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Harriet Hageman got booed to oblivion last night in her own town hall for pumping up Doge so hard that even her loyal suckers woke up and smelled the bullshit—about five months too late!

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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Who wants some good news? The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

You think Hegseth can't be any more awful and then we discover his racist hunt for "DEI" labeled the highest ranking black Medal of Honor recipients award a 'DEI medal' on Arlington's website. MG Charles Rogers was ten times the man Pete will ever be. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️ 🧵The iconic image known as Rosie was created by the American artist J. Howard Miller in 1942. Women played a huge role in during WWII. Many of these women were Black.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #WomansHistoryMonth thehistoryinsider.com/black-rosies/

MORE: Russian officials maintain their maximalist territorial claims over all occupied Ukraine and significant parts of unoccupied Ukraine. Kremlin officials, including Putin, have consistently demanded that Ukraine surrender the entirety of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, & Kherson oblasts... (1/3)

✨Please share! ✨COVID & Health News is out! In this issue: 🧒EBV and MIS-C in kids 💊Ensitrelvir for post-exposure prophylaxis w/COVID 😯Erectile dysfunction, T2Diabetes increased yrs after COVID 🔴Measles updates & much more drruth.substack.com/p/covid-and-... #medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪

If you'd like to see the whole thing, as I did. www.c-span.org/program/publ...

🎧On the latest episode of Mexico Matters, CSIS Americas Program expert Mariana Campero discusses the future of globalization, the current perceptions on trade, the potential consequences for North America—and the world—of imposing tariffs with Luis de la Calle. Listen:

BREAKING: MASSIVE crowds have gathered for the Veterans March to Stop Trump's Job Cuts of Vets in Washington D.C. this afternoon.

Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of an effort across the Defense Department to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.

Planet Definitions xkcd.com/3063

Meiselas: That’s our message to you from the MeidasTouch Network: Grow a spine. Vote against cloture. Vote against the CR. The American people are with you. Stop this hostile government takeover. Fight for the people.

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them

Did you hear that the much trumpeted mission to house 30,000 immigrants at Guantanamo Bay has completely failed and ended? Nah...they don't want you to know they burned over $16M for 290 people. But they got the pictures! Really. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

“America must help Taiwan deal with China’s gray-zone tactics,” write CSIS Defense and Security Department experts Daniel Byman and Seth Jones. Read more in @foreignaffairs.com ⤵️

Happy Pi Day to all who celebrate! Enjoy this special edition of the weekly SciAm quiz: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/game/science...

here's the incredible interview that @chrislhayes.bsky.social did tonight with the woman who was just fired as the pardon attorney at DOJ, liz oyer. really, really, really worth watching: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnqv...

❤️‍🩹 @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @sierakowski.bsky.social have raised $1,200,000+ towards ~4 armored evacuation vehicles. Together, we continue raising funds towards UNITED24’s Medical Aid program to help Ukrainian medics. Thank you to everyone who joins in: donorbox.org/support-ukra...

•••••BREAKING••••• The measles outbreak in western Texas is rapidly growing, with 25 new cases confirmed in just the last five days. In West Texas alone, there are now a total of 223 confirmed cases, according to new data released by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Watch..

JUST IN: Heavily Mutated SARS-CoV-2 BA.3 Variant Detected in South Africa with 57 Spike Mutations.

Jamie Raskin is encouraging people to file Federal Privacy Act requests on their personal DOGE data. Fillable forms here: jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...

Lessons from the most sequenced virus of all time - after 150,000 articles and 17 million genome sequences, what has science taught us about SARS-CoV-2? 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Anybody else associating wealth with greatness? Anybody? How Christian of him...oh, wait...

Only in America could a Ketamine-infused South African oligarch call a navy captain, astronaut and sitting US senator "a traitor" for supporting our allies and standing up to Russia...

A leaked memo reveals that DOGE's next target is the VA, with plans to fire more than 80,000 agency workers who provide critical services to veterans and their families. More than 25% of agency staff are veterans themselves.  How is this "efficiency"?

My hometown paper, The Stamford Advocate, isn’t afraid to report the truth. Why is WaPo?

NEW: The CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program premieres the first two episodes of Hidden Depths, a new six-part narrative podcast miniseries exploring the dynamics of water conflict and the possibilities for water cooperation. Dive into the episodes below 👇

‘Federal surveys have also shown a steady increase in veterans’ satisfaction with VA…About 85% of patients surveyed in 2017 said they trusted the department for their medical needs. By the end of Trump’s first term, that figure was 89%. Last year, it was 92%.’ www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

Reports about the extent of the suspension of US military aid to Ukraine continue to indicate that the suspension will likely affect Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russia. Ukraine's European allies continue to provide material and financial aid to Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar030925

The 72nd Mechanized Brigade destroyed a Russian convoy. Russians attacked using a mix of tanks and Z-STS "Akhmat" armored vehicles. Most of them were destroyed.

Russia continues to showcase its deepening relations with American adversaries despite ongoing bilateral talks between the US and Russia. Russia, the PRC, and Iran announced on March 9 the opening of their annual trilateral “Maritime Security Belt – 2025" naval exercise in Chabahar Port, Iran.

This is what “US stopping intelligence sharing” meant for Ukraine. It is just one of the examples from the past week.

TODAY: A federal judge in Washington, D.C. will hold a hearing in a lawsuit from the National Treasury Employees Union that is seeking to prevent the shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the nation's financial watchdog agency. Complaint: www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/u...

They disappeared a man right off the streets just like Putin for exercising his free speech. They won’t stop at immigrants. We are all targets now. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

#StressBreak RECIPE How to make a perfect burger in your air fryer Juicy, flavorful and easy — no grill required. By MICHAEL LA CORTE Deputy Food Editor PUBLISHED MARCH 8, 2025 5:45PM (EST) www.salon.com/2025/03/08/h...

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️

NEW: Russian forces are collapsing the northern part of the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast following several days of intensified Russian activity in the area. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 9, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar030925

@brontyman.bsky.social apnews.com/article/nati...

Omniroll xkcd.com/3060

The aftermath of the Russian attack on the city of Dobropillia, Donetsk region, in the light of day. 📹: Telegraf

Purging historical facts and erasing data from government agencies is not making America more efficient- it makes America a totalitarian and racist state. www.military.com/history/meda...