Sara Crewe/Mason

Speak up before you can’t.
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From the NYT:

“Hundreds of people who had been streaming into the lower level plaza of Trump Tower, President Trump’s high-rise in Midtown Manhattan, took off their coats and revealed bright red T-shirts that said “Not in Our Name” on the front and “Jews Say Stop Arming Israel” on the back.”

Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Orders Thousands of Federal Workers Reinstated (Gift Article)

Oh yes, I am here for this.
Sham = DOGE
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White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director (Gift Article) Dr. Dave Weldon was to have appeared on Thursday in a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee. He has close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary.

A welcome sign that the madness may abate. RFK Jr is more than enough madness at HHS. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/h...

‘Reeks of betrayal,’ Canadians are reacting to altered LCBO wine labels that mock Wayne Gretzky for his affiliation with Trump - NOW Toronto Photos of altered LCBO labels on Wayne Gretzky’s wines that mock the former Canadian NHL star are receiving some laughs from Canadians.

Oh Canada 🇨🇦
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Appalling overreach and suppression of dissent, moving to deport a green card holder for protesting the war in Gaza.
U.S. immigration agents arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University - Reuters

SpaceX loses control of Starship in space in testing failure Elon Musk's SpaceX lost contact with its Starship rocket in space on Thursday during its eighth test mission, dooming a satellite deployment demonstration in the company's second consecutive Starship failure this year.

There needs to be more attention to Musk things exploding www.reuters.com/technology/s...

What’s Really Behind Trump’s Tariffs? Three theories to explain the method to Trump's tariff madness

Good analysis on the tariff chaos

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Trump Live Updates: Canada and Mexico Tariff Pause and Education Department News (Gift Article)

Clearly a madman with no idea what he is doing www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

American Idiot RFK Jr sparks alarm after backing vitamins to treat measles amid outbreak - The Guardian

All the sane people are leaving. Top HHS spokesperson quits after clashing with RFK Jr. - POLITICO

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia (Gift Article) The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

I think I could write a more pertinent lead paragraph, but here is some alarming news www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

Postponing last week’s vaccine meeting endangers Americans’ health - The Hill

Russian state media briefly enters Oval Office during Zelenskyy meeting - POLITICO but not Reuters or AP.

You can register your concern about the FDA canceling the annual meeting to plan for 2026 flu vaccine by emailing secretary@hhs.gov. It wouldn’t hurt to prod RFK Jr about the ongoing outbreaks of measles in Texas, TB in Kansas and the threat of bird flu to the US population.

More than 150,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship - The Guardian

McConnell Announces He Won’t Seek Re-election, Ending Record-Breaking Tenure (Gift Article) The longest-serving Senate leader had been widely expected to retire at the end of his current term. He made it official on his 83rd birthday, after a recent run of opposing President Trump’s nominees...

Yawn 🥱 No thank you for your disservice to your country, your tepid lame duck “opposition” to appalling cabinet appointees, and your cynical enabling of the current occupant of the White House. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

Order to Drop Adams Case Prompts Resignations in New York and Washington (Gift Article) The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Ad...

These people are heroes, resigning rather than bending to Trump pressure to abandon solid cases. How low will Adams go? Will he change parties and grovel to his master? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

Hope we see more coverage of TB and measles outbreaks NYT. He is the LAST person to put in charge of health policy.

Just laughable. Mitch is a lame duck and he fully cooperated in harnessing MAGA sentiments to take the GOP to victory. His objecting on the way out the door is pure posturing. The man has no soul. Do better reporting.

I had a fun moment Googling “Gulf of Mexico” which takes you to a “Gulf of A” page, then clicking on the three dots to report incorrect information.

State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks (Gift Article) The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.

🚨 CONFLICT OF INTEREST 🚨-cybertruck.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wk4.7ocr.oBq0ed57DLSa

Without the CFPB, giant financial institutions — like banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and debt collection companies — will have an easier time picking your pocket. It’s clear who Trump and Musk serve — and it’s not you. Why Musk and Trump Gutted the CFPB

Without the CFPB, giant financial institutions — like banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and debt collection companies — will have an easier time picking your pocket.

It’s clear who Trump and Musk serve — and it’s not you.

I’m going to guess that each of the hacker incels is getting a million tax free

Judge Halts DOGE Access to Treasury Payment Systems (Gift Article) The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 attorneys general accusing the president of failing to faithfully execute the nation’s laws when he let DOGE comb through federal computer systems.

Good to see. However ALL AGs should have been pursuing this suit. Clear violations of federal law are being made daily
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/n...

Did they let him take a hard drive with all our data? Nothing would surprise me.

Exclusive | DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose access to Treasury payment systems was approved by a judge, has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism a...

I don’t have a subscription but the lead paragraph is enough for me.

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Oppose Project 2025 Author Russell Vought for OMB Director ⭑ 5 Calls Trump has nominated Project 2025 author Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB is the federal agency …

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Great News! In response to our motion, the court has restricted access to the Treasury Department payment system, barring sharing of sensitive data with Elon Musk’s DOGE.

This estimable organizational has filed a lawsuit to block Musk and his hacks’ access to our protected data at Treasury Dept. Follow & support!! bsky.app/profile/publ...