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And huge shout out to @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social who’s the co-author. Absolutely essential work.
"This is some of the finest journalism I've read in the Trump era so far," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on @motherjones.com's reporting on the Trump admin deporting people to El Salvador, and in one case, over an autism awareness tattoo.
March 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
And huge shout out to @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social who’s the co-author. Absolutely essential work.
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We must invest in U.S. shipbuilding to safeguard our economy & defense.
A drydock is a specialized facility that allows ships to be repaired and maintained out of water — essential for keeping our fleet strong.
Read more about what we've been doing:
www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/labor-a...
A drydock is a specialized facility that allows ships to be repaired and maintained out of water — essential for keeping our fleet strong.
Read more about what we've been doing:
www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/labor-a...
March 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We must invest in U.S. shipbuilding to safeguard our economy & defense.
A drydock is a specialized facility that allows ships to be repaired and maintained out of water — essential for keeping our fleet strong.
Read more about what we've been doing:
www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/labor-a...
A drydock is a specialized facility that allows ships to be repaired and maintained out of water — essential for keeping our fleet strong.
Read more about what we've been doing:
www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/labor-a...
Randall Cunningham "Probably the best player in #UNLV football history (1982-84), NFL QB, "
Probably the best player in #UNLV football history (1982-84), NFL QB, and Las Vegas church founder, Randall Cunningham was born on Mar 27, 1963 in Santa Barbara, CA. t.co/voW1eKROjC
Note: He led the Rebels to their first 10 win season in 1984 (made 0-13 by NCAA penalty).
Note: He led the Rebels to their first 10 win season in 1984 (made 0-13 by NCAA penalty).
March 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Randall Cunningham "Probably the best player in #UNLV football history (1982-84), NFL QB, "
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Elon Musk is the single biggest beneficiary of U.S. government contracts.
Taxpayers are subsidizing the “fire hose of hate and falsehoods” that now appear on X that Musk bought for $44 billion two years ago.
Do you see a pattern here? Does this make you angry?
Taxpayers are subsidizing the “fire hose of hate and falsehoods” that now appear on X that Musk bought for $44 billion two years ago.
Do you see a pattern here? Does this make you angry?
February 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Elon Musk is the single biggest beneficiary of U.S. government contracts.
Taxpayers are subsidizing the “fire hose of hate and falsehoods” that now appear on X that Musk bought for $44 billion two years ago.
Do you see a pattern here? Does this make you angry?
Taxpayers are subsidizing the “fire hose of hate and falsehoods” that now appear on X that Musk bought for $44 billion two years ago.
Do you see a pattern here? Does this make you angry?
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Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress talk big about supporting veterans, but their budget tells the real story: cuts, delays, and broken promises.
Republican cuts hurt veterans!
Republican cuts hurt veterans!
March 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress talk big about supporting veterans, but their budget tells the real story: cuts, delays, and broken promises.
Republican cuts hurt veterans!
Republican cuts hurt veterans!
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GLOBAL WAR explodes under Trump, DISASTER
March 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
GLOBAL WAR explodes under Trump, DISASTER
"Everything Trump is doing is domestic terrorism!" This is so freaking true !
Everything Trump is doing is domestic terrorism!
March 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"Everything Trump is doing is domestic terrorism!" This is so freaking true !
This is so freaking true !
Everything Trump is doing is domestic terrorism!
March 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This is so freaking true !
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Trump closing Social Security field offices in:
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
N. Carolina
N. Dakota
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi, NC hardest hit. Full list here:
apnews.com/article/soci...
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
N. Carolina
N. Dakota
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi, NC hardest hit. Full list here:
apnews.com/article/soci...
A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year
Twenty-six Social Security Administration offices across the country are expected to close this year, due to actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
apnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Trump closing Social Security field offices in:
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
N. Carolina
N. Dakota
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi, NC hardest hit. Full list here:
apnews.com/article/soci...
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
N. Carolina
N. Dakota
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi, NC hardest hit. Full list here:
apnews.com/article/soci...
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👇👇👇👇
Martin O'Malley, former Social Security commissioner, says he believes the Trump administration has already taken 90% of the actions necessary to crater Social Security.
March 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
👇👇👇👇
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March 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Trump's imposition of a "$1 spending limit on government credit cards... was done apparently with no knowledge of how essential the cards are to operations. There was no mechanism, for example, to pay for gas for vehicles used to transport patients’ blood samples..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the N.I.H., the Crown Jewel of American Science
Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will be undermined by President Trump’s policies.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump's imposition of a "$1 spending limit on government credit cards... was done apparently with no knowledge of how essential the cards are to operations. There was no mechanism, for example, to pay for gas for vehicles used to transport patients’ blood samples..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
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"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
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"Here's a look at COVID-19's impact five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In a quick succession of events, schools and businesses shut down, lockdowns were put in place, travel was halted and hospitals were over capacity."
This week marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
In a quick succession of events, schools and businesses shut down, lockdowns were put in place, travel was halted and hospitals were over capacity.
In a quick succession of events, schools and businesses shut down, lockdowns were put in place, travel was halted and hospitals were over capacity.
5 years after it was declared a global pandemic, a look at COVID-19's impact
Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In a quick succession of events, schools and businesses shut down, lockdowns were put in place,…
buff.ly
March 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"Here's a look at COVID-19's impact five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In a quick succession of events, schools and businesses shut down, lockdowns were put in place, travel was halted and hospitals were over capacity."
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March 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Deseret, conceived in the wake of the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848, blanketed a pretty healthy chunk of the American West — some 490,000 square miles. By comparison, Deseret would have been almost twice the size of Texas.
At the Mormon convention at Salt Lake City on Mar 18, 1849, before Utah Territory was created, the proposed but unrecognized "State of Deseret" was organized. It would have included most of what is now Nevada. t.co/v7sn7iIPJI t.co/ICPV7jfcM8
March 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Deseret, conceived in the wake of the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848, blanketed a pretty healthy chunk of the American West — some 490,000 square miles. By comparison, Deseret would have been almost twice the size of Texas.
"As Trump shutters Voice of America, officials in Beijing couldn’t be more pleased.
"Chinese state media are celebrating President Donald Trump’s move to gut Voice of America..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
China expresses delight with many of Trump’s most radical moves
As Trump shutters Voice of America, officials in Beijing couldn’t be more pleased. Such reactions are surprisingly common lately.
www.msnbc.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"As Trump shutters Voice of America, officials in Beijing couldn’t be more pleased.
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Yale just confirmed to me that the State Department did indeed cancel this contract for one of its research labs, which was tracking Ukrainian kids kidnapped by Russia:
SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Kids: Sources
The fate of abducted Ukrainian children is a white-hot issue for peace negotiations—and it looks like the State Department may have just undercut the cause.
newrepublic.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Yale just confirmed to me that the State Department did indeed cancel this contract for one of its research labs, which was tracking Ukrainian kids kidnapped by Russia: