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US added to the global human rights watchlist due to declining civil liberties.
March 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
US added to the global human rights watchlist due to declining civil liberties.
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Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses.
Let’s not make it harder to learn.
Let’s not make it harder to learn.
March 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses.
Let’s not make it harder to learn.
Let’s not make it harder to learn.
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"Economists at JPMorgan Chase said Monday that the risk of a recession had edged up to 40% from 30% owing to 'extreme U.S. policies'.”
'This is very much a man-made situation,' said the chief investment officer at Key Private Bank."
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
'This is very much a man-made situation,' said the chief investment officer at Key Private Bank."
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Wall Street Fears Trump Will Wreck the Soft Landing
The economy’s pilot has a new message: Fasten your seat belts. “He is telling us, in everything he is doing, that he is not kidding around.”
www.wsj.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"Economists at JPMorgan Chase said Monday that the risk of a recession had edged up to 40% from 30% owing to 'extreme U.S. policies'.”
'This is very much a man-made situation,' said the chief investment officer at Key Private Bank."
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
'This is very much a man-made situation,' said the chief investment officer at Key Private Bank."
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
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BREAKING: Kia’s official Instagram account in Norway just posted this..
March 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
BREAKING: Kia’s official Instagram account in Norway just posted this..
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February 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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This administration is a roadblock to peace.
Trump’s ego and loyalty to Putin are jeopardizing global security and diminishing our standing on the world stage. It's both alarming and shameful.
Trump’s ego and loyalty to Putin are jeopardizing global security and diminishing our standing on the world stage. It's both alarming and shameful.
Oh my God.
Donald Trump and JD Vance are attacking Zelensky in the Oval Office.
This is a complete fucking embarrassment.
Donald Trump and JD Vance are attacking Zelensky in the Oval Office.
This is a complete fucking embarrassment.
February 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This administration is a roadblock to peace.
Trump’s ego and loyalty to Putin are jeopardizing global security and diminishing our standing on the world stage. It's both alarming and shameful.
Trump’s ego and loyalty to Putin are jeopardizing global security and diminishing our standing on the world stage. It's both alarming and shameful.
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Behold the champion of meritocracy. Even the cabinet members look ashamed (except Peter Navarro, who really thinks he IS the best).
For all you folks who got snookered by talk of “merit,” how much more apparent can the truth be? They wanted a return to affirmative action for mediocre white guys
For all you folks who got snookered by talk of “merit,” how much more apparent can the truth be? They wanted a return to affirmative action for mediocre white guys
Elon Musk at Trump's first Cabinet meeting: "I think this is the best Cabinet ever. Literally. So, uh, and I do not give false praise... I think it‘s literally the best Cabinet that the country has ever had."
February 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Behold the champion of meritocracy. Even the cabinet members look ashamed (except Peter Navarro, who really thinks he IS the best).
For all you folks who got snookered by talk of “merit,” how much more apparent can the truth be? They wanted a return to affirmative action for mediocre white guys
For all you folks who got snookered by talk of “merit,” how much more apparent can the truth be? They wanted a return to affirmative action for mediocre white guys
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USAID workers given 15 minutes to clean out desks-
"They are treating us like the enemy."
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
apnews.com/article/trum...
"They are treating us like the enemy."
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
apnews.com/article/trum...
USAID workers pay mournful final visit to agency to clear out their belongings under federal guard
U.S. Agency for International Development workers who've been given 15 minutes to clear out their workspaces as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency have begun arriving at thei...
apnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
USAID workers given 15 minutes to clean out desks-
"They are treating us like the enemy."
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
apnews.com/article/trum...
"They are treating us like the enemy."
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Where are all the MAGA supporters who claim to care about human trafficking?
Donald Trump just helped free Andrew Tate from his rape and human trafficking charges.
Tate has bragged about grabbing women by their necks, breaking their jaws, and said “I am absolutely a misogynist.”
Tate has bragged about grabbing women by their necks, breaking their jaws, and said “I am absolutely a misogynist.”
Trump intervention suspected as Andrew Tate, brother Tristan leave Romania for U.S. despite rape charges
Four British women who've accused Andrew Tate of rape are "in disbelief and feel retraumatized by the news" that he's been allowed to leave Romania for the U.S.
www.cbsnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Where are all the MAGA supporters who claim to care about human trafficking?
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“You’re terminated because…?”
Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside.
DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”
Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside.
DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”
February 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“You’re terminated because…?”
Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside.
DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”
Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside.
DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”
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I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.
February 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.
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If DOGE can't get their numbers right, can America really trust them to rework budgets?
February 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If DOGE can't get their numbers right, can America really trust them to rework budgets?
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This hits hard…
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
February 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This hits hard…
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
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1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs:
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
VA fires 1,400 more staffers in second round of workforce reductions
About 2,500 VA workers have been forced out of their jobs in the last few weeks.
www.militarytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs:
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
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If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.
February 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.
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February 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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"Marriott adds, those who are cheering the rise of autocracy in the United States “have no serious understanding of what it means to live under an autocratic government.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 20, 2025
On Monday, James Marriott of The Times, published in London, noted that the very stability and comfort of the post–World War II liberal order has permitted the seeds of its own destruction to flourish...
open.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"Marriott adds, those who are cheering the rise of autocracy in the United States “have no serious understanding of what it means to live under an autocratic government.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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INDISPUTABLE FACTS:
•Russia invaded Ukraine. •Ukraine bears no responsibility for Russia’s invasion.
•Russian aggression is a threat to the entire world.
•We stand with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. We stand w/all the people of Ukraine.
Follow all:
WE ARE THE OPPOSITION.
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•Russia invaded Ukraine. •Ukraine bears no responsibility for Russia’s invasion.
•Russian aggression is a threat to the entire world.
•We stand with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. We stand w/all the people of Ukraine.
Follow all:
WE ARE THE OPPOSITION.
go.bsky.app/AMZH6uh
February 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
INDISPUTABLE FACTS:
•Russia invaded Ukraine. •Ukraine bears no responsibility for Russia’s invasion.
•Russian aggression is a threat to the entire world.
•We stand with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. We stand w/all the people of Ukraine.
Follow all:
WE ARE THE OPPOSITION.
go.bsky.app/AMZH6uh
•Russia invaded Ukraine. •Ukraine bears no responsibility for Russia’s invasion.
•Russian aggression is a threat to the entire world.
•We stand with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. We stand w/all the people of Ukraine.
Follow all:
WE ARE THE OPPOSITION.
go.bsky.app/AMZH6uh
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Mark my words—He is going to try to shut down mail-in voting. When he does, we will sue and we will win. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in ecommerce business and the 250 year-old Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Mark my words—He is going to try to shut down mail-in voting. When he does, we will sue and we will win. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Watch: @maddow.msnbc.com explains that the public opinion is against the felon in the White House. He is historically unpopular. He is the least popular president in the history of modern polling during this point of his presidency.
People don't like his policies & the people in his administration.
People don't like his policies & the people in his administration.
As Americans confront the effects of Trump's unpopular policies, political ground begins to shift
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Watch: @maddow.msnbc.com explains that the public opinion is against the felon in the White House. He is historically unpopular. He is the least popular president in the history of modern polling during this point of his presidency.
People don't like his policies & the people in his administration.
People don't like his policies & the people in his administration.
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"Key congressional Republicans have powers they’re choosing not to use...
"Senator Susan Collins, for example, believes the White House and DOGE may be breaking the law. She doesn’t, however, seem eager to use her considerable influence..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
"Senator Susan Collins, for example, believes the White House and DOGE may be breaking the law. She doesn’t, however, seem eager to use her considerable influence..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
February 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"Key congressional Republicans have powers they’re choosing not to use...
"Senator Susan Collins, for example, believes the White House and DOGE may be breaking the law. She doesn’t, however, seem eager to use her considerable influence..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
"Senator Susan Collins, for example, believes the White House and DOGE may be breaking the law. She doesn’t, however, seem eager to use her considerable influence..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
