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Former White House appointee, USAID, and State Department.

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Maybe I accidentally ate some magical mushrooms. Am I hallucinating or did the president of the United States just declare war on the city of Chicago?

06.09.2025 19:48 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
Trump PLAN BLOWS UP as He GIVES the GAME AWAY
Trump PLAN BLOWS UP as He GIVES the GAME AWAY YouTube video by MeidasTouch

Gov. JB Pritzker is fighting fire with fire, supporting the Texas Democratic lawmakers after they left the state for Illinois to prevent a quorum β€” derailing the Republicans' plans to rig the midterm elections. Now, he's speaking out in a new interview with MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas.

07.08.2025 00:41 πŸ‘ 2251 πŸ” 498 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 20

This is more believable than absolutely any yet-to-be-revealed β€œstrategy.”

24.06.2025 17:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.

Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

What's happened since?

A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.

24.06.2025 14:11 πŸ‘ 13258 πŸ” 5952 πŸ’¬ 662 πŸ“Œ 443
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13.06.2025 20:07 πŸ‘ 11732 πŸ” 2422 πŸ’¬ 137 πŸ“Œ 102
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A cop doing the right thing? I think that i might need my fainting chair!

13.06.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 29527 πŸ” 6834 πŸ’¬ 893 πŸ“Œ 548

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

05.06.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 35260 πŸ” 8120 πŸ’¬ 612 πŸ“Œ 253
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."

17.04.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 10907 πŸ” 3520 πŸ’¬ 3770 πŸ“Œ 2281
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#usaid #doge #news

19.03.2025 02:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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See how I used the stairs and didn’t scale the walls?

#usaid #politics #πŸ’™ #verydemure #news

01.03.2025 23:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#USAID workers reaffirm their oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic as they retrieve their belongings for the last time. #USAIDForever

28.02.2025 01:43 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.

INCOMPETENCE OF NUCLEAR PROPORTIONS

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile. Now, they are rushing to rescind their terminations.

15.02.2025 01:49 πŸ‘ 8210 πŸ” 2594 πŸ’¬ 719 πŸ“Œ 327
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Trump just fired USAID inspector general Paul Martinβ€”one day after he exposed how Trump’s foreign aid freeze & mass firings have made it easier for U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund terrorist groups like Hamas & ISIS.

12.02.2025 00:09 πŸ‘ 13333 πŸ” 5300 πŸ’¬ 403 πŸ“Œ 202

Thanks for listening, sharing and supporting. It’s been a rough few weeks

08.02.2025 02:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sending armies into the holy land on a path of conquest is literal antichrist shit.

05.02.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 1940 πŸ” 232 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 10
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Decades of our lives committed to the US mission overseas - boosting trade and economic relations, averting public health threats, averting conflicts that would affect the US - tweeted to death with lies in an instant. #usaid #internarionaldevelopment

04.02.2025 03:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œForeign aid” - more correctly known as international development - is at a complete stop. Tens of thousands of American jobs affected. This is what that means.

01.02.2025 06:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Except, Trump just pardoned the largest drug trafficker, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, so this explanation doesn’t track.

31.01.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
Farewell and Thanks (Again) - Illegal Activity in the USAID Front Office
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Nicholas Gottlieb
to amsofficercouncil, ALL, HCTM.ELR, Alpana, Danielle, Sheila, Sepideh, William, Anya, Stephanie, Lindsey -
All:
4:19 PM (4 minutes ago) #
Today, representatives of the Agency's front office and DOGE instructed me to violate the due process of our employees by issuing immediate termination notices to a group of employees without due process. I refused and have provided Acting Administrator Gray with written notification of my refusal. I have recommended in that written notification that his office cease ar desist from further illegal activity.
It is and has always been my office's commitment to the workforce that we ensure all employees receive their due process in any of our actions. I will not be party to a violation of that commitment.
I was notified moments ago that I will be placed on administrative leave, effective immediately. It has been an honor working with all of you at this Agency, which i treasure.
Please be kind and considerate of my staff at hctm.eir@usaid.gov. who will be very short-staffed and pressed over the coming months. Until you hear otherwise, Kirsten Gunsolus will be acting in my absence.
If you would like to stay in touch, I can be reached a
wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Gottlieb
Director, Employee and Labor Relations
US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
HCTM, Rm. 4.07A RRB, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20523
USAID gov | @USAID

Farewell and Thanks (Again) - Illegal Activity in the USAID Front Office Inbox Nicholas Gottlieb to amsofficercouncil, ALL, HCTM.ELR, Alpana, Danielle, Sheila, Sepideh, William, Anya, Stephanie, Lindsey - All: 4:19 PM (4 minutes ago) # Today, representatives of the Agency's front office and DOGE instructed me to violate the due process of our employees by issuing immediate termination notices to a group of employees without due process. I refused and have provided Acting Administrator Gray with written notification of my refusal. I have recommended in that written notification that his office cease ar desist from further illegal activity. It is and has always been my office's commitment to the workforce that we ensure all employees receive their due process in any of our actions. I will not be party to a violation of that commitment. I was notified moments ago that I will be placed on administrative leave, effective immediately. It has been an honor working with all of you at this Agency, which i treasure. Please be kind and considerate of my staff at hctm.eir@usaid.gov. who will be very short-staffed and pressed over the coming months. Until you hear otherwise, Kirsten Gunsolus will be acting in my absence. If you would like to stay in touch, I can be reached a wish you all the best. Sincerely, Nicholas Gottlieb Director, Employee and Labor Relations US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HCTM, Rm. 4.07A RRB, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20523 USAID gov | @USAID

A USAID HR director sent out this email today to staff letting them know he was placed on administrative leave.

β€œToday, representatives of the Agency's front office and DOGE instructed me to violate the due process of our employees by issuing immediate termination notices to a group of employees.”

31.01.2025 01:08 πŸ‘ 10055 πŸ” 3747 πŸ’¬ 219 πŸ“Œ 390
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Press freedoms and independent journalism are autocracy indicators …

31.01.2025 01:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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not even a full day old and this has already come true...

30.01.2025 05:37 πŸ‘ 343 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

Why did you fire the head of the TSA & put a hiring freeze when there's a shortage of air traffic controllers? youtu.be/2ajp_-U1b8c

30.01.2025 05:36 πŸ‘ 712 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
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Why is no one taking about the breaking news that the sale of TikTok now involves the US GOVERNMENT OWNING HALF?

27.01.2025 18:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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But for his first order, new uniforms for women service members….

25.01.2025 07:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump's unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have required Mexico's assistance.

BREAKING: NBC News reports that Mexico denied entry for a United States deportation flight. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

24.01.2025 22:54 πŸ‘ 6008 πŸ” 905 πŸ’¬ 312 πŸ“Œ 98
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Gotta love the British press.

22.01.2025 03:48 πŸ‘ 82741 πŸ” 17234 πŸ’¬ 1688 πŸ“Œ 884

I hate to say it, but they came prepared this time, with a plan. It’s not messy like last time. They… learned. Like velociraptors.

22.01.2025 06:08 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Evening News Updates, January 21, 2025 A bombshell affidavit about Pete Hegseth, Lauren Boebert offers free guided tours to January 6th defendants, Trump called out in church, and so much more.

A bombshell affidavit about Pete Hegseth, Lauren Boebert offers free guided tours to January 6th defendants, Trump called out in church, and so much more in today's evening news updates. Check it out and subscribe if you enjoy! aaronparnas.substack.com/p/evening-ne...

21.01.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 2368 πŸ” 242 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 9
select all squares with criminals. Only squares without luigi mangione are selected

select all squares with criminals. Only squares without luigi mangione are selected

Found this one red note

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