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An incredibly devastating decision which simply ignores the human costs and blesses the Trump admin's stripping of status of hundreds of thousands of people who entered the country legally — which the explicit stated goal of rapidly deporting those people without a court hearing.

Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from FEMA to states, local governments U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that seeks to shift responsibility for disaster preparations to state and local governments, deepening his drive to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Trump just signed an order stripping FEMA of resources and dumping disaster prep onto states—without funding to back it up.

Translation: When disasters hit, you’re on your own.
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A 25-year-old Musk staffer violated Treasury policies by emailing an unencrypted database containing personal information to two Trump administration officials.

Extreme Weather in 2024 Forced Most People to Flee in 16 Years Extreme weather last year including typhoons, heatwaves and flooding led to the biggest displacement of people since 2008, and exacerbated a food crisis in more than a dozen countries, according to a ...

Extreme weather events last year displaced the most people since 2008 and exacerbated a food crisis in more than a dozen countries, the World Meteorological Organization says

The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.

If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

Well said!

What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.

What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?

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After we published a public audit on Saturday, Elon Musk’s DOGE deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” wiping out an additional $4 billion in so-called savings that the group had claimed to secure for U.S. taxpayers.

VA fires 1,400 more staffers in second round of workforce reductions About 2,500 VA workers have been forced out of their jobs in the last few weeks.

Hey Republicans! Tell us again how much you love and respect Veterans.

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A Fool and a Tool: Trump Is Spreading Russian Disinformation Three years after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Trump is not just siding with Putin, he’s circulating Putin’s lies.

"There’s a reason we have not historically run the government like a business....The most pro-American businessman I ever knew, my grandfather, would say that the price of Trump’s support for a Russian peace deal in Ukraine is too high."

A family whose 6-year-old is battling cancer says a move to slash funding by the National Institutes of Health for research at universities and medical centers would be “devastating.” cnn.it/3EPY8XU

A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

I remember when a simple break-in to the DNC’s offices caused an impeachment and a president stepping down.

Trump Capitulates to Russia, Betraying Ukraine and the West Trump’s appeasement of Putin is a disgraceful surrender to Russia, an outright betrayal of Ukraine, and a stark warning to the world that America under Trump is no longer the defender of democracy but...

Trump’s appeasement of Putin is a disgraceful surrender to Russia, an outright betrayal of Ukraine, and a stark warning to the world that America under Trump is no longer the defender of democracy but a willing collaborator with a terrorist state.

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Musk Advises Trump But Doesn’t Work for DOGE, White House Says Elon Musk — whose name has become nearly synonymous with the cost-cutting mission of the newly formed “Department of Government Efficiency” — doesn’t actually work for it, the White House said.

Elon Musk, whose name has become nearly synonymous with the cost-cutting mission of the newly formed “Department of Government Efficiency,” doesn’t actually work for it, the White House said

‘People are just flipping out’: Billions in federal funding remain frozen despite court orders to keep the taps open | CNN Politics Federal agencies across Washington are finding ways to keep funding frozen even after judges last month temporarily blocked the White House’s effort to pause trillions of dollars in federal assistance...

Trump is defying court orders with his funding freeze, hurting clean energy and costing our economy along the way, with no regard for anyone but himself and his rich friends.
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BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.

BREAKING

On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders

On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

A quick search of Cotton’s accounts show that the first time he posted a single word critical of USAID was 5 days ago, despite serving in the Senate for 10 years and the House before that.

Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion

Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion

Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.

It's reverse Robin Hood.

This obscure law is one reason Trump's agenda keeps losing in court Lawsuits challenging Trump policies raise big constitutional questions, but they also rely on a law that requires the government to follow the correct procedures when changing course.

Protect this law at all costs !

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'It's a bad deal': Union president warns federal workers against accepting offer The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees. He warns the public will feel federal workforce cuts.

The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.