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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 5h

Good For You Senator Schiff 👏🏻
We Will All Stand With You against
Chump's Authoritarian Regime.......

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The Word Bird @thewordbird.bsky.social · 1m

www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
Trump appears to be pretty sleepy here and Hegseth is looking for the teleprompter.
A DUI hire letting Qatar have a military base in the American West??
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Trump War Chief Hegseth Pushes Back After MAGA Backlash To Foreign Base

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has sent out a "clarification" after major MAGA backlash over news that the U.S. will host a Qatari air force facility on U.S. soil.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 1m

Marge knows Trumpism is dying.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

All facts

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

All facts

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21m

Nearly all employees within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) were dismissed in Friday’s reduction-in-force, leaving only a few senior officials and administrative staff.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 44m

REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 4m

Democrats need a normal primary election before the 2028 presidential election.

Primaries can reveal new stars for the party who don’t have national recognition yet, as it did with AK gov Bill Clinton and IL Sen Obama.

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 4m

Democrats need a normal primary election before the 2028 presidential election.

Primaries can reveal new stars for the party who don’t have national recognition yet, as it did with AK gov Bill Clinton and IL Sen Obama.

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GregoryDoodles @gregorydoodles.bsky.social · 14h

Kamala is part of the reason we find ourselves in this moment.
I know... ya'll love her. I voted for her, but she is a grifter like Dear Leader. The Dem party is dead. Either we create a new party with folks with spines and compassion or we live under a dictator.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1h

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.

We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.

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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 23h

Happy Sloth Bear Day!

a black bear sitting in the grass eating a piece of fruit

Alt: a black bear sitting in the grass eating a piece of fruit

media.tenor.com

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 10m

Racism

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 48m

Monday Wordle 1,577 3/6

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 44m

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 41m

It’s unlikely that sources will talk to an author on the record while the person is still in office.

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battersonj7 @jbatterson7.bsky.social · 1h

Honestly, if he writes to write a book on anyone’s mental decline and memory try the guy in the WH.

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 20m

Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money.
 “Congress doesn’t really have a say on anything,” said former Michigan congressman Fred Upton. “No one’s putting their hand up to say ‘stop.’’’

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money

Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used.

www.washingtonpost.com

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 19m

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices,
 In an unusual acknowledgment, the Labor Department said that tougher immigration enforcement is hurting farmers and the food supply.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

www.washingtonpost.com

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 13m

Trump pressures world leaders to abandon the energy transition in favor of a U.S.-led fossil fuel resurgence.

Indian officials have calculated that renewable energy provides a cheaper and more reliable alternative.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The real winners of Trump’s attack on clean energy aren’t American

U.S. politics are undercutting clean energy at the same time economics are propelling it forward globally. Can the U.S. afford to sit this out?

www.washingtonpost.com

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 13m

Trump pressures world leaders to abandon the energy transition in favor of a U.S.-led fossil fuel resurgence.

Indian officials have calculated that renewable energy provides a cheaper and more reliable alternative.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The real winners of Trump’s attack on clean energy aren’t American

U.S. politics are undercutting clean energy at the same time economics are propelling it forward globally. Can the U.S. afford to sit this out?

www.washingtonpost.com

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 19m

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices,
 In an unusual acknowledgment, the Labor Department said that tougher immigration enforcement is hurting farmers and the food supply.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

www.washingtonpost.com

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 20m

Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money.
 “Congress doesn’t really have a say on anything,” said former Michigan congressman Fred Upton. “No one’s putting their hand up to say ‘stop.’’’

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money

Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4h

The truth about the administration’s threat federal employees won’t get paid when shutdown ends. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

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