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BREAKING: This is the crowd to see AOC in Greeley, Colorado where GOP Congressman Gabe Evans refuses to hold a town hall.

Judge Vows to Probe if Trump Officials Defied Court Order Read more here.

A federal judge vowed to keep investigating if Trump administration officials disobeyed a court order halting deportations under an 18th century wartime law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Screw Google for capitulating to this childish nonsense.

A memo listing all of the clubs eliminated by USMA.

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.

Today marks the start of Black History Month — a time to recognize both the hardships endured by and celebrate the achievements of Black Americans.

Black history is American history and it is critical that we honor Black voices and leaders every single day of the year.

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.

This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

CDC Data Are Disappearing The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.

This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being
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Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 Retailer Costco Wholesale will increase pay for most of its hourly U.S. store workers to more than $30, according to a memo sent to employees this week.

Costco - the only company to publicly come out in support of Diversity initiatives despite pressure from the GOP and they just raised the pay for their workers. Stop shopping at Target.

Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...

The U.S. economy is still doing well as Americans continue to spend The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.3% in the final months of 2024, largely fueled by robust consumer spending. The economy ended the year 2.5% larger than it was a year earlier.

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.3% in the final months of 2024, largely fueled by robust consumer spending. The economy ended the year 2.5% larger than it was a year earlier.

Trump threatens funding for schools that accommodate transgender children Trump has repeatedly threatened to defund schools accused of teaching critical race theory.

Trump just issued an executive order defunding public schools that accommodate transgender students.

Teachers will be banned from referring to a transgender student by their desired name or pronouns. If they do not comply, their budgets can be defunded.

Trump’s Fusillade of Tyrannical Orders | Washington Monthly Donald Trump’s embrace of the unitary executive theory inches closer to the “very definition of tyranny” that James Madison warned against.

“Donald Trump’s first ten days in office amounted to a blitzkrieg against our constitutional system of checks and balances.”

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Hegseth strips Milley of his security detail, orders investigation into his conduct Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an investigation into retired general Mark Milley — who often clashed with President Trump — and determine whether he should be reduced in rank.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an investigation into retired general Mark Milley — who often clashed with President Trump — and determine whether he should be reduced in rank.

Fact check: RFK Jr’s statements during Senate confirmation hearing Kennedy Jr denied and downplayed past controversial comments during his hearing for HHS secretary.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...

Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.

Of Trump’s January 6th pardons, “NPR has identified dozens of defendants with prior convictions or pending charges for crimes including rape, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic violence, manslaughter, production of child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking.” www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...

With all the craziness, try to do some good today. Volunteer, help others.. be the person you needed growing up. It helps the despair ..

Per Wired, Patel helped *produce* a track from the J6 choir, who he's now claiming he's unfamiliar with. www.wired.com/story/kash-p...

I mean the last time he spoke extemporaneously without a prompter he did a sieg heil so maybe cool it on the victory lap.

Makes me nauseous, seeing this posted from the Department of Defense account. This dude unqualified and ill-intentioned and can bring great harm to the Armed Forces and the United States.

Ousted meteorologist Sam Kuffel was ‘just voicing my personal opinion’ on Elon Musk gesture Milwaukee meteorologist Sam Kuffel issued a statement after an uproar over her comments on Elon Musk and subsequent dismissal from CBS-58.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Let's break down Trump's executive orders focused on destroying our environment. (1/9)

Opinion | Trump Pardons the Jan. 6 Cop Beaters Law and order? Back the blue? What happened to that GOP?

WSJ editorial ---> "The Jan. 6 rioters whom President Trump pardoned include those convicted of bludgeoning, chemical spraying, and electroshocking police."

www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

In case anyone was wondering whether Trump would serve the working class or the billionaire class, here's a picture that spells it out pretty clearly.

Today, President Trump took a number of actions related to immigration — each a step toward his mass deportation agenda, and some even unconstitutional. I will never stop fighting to protect immigrant families.

My full statement on these day one immigration executive orders:

Trump just pardoned these people.

Don’t ever tell me Republicans “back the blue” again.

Starting to get it?

The Qanon Shaman on Twitter is everything that's wrong with this new administration in a nutshell.

Um. What did I just watch?

Proud Boys seen marching and chanting in DC streets A group of Proud Boys carrying pro-Trump signs and anti-antifa marched on the streets in Washington as Trump prepared for the swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda.

These are Trump’s people. He called them patriots after they attacked the Capitol and didn’t disavow them when the evidence against them came out leading to conviction for seditious conspiracy. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/p...