"At least 1,042 Palestinians have been killed since Israel broke the truce."

If Sen. Cory Booker makes it to 7:19 p.m. EST, he will break segregationist Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond's record for his 24 hour 18 minute Senate floor speech against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

Well, I just removed something from the donate box to immediately use so clearly this means I should never throw anything away ever again

The Schumer solution to the Trump-Musk wrecking ball is to avoid doing anything that would stop the ongoing damage but to insist that Democrats get some of the blame for it moving forward.

Genius.

Fire burns 4 Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood Four Tesla Cybertrucks were damaged or destroyed in a fire at a lot in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood late Sunday night, raising questions about possible arson and

four Cybertrucks burned overnight in Seattle, authorities say it's still too early to say whether this was an act of politically-motivated arson, or the Cybertrucks simply self-immolated to protest the cruel mockery of god and nature that is their very existence

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Evidence of torture found as detention centre and mass grave discovered outside Khartoum Exclusive: What appears to be a vast burial site found at former Rapid Support Forces base in Sudan, while rescued detainees speak of torture, starvation and deaths of fellow inmates

A mass grave has been uncovered north of #Khartoum, #Sudan, on the site of a former Rapid Support Forces (RSF) base.

Testimony from survivors of detention at the #paramilitary base, and forensic evidence, show signs of mass #torture and starvation.

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I am exhausted by the argument that buying nothing for a day will do nothing.

It is a low-stakes chance for people to decide for themselves whether they are willing to be mildly inconvenienced in solidarity with others. That is the point. It's Day 1 of a Couch to 5k. You're accountable to yourself.

Having a rough day. I'm getting tired of people in my life refusing to mask in public. Newsflash: it's not comfortable for me either, but I do it to keep myself as safe as I can. I don't understand what the issue with masking is.

Musk says DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials say that’s not true. USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.

Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone

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Not just seniors. Disabled people too.

Good thing we don't have to worry about people dying of the measles anymore!

Oh, wait...

For those keeping track: this is the Quaker/Cooperative Baptist/Sikh lawsuit (which came first), not the one with 27 religious denominations and associations (which was filed more recently).

listen, my bingo card encompasses things that would have seemed unhinged a decade ago, and yet I did not reserve a square for "the military choir sings the french revolution musical theater song at all the governors"

Lebanon official media say Israeli aircraft carried out three strikes in the Bekaa Valley in the country’s east, two days ahead of a withdrawal deadline in the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE Website Is Already Getting Hacked The DOGE.gov website is such a coding disaster that pretty much anyone can take over.

Two coders have already infiltrated the DOGE website and left their own messages on it at the time of 404’s reporting on Thursday evening: “THis is a joke of a .gov site,” said one, and “THESE ‘EXPERTS’ LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN -roro” said another.

HuffPost reporting 1,000 protesters and growing at Stonewall! If you are in the area get down there!

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.

Two new federal lawsuits challenge Trump, Musk and DOGE on constitutional grounds • Colorado Newsline New lawsuits were filed Thursday aiming to stop tech billionaire Elon Musk from shuttering federal agencies.

Two lawsuits allege that the far-reaching power Elon Musk has asserted under DOGE is a violation of the Constitution’s Appointments Clause.

an Executive Order renaming it Felontine's Day

The US Army is standing up to Trump to protect its trans soldiers from him.

Damn...

Omg!!!! 😺😺😺😺

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2025 CONTACT Gillian Branstetter, gbranstetter@aclu.org Tom Warnke, twarnke@lambdalegal.org BALTIMORE – In a victory for transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers, a federal district court today issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a Trump administration executive order attempting to shut down access nationwide to gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 19. The decision by Judge Brendan Hurson was issued from the bench with a written order to come soon. The nationwide restraining order prohibits federal agencies from conditioning or withholding federal funding based on the fact that a healthcare entity or health professional provides gender-affirming medical care to a patient under nineteen. “Good and decent parents of transgender kids should never be in the frightening position of having their child’s prescribed, medically necessary care canceled at the whim and threat of a politician. But that’s exactly what President Trump’s executive order did to PFLAG families with trans youth and young adults nationwide,” said Brian K. Bond (he/him), Chief Executive Officer of PFLAG National. “Today’s decision rights a grievous wrong to our nation's families and children, and PFLAG families will be vigilant to ensure our transgender loved ones receive the healthcare they need—as this legal ruling demands.” “Forcing providers to withhold medically-necessary, evidence-based care not only threatens patient health and well-being, but also undermines the integrity of our healthcare system in its entirety,” said Alex Sheldon (they/them), GLMA executive director. “Today's intervention by the court underscores the cruelty and recklessness that is embedded in this order and affirms our commitment to resist the administration’s extremist agenda that targets trans and non-binary young people and privileges political ideology over medical expertise. We are hopeful that…

In the first week after the order was signed, some hospitals across the country — in Massachusetts, Maryland, Washington, Colorado, and Virginia at least — abruptly halted medical care for transgender people under age 19, canceling appointments and turning away patients, including some who had been receiving this care for most of their life. This prompted protests of support for transgender youth and in opposition to the order nationwide. On Feb. 4, a lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, the ACLU of Maryland, and law firms Jenner & Block and Hogan Lovells on behalf of transgender young adults and adolescents and their families whose health care has been disrupted by President Trump’s order. Also joining the case as plaintiffs are PFLAG National, the nation’s largest organization supporting LGBTQ+ people and their families, with over 550,000 members and supporters and nearly 350 chapters across the country; and GLMA, the country’s largest organization of LGBTQ and allied health professionals. "Across the country, this unlawful order from the president has sown fear among transgender youth and confusion among their providers,” said Joshua Block, senior staff attorney for the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project. “But today’s decision should restore both their access to healthcare and protections under the Constitution. Providers who’ve suspended healthcare for their transgender patients should be left with no doubt that they can lift those suspensions and continue to provide healthcare and act in their best medical judgment without risking their funding or worse. “The president’s orders sought to take away from transgender young people the very care that they, their families, and their medical providers all agree is best for them – medical care that is evidence-based and well-established. But these decisions are for patients, their families, and their doctors to make, not for politicians or Washington bureaucrats,” said Omar Gonzale…

Incredible news!

The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.

The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.

ACLU statement here:

Anyone else feel like we're screaming into the void?

98% of NIH grants that should have gone out this month, didn't. Despite court orders 'unfreezing' the funds, they are frozen. Biomedical research will grind to a halt. Clinical trials will end. All for no reason: the total impact on the US budget is miniscule

BREAKING - Elon Musk slated to win $400 MILLION govt contract to make "armored Tesla" -- after $38 MILLION SpaceX contract yesterday

Musk's plan:

-- Shut down parts of the govt investigating him

-- Claim that he's stopping government spending

-- Give himself all the money

Bird flu strain that just jumped to cows infects dairy worker in Nevada The worker is said to have had pink eye and is recovering from the infection.

The worker experienced pink eye as the only symptom and is thankfully recovering.

*sighs in exhaustion*

Red states don't exist, they're just states with successful voter suppression and voter disenfranchisement.

It is not coincidental that these states have the highest populations of Black, brown, and impoverished people.

3500 scientists, biologists and experts in human sexual development write to the US government saying that sex isn't binary

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DHS requests to deputize IRS agents to help with deportations ICE needs help with apprehension, monitoring, detention and removal of undocumented immigrants, DHS Sec. Kristi Noem said..

The Trump administration has asked the Department of Treasury to deputize IRS agents to help with deporting undocumented immigrants, multiple outlets reported.