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Some groups are working to archive and save government websites and data right now. Among them:
WayBack Machine (my screengrab below is from)
End of Term Crawl
Harvard Law Library Innovation Lab
ICPSR
19th News
PolicyMap
Public Environmental Data Partners
Environmental Data & Governance Initiative
February 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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THREAD: Trump's intentionally flooding the news cycle w/ a stream of outrage porn to distract, scare, & confuse. These are the stories that actually matter that you might've missed this week:

NIH funding cuts jeopardize ‘life-saving’ research in AL

aldailynews.com/nih-funding-...
NIH funding cuts could jeopardize 'life-saving' research in Alabama
A federal judge temporarily blocked the changes in 22 states Monday after the states sued the Trump Administration over the funding cuts arguing they would be “devastating.” Alabama is not part of tha...
aldailynews.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Smdh.
NOEM: “You can’t trust the government.”

BASH: “You are the government.”
February 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Americans must suffer That’s what Trump & Musk say. But who really suffers? Not billionaires, it's working families. Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) backs policies that make life harder while the rich thrive. How much more struggle before leaders prioritize people over profits? Sound off. #EnoughIsEnough
February 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.

Do something
February 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.

I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
February 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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I asked Elon’s Grok 2 the question of whether and how you could destroy the country through insane trade wars and hijacking Treasury’s payment system.

And I must say, what I got back seems to be a fairly good analysis.
February 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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This is exactly the kind of alarm bells we need in the exact format we need it.
FUCKING NOOOOOO I DO NOT WANT ELON MUSK TO HAVE ACCESS TO MY SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS! WTF?! www.tiktok.com/t/ZT26k1Hsb/
BREAKING 02/01 5:00 pm est
TikTok video by Harry
www.tiktok.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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U.S. Marine Carl Spurlin Dekle, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, broke down while reflecting on the state of America. Dekle passed away shortly after this interview originally aired in August 2022.

youtube.com/shorts/7797z...
The State of America Through a Centenarian’s Eyes
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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The artist, David Cohen is an Asheville-based artist/musician and resident of over forty years. His cartoon work spans various subjects ranging from local issues based in Asheville to more national political events and even to one-off, word-play-oriented jokes. ❤️ Give credit to artists when you can.
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM