Kristin Lore
@kmlore.bsky.social
Psychotherapist, lifelong Democrat, activist
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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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Per NBC’s @ryanjreilly.com:
This request by the DOJ for a list of FBI employees involved in the Jan. 6th cases/investigations is “sparking panic inside the Bureau who fear retribution by the Trump Administration amidst an ongoing purge of FBI leadership.”
This request by the DOJ for a list of FBI employees involved in the Jan. 6th cases/investigations is “sparking panic inside the Bureau who fear retribution by the Trump Administration amidst an ongoing purge of FBI leadership.”
February 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Per NBC’s @ryanjreilly.com:
This request by the DOJ for a list of FBI employees involved in the Jan. 6th cases/investigations is “sparking panic inside the Bureau who fear retribution by the Trump Administration amidst an ongoing purge of FBI leadership.”
This request by the DOJ for a list of FBI employees involved in the Jan. 6th cases/investigations is “sparking panic inside the Bureau who fear retribution by the Trump Administration amidst an ongoing purge of FBI leadership.”
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed or edited references to transgender people, gender identity and equity from its website Friday, racing to meet a late-afternoon deadline imposed by the federal Office of Personnel Management.
CDC removes gender, equity references in public health material
Large sets of data are being scrubbed of references to transgender and LGBTQ people, among others, which could compromise their use in research
wapo.st
February 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed or edited references to transgender people, gender identity and equity from its website Friday, racing to meet a late-afternoon deadline imposed by the federal Office of Personnel Management.
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NEW: The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the U.S that endorsed Trump in the election condemns his pardon of violent Jan. 6 rioters:
“Crimes against law enforcement are not just attacks on individuals or public safety —they are attacks on society and undermine the rule of law”
“Crimes against law enforcement are not just attacks on individuals or public safety —they are attacks on society and undermine the rule of law”
January 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
NEW: The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the U.S that endorsed Trump in the election condemns his pardon of violent Jan. 6 rioters:
“Crimes against law enforcement are not just attacks on individuals or public safety —they are attacks on society and undermine the rule of law”
“Crimes against law enforcement are not just attacks on individuals or public safety —they are attacks on society and undermine the rule of law”
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Epic courage here.
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
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January 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Epic courage here.