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Lisa Pepin
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“The 5 things Pete Hegseth did last week”

- Shared classified attack plans on an unsecured commercial chat application.

- Denied doing it.

- Denied the plans were classified.

- Denied the plans were plans.

- Attacked the journalist who proved he was lying.
March 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
March 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
March 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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RFK Jr. & his brain worm would just like to remind everyone that he doesn’t give a flying fuck.

‘If H5N1 were to be allowed to run through a flock of 5 million birds, “that’s literally 5 million chances for that virus to replicate or to mutate,” Dr. Hansen said.😱

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/h...
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Trump cuts aid for elderly people and families who use food banks in Michigan

"The USDA has confirmed to the council that... purchases made after Jan. 19 are not currently eligible for reimbursement and it's unclear when or if they will be..."

www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
Michigan food banks heading for critical shortages due to funding uncertainty
The Food Bank Council of Michigan said $3.7 million worth of orders for chicken, pork and other items are unlikely to be filled.
www.detroitnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
March 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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March 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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“I liked your content before you started bringing politics into it”

First: don’t care.

Second: The only people saying this are the same ones that voted for this mess in the first place and quite frankly I don’t give a shit about what they have to say.

Third: your cyber truck is dumb af
March 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Some federal workers are going back to work.

The USDA has been ordered to temporarily give over 5,000 workers their jobs back.

Dozens of CDC scientists have been reinstated after being illegally fired.

The National Science Foundation has rehired half of the workers it fired.
March 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Without Congressional action, the World Trade Center Health Program will begin denying care for 9/11 survivors & first responders.

Unacceptable.

I joined NY colleagues in introducing a bill to secure permanent funding for WTCHP, so those impacted get the help they deserve.
Goldman, Garbarino, Gillibrand, Schumer, Nadler, Kean Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Fix World Trade Center Health Program Funding Shortfall
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Congressman Jerry Nadler (NY-12)...
goldman.house.gov
March 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
March 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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"Jobs were also eliminated at the National Hurricane Center and Storm Prediction Center... and the tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii..."

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts.
Current and former agency officials and lawmakers said the cuts could have major impacts on Americans and the economy, compromising important functions.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
March 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
March 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
March 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
March 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Mike Myers, Canadian legend, on SNL tonight.
March 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
March 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
March 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary...

"Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm."

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
www.vanityfair.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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February 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana.

For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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February 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post
February 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM