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'There is no one left': Custer Gallatin National Forest workers reeling from job losses The cuts weren’t isolated. Across the seven ranger districts that comprise the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Knight said she has heard of at least 32 terminations as of Monday.

"Just three full-time employees remain in both the Yellowstone and Bozeman ranger districts to manage 19 rental cabins, 60 bathrooms, 21 campgrounds and other infrastructure spread across 1 million acres."

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Complex mix of feelings from protest. Foremost, gratitude to the organizers and people who came out to stand with and for US, all of us.

And still Musk and his team of baby thugs are stealing the personal information of tens of millions of people, holding our treasury hostage, and quite likely dispersing classified information to our adversaries. Strong statements are not enough. You are our representatives. Represent us with action!

X post: Elon Musk @elonmusk We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper. Could gone to some great parties. Did that instead.

U.S. policy was to help bring an end to apartheid and establish a nonracial, democratic government. In response to this policy and the Act, USAID/South Africa was responsible for financing projects that apartheid victims viewed as critical in promoting social, political, and economic change through peaceful means. The mission enabled community consultation and ensured that the United States did not impose foreign-defined solutions to local problems. USAID created projects and activities to respond to the priorities of the black community and its leaders, maximized black participation and leadership, and ensured activities had a linkage to the general objectives of U.S. policy. First-year funding for the program was $25 million, which was raised to $50 million the second year. The main project areas were community outreach and leadership development to redress the repression of black-led institutions; educational support and training to address the educational crisis in South Africa; black private enterprise development to combat the inhibiting effects of apartheid–induced discrimination in private enterprise; university grants to help create a new generation of economic and political leaders; human rights; legal assistance; labor union training; and health and nutrition

What’s his beef against USAID in particu….oh. Wow.

It will take years to repair the damage that has been done in the last 4 days, but perhaps our democracy can still be saved if you and the others act now. Thank you for representing me. Now it's time for you to represent me with your actions, as well as your words.

This situation has gone beyond critical. I honestly believe that our only hope as a nation is for you and every other member of Congress who has any loyalty to this country and any courage whatsoever to go to the Treasury and USAID buildings and occupy them.

Today we really need dozens of members of Congress to physically enter buildings that have been commandeered by DOGE interns and refuse to leave until things are fixed, whatever that might mean. I can't think of another option.

Let it be clear: DOGE violently shut down a congress-mandated government agency. No checks and balances, no legal process, no accountability.

Trump moves to wrest control of USAID as Musk says ‘we’re shutting it down’ Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk said early Monday that his DOGE team is in the process of closing USAID, the world’s largest provider of food assistance.

Declassification by thuggery. “A group of about eight DOGE officials entered the USAID building Saturday and demanded access to every door and floor, despite only a few of them having security clearance, according to a Senate Democratic staff member” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.

WIRED reported over the weekend that a growing number of US government websites were going offline, including several related to USAID. Early on Monday, Elon Musk said USAID was “beyond repair” and that Trump had agreed to shut it down.

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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

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News Flash

The Jack Ass is being sued for absolutely everything and it will take years to get past every injunction and work through the courts.

By then it will be mid terms and we can take back the senate.
33 senate seats are up for reelection
435 house seats

Breathe
We got this

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Notice from the so called "JUSTICE " department
"The defendant YOU testified against is being released from depth.of corrections"
I am truly SO SORRY..
You dedicated your life to serve & protect
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THESE are the violent insurrectionists that Trump pardoned.

Meanwhile, one of Biden's final acts was to grant a preemptive pardon to the POLICE OFFICERS that dared to testify to Congress.

Trump protects the lawless & Biden protects law enforcement!
#J6Pardons

Trump has issued ‘Camp Auschwitz’ a full and unconditional pardon along with 1,500 others.

The inauguration of a multi-billion dollar grift On Monday, Donald Trump took the oath of office — the first person to be sworn in as president while simultaneously hawking an eponymous meme coin.

1. Donald Trump took the oath of office yesterday — the first person to be sworn in as president while hawking an eponymous meme coin

It is brazen corruption

$TRUMP is effectively a "For Sale" sign on the White House, facilitating anonymous bribes in any amount

Follow this 🧵 for details

President Trump is turning loose people convicted of assaulting police officers. America is already less safe.

On inauguration day, Trump released his neo-Nazi para-military brownshirts back onto the streets right after Elon made two Nazi salutes on national television.

This is a clear signal to violent white supremacists the world over to act with impunity.

Welcome to the reign of madness.

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

12 years ago Musk, Bezos, Ellison, Zuckerberg were worth $74bil combined.

Now the 4 have surpassed a wealth hoard of $1TRILLION!

Yet they need another round of tax cuts while Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid & vet benefits need to be cut.

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#ThankYouTG
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Borrowed:

The Situation: The Plot to Lie to Children I read Kash Patel’s three books for small children. They’re really weird.

If you want to know more about Patel’s children’s books, Ben Wittes read them so you don’t have to:

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

“Before he has even taken office, Trump has faced down two of the country’s most prominent newspapers, inducing them to back off longstanding, well-reasoned editorial opposition. That is terrifying.”

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How We Report on Maternal Health — and How to Get in Touch With Our Team For years, ProPublica has examined the deaths of pregnant women and new mothers to uncover problems that can prevent other deaths. Our reporting has sparked change. Now, we are investigating the…

It’s clear by now that state abortion bans are having a seismic impact on health care. But they are also introducing a dangerous new dynamic for anyone who happens to conceive.

Help us report on maternal health.

It's also happening in Idaho.

A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments. Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

Another "preventable" death in Texas: "Hope’s youngest son didn’t understand that his mom was gone. Porsha’s long hair had been braided, and anytime the toddler saw a woman with braids from afar, he would take off after her, shouting, 'That’s mommy!'" www.propublica.org/article/pors...

Oh boy