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I would say that the EPA choosing to self-neuter wasn’t on my bingo card, but everyone should have seen this coming
Breaking News: The EPA is said to have drafted a plan that would end its ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
According to two people familiar with the draft, it would eliminate the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse-gas emissions threaten human life by dangerously warming the planet.
trib.al
July 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I would say that the EPA choosing to self-neuter wasn’t on my bingo card, but everyone should have seen this coming
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So to clarify the timeline:
Trump promises to release the Epstein files for his entire campaign.
Bondi says they’re on her desk.
Trump gets told he’s in them.
Bondi says whoopsies, turns out the Epstein files don’t actually exist.
Trump promises to release the Epstein files for his entire campaign.
Bondi says they’re on her desk.
Trump gets told he’s in them.
Bondi says whoopsies, turns out the Epstein files don’t actually exist.
July 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
So to clarify the timeline:
Trump promises to release the Epstein files for his entire campaign.
Bondi says they’re on her desk.
Trump gets told he’s in them.
Bondi says whoopsies, turns out the Epstein files don’t actually exist.
Trump promises to release the Epstein files for his entire campaign.
Bondi says they’re on her desk.
Trump gets told he’s in them.
Bondi says whoopsies, turns out the Epstein files don’t actually exist.
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Hey MAGA, people in the administration are admitting *right now* that charges aren’t coming for Obama, while the same people are going on TV to rile you up and distract from Epstein.
Build another shelf for your fell for it again awards. You’re gonna need it.
Build another shelf for your fell for it again awards. You’re gonna need it.
July 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hey MAGA, people in the administration are admitting *right now* that charges aren’t coming for Obama, while the same people are going on TV to rile you up and distract from Epstein.
Build another shelf for your fell for it again awards. You’re gonna need it.
Build another shelf for your fell for it again awards. You’re gonna need it.
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Exclusive: The former senior CIA officer who helped oversee the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election says DNI Tulsi Gabbard and the White House are “lying” when they claim that it was an attempt to sabotage President Trump.
Gabbard and White House 'lying' about intel on Russian interference in 2016, ex-CIA official says
"We definitely had the intel," Susan Miller, who helped oversee the 2017 intelligence assessment of Russia's efforts in the 2016 election, told NBC News.
nbcnews.to
July 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Exclusive: The former senior CIA officer who helped oversee the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election says DNI Tulsi Gabbard and the White House are “lying” when they claim that it was an attempt to sabotage President Trump.
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A director of an immigrant rights group said that his organization had received around 4,000 calls regarding disappearances since June 6th. “Some we just don’t know where they’re at,” he said. “We keep getting reports that folks are missing.”
The People Being Disappeared by ICE in Los Angeles
As communities across Southern California document and protest the escalating raids, loved ones grapple with the unimaginable.
www.newyorker.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A director of an immigrant rights group said that his organization had received around 4,000 calls regarding disappearances since June 6th. “Some we just don’t know where they’re at,” he said. “We keep getting reports that folks are missing.”
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"This was an act of targeted political violence," Gov. Tim Walz said. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Two Minnesota lawmakers are shot in their homes
One has died and the other appears to be in stable condition.
www.motherjones.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"This was an act of targeted political violence," Gov. Tim Walz said. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at “60 Minutes” directly criticized the program’s parent company, Paramount, in the final moments of its Sunday night CBS telecast, its first episode since the program’s executive producer, Bill Owens, announced his intention to resign.
‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit
The show’s top producer abruptly said last week he was quitting. “Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” the correspondent Scott Pelley told viewers.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at “60 Minutes” directly criticized the program’s parent company, Paramount, in the final moments of its Sunday night CBS telecast, its first episode since the program’s executive producer, Bill Owens, announced his intention to resign.
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BREAKING: Job losses spiked a whopping 245% in February.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
Layoffs Hit Unbelievable High Thanks to Trump and Musk
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts to the federal government have caused a record-breaking surge in layoffs.
newrepublic.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
BREAKING: Job losses spiked a whopping 245% in February.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.
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Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight
Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of control in space, a repeat of an unsuccessful test flight in January that led to debris falling over the Caribbean.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
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One of the USAID lawsuit declarations I added to my page today is this one, from a person who did cybersecurity at USAID. It provides best technical description I know of what the DOGE boys did after they arrived. They lost access on Feb 4, a month ago.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
March 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
One of the USAID lawsuit declarations I added to my page today is this one, from a person who did cybersecurity at USAID. It provides best technical description I know of what the DOGE boys did after they arrived. They lost access on Feb 4, a month ago.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
www.npr.org
March 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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"Because of his insanity, he should be removed on the 25th Amendment.”
'Absolutely unconscionable': Ex-Republican demands Trump removed from office after fight
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s capital is reeling from the Oval Office brawl heard round the world but, somewhere, Vladmir Putin’s smiling, according to a former intelligence official.
After Preside...
www.rawstory.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Because of his insanity, he should be removed on the 25th Amendment.”
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"Marco Rubio was Tragically Born Without A Spine."
Slumped Marco Rubio mocked as literally 'spineless' during Zelensky-Trump dust-up
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's curious body language drew scorn on social media as he sat slumped next to Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian Pre...
www.rawstory.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"Marco Rubio was Tragically Born Without A Spine."
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Former French President François Hollande said the US government under President Donald Trump is "no longer an ally."
Trump is ‘no longer an ally,’ former French President Hollande says
Hollande didn’t fault his successor Macron’s attempts to woo Trump but expressed skepticism at the tactic’s efficiency.
ow.ly
February 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Former French President François Hollande said the US government under President Donald Trump is "no longer an ally."
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Five former defense secretaries denounced President Trump’s firing last week of the Joint Chiefs chairman and several other senior military officials, saying that the officers were “fired for purely partisan reasons” and urging Congress to hold hearings.
Former defense chiefs denounce Trump’s ‘reckless’ Pentagon firings
Jim Mattis and four other former defense secretaries called Trump’s ouster of Gen. C.Q. Brown and other top military officers dangerous and unjustified.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Five former defense secretaries denounced President Trump’s firing last week of the Joint Chiefs chairman and several other senior military officials, saying that the officers were “fired for purely partisan reasons” and urging Congress to hold hearings.
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The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
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Zelenskyy says he would ‘quit for peace’ as he refuses US demand for Ukraine minerals
Zelenskyy says he would ‘quit for peace’ as he refuses US demand for Ukraine minerals
Ukrainian president says US military aid was a ‘grant’ rather than a debt but adds that he wants Trump to be ‘on our side’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is not willing to cave in to intense US pressure to sign a $500bn minerals deal and that he wants…
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Zelenskyy says he would ‘quit for peace’ as he refuses US demand for Ukraine minerals
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During a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau emphasized that any Ukraine deal must not be seen as appeasement by Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that it could lead to future land grabs in eastern Europe and the Baltics.
Trudeau presses Trump on Ukraine peace deal ahead of Kyiv summit
During a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau emphasized that any Ukraine deal must not be seen as appeasement by Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that it could lead to...
kyivindependent.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
During a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau emphasized that any Ukraine deal must not be seen as appeasement by Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that it could lead to future land grabs in eastern Europe and the Baltics.
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Breaking News: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that he would step down if his country could join NATO. His remark came days after President Trump questioned his legitimacy and called him a “dictator,” echoing a Kremlin talking point. nyti.ms/3Qur4ab
February 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Breaking News: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that he would step down if his country could join NATO. His remark came days after President Trump questioned his legitimacy and called him a “dictator,” echoing a Kremlin talking point. nyti.ms/3Qur4ab
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BREAKING: Zelensky accuses Trump of living in a "disinformation space," a day after the US president falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia
Zelensky says Trump lives in ‘disinformation space’ | CNN
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Donald Trump of repeating disinformation, a day after the US president falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia.
www.cnn.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
BREAKING: Zelensky accuses Trump of living in a "disinformation space," a day after the US president falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia
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A coalition of congressional Republicans from the New York area rebuked President Trump for cuts to a federal program that administers aid to emergency workers and others suffering from toxins related to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke
After 20 percent of the World Trade Center Health Program staff was terminated last week, Democratic lawmakers were outraged. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers joined them.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A coalition of congressional Republicans from the New York area rebuked President Trump for cuts to a federal program that administers aid to emergency workers and others suffering from toxins related to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
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First nuclear weapons management, now this. No one - Democrat or Republican - voted for this kind of incompetence.
NEW: The USDA acknowledged that over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.
The agency adds it is trying to quickly reverse the firings.
The agency adds it is trying to quickly reverse the firings.
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
First nuclear weapons management, now this. No one - Democrat or Republican - voted for this kind of incompetence.
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The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.
PBS shutters DEI office
The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.