Liberation is Lit (@liberationislit) on Threads 10 more books might be banned statewide in SC. Please email your state Board of Education member to retain these books! Show up and testify on April 1 if you can! #liberationislit #southcarolina #f...

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A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸

A Republican told Sen. Lindsey Graham, ‘You broke my heart.’ How he replied matters | Opinion The heartfelt question a Columbia Rotarian asked South Carolina’s senior senator about the tensions between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy struck a chord with opinion editor Matthew T. Hall.

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Lindsey Graham is helping kill our democracy and he's proud of it. #scpol #DemocracyNotDictatorship

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This Thursday the team behind @munitionsportal.bsky.social , from @airwars.bsky.social and Armament Research Services (ARES), will be sharing how you can use their free tool to identify munitions. Join us on Discord at 5pm CET/12pm EDT: discord.gg/3u4SVNuP?eve...

It's the fascism everybody! Wake up! Push back
Resist the beginnings (Principiis Obsta)

Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience. Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the state’s federal funding.

NEW: Since rebuffing Trump's order barring transgender girls from girls’ sports, Maine has been investigated or pressured by 6 federal agencies:
• Education
• Justice
• Agriculture
• HHS
• NOAA
• Social Security

With @bangordailynews.bsky.social

Measles outbreak spreads to 12 states: authorities push for vaccination, testing SAN ANTONIO - The number of measles cases identified in outbreaks in West Texas and a nearby county in New Mexico has jumped to nearly to 230, according to heal

Measles outbreak spreads to 12 states: authorities push for vaccination, testing news4sanantonio.com/news/local/m...

SCforUkraine is hosting a viewing of Checkpoint Zoo about a zoo in Ukraine during the Russian invasion on March 13 at the Nickelodeon Theater in Columbia. Details--https://nickelodeon.org/events/checkpointzoo/

I’m going to be live at 1 am and sober which is a thing I haven’t done since my kids were smalls. :)

Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee Ernst, an Iowa Republican, is one of the most influential voices in Congress on military topics. Ethics and military experts say her relationships with top Air Force and Navy officials created potenti...

Exclusive: Six sources who worked for the Air Force or in Congress told ProPublica that they had heard about Sen. Joni Ernst’s relationship with a top military official and there had been concerns about it for years.

Target CEO Brian Cornell on tariffs: Consumer will likely see price increases over the next few days Target CEO Brian Cornell joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, state of the consumer, impact of new Trump tariffs, company growth outlook, and more.

The CEO of Target says Trump’s Mexico tariffs could lead his company to raise produce prices in the next few days.

Prices for strawberries, avocados and bananas could rise specifically, he says.

www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...

I just got out of a meeting with 17 federal workers -- a number of them Veterans -- who Trump fired without cause. These are some of their stories. Hard-working Americans deserve better than this.

love this @rokhanna.bsky.social

We need more proposals like this that co-opt the chaos

Please share off line as well !!!

While the relentless attacks on federal workers have certainly taken their toll, I remain incredibly proud of my 23 years in public service, including nearly a decade on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps. When I left the Marines as a disabled veteran, I was unsure what my future would hold, and so it was an honor of a lifetime when I was offered the chance to serve my country again as a federal employee. Since 2010, I have served as a spokesman for agencies within the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice, and have witnessed the extraordinary expertise, patriotism, selflessness, and steadfast commitment to mission of public servants throughout the federal service. To be clear, the outcome of the most recent general election did not influence my decision. In fact, it has been an honor to serve this department under multiple administrations led by both Republicans and Democrats, each of whom have previously treated career staff with respect and dignity. It is heartbreaking to see that basic decency come to an end. Simply put, I cannot continue to serve in such a hostile and toxic work environment, one where leadership at the highest levels makes clear we are not welcome or valued, much less trusted to do our jobs. I sincerely wish you and those who remain the very best. You all have been such wonderful teammates over the years - dedicated, honest, loyal public servants who do the job not for the title, and certainly not for the miniscule paycheck, but for your deep passion for the mission and service to your country. You are true patriots and the very best our country has to offer. Semper Fidelis, Joshua Stueve

NEW: Career DOJ spokesman — a Marine Corps vet — is resigning, saying “basic decency” has come to an end and there’s a “hostile and toxic work environment” inside DOJ.

Reporting from NBC News:

“You’re terminated because…?”

Fired federal employees are telling their stories—no deep state, just career public servants tossed aside.

DOGE’s mass firings aren’t about efficiency—they’re gutting expertise, wrecking lives, and calling it “reform.”

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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.

There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP

Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it.

I think she might be on to something.

So apparently now you just have to claim “waste fraud abuse” and you can cut anything.

Medicaid
Medicare
Social security
SNAP
VA
FAA

When you’re rich, they let you do it.

DOGE to cancel government contracts that help veterans, records show Records show among the 875 contracts were arrangements to help medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans.

DOGE is canceling government contracts that help veterans. Records show among the 875 contracts were arrangements to help medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors, and provide burial services to veterans.

This is the old Matt Gaetz district. We have a great story -loss of person privacy protections, gov't jobs liquidated, destruction of medicaid possibly medicare and SS, aligned with russia, extortion of Ukraine, women's health & voting rights... Pick what resonates and help Gay!
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

Visual Investigations: Zwischen Aktivismus, Medien und Gesetz - Ausstellungsfilm YouTube video by Architekturmuseum der TUM

The Bellingcat team were overjoyed to be part of a special 'Visual Analysis' exhibition at the TUM Architecture Museum, Munich from October 2024- February 9th. You can now watch a tour with walkthroughs of all of the featured projects from the teams behind them here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvTE...