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MAGA - she could kick your ass and this tears you up inside, doesn't it?
On the record before this all gets scrubbed by Kegseth.
A black woman and West Point Graduate from the United States is the first woman to complete the Best Ranger Competition.
On the record before this all gets scrubbed by Kegseth.
A black woman and West Point Graduate from the United States is the first woman to complete the Best Ranger Competition.
For the first time in Army history, a woman service member, First Lt. Gabrielle White, has completed the grueling Best Ranger Competition.
The annual three-day, 30-event marathon includes helicopter missions, land navigation, weapon qualification and various physical tests.
The annual three-day, 30-event marathon includes helicopter missions, land navigation, weapon qualification and various physical tests.
West Point graduate becomes first woman to complete Army Ranger competition
First Lt. Gabrielle White, a 25-year-old West Point graduate, became the first female ranger ever to compete in the arduous three-day, 30-event marathon.
nbcnews.to
April 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
MAGA - she could kick your ass and this tears you up inside, doesn't it?
On the record before this all gets scrubbed by Kegseth.
A black woman and West Point Graduate from the United States is the first woman to complete the Best Ranger Competition.
On the record before this all gets scrubbed by Kegseth.
A black woman and West Point Graduate from the United States is the first woman to complete the Best Ranger Competition.
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If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more than:
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
April 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more than:
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
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Handmade balls and no two courts the same: Tudor-era ‘real tennis’ is making a racket in Sydney
Handmade balls and no two courts the same: Tudor-era ‘real tennis’ is making a racket in Sydney
With cumbersome equipment and a labyrinthine scoring system, real tennis takes a long time to master – but fans say the results feel ‘phenomenal’
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Handmade balls and no two courts the same: Tudor-era ‘real tennis’ is making a racket in Sydney
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The State tells employees to tell on each other for "anti-Christian bias".
How about anti-Muslim bias?
Anti-Jewish bias?
Anti Hindu-bias?
What happened to the Separation between Church and State?
#FuckMarcoRubio
How about anti-Muslim bias?
Anti-Jewish bias?
Anti Hindu-bias?
What happened to the Separation between Church and State?
#FuckMarcoRubio
April 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The State tells employees to tell on each other for "anti-Christian bias".
How about anti-Muslim bias?
Anti-Jewish bias?
Anti Hindu-bias?
What happened to the Separation between Church and State?
#FuckMarcoRubio
How about anti-Muslim bias?
Anti-Jewish bias?
Anti Hindu-bias?
What happened to the Separation between Church and State?
#FuckMarcoRubio
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Meta wouldn't let me share this on FB. Putz.
Meta wouldn't let me share this on FB. Putz.
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands (Gift Article)
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Meta wouldn't let me share this on FB. Putz.
Meta wouldn't let me share this on FB. Putz.
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Trump’s DOJ just defied a Supreme Court order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia—wrongfully deported, now missing in El Salvador. This isn’t a delay. It’s open defiance. If the Court backs down, the rule of law dies with him. This is the moment. Act—or surrender democracy.
April 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Trump’s DOJ just defied a Supreme Court order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia—wrongfully deported, now missing in El Salvador. This isn’t a delay. It’s open defiance. If the Court backs down, the rule of law dies with him. This is the moment. Act—or surrender democracy.
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Traci DiMartini: “They want to be able to hire only loyalists, ignore Title 5 [of the U.S. Code] and commit flagrant prohibited personnel practices. We’re supposed to have a nonpartisan civil service, and we have been completely whipsawed."
IRS Chief Vows Revenge After Being Ousted by Elon Musk’s DOGE
“I’m just trying to do my goddamn job. They have no idea who they picked a f—king fight with.”
newrepublic.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Traci DiMartini: “They want to be able to hire only loyalists, ignore Title 5 [of the U.S. Code] and commit flagrant prohibited personnel practices. We’re supposed to have a nonpartisan civil service, and we have been completely whipsawed."
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There are around 70 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid, half being children; 20 million of those enrollees only qualify due to Medicaid expansions—almost a third of the program.
“Getting kicked off it would probably destroy me.”
“Getting kicked off it would probably destroy me.”
Trump's Medicaid cuts would leave millions without health care
The human cost will be brutal—unless a few Republicans develop spines.
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
There are around 70 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid, half being children; 20 million of those enrollees only qualify due to Medicaid expansions—almost a third of the program.
“Getting kicked off it would probably destroy me.”
“Getting kicked off it would probably destroy me.”
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In a suit brought by 19 Democratic attorneys general, a federal judge in New York on Friday night in a preliminary injunction blocked the U.S. DOGE Service from accessing the Department of Treasury’s payment systems.
Democratic AGs win preliminary injunction against DOGE access to Treasury payment systems • Ohio Capital Journal
In a suit brought by 19 Democratic attorneys general, a federal judge in New York on Friday night in a preliminary injunction blocked the U.S. DOGE Service from accessing the Department of Treasury’s…
buff.ly
February 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In a suit brought by 19 Democratic attorneys general, a federal judge in New York on Friday night in a preliminary injunction blocked the U.S. DOGE Service from accessing the Department of Treasury’s payment systems.
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“You're giving me politician double speak and it's bulls–t.”
‘Politician doublespeak’: Republican hammered on comedy show for Medicaid cop out
Republican Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) went on CNN comedy show “Have I Got News For You” Saturday — and found himself in enemy territory.The frequent supporter of Donald Trump was the recipient of ...
www.rawstory.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“You're giving me politician double speak and it's bulls–t.”
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Republican confronted in heated town hall over Trump's job cuts, Elon Musk
Republican confronted in heated town hall over Trump's job cuts, Elon Musk
www.newsweek.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Republican confronted in heated town hall over Trump's job cuts, Elon Musk
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"Congress, not the president, writes and amends the laws of the United States. Congress, not the president, allocates funding to federal agencies and programs."
‘No sir, you are not’: Maine newspaper issues Trump civics lesson as he threatens state
An editorial in a Maine newspaper took direct aim at Donald Trump Saturday after the president issued a direct threat to the state.The Bangor Daily News’ editorial board issued its scathing putdown af...
www.rawstory.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Congress, not the president, writes and amends the laws of the United States. Congress, not the president, allocates funding to federal agencies and programs."
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The question isn’t whether Budde was right to speak up. The question is whether the rest of us will have the courage to join her.
The Price of Speaking Up in Trump’s America
A bishop asked the president to show mercy to immigrants and scared children. The response tells us everything about the next four years.
newrepublic.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The question isn’t whether Budde was right to speak up. The question is whether the rest of us will have the courage to join her.
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The biggest line item on the site of Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
The biggest single line item on the website of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The biggest line item on the site of Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
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"If you look at the results of this heartless policy, they are terrifying." A new book focuses on the desperate letters written by many Jews seeking refuge in the Netherlands but who were denied entry after it closed its border in 1938.
Their Pleas for Help to Escape the Nazis Went Unanswered.
A new book focuses on the desperate letters written by many Jews seeking refuge in the Netherlands but who were denied entry after it closed its border in 1938.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"If you look at the results of this heartless policy, they are terrifying." A new book focuses on the desperate letters written by many Jews seeking refuge in the Netherlands but who were denied entry after it closed its border in 1938.
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US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers
US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers
Wildfire-management groups say Trump’s latest push to trim government could impede firefighting efforts
The US Forest Service is firing about 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 workers under Donald Trump’s push…
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers
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An ethicist explains how the Good Samaritan parable isn't just about helping others - it reveals a radical vision of #love that challenges how we think about ethics and human connection. 😍 https://buff.ly/4gL4tRF By Meghan Sullivan @notredame.bsky.social #philosophy #ethics
Gut-wrenching love: What a fresh look at the ‘Good Samaritan’ story says for ethics today
Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.
buff.ly
February 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
An ethicist explains how the Good Samaritan parable isn't just about helping others - it reveals a radical vision of #love that challenges how we think about ethics and human connection. 😍 https://buff.ly/4gL4tRF By Meghan Sullivan @notredame.bsky.social #philosophy #ethics
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Many Planned Parenthood clinics are in dire financial straits with a critical lack of resources, which has compromised care, with patients reporting failed abortions, misplaced IUDs and inadequately trained staff, a New York Times investigation found.
Planned Parenthood in Crisis as Patients Report Botched Care and Tired Staff
The health care provider of last resort is working to shore up affiliate clinics that are in dire financial straits. Patients report failed abortions, misplaced IUDs and inadequately trained staff.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Many Planned Parenthood clinics are in dire financial straits with a critical lack of resources, which has compromised care, with patients reporting failed abortions, misplaced IUDs and inadequately trained staff, a New York Times investigation found.
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“That’s what the leaders of these foreign countries are learning,” Rampell said. “You don’t actually have to give Trump anything. You have to let him announce victory on TV.”
Trump Roasted Over Huge Catch in His Canada and Mexico Tariff “Wins”
Donald Trump is being hit with a massive fact-check over his claims about the success of his tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
“That’s what the leaders of these foreign countries are learning,” Rampell said. “You don’t actually have to give Trump anything. You have to let him announce victory on TV.”
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Ivanka Trump used more than $11,000 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2019 to buy recording equipment for a White House event
Ivanka Trump bought CDs with USAID money, says report
www.irishstar.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Ivanka Trump used more than $11,000 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2019 to buy recording equipment for a White House event