Peggy
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Trump issues new executive order: Only the president can speak for “what the law is”
It was fun doing democracy with you.
It was fun doing democracy with you.
February 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Trump issues new executive order: Only the president can speak for “what the law is”
It was fun doing democracy with you.
It was fun doing democracy with you.
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Rep Earl Carter (R-GA) introduces legislation “authorizing President Trump to acquire Greenland and renaming it Red, White, and Blueland”
February 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Not @theonion.com
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Reporter: Why do you want to be chairman of Kennedy Center board?
Trump: Some of the shows were terrible. They were a disgrace.
Reporter: Have you seen any shows there?
Trump: No, I didn’t go.
Trump: Some of the shows were terrible. They were a disgrace.
Reporter: Have you seen any shows there?
Trump: No, I didn’t go.
February 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Reporter: Why do you want to be chairman of Kennedy Center board?
Trump: Some of the shows were terrible. They were a disgrace.
Reporter: Have you seen any shows there?
Trump: No, I didn’t go.
Trump: Some of the shows were terrible. They were a disgrace.
Reporter: Have you seen any shows there?
Trump: No, I didn’t go.
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The tuberculosis outbreak has expanded from Kansas to Ohio.
The tuberculosis outbreak has expanded from Kansas to Ohio.
February 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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The tuberculosis outbreak has expanded from Kansas to Ohio.
The tuberculosis outbreak has expanded from Kansas to Ohio.
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A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
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February 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
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We can’t let a mega rich dude shut down the main foreign aid program created and funded by Congress just because he doesn’t like it and has our president by the balls
www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.foreign.senate.gov
February 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We can’t let a mega rich dude shut down the main foreign aid program created and funded by Congress just because he doesn’t like it and has our president by the balls
www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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Elon Musk is locking government employees out of government systems and demanding access to the government's entire payment network. This is not legal, of course.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Elon Musk is locking government employees out of government systems and demanding access to the government's entire payment network. This is not legal, of course.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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February 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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If confirmed by the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr would have the power to limit or even cut off contracts with the makers of vaccines for a program that protects nearly 38 million low-income and working-class children from diseases like polio, measles, whooping cough and chickenpox.
The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund Kennedy Would Oversee
If confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have vast powers over immunization policies for children and adults.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
If confirmed by the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr would have the power to limit or even cut off contracts with the makers of vaccines for a program that protects nearly 38 million low-income and working-class children from diseases like polio, measles, whooping cough and chickenpox.
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by freezing all federal grants, trump is fundamentally transforming the relationship between the executive and congress. he is asserting dictatorial authority over federal spending, transforming congress's lawmaking powers into advisory authority. it is a constitutional crisis
January 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
by freezing all federal grants, trump is fundamentally transforming the relationship between the executive and congress. he is asserting dictatorial authority over federal spending, transforming congress's lawmaking powers into advisory authority. it is a constitutional crisis
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The Trump administration instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Trump administration instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
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Revelations about the role Robert F. Kennedy Jr. played in a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa keep getting worse.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Once Pitched a Deadly Human Vaccine Experiment
Revelations about the role he played in a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa keep getting worse.
newrepublic.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Revelations about the role Robert F. Kennedy Jr. played in a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa keep getting worse.
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The Trump administration has halted disbursement of funds from a program that supplies most of the treatment for HIV in Africa and low-income countries worldwide for at least 90 days.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide (Gift Article)
Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment to as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The Trump administration has halted disbursement of funds from a program that supplies most of the treatment for HIV in Africa and low-income countries worldwide for at least 90 days.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
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Inspectors General are key public servants tasked with holding our government accountable. They’re independent, nonpartisan whose work is identifying fraud, waste, & importantly, abuse. Trump just fired them all. Make no mistake: he's purging those who will protect the rule of law.
January 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Inspectors General are key public servants tasked with holding our government accountable. They’re independent, nonpartisan whose work is identifying fraud, waste, & importantly, abuse. Trump just fired them all. Make no mistake: he's purging those who will protect the rule of law.
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