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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/03/2025

Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."

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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Everyone should be screaming like this! More of this, now please!

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I don't think this is a good idea. Dems should go, but stand silently with their backs turned. By not going, it sends a message that we're retreating. It gives them all the attention they want. Please don't do this! I want my representative to represent my existence!

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

7/As to my original point: cyber threats affect everyone, not just government agencies, and that defensive capabilities take years to build but can be compromised quickly if dismantled or disrupted. It's no drop in the bucket. It's a huge threat.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

6/Pausing offensive cyber operations against Russia while making significant changes to govt IT infrastructure without traditional oversight raises serious national security concerns. Cyber defense requires continuity & institutional knowledge that can be compromised during rapid restructuring.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

5/As seen with the Colonial Pipeline attack, cyber incidents can cause shortages of essential goods and services.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

4/Local government systems that handle everything from water treatment to traffic management can be compromised, affecting daily life for residents.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

3/Hospitals and healthcare providers have been victims of ransomware attacks, which can delay critical care and put patient data at risk.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

2/Ransomware attacks, like those attributed to Russian-based groups, can target banking systems, payment processors, and financial institutions, potentially affecting citizens' ability to access funds or complete transactions.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

1/Even though the industrial control systems are designed to be isolated, "air gaps" are often compromised through supply chain attacks, infected hardware, or insider threats. When Russia targeted Ukraine's power grid in 2015-2016, they used precisely these methods to bypass isolation measures.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Trump has ordered 280 million acres of America’s national forests and public lands be felled for timber, raising wildfire risks and evading rules to protect endangered species while doing so and razing some of the most ecologically important trees in the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber

President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Trump's U.S. Attorney Ed Martin demoted senior leaders who supervised prosecutions involving fraud, public & civil rights, firearms, narcotics trafficking & child exploitation. Martin: "We will flood the federal district court with cases - to make our City safe." www.reuters.com/markets/comm...

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Top federal prosecutor in Washington says his office will pursue all gun cases, memo shows

Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., were ordered on Monday to pursue every firearms case referred to them and to seek pretrial detention against every person charged with such an offense, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

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Suzanne Bonamici @repbonamici.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Federal workers help keep the roads we drive on free from hazards and the food we buy safe. As I heard from an expert witness at a recent committee hearing, Trump and Musk are threatening the workers who run our country’s public services and contribute to a stable economy.

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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 03/03/2025

Standing with staff at NOAA — we just heard from a scientist who was illegally fired last week. We stand with you, we will fight for you, and we will spread the word about the lifesaving work of NOAA, the National Weather Service, and vital services you provide the country. Hands off NOAA!

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

5/DHS and FBI confirmed in 2018 that Russian hackers had penetrated our power grid. These threats are why CISA and the energy sector work closely together on cybersecurity measures. The interconnected nature of our critical infrastructure makes robust cyber defense absolutely essential.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

4/ Many power grid systems have connections to the internet for monitoring and maintenance. U.S. intelligence agencies and security researchers have documented multiple instances where foreign actors, including Russia, have gained access to parts of our power infrastructure.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

3/ Cyber attacks on power grids: -2015 & 2016 attacks on Ukraine's power grid caused widespread outages -2021, water treatment facility in FL attack to try increase chemicals to dangerous amounts -Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in 2021 affected fuel distribution across the Eastern U.S.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

2/ The power grid is not completely isolated from the internet. Modern power infrastructure uses Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and SCADA systems that, while designed to be separate, often have connections to corporate networks and the internet for monitoring and maintenance purposes.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

1/ While the power grid is largely operated by private companies, they work in coordination with government agencies like the Department of Energy and CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) on security matters.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Stopping our cyber security defense is not a drop in the bucket when being undefended allows Russia to break into our power grid and/or internet and shut it down. Kind of a big deal to regular people.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

But why are you saying it doesn't matter? If Russia didn't need Hegseth to do this already, then why are they getting him to do it?

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Yes, it matters because it's like opening a vault and letting robbers in. It all matters. We need to know what they are doing and prepare accordingly.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Elon Musk Floats Bizarre Conspiracy Theory That CNN Had a Hand in Attempted Trump Assassination Musk: “With this kid, we don’t know anything, right?" Is he trying to explain away why investigation details haven't been made public by pointing a finger at CNN? Deflection? ssnews.page.link/7B1cofZn7fJj

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

They definitely should be there. They should all stand up and turn their backs through his entire speech. We need powerful protest statements. We need to see their dissent.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

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Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky

It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

That miniscule speck of what's left of Rubio's conscience is making him physically ill.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Trump is the one gambling with World War 3! He's telling on himself again

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots. The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC advisory committee was abruptly postponed. This is reckless endangerment! nbcwashington.app.link/1qOkuAy4jRb

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 26/02/2025

LFG people! Spread the word in response to the GOP’s cruel budget cuts. Join the millions of Americans who are not going to feed the corporations & wealthy on Friday. Starve the rich like they plan to starve us. Economic Blackout is Friday, February 28th, 2025.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The status of Trump-Russia collusion in 2016: REAL. In 2017: REAL. In 2018: REAL. In 2019: REAL. In 2020: REAL. In 2021: REAL. In 2022: REAL. In 2023: REAL. In 2024: REAL. In 2025 (let me check...): REAL.

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abel @abelwithatable.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

BREAKING: Mexican President Sheinbaum argues that if cartels are deemed terrorist orgs, then the suppliers of weapons—over 74% of which come FROM the U.S.—should ALSO face accountability for enabling terrorism. As a result, Mexico is expanding its lawsuit targeting U.S gun manufacturers. 🇲🇽

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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Time for We the People to restrain this runaway government. We the People serve NO KING #resist

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The rumors are true: The proposed SAVE Act, now considered a priority for Republicans in the House, will make it harder, if not practically impossible, for millions of women to vote.

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The Christian Nationalist Plot to Disenfranchise Women Voters

The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Yuri Shvets, former Soviet spy, claims USSR cultivated Trump since the 1970s, supporting his political ambitions & flattering him. Trump became a target of Soviet & Czechoslovak intelligence in 1977 after marrying Czech model Ivana, who worked w/ Czech surveillance bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

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Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief

A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Here we go. Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship. This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 21/02/2025

Just offered an amendment that would block all cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA. Not a single one of you will be surprised to hear that Republicans blocked it.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 21/02/2025

Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 20/02/2025

Kash Patel, a vitriolic partisan, has been confirmed as FBI Director.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/02/2025

Chris Murphy: "My prediction is that if you vote for Kash Patel, more than any other confirmation vote you make, you will come to regret this one to your grave."

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Viola Blue @violablue.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

"Think about it, Donald Trump announces the External Revenue Service, and his goal is very simple ... his goal is to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and let all the outsiders pay," Lutnick replied. (I guess "outsider" means "not a billionaire") www.axios.com/2025/02/20/c...

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Trump's goal is to "abolish" the IRS

Trump wants to "let all the outsiders pay," Lutnick said on Fox News.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 20/02/2025

The US Internal Revenue Service is expected to fire about 6,700 employees, a person familiar with the matter said, eliminating roughly 7% of the tax-collecting agency's workforce in the midst of the critical tax-filing season reut.rs/4i7Rqe1

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US IRS expected to fire 6,700 employees on Thursday in Trump downsizing spree

The move would eliminate roughly 7% of the tax-collecting agency's workforce.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Arresting someone for calling you fascist seems an excellent approach to proving their point.

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