Magdalena WT
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The US military has removed photos of the B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” — which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan — apparently because it contains the word “gay,” which violates their new anti-DEI rules.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The US military has removed photos of the B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” — which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan — apparently because it contains the word “gay,” which violates their new anti-DEI rules.
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Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.
Why VA mental health workers feel Elon Musk's emails are psychological warfare
Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.
www.npr.org
March 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.
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The words we heard from the main actors of the AfD rally about “Great Germany” and “the need to forget German guilt for Nazi crimes” sounded all too familiar and ominous. Especially only hours before the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
January 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The words we heard from the main actors of the AfD rally about “Great Germany” and “the need to forget German guilt for Nazi crimes” sounded all too familiar and ominous. Especially only hours before the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
FB just automatically made me follow 47 orange clown and his VP 🤮
January 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
FB just automatically made me follow 47 orange clown and his VP 🤮
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Imagine owning a mega-corporation with a 2:1 men to women ratio and being so terrified of powerful women that you blame your company's shortcomings on not having enough men around
January 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Imagine owning a mega-corporation with a 2:1 men to women ratio and being so terrified of powerful women that you blame your company's shortcomings on not having enough men around
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So badass…salute to all the pilots and crews out there doing this amazing work on the LA fires
January 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
So badass…salute to all the pilots and crews out there doing this amazing work on the LA fires
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Seen in Venice Beach today
January 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Seen in Venice Beach today
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A 67 year old amputee and wheelchair user lived with his son who had cerebral palsy.
They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.
Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.
Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
Father Missing a Limb and Son with Cerebral Palsy Weren't Able to Evacuate L.A. Fires in Time, Family Says
A 67-year-old amputee along with his son with cerebral palsy died in the Eaton fire on Jan. 8, according to his daughter.
people.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
A 67 year old amputee and wheelchair user lived with his son who had cerebral palsy.
They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.
Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.
Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
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If we have enough money to buy another country then we have enough money to ensure nobody is homeless or goes hungry.
January 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
If we have enough money to buy another country then we have enough money to ensure nobody is homeless or goes hungry.
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Republicans are now preparing a “menu” of services to cut to pay for Trump’s planned tax giveaways for billionaires.
Their plan includes cutting Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and infrastructure funding.
Their plan includes cutting Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and infrastructure funding.
Medicaid, ACA, climate measures on GOP chopping block
The menu of potential spending offsets has been circulated by House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington.
www.politico.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Republicans are now preparing a “menu” of services to cut to pay for Trump’s planned tax giveaways for billionaires.
Their plan includes cutting Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and infrastructure funding.
Their plan includes cutting Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and infrastructure funding.
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Flashback to 2020:
CA official: "If we ignore the science and put our head in the sand... we're not going to succeed together protecting Californians."
Trump: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch."
"I wish science agreed with you."
Trump: "I don’t think science knows, actually."
CA official: "If we ignore the science and put our head in the sand... we're not going to succeed together protecting Californians."
Trump: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch."
"I wish science agreed with you."
Trump: "I don’t think science knows, actually."
January 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Flashback to 2020:
CA official: "If we ignore the science and put our head in the sand... we're not going to succeed together protecting Californians."
Trump: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch."
"I wish science agreed with you."
Trump: "I don’t think science knows, actually."
CA official: "If we ignore the science and put our head in the sand... we're not going to succeed together protecting Californians."
Trump: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch."
"I wish science agreed with you."
Trump: "I don’t think science knows, actually."
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While LA firefighters were running out of water…
Rick Caruso, the real estate developer and former L.A. mayoral candidate, hired private firefighters to save his upscale shopping center in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday night.
The question is: did he use public water for this?
Rick Caruso, the real estate developer and former L.A. mayoral candidate, hired private firefighters to save his upscale shopping center in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday night.
The question is: did he use public water for this?
January 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
While LA firefighters were running out of water…
Rick Caruso, the real estate developer and former L.A. mayoral candidate, hired private firefighters to save his upscale shopping center in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday night.
The question is: did he use public water for this?
Rick Caruso, the real estate developer and former L.A. mayoral candidate, hired private firefighters to save his upscale shopping center in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday night.
The question is: did he use public water for this?