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Public libraries in TX, LA, and MS are no longer protected by the First Amendment.
Six months ago, Anthony Aycock wrote a piece for this website called “How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America” in which he detailed a case working …
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Remember as you see news of bird flu cases spreading- the Musk-Trump Administration is weakening our scientific and medical agencies, and preventing them from responding
Virginia Mercury -- Virginia Lawmakers To Cdc: Restart Bird Flu Reports Now
Led by @beyer.house.gov with @mcclellan.house.gov @bobbyscott.house.gov @connolly.house.gov @repvindman.bsky.social @repsuhas.bsky.social
virginiamercury.com/2025/02/06/v...
Led by @beyer.house.gov with @mcclellan.house.gov @bobbyscott.house.gov @connolly.house.gov @repvindman.bsky.social @repsuhas.bsky.social
virginiamercury.com/2025/02/06/v...
February 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Remember as you see news of bird flu cases spreading- the Musk-Trump Administration is weakening our scientific and medical agencies, and preventing them from responding
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At the NIH, posters of women and scientists of color have been taken down. Shared by @ivancalcantara.bsky.social on X. 2/x
February 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
At the NIH, posters of women and scientists of color have been taken down. Shared by @ivancalcantara.bsky.social on X. 2/x
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Odds are good that someone in your life has received vital care at a university-affiliated hospital near you.
Trump and Musk want to destroy them. Call your reps and demand they push back -- especially if they're Republicans.
www.house.gov/representati...
Trump and Musk want to destroy them. Call your reps and demand they push back -- especially if they're Republicans.
www.house.gov/representati...
February 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Odds are good that someone in your life has received vital care at a university-affiliated hospital near you.
Trump and Musk want to destroy them. Call your reps and demand they push back -- especially if they're Republicans.
www.house.gov/representati...
Trump and Musk want to destroy them. Call your reps and demand they push back -- especially if they're Republicans.
www.house.gov/representati...
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MAGA seems not to care about Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and cancer research. Why is that? The rapture? Or because it involves liberal-minded people working hard to help people of all political stripes.
Now under Trump, the NIH says it is cutting ~$9 billion in federal research grants supporting medical research ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's diseases.
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
MAGA seems not to care about Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and cancer research. Why is that? The rapture? Or because it involves liberal-minded people working hard to help people of all political stripes.
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I don't know any headline is bad enough to break the fever, but Elon Musk's Ketamine Dealer Is Gutting the Department of Education might do the trick
February 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I don't know any headline is bad enough to break the fever, but Elon Musk's Ketamine Dealer Is Gutting the Department of Education might do the trick
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"A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid, her family said."
Burmese refugee dies after discharge from shut US-funded clinic, says family
A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid, her family said.
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid, her family said."
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More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a NYT analysis found.
The purges have removed info about vaccines, veterans' care, hate crimes, and scientific research, among many other topics. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
The purges have removed info about vaccines, veterans' care, hate crimes, and scientific research, among many other topics. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a NYT analysis found.
The purges have removed info about vaccines, veterans' care, hate crimes, and scientific research, among many other topics. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
The purges have removed info about vaccines, veterans' care, hate crimes, and scientific research, among many other topics. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
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WSJ: The first two flights carrying detained migrants from the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay have headed to the naval base in Cuba, as the Trump administration begins to expand a small migrant-detention center there.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay
The Trump administration has said it would expand operations at the American base in Cuba to hold up to 30,000 immigrants
www.wsj.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
WSJ: The first two flights carrying detained migrants from the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay have headed to the naval base in Cuba, as the Trump administration begins to expand a small migrant-detention center there.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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thinking about how lots of the Wired people currently leaving the nyt et al in the dust used to work at Gawker/Gizmodo Media Group and could have been doing this reporting there as we speak if a series of soulless rich people hadn't deliberately and systematically destroyed the company
"Our reporting speaks for itself. It is rigorously reported and fact checked [and] we look forward to continuing doing the work, trying to figure out exactly what Elon Musk and his team are doing inside of these federal agencies," -- @katie-drummond.bsky.social, head of WIRED
Reporters uncover details about men working for Musk to cut government agencies
YouTube video by CNN
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February 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
thinking about how lots of the Wired people currently leaving the nyt et al in the dust used to work at Gawker/Gizmodo Media Group and could have been doing this reporting there as we speak if a series of soulless rich people hadn't deliberately and systematically destroyed the company
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“Musk’s influence is unchecked, triggering alarm from those who worry about conflicts of interest, security clearances, and a broad, ill-defined mandate. But the GOP Congress has no desire to rein him in
“There has never been a private citizen like him” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“There has never been a private citizen like him” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Elon Musk Is President
The world’s richest man has declared war on the federal government, and his influence appears unchecked.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“Musk’s influence is unchecked, triggering alarm from those who worry about conflicts of interest, security clearances, and a broad, ill-defined mandate. But the GOP Congress has no desire to rein him in
“There has never been a private citizen like him” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“There has never been a private citizen like him” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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"Backed by a mostly white, GOP-controlled Legislature, Gov. Reeves signed into law bills to establish a separate judicial system and increase police presence in the majority-Black city.... organizers say it’s an attempt to undermine the authority of Black leadership and voting power of residents."
Black Residents Liken Mississippi’s New Court System to ‘Modern Day Slavery’
This week, a controversial state-run court opens in the predominantly Black capital city, despite overwhelming opposition from Black residents.
capitalbnews.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"Backed by a mostly white, GOP-controlled Legislature, Gov. Reeves signed into law bills to establish a separate judicial system and increase police presence in the majority-Black city.... organizers say it’s an attempt to undermine the authority of Black leadership and voting power of residents."
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Elon Musk, who has not been elected or officially appointed to any office, successfully pushed the FAA Administrator to resign 9 days ago.
January 30, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Elon Musk, who has not been elected or officially appointed to any office, successfully pushed the FAA Administrator to resign 9 days ago.
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"...NPR has identified dozens of defendants with prior convictions or pending charges for crimes including rape, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic violence, manslaughter, production of child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking."
@tomdreisbach.bsky.social:
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
@tomdreisbach.bsky.social:
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence
Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"...NPR has identified dozens of defendants with prior convictions or pending charges for crimes including rape, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic violence, manslaughter, production of child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking."
@tomdreisbach.bsky.social:
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
@tomdreisbach.bsky.social:
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
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11. The Trump administration did not offer an actual eight-month buyout since such a proposal would be prohibited by law. Federal law caps payments to incentivize voluntary resignation at $25,000, which is a lot less than most federal employees make in eight months.
Despite media reports, Trump has not offered federal employees a "buyout"
Anyone who has read reports in the Associated Press, the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, or Axios would be under the impression that the Trump administration...
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January 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
11. The Trump administration did not offer an actual eight-month buyout since such a proposal would be prohibited by law. Federal law caps payments to incentivize voluntary resignation at $25,000, which is a lot less than most federal employees make in eight months.
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1. Anyone who has read reports in the Associated Press, the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, or Axios would be under the impression that the Trump administration has offered 2 million federal workers a "buyout" offer.
IT IS NOT TRUE
IT IS NOT TRUE
Despite media reports, Trump has not offered federal employees a "buyout"
Anyone who has read reports in the Associated Press, the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, or Axios would be under the impression that the Trump administration...
popular.info
January 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
1. Anyone who has read reports in the Associated Press, the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, or Axios would be under the impression that the Trump administration has offered 2 million federal workers a "buyout" offer.
IT IS NOT TRUE
IT IS NOT TRUE
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Sounds like a cheap hit. But maybe it wasn’t a great time to freeze hiring of new air traffic controllers for no reason why there was already a shortage. I’m not sure this is a stretch.
January 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Sounds like a cheap hit. But maybe it wasn’t a great time to freeze hiring of new air traffic controllers for no reason why there was already a shortage. I’m not sure this is a stretch.
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22 Democratic senators voted to confirm Duffy the other day. If yours is on this list, feel free to call them up and tell them never to vote for another Trump nominee. 202-224-3121
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
January 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
22 Democratic senators voted to confirm Duffy the other day. If yours is on this list, feel free to call them up and tell them never to vote for another Trump nominee. 202-224-3121
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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Anyway as they pull bodies out of the Potomac bear in mind that the guiding ethos of Trumpism is that the TSA, NTSB, and FAA should be radically downsized and run by dudes whose main qualifications are loyalty are a willingness to say “cunt” a lot
January 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Anyway as they pull bodies out of the Potomac bear in mind that the guiding ethos of Trumpism is that the TSA, NTSB, and FAA should be radically downsized and run by dudes whose main qualifications are loyalty are a willingness to say “cunt” a lot
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Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.
January 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.
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@freep.com's Nancy Kaffer on Trump's trans order: "It’s breathtaking in scope, with profound implications for transgender Americans, for women in this country—for anyone who values the intrinsically American right to self-determination." Honesty, clarity, and grace. www.freep.com/story/opinio...
Trump's anti-trans executive order is breathtaking cruelty | Opinion
The executive order denies the existence of transgender Americans, despite the incontrovertible evidence of reality.
www.freep.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
@freep.com's Nancy Kaffer on Trump's trans order: "It’s breathtaking in scope, with profound implications for transgender Americans, for women in this country—for anyone who values the intrinsically American right to self-determination." Honesty, clarity, and grace. www.freep.com/story/opinio...
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Open-air corruption. They’re just flaunting it.
January 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Open-air corruption. They’re just flaunting it.