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Pete Hegseth just ordered the installation of a makeup studio at the Pentagon for him to prepare for his television appearances, which will cost thousands of taxpayer dollars to build.
Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not given any press briefings in the briefing room but has used the room as a backdrop for TV hits with Fox News.
www.cbsnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Pete Hegseth just ordered the installation of a makeup studio at the Pentagon for him to prepare for his television appearances, which will cost thousands of taxpayer dollars to build.
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Trump's list of "whoopsies" since taking office just keeps growing.
Plus: as Trump and his MAGA minions continue to insist "There's just two genders!", go beyond the binary with the complex truth about human sexuality.
With misinformation spreading, staying informed is more important than ever.
Plus: as Trump and his MAGA minions continue to insist "There's just two genders!", go beyond the binary with the complex truth about human sexuality.
With misinformation spreading, staying informed is more important than ever.
This Week In The Big Picture
We all knew that Trump would be an incompetent president—at best, and sure enough, he is living up to that very low bar.
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April 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Trump's list of "whoopsies" since taking office just keeps growing.
Plus: as Trump and his MAGA minions continue to insist "There's just two genders!", go beyond the binary with the complex truth about human sexuality.
With misinformation spreading, staying informed is more important than ever.
Plus: as Trump and his MAGA minions continue to insist "There's just two genders!", go beyond the binary with the complex truth about human sexuality.
With misinformation spreading, staying informed is more important than ever.
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BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
April 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
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Elon Musk tells Tesla investors he’ll spend less time on DOGE after profits fell 71%.
As Tesla profits plunge 71%, Elon Musk says he'll spend less time on DOGE
Elon Musk says he'll cut back his work with the federal government to one to two days per week. He said demand for Teslas is still strong, despite protests and plunging sales.
www.npr.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Elon Musk tells Tesla investors he’ll spend less time on DOGE after profits fell 71%.
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Gélineau advanced the term "narcolepsy" in 1880 while de la Tourette described his eponymous syndrome in 1885. "Autism" was coined by Bleuler in 1911, with full diagnoses soon after.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
RFK JR: ADD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, Narcolepsy, Autism.. All of these are injuries that I never heard of when I was a kid.
April 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Gélineau advanced the term "narcolepsy" in 1880 while de la Tourette described his eponymous syndrome in 1885. "Autism" was coined by Bleuler in 1911, with full diagnoses soon after.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
But what do I know? I'm not the Cabinet secretary in charge of the goddamn Department of Health and Human Services.
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
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I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
April 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
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BREAKING: China orders its airlines to halt any further deliveries of Boeing jets as trade war with the US expands
China Orders Halts to Boeing Jet Deliveries as Trade War Expands
China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing Co. jets as part of the tit-for-tat trade war that’s seen US President Donald Trump levy tariffs of as high as 145% on Chine...
www.bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
BREAKING: China orders its airlines to halt any further deliveries of Boeing jets as trade war with the US expands
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what a delightfully charming oopsie from the septuagenarian with the nuclear codes 👍👍
www.cbsnews.com/news/h-r-mcm...
www.cbsnews.com/news/h-r-mcm...
April 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
what a delightfully charming oopsie from the septuagenarian with the nuclear codes 👍👍
www.cbsnews.com/news/h-r-mcm...
www.cbsnews.com/news/h-r-mcm...
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Since the corp press may not cover it: Solidarity from Jewish students is steadfast
https://www.commondreams.org/news/columbia-student-protests
https://www.commondreams.org/news/columbia-student-protests
Jewish Students Chain Themselves to Columbia Fence to Protest Khalil Detention | Common Dreams
Jewish Columbia University students chained themselves to a fence in protest of the school's cooperation with ICE to arrest a pro-Palestinian leader. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
www.commondreams.org
April 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Since the corp press may not cover it: Solidarity from Jewish students is steadfast
https://www.commondreams.org/news/columbia-student-protests
https://www.commondreams.org/news/columbia-student-protests
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Raskin: I call on my colleagues to take down the wanted posters with judges’ faces on them outside of offices in House office buildings
March 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Raskin: I call on my colleagues to take down the wanted posters with judges’ faces on them outside of offices in House office buildings
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Tesla is recalling nearly every Cybertruck in the United States due to the risk of the exterior panels flying off and hitting other cars on the road.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
Tesla is recalling most Cybertrucks due to exterior panel issue | CNN Business
Tesla is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach during driving, the latest in a series of call-backs for the pickup truck.
www.cnn.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Tesla is recalling nearly every Cybertruck in the United States due to the risk of the exterior panels flying off and hitting other cars on the road.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
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Walz on Musk getting briefed on China war plans: "I don't understand -- where are the Republicans? Where are the Lindsey Grahams?"
March 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Walz on Musk getting briefed on China war plans: "I don't understand -- where are the Republicans? Where are the Lindsey Grahams?"
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.
March 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.
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How do you feel about Democrats voting with Republicans to fund the government? #democrats #chuckschumer
March 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
How do you feel about Democrats voting with Republicans to fund the government? #democrats #chuckschumer
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BREAKING: Donald Trump deported a 10 year old U.S. citizen recovering from brain cancer, recession fears rise as the S&P 500 enters correction, chaos rises as a government shutdown is 24 hours away, and more. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Donald Trump Deported a 10 Year Old U.S. Citizen Recovering From Brain Cancer
Donald Trump deported a 10 year old U.S. citizen recovering from brain cancer, recession fears rise as the S&P 500 enters correction, chaos rises as a government shutdown is 24 hours away, and more
open.substack.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump deported a 10 year old U.S. citizen recovering from brain cancer, recession fears rise as the S&P 500 enters correction, chaos rises as a government shutdown is 24 hours away, and more. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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the Trump administration is dropping enforcement action against a plant that's exposing a mostly-Black community to cancer-causing levels of chloroprene because it's "wasteful" and "DEI," while RFK flaps his arms vaguely about food coloring www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration to drop case against plant polluting Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
Biden-era suit sought to curb emissions of the carcinogen chloroprene at Denka plant formerly owned by DuPont
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the Trump administration is dropping enforcement action against a plant that's exposing a mostly-Black community to cancer-causing levels of chloroprene because it's "wasteful" and "DEI," while RFK flaps his arms vaguely about food coloring www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Exclusive: The future of a vast collection of public artwork is in doubt as the Trump administration plans to fire workers who preserve and maintain over 26,000 pieces owned by the U.S. government, including paintings and sculptures by renowned artists.
Trump administration slashes division in charge of 26,000 U.S. artworks
The fate of artworks dating to before the Civil War is uncertain after the dismissal of most workers in the General Service Administration’s fine arts and preservation units.
wapo.st
March 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Exclusive: The future of a vast collection of public artwork is in doubt as the Trump administration plans to fire workers who preserve and maintain over 26,000 pieces owned by the U.S. government, including paintings and sculptures by renowned artists.
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Millions of children risk losing access to free school meals with these changes, school meal advocates say.
USDA Cuts More Than $1 Billion Earmarked For Local Food In Schools, Food Banks
Millions of children risk losing access to free school meals with these changes, school meal advocates say.
www.huffpost.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Millions of children risk losing access to free school meals with these changes, school meal advocates say.
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A USAID official told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff.
U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records
A union representing career diplomats demanded that the aid agency follow the law stated in the Federal Records Act. Some documents could be relevant in court cases.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A USAID official told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff.