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[Art Candee 🍿🥤 @ArtCandee]

Thousands of protesters showed up at the No Kings rally lining both sides of the street for a mile in the small town of Geneva, Illinois!

Incredible!

[joni brazelton @jonibraz]

@NewsiesNeighbor @Acyn And he rehired them both to work in this current administration! Genius!

[joni brazelton @jonibraz]

@akemor @samstein All in service to destroy liberal higher education for regular people.

[joni brazelton @jonibraz]

@akemor @samstein 1. Chilling effect to silence student protests by citizens. 2. Fewer foreign students= less $/funding for universities. 3. Furthers narrative to his misinformed base that unis are full of scary radicals.

[David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik]

WH issues order to eliminate US Agency for Global Media and six other programs “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law” and to reduce size and staff to “minimum presence and function required by law”: https://t.co/Ui2sHuZUoj

[AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) @AVMAvets]

#WomensHistoryMonth

[Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold]

HUGE. #FOIA. WIN

https://t.co/pgnMThssIv

[Jesse Rodriguez @JesseRodriguez]

US AID employee to @jmart: I was in a mission meeting last week where the mission director said, “We have lost contact with Washington. We are on our own.” I can tell you, in my entire career in government, have never seen such a thing. Not during Covid, not during crisis, not during civil war. Never. https://t.co/DwyeGEID4u

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

FACT CHECK:

Trump - "The deficit with China is about a Trillion dollars…. And Biden let that Happen:

FACTS:

- The 2023 (the last full year of data) deficit with China was $279 Billion (28% of what Trump Claimed.

- This was down substantially from when Trump left office in 2020.

HE LIED TWICE!

[MobiLibrarian @MobiLibrarian]

Interesting look at the cognitive dissonance behind Trump's "populist" coalition. Some folks in denial (or just lying ) about what they're expecting from the current 2nd act. Spoiler: the billionaires are the only ones really gonna get what they want.
Long 🧵👇 worth a read:

[Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @Nick_Carmody]

"Bannon on Musk & the Battle for Trump's Ear"

I was curious what Bannon thought about Musk commandeering the government.

Instead, the conversation further exposed the fraudulence of Trump as a populist leader…

...as well as the fraudulence of Bannon’s guerilla populist rhetoric (servitude).

Let’s unpack….

1/

[Glen Carroll @MrGlenCarroll]

President Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico is already rattling markets and risks destabilizing an economy that was once the envy of the industrialized world—one he inherited in strong condition. This move isn’t just unnecessary; it’s a self-inflicted wound. Diplomacy thrives when nations negotiate as adults at a table, not when leaders grandstand from an airport tarmac.

Trump’s rhetoric about “America being ripped off” rings hollow from someone who reportedly paid little to no federal taxes for years. If we’re talking about exploitation, look no further than his own actions: he’s profited from public office, dodged financial transparency, and enabled billionaire allies to enrich themselves at the expense of everyday Americans. The middle class and working families—already squeezed by rising costs—will bear the brunt of this reckless trade war.

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

A quick check on how the FAA began a pilot program during Trump’s first term to hire air traffic controllers with the conditions that he criticized yesterday.

[Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman]

If you’re not paying attention, Trump is fully implementing Project 2025:

Trump has removed experienced career officials throughout government and installed his partisan lackeys, fired independent IG’s, and sought to punish his enemies.

Trump’s endgame: unchecked power.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

Look, Trump is trying to oversaturate us with nonstop chaos so we can’t react meaningfully to any one thing.

But Friday's global stop work order on almost all U.S. aid is dumb and murderous. You need to know about it.

1/ A short🧵on this evil.
https://t.co/lK7WZ4RFD0

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

MUST-WATCH: Daniel Hodges, the Capitol police officer who was crushed by the Jan 6 rioters who pinned him against a wall, came back this week to ensure safety at Trump's inauguration and just spoke at the Capitol addressing the pardons.

Daniel, America failed you. 💔

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

Many rescues desperately need fosters. If you are in the area and able, you can do so through the following:

@LACoAnimalCare:
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@sdhumane:
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@wagsandwalks:
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@PasadenaHumane:
email [email protected]

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This dog was found near a devastating L.A. wildfire, covered in burns and in need of urgent care. @PasadenaHumane is treating him and over 300 other animals affected. You can help them provide critical resources for displaced animals by donating below ❤️

https://t.co/15xqO4LLRX

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

@elonmusk Lie after lie!

California has not stopped clearing their brush. Matter of fact in 2019, Gavin Newsom WAIVED environmental regulation to speed it up.

Funding for Ukraine is ENTIRELY separate from funding for our firefighters in the United States, which is mostly local funding!