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Courts across the country are temporarily blocking Donald Trump's order to block trillions of dollars of vital grants, aid, and loans to our communities.

Tell Congress: Don't allow Trump to defund our communities.
Tell Congress: Don't defund our communities
President Trump’s decision to block trillions in federal funding to critical services already approved by Congress is a reckless, cruel, unprecedented power grab that will impact every one of us.
action.aclu.org
February 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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The State Department has fired about 60 contractors who work for its democracy, human rights, and labor bureau — a division whose programs have often been criticized by authoritarian leaders.

The dismissals deal a severe blow to the bureau. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian states such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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BREAKING: FBI agents file a class action lawsuit against the Justice Department.
February 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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"The issue with younger generations is deeper than media mistrust. It’s that no one knows what a journalist is." #MsReads via @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
I’m a Gen Z journalist. My generation doesn’t know what that means. - Poynter
The issue with younger generations is deeper than media mistrust. It’s that no one knows what a journalist is.
www.poynter.org
February 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hello, post #1 on blue Sky. i’m Looking for reasonable conversation and news without the drama.
February 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM