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More than a hundred libraries on federally recognized tribal lands across the country were notified that their congressionally appropriated grant had been terminated midcycle.
Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.
Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.
Tribal communities risk losing local libraries and the history they hold amid DOGE cuts
Federally recognized tribes say the Trump administration cut the grant money they use to sustain the local libraries that serve as anchors in their most rural communities.
nbcnews.to
May 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
More than a hundred libraries on federally recognized tribal lands across the country were notified that their congressionally appropriated grant had been terminated midcycle.
Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.
Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.
Where Does Kilmar Abrego Garcia Get His Due Process?
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Where Does Kilmar Abrego Garcia Get His Due Process?
The Trump administration’s admitted “error” could have been avoided if they’d followed the rules.
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Where Does Kilmar Abrego Garcia Get His Due Process?
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Funding cuts to CU-Anschutz could erase years of medical research contributed by patients, advocates fear coloradosun.com/2025/03/19/n...
Funding cuts to CU-Anschutz could erase years of medical research contributed by patients, advocates fear
NIH funding cuts could halt years of progress on medical research contributed by patients at Colorado's CU-Anschutz campus.
coloradosun.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Funding cuts to CU-Anschutz could erase years of medical research contributed by patients, advocates fear coloradosun.com/2025/03/19/n...
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Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
February 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
More grift and corruption
Note here that Musk is now literally assigning himself new contracts based on the use of his DOGE wrecking crew and the associated micro-bros. this isn't a "conflict of interest". it's just handing yourself federal money www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns | CNN Business
The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet system to upgrade the information technology networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflic...
www.cnn.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
More grift and corruption
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Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics
February 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics
CIA scrambles after White House email compromises undercover officers' names: report
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www.rawstory.com/cia-officers...
CIA scrambles after White House email compromises undercover officers' names: report
The Central Intelligence Agency is conducting an assessment of their own security after a White House email about civil service layoffs appeared to compromise the names of certain undercover officers,...
www.rawstory.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
CIA scrambles after White House email compromises undercover officers' names: report
www.rawstory.com/cia-officers...
www.rawstory.com/cia-officers...
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Journalist: "If the US stops aid, could China be our backup option?"
Zelensky: "I’m used to fighting until the end. I don’t want to talk about a 'Plan B'. We need to focus on not losing the US."
Zelensky: "I’m used to fighting until the end. I don’t want to talk about a 'Plan B'. We need to focus on not losing the US."
February 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Journalist: "If the US stops aid, could China be our backup option?"
Zelensky: "I’m used to fighting until the end. I don’t want to talk about a 'Plan B'. We need to focus on not losing the US."
Zelensky: "I’m used to fighting until the end. I don’t want to talk about a 'Plan B'. We need to focus on not losing the US."
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A small museum says all but one sponsor of a Girls in STEM event backed out, fearing retaliation from the Trump administration over "DEI." Evan Kruegel reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg1n...
Sponsors pull out of 'Girls in Science' event at Colorado children’s museum following DEI cuts
YouTube video by Next 9NEWS
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A small museum says all but one sponsor of a Girls in STEM event backed out, fearing retaliation from the Trump administration over "DEI." Evan Kruegel reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg1n...
Another mafia shakedown by our government. We have become the despot Putin’s bagman.
Another shakedown: U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources
U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Another mafia shakedown by our government. We have become the despot Putin’s bagman.
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Donald Trump’s verbal assault on Ukraine is a “complete failure” for the transatlantic alliance, according to a senior German lawmaker.
‘Transatlantic relations are over’ as Trump sides with Putin, says top German MP
As the U.S. aligns with Russia, senior European officials wring their hands in disbelief.
www.politico.eu
February 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Donald Trump’s verbal assault on Ukraine is a “complete failure” for the transatlantic alliance, according to a senior German lawmaker.
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I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road.
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
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 5:25 AM
I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road.
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
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Agreeing with Bret Stephens 100% on anything he writes … was not on my 2025 Bingo card. It should have been.
Everyone should read this, remember and get their friends to demand their Republican and Democrat representatives stop this insanity.
5calls.org is a start
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...
Everyone should read this, remember and get their friends to demand their Republican and Democrat representatives stop this insanity.
5calls.org is a start
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...
Opinion | Vance’s Munich Disgrace
The vice president’s speech was a monument of arrogance based on a foundation of hypocrisy.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Agreeing with Bret Stephens 100% on anything he writes … was not on my 2025 Bingo card. It should have been.
Everyone should read this, remember and get their friends to demand their Republican and Democrat representatives stop this insanity.
5calls.org is a start
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...
Everyone should read this, remember and get their friends to demand their Republican and Democrat representatives stop this insanity.
5calls.org is a start
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...
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Hegseth is revealing that he knows nothing about our own history here. If he thinks that might beats values, then how on earth is our nation independent? By his logic, the Continental Army would have been soundly beaten by the British. What an ignorant disgrace! #DemVoice1
February 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hegseth is revealing that he knows nothing about our own history here. If he thinks that might beats values, then how on earth is our nation independent? By his logic, the Continental Army would have been soundly beaten by the British. What an ignorant disgrace! #DemVoice1
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🚨 The US led the charge against global corruption. Now Trump is clearing the way for kleptocrats.
@oliverbullough.bsky.social
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #DemsUnited
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@oliverbullough.bsky.social
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #DemsUnited
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US led the charge against global corruption. Now Trump is clearing the way for kleptocrats | Oliver Bullough
Britain used to solicit money that the US would not touch – but with oligarchs and fraudsters on the rise, it must now uphold the law, says author Oliver Bullough
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🚨 The US led the charge against global corruption. Now Trump is clearing the way for kleptocrats.
@oliverbullough.bsky.social
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #DemsUnited
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@oliverbullough.bsky.social
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #DemsUnited
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Elijah McCoy invented & patented steam engine lubrication systems. His inventions were so superior ppl asked if a product was "the real McCoy," a phrase still in use today. McCoy's innovations significantly improved the efficiency and safety of the railroad and shipping industries
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Elijah McCoy invented & patented steam engine lubrication systems. His inventions were so superior ppl asked if a product was "the real McCoy," a phrase still in use today. McCoy's innovations significantly improved the efficiency and safety of the railroad and shipping industries
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Not surprisingly, “needy” students in Louisiana’s private-school vouchers program perform worse than their counterparts who remain in public schools.
Donald Trump is telling states to go to this failing model as he plans to close the Department Education.
Donald Trump is telling states to go to this failing model as he plans to close the Department Education.
Despite lofty promises, Louisiana’s private-school vouchers fall short
"If the goal was to improve achievement, then the program is not succeeding."
www.nola.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Not surprisingly, “needy” students in Louisiana’s private-school vouchers program perform worse than their counterparts who remain in public schools.
Donald Trump is telling states to go to this failing model as he plans to close the Department Education.
Donald Trump is telling states to go to this failing model as he plans to close the Department Education.
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New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
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NEW: The CIA has offered so-called buyouts to its workforce, a spokesperson says, the latest move by the Trump administration to overhaul and scale back the federal government.
CIA offers buyouts to workforce as Trump administration continues efforts to scale back government
Democratic lawmakers have said buyouts or deferred resignation offers to federal workers by the Trump administration are legally dubious.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
NEW: The CIA has offered so-called buyouts to its workforce, a spokesperson says, the latest move by the Trump administration to overhaul and scale back the federal government.
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FACT CHECK: Canada has already announced this plan BEFORE Trump announced his tariffs.
February 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
FACT CHECK: Canada has already announced this plan BEFORE Trump announced his tariffs.
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Canada will respond immediately with a series of forceful countermeasures if US President Donald Trump goes ahead with a threat to impose tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. 'It's not what we want, but if he moves forward, we will also act' reut.rs/3PY7Ae4
Trudeau says Canada would respond immediately to any U.S. tariffs
Canada will respond immediately with a series of forceful countermeasures if the U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with a threat to impose tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday.
reut.rs
January 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Canada will respond immediately with a series of forceful countermeasures if US President Donald Trump goes ahead with a threat to impose tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. 'It's not what we want, but if he moves forward, we will also act' reut.rs/3PY7Ae4
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Oh wait, you were actually SERIOUS about those tariffs?
January 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Oh wait, you were actually SERIOUS about those tariffs?
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