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USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them

In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

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Happy #Caturday from Strawberry 🍓

Three stories from today:

WaPo: Senate Republicans Propose $350 Billion for Mass Deportations

Bloomberg: Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost Between 5 and 11 Trillion Dollars

Politico: Republicans Preparing to Make "Deep Cuts" to Medicaid to Offset Reconciliation Costs

DACA-protected middle school science teacher faces deportation

The arrest happened in Miami-Dade County in Florida, despite the teacher's reported Dreamer status.

Education Dept. workers put on leave after taking diversity training during Trump's 1st term, union says A letter to the affected employees obtained by NBC News said they would continue to receive their full salaries and benefits and wouldn't be required to do any work-related tasks.

NEWS by me: Dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course that ex-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos encouraged during Trump's first admin have now been placed on paid leave as part of Trump's targeting of DEI programs. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.

Elon Musk's call for Germany to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt is dangerous, Holocaust memorial chair says Musk made a virtual appearance at a campaign event for Germany’s far-right AfD party, saying “children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents.”

We were not mistaken in our assessment of his “awkward excitement”, “accidental” salute.

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Appreciate the new information. Still upsetting but I’d rather have facts.

Secret Service agents, not ICE, visited Chicago school, officials say amid deportation fears The U.S. Secret Service says its agents visited a Chicago elementary school while investigating a threat. School officials mistakenly said hours before that U.S.

Thank you. I just found an article.

apnews.com/article/chic... Secret Service agents, not ICE, visited Chicago school, officials say amid deportation fears

Geez. I hope even MAGA wouldn’t stoop that low to snatch children from their school. Both scenarios (ICE or maga) are disgusting.

ICE agents 'showed up' at Chicago school amid heightened concerns of raids, CPS says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen at a Chicago school Friday afternoon, according to officials with the city's public school district, though a spokesperson for the agency deni...

The ICE agents were denied entry. Well done CPS officials and staff. Kidnapping children from school will never be ok.

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I have a feeling someone may need this today.

This is a time that will try all our souls. We must let our friends & family know we see them, we value them & we will stand up to protect everyone’s right to be themselves.

RESTORING THE DEATH PENALTY AND PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

Trump has issued an Executive Order reinstating and expanding the federal death penalty:

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing from World Health Organization.

Your validity is not dictated by an executive order. 🏳️‍⚧️

Someone needs to hear this ❤️

US Oligarch Elon Musk doing Nazi salute

US Oligarch Elon Musk does Nazi salute after being gifted "government position" by US Oligarch Donald Trump. (2025)

Reorganizing cabinets today with two helpers. 💙🐈🐈

This story was intense! If you’re deconstructing, or Exvangelical, or processing any prior fundamentalism, I highly recommend. Relevant to the current Christian nationalist movement.
5/5 stars. 💙📚

Temperature was in the teens for Obama's inauguration!

Food for thought.

Happy #Caturday with sunshine stretches.

Your love is making a difference. ❤️#realmamabears #lgbtq #youarenotalone #allyship

Love!!

Please look at this baby capybara whose name is Tupi.

Happy #Caturday. Alexander Hamilton has many cat trees and special cat hammocks but he prefers sitting weird in my seat.

SCOTUS agrees to hear challenge to Obamacare’s preventive care coverage The court will decide the fate of the insurance mandate later this year.

“The lawsuit…argues that certain requirements, such as insurance coverage of the HIV prevention drug PrEP and ‘contraceptive methods that some regard as abortifacients,’ violate the religious rights of employers.”

Read @alicemiranda.bsky.social on the case: