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Three years in. Ukraine stands strong.

Slava Ukraini.
February 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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The speech Chuck Schumer and Senate Dems should have given the day after Trump's inauguration.

quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/i-wrote-th...
I Wrote the Speech Chuck Schumer Should Have Given on Day 1
January 21, 2025.
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February 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.

Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.

Funny how that works, huh?
February 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Sources: late on Friday night DOGE staffers gained access to all of the CFPB's data systems, which hold confidential info potentially pertaining to X's rivals (Bloomberg)

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February 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
USAID 2023, $72B:

27% Economic Development
22% Humanitarian
22% Health
14% Peace and Security
4% Multi-sector
4% Program support
3% Democracy
2% Education
2% Environment

In 2023 it was 1.7% of the Federal Budget, 40% of all global humanitarian aid
What U.S. foreign aid money is used for
www.pewresearch.org
February 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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This is the most comprehensive list of elections for this coming week that I've seen anywhere, and I had NO idea about most of them.

States: OK, WA, KS, DE, MN, LA, GA, NE and NY

Thanks to @ariellaelm.bsky.social for compiling.

Have a look:

ariellaelm.substack.com/p/election-d...
Election Day is Every Tuesday 2/10-2/16
New series alert!
ariellaelm.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
As they try to erase our progress, this is an invaluable resource.
Where to Find All Those Deleted Government Websites
In recent days—in response to directives from the Trump administration—thousands of federal agency web pages have been deleted or altered to remove research, reports, and references to everything from...
lifehacker.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reality and perception don’t always match. Question is, as things get worse, can we get more moderates to shift their perception?
Many Americans say Trump will make government better, but as many say he will make it worse
www.pewresearch.org
February 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM