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All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
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By the end of Greene's Tuesday town hall in Acworth, Ga., three people were arrested and two were hit with stun guns. Greene is one of many lawmakers confronted by angry constituents in recent weeks.
Protesters were stun-gunned and arrested at Marjorie Taylor Greene's town hall
By the end of Greene's Tuesday town hall in Acworth, Ga., three people were arrested and two were hit with stun guns. Greene is one of many lawmakers confronted by angry constituents in recent weeks.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
By the end of Greene's Tuesday town hall in Acworth, Ga., three people were arrested and two were hit with stun guns. Greene is one of many lawmakers confronted by angry constituents in recent weeks.
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yes! this dude will back down to anyone who tells him to fuck himself! this is the only response worth having!
Trump’s sputtering response to Harvard standing up to him is yet another reason why institutions should refuse to bend the knee. He’s a paper tiger, unable to argue his own case.
April 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
yes! this dude will back down to anyone who tells him to fuck himself! this is the only response worth having!
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"Christians who sought asylum from persecution by the Taliban are being told they must leave immediately or be deported.
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
Afghani asylum seekers, members of Raleigh church, given a week to leave the U.S.
Apostles Church in Raleigh has welcomed about 25 people who came to the U.S. after the Taliban took over.
www.wral.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Christians who sought asylum from persecution by the Taliban are being told they must leave immediately or be deported.
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
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Autism is not a disease and these kids are not damaged, despite what HHS Secretary Kennedy says.
April 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Autism is not a disease and these kids are not damaged, despite what HHS Secretary Kennedy says.
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“One of the top MS-13 members”?
This woman is an officer of the court and the Attorney General of the United States.
She knows that she wields immense power and responsibility.
Yet here she is on national TV, making baseless claims about a guy her boss wrongly sent to a gulag in El Salvador.
This woman is an officer of the court and the Attorney General of the United States.
She knows that she wields immense power and responsibility.
Yet here she is on national TV, making baseless claims about a guy her boss wrongly sent to a gulag in El Salvador.
Bondi is escalating the rhetoric against Abrego Garcia, who she calls "one of the top MS-13 members" and "a terrorist"
April 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“One of the top MS-13 members”?
This woman is an officer of the court and the Attorney General of the United States.
She knows that she wields immense power and responsibility.
Yet here she is on national TV, making baseless claims about a guy her boss wrongly sent to a gulag in El Salvador.
This woman is an officer of the court and the Attorney General of the United States.
She knows that she wields immense power and responsibility.
Yet here she is on national TV, making baseless claims about a guy her boss wrongly sent to a gulag in El Salvador.
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WSMV: “The Tennessee Black Caucus is speaking out after some lawmakers have been gifted physical whips after being named Deputy Whips for the Tennessee House Republican Caucus by Majority Whip @JohnnyGarrett4…”
(cc: @LeeReevesTN @AronMaberry)
www.wsmv.com/2025/04/17/t...
(cc: @LeeReevesTN @AronMaberry)
www.wsmv.com/2025/04/17/t...
April 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
WSMV: “The Tennessee Black Caucus is speaking out after some lawmakers have been gifted physical whips after being named Deputy Whips for the Tennessee House Republican Caucus by Majority Whip @JohnnyGarrett4…”
(cc: @LeeReevesTN @AronMaberry)
www.wsmv.com/2025/04/17/t...
(cc: @LeeReevesTN @AronMaberry)
www.wsmv.com/2025/04/17/t...
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JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
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The DC Department of Health says that someone with measles visited several places in DC, including Amtrak trains, six days ago while contagious.
Press release: dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
Press release: dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
Measles case confirmed in DC with exposures on Amtrak
DC Health confirmed a case of measles on Tuesday morning and said the person diagnosed visited several places while contagious, including Amtrak.
www.nbcwashington.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The DC Department of Health says that someone with measles visited several places in DC, including Amtrak trains, six days ago while contagious.
Press release: dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
Press release: dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
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The White House is saying the information shared in the Signal group chat was “not classified.”
They’re lying. Those who’ve served in uniform know it would’ve been classified. We’re calling for an investigation and accountability.
They’re lying. Those who’ve served in uniform know it would’ve been classified. We’re calling for an investigation and accountability.
March 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The White House is saying the information shared in the Signal group chat was “not classified.”
They’re lying. Those who’ve served in uniform know it would’ve been classified. We’re calling for an investigation and accountability.
They’re lying. Those who’ve served in uniform know it would’ve been classified. We’re calling for an investigation and accountability.
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An amazing detail is that this guy was charged with practicing medicine without a license for giving puberty blockers to autistic kids
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism
A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
An amazing detail is that this guy was charged with practicing medicine without a license for giving puberty blockers to autistic kids
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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“It’s ridiculous and it’s also self-defeating. Because ignoring crowds like this, that’s ignoring the early warning system that you’ve got a really big political problem.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social on President Musk’s conspiracy theories about “paid protesters” and the backlash to the MAGA agenda
March 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“It’s ridiculous and it’s also self-defeating. Because ignoring crowds like this, that’s ignoring the early warning system that you’ve got a really big political problem.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social on President Musk’s conspiracy theories about “paid protesters” and the backlash to the MAGA agenda
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You've got to wonder how many signal chats are going on in the Trump administration that they didn't accidentally include the Editor in Chief of The Atlantic in.
March 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
You've got to wonder how many signal chats are going on in the Trump administration that they didn't accidentally include the Editor in Chief of The Atlantic in.
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“By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration’s executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
Library Advocates Rally as Trump Targets Federal Funding
An executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
“By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration’s executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
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BENNET: Did you know that the president's Middle East adviser was in Moscow on this thread while you were as director of the CIA participating in this thread? Were you aware of that?!
RATCLIFFE: I'm not aware of that
BENNET: It's am embarrassment
RATCLIFFE: I'm not aware of that
BENNET: It's am embarrassment
March 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
BENNET: Did you know that the president's Middle East adviser was in Moscow on this thread while you were as director of the CIA participating in this thread? Were you aware of that?!
RATCLIFFE: I'm not aware of that
BENNET: It's am embarrassment
RATCLIFFE: I'm not aware of that
BENNET: It's am embarrassment
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Republicans will soon bring back the SAVE Act, a blatant voter suppression tactic that could block millions of Americans from voting by imposing unnecessary and harmful citizenship verification requirements. Learn more from @capaction.bsky.social and take action: americanprogress.org/events/the-s...
March 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Republicans will soon bring back the SAVE Act, a blatant voter suppression tactic that could block millions of Americans from voting by imposing unnecessary and harmful citizenship verification requirements. Learn more from @capaction.bsky.social and take action: americanprogress.org/events/the-s...
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You know how DOJ has a policy of not prosecuting a sitting president?
That policy does NOT apply to cabinet members.
Or the vice president.
That policy does NOT apply to cabinet members.
Or the vice president.
March 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
You know how DOJ has a policy of not prosecuting a sitting president?
That policy does NOT apply to cabinet members.
Or the vice president.
That policy does NOT apply to cabinet members.
Or the vice president.
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Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Israel makes millions as a speaker, pundit, and pitchman.
Mike Huckabee was paid $50,000 to visit Qatar
Trump's nominee for ambassador to Israel makes millions as a speaker, pundit, and pitchman.
www.motherjones.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Israel makes millions as a speaker, pundit, and pitchman.
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Trump's Social Security nominee just lied to the Finance Committee, claiming he hasn't been involved in any DOGE plans to gut Social Security. My office has a whistleblower that says otherwise. We brought the receipts.
BREAKING: BISIGNANO LIES UNDER OATH
@wyden.senate.gov: Were you involved in discussions about DOGE or any of the operations, personnel or management decisions with those working at Social Security?
Bisignano: No, sir.
Wyden: That sounds like a reassuring response. Unfortunately, it's not true.
@wyden.senate.gov: Were you involved in discussions about DOGE or any of the operations, personnel or management decisions with those working at Social Security?
Bisignano: No, sir.
Wyden: That sounds like a reassuring response. Unfortunately, it's not true.
March 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump's Social Security nominee just lied to the Finance Committee, claiming he hasn't been involved in any DOGE plans to gut Social Security. My office has a whistleblower that says otherwise. We brought the receipts.
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When we vote: Elections work
MAJOR!! @democrats.org James Malone FLIPS a state senate seat in Pennsylvania!
This was a ruby red Trump +15 district in November.
This was a ruby red Trump +15 district in November.
March 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
When we vote: Elections work
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Who else AGREES with Pete?! 🤚
March 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Who else AGREES with Pete?! 🤚
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Talk of firing or resigning is one thing. But if they were regular employees, they would face investigation & prosecution. No reason their principals, people who hold security clearances, shouldn’t. Or is the legacy of the “but her emails” guy going to be nat’l security no longer matters?
March 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Talk of firing or resigning is one thing. But if they were regular employees, they would face investigation & prosecution. No reason their principals, people who hold security clearances, shouldn’t. Or is the legacy of the “but her emails” guy going to be nat’l security no longer matters?