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A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in. The attempts were 'near real-time'...

"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."

www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

Hero

This hits hard…

“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”

You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.

I shared this note with the owner of the Washington Post this morning.

Part 2

What does this remind me of?

EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content.

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

"I will not give in to the lies.
I will not give in to the fear "
-Jim Acosta

Elon Musk's X has suspended Mark Carney For PM

So much for free speech ...

Who should Canadians vote for?🤔🤔

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YouTube video by Fred Hodgins Tom Brokaw Explains Canada To Americans

The U.S. and Canada have always had a close relationship in modern times.
Thank you Tom Brokaw for this wonderful piece during the 1980 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

youtu.be/lrA4V6YF6SA?...

I’m the daughter of a fighter pilot and even I’m in awe of these pilots because JAYSUS

YouTube video by BBC News Duterte compares drug war to Holocaust - BBC News

When Duterte launched his murderous drug war eight years ago, he proudly compared himself to Hilter and proclaimed on national television that he would be “happy to slaughter three million drug addicts.”
When people tell you who they are, believe them.

I just leave this here.....

Remember when, the Trump Administration caved to Big Pharma and broke their promise to enable Medicare drug negotiations?

Do not forget it was President Biden and Democrats in Congress who actually got this done!