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At the very beginning of their professional lives, some young people have had their summer internships derailed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
Collateral Damage in Federal Work Force Cuts: Summer Interns
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
At the very beginning of their professional lives, some young people have had their summer internships derailed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
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In honor of the French, who believed in us so much, they funded our Independence so they could fight for their own.
Then gifted us with Lady Liberty, only for us to disappoint them today.
Let’s fix that!
Then gifted us with Lady Liberty, only for us to disappoint them today.
Let’s fix that!
a poster that says happy bastille day with an eiffel tower
ALT: a poster that says happy bastille day with an eiffel tower
media.tenor.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
In honor of the French, who believed in us so much, they funded our Independence so they could fight for their own.
Then gifted us with Lady Liberty, only for us to disappoint them today.
Let’s fix that!
Then gifted us with Lady Liberty, only for us to disappoint them today.
Let’s fix that!
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“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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As heartbreaking news continues to emerge from central Texas, @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social and I are thinking of everyone affected and grateful for the extraordinary work of first responders.
Here are some ways all of us can help:
Here are some ways all of us can help:
Hill Country flooding: Here’s how to give and receive help
Catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country has killed 79 people. Rescue crews are searching for missing girls from Camp Mystic. Here is a guide on how to help those affected.
www.texastribune.org
July 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As heartbreaking news continues to emerge from central Texas, @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social and I are thinking of everyone affected and grateful for the extraordinary work of first responders.
Here are some ways all of us can help:
Here are some ways all of us can help:
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Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.
July 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.
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Sarah Stillman investigates a widespread crisis of deaths by starvation in America’s county jails. Most of the victims she identified had been arrested in the midst of a mental-health crisis, often on petty charges tied to their psychiatric distress.
Starved in Jail
Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?
nyer.cm
July 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sarah Stillman investigates a widespread crisis of deaths by starvation in America’s county jails. Most of the victims she identified had been arrested in the midst of a mental-health crisis, often on petty charges tied to their psychiatric distress.
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The death toll in Texas rose to 79 on Sunday afternoon and forecasters warned that downpours would continue in areas already reeling from the deadly floods. Dozens of people remained unaccounted for, including 10 girls from a summer camp on the Guadalupe River. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4knBZ1S
July 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The death toll in Texas rose to 79 on Sunday afternoon and forecasters warned that downpours would continue in areas already reeling from the deadly floods. Dozens of people remained unaccounted for, including 10 girls from a summer camp on the Guadalupe River. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4knBZ1S
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Gov. Shapiro: “This is our sad new reality that the federal government of the United States believes in knocking millions of people off of Medicaid, millions of people off of food assistance, all to pay for a tax cut for those at the highest income brackets.”
July 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Gov. Shapiro: “This is our sad new reality that the federal government of the United States believes in knocking millions of people off of Medicaid, millions of people off of food assistance, all to pay for a tax cut for those at the highest income brackets.”
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FEMA will no longer to door-to-door to assist you in a disaster, but ICE will go door-to-door to kidnap you and turn your life into a disaster. America has its priorities, y'all!
A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims
The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
www.motherjones.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
FEMA will no longer to door-to-door to assist you in a disaster, but ICE will go door-to-door to kidnap you and turn your life into a disaster. America has its priorities, y'all!
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Every single American needs to know what Donald Trump and Republicans did in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
When hospitals close their doors, we know who to blame.
When thousands more people die from not getting care, we know who to blame.
When kids go hungry, we know who to blame.
When hospitals close their doors, we know who to blame.
When thousands more people die from not getting care, we know who to blame.
When kids go hungry, we know who to blame.
July 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Every single American needs to know what Donald Trump and Republicans did in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
When hospitals close their doors, we know who to blame.
When thousands more people die from not getting care, we know who to blame.
When kids go hungry, we know who to blame.
When hospitals close their doors, we know who to blame.
When thousands more people die from not getting care, we know who to blame.
When kids go hungry, we know who to blame.
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OPINION by @stevebenen.com:
“The idea that the megabill eliminates federal taxes on Social Security — a claim Trump has made repeatedly of late — is plainly false.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
“The idea that the megabill eliminates federal taxes on Social Security — a claim Trump has made repeatedly of late — is plainly false.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Social Security Administration takes a step too far with deceptive email on megabill
When Americans can no longer trust the information it receives from the Social Security Administration, there's a problem.
www.msnbc.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
OPINION by @stevebenen.com:
“The idea that the megabill eliminates federal taxes on Social Security — a claim Trump has made repeatedly of late — is plainly false.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
“The idea that the megabill eliminates federal taxes on Social Security — a claim Trump has made repeatedly of late — is plainly false.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Thank you, Trump voters.
This is bleak. FDA Cuts Will Limit Scrutiny of Troubled Foreign Drug Factories, Inspectors Say
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangerous manufacturing practices.
www.propublica.org
July 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thank you, Trump voters.
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A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims
The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
www.motherjones.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Elizabeth Warren just exposed a crypto scam where Trump and his family stand to make more than $60,000,000 from a $2 billion Saudi-Binance deal, where the purchase will use Trump’s coin.
This MUST be exposed.
This MUST be exposed.
May 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Elizabeth Warren just exposed a crypto scam where Trump and his family stand to make more than $60,000,000 from a $2 billion Saudi-Binance deal, where the purchase will use Trump’s coin.
This MUST be exposed.
This MUST be exposed.
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The FAA halted the work of an outside panel of experts scrutinizing its management of air traffic control, a previously unreported move made after a fatal airliner crash near Washington raised questions about the agency’s abilities to keep the skies safe.
FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control
The FAA ordered an independent panel hired to recommend ways to strengthen oversight of its air traffic control operations to stop work.
wapo.st
May 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The FAA halted the work of an outside panel of experts scrutinizing its management of air traffic control, a previously unreported move made after a fatal airliner crash near Washington raised questions about the agency’s abilities to keep the skies safe.
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WSJ: “.. The classified message asked agencies, whose tools include surveillance satellites, communications intercepts and spies on the ground, to identify people in Greenland and Denmark who support U.S. objectives for the island.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
May 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
WSJ: “.. The classified message asked agencies, whose tools include surveillance satellites, communications intercepts and spies on the ground, to identify people in Greenland and Denmark who support U.S. objectives for the island.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
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This is great news @chrismurphyct.bsky.social 👏👍. The corruption in this admin is rampant. They think its their right to accumulate wealth during their tenure. UNACCEPTABLE. Use *any* and *all* means necessary to stop this.
May 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This is great news @chrismurphyct.bsky.social 👏👍. The corruption in this admin is rampant. They think its their right to accumulate wealth during their tenure. UNACCEPTABLE. Use *any* and *all* means necessary to stop this.
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Shameful. Those poor families are being traumatized all over again for purely political reasons.
May 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Shameful. Those poor families are being traumatized all over again for purely political reasons.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney:
"I was clear there in the Oval Office as I've been clear throughout on behalf of Canadians that this is never gonna happen. Canada is not for sale. It never will be for sale."
Bravo, Mark!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
"I was clear there in the Oval Office as I've been clear throughout on behalf of Canadians that this is never gonna happen. Canada is not for sale. It never will be for sale."
Bravo, Mark!
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May 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney:
"I was clear there in the Oval Office as I've been clear throughout on behalf of Canadians that this is never gonna happen. Canada is not for sale. It never will be for sale."
Bravo, Mark!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
"I was clear there in the Oval Office as I've been clear throughout on behalf of Canadians that this is never gonna happen. Canada is not for sale. It never will be for sale."
Bravo, Mark!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Read my statement on today's victory for North Carolina voters. Today, we won.
May 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Read my statement on today's victory for North Carolina voters. Today, we won.
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They make it sound like there are millions of dead people getting Social Security checks. But it's just not true.
April 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
They make it sound like there are millions of dead people getting Social Security checks. But it's just not true.
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100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
April 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
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This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.