The Sun Will Shine Again

Pritzker: "We're talking about the death of a constitutional republic. That's what happened in Germany in 1933, 1934. And we're seeing today that we've got an administration in Washington that's ignoring court orders."

Remarkable resignation letter from the Justice Department's chief information officer in the immigration review division — a disabled veteran.

Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:

His followers are like, “Surely there must be some mistake, he said only THEIR lives would be ruined. I’d better message the president and let him know.”

We’re in the denial and bargaining stage folks.

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Dark Pence is back.

This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.

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I’m in touch with Delta after a flight taking off from MSP crash landed in Toronto this afternoon.

Grateful to the first responders and professionals on the scene.

Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.

Sign that says impeach both presidents in blue and red writing

Connecticut was out at The CT Capitol today.

This is what oligarchy looks like.

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA

7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

JFC indeed.

US Health Department Layoffs Expand to Medicare, FDA The Department of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies — the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, ...

The Dep't of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies, including the FDA and CDC.

Those laid off included people who evaluate the safety of medical devices.
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"Laboratories in a national network of 58 facilities responding to the spread of bird flu were notified Friday that 25 percent of the staff in a central program office coordinating their work were fired"

Emerging 4th world country in North America!
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Money talks

I am no longer accepting the argument "there are bigger problems than this!" unless you are personally working to stop the ultimate Heat Death of the Universe.

Demands and needs get easier as we get older.

I won’t even say her name. She was confirmed. You knew she would be.

Tulsi Gabbard peddles conspiracy theories, echoes Russian propaganda, and met with Bashar al-Assad, a dictator who killed his own people.

America is weaker with her as the Director of National Intelligence.

BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.

BREAKING

On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders

On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

The Trump administration restores federal webpages after court order Doctors filed suit to restore access.

Things only happen if people DO things. Keep fighting.

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It is also once of the most routinely used by lawyers challenging government action.

Found this on Reddit. Seems about right.