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Two hands hold a small red card with white lettering against a wallet. The card reads: “I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or hand you any documents based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. I do not give you permission to enter my home based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution unless you have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door. I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings based on my 4th Amendment rights. I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.” Photo by Loren Elliott for The New York Times.

Known as the red card, a resource distributed by the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center lists tips and legal rights for immigrants who might find themselves targeted by federal agents. Demand for the cards has surged since President Trump returned to office. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

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The extreme MAGA Republican budget will close hospitals, shut down nursing homes and deprive children of healthcare.

There are 215 Democrats in the House who actually want to love and cherish Medicaid, not destroy it.

We only need three House Republicans to join us.

A critical point.

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

no president has pardoned as many pedophiles as donald trump, and he’s just getting started

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS "deferred resignation" plan from moving forward. Orders government to take no action until court hearing on Monday. OPM must notify government employees that there will be no deadline/action taken.

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Healthcare and our Taxes. How much do we pay for private insurance companies.

#MedicareForAll

Hello, Thursday! 🌞

Wishing you a morning that brings a chuckle to your lips and a sparkle to your eyes.
Morning☺️🦋🍀 #BlueSkyFriends

"The best & most Beautiful Things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart"
- Helen Keller

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A friend posted about this. A friend who always has the facts. I didn’t believe this could be true, but here we are…

See also Just Security’s Litigation Tracker. www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

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FACT: The entire federal civilian workforce accounts for 4 PERCENT of the federal budget

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This slide reports Breaking News as of 2/5/25 5:37 pm CT.Democrats will hold the Senate floor all night to protest Russell Vought’s nomination as OMB director. They could end up giving floor speeches. “Every single Senate Democrat will vote against Russell Vought, the Trump nominee for OMB and chief architect of ultra-right Project 2025.” Schumer wrote in a post on X. “We are holding the floor of the United States Senate to expose how Project 2025 is the Trump White House agenda.” Senator Klobuchar encouraged her followers on X to tune into C-Span, “I’m scheduled to speak at midnight so make some coffee and tune into C-Span.”

Senate Dems vow to hold the Senate floor for 30 hours. They will bring to light how Project 2025 is the Trump White House Agenda.

California warns hospitals not to withhold trans youth healthcare Attorney general Rob Bonta tells Guardian health providers have duty to provide gender-affirming treatment amid Trump attacks

California warns hospitals not to withhold trans youth healthcare.

Attorney general Rob Bonta tells Guardian health providers have duty to provide gender-affirming treatment amid Trump attacks.

HOPE. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#LGBTQIA
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Coup d’Code.

This part, on Musk running Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and DOGE, all while on ketamine:

"This isn’t just implausible—it’s physically impossible."

I am so very sorry
For your dear friend
And his family...and you

This tragic disease
I try to walk in their shoes
To all of you with a loved one or a diagnosis my heart breaks

U.S. Postal Service Halts Parcel Service from China as Trump’s Trade Curbs Begin The United States has been importing about 3 million parcels a day with almost no customs inspection and no duties collected.

Breaking News: The U.S. Postal Service paused accepting packages from China and Hong Kong, after a Trump order ending their duty-free handling took effect.

This will be a constitutional crisis. Only Congress has the power to dismantle a department.

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Now more than ever
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The takeover of Twitter was a preview of what we're all living with now and a stark example of why you can't let any one person have too much money: they go insane and make themselves everybody's problem

JUST IN: Judge Lamberth has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing provisions of Trump executive order that would require moving transgender inmates from women's to men's prisons.

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Tweet by Sawyer Hackett reads, "None of this is legal." Below, a series of headlines from major news sources appear: WSJ: "Trump Advisers Weigh Plan to Dismantle Education Department" AP: "Trump and Musk move to dismantle USAID, igniting battle with Democratic lawmakers" Reuters: "Exclusive: Musk aides lock workers out of OPM computer systems" PBS: "DOGE has requested and is being granted 'access to all SBA systems'" AFP: "Musk takes reins of US Treasury payments, sparking alarm"

Not one thing, nope.