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a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends

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Learned from a newspaper ad woman in upstate NY and a bookshop owner in Montreal what this trade war could do to words. Much or most newsprint comes from Canada, soon subject to U.S. tariffs. & Canada is putting 25% on U.S. books. Which includes, get this, Handmaid’s Tale.

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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

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New York City educators are embracing rather than restricting the discussions of race with a new K-12 curriculum, “Black Studies as the Study of the World.” This comes as the Trump administration moves to ban programs related to diversity and equity across the government and schools.

nytimes.comA Black Studies Curriculum Is (Defiantly) Rolling Out in New York CityEducators are embracing rather than restricting discussions of race in schools. Leaders have said they’ll do so whether the Trump administration approves or not.

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x X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m. Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app? If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.

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genuinely shocked anyone could be so stupid as to think billionaires are on your side

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Elon Musk called Wednesday for the elimination of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one of the nation’s most powerful watchdog agencies, signaling it could be scrapped as part of a planned review of government spending ordered by President-elect Donald Trump.

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It should be emphasized just how obscene the Gaetz nom is. He's unqualified, unfit, & was recently investigated for sex trafficking. He faces accusations of paying for sex & sexual misconduct w/ a minor. That there's even a chance he gets confirmed as the top law enforcement official is shameful.

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Hey, folks, if you don't have a passport or need a renewal, get it done NOW! In two months Incompetency will be the name of the game, and applying for a passport then will likely result in months or years until it's fulfilled, and by then it might be too late.

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Since Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota was announced as the Democratic nominee for vice president, Republicans have leveled inaccurate or misleading attacks on his response to protests in the summer of 2020, his positions on immigration and more. Here’s a fact check.

nytimes.comFact-Checking Claims About Tim Walz’s RecordRepublicans have leveled inaccurate or misleading attacks on Mr. Walz’s response to protests in the summer of 2020, his positions on immigration and his role in the redesign of Minnesota’s flag.

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if Trump wanted to be out campaigning right now instead of sleeping through jury selection and rage posting, he should've laid off the crimes

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Surprise attacks by Russians who have turned against the government of their country’s president, Vladimir Putin, are meant to undermine the sense of stability in Russia and divert the country’s military resources from Ukraine.

nytimes.comRebellious Russians Stage Daring Attacks From Ukraine on Russian SoilThe surprise attacks, timed to Russia’s election, are meant to undermine the sense of stability in Russia and divert the country’s military resources from Ukraine.