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The top criminal prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's office in Washington quit today, citing pressure by the Trump administration to open what she viewed as an improper criminal probe of a federal contract.

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Go ahead.

Let the people see you for what you are.

The billionaires have been working on their merger with the evangelicals and “conservatives” for decades…abortion was the wedge issue to get Christians to vote against their own good.

It was never about babies. It was to bring about a coup…it is an oligarchy taking over the US inch by inch.

ICYMI, RFK Jr wants to rehome vulnerable Black kids to farms where they will be denied healthcare and unable to communicate with their families. And tell me again how we need to get over that whole slavery thing because it’s in the past.

Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off

Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.

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The CDC folks who worked the data on tracking were removed last week. Weekly tracking update that would have been posted 2025/02/15 is the first to be missed. Citizen efforts to resume normal service are ongoing .

Last CDC published data is here for now:
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If you're interested in learning more about that disinformation campaign and inferring some of its connections to things that have happened since, I recommend Tom Wilson's dissertation, which covers multiple views into that discourse: faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/TomW...

What’s Next on Trump’s Chopping Block? Look at Pete Hegseth’s Venmo Hegseth’s Venmo account gives a terrifying insight into what he’s planning.

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The Hardest Place is one of the best books I've read in the last few years. If you want to actually understand the dynamics of 20 years of American futility in the Middle East, it's absolutely essential reading. Highly recommend!!!

Sally Duncan Sally Duncan in a candidate supplied photo In an email, Duncan said she loves living in Albemarle County with her family and wants to stay here. “I am a renter, and so I would like to help create policies that increase housing options and availability for everyone,” Duncan said. “I also have three kids who are students at Albemarle High School and so I am deeply invested in the Jack Jouett District and want to make it a place where everyone can thrive.” Duncan received an undergraduate degree in American Studies from the University of Virginia in 2020 and earned a graduate degree in Religious Studies in 2023. She’s currently a high school history teacher and has a total of five children. Duncan will formally announce her candidacy at the County Office Building on February 25 at 11 a.m.

Heck, yeah! Sally Duncan of Earlysville, a history teacher, has filed paperwork with the Virginia Department of Elections to run as a Democrat for the Jack Jouett seat on Albemarle Board of Supervisors
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YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder The NY Times' Shift On Trans Rights

Great look at the New York Times embrace of transphobia from @katelynburns.com -

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He’s giving pickleball

Trump nominates Ed Martin as US attorney for DC President Trump officially tapped acting U.S. Attorney Ed Martin as the District’s top cop Monday following a deadly weekend.

He is a 2020 election denier and a criminal defense attorney for many January 6th defendants. Now, with homicide rates on the rise in the District, President Trump is nominating Ed Martin, an acolyte of the late Phyllis Schlafly, to serve as U.S. Attorney for D.C. fox5dc.com/news/trump-t...

FEMA firings are set to increase tonight, even after Trump approved FEMA funding for Kentucky. He calls FEMA worthless but then utilizes it?

Belle Gibson, Ruby Franke, and Amanda Riley will all have their lies, scams, and abusive actions dissected in television series and documentaries over the next several years, and I fear we won’t meaningfully address how whiteness works in this, and why they were able to get away with it for so long.

The #1 reported reason people avoid doctor’s appointments is because they’re afraid of finding out they have a serious illness.

If you have that fear, that’s normal and you’re not alone. Also remember, there is basically no serious illness that isn’t less serious if you catch it sooner.

Stop saying Elon is the richest man in the world.

He’s the greediest man in the world.

His greed is a sickness.

Target's shareholders lost $15 billion of net worth in their holdings of Target common stock when Target announced they were dropping DEI initiatives.

Elon Musk's DOGE website promised "receipts" for the savings DOGE has secured "no later than Valentine's Day."

The Saturday after Valentine's Day, there was a new message: "Receipts coming over the weekend!"

The weekend is over. Still no receipts.

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Governor Youngkin requests federal government assistance in storm cleanup Governor Youngkin has requested assistance from President Trump following recent winter storms.

There is no FEMA, Youngkin. Your beloved felon said the States have to handle their own natural disasters, remember?

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What a hypocrite.

VCU is turning into a shithole

No good billionaires. Even the most philanthropic were paying penance

Something I've not mustered up the courage to talk about because my position in life is obviously quite good is that the core tenet of being a Midwesterner, and one which I continue to ascribe to and has never served me wrong, is simple:

Interrogate your wants so hard you reject a solid majority.

Her job is to remove homeless people from SF's parks. Her methods are extraordinary Instead of forcing people out of Golden Gate Park, ranger Amanda Barrows helps them find housing.

Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.

He’s useless and an embarrassment.

This is why there’s been so much silence as Black history and Black books are being purged, and integration efforts dismantled. Many Democrats think the purges are valid and necessary. “Candidly, the attack on over-the-top wokeism was a valid attack."