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Republicans have both houses of Congress and the presidency.
Democrats should not agree to support a GOP budget and extend federal funding while the Trump administration is actively destroying democracy.
Dems have little power. They must use what they have.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
Democrats should not agree to support a GOP budget and extend federal funding while the Trump administration is actively destroying democracy.
Dems have little power. They must use what they have.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
Bracing for a Shutdown Fight, Democrats Warn Their Votes Are Not a Given
As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put Republicans on the spot.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Republicans have both houses of Congress and the presidency.
Democrats should not agree to support a GOP budget and extend federal funding while the Trump administration is actively destroying democracy.
Dems have little power. They must use what they have.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
Democrats should not agree to support a GOP budget and extend federal funding while the Trump administration is actively destroying democracy.
Dems have little power. They must use what they have.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
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Again, every DC political journalist should be asking Speaker Johnson & SML Thune why they are completely violating their oaths of office & abdicating their Article I responsibilities. Why are they getting free passes from the press every day while the Republic is collapsing?
"It’s not legal. They know it's not legal. But they're doing it anyway," said Stansbury.
"The only recourse we have right now is to to go the courts."
"The only recourse we have right now is to to go the courts."
February 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Again, every DC political journalist should be asking Speaker Johnson & SML Thune why they are completely violating their oaths of office & abdicating their Article I responsibilities. Why are they getting free passes from the press every day while the Republic is collapsing?
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Any minute now the White House will publish an Executive Order announcing that they are removing Pope Francis and replacing him with JD Vance
Imagine you're just some 30-something guy who converts to one of the world's major religions and in less than a decade its spiritual leader is rebuking you in front of the entire world
That's how big a loser JD Vance is apnews.com/article/pope...
That's how big a loser JD Vance is apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, and appears to take direct aim at Vance
Pope Francis has issued a major rebuke to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrants. He warned that the program to forcefully deport people purely because of their illegal status deprive...
apnews.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Any minute now the White House will publish an Executive Order announcing that they are removing Pope Francis and replacing him with JD Vance
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Donald Trump is threatening to blow up the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas if the Palestinian group doesn’t release all of its Israeli hostages by midday Saturday.
Trump Threatens Hell for Gaza as Ceasefire He Bragged About Crumbles
Israel is violating the ceasefire agreement—and Trump is taking it out on Gaza in a dramatic escalation of threats.
newrepublic.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Donald Trump is threatening to blow up the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas if the Palestinian group doesn’t release all of its Israeli hostages by midday Saturday.
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Agency staff need to obey the law, not the illegal commands of their bosses.
SCOOP from @nbcnews.com — A senior FEMA official instructed subordinates to freeze funding for a wide array of grant programs Monday, just hours after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration — for the second time — to stop such pauses.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
FEMA official ignores judge's latest order, demands freeze on grant funding
Federal workers are being swept into the fight between Donald Trump and federal courts, with four FEMA aides fired Tuesday for being "deep state activists."
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Agency staff need to obey the law, not the illegal commands of their bosses.
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Perjury is a very, very serious offense and the FBI should thoroughly investiga– … oh, wait
Senator Richard Durbin says he has info from "multiple sources" & meeting notes indicating that Kash Patel has secretly helped direct the FBI purge (via Stephen Miller to Emil Bove), and asked for an IG investigation. Says if true, Patel may have perjured himself. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Senator Accuses Kash Patel of Covertly Directing F.B.I. Dismissals
A top Democrat demanded an investigation and suggested that the nominee, Kash Patel, may have lied under oath, citing what he described as multiple sources.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Perjury is a very, very serious offense and the FBI should thoroughly investiga– … oh, wait
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American democracy's cornerstone is that everyone must follow the rulings of courts. Our constitutional republic will end if Trump decides to disobey court orders.
I cannot overstate how important this is . . . and how likely it now appears that it will happen.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/p...
I cannot overstate how important this is . . . and how likely it now appears that it will happen.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/p...
Analysis: As Trump team overhauls government, a constitutional crisis looms | CNN Politics
Vice President JD Vance, Elon Musk and others in the Trump administration are openly challenging the centuries-old power of the nation’s judiciary, foreshadowing a possible constitutional breakdown of...
www.cnn.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
American democracy's cornerstone is that everyone must follow the rulings of courts. Our constitutional republic will end if Trump decides to disobey court orders.
I cannot overstate how important this is . . . and how likely it now appears that it will happen.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/p...
I cannot overstate how important this is . . . and how likely it now appears that it will happen.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/p...
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Live Updates: Trump Insists the U.S. Will ‘Take’ Gaza.
When will progressives and Arab-American voters figure out that they've been conned?
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
When will progressives and Arab-American voters figure out that they've been conned?
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: News on Gaza, Cabinet Picks and More
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Live Updates: Trump Insists the U.S. Will ‘Take’ Gaza.
When will progressives and Arab-American voters figure out that they've been conned?
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
When will progressives and Arab-American voters figure out that they've been conned?
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday liberating Americans from the “forced use” of paper straws, because why govern when you can just screw around?
Trump Just Gave Stupidest Reason Possible for Banning Paper Straws
Um, what?
newrepublic.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday liberating Americans from the “forced use” of paper straws, because why govern when you can just screw around?
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You reap what you sow, JD.
Trump Instantly Throws JD Vance Under The Bus When Asked If Vance Is His 'Successor'
He didn't even have to think about it 😂
www.comicsands.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
You reap what you sow, JD.
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At some point, Trump and Musk will run out of things to destroy and will have to govern proactively. All available evidence suggests they can’t.
Trump and Musk Only Know How to Do Two Things With Their Power
Trump and Musk can’t imagine a government that actually does positive things for citizens. So they either weaponize it or destroy it.
newrepublic.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
At some point, Trump and Musk will run out of things to destroy and will have to govern proactively. All available evidence suggests they can’t.
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Women .where ya at?
February 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Women .where ya at?
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No truer words have been spoken. 🎯🎯🎯👇
February 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
No truer words have been spoken. 🎯🎯🎯👇
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The Eagles winning a Super Bowl over the Chiefs, with Kendrick Lamar as a halftime show that viscerally annoyed the GOP, is the story line I plan to live this week
The Eagles winning a Super Bowl over the Chiefs, with Kendrick Lamar as a halftime show that viscerally annoyed the GOP, is the story line I plan to live this week
Someone will likely write about this, but the Superbowl is 100% a metaphor for the cultural and political moment we're in right now. And the Eagles victory is encouragement for me that the people will win this fight.
February 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Trump to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space.
The New York Times, NBC News, NPR & Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation.”
Silence the media=Fascism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/b...
The New York Times, NBC News, NPR & Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation.”
Silence the media=Fascism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/b...
Trump Administration to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space
The New York Times, NBC News, NPR and Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation,” a spokesman said.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Trump to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space.
The New York Times, NBC News, NPR & Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation.”
Silence the media=Fascism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/b...
The New York Times, NBC News, NPR & Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation.”
Silence the media=Fascism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/b...
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Trump is shutting down consumer protection agencies so big companies can do whatever the hell they want. This is not going to go well for middle class Americans who voted for Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/b...
36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
The agency had been one of Wall Street’s most feared regulators, with the power to issue rules on mortgages, credit cards, student loans and other areas affecting Americans’ financial lives.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Trump is shutting down consumer protection agencies so big companies can do whatever the hell they want. This is not going to go well for middle class Americans who voted for Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/b...
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As temperatures drop, norovirus cases increase and more of its RNA ends up in sewage. This year, wastewater samples in the United States show norovirus levels have already passed the previous two seasonal peaks.
Learn more: scim.ag/3WklMkS
Learn more: scim.ag/3WklMkS
February 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
As temperatures drop, norovirus cases increase and more of its RNA ends up in sewage. This year, wastewater samples in the United States show norovirus levels have already passed the previous two seasonal peaks.
Learn more: scim.ag/3WklMkS
Learn more: scim.ag/3WklMkS
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🇺🇸US COVID update: Feb 10, 2025
🔸1 in 67 people currently infected
🔸716,000 new daily infections
🔸5,012,000 new weekly infections
🔸251,000 to 1,002,000 weekly Long COVID cases
"There is more transmission today than during 61.0% of the pandemic"
Source: pmc19.com/data/PMC_COV...
🔸1 in 67 people currently infected
🔸716,000 new daily infections
🔸5,012,000 new weekly infections
🔸251,000 to 1,002,000 weekly Long COVID cases
"There is more transmission today than during 61.0% of the pandemic"
Source: pmc19.com/data/PMC_COV...
February 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🇺🇸US COVID update: Feb 10, 2025
🔸1 in 67 people currently infected
🔸716,000 new daily infections
🔸5,012,000 new weekly infections
🔸251,000 to 1,002,000 weekly Long COVID cases
"There is more transmission today than during 61.0% of the pandemic"
Source: pmc19.com/data/PMC_COV...
🔸1 in 67 people currently infected
🔸716,000 new daily infections
🔸5,012,000 new weekly infections
🔸251,000 to 1,002,000 weekly Long COVID cases
"There is more transmission today than during 61.0% of the pandemic"
Source: pmc19.com/data/PMC_COV...
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‘Mass theft’: Thousands of artists call for AI art auction to be cancelled
‘Mass theft’: Thousands of artists call for AI art auction to be cancelled
Letter says many of works being sold by Christie’s are made by AI models trained on pieces by human artists, without a licence
Thousands of artists are urging the auction house Christie’s to cancel a sale of art created with artificial intelligence,…
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
‘Mass theft’: Thousands of artists call for AI art auction to be cancelled
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Why we all need sisu – the Finnish concept of action and creativity in hard times
Why we all need sisu – the Finnish concept of action and creativity in hard times
This is something more profound than resilience. It is the part of us that comes alive when we feel we have nothing left
In 2023, I was in the top 0.05% of Spotify listeners of Manic Street Preachers. It was one song on repeat. I would bet good money…
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Why we all need sisu – the Finnish concept of action and creativity in hard times
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Elon Musk’s gutting of US agencies is illegal, experts say. How do you muzzle Doge?
Elon Musk’s gutting of US agencies is illegal, experts say. How do you muzzle Doge?
World’s richest man has unleashed a flurry moves ranging from compromising Americans’ private data to nearly upending USAid. Where does it stop?
In 2022, the Pentagon proudly announced a committee on diversity and inclusion, with a Marine veteran and…
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Elon Musk’s gutting of US agencies is illegal, experts say. How do you muzzle Doge?
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NYT be like:
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bsky.app/profile/nytp...
At least when Trump drags me off to the camps, I’ll be able to look myself in the mirror knowing that I always gave him the benefit of the doubt as a fair- minded journalist
February 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NYT be like:
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bsky.app/profile/nytp...