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The tide is shifting. Republicans are beginning to recognize that the attacks on trans people need to stop.
They do nothing but demean people & distract from the work government should be focused on—improving the lives of all who call this country home.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
They do nothing but demean people & distract from the work government should be focused on—improving the lives of all who call this country home.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Stop these crazy bills’: Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in Montana
One bill would remove trans children from their parents, and the other would ban drag shows and Pride marches
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The tide is shifting. Republicans are beginning to recognize that the attacks on trans people need to stop.
They do nothing but demean people & distract from the work government should be focused on—improving the lives of all who call this country home.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
They do nothing but demean people & distract from the work government should be focused on—improving the lives of all who call this country home.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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DOGE By The Numbers
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February 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
DOGE By The Numbers
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Saddening & enraging in equal measures.
“You’re terminated because…?”
Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside.
DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”
Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside.
DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”
February 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Saddening & enraging in equal measures.
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About 160 immigrant children separated from their parents could lose attorneys with Trump order
About 160 immigrant children separated from their parents could lose attorneys with Trump order
The nonprofit Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network said it was “appalled” that children could have to navigate immigration court on their own
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February 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
About 160 immigrant children separated from their parents could lose attorneys with Trump order
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Scientists, doctors and public health professionals at the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, the FDA, and other federal agencies have been fired under President Trump’s effort to shrink the government.
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Scientists, doctors and public health professionals at the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, the FDA, and other federal agencies have been fired under President Trump’s effort to shrink the government.
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Trump Law Firm Targets CU Boulder in "DEI" Free Speech Lawsuit
Trump Law Firm Targets University of Colorado Boulder in "DEI" Free Speech Lawsuit
CU officials met with a student after her classmates complained of offensive remarks about race and the LGBTQ community. She's taking them to federal court.
www.westword.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump Law Firm Targets CU Boulder in "DEI" Free Speech Lawsuit
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This sense of reprieve, of the suspension of predictable rules, is the most important reason we should extend the benison of snow days instead of taking them from children." ICYMI, Clare Coffey on the necessity of snow days:
In Defense of Snow Days
Inconvenient? Yep. Unpredictable? Sure. Disruptive? Yes. But a snow day is also a minor civic miracle, and we ought to treat it as such.
www.thebulwark.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This sense of reprieve, of the suspension of predictable rules, is the most important reason we should extend the benison of snow days instead of taking them from children." ICYMI, Clare Coffey on the necessity of snow days:
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The city of Springfield, Ohio, which was singled out by Donald Trump and JD Vance during the presidential campaign with false and outrageous claims about Haitian immigrants, has sued a neo-Nazi group that helped draw national attention to the small city in the first place.
Springfield, Ohio, Sues Neo-Nazi Group, Saying It Intimidated Haitians
In the lawsuit, the city states that people associated with the group made death threats last year against those who expressed support for Haitian residents.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The city of Springfield, Ohio, which was singled out by Donald Trump and JD Vance during the presidential campaign with false and outrageous claims about Haitian immigrants, has sued a neo-Nazi group that helped draw national attention to the small city in the first place.
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Hello new community! I love how fast this place is growing. FYI we released a new Indivisible guide with practical steps that folks in red, blue, & purple states can take to fight back. Don't ask for permission - take it, copy it, make it your own, & start organizing. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink
If there's one universally accepted truth in the modern age, it's that sequels suck. And Trump 2.0 will be no exception. Trump, Vance, and their MAGA minions feel vindicated by the victory of their bi...
docs.google.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Hello new community! I love how fast this place is growing. FYI we released a new Indivisible guide with practical steps that folks in red, blue, & purple states can take to fight back. Don't ask for permission - take it, copy it, make it your own, & start organizing. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Those bonehead Republicans managed to convince their base that trans women in sports was a huge issue—without showing a damn shred of data.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
February 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Those bonehead Republicans managed to convince their base that trans women in sports was a huge issue—without showing a damn shred of data.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…
Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
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I wonder why Musk is focused on the federal civilian workforce (4% of the budget) and not federal contractors, which account for 3x more annual spending and are more prone to waste, fraud, and abuse?
February 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I wonder why Musk is focused on the federal civilian workforce (4% of the budget) and not federal contractors, which account for 3x more annual spending and are more prone to waste, fraud, and abuse?
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Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) barged into House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office unscheduled on Wednesday and challenged him about Elon Musk's team gaining access to a sensitive payment system at the Treasury Department.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Two Dem lawmakers barge into House speaker's office in backlash against Musk
Reps. Judy Chu and Gwen Moore denounced DOGE's access to a vast government payments system.
www.politico.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) barged into House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office unscheduled on Wednesday and challenged him about Elon Musk's team gaining access to a sensitive payment system at the Treasury Department.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Was reading George Orwell on the Spanish civil war last night and this part stuck out.
February 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Was reading George Orwell on the Spanish civil war last night and this part stuck out.
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"Musk, with his arrogance and smug superiority, is the final boss of a culture that has for too long heralded STEM as a new vanguard of the intellectual elite while dismissing and trivializing the humanities as frivolous." Hannah Yoest:
Why Elon Will Be Trump’s Undoing
And a request to the DOGE Bros: Please read a f***ing book.
www.thebulwark.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Musk, with his arrogance and smug superiority, is the final boss of a culture that has for too long heralded STEM as a new vanguard of the intellectual elite while dismissing and trivializing the humanities as frivolous." Hannah Yoest:
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NEW: Black civil servants working to advance minority health are being targeted by a right -wing group that is posting their photos and personal info online and calling on Trump to fire them. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
Right-Wing Group Publishes ‘D.E.I. Watch List’ Targeting Federal Workers
The American Accountability Foundation list included names and photos of more than 50 people, many in programs aimed at improving the health of people of color.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NEW: Black civil servants working to advance minority health are being targeted by a right -wing group that is posting their photos and personal info online and calling on Trump to fire them. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
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The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
February 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
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On this day in 1980, #TheCure released "Boys Don't Cry", a U.S. compilation that combined tracks from their 1979 debut album "Three Imaginary Boys" (a non-U.S. release) with material from the band's 1978/1979 era.
February 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On this day in 1980, #TheCure released "Boys Don't Cry", a U.S. compilation that combined tracks from their 1979 debut album "Three Imaginary Boys" (a non-U.S. release) with material from the band's 1978/1979 era.
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I had the sweetest dream last night. I was driving on the LIE and there was Donald Trump in a red jumpsuit, picking up trash beside the highway.
February 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I had the sweetest dream last night. I was driving on the LIE and there was Donald Trump in a red jumpsuit, picking up trash beside the highway.
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Get them out of government. Most not old enough to be elected to anything. One suspects they are part of Musk’s gaming posse.
Call them want they really are: HACKERS
This "DOGE engineers" thing is bullshit!
They are boy hackers! Plain and simple
This is 2016 Cambridge Analytics bullshit on steroids
This "DOGE engineers" thing is bullshit!
They are boy hackers! Plain and simple
This is 2016 Cambridge Analytics bullshit on steroids
February 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Get them out of government. Most not old enough to be elected to anything. One suspects they are part of Musk’s gaming posse.
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If the Muscovites want to set up cots at OPM, we should set up human walls.
February 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If the Muscovites want to set up cots at OPM, we should set up human walls.
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NEW: State Dept. under Rubio has fired about 60 contractors who work on democracy and human rights programs. The contractors are mainly tech and area experts who are critical for programs on China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian states such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
NEW: State Dept. under Rubio has fired about 60 contractors who work on democracy and human rights programs. The contractors are mainly tech and area experts who are critical for programs on China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
It’s Black History Month and white supremacists are emboldened by the new administration. Stand up and fight back!
February 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s Black History Month and white supremacists are emboldened by the new administration. Stand up and fight back!