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Peter @plawman.bsky.social · 2h

Had dinner tonight with a friend who’s a middle school teacher in the southwest. They told me schools now have trainings for when ICE agents sweep through schools to take children, and it’s worse than active shooter trainings, because it’s the government kidnapping children.

This is where we are.

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 12h

Sure would be a shame if there were a lot of Epstein signs at No Kings.

#releasethefiles

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Elizabeth Dunn🖇️📎 @elizabeth64.bsky.social · 1d

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 3h

That's really awesome!!!

Thank you

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 4h

So the next question is when Daisy Jane going to be on the cover of Rolling Stone?

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 6h

The cruelty is beyond the pale. No one deserves to be jerked around like this, especially not dedicated public servants who are the experts in their field.

You'd think that the MDs in Congress would have something to say. But nothing but silence from Rep Mike Kennedy & the others. Shame on them

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 6h

Our public health heroes don't deserve this rollercoaster of cruelty and incompetence

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 6h

Update from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error. Gift link: nyti.ms/48JjSSf

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 1d

WHO IS FIRING WHO??

The president cannot fire federal employees. He appoints a relatively small group of officials:

Cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, and some other political appointees (about 4k total).

Vought can’t either. Only within the OMB, which has roughly 500.

We still have laws, yes??

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 7h

Blake, Meloy, and Owens are just as bad. Also look at UT Gov. Cox. Look not at what he says with his insincere "disagree better" bullshit, but the bills he signs & his agenda. Very trumpie. Plus his trumpie endorsement summer 2024 was inexcusable & nonsensical.

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 7h

In UT-03 Rep Mike Kennedy, a MD, who recently was in family practice. He hasn't said a word about the anti-vaxx, anti public health, anti science agenda of trumpie & RFK Jr. A family man, you'd think that Mike Kennedy would want the Epstein files released, but no. He is part of the House cover-up

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 7h

Neither is a single GOP member of the House & Senate. Look at the Utah delegation: Mike Lee disgraces himself with ridiculous tweeting everyday; & he from an accomplished Utah family. John Curtis has the same voting record as Lee, but keeps his trumpian ass kissing on the downlow. he loves $$ though

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 13h

Not enough news outlets are making it absolutely clear that last night’s RIFs are unlawful

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 7h

We’re in a health care crisis.

Hospitals and clinics will close from Trump’s cuts.

15 million people will lose their health care.

Now Trump’s CDC layoffs are making it even WORSE by gutting our ability to stop emerging health threats.

Democrats are fighting to stop this.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 8h

Next week we will discuss the devastating impact of the CDC cuts to Americans. Today we are taking time to absorb. If you got cut, know that we love you and are here to listen and help.

No matter what happens and where you end up, you will always be part of the CDC and public health family. ❤️‍🩹

A grey and white cat rests alongside a seal point cat. Both are resting on a purple blanket grieving for the destruction of the CDC.

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 9h

Portland, last night.

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 9h

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

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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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 9h

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

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 1d

People. CDC is Literally being decimated right now. Our hearts are breaking for our colleagues at @altcdc.altgov.info.

You can check out their page to see the growing list of departments affected. They don’t deserve this and America doesn’t deserve this.

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 9h

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lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 9h

And what about Mike Kennedy? He is totally onboard with trumpie and Mike Johnson and is hiding from his constituents. He, Meloy, Owens, & Blake have barely worked for the last 2.5 months so to protect trumpie from the Epstein files.

Total disgrace. Protecting pedophiles & harming constituents

lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 9h

John Curtis is just as devoted to trumpie. Look at his voting record; it is nearly identical to Lee's. He just does it without all the slavish and stupid tweeting. He is smoother, but he says outrageous things in support of trumpie.

John Curtis is Mike Lee on the downlow

Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 10h

I hear Sen Mike Lee is butthurt about this depiction of his slavish devotion to a dictator because he so wants a seat on SCOTUS that he’s willing to sell us all out to a wannabe dictator and he hates people pointing that out

Geez. Should be illegal

lepidolite19.bsky.social @lepidolite19.bsky.social · 9h

John Curtis is just as devoted to trumpie. Look at his voting record; it is nearly identical to Lee's. He just does it without all the slavish and stupid tweeting. He is smoother, but he says outrageous things in support of trumpie.

John Curtis is Mike Lee on the downlow

Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 10h

I hear Sen Mike Lee is butthurt about this depiction of his slavish devotion to a dictator because he so wants a seat on SCOTUS that he’s willing to sell us all out to a wannabe dictator and he hates people pointing that out

Geez. Should be illegal

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 11h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10h

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

Next Saturday is #NoKings Day.

Stand up for democracy before it's too late.

Find a protest near you at nokings.org.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 13h

Elected Republicans are getting desperate. Their lies are getting more ridiculous. They’re now trying to discourage protest by claiming No Kings will be a hate rally with terrorists. Millions of Americans have the chance to demonstrate how wrong they are.

www.americaamerica.news/p/will-you-s...

Will You Stand Up for the Right of Peaceful Protest?

A Saturday Prompt

www.americaamerica.news

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