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Dan Goldman to Will Cain on Trump: "Well, I don't think he's competent, Will. I don't know what to tell you." 😆
April 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Dan Goldman to Will Cain on Trump: "Well, I don't think he's competent, Will. I don't know what to tell you." 😆
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Is Trump trying to fire Powell?
April 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Is Trump trying to fire Powell?
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We need to keep this in mind: here's Secretary Rubio's announcement of the Trump compact with the Salvadoran dictator Bukele for extended concentration camp services. He says they are outsourcing for US needs at reduced rates, for US citizens, who will be held subject to US direction.
Rubio says El Salvador will house deportees from U.S., including Americans
A U.S. official said the Trump administration had no plans to try to deport American citizens. The U.S. government cannot deport American citizens and such a move would be met with legal challenges.
www.npr.org
April 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We need to keep this in mind: here's Secretary Rubio's announcement of the Trump compact with the Salvadoran dictator Bukele for extended concentration camp services. He says they are outsourcing for US needs at reduced rates, for US citizens, who will be held subject to US direction.
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In a reasonable world, these statements wouldn't be considered anti-Christian but Rubio definitely thinks of them that way:
-- The meek shall inherit the earth.
-- God and Christ are always superior to Trump.
-- Judge not, lest ye be judged.
-- It's very difficult for the rich to enter Heaven.
-- The meek shall inherit the earth.
-- God and Christ are always superior to Trump.
-- Judge not, lest ye be judged.
-- It's very difficult for the rich to enter Heaven.
“The Trump administration has ordered State Department employees to report on any instances of coworkers displaying ‘anti-Christian bias’ as part of its effort to implement a sweeping new order on supporting employees of Christian faith.”
State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.
www.politico.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In a reasonable world, these statements wouldn't be considered anti-Christian but Rubio definitely thinks of them that way:
-- The meek shall inherit the earth.
-- God and Christ are always superior to Trump.
-- Judge not, lest ye be judged.
-- It's very difficult for the rich to enter Heaven.
-- The meek shall inherit the earth.
-- God and Christ are always superior to Trump.
-- Judge not, lest ye be judged.
-- It's very difficult for the rich to enter Heaven.
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A play in two acts.
April 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A play in two acts.
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Your wallet is being cleaned out by expert pickpockets. This is criminal. Literally criminal. I call for an IMMEDIATE investigation into who knew what, when, and what they did with the info. You can bet the Admin and many here in DC are considerably richer tonight than they were this morning.
April 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Your wallet is being cleaned out by expert pickpockets. This is criminal. Literally criminal. I call for an IMMEDIATE investigation into who knew what, when, and what they did with the info. You can bet the Admin and many here in DC are considerably richer tonight than they were this morning.
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Sure was a lucky break for those billionaires to be at the White House today when the tariffs were reversed. Good day in the market for them.
April 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Sure was a lucky break for those billionaires to be at the White House today when the tariffs were reversed. Good day in the market for them.
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$721m to help Louisiana protect itself from Natural Disaster, gone
Red Rural Recession.
www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...
Red Rural Recession.
www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...
Louisiana officials lament Trump administration’s cuts to FEMA grant programs for storm impacts
Hundreds of millions in expected project grants evaporating
www.fox8live.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
$721m to help Louisiana protect itself from Natural Disaster, gone
Red Rural Recession.
www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...
Red Rural Recession.
www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...
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You lost your 401k... and did Trump make money doing it?
He posted "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" just hours before pausing the tariffs. It's time for everyone to ask House Republicans why they aren't fighting for an investigation into this.
He posted "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" just hours before pausing the tariffs. It's time for everyone to ask House Republicans why they aren't fighting for an investigation into this.
April 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
You lost your 401k... and did Trump make money doing it?
He posted "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" just hours before pausing the tariffs. It's time for everyone to ask House Republicans why they aren't fighting for an investigation into this.
He posted "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" just hours before pausing the tariffs. It's time for everyone to ask House Republicans why they aren't fighting for an investigation into this.
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Columbia is one of the worldwide hubs for cancer and Alzheimer’s research and cures.
Trump/MAGA are weaponizing NIH to squash free thought in America. And they’re taking away your future cancer treatments as collateral damage. We stand with #Columbia.
Trump/MAGA are weaponizing NIH to squash free thought in America. And they’re taking away your future cancer treatments as collateral damage. We stand with #Columbia.
Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1
NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University
Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million
scim.ag
April 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Columbia is one of the worldwide hubs for cancer and Alzheimer’s research and cures.
Trump/MAGA are weaponizing NIH to squash free thought in America. And they’re taking away your future cancer treatments as collateral damage. We stand with #Columbia.
Trump/MAGA are weaponizing NIH to squash free thought in America. And they’re taking away your future cancer treatments as collateral damage. We stand with #Columbia.
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"Federal law tightly controls taxpayer information, protecting home addresses, earnings and other data from disclosure even to other government agencies."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Trump Administration Highlights: I.R.S. Chief Said to Resign After Data-Sharing Deal With ICE
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"Federal law tightly controls taxpayer information, protecting home addresses, earnings and other data from disclosure even to other government agencies."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
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Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27
South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.
reut.rs
April 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27
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President Trump’s allies have called for various judges to be impeached for blocking administration policies in the first months of his second term.
Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump.
nbcnews.to/4ibRuKf
Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump.
nbcnews.to/4ibRuKf
March 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
President Trump’s allies have called for various judges to be impeached for blocking administration policies in the first months of his second term.
Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump.
nbcnews.to/4ibRuKf
Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump.
nbcnews.to/4ibRuKf
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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SecDef Pete Hegseth has decided that the Navajo code talkers whose work was critical in WWII were all just DEI hires.
March 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
SecDef Pete Hegseth has decided that the Navajo code talkers whose work was critical in WWII were all just DEI hires.
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The US Administration has been extremely generous over many years, & it is within its rights to decide what it supports, and to what extent.
But the abrupt cuts in funding from the US are putting at risk decades of progress in various health programmes across the world.
youtube.com/shorts/Atcjv...
But the abrupt cuts in funding from the US are putting at risk decades of progress in various health programmes across the world.
youtube.com/shorts/Atcjv...
Impact of the US funding cuts on global health programmes around the world
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
youtube.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The US Administration has been extremely generous over many years, & it is within its rights to decide what it supports, and to what extent.
But the abrupt cuts in funding from the US are putting at risk decades of progress in various health programmes across the world.
youtube.com/shorts/Atcjv...
But the abrupt cuts in funding from the US are putting at risk decades of progress in various health programmes across the world.
youtube.com/shorts/Atcjv...
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NEW: When Marco Rubio abruptly halted foreign aid, cleanup crews in Vietnam were forced to abandon one of the largest chemical spills in the world for weeks.
Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.
Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic partner in Asia.
propub.li
March 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: When Marco Rubio abruptly halted foreign aid, cleanup crews in Vietnam were forced to abandon one of the largest chemical spills in the world for weeks.
Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.
Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.
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Trump’s former NSA Michael Flynn, who continues to host events at Mar-a-Lago, says it is time for Trump to declare martial law.
March 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Trump’s former NSA Michael Flynn, who continues to host events at Mar-a-Lago, says it is time for Trump to declare martial law.
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The US Director of National Intelligence reposting a Russian propagandist in Malaysia posting lies that track Kremlin propaganda about an organization that has been a beacon of light to people around the world since 1942. We are entering a very dark place.
March 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The US Director of National Intelligence reposting a Russian propagandist in Malaysia posting lies that track Kremlin propaganda about an organization that has been a beacon of light to people around the world since 1942. We are entering a very dark place.
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How a University Fights an Authoritarian Regime:
By speaking out to the public, especially about NIH and the loss of medical research.
From @chronicle.com yesterday. See thread in quote for more.
By speaking out to the public, especially about NIH and the loss of medical research.
From @chronicle.com yesterday. See thread in quote for more.
March 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
How a University Fights an Authoritarian Regime:
By speaking out to the public, especially about NIH and the loss of medical research.
From @chronicle.com yesterday. See thread in quote for more.
By speaking out to the public, especially about NIH and the loss of medical research.
From @chronicle.com yesterday. See thread in quote for more.
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For over 80 years, Voice of America delivered news to countries—many under authoritarian rule—where reliable information was scarce. Now, those broadcasts, once a vital tool for promoting democracy and transparency, are fading away.
March 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
For over 80 years, Voice of America delivered news to countries—many under authoritarian rule—where reliable information was scarce. Now, those broadcasts, once a vital tool for promoting democracy and transparency, are fading away.
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These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
March 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
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Oh look Elon musk cutting pediatric cancer research
March 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Oh look Elon musk cutting pediatric cancer research