Kate Wulf
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Iowan, friend of dogs etc. Seeking the voices scattered among the platform deserts. she/her
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Breaking: For the second day in a row, the AP reporter on pool duty who tried to attend a POTUS event was blocked from entering the Oval Office. The reporter was there to cover the swearing-in ceremony for Tulsi Gabbard.
February 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Breaking: For the second day in a row, the AP reporter on pool duty who tried to attend a POTUS event was blocked from entering the Oval Office. The reporter was there to cover the swearing-in ceremony for Tulsi Gabbard.
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Murkowski says call volume to the Senate is now 40x higher than normal:
February 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Murkowski says call volume to the Senate is now 40x higher than normal:
I've been calling congressional offices for almost a week straight, and yesterday had two firsts: 1. Grassley's inbox was filled all day (tried at a couple different times) and 2. First day Nunn's office didn't have a real staff member pick up and answer. Will try local offices next.
February 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I've been calling congressional offices for almost a week straight, and yesterday had two firsts: 1. Grassley's inbox was filled all day (tried at a couple different times) and 2. First day Nunn's office didn't have a real staff member pick up and answer. Will try local offices next.
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A private citizen does not have the authority to do this. The President also does not have the authority to do this.
This is unbelievably evil and completely illegal.
This is unbelievably evil and completely illegal.
Elon Musk said on X early Monday he is in the process of closing USAID with Trump's blessing.
“I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said. ... ‘Are you sure?’”
The answer was yes, he said.
“And so we’re shutting it down,” Musk said.
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“I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said. ... ‘Are you sure?’”
The answer was yes, he said.
“And so we’re shutting it down,” Musk said.
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Trump moves to wrest control of USAID as Musk says ‘we’re shutting it down’
Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk said early Monday that his DOGE team is in the process of closing USAID, the world’s largest provider of food assistance.
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February 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A private citizen does not have the authority to do this. The President also does not have the authority to do this.
This is unbelievably evil and completely illegal.
This is unbelievably evil and completely illegal.
Just incredible. We're in the center of a five-alarm fire, and it's trying to take everything from us.
Among the websites purged by the Trump administration today: the National Park Service's website for the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which acknowledges the "grave injustice" of the internment of roughly 120,000 Japanese Americans www.nps.gov/places/japan...
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January 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just incredible. We're in the center of a five-alarm fire, and it's trying to take everything from us.
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It's one thing to take down pages talking about diversity in science.
It's another thing entirely to take down research databases that are used for observational studies.
That is exactly what it seems just happened at the CDC.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c... www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c...
It's another thing entirely to take down research databases that are used for observational studies.
That is exactly what it seems just happened at the CDC.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c... www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c...
CDC removes data on sexual orientation, gender identity from website
Data from an expansive federal survey on youth behavioral habits, including their sexual orientation and gender identity, have been removed from the website of the CDC.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It's one thing to take down pages talking about diversity in science.
It's another thing entirely to take down research databases that are used for observational studies.
That is exactly what it seems just happened at the CDC.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c... www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c...
It's another thing entirely to take down research databases that are used for observational studies.
That is exactly what it seems just happened at the CDC.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c... www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c...
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From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.
January 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.
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scoop w/@dmccabe: The F.C.C.'s commissioner, Brendan Carr, has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS stations
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
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F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR and PBS’s sponsorships.
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January 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
scoop w/@dmccabe: The F.C.C.'s commissioner, Brendan Carr, has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS stations
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
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January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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Trump has signed an executive order eliminating all funding for diversity and inclusion in the federal government, sending home DEI staff who will then be laid off. The historical echo for this is when Woodrow Wilson resegregated the federal government in 1913. We have reached the second nadir.
January 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump has signed an executive order eliminating all funding for diversity and inclusion in the federal government, sending home DEI staff who will then be laid off. The historical echo for this is when Woodrow Wilson resegregated the federal government in 1913. We have reached the second nadir.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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