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No work on debt ceiling. No relief money for California wildfires. Forget any community projects throughout the U.S.
With less than a week to go before a March 14 shutdown deadline, President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) are pushing for a bill that would extend current funding levels until the end of the fiscal year in late September.
Republicans unveil another extension to try to avert government shutdown
With less than a week to go before a March 14 shutdown deadline, it is not clear if Republicans have the votes to pass the continuing resolution unveiled Saturday.
wapo.st
When the American government set out to erase indigenous culture, one woman set out to save tribal music, traveling far & wide with her cylinder phonograph, trousers, & bow tie. On #InternationalWomensDay, Frances Densmore's remarkable story: #NativeSong, #FrancesDensmore, #Indigenous, #TribalMusic
The Woman Who Saved Native Song
“We understand the people better if we know their music, and we appreciate the music better if we understand the people themselves.”
www.themarginalian.org
" I believe there are many who forget all the tragedy women face in Afghanistan, that is why I use my paintings as a mean to remind the people"
- Shamsia Hassani
Afghan Artist #InternationalWomensDay
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Goldman on Musk: "Notable, somehow none of his $13 billion of government contracts he has determined to be waste, fraud, and abuse."
Is he just making excuses for Trump’s chaos?
Mike Johnson: "We're transitioning from Bidenomics and the terrible economy that was delivered by the last administration. It takes a while to turn that ship around."
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The strategic crypto reserve is happening. It’s hard to think of anything that would be less useful for America to stockpile, writes Ben Walsh.
America Is a Crypto Country Now
President Trump’s “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” is really happening.
www.theatlantic.com
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Christine, 33, explains that young scientists will be hit hardest by these cuts.

"If you don't get grants and bring in money, you're not seen as a viable scientist, and so that's the career to becoming a professional and being able to stay in the field."
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Per @rwpusa.bsky.social on another platform:

"Attention DOGE: When you mess around in the Treasury Department's records and payment systems, remember that since 1789, self dealing and conflicts of interest at the Treasury Department have been a criminal offense. See Section 8."
Act of Congress Establishing the Treasury Department
Chapter XII. An Act to Establish the Treasury Department. (a) Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shal...
home.treasury.gov
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CNN @cnn.com · Mar 7
A grassroots movement’s call for Americans not to shop at major chains for 24 hours in an “economic blackout” last week went viral — and now, its organizer is launching a weeklong boycott against Amazon.
The ‘economic blackout’ movement now wants you to boycott Amazon starting today | CNN Business
After a viral social media campaign to spend no money at big-box stores happened last week, a fresh one begins Friday targeting Amazon.
cnn.it
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It’s the 60th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at Selma, and thus the 10th anniversary of President Obama’s speech there, my favorite of all his public oratory, although it reads differently now. 🧵

time.com/3736357/bara...
Read the Full Text of Obama's Speech in Selma
The President spoke on Saturday in Selma, Ala.
time.com
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Pete Hegseth has ordered a massive review of DOD computer archives in an attempt to “align” the department with Trump’s directive to eliminate anything related to DEI. @radiofreetom.bsky.social asks: What are America's warfighters so afraid of?
The Pentagon’s DEI Panic
What are the nation’s warfighters so afraid of?
www.theatlantic.com
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Posted by @attorneycrump.bsky.social:

“Target, once a corporate leader in DEI, now faces a 40-day boycott led by Rev. Jamal Bryant after scaling back its diversity efforts. The retailer currently faces declining sales, tariff pressures, and customer visits dropping more than rival competitors.”
A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company | CNN Business
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
www.cnn.com
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From the Editorial Board:

Walgreens was scheduled in two years to celebrate its 100th year as a publicly traded company. Now the storied pharmacist and retailer won’t honor that milestone, because it no longer will be publicly owned.
Editorial: A sad day dawns for Chicago’s own Walgreens
The $10 billion deal to take Walgreens private has big ramifications for Chicago on multiple fronts.
www.chicagotribune.com