Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

The agency plays a critical role in supporting students with disabilities, guiding families, funding key programs, and ensuring that states meet their obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

When you say that you're afraid you'll be losing your job within a year's time due to leadership decisions and upcoming changes, it doesn't help that your pragmatic spouse agrees.

Furloughed and live in Virginia? Early voting is open. @abigailspanberger.com MUST win.

Trump’s Massive Argentina Bailout Set to Benefit One GOP Billionaire Like everything else with this administration, Trump’s decision to extend a lifeline to Argentina involves corruption.

Holy shit.

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It has been 40 days since @oversightdemocrats.house.gov successfully subpoenaed Trump's DOJ to release the Epstein files.

Two weeks ago, we heard harrowing accounts from the survivors who have been denied justice for decades.

Survivors deserve truth, healing, & accountability. Release the files.

The Trump administration is canceling the DOT’s rule to get passengers compensation for extreme airline delays - just the latest example of them siding with corporations and against customers.

Inside the gun absolutists’ bold plot to repeal one of America’s strongest firearms laws Gun Owners of America, which sees the NRA as soft, has the National Firearms Act in its sights – and it’s ready for battle

"The group is working to legalize machine guns...

'We fully believe that law-abiding citizens should be able to own fully automatic firearms'...”

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SHAMELESS: Donald Trump is slapping his name on infrastructure projects across the U.S. funded by President Biden’s historic 2021 infrastructure law that Trump opposed and tried to derail. (NYT)

304 and a rug.

About this Florida vaccine story:

When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.

We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.

“Oh, they’d have died.”

DC and environs: Amy Coney Barrett will be speaking at the National Book Festival on Saturday.

Do with that information what you will.

Normally and generally, if you work on Capitol Hill (as a fed) you get a heads up about things like, ummm, oh--I don't know, low altitude fly overs for example, about a day in advance. So random that there was only an hour notice today! #Theywillnotbesilenced.

They want us fighting so we never notice who is stealing from us all. Don’t get lost in the circus.

New details about police activity after lawmaker shootings raise questions about response The Minnesota Star Tribune found that Brooklyn Park police waited more than 60 minutes to enter the Hortman home and that several law enforcement agencies were unaware of the situation for hours.

They waited *more than an hour* to enter the Hortman home after watching Mark Hortman get shot in the doorway

Unbelievably tragic & heartbreaking

And, of course, they publicly congratulated themselves on a great, lifesaving police response when they’d let a lawmaker bleed out. Uvalde is everywhere

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Had the last three by 2, throw away letter search on 3, solved on 4.

YouTube video by Katie Phang ICE Detainees ABUSED in Trump’s MILLION-DOLLAR Swamp SCHEME

ICE detainees forced to kneel to eat “like dogs” while Floridians are footing the $450 million bill for Alligator Alcatraz.

My latest reporting on the horrific conditions in these ICE jails and the companies making millions off of this Everglades concentration camp.

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For the Epsteinth time, an 'underage woman' is called a CHILD.

Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.

So congress going home for vacation early! Because of Epstein. Demand a town hall now, they have free time!

If you live in a major city, consider donating directly to a less populated area's NPR/PBS station. cpb.org/cpb-station-...

I've spent the last week in rural red Texas, driving through multiple counties. Since 2016, it's been filled w dt's flags. My total count this week? 2.5, and the .5 was a flag in shreds.

Democrats MUST keep up the calls and town halls in these districts!

Our national parks are in trouble.

Since Trump returned to office, the National Park Service has lost nearly a quarter of its full-time staff. That’s thousands of people who used to care for trails, run visitor centers, respond to emergencies, and protect the land, gone.

Vice President Harris and Douglas Emhoff watch fireworks at the White House on July 4, 2024.

This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better.

But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.

Every time we organize, those rich guys pull a fast one/
Oh we might lose many a fight, but we'll damn sure win the last one.

-Woody Guthrie

The Librarians Film | Official Site Librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting on the frontlines of democracy

Just attended a screening of this at ALA. When you see it offered, make a point of watching. thelibrariansfilm.com

Also, Mom's of Liberty can go kick rocks.

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

“We eat this sand. We have no food. We have no flour. Have mercy on us.”

Videos of starving people in Gaza have been all over social media for months. Now on CNN. As Israel blocks aid humanitarian orgs want to facilitate.

Hundreds have been shot and killed trying to get aid.

While we wait for the Supreme Court to rule in a critical redistricting case from Louisiana, this is what the GOP is up to in Texas and Ohio. Remember the GOP's plan is to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat.