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#HappyBirthdayPresidentObama
Oh how we wish we still had your strong & honest leadership when we were the envy of the world
A brilliant man of love, kindness, compassion, truth & tolerance
He truly made US great!

Southwest Ohio to lose two health clinics over federal, state budget Medicaid cuts • Ohio Capital Journal Southwest Ohio is going to lose two reproductive health clinics due to the federal budget changes to Medicaid, a loss that could mean more abortions will happen, according to the leader of the clinics...

"While the budget changes bar health providers who perform abortions from being a part of Medicaid, the clinics being closed did not offer abortion services.

Their services included tests for sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, cancer screenings..."

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How John Durham and Chuck Grassley Covered Up Getting Ass-Handed by Russia - emptywheel John Durham (with Chuck Grassley's help) tried to obscure that on the same day as the Russian spy report that drove his entire investigation, Russian spooks discussed seeding conspiracies about "dark ...

How John Durham and Chuck Grassley Covered Up Getting Ass-Handed by Russia

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Tonight at 7pm ET: Trump has called for the immediate firing of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics over weak jobs numbers. This comes as tariffs threaten higher prices and a bombshell report that DOGE burned through $21B. @blumenthal.senate.gov‬ joins The Weeknight to discuss.

Ford Takes $800 Million Tariff Hit, Posts First Loss Since 2023 The levies on imported parts helped wipe out the company’s net profit in the second quarter.

So much for tariffs being paid by foreigners. What a scam. Chinese car companies snickering.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to wind down operations after loss of federal funding The longtime financial backer of NPR and PBS says most operations will end by September 2025 following defunding by Congress.

The longtime financial backer of NPR and PBS says most operations will end by September 2025 following defunding by Congress.

Oh, so Ryan Walters has done weird stuff before at work with porn. Gotcha. www.fox23.com/news/local/fo...

How Trump’s AI Policy Could Compromise the Technology A new executive order says that the government will only buy artificial intelligence models that are neutral and nonpartisan, but in reality, the policy would require technology companies to conform t...

A new executive order declares that the government will only buy AI models that are neutral and nonpartisan, but in reality, the policy would require technology companies to conform to the administration’s ideology.

Not the Fix Our Immigration System Needs The administration’s militarized immigration crackdown is eroding civil liberties — and it comes amid ICE’s resistance to lawful congressional oversight.

The administration’s militarized immigration crackdown is eroding civil liberties. And it comes amid ICE’s resistance to congressional oversight.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down after losing funding from the Trump- and GOP-supported recissions package, "despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB."

EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

Trump Appeals Ruling That Blocked Parts of His Extreme Anti-Voting Order Read more here.

Trump Appeals Ruling That Blocked Parts of His Extreme Anti-Voting Order - @democracydocket.com
~ Applies to 19 States that brought the suit.
~ We keep fighting, just to vote.

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The insane price tag for Trump's DOGE disaster Senate Democrats released a report on Thursday revealing that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has wasted at least $21.7 billion in taxpayer dollars since it was launched by ...

Donald Trump and Elon Musk created a Department of Government Efficiency that burned $21.7 billion in taxpayer money. Truly revolutionary to waste that much just trying to cut waste.

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It signals how low the Trump Administration is that the DC Board of Professional Responsibility just recommended disbarment for one of the Administration’s lawyers in a top position at its powerful Office of Management and Budget.

Desires of the rich are driving Tennesseans into fury.

The biggest new debate is a Tesla Only tunnel that no one voted for.

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Watch what they do here . Will they follow the courts order .
This will be a big tell about the legality of this entire administration and anyone standing up for it.

Reporter speaks out about why The Washington Post is bleeding talent Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart on Thursday called out The Washington Post’s shifting editorial focus when explaining his decision to leave the paper. While guest-hosting “...

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Analysis | The Fact Checker rose in an era of false claims. Falsehoods are now winning. Longtime Fact Checker Glenn Kessler takes stock as he departs The Washington Post.

The Smithsonian erases all references to Trump's 2 Impeachments ...

NOW Fact Checking is under threat.

We need TRUTH & ACCOUNTABILITY.

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YouTube video by Ken Harbaugh Courage inspires change; cowardice tries to silence, but truth always prevails.

Courage inspires change, but cowardice spreads too. No fear can silence the truth or those fighting for justice.

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U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 100,000 in July, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

The job numbers were below expectation, BUT THEY'RE BURYING THE LEAD!!!

"June/May totals were revised sharply lower, down by a combined 258,000 from previously announced levels."

WHAT THE F-?!? The Trump Administration manipulated the data, and now the truth comes out. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/j...

The American Versailles

New jobs numbers hints at Great Recession 2.0 Friday's jobs report should send a chill through every American's spine, as it showed that job growth in the United States was virtually nonexistent over the last three months—a direct consequence of…

Trump’s economy is so bad, the only things growing are healthcare jobs and the size of his new $200 million White House ballroom.

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Kaine: "Get this guys, we have a trade SURPLUS with Brazil, but President Trump has announced a 50% tariff. Why? Because they don't like the fact that Brazil is prosecuting a friend of his for corruption and an attempt to overturn the election."

How John Durham and Chuck Grassley Covered Up Getting Ass-Handed by Russia - emptywheel John Durham (with Chuck Grassley's help) tried to obscure that on the same day as the Russian spy report that drove his entire investigation, Russian spooks discussed seeding conspiracies about "dark ...

I've long believed 2016 Russian operation in US was most successful intelligence operation in recent history.

With disclosure that Durham investigation all predicated on disinformation, I double down on that opinion. Russia completely destroyed the United States.

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Watch what they do 🤔

The Court Fight to Stop the Federal Funding Freeze A bipartisan coalition is standing up for checks and balances.

Upholding the separation of powers is an essential check against tyranny — it requires the persistent work of taking on every power grab by this administration. bit.ly/44VZ4EK

#EpsteinFiles

This keeps happening.

The job market is showing signs of weakness as Trump's tariffs take effect U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday, as the unemployment rate inched up to 4.2%. Job gains for May and June were also revised sharply ...

Today's jobs report shows 24,000 factory jobs lost in the past three months.

Trump’s first term brought a manufacturing recession. Now his reckless tariffs are making Americans worse off, again.

This made me cry. 😢