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votevets.org
U.S. military pilots are furious—lives were put at risk when Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon leaked flight plans for a live mission over Signal.

Pilots were in the air while targets and timing were being texted.

This wasn’t just a mistake. It was a failure of leadership.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
March 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 27
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
Countries that have issued a travel advisory this year warning their citizens about visiting the United States:

Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
March 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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altnps.bsky.social Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Mar 21
Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek said that he is consulting with agency lawyers and the Justice Department as he threatens to shut down the agency in response to a court ruling blocking Elon Musk’s team from accessing sensitive taxpayer data.
March 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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altnps.bsky.social Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Mar 19
Musk staffers are joking about how upcoming Social Security changes will restrict access by requiring in-person visits while simultaneously shutting down offices. They are touting the cost savings from limiting access.
March 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Mar 19
Reuters: TRUMP TO SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING CLOSURE OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- WHITE HOUSE FACT SHEET
March 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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amysiskind.com
OMG! French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
This is ridiculous.

This filing betrays a complete misunderstanding of the Constitution, and all of the lawyers on it know that.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
J.G.G., et al., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-00766 Plaintiffs-Petitioners, v. DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official egacity as President of the United Siates, Defendants-Respondents. MOTION TO STAY THE MARCH 18 MINUTE ORDER What began as a dispute between litigants over the President's authority to protect the national security and manage the foreign relations of the United States pursuant to both a longstanding Congressional authorization and the President's core constitutional authorities has devolved into a picayune dispute over the micromanagement of immaterial factfinding. In a series of orders this Court has requested the Government to provide it details about the movements of aircraft outside of the United States and interactions with foreign nations which have no bearing on any legal issue at stake in the case. The underlying premise of these orders, including the most recent one requiring the production of these facts ex parte today at noon, is that the Judicial Branch is superior to the Executive Branch, particularly on non-legal matters involving foreign affairs and national security. The Government disagrees. The two branches are coequal, and the Court's continued intrusions into the prerogatives of the Executive Branch, especially on a non-legal and factually irrelevant matter, should end. The Court's pending questions relate to a comment by the Court to a Government attorney suggesting, incorrectly, that the attorney had the ability to divert aircraft operating at the 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 37 Filed 03/19/25 Page 2 of 7 President's direction on an extraterritorial mission to remove members of a designated foreign terrorist organization from the United States in connection with one or more sensitive diplomatic agreements requiring months of negotiation. The comment betrayed a complete misunderstanding of the serious national security, safety, regulatory, and logistical problems presented by a fiat from the Court directed at pilots operating outside the United States and was made without regard to whether any such aircraft could feasibly be diverted or even had enough fuel to safely do so. Further, the Court did not pause the hearing to give the attorney an opportunity to act on the remark, nor did it memorialize the remark in the subsequent minute order. Respectfully Submitted, PAMELA J. BONDI U.S. Attorney General TODD BLANCHE Deputy Attorney General EMIL BOVE Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General CHAD MIZELLE Acting Associate Attorney General ABHISHEK KAMBLI Deputy Associate Attorney General YAAKOV M. ROTH Acting Assistant Attorney General s/ Drew C. Ensign DREW C. ENSIGN Deputy Assistant Attorney General AUGUST E. FLENTJE Acting Director EREZ REUVENI Assistant Director BRIAN C. WARD Acting Assistant Director RISTINA P. GRED nior Litigation Couns PATRICK GLEN Senior Litigation Counsel
March 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”
March 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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thegodpodcast.com
Bless you, LIBERAL TROLLS!
Fox News host is angry at liberal trolls for memes mocking JD Vance.
March 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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dandrezner.bsky.social
I don’t think I’m going to be sleeping very well for *checks notes* the rest of this administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/n...
March 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Republicans seem to have completely forgotten about the first amendment
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 12
Tommy Tuberville: "When it comes to protesters, we gotta make sure we treat all of them the same: send them to jail."
March 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Mar 13
Government is close to shutting down and Soeaker Johnson just send everyone home for two weeks
March 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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rimaanabtawi.bsky.social
Robert Preston Morris, the founder of Gateway Church, has been indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office said on Wednesday.

www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2...
Robert Morris indicted on child sex charges, Oklahoma Attorney General says
Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church, has been indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office...
www.dallasnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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isaacdovere.bsky.social
NEW from me -
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts | CNN Politics
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues...
www.cnn.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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duckworth.senate.gov
VA Secretary Collins fired Veteran Crisis Line workers—and then lied about it.

The complete lack of transparency around these mass layoffs at the VA is outrageous.

It's time Trump and Collins show us the receipts—

And reveal the true extent of the damage done to our Veterans.
March 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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duckworth.senate.gov
Bloody Sunday is a solemn reminder of the sacrifices made by John Lewis and hundreds of brave Americans who risked everything on the Edmund Pettus Bridge to secure the right to vote for all—regardless of skin color.

Their courage paved the way—it’s on us to protect the rights they bled for.
Protestors, led by John Lewis, march across the Edmund Pettus bridge on what became known as Bloody Sunday.
March 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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duckworth.senate.gov
BREAKING: Today, @kim.senate.gov and I are introducing the Protect Veteran Jobs Act that would reinstate the thousands of Veterans fired in Trump and Elon Musk’s mass layoffs.

The message of our bill is simple: Give our heroes their jobs back.
Democrats introduce bill forcing Trump administration to rehire fired veterans
Democrats want to force President Donald Trump's administration to rehire veterans who were laid off amid efforts to reshape the federal government and its workforce.
abcnews.go.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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duckworth.senate.gov
Donald Trump sold middle-class Americans a lie to get elected.

📉He's cratering the stock market
📈Egg prices are skyrocketing
🛒His blanket tariffs will raise everyday costs

The only winners in Trump's economy are billionaires. It's BS.
March 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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duckworth.senate.gov
Even Trump admits that his pointless trade wars could drive our economy into a recession.

He'd rather inflict pain on middle-class Americans than swallow his pride and reverse this chaos. edition.cnn.com/2025/03/10/i...
Dow falls by almost 900 points in market rout after Trump says he won’t rule out a recession | CNN Business
US stocks plunged, bitcoin stumbled and Wall Street’s fear gauge hit its highest level this year as concerns about President Donald Trump’s economic policy led to a widespread market selloff on Monday...
edition.cnn.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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March 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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nycjayjay.bsky.social
Nope. It’s the low vaccination rates. Period. And those low rates are because of the messaging people such as the “Health” Secretary, RFK Jr. are putting out to the public.
March 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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nycjayjay.bsky.social Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · Mar 11
Trump just announced new tariffs on Canada. And the markets sank again.
March 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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nycjayjay.bsky.social
A high stakes game of chess. Ukraine is likely betting Russia will not accept the ceasefire or will violate it as before. In the meantime they have won back U.S. aid and intelligence. From where I sit, the administration was likely shamed into restoring it.
March 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Everyone together now!
A screenshot of an X post by Olga Diem (@OlgaDiem ) posted 4 hours ago on March 7, 2025, with Ukrainian and U.S. flag emojis. The post contains a political cartoon titled "Topple the dominos," depicting a row of dominoes labeled from bottom to top as "Tesla," "Elon," "Trump," "Republicans," and "Russians." The Tesla domino is shown being pushed over by a crowd of small figures holding signs that say "FUCK TRUMP," "FUCK ELON," and "FUCK NAZIS," symbolizing a chain reaction leading to the fall of the subsequent dominos.
March 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM