The trade deficit was down 0.2% in 2025, not down ‘78%’

National Endowment for the Arts rescinds grants, dazing publishers and theaters Arts organizations across the country saw their grants pulled with little explanation, while a proposed federal budget sought to eliminate the arts funding agency altogether.

Arts organizations across the country saw their grants pulled with little explanation, while a proposed federal budget sought to eliminate the arts funding agency altogether.

Funding cut for landmark study of women's health The Women's Health Initiative, begun in the 1990s, has made many important discoveries. Now funding to collect more research data will end in September.

HHS is ending funding for four Women's Health Initiative regional centers.

Women are HALF of the population. These targeted funding cuts will mean that women get worse care — and that will cost lives. www.knkx.org/public-healt...

ICYMI: Trump’s policies are so bad that our economy SHRUNK for the first time in years.

He’s too busy bending the knee to his billionaire buddies to care about working families and their pocketbooks. apnews.com/article/econ...

Veterans Crisis Line operators say they feel battered by Trump, DOGE Operators who field calls from veterans in crisis say uncertainty caused by the U.S. DOGE Service has made their jobs more stressful.

Trump and Elon are pushing out the people who pick up the phones at the Veterans Crisis Line—and making it near impossible for veterans to get help from a real person in their darkest moments. It’s callous and cruel.

Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.

Oh good! While Trump & Elon cut lifesaving research, they’re going to put our very limited federal resources towards studying the conspiracy theory that vaccines cause autism.

These people are doing less CANCER RESEARCH to waste your taxpayer dollars on total bunk.

A president with a criminal record, aided by an unqualified defense secretary, accelerates the collapse of institutional integrity. When authoritarian instincts meet institutional power, democratic erosion becomes governance itself.

The first triumph of authoritarianism is when people repeat its lies—not out of belief, but to avoid trouble. In time, truth vanishes into silence.

Gang leaders now avoid tattoos, and new recruits are strictly forbidden from getting inked. When repression supplants education, and public welfare is sidelined, authoritarian tactics evolve—but root causes remain untouched.

Trump to sign order Thursday dismantling Education Department Several Republican governors, including Greg Abbott of Texas, Mike Braun of Indiana, Ron DeSantis of Florida and Mike DeWine of Ohio, are expected to be at the signing.

Absolutely no one is asking for three out-of-touch billionaires to rip apart the Department of Education over some deranged far-right culture war.

Trump knows he can't abolish Ed without Congress—but by firing all the staff and smashing it to pieces, he's hoping for the same, devastating result.

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Trump’s E.P.A. Seeks to Deny Science That Americans Discovered It’s in this country that scientists, funded by or working for the government, came to understand the role of carbon in our atmosphere.

The new administrator of the E.P.A. is likely to reverse the long-standing federal position that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger the public—a “truly and deeply disgraceful” form of basic science denial, Bill McKibben writes.

Senator Murray is sitting at the head of a wooden table in a purple room. She is looking at one of three women sitting on the far side of the table from the camera, and three women and one man are seated on the near side with their backs to the camera. There are two blue folders on the table.

I spoke with WA state @nacchoalerts.bsky.social members about how Elon Musk's reckless layoffs of CDC workers—while avian flu & measles are on the rise—is breaking public health infrastructure and putting us all at risk.

A major disease outbreak won't just be expensive—it will cost lives.

Trump Caught on Hot Mic Telling Reporter to Say He Did ‘Great Job’ Trump bantered with Lawrence Jones as he and other media members filed out of the White House.

Hot mic moment: Trump caught telling Fox News reporter to say his first Cabinet meeting went “great.” Showing how right media is more propaganda machine for the presiden www.thedailybeast.com/trump-caught...

Trudeau to Zelenskyy: ‘Your Fight Is Our Fight’

As Trump abandons Ukraine, Zelenskyy affirms Canada’s support: “We will never forget what Canada has done for Ukraine.” With Trump’s pro-Russia stance leaving allies scrambling, Canada is stepping up. Will other leaders follow Trudeau’s lead?

Why would any EU nation or Canada share intelligence with us?! They can NOT trust Trump not to share it with Putin.

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.

100% of his salary is paid by WA state.

Elon fired him. Share his story.

The @principlesfirst.bsky.social conference was just evacuated due to a bomb threat. This is after Enrique Tarrio and members of the Proud Boys showed up and tried to disrupt the conference yesterday.

A diverse group of protesters marches together, holding signs against Trump and fascism, promoting justice and equality in West Hollywood.

Call to Action: Protest against Trump and fascism. Los Angeles, California. February 22 at 12PM

"Your voice matters"

#3E #USProtest #ProtestCA #Feb22

Civil disobedience is often necessary. Thank you Chris Kluwe.#civil disobedience

No surrender.

(📷@protest_24) #3E #EndOligarchy #GeorgiaProtests

Candlelight vigil for the state of democracy,, Wednesday, February 19,, 6 to 8 PM, Portland, City Hall

Candlelight vigil for the state of US democracy, Wednesday February 19, 6 to 8 PM, Portland, City Hall #3E #USProtests

⚠️The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.

Elon Musk's Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink's Contracts in Ukraine The agency was in the midst of a probe into the billionaire's equipment at the time of Musk's assault.

USAID was investigating Elon Musk’s Starlink contracts in Ukraine when Musk called the agency “evil” and “criminal.” The probe focused on how Ukraine used Starlink terminals. Meanwhile, Musk’s DOGE faces lawsuits over alleged federal law breaches. gizmodo.com/elon-musks-e...

Two teen-age girls are lying on a couch snacking and looking at their phones. One says, “If only a twentysomething mega-celebrity/style icon/trailblazing entrepreneur/regular person just like us would weigh in about our country’s current ideological crisis in a caption beneath a sexy yet tasteful selfie, then we would know how to feel about it all!”

A cartoon by Lila Ash, from 2019. #NewYorkerCartoon

It’s a coup. Would sure be a goddamn shame if Elon’s “break everything” speedrun opened up security vulnerabilities that allowed a talented and pissed-off group of hackers to make him and the whole administration look like fools on a global level.

Musk is going to embezzle more money

Elon Musk has been granted full access to the U.S. Treasury Department's payment systems, he has access to every single USians financial data, and can disrupt $6 trillion in federal payments. He’s not an elected official nor is he part of any confirmed government department.