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greytdog @greytdog.bsky.social · 21m

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

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The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 3h

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 18m

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 3h

America's collapse in one swath of the NYT homepage

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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 1h

Ahh, Byron. The biggest boob Brooklyn ever bore.

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 2h

“Ah yes, Melania — suddenly the great peacemaker who spent four years ghosting America, plagiarizing Michelle Obama, and promoting birtherism. Meanwhile, Jill Biden teaches, volunteers, and comforts grieving families. The only ‘cover-up’ here is your memory, Congressman.”

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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 1h

This guy is not a medical doctor or a registered dietician. He's a chiropractor, one who has faced disciplinary actions by chiropractic boards. His health claims, which include potentially dangerous ones, lack sufficient scientific backing, and do not instill confidence, to put it mildly. Hard no.

Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 1h

Good grief.

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Mark Somers @marksomers.bsky.social · 2h

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

Killing family pets for entertainment is not just a Kristi Noem thing, she's got her underlings doing it, too.

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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 4h

Oh HELL to the FUCK NO.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 6h

“Trump’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ moment — Hamas still armed, Gaza still in ruins, peace still a punchline. But hey, thumbs up for the photo op.”

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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 4h

"Four people have been killed and 16 others injured in a shooting in western Mississippi during a high school football homecoming celebration, according to local officials early on Saturday ..."

Six people dead in shootings during two separate Mississippi homecoming gatherings

Four people were killed and 16 injured in an attack in Leland, while two were killed in a shooting in Heidelberg

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 6h

The guy who illegally accrued over $5 billion this year by abusing his power is prosecuting a black woman for getting a $50 a month discount on a loan.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
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Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 6h

A 15-year-old autistic, intellectually disabled, and often non-verbal boy in Houston has been held in ICE custody for the past week without his family knowing where he was.

I confirmed this video is real with local news reports:

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 7h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 6h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 6h

"I don’t have a count, but it’s a lot, and the notices are still coming,” said one of the CDC officials, who, like the others who spoke with POLITICO, was granted anonymity to discuss internal personnel decisions. “Entire offices are being eliminated, including people in senior leadership roles.”

Mass firings hit CDC

Notices of the Trump administration’s reduction-in-force arrived late Friday, several former and current agency employees told POLITICO.

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CNBC @cnbc.com · 9h

Market sell-off: Trump post lops off $2 trillion from stocks in a single day

The unraveling shows the sway the president's one-man trade policy still has over the fate of the global economy.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 8h

The Nobel *Peace* Prize winner is cool with murdering civilians on boats

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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 8h

Guess who tried that with their "cultural revolution" in 1968?

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 8h

Florida resident James O'Gara received a surprise visit from law enforcement at his home last week in what First Amendment experts have labeled a clear attempt at intimidation in response to a "pretty innocuous postcard" he had sent a government official.

Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard

Florida resident James O’Gara received a surprise visit from law enforcement at his home last week in what First Amendment experts have labeled a clear attempt at intimidation in response to a “pretty innocuous postcard” he had sent a government official.“The problem is, it ends up being the governm...

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 8h

It’s a SAVE AMERICA rally‼️

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