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Nationwide 'Hands Off!' protests erupt against Trump and Musk Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off!"

Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."

On Ukraine, Europe must step into the void | Virgin

Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

CDC's "disease detectives" halved as part of DOGE cuts at health agencies More than 1 in 10 of the health agency's workers are being let go, including an entire new class of CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officers.

Because the last Trump pandemic went so well.

Spot on.

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?

And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !

We all look forward to reading your thoughts

Heartbreaking!

Trump’s dangerous approach to peace in Ukraine European leaders need to speed up efforts to take control of their defence

www.ft.com/content/5aa1...

Let’s start there! 18 billion is fair start to trimming government waste.

Trump’s federal firings imperil government services from cities to farm towns The cuts were initially poised to affect nuclear defense programs and impact veterans’ mental health care, workers warned.

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

What is Musk-Trump regime doing for the American people? Tax cuts for billionaires, firing people and programs that help people, renaming stuff. Nothing about child care, education, cost of drugs, cost of housing, cost of meds,, cost of groceries, cost of health care ?

The IRS was a simple test for DOGE: was it really interested in efficiency and state capacity? If so, you support the tax enforcement, the biggest ROI in govt.
Or did it want to minimize parts of the state that bothered billionaires?
We have our answer.
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

📺Sick of the Elon Musk show?

So is Bob Kerrey. Medal of Honor Recipient, Navy SEAL, Governor, Senator.

This true American hero is pulling no punches.

After another insane week, you need to watch or hear the new @indyamericans.bsky.social with me & Bob.

On YouTube now: youtu.be/JN_kGDs7xTk?...

USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise A new directive puts further exemptions on hold. Aid workers also say the U.S. government has made it impossible to pay partners around the world.

Top USAID officials are trying to create a false narrative that life-saving aid has continued despite Trump’s blanket halt to foreign aid. Our @nytimes.com reporting shows the exact opposite. USAID even issued an internal email to stop applications for waivers: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.

This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.

My alma mater, three times over (four different degrees) gets a shout out from @georgetakei.bsky.social for being smart.

❤️

Having just participated in the taping of tomorrow’s show, I think they are definitely going to have to shut the network down if the episode airs. 😵‍💫🤣

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say

www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...

Great news everyone it was so much more FUCKING STUPID than it may at first appear
www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...

It was never about cutting grocery prices.

Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website “People are scrambling” to see if their sensitive information has been accessed by Musk’s programmers, said one federal intelligence employee.

Elon Musk’s DOGE just posted classified U.S. intelligence data on its website, and officials are scrambling, HuffPost reports.

Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.

Strong power move for Team Cancer.

Hundreds laid off at US nuclear weapons agency: Sources Hundreds of staff at the agency responsible for maintaining the U.S. nuclear stockpile were fired Thursday

There have been many signs of gross incompetence in the Musk-Trump sledgehammer approach. Now this:

"Multiple current and former employees described the situation as 'a national security crisis.'"

Mass layoffs now paused at US nuclear weapons agency The Department of Energy has paused the firings of hundreds of employees who work for a key agency maintaining the U.S. nuclear stockpile.

3/ Update (as of 5 mins ago):

Mass layoffs now paused at US nuclear weapons agency

www.goodmorningamerica.com/Politics/liv...

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Pentagon cuts off Hegseth town hall webcast after transparency pledge Hegseth also called "Our diversity is our strength" is the "single dumbest phrase in military history," and intends to end the military's DEI programs.

What a shitty person. Diversity is absolutely our strength because its a diverse country. This fucking asshole. www.defensenews.com/pentagon/202...

The password is... ethnic cleansing

Can we dispense with this “unfounded claims” shit finally?

He lies, pathologically.

Period.

Someone gonna get big mad at this

someone tell ernst that neither the president nor musk embodies the american people and that if they want to cut funding they should work with congress to pass a bill www.semafor.com/article/02/0...

Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.

NEW: Last year, Kash Patel received $25,000 from a Russia-linked production company to participate in a documentary in which Patel blasted the FBI as "corrupt" www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @davidcorn.bsky.social & @dfriedman.bsky.social, whose questions to Patel got no response.