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I have been hearing from people that they have been having issues accessing their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access. Please share!
March 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I have been hearing from people that they have been having issues accessing their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access. Please share!
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Americans could have died. There should be accountability for Cabinet officials who leaked sensitive military strike plans.
I and @democrats-armedservices.house.gov are calling on Chairman Rogers to bring Defense Sec. Hegseth before the committee ASAP for questioning about the Signal leak.
I and @democrats-armedservices.house.gov are calling on Chairman Rogers to bring Defense Sec. Hegseth before the committee ASAP for questioning about the Signal leak.
March 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Americans could have died. There should be accountability for Cabinet officials who leaked sensitive military strike plans.
I and @democrats-armedservices.house.gov are calling on Chairman Rogers to bring Defense Sec. Hegseth before the committee ASAP for questioning about the Signal leak.
I and @democrats-armedservices.house.gov are calling on Chairman Rogers to bring Defense Sec. Hegseth before the committee ASAP for questioning about the Signal leak.
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Even the extremely Susan Collins-friendly Bangor Daily News seems to be getting tired of Collins's decades-long practice of pretending to oppose the consequences of her own actions. tinyurl.com/287ck7cw #MEpolitics
March 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Even the extremely Susan Collins-friendly Bangor Daily News seems to be getting tired of Collins's decades-long practice of pretending to oppose the consequences of her own actions. tinyurl.com/287ck7cw #MEpolitics
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The SAVE Act may as well be called the anti-voting rights act. Here’s why:
Voting Rights Act at 60: Congress Could Hit New Low with SAVE Act
The new legislation would require American citizens to produce documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to vote.
www.brennancenter.org
March 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The SAVE Act may as well be called the anti-voting rights act. Here’s why:
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Confirming, as was obvious from context already, that this wasn’t a one-off. They are routinely using Signal to evade statutory record retention requirements.
March 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Confirming, as was obvious from context already, that this wasn’t a one-off. They are routinely using Signal to evade statutory record retention requirements.
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Himes: "Apparently all this mayhem is cheered by the president of the United States and by 20-somethings with laptops and names like Big Balls. But I've been doing this for a long time, and I know that Moscow and Beijing and Tehran and Pyongyang cannot believe their luck."
March 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Himes: "Apparently all this mayhem is cheered by the president of the United States and by 20-somethings with laptops and names like Big Balls. But I've been doing this for a long time, and I know that Moscow and Beijing and Tehran and Pyongyang cannot believe their luck."
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When China undercuts U.S. shipbuilding, it threatens national security and hurts shipbuilders at Bath and Portsmouth.
I’m leading more than 60 lawmakers in pressing the U.S. Trade Representative to fight back.
I’m leading more than 60 lawmakers in pressing the U.S. Trade Representative to fight back.
March 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
When China undercuts U.S. shipbuilding, it threatens national security and hurts shipbuilders at Bath and Portsmouth.
I’m leading more than 60 lawmakers in pressing the U.S. Trade Representative to fight back.
I’m leading more than 60 lawmakers in pressing the U.S. Trade Representative to fight back.
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Meiselas: Steve Witkoff, was allegedly in Moscow while he was on this group chat. Do you believe the Russians now have all of that information and potentially more?
Rice: Well, yes—the Russians have whatever Witkoff was doing or saying on his personal cell phone. The Russians undoubtedly have it.
Rice: Well, yes—the Russians have whatever Witkoff was doing or saying on his personal cell phone. The Russians undoubtedly have it.
March 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Meiselas: Steve Witkoff, was allegedly in Moscow while he was on this group chat. Do you believe the Russians now have all of that information and potentially more?
Rice: Well, yes—the Russians have whatever Witkoff was doing or saying on his personal cell phone. The Russians undoubtedly have it.
Rice: Well, yes—the Russians have whatever Witkoff was doing or saying on his personal cell phone. The Russians undoubtedly have it.
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A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
A Pentagon-wide email recently went out warning about Signal's vulnerability
A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
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“Using a Signal app like this is hiding what’s happening from the government itself. And that is almost certainly the very reason for the use. These are disappearing communications…There also won’t be any records to determine whether crimes were committed.”
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...
SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn’t Even the Worst Part Of It
I haven’t had time to comment on the Jeff Goldberg story about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Using a Signal app like this is hiding what’s happening from the government itself. And that is almost certainly the very reason for the use. These are disappearing communications…There also won’t be any records to determine whether crimes were committed.”
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...
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We also know that Russia has already hacked Signal www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Russian hackers find ways to snoop on Ukrainian Signal accounts
Phones found on the battlefield are being linked to Moscow’s intelligence services systems for spying, Google finds.
www.politico.eu
March 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We also know that Russia has already hacked Signal www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Pete Hegseth in 2016: "The people we rely on to do dangerous and difficult things for us rely on one thing from us: That we will not... be reckless with the dangerous things they are doing for us. That's the national security implications of a private server that's unsecured."
March 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pete Hegseth in 2016: "The people we rely on to do dangerous and difficult things for us rely on one thing from us: That we will not... be reckless with the dangerous things they are doing for us. That's the national security implications of a private server that's unsecured."
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Why have a human rights report if there are no rights for anyone other than white males?
The annual State Department human rights report “will remove all sections covering the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and the disabled as well as sections dedicated to discrimination against indigenous people and corruption in government.”
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
Marco Rubio removes LGBTQ+ people & women from annual human rights report - LGBTQ Nation
He also removed sections on women, people with disabilities, and government corruption.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Why have a human rights report if there are no rights for anyone other than white males?
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these folks are unreconstructed segregationists and it isn’t even speculative or a difficult argument at this point
“An Army webpage from 2008 that lauded the 60th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s 1948 integration order has disappeared. It was available as recently as last year, web archives show” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pentago...
Pentagon Removes Webpages Celebrating Racial Integration of the Armed Forces
Several webpages that celebrated the armed forces’ history of racial integration have...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
these folks are unreconstructed segregationists and it isn’t even speculative or a difficult argument at this point
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The US Postal Service is vital for rural communities. When post offices are closed or mail is delayed, it makes life harder for rural families and businesses.
I introduced bipartisan legislation to make USPS more transparent and accountable to the people it serves.
I introduced bipartisan legislation to make USPS more transparent and accountable to the people it serves.
Congressman Golden introduces Protecting Postal Performance Act
Congressman Jared Golden has introduced a bill to limit the closing of post offices in rural communities and increase postal service transparency.
www.wabi.tv
March 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The US Postal Service is vital for rural communities. When post offices are closed or mail is delayed, it makes life harder for rural families and businesses.
I introduced bipartisan legislation to make USPS more transparent and accountable to the people it serves.
I introduced bipartisan legislation to make USPS more transparent and accountable to the people it serves.
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Jackie wrote *extensively* in his autobiography about the racism he experienced while serving in the Army. He fought like hell against his white colleagues and superiors and did not mince words.
March 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Jackie wrote *extensively* in his autobiography about the racism he experienced while serving in the Army. He fought like hell against his white colleagues and superiors and did not mince words.
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It’s unreal - the DOD deleted its page for Charles Calvin Rodgers, a Medal of Honor recipient who was wounded three times while defending against three assaults on his base in Vietnam. Now the URL includes “DEI Medal of Honor.” There’s something about Rodgers I don’t even have to tell you
March 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It’s unreal - the DOD deleted its page for Charles Calvin Rodgers, a Medal of Honor recipient who was wounded three times while defending against three assaults on his base in Vietnam. Now the URL includes “DEI Medal of Honor.” There’s something about Rodgers I don’t even have to tell you