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Texas Republican Keithself storms out of the meeting he's supposed to be running because a Democrat asked him to treat his colleague Sarah McBride with respect. These people would not last one day as a trans person.
March 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Texas Republican Keithself storms out of the meeting he's supposed to be running because a Democrat asked him to treat his colleague Sarah McBride with respect. These people would not last one day as a trans person.
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NEW—Mahmoud Khalil's wife:
"I was born & raised in the Midwest. My parents came here from Syria…They believed living in the US would bring a sense of safety & stability. But here I am…weeks before I’m due to give birth to our first child…I feel more unsafe & unstable than I have in my entire life."
"I was born & raised in the Midwest. My parents came here from Syria…They believed living in the US would bring a sense of safety & stability. But here I am…weeks before I’m due to give birth to our first child…I feel more unsafe & unstable than I have in my entire life."
March 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
NEW—Mahmoud Khalil's wife:
"I was born & raised in the Midwest. My parents came here from Syria…They believed living in the US would bring a sense of safety & stability. But here I am…weeks before I’m due to give birth to our first child…I feel more unsafe & unstable than I have in my entire life."
"I was born & raised in the Midwest. My parents came here from Syria…They believed living in the US would bring a sense of safety & stability. But here I am…weeks before I’m due to give birth to our first child…I feel more unsafe & unstable than I have in my entire life."
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DOGE firings have upended the lives of thousands of hardworking civil servants — including park rangers, disease researchers, and veterans.
Meanwhile, DOGE's own staffers are drawing hefty six-figure government salaries from the very agencies they are sabotaging.
"Efficiency."
Meanwhile, DOGE's own staffers are drawing hefty six-figure government salaries from the very agencies they are sabotaging.
"Efficiency."
March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
DOGE firings have upended the lives of thousands of hardworking civil servants — including park rangers, disease researchers, and veterans.
Meanwhile, DOGE's own staffers are drawing hefty six-figure government salaries from the very agencies they are sabotaging.
"Efficiency."
Meanwhile, DOGE's own staffers are drawing hefty six-figure government salaries from the very agencies they are sabotaging.
"Efficiency."
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Refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp clash with police after food supplies cut
Refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp clash with police after food supplies cut
Teargas fired during protest at reduced rations after US aid freeze wipes out half of World Food Programme budget
Thousands of refugees clashed with police in a Kenyan refugee camp this week after receiving news that their food allocations would be cut…
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp clash with police after food supplies cut
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The guy who stole money from kids with cancer, and as president gutted cancer research for children uses a child overcoming cancer as a political prop
Only psychopaths can applaud that 😱
Only psychopaths can applaud that 😱
March 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The guy who stole money from kids with cancer, and as president gutted cancer research for children uses a child overcoming cancer as a political prop
Only psychopaths can applaud that 😱
Only psychopaths can applaud that 😱
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From Russian State Media. This is playing out exactly the way Putin planned it with Trump.
March 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
From Russian State Media. This is playing out exactly the way Putin planned it with Trump.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
More than 5,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now
The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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As a businessman, Donald Trump controlled those around him with a mix of charm and intimidation. He follows the same formula in the White House, where he is closer than ever to what he has always craved—total power. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
February 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
As a businessman, Donald Trump controlled those around him with a mix of charm and intimidation. He follows the same formula in the White House, where he is closer than ever to what he has always craved—total power. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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Last weekend, neo-Nazis demonstrated at a performance of Anne Frank in Michigan. This weekend, more were parading in Ohio. Displays of hate are on the rise. We need our leaders to denounce them.
abcnews.go.com/US/masked-gr...
abcnews.go.com/US/masked-gr...
Masked group marches through Ohio neighborhood with swastika flags
Officials in Columbus, Ohio, blasted a parade of masked people who marched down the streets with swastika flags Saturday afternoon.
abcnews.go.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Last weekend, neo-Nazis demonstrated at a performance of Anne Frank in Michigan. This weekend, more were parading in Ohio. Displays of hate are on the rise. We need our leaders to denounce them.
abcnews.go.com/US/masked-gr...
abcnews.go.com/US/masked-gr...
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I think this 2019 article will be increasingly relevant as the true breadth & horror of kakistocracy finally set in, & his voters veer from the finding out phase to political NIMBYism. Not saying this is probable, but still, I'm hopeful that it's possible. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
www.bbc.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I think this 2019 article will be increasingly relevant as the true breadth & horror of kakistocracy finally set in, & his voters veer from the finding out phase to political NIMBYism. Not saying this is probable, but still, I'm hopeful that it's possible. www.bbc.com/future/artic...