say Fox News isn’t real news, it doesn’t matter—because their viewers believe it is.

Watch: It shows exactly how they’re screwing all of us—you & me—because we’re stuck dealing with people who fall for disinformation. And their own viewers, because they believe the lies.
May 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath.

And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.

This is why journalism matters.
March 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Wisconsin was promised millions of dollars to support our local farmers and producers and feed families across Wisconsin. The Trump Administration is once again trying to walk back support for farmers, and it couldn’t come at a worse time. It's just wrong.

wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/03/12/e...
Evers berates White House as cutbacks in USDA local food programs concern farmers • Wisconsin Examiner
The office of Gov. Tony Evers said loss of the two programs would cut $6 million in funding that had been promised to Wisconsin farmers.
wisconsinexaminer.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Helpful graphic:
March 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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NOTE: The opponents of DEI are purging anyone who is not a white man from military leadership

This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny
No More Female 4-Stars: Franchetti Firing Leaves Top Ranks Filled by Men
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's first female chief, last week without any clear explanation -- part of a purge of top uniformed leadership that included the Joint...
www.military.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
WASHINGTON—Addressing the ongoing outbreak in Texas that has infected at least 124 state residents and killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed Thursday to mak...
theonion.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Supporters Praise Trump For Upholding Traditional American Value Of Supporting Murderous Dictators For Political Gain
February 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Medicaid covers nearly half of all children born in the country and around two-thirds of nursing home care for seniors.

The Republican Party is voting today on a budget framework with will gut Medicaid to finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.

"Party of family values."
February 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants the Trump administration to let private military contractors take over mass deportations.

None of this is about making America safe. It's about using human suffering to enrich the border-industrial complex.
The Truth About the U.S. Border | Robert Reich
The full story about immigration you aren't getting from politicians and the media. Watch More: The Military-Industrial Drain ►► https://youtu.be/OnR84h7t5kI A desperate combination of factors are driving migrants and asylum seekers to our southern border, from Central America in particular: deep economic inequality, corruption, and high rates of poverty, as well as violence and instability tied to historic U.S. support for brutal authoritarian regimes, right-wing paramilitary groups, and corporate interests in Latin America. In other words, the United States is very much part of the root of this problem. Some politicians want you to believe the way to address this humanitarian tragedy is to double down on border security and build walls to deter people from coming. They’re wrong. Several administrations have tried this approach. It's failed every time. Our bloated spending on the border-industrial complex has done nothing but increase human suffering without dealing with the root causes of...
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February 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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286 wolves have been slaughtered in Montana.

Today, MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks announced that Region 4 had reached its quota + would close in 24 hours. Immediately, a follow up was sent stating the region is still open to hunting. How many wolves will die before the region actually closes?
February 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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DOGE By The Numbers
theonion.com/doge-by...
February 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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When concerns about HIPAA violations were raised, a staffer responded, “Do I need to call Elon?”
February 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Elon Musk’s staffers have been going through data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees healthcare coverage for over 160 million people through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
February 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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NEW: The Trump Administration’s plan to gut funding for life-saving medical research to help find cures and treatments for things like Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and diabetes would be devastating for our state and UW System campuses.

We're suing to stop them.

My statement ⬇️
February 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Without the CFPB, giant financial institutions — like banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and debt collection companies — will have an easier time picking your pocket.

It’s clear who Trump and Musk serve — and it’s not you.
Why Musk and Trump Gutted the CFPB
Without the CFPB, giant financial institutions — like banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and debt collection companies — will have an easier time picking your pocket. It’s clear who Trump and Musk serve — and it’s not you.
youtube.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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“A Digital Coup”: by @davidpepperoh.bsky.social

Musk has done 2 things: he's grabbed the most influential digital megaphone in the world & plugged himself into the personal information of every American. This is a digital coup, embedding itself into the core IT infrastructure of federal agencies"
“A Digital Coup”: A Tech Expert Fills Me In on the DOGE Danger
Insider: “A truly unprecedented transfer of governmental power”
open.substack.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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OPINION | Snap out of it America. All the warning lights are flashing, writes @djrothkopf.bsky.social.
Yes, It’s a Coup and Yes, It’s Targeting You
January 6 was nothing compared to the current mob of thugs intent on tearing apart our country’s very system of government.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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There's already too few Rangers in the park. Dangerously few. Trump wants to cut $587 million from the NPS budget. (17%).

This means our national parks will be even more vulnerable to poaching.

Get in this fight and help us defend our parks
Follow us at @altyellonatpark.org
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January 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.
January 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM