On his first day at DOD, Pete Hegseth ordered the military to suspend all recognition of holidays like MLK Jr’s Birthday, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth,Women’s Equality Day, National Hispanic Heritage Month
Pride Month, & National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
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Great leadership - man child! An ignorant knee jerk reaction creating a target of blame on the US army personnel of whom you are in charge. And blame air traffic control another agency you lead and gutted less than a week ago. #planecrash #potomac
30.01.2025 12:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
Experts said the sudden stoppage would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox in Africa, as well as other threats around the world.
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the WHO, effective immediately.
Experts say the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop health threats brewing around the world.
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Can’t stop reading this paragraph over and over.
open.substack.com/pub/newmeans...
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Residents in Gaza have warned that Donald Trump’s proposals to “clean out” the war-ravaged Strip are a dangerous and “frightening trick” which amounts to bringing an end to Palestine.
Full story: tinyurl.com/tmzj2zx5
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Republican Proposal Would Make College Scholarships Taxable Income
Republican lawmakers are considering making college scholarships fully taxable to help pay for continuing tax cuts that mostly benefit wealthy families.
“Republican lawmakers are considering a change to tax policy that would make college more expensive for students receiving grants and scholarships to help pay their tuition bill.”
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