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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

NEW: Trump is abusing the office of the presidency to run a mob-like shakedown of Paramount and CBS News. In any previous administration, this would be a massive scandal. But not in the corrupt Era of Trump. Check out my latest: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Trump’s mob-like shakedown—a scandal starring “60 Minutes,” Paramount, and the FCC

In any other administration, this sleazy scheme would be a BFD.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

All this business I am reading about social security is nonsense. My mom died on 2/18. My dad got a letter yesterday informing him her benefits were ending and he had to repay the February payment because they don’t give a payment in the month someone dies. They know where every dollar is.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

NEW—Dept of Ed staff received an email from Sec. McMahon tonight with the subject, “Our Department’s Final Mission.” McMahon writes that plan is, “to send education back to the states.” Notably doesn’t mention executive order like earlier draft, but some think it’s still coming. Full text:

From: Linda McMahon
Subject: Our Department's Final Mission
When I took the oath of office as Secretary of Education, I accepted responsibility for overseeing the U.S. Department of Education and those who work here. But more importantly, I took responsibility for supporting over 100 million American children and college students who are counting on their education to create opportunity and prepare them for a rewarding career.
I want to do right by both.
As you are all aware, President Trump nominated me to take the lead on one of his most momentous campaign promises to families. My vision is aligned with the President's: to send education back to the states and empower all parents to choose an excellent education for their children. As a mother and grandmother, I know there is nobody more qualified than a parent to make educational decisions for their children. I also started my career studying to be a teacher, and as a Connecticut Board of Education member and college
trustee, I have long held that teaching is the most noble of professions. As a businesswoman, I know the power of education to prepare workers for fulfilling careers.
American education can be the greatest in the world. It ought not to be corrupted by political ideologies, special interests, and unjust discrimination. Parents, teachers, and students alike deserve better.
After President Trump's inauguration last month, he steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep his promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology, discrimination in admissions, promoting school choice for every child, and restoring patriotic education and civics. He has also been focused on eliminating waste, red tape, and harmful programs in the federal government.
The Department of Education's role in this new era of accountability is to restore the rightful role of state oversight in education and to end the overreach from Washington.
This restoration will profoundly impact staff, budgets, and agency

As l've learned many times throughout my career, disruption leads to innovation and gets results. We must start thinking about our final mission at the department as an overhaul-a last chance to restore the culture of liberty and excellence that made American education great. Changing the status quo can be daunting. But every staff member of this Department should be enthusiastic about any change that will benefit students.
True change does not happen overnight—especially the historic overhaul of a federal agency. Over the coming months, as we work hard to carry out the President's directives, we will focus on a positive vision for what American education can be.
These are our convictions:
1. Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
2. Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning in math, reading, science, and history—not divisive DEl programs and gender ideology.
3. Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make the best educational choices for their children. An effective transfer of educational oversight to the states will mean more autonomy for local communities.
Teachers, too, will benefit from less micromanagement in the classroom-enabling them to get back to basics.
I hope each of you will embrace this vision going forward and use these convictions as a guide for conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals. I want to invite all employees to join us in this historic final mission on behalf of all students, with the same dedication and excellence that you have brought to your careers as public servants.
This is our opportunity to perform one final, unforgettable public service to future generations of students. I hope you will join me in ensuring that when our final mission is complete, we will all be able to say

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 26/02/2025

Trump: standing up for Russia and domestic abusers.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 25/02/2025

Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives. Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/02/2025

A vote to cut Medicaid by $880 billion is basically a vote in favor of mass death.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 24/02/2025

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

an archival black and white photograph of the KKK marching in Washington DC with the capitol behind them

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 24/02/2025

Hey, Elon. I heard we’re doing checklists...

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Will more Long Covid advocates/organizations be more vocal about holding the current administration accountable, rather than trying to cozy up to RFK Jr, who has made vague statements on caring about Long Covid?

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

With both RFK Jr and Gabbard confirmed, two people who rose to prominence spreading conspiracy theories about public health and national intelligence will now run the U.S. government agencies in charge of those areas. For someone studying these conspiracy theories for a decade... this is nauseating.

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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

With RFK Jr being bootlicked by the GOP into HHS, I would like to reiterate that Trump promising him that position was a criminal offense. @lincolnproject.us called it out. AG Merrick Garland did nothing. The rule of law dies when people do nothing to protect it. drive.google.com/file/d/1hgn1...

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order. TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)

Photograph of a warehouse in Kinshasa where unboxed tuberculosis medications are going undistributed due to the stop work order by the Trump Administration.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/02/2025

The richest man in the world is sitting at the Resolute desk, about to defund your public school. Trump should stop him.

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

We have reached new levels of madness when an unelected, non senate-confirmed private citizen is overseeing an effort to overhaul or possibly end a congresionally mandated arm of our government. This is real trouble for the separation of powers, and with it, our basic democratic institutions.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare. Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.” We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 31/01/2025

i just cannot get over how much the administration’s response to the crash shows a profound disrespect for the lives of the people they are supposed to serve

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/01/2025

N95 mask-wearing HEROES protesting the RFK Jr confirmation hearing. THANK YOU!!! ✊

N95 mask-wearing protestor holding sign that says "VACCINES SAVE LIVES NO RFK JR"

N95 mask-wearing protestor with sign that says "HEY HEY, RFK, HOW MANY KIDS WILL YOU RISK TODAY?!"

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Ryan Wiggins @ryan-n-wiggins.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

A reminder to the US Senate....nominees lie to get the appointment. Remember when Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh swore before you that they would absolutely NOT overturn Roe? How'd that work out? Rely on their actions and their past behavior, not their "testimony."

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/01/2025

remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I missed this entirely: The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines. Musk demanded he resign. He did. On January 20th. www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...

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FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign

Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.”

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Call your senator at 202-224-3121 and urge them to reject RFK Jr.’s nomination for HHS Secretary! HE IS A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH. youtube.com/shorts/rCxIo...

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Call your senator at 202-224-3121 and urge them to reject RFK Jr.’s nomination for HHS Secretary!

YouTube video by Eliza Orlins

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 28/01/2025

Trump doesn't care if the economy crashes and communities suffer. His goal is to force you and your family to accept a lower standard of living while he and his friends get richer. Cutting support for law enforcement, schools, small businesses and firefighters is chaos by design.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The story behind RFK Jr. in Samoa's measles crisis has never been reported. He wasn't there to spread misinformation about vaccines (though he did). He wanted to study a "natural experiment" of unvaccinated kids. “I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Experts saw Samoa's plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity.

New details show how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then chair of an anti-vaccine group and now Trump’s pick for health secretary, sought to exploit a deadly vaccine accident.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 21/01/2025

Exclusive: The great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark — whose landmark 1898 Supreme Court case helped establish a birthright citizenship for all children of immigrants — blasted President Trump’s new executive order seeking to revoke the long-standing right.

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Great-grandson of the man who established birthright citizenship slams Trump’s new executive order

“He’s feeding off the American mindset, and it’s not a healthy one,” said the great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark, whose 1898 Supreme Court case helped guarantee birthright citizenship.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 21/01/2025

What is one simple act of resistance that will absolutely infuriate any authoritarian determined to make the world ignore pandemics and climate change? Wearing a mask.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a “skeptic” of vaccines. He has said there are no safe or effective vaccines. He is a foe of vaccines.

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