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US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.

NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.

The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:

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Here's an idea: Only shop at places where the employees are represented by a union. NO Walmart. NO Amazon. NO FedEx.
Try it. I still order stuff online & it's delivered by UPS or USPS. I shop at Meijer. I drive a car built by UAW members.
You say you are an "activist?" Then show us.

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Tesla missed Q1 operating profit estimates by 54% and EPS by 30%. Without $595M in regulatory credit sales (and more in US IRA subsidies), Tesla would've generated a loss in Q1.

It's safe to say, Tesla is now the least profitable carmaker among the top 16 volume producers of the world.

Magic Happens When Kids and Adults Learn To Swim. Tragedy Can Strike if They Don’t. - KFF Health News A swim team in North St. Louis combats the public health threat of drowning — especially among Black children and adults — by promoting water safety not just for its athletes but also their parents.

“It is the only moment in my life outside of birthing my children that I’ve been afraid of something,” a parent told KFF Health News on learning how to swim. “But once you do it, it’s freedom. It’s pure freedom.” kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

Welp, there goes the US defense industry.

Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias

“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."

The only fair way to handle this is to appoint a team of teenagers to tear this company limb from limb until we find out what kind of financial damage they are hiding and where

ETA: "and enough mayo to stick it together."

The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.

If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

I'm pleased to say that I have agreed to a partial non-binding cease nothing.

But the corporate leopard promised not to eat my face!

They're baaaaaaaack!

Led By Donkeys! <3

A screenshot from a court filing reads, in part: "Julio Noriega is 54 years old, was born in Chicago, and is a U.S. citizen. On January 31, 2025, he was walking near the corner of Cermak Road and Harlem Avenue in Berwyn, Illinois, handing out his resume to local businesses. As he walked out of a Jiffy Lube, he was approached by ICE officers who grabbed and handcuffed him and put him into a van, without an opportunity to explain his citizenship. The officers drove Julio and others around for more than an hour before bringing him to an ICE processing center, where he remained, still handcuffed, for several more hours. All the while, Julio had a wallet containing identification that ICE had confiscated. The officers never showed Julio a warrant, and they did not ask him any questions to ascertain whether he was a noncitizen or a flight risk. After about 10 hours, ICE officers reviewed the contents of Julio’s wallet, realized he was a U.S. citizen, and released him with no money and no paperwork."

A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.

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The 'Threat to Democracy' Is Over It's time to admit that the fascism we feared is already here.

I’m sick to death of people saying we’re “descending” into fascism. The fascism is ALREADY here. THIS IS WHAT IF FEELS LIKE.
And if you’re not feeling it, it’s probably because you’re one of the “good Germans.”

@michaelharriot.bsky.social explains

After I went out on my own, I missed my mom's coleslaw. Her recipe:
1/2 head of cabbage, 3 glugs of vinegar, 1 handful of sugar.

My engineer's soul hates that it works.

Kelly: When I was flying in combat over Iraq during the first Gulf War, I didn’t expect that there was a 10-year-old kid sitting in South Africa who would one day become the richest guy in the world and call me a traitor for doing my job. Now, he kind of acts like a 12-year-old kid

Wow. Some old people are going to needlessly suffer and die. I guess that's just what we do now.

Hour 2 of the sit-in: we’ve had some Purim content, solidarity-forever singalong, and lots of chanting about freeing Mahmoud. Speaker quoting Emma Goldman now.

“Put on your mandate pants.” HAHA

I don't know the source but I like the "laws protect but do not bind the in group and bind but do not protect the out group"

I think that's what we're seeing here. The hammer being brought down on marginalized or under valued groups and being completely absent when it comes to rich, white men.

Suspicious Tesla Sales Surge Triggers Canadian Government Investigation - Motor Illustrated Tesla reported 8,600 sales in three days, triggering $43 million in government EV rebates. A single Toronto Tesla location claimed over 1,200 sales, raising concerns about possible rebate misuse. Tran...

If you mean the location where they were sold...biggest sale was in one dealership in #Toronto 🇨🇦

The government is investigating

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'If You Don't Care About The Ukrainian People, You're Not Pro-Life'

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