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Just filed: @knightcolumbia.org asserts a First Amendment right of access to Special Counsel Jack Smith's report about Trump's mishandling of classified docs at Mar-a-Lago. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
Knight Institute Seeks Immediate Release of Special Counsel’s Report on Trump’s Mishandling of Classified Documents
knightcolumbia.org
February 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal

www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...
A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal
The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.
www.npr.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Over on X, Chris Rufo is out with a series of leaked internal chats between trans intelligence analysts at NSA, where they talked about things like coming out, bottom surgery, and their sex lives. So yeah, employees should be afraid of things like that even if they’re not fired.
NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.

+ similar in the Department of the Interior
LGBTQ federal workers say they're terrified they're about to be fired for their gender identity, sexual orientation, or past efforts to support other queer and trans employees—in other words, a second Lavender Scare.

Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
February 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Try to send private security with zip ties to take away another woman in my presence…try it.

I may get my ass beat, but she’s not going down alone.
February 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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🚨 NEW: House Republicans in 29 competitive districts are about to rip healthcare away from up to 29% of their constituents.

I've broken out all 29 of them.

acasignups.net/25/02/24/hou...
House Republicans in competitive districts are about to rip healthcare away from up to 29% of their constituents.
I recently posted Congressional District-level breakouts of total enrollment in ACA Exchange Qualified Health Plans & Basic Health Plans, Medicaid/CHIP programs as well as Medicare. You can view the m...
acasignups.net
February 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Why doesn't the judge (or judges) just tell the DOJ to come back with their motion/defense/appeal when they know who they are representing? Until then, plaintiffs win.
The government claims it doesn’t know who runs DOGE.
JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY: Is there an administrator of DOGE at the present time?

GOVERNMENT COUNSEL: I don’t know the answer to that
February 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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“Right now, because of climate change and because of what farmers are facing in terms of extreme weather events, we need every piece of available information we can get,” he said. “We don’t have access to that, we’re not going to make it.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/c...
Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes (Gift Article)
The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
Mark Hamill posting rebellious content in a battle against a dictator and his robotic sidekick is the most Star Wars shit ever.
February 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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The rumors are true: The proposed SAVE Act, now considered a priority for Republicans in the House, will make it harder, if not practically impossible, for millions of women to vote.
The Christian Nationalist Plot to Disenfranchise Women Voters
The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.
newrepublic.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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New from me: Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed: www.propublica.org/article/face...
As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It’s Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content
Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of...
www.propublica.org
February 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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On the three year anniversary of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, Donald Trump turned his back on Ukraine.

Three things are clear:

Donald Trump is not king. Vladimir Putin is a dictator. Volodymyr Zelensky is not a dictator.
February 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Pastors continue to speak out against the harmful immigration agenda of the Tennessee Supermajority, Governor Lee, and President Trump.

Read more here: tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/17/b...

loveyourneighbor #Immmigration #christianfaith #welcomethestranger #faith #love #hope #tennessee #govlee
February 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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DOGE claims to have "saved" tens of billions in fraudulent government spending, but don't be fooled — all they've really done is illegally cut a bunch of congressionally-appropriated funding that Elon Musk doesn't like.
Despite the hype, DOGE hasn't found a shred of fraud
All they've really got is "spending that Elon Musk doesn't like."
www.publicnotice.co
February 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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This is so goddamn embarrassing. www.axios.com/2025/02/24/u...
U.S. votes against UN resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine invasion
The Trump administration has found itself increasingly isolated on the world stage.
www.axios.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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How it started (Obama)

How it’s going (Trump)
February 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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If missed Friday: Trump's top federal prosecutor in D.C. has fired off letters claiming that mildly heated rhetoric from two members of Congress constituted an improper threat to officials. It's a legally illiterate claim that suggests an eagerness to chill opposition speech. My piece at @cato.org
When Does Speech Threaten Officials? From Washington, a Newly Aggressive View
When does speech about public officials forfeit First Amendment protection because it is threatening? In letters to possible investigative targets, Edward R. Martin Jr., a top federal prosecutor in Wa...
www.cato.org
February 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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I wrote last week: It’s hard to imagine two groups being more vindicated by events than the resistance liberals (a movement largely powered by women) and the never-Trump Republicans. They were right about Trump and how serious a danger he was from the jump.
Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.

Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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A complete clusterfuck, with the latest being that OPM has now told agencies that what was, formally, an OPM directive to all employees on Saturday is now a voluntary option on Monday.
UPDATE: During a meeting of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council this afternoon, OPM informed everyone that responses to the “5 bullets” email are voluntary and confirmed that a non-response is not a resignation.

The news is now trickling down to employees, with slightly differing language.
February 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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The Kansas City metro region is home to roughly 30,000 federal workers.

At a town-hall, some of them confronted their GOP member of Congress about their worry they'll lose their job. He responded "God has a plan." www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall
The Missouri Republican faced an angry crowd during a Monday town hall in Belton.
www.kansascity.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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The U.S. is a secular nation—no religion owns it.
Antisemitic Christian nationalist pastors Andrew Isker and Joel Webbon say Jews are not entitled to a "seat at the table" in America because "this country belongs to Jesus." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
February 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
What a remarkable self-own. It’s like watching a bunch of firefighters stand around looking at a burning house, annoyed because people keep calling them about it. “What do you want us to do? We didn’t set the fire! Call the arsonist.”
🤓🤓🤓
February 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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President Musk and Kennedy Center chairman Trump are stealing from us.
February 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Now that Google Maps has “officially” re-named the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, I’m going to report this error using to instructions Google itself offers for doing so. (See second picture, attached)
I hope you all will too! @katiecouric.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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here's today's post: "Donald Trump has replaced the Rule of Law with the Rule of Because Fuck You, That’s Why" — because who’s going to stop him?
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Donald Trump has replaced the Rule of Law with the Rule of Because Fuck You, That’s Why
because who’s going to stop him?
bit.ly
February 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM