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Mama; Crazy Cat Lady; Thrifter; Lover of Books and Wine; Feminist; Tea Snob.
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Medicaid didn't go offline because it was too "woke."

School lunch programs weren't put at risk because of immigrants.

Funding for cancer research wasn't on the chopping block because of trans people.

All of this (and more) was jeopardized because of one person: Donald Trump.
January 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Federal Judge grants restraining order against Trump's funding freeze after confusing statements from Press Sec Karoline Leavitt. Judge McConnell cites her tweet, calling the OMB memo revocation 'a distinction without a difference.' Complete incompetence from the admin.
January 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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RFK Jr. is far more than just an “anti-vaxxer.” Over the years, he’s made countless outrageous statements on a wide range of topics. We’ve compiled 10 of the wildest clips—though even that barely scratches the surface.
'Viruses Are Our Friend'— 10 Off the Wall Video Clips from RFK Jr. Resurface on Bluesky
Past comments include denying AIDS and calling vaccinated children "damaged"
www.meidasplus.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Winning an election doesn’t mean you get to disregard laws passed by Congress and signed into law by the former president.
January 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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The California Farm Bureau says fears in the Central Valley have led to migrant farmworkers not showing up for work, which has virtually halted the area’s citrus harvest

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Central Valley farmworkers scared to show up to work over deportation fear
The California Farm Bureau says fears in the Central Valley have led to migrant farmworkers not showing up for work, which has virtually halted the area’s citrus harvest.
www.nbclosangeles.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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An open letter to Jim Acosta:
Hey Jim Acosta… Meidas Wants You!
Written by Ben Meiselas
www.meidasplus.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Jim Acosta's closing message is a must-watch.
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
January 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Trump fired the NLRB's pro-worker general counsel and its acting chair.

He's effectively gutted the agency tasked with defending the rights of workers to organize.

Guess who has recently filed lawsuits aimed at invalidating the agency altogether?

Amazon and SpaceX.
Trump fires US labor board member, hobbling agency amid legal battles
President Donald Trump has removed a Democratic member of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board from office, an unprecedented move that will escalate an ongoing legal battle over the scope of the president's powers to control federal agencies.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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The anti-abortion movement has officially launched a pressure campaign urging the Trump administration to take steps toward a nationwide ban on medication abortion.
Anti-Abortion Leaders Lobby Trump Officials For An Abortion Pill Crackdown
If they succeed, the moves could amount to a national abortion ban.
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The Proud Boys Are Plotting a Comeback. And They Want Revenge

www.wired.com/story/proud-...
The Proud Boys Are Plotting a Comeback. And They Want Revenge
Fresh out of federal prison, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio suggests he’s still in charge as the far-right organization looks to regroup.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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NEW: I asked biologists to help make sense of Trump’s weird definitions of sex, gender and “reproductive cells" in his executive order declaring only 2 sexes.

"Nonsensical."

“Clearly, this order is not fully informed by current biological science." www.huffpost.com/entry/biolog...
Biologists Rip Trump’s 'Non-Sensical' Executive Order Declaring Only 2 Sexes
“Clearly, this order is not fully informed by current biological science,” said Dr. Richard Bribiescas, president of the Human Biology Association.
www.huffpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM