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A hungry wild elephant raids a grocery store in Thailand for snacks A hungry wild elephant has caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand after strolling in from the Khao Yai National Park and helping himself to the food on the shelves.

The elephant in the room
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The Disaster Czar: How One Man Froze FEMA Before Hurricane Season Inside the FEMA Meltdown: How a WMD Bureaucrat Was Handed the Keys to America’s Emergency Response

@roguefema.altgov.info the latest Last Mile with USAID post is for you folks. "You don't rebuild after disaster by threatening your own team." #resist
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Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikes India’s military said the strikes were made in retaliation for a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Analysts warn the risk of escalation is rising.

India and Pakistan are facing direct conflict for the first time since tensions spiked in 2019, after India on Wednesday launched strikes on Pakistan and Islamabad claimed to have downed several Indian warplanes.

Weather and climate research funds are being “chainsawed” from NOAA's budget. Last I checked, Louisiana & Florida, which are maximally susceptible to Hurricanes, voted Red in the last General Election.

Wondering if residents there knew in advance this would happen.

Look to the Judges While Trump despicably denies his duty to uphold the Constitution, let's take strength from judges who oppose his regime's illegal actions

“I’m humbly fulfilling my small part in this…constitutional paradigm,” said Judge Lamberth. “If our nation is to thrive for another 250 years, each co-equal branch of govt must be willing to courageously exert the authority entrusted to it by our Founders.” www.americaamerica.news/p/look-to-th...

By shuttering USAID, Musk/Trump harm US farmers & companies who export through USAID while giving considerable aid & comfort to China's Belt and Road Initiative.

The move fast & break the US Federal Governmentt approach based on personal animus does harm for generations to come.

Why Kill USAID? Because Dictators Hate It. It's no coincidence that the first agency to fall was the one built to stand up to authoritarians

USAID partners with the exact people dictators are trying to silence. - @friendsofusaid.bsky.social
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Pete Hegseth is pictured wearing a blue suit, looking to his left. A headline reads: "Pete Hegseth Said to Have Shared Sensitive Attack Details in Second Signal Chat." Photo by Eric Lee/The New York Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat."
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ONE IF BY LAND

TWO IF BY D.C.

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it’s 250 years today

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Thank you! When Trump loses a court case, does he have to pay?

An entire sea cannot sink a ship unless the water gets inside of the ship. The same with the negativity of the world: it can’t bring you down unless you let it get inside of you. We cannot control what happens around us, but we can control our reaction to it. May your day be peaceful, my friends. 😊

Our work continues now that they’re back in DC. Keep those phones lit up - especially in GOP districts / states!

Dems just need a few GOP allies to turn this around. They’re feeling the heat - keep calling!

AG Pam Bondi shutters the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force Pam Bondi is the first attorney in history to have been a lobbyist for foreign governments. She also just disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force.

"Pam Bondi is the first attorney general in history to have been a lobbyist for foreign governments. She also just disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force..."
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Tulsi Gabbard's intel chief nomination clears key Senate hurdle Senators voted to limit debate on Gabbard's nomination, paving the way for a final vote later this week.

Not a single Republican senator stood against Gabbard -- ignoring the law requiring the director of national intelligence to have deep national-security experience. She has none. She represents the disastrous rise of misplaced power, and a danger to the United States. www.axios.com/2025/02/10/t...

All the women who supported MAGA need to quit their jobs and get back into the kitchen.
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⚠️ BREAKING:

Arizona reports the state's first human cases of H5N1 bird flu.

The two cases involved individuals who were "exposed to infected poultry while working at a commercial facility in Pinal County", according to the department of health.

⚠️ BREAKING:

Nevada reported its first case of H5N1-infected dairy herds, becoming the 16th state to be affected, according to the Department of Agriculture.