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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Spotted in Paris, France today, in honour of the 3rd anniversary of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion. #StandWithUkraine
Eiffel Tower lit up in Ukrainian colours
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
this guy.
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Tiana🗽🇵🇸 @tianaadams.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Hell yeah, Missouri!✊🏽💙 No peace for me, no peace for thee. #3E
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/02/2025
A small group of protesters hung an inverted American flag — historically used as a sign of distress in Yosemite National Park — on Saturday. The protest came just over a week after the Trump administration abruptly fired at least 1,000 National Park Service employees. nyti.ms/4ka2zwF
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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Trump is selling 'official' DOGE membership in exchange for donations
For a minimum of $47, supporters can get their very own Trump DOGE card.
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
U.S. joins Russia to vote against U.N. resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine - CNN. The United States has picked a side.
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NPR @npr.org · 22/02/2025
The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
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NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds
The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
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Tor Ekeland @torekeland.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
If you go back and read the country’s original user manual it lists factors that help you identify monarchical malware and suggests solutions.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Columbus, Ohio showed up for Ukraine and against impunity despite the freezing temperatures. ( 📷 @Headlamp666) #3E #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity #USprotests #StandWithUkraine
A diverse crowd gathers in a city square, holding Ukrainian flags and signs, showing solidarity in a peaceful demonstration.A diverse crowd gathers for a rally, holding signs and Ukrainian flags, with a statue and urban buildings in the background.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 23/02/2025
“You're giving me politician double speak and it's bulls–t.”
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‘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 ...
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 23/02/2025
The shares of the five — Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Itochu, Sumitomo and Marubeni — have benefited over the longer-term from Buffett’s interest.
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Berkshire set to gradually raise stakes in Japan trading houses
Berkshire Hathaway is looking to increase ownership in Japan’s five largest trading houses.
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WIRED @wired.com · 23/02/2025
Across the US government, workers failed to get clear guidance on whether or how to respond to an email asking what they did this week, despite Elon Musk’s claim that their jobs are at risk.
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DOGE Email Throws Federal Agencies Into Chaos and Confusion
Across the US government, workers failed to get clear guidance on whether or how to respond to an email asking what they did this week, despite Elon Musk’s claim that their jobs are at risk.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 23/02/2025
Who is Dan Caine? 3-star gen. who claimed ISIS could be defeated in 1 week
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Who is Dan Caine? 3-star gen. who claimed ISIS could be defeated in 1 week
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NewsTalk BLUE @dailycast.news · 23/02/2025
Pro Trump publication had to remind the President who is the dictator
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 23/02/2025
With immigration crackdowns capturing headlines across the country, Washington farmers raise awareness of the importance immigrants play in producing the food that feeds the nation.
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Farmers warn ICE raids threaten Washington agriculture | Cascadia Daily News
Research shows immigrant labor plays crucial role in US food system
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 23/02/2025
Ashley St.
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Ashley St Clair sues Elon Musk for sole custody of their alleged 5-month-old son
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 23/02/2025
Hundreds gathered downtown Saturday, waving Ukrainian flags and carrying signs that read “Ukraine is not for sale” and “Putin the war criminal” to mark three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Three years after Russian invasion of Ukraine, hundreds rally for continued U.S. support
Zoryana Smozhanyk has lived in the United States for about 17 years, calling herself a proud “Ukrainian American.” But three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, she told hundreds gathered at …
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 23/02/2025
Justice Department supervisors are directing employees to hold off on replying to the federal government-wide directive to describe recent job achievements — an Elon Musk order that DOJ staff worry will trigger ethics violations.
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DOJ Heads Tell Staff Not to Reply to Musk Demand for Job Details
Justice Department supervisors are directing employees to hold off on replying to the federal government-wide directive to describe recent job achievements—an Elon Musk order that DOJ staff worry will...
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 23/02/2025
"We’ve been in this turmoil for weeks now and I think it’s designed to break you down and get you to leave," one former federal employee said.
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‘So sad for Grand County’: Moab’s federal employees hit hard by Trump/Musk purge
"We’ve been in this turmoil for weeks now and I think it’s designed to break you down and get you to leave," one former federal employee said.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 23/02/2025
A former Soviet intelligence officer has claimed Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename “Krasnov.”
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Donald Trump 'recruited by KGB in 80s and even has codename'
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22/02/2025
Shockingly, it turns out that empowering the richest human being on the planet to maliciously and gratuitously heap additional misery on that planet’s most poor, hungry, and desperate people might—just might—pose a niggling political problem to President Donald Trump.
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Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo
Can Trump and his top advisers really just act with total impunity? Or is there, just maybe, a price to be paid for starving poor people and un-indicting a corrupt mayor?
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
What Are DOGE’s Plans for the Social Security Administration?
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding
Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likely
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The ultimate authority in the United States despite many swearing to uphold the Constitution
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Amanda @fingcakelady.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I live in MO. Those of us who are dems know for damn well it’s blue states that help keep us a float but those who vote conservative don’t. They are so deep in their bubble they have no idea. It’s wild trying to have a fact based conversation with these folks.
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santa-guy.bsky.social @santa-guy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Red states are always criticizing Blue states, but sure love the $$$ that the Blue states send to the federal government which pays most of the costs for social services in Red states!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/02/2025
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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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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Republican senator who voted for RFK Jr balks at Louisiana anti-vaccine move
Republican Bill Cassidy calls state surgeon general’s halt to promotion of mass vaccination a disservice to parents
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit
Mexico said Monday it's awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit. President Cl...
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
ProPublica Confirms Additional Staffers Helping Elon Musk and DOGE Dismantle U.S. Agencies
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Manhattan federal prosecutors were about to bring a new bombshell indictment charging Mayor Eric Adams with destroying evidence and telling people to lie to the FBI. That’s per a letter sent by Danielle Sassoon, who resigned rather than obey an order from Trump’s Justice Department to kill the case.
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Exclusive | Prosecutors were prepping to charge Eric Adams with destroying evidence, Manhattan US attorney’s resignation letter reveals
Manhattan federal prosecutors were prepared to bring a new bombshell indictment.
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John W Dean @johnwdean.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
If you have not been following the unfolding Trump scandal with the corrupt dismissal of the criminal case against New York Mayor Adams, here is a quick Breaking News primer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL_R...
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‘A preeminent test of the rule of law’: SDNY U.S. Attorney resigns after refusing to drop Adams case
YouTube video by MSNBC
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
An American who supports the Constitution
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Maximillian Potter @maxpotter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
For the invasion of Greenland, er, Red, White and Blueland. Good lord, the hypocrisy and idiocy is epic.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
So the plan is to defund Medicaid and build hotels in Gaza to pay for armored Tesla cybertrucks to run down immigrants and put them on planes that will crash because the magnets are too weak?
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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Krassenstein on Substack
BREAKING: Senator Dick Durbin just destroyed Kash Patel for his comments calling Police officers at the Capitol on January 6th “Cowards in Uniform”. Kash Patel belongs nowhere near the FBI.
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RNS @rns.org · 12/02/2025
OPINION: As an ethicist, I’d argue that the parable of the Good Samaritan's moral vision is much more radical than merely advising people to help out when they can.
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Gut-wrenching love: What a fresh look at the ‘Good Samaritan’ story says for ethics today
(The Conversation) — Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.
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CNN @cnn.com · 12/02/2025
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.
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Flu season in the US is the most intense it’s been in at least 15 years | CNN
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.
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CNN @cnn.com · 10/02/2025
JUST IN: President Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, with no exceptions or exemptions.
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Monday imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States with no exceptions or exemptions.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 10/02/2025
Ken Moelis, founder and CEO of Moelis, was offered a $25 million retention bonus to stay at the investment bank for the next four years
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Ken Moelis Gets $25 Million Bonus to Stay at Investment Bank
Ken Moelis, chief executive officer and founder of Moelis & Co., was offered a $25 million retention bonus to stay at the investment bank for the next four years, the latest effort by a Wall Stree...
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The Mirror @mirror.co.uk · 10/02/2025
Donald Trump's proposal that the US "take over" the Gaza Strip and resettle Palestinians outside the territory has sparked outrage around the world with leaders slamming his comments.
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Donald Trump's Gaza takeover comments spark outrage as leaders slam US tirade
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conchohoncho.bsky.social @conchohoncho.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/01/2025
Oil and gas companies in the U.S. are bracing for the possibility that President Trump will thrust their businesses into disarray and will drive up prices at the pump by imposing 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico.
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Trump Tariffs Could Hurt Oil Companies and Raise Gas Prices
Some oil refineries will probably struggle to replace imported crude oil if President Trump imposes 25% tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico.
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