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In an interview with Fox News after President Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated him during a meeting in the Oval Office, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine stressed his desire for a strong U.S. partnership and did not apologize to Trump. Follow live updates.
Trump Berates Zelensky, Who Leaves Without Signing Ukraine Minerals Deal: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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European leaders quickly pledged their continued support for Ukraine on Friday after President Trump’s blistering criticism of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a meeting at the White House.
Europe Rallies Around Zelensky After Explosive White House Meeting
The statements piled up on social media, offering words of encouragement to the Ukrainian leader and his people.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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SHOUT-OUT to my friend’s at Independent “Talking Animals Books”📚 in historic downtown Grapevine(North Texas).

The women-owners are passionate supporters of K-12 public schools & promoting the power of reading📖

PLEASE READ ARTICLE 👇 & come visit our town!
#booksky

www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
How Talking Animal Books is bringing a love of reading to Texas
Owners of Talking Animal Books say their store aims to educate and show books have the "power to connect communities."
www.usatoday.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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I’ll say it again. What makes this platform different is that it’s moderated. And, The Terms of Service are enforced. Bluesky is not like Twitter

The world needs a platform where people who disagree can have a real discussion.
The problem is you assume they want to "engage and have reals discussions on real issues." They don't. When confronted with facts, data, science, actual laws, and the like, they resort to spewing lies, disinformation and hate.
Some don't want posts like this on @bsky.app. I want more. Why ?

This is a moderated platform. Which means unbridled hate is removed. And blocked.

Making this is a platform where we can engage and have real discussions on real issues.

@bsky.app w 100m users changes political discourse.
February 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Because this platform is moderated. This is not Twitter. There is no Elon Musk dominating an algorithm that drags down the platform

Bluesky is unique. We need it to grow.
The problem with calls for “discourse,” is that MAGA isn’t interested in an exchange of ideas. It wants to leverage the rules of polite to destroy discourse. It wants to walk in, shout us all down, spit lies, and thumb their noses at us.
Shout “if you’re so tolerant why don’t you tolerate my hate?”
Some don't want posts like this on @bsky.app. I want more. Why ?

This is a moderated platform. Which means unbridled hate is removed. And blocked.

Making this is a platform where we can engage and have real discussions on real issues.

@bsky.app w 100m users changes political discourse.
February 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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At least this is smart.
Breaking News: President Trump ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, saying the coins cost more to produce than their face value.
Trump Orders Treasury to Halt Minting New Pennies to Cut Waste
President Trump said that the coins cost more to produce than their face value.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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When we generalize about any group of people , we shut out the people who are on the fence. Trump is going to convince a lot of MAGA to stop supporting him. I'm ok being told I have TDS if the end result is that we convince the 1.5m more people that voted for him, to no longer consider him.
Part of what has me in a spiral is that there is no reaching them, Mark. They cannot have a civil conversation that does not include insults and hatred. That's the only way they can live with the ugliness of their choices. They are now devoid of diplomacy and decency.
February 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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President Trump reiterated his proposal for the U.S. to take over Gaza, telling reporters on Sunday that the strip of land was "a big real estate site" that the U.S. was "going to own." The idea, first announced last week, has drawn widespread international condemnation.
Trump Calls Gaza a ‘Big Real Estate Site,’ Reiterating Plan for U.S. Takeover
President Trump, speaking on his way to the Super Bowl, also mentioned building “beautiful sites for the people, the Palestinians, to live in.”
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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President Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports starting Monday and would take other action to even out tariff rates with the rest of the world later in the week. The metals tariffs would apply to "everybody," including Canada and Mexico, he said.

Follow live.
Trump to Impose Tariffs on All Steel and Aluminum Imports: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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“Any hint of the selective suspension of congressionally authorized payments will be a breach of trust and ultimately, a form of default,” five former U.S. Treasury secretaries write. “And our credibility, once lost, will prove difficult to regain.”
Opinion | Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy.
Former Secretaries Rubin, Summers, Geithner, Lew and Yellen argue that DOGE is a threat to America.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Trump says he'll impose 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum imports; reciprocal duties are coming soon
finance.yahoo.com/news/live/tr...
Trump says he'll impose 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum imports; reciprocal duties are coming soon
Yahoo Finance will chronicle the latest news and updates on Trump's tariffs — from the threats to the eventual policy.
finance.yahoo.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and no one — not the President, not Musk, not Vought – can illegally shut down its work.

There is power in fighting back, and we will not let up in Congress, in the courts, or in public until we win this fight.
February 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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President Trump campaigned on lowering costs. But he’s letting billionaire Elon Musk and Project 2025 Architect Russ Vought kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

If they succeed, CEOs on Wall Street will once again be free to cheat you out of your savings.
February 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
February 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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All the Dems saying to avoid distractions from Trump and focus on the important things. Trump IS the distraction. The dismantling of our government and rights is the mission. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Trump announces task force to ‘eradicate anti-Christian bias’
President Trump announced plans Thursday to establish a task force and a presidential commission to protect Christians from religious discrimination. Trump addressed the National Prayer Breakfast i…
thehill.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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DOGE officials have been active at USAID, Veterans Affairs, Treasury and elsewhere, but little is publicly known about their work.
Secrecy is becoming a defining characteristic of Elon Musk’s DOGE
DOGE officials have been active at USAID, Veterans Affairs, Treasury and elsewhere, but little is publicly known about their work.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Majority party congressional Republicans are acquiescing in the Administration’s lawlessness at every turn. If just a few of them would stand up to anything it would matter.
February 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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'Veterans risked their lives to defend our country, and they deserve better than to have an unelected billionaire reviewing their medical records, targeting the benefits they have earned, or using their private information for personal gain.' www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democrats Demand VA Secretary Deny Elon Musk Access To Veterans' Private Records
America's vets "deserve better than to have an unelected billionaire reviewing their medical records," 26 senators warned Secretary Doug Collins.
www.huffpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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President Trump’s calls for the U.S. to “take over” and “develop” Gaza have handed Islamic terrorist groups a rallying cry to recruit and inspire attacks against Americans at home and abroad, security experts and former intelligence officials say.
Trump's Gaza comments hand jihadist terrorists a 'rallying cry,' experts say
“This kind of language only is going to galvanize groups that want to kill Americans,” said former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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This weekend I had an empowering afternoon at Milwaukee Alumnae Founders Day, exploring the intersection of politics and civic engagement. It's crucial to stay informed and active to shape our communities and future!
February 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Wait. Have @doge and Elon just been pulling numbers from usaspending.gov ?

Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?

Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.

Very Trump like too.

Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
USAspending.gov
usaspending.gov
February 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Hospital and emergency room patients diagnosed with cannabis use disorder died at almost three times the rate of individuals without the disorder over the next five years, according to a new study, the largest on the subject.
Marijuana Dependence Linked to Higher Risk of Death
Two new Canadian studies are the largest to date looking at death rates and psychosis associated with cannabis use disorder.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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BREAKING: we just blocked Musk & Trump out of the Treasury systems!

Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
February 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM