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The Trump administration is escalating efforts to suppress internal dissent and tighten control over information. A new wave of polygraphs is underway, targeting individuals suspected of leaking or resisting from within. Internal guidance has been distributed. Please 🙏 read and follow!
May 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Trump administration is escalating efforts to suppress internal dissent and tighten control over information. A new wave of polygraphs is underway, targeting individuals suspected of leaking or resisting from within. Internal guidance has been distributed. Please 🙏 read and follow!
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With all the anger and division in this country right now, we want to take time this Memorial Day weekend to remember those who fought and died for this country. Their sacrifice is worth honoring. We hold their friends and families in our hearts.
May 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
With all the anger and division in this country right now, we want to take time this Memorial Day weekend to remember those who fought and died for this country. Their sacrifice is worth honoring. We hold their friends and families in our hearts.
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“A construction worker in south Alabama says he was forcibly detained Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who claimed his proof of U.S. citizenship was fake.” www.al.com/news/mobile/...
Alabama worker says ICE dragged him from job despite being US citizen: ‘Color of our skin has become a crime’
He said when he tried to record the incident, the agents knocked his phone out of his hand.
www.al.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“A construction worker in south Alabama says he was forcibly detained Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who claimed his proof of U.S. citizenship was fake.” www.al.com/news/mobile/...
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Question: Why would 🇺🇸 companies have to “eat them” if the other countries already pay them?
Answer: They don’t. Tariffs are a tax on us.
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Answer: They don’t. Tariffs are a tax on us.
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May 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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DOGE has been trying to take over the Government Accountability Office, but GAO is a legislative branch agency not under executive control. It’s not subject to Executive Orders and has refused DOGE’s request to embed a team inside.
May 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
DOGE has been trying to take over the Government Accountability Office, but GAO is a legislative branch agency not under executive control. It’s not subject to Executive Orders and has refused DOGE’s request to embed a team inside.
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The public deserves to know whether Gov. Youngkin’s “divisive concepts” tip line was used to intimidate teachers, censor classrooms, or silence dissent.
americanoversight.org/court-advanc...
americanoversight.org/court-advanc...
Court Advances American Oversight’s Legal Challenge to Gov. Youngkin’s ‘Divisive Concepts’ Tip Line - American Oversight
This decision positions the public to finally access information that should have been disclosed from the outset.
americanoversight.org
May 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The public deserves to know whether Gov. Youngkin’s “divisive concepts” tip line was used to intimidate teachers, censor classrooms, or silence dissent.
americanoversight.org/court-advanc...
americanoversight.org/court-advanc...
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AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?
May 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?
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We all must stand up every single day.
"If the founding history of this country is any guide, those who stood up in court to vindicate constitutional rights and, by so doing, served to promote the rule of law, will be the models lauded when this period of American history is written." -Judge Howell
"If the founding history of this country is any guide, those who stood up in court to vindicate constitutional rights and, by so doing, served to promote the rule of law, will be the models lauded when this period of American history is written." -Judge Howell
May 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We all must stand up every single day.
"If the founding history of this country is any guide, those who stood up in court to vindicate constitutional rights and, by so doing, served to promote the rule of law, will be the models lauded when this period of American history is written." -Judge Howell
"If the founding history of this country is any guide, those who stood up in court to vindicate constitutional rights and, by so doing, served to promote the rule of law, will be the models lauded when this period of American history is written." -Judge Howell
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NEW: Sources says several federal prosecutors have resigned after Trump's new U.S. Atty in Los Angeles offered a misdemeanor plea deal to a sheriff's deputy -- after a jury had already convicted him of a felony: www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. federal prosecutors resign over plea deal for convicted sheriff's deputy, sources say
Multiple federal prosecutors in Los Angeles submitted resignations after U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli offered a plea agreement to an L.A. County sheriff's deputy who had already been convicted of using ...
www.latimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW: Sources says several federal prosecutors have resigned after Trump's new U.S. Atty in Los Angeles offered a misdemeanor plea deal to a sheriff's deputy -- after a jury had already convicted him of a felony: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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This is important acasignups.net/25/05/01/and...
And So It Begins: Aetna/CVS pulling out of ACA exchanges next year as GOP allows IRA subsidies to expire
via Bruce Japsen at Forbes, the first shoe has dropped: CVS Plans To Exit Obamacare In 2026, Affecting 1 Million Aetna Members CVS Health plans to exit the individual health insurance business also kn...
acasignups.net
May 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is important acasignups.net/25/05/01/and...
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"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in. The attempts were 'near real-time'...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in. The attempts were 'near real-time'...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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As a 20 year communications professional I’d like to offer Democrats my most sophisticated advice: While Trump is punching himself in the nuts, you could choose to 1. Also punch him in the nuts; or 2. Punch yourself in the nuts. I strongly advise number 1.
April 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As a 20 year communications professional I’d like to offer Democrats my most sophisticated advice: While Trump is punching himself in the nuts, you could choose to 1. Also punch him in the nuts; or 2. Punch yourself in the nuts. I strongly advise number 1.
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says on Fox Business the U.S. economy is likely headed for a recession as a result of Trump’s tariffs.
April 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says on Fox Business the U.S. economy is likely headed for a recession as a result of Trump’s tariffs.
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We warned these idiots. Pleaded with them. Begged them to take his words and intentions seriously.
They laughed. Called us hysterical.
Now here they are…with their “I never thought he’d eat my face as well” reactions.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They laughed. Called us hysterical.
Now here they are…with their “I never thought he’d eat my face as well” reactions.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Joe Rogan, Dave Portnoy and Ben Shapiro are among Trump backers now questioning tariffs
As President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican’s campaign are voicing doubts.
apnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We warned these idiots. Pleaded with them. Begged them to take his words and intentions seriously.
They laughed. Called us hysterical.
Now here they are…with their “I never thought he’d eat my face as well” reactions.
apnews.com/article/trum...
They laughed. Called us hysterical.
Now here they are…with their “I never thought he’d eat my face as well” reactions.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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"Public health experts have warned for years that such a shift would open the door to increased dental disease, especially in low-income communities. But the guy who thinks wi-fi causes cancer and 'leaky brain' is apparently unconvinced..."
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RFK Jr. adds anti-fluoride effort to his seemingly endless to-do list
Public health experts have urged officials to support fluoridated drinking water. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t seem to care.
www.msnbc.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Public health experts have warned for years that such a shift would open the door to increased dental disease, especially in low-income communities. But the guy who thinks wi-fi causes cancer and 'leaky brain' is apparently unconvinced..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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"Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging
An emergency order removes protections covering over half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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The Trump admin is dismantling Freedom of Information Act offices. Then the offices send out emails like, “Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails.” The lengths this admin will go to ensure zero transparency with the American people is astounding.
April 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Trump admin is dismantling Freedom of Information Act offices. Then the offices send out emails like, “Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails.” The lengths this admin will go to ensure zero transparency with the American people is astounding.
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A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from withdrawing $14 billion in climate grant funding from Citibank accounts.
March 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from withdrawing $14 billion in climate grant funding from Citibank accounts.
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Despite Elon Musk's claim that the foreign aid freeze hasn't killed anyone yet, Nick Kristof finds ample evidence to the contrary.
In South Sudan, HIV-positive mothers and children who lost access to lifesaving drugs have died. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In South Sudan, HIV-positive mothers and children who lost access to lifesaving drugs have died. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Despite Elon Musk's claim that the foreign aid freeze hasn't killed anyone yet, Nick Kristof finds ample evidence to the contrary.
In South Sudan, HIV-positive mothers and children who lost access to lifesaving drugs have died. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In South Sudan, HIV-positive mothers and children who lost access to lifesaving drugs have died. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH