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State school board says Harford County’s book ban shouldn’t have happened
State school board says Harford County’s book ban shouldn’t have happened
Maryland’s school board is reversing Harford County’s decision remove a book from public school libraries — the first time the state has intervened in a local decision about what’s appropriate...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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🚨 NEW from me: Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump's immigration crackdown, has a financial stake of up to a quarter million dollars in Palantir, a key ICE contractor. Experts cite conflict of interest concerns

Read it @pogo.org:

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Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir
Over a dozen Trump appointees in the White House and Department of Homeland Security have owned stock in the controversial company raising privacy concerns across the political spectrum.
www.pogo.org
June 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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They just fired the head of the NSA. I’m not sure what that means exactly, but in the Trump era I’d bet it’s not good.
National Security Agency and Cyber Command chief Gen. Timothy Haugh ousted
The director of the NSA, the powerful wiretapping and cyber espionage service, was fired Thursday, according to U.S. officials.
wapo.st
April 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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an awful development for our country, though obviously a win for podcasters
Trump just named Right wing podcaster Dan Bongingo Deputy Director of the FBI
February 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Zip tying a woman’s hands and forcefully ejecting her from a town hall is about as unamerican as it gets.
February 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Wes Moore saw Trump up close — and now he sounds totally different
Wes Moore saw Trump up close — and now he sounds totally different
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he’s willing to work with anyone, but he seems less optimistic that it will be with President Trump.
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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February 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
February 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.

How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65

Note: In 2024 alone, Musk’s enterprises were awarded approximately $3 billion across nearly 100 federal contracts, averaging about $8 million per day.
February 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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February 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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If brains were black powder, Marjorie Taylor Greene couldn’t even blow her nose.
January 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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January 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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December 10, 2024 at 6:23 AM
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November 19, 2024 at 8:40 PM