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Crockett: "Down in Alabama, who's broke. Down in Louisiana, who's broke. I can go through pretty much the entire south and tell you that they're broke and rely on a lot of welfare from the government. To be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states...we're in the find out phase"
February 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Crockett: "Down in Alabama, who's broke. Down in Louisiana, who's broke. I can go through pretty much the entire south and tell you that they're broke and rely on a lot of welfare from the government. To be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states...we're in the find out phase"
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I was just an Education Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under G.H.W. Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I think I might say something?
February 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I was just an Education Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under G.H.W. Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I think I might say something?
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Congrats, America. We're now on Putin's side.
February 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Congrats, America. We're now on Putin's side.
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NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter From a Federal Worker
This is a heartbreaking letter that a federal worker has asked me to share with the public.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...
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A Delta flight carrying ~80 passengers from Minnesota appears to have crash landed at Toronto Pearson Airport. No casualties reported as of this time. Numerous photos and videos have been released showing passengers safely exiting the plane, which flipped upside down. At least 8 people injured.
February 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A Delta flight carrying ~80 passengers from Minnesota appears to have crash landed at Toronto Pearson Airport. No casualties reported as of this time. Numerous photos and videos have been released showing passengers safely exiting the plane, which flipped upside down. At least 8 people injured.
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important to note that while the last 20 yrs has been historically safe in the skies over the US the FAA has been dealing with a staffing shortage for years.
Musk fires hundreds of FAA workers www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
Hundreds of FAA probationary workers fired by Trump administration, union says | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has started firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration probationary employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, according to their union.
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
important to note that while the last 20 yrs has been historically safe in the skies over the US the FAA has been dealing with a staffing shortage for years.
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During an ongoing hearing, an attorney challenging DOGE's constitutionality makes her case for a judge to act quickly:
According to WaPo's review of internal docs, "Phase 3" of staffing cuts begins on Wednesday, she notes.
According to WaPo's review of internal docs, "Phase 3" of staffing cuts begins on Wednesday, she notes.
Records show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired next
A DOGE team plans to fire federal workers who are not in DEI roles and employees in offices that protect equal rights, internal documents show.
buff.ly
February 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
During an ongoing hearing, an attorney challenging DOGE's constitutionality makes her case for a judge to act quickly:
According to WaPo's review of internal docs, "Phase 3" of staffing cuts begins on Wednesday, she notes.
According to WaPo's review of internal docs, "Phase 3" of staffing cuts begins on Wednesday, she notes.
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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NEW: Trump’s FEMA administrator just sent out an email ordering all employees to stop sending things to the media without prior authorization. It was immediately sent to me by a FEMA employee without prior authorization to share with you.
February 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NEW: Trump’s FEMA administrator just sent out an email ordering all employees to stop sending things to the media without prior authorization. It was immediately sent to me by a FEMA employee without prior authorization to share with you.
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Slavery? Never happened in America. But once upon a time, there was a fantastic national job training program—until that woke radical Abraham Lincoln came along and ruined it.🙄
"Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools" clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
"Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools" clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Slavery? Never happened in America. But once upon a time, there was a fantastic national job training program—until that woke radical Abraham Lincoln came along and ruined it.🙄
"Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools" clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
"Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools" clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
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⚡️European leaders are set to gather in Paris on Feb. 17 for an emergency summit over concerns that the U.S. is advancing peace talks with Russia without Europe, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced on Feb. 15.
France to host emergency summit on Ukraine as Trump administration and Russian officials set to begin peace negotiations without Europe
European leaders are set to gather in Paris on Feb. 17 for an emergency summit over concerns that the U.S. is advancing peace talks with Russia without Europe, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorsk...
kyivindependent.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
⚡️European leaders are set to gather in Paris on Feb. 17 for an emergency summit over concerns that the U.S. is advancing peace talks with Russia without Europe, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced on Feb. 15.
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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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According to the Houston Chronicle, public health officials in Texas think that there are likely 200-300 people now infected with measles. If confirmed, this outbreak is already out of control. H/t to @mickiemo.bsky.social for the heads up. www.chron.com/news/houston...
Hundreds of people feared infected with measles in Texas
The outbreak of measles in a small West Texas community may be worse than officials originally thought. They are scrambling to promote vaccinations.
www.chron.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
According to the Houston Chronicle, public health officials in Texas think that there are likely 200-300 people now infected with measles. If confirmed, this outbreak is already out of control. H/t to @mickiemo.bsky.social for the heads up. www.chron.com/news/houston...
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JUST IN: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's offer to federal employees to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September can go forward.
Judge declines to block Trump administration's resignation offer to federal employees
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's offer to federal employees to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September can go forward.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's offer to federal employees to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September can go forward.
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"[The removal of public data has] real world consequences, leaving individuals, families, communities, and policymakers alike without access to secure, reliable federal data that they have paid for and expect to use."
The AMS joins over 230 organizations and 2,600 individuals in submitting the following letter to Congress, expressing concern and strong opposition to the selective removal of public data from federal websites: bit.ly/42RqXwR
February 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"[The removal of public data has] real world consequences, leaving individuals, families, communities, and policymakers alike without access to secure, reliable federal data that they have paid for and expect to use."
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Trump: "The US will take over the Gaza Strip."
February 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump: "The US will take over the Gaza Strip."
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The White House has officially confirmed that the first flights containing migrants to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have begun.
First Migrant Flights To Guantanamo Bay Begin
The Trump Administration is preparing to house more than 30,000 migrants at the Guantanamo Bay facility
meidasnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The White House has officially confirmed that the first flights containing migrants to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have begun.