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🌊🌊 woke 🇺🇦
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It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
April 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Donald Trump said he'd abolish the Department of Education, and that's exactly what he's doing.

If you send your kids to public school, Trump is sending you a clear message: he doesn’t care about you.
Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
edition.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.

Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law

Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
apnews.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Six senior Justice Department officials, including Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, resigned rather than comply with an order to dismiss corruption charges against New York City's mayor Eric Adams reut.rs/4k18rbM
Trump DOJ's order to drop Eric Adams case sparks mass resignations
Six senior Justice Department officials, including Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, resigned on Thursday rather than comply with an order to dismiss corruption charges against New York City's mayor, according to internal Justice Department letters seen by Reuters and people familiar with the matter.
reut.rs
February 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Elon Musk warning about an unelected bureaucracy is like watching Drake sing "Not Like Us" at karaoke
February 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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hey question, is this bad?
January 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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I think it already is.

But seriously. Don’t call them names. We want the door open for them when they realize the mistake they made.

We are for a better America. Not a vindictive America
Hey Mark do you think voters remorse will ever hit the magat crowd
I Doubt It
January 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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🧪 "Researchers who have clinical trial participants staying at the NIH’s on-campus hospital, the Clinical Trial Center, said they weren’t able to order test tubes to draw blood."

www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/h...
Scientists at NIH can’t purchase supplies for their studies after Trump administration pauses outside communications | CNN
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Brilliant.
January 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

Hero.
January 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Yes scientists and doctors can get it right !
I was skeptical at first, but Bluesky really is a fantastic platform for scientists who want to engage in broader public conversations.

Thank you @bsky.app and @jay.bsky.team for this amazing resource!
January 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM