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Very early #OnThisDay, 30 April 1944, New Zealander Nancy Wake parachutes into occupied France to be a courier for the Special Operations Executive.

Nick-named 'the white mouse' by the Gestapo, she is never captured.

She died in 2011.

#WomenInHistory 🗃️ #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2
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April 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This shtick is getting so old. Is no “joke” off limits? How many people does one have to offend before one decides the job calls for tact and statesmanship.
thehill.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"No American president has ever so flagrantly ignored our nation's spending laws or so brazenly denied the American people investments they are owed."
Trump administration withholding $436.87 billion in approved spending, top Democrats say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has so far withheld at least $436.87 billion of congressionally approved funding, the top Democrats on the U.S. Congress' appropriati...
www.yahoo.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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This country is becoming unrecognizable. What we’re seeing is state-funded fear. We’ve warned people: keep filming, go live on social media so these moments are documented and shared. This wasn’t a case involving masked ICE agents—but that’s happening too.
April 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump and GOP members of Congress have accused the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, which would give Congress 45 days to approve the di...
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Erasing history while actively rewriting it with lies.
Trump blames Zelensky for starting war day after massive Russian attack
The US president apportioned blame to Ukraine's leader hours after the deadliest strike on civilians this year.
www.bbc.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“Maybe my ego got caught up that maybe, maybe, just maybe, I could break this record of the man who tried to stop the rights upon which I stand,” Booker said. “I’m not here, though, because of his speech; I’m here despite his speech.”
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So long, Strom: Cory Booker breaks Thurmond's Senate record with 25-hour speech
The New Jersey Democrat has held the floor since Monday night in protest of President Donald Trump.
www.politico.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled
Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
www.npr.org
April 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Dusty, the pũma.
April 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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🚨NEXT WEEK: Join our symposium Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms (4/10-4/11 in NYC & online) to discuss the risks that advanced #AI systems pose to democratic freedoms, and how to mitigate them. With @sethlazar.org. See the full agenda & RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...
March 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Check out our new totally real editions that have nothing to do with April Fools’ Day.
April 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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April 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Elon Musk bought and paid for Brad Schimel. That tells you all you need to know, Wisconsin.

Vote Susan Crawford today.
Crazy
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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This will have a huge impact on state libraries and museums. Yikes!!!—word is, RIP to the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
April 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Does anyone know the unemployment rate for Veterans ? If 30 percent of the federal workforce is Vets, the number could get ugly quickly.

Any data out there ?
March 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Wait…so Trump’s default moves of kissing Putin’s ass and begging him to just make his life easier aren’t fixing the problem he promised to solve on day one? 🤔 Well, shoot.
Trump says he’s ‘very angry’ and ‘pissed off’ at Putin during an NBC News interview — NBC News
Trump said in an early-morning phone call that if he believes Russia is at fault for a ceasefire not being reached with Ukraine, he may impose secondary tariffs on Russian oil.
apple.news
March 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
March 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Biggest red flags imaginable for any people or groups that would oppose such a common sense measure.
Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial numbers, background checks an...
www.yahoo.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Cannot believe that the Mauna Loa Observatory is under threat of closure 😱
It is home to the world’s longest-running measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide, providing the foundation for understanding the role of greenhouse gases in climate change.

www.ehn.org/key-climate-...
Key climate research office may close amid federal cost-cutting
A federal cost-cutting initiative may shut down the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) office that manages Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory, a critical site for tracking atmospheric ...
www.ehn.org
March 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.
Humming along in an old church, the Internet Archive is more relevant than ever
The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.
www.npr.org
March 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Politicians have forgotten they WORK for #WeThePeople

We trusted they'd protect us & our #HumanRights w/ integrity🗽

#Politicians are abusing our #vote 🗳️& using their power for cruelty against #Americans

Politicians are in power to protect America & American values & from foreign/domestic threats
March 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Psst… take 12 seconds away from doom scrolling, to take a deep breath and relax with these sweet otters 🦦

🔊
🎥Nature
March 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
And the vulgarity continues. The turkeys pardoned this year will likely be named “Tesla” and “Meta.” 😒🤮
‘This is not your grandmother’s Easter Egg Roll’: White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event | CNN Politics
The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s annual Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns from ethics ex...
www.cnn.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Okay it may seem bad that Meta appropriated the entirety of the written word without compensating or even consulting with any writers, but consider what the world got out of it: a thing you accidentally tap in Instagram
March 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM