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Trump, Musk and Republicans in Congress are gutting services, raising prices, and racing towards slashing Medicaid, Social Security, and other life-saving programs. It’s time to fight back. app.sosha.ai/s/x6r9PTu9

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Don’t buy stuff Friday Feb 28. We have power. No Amazon Walmart Target fast-food gas. ok small businesses. Use cash.

Info about 3/1/25 marches around the country at national parks to protest cuts to the NPS.

Info about 3/1/25 marches around the country at national parks to protest cuts to the NPS.

Info about 3/1/25 marches around the country at national parks to protest cuts to the NPS.

On 60 minutes tonight - Dismantling USAID.

Tonight on 60 Minutes. A story about Dismantling USAID.

Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything? Yes. And You Can Too.

Great read!

Prebunking Elon Musk's Super Bowl Propaganda Perception is reality.

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Information about the rally to restore foreign aid.

Today.

Data showing how many jobs lost due to the stop work order and closing of USAID.

Map showing the US states affected by job losses from pausing/stopping foreign assistance and closing USAID.

Impact of the stop/pause of foreign assistance and the closure of USAID.

I hope somebody is calculating the cost to America in Musk demanding the immediate destruction of USAID. The costs and logistics to recall 6000+ people + families from overseas in 30 days. Office space/housing leases + payments to release thousands of local staff. Nightmare.

Announcement of a meet-up to protest the stop work order for foreign assistance - on Wednesday Feb 5, 11:30 am, upper senate park, constitution and Delaware avenues NE, Washington, DC.

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The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

Crazy!

A white wall with empty frames due to photos having been removed.

NEW from NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard:

“This week, USAID officials removed the artwork [of the agency’s various global missions] from the walls of USAID offices because…[officials] would be evaluating what appeared on the walls to ensure it aligned with the new administration’s ‘America First’ mission.”

The USAID website is offline. www.usaid.gov

#USAID #Illegal

“Trump planning to issue executive order as early as tonight to shut down USAID and merge it with State, says source. Rubio will be acting head. Logos already being taken down at the Ronald Reagan Building.”

A Guardian journalist reporting that Trump is about to claim the authority to shut down an entire federal agency:

Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance The potential for devastation is made plain by another order, concerning the crucial work of U.S.A.I.D.

My @newyorker.com piece on the ongoing, likely unconstitutional funding freeze at USAID now imperiling millions: “This is not a pause. It is a destruction.”

USAID is also where the Administration is testing out its playbook for eviscerating other agencies.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Very concerning news about the future of USAID from Sen Murphy below:

people don't get how many holes the State Department and USAID spend their fingers plugged into

NATIONAL SECURITY NEWS ALERT RINGING THE ALARM: THE POLITICIZATION OF THE FBI

open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Why I'm quitting the Washington Post Democracy can't function without a free press

We are so screwed. 😭😩

President-elect Donald Trump mocks former NJ Gov. Chris Christie with scathing AI-generated McDonald’s drones image President-elect Donald Trump ridiculed former New Jersey Gov. Christie’s appetite as the source of the sudden drone sightings.

Wow. This posted by our next President. How shameful. The President of our great country would act a fool, a clown? This is what you want our children to see and emulate? It’s very sad.

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An image of a dog with text describing how bad things are these days at animal shelters. Asking people to keep your pets and care for them because there is no room at the shelters.

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

There’s no such thing as working productively with MAGA nihilists like Elon, Vivek and RFK, Jr. They want to bring down our Republic. Don’t normalize them by pointing out a few of their good ideas.

You can’t play nice with the leopards. Let them into your house and they will eat your face.

Two Billionaires’ Big Plan to Shrink Government Podcast Episode · The Daily · 12/04/2024 · 29m

Very good listen. He explains how difficult it will be for DOGE (😂) to deliver on Trump’s campaign promises of cutting the government’s budget. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Why I Just Resigned From The Los Angeles Times By Harry Litman

Sr Legal Columnist and op-Ed contributor resigns from LA Times. open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...