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RecsTrump just halted all external communication from health agencies (CDC, FDA, etc.). - 47
RecsAOC: "I'm not rocking with anyone sympathetic to Nazis. Kinda foundational to me as a human being..." - 20
RecsFull list of Republicans breaking with infamous felon over pardons - 19
Recs"The average person isn't keeping up with politics in any form"
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RecsIn my almost 80 years of life, yesterday takes the cake, I think. - 195
RecsDear Democratic Party Leaders, with all due respect... - 186
RecsJasmine Crockett : "Buckle up, buttercup." - 175
RecsMy trumper sister has it all figured out. She says if Dems don't stop them from touching SS or Medicare/medicaid
Trump to announce up to $500 billion in private sector AI infrastructure investment
Politics Trump to announce up to $500 billion in private sector AI infrastructure investment By Jennifer Jacobs Updated on: January 21, 2025 / 1:38 PM EST / CBS News President Trump is set to announce billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, CBS News has learned. ... OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, according to multiple people familiar with the deal. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi ...
Meta pushes back on claims that it's boosting Trump on Facebook and Instagram
an. 21, 2025, 2:07 PM EST Meta is countering claims that it boosted President Donald Trump and his administration on its platforms as he returned to the Oval Office on Monday. On Facebook and Instagram, many users expressed alarm that they received notifications that their accounts had followed the pages of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance after their administration took over from former President Joe Biden. But a Meta spokesperson said the changes were part of standard proc ...
Trump fires first woman to head a US military service
January 21, 2025 12:22 PM WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration has removed Admiral Linda Fagan — the first woman to lead a U.S. military service — as the head of the Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the Coast Guard, did not immediately respond to a request on Tuesday for comment on Fagan's dismissal. Fox News cited a senior official saying reasons included her failure to address border security threats, excessive focus on diversity, equit ...
Elise Stefanik and Democrat Chris Murphy Go At It Over Elon Musk's Sieg Heil-gate
Jan 21st, 2025, 2:21 pm Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, sparred with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) on Tuesday over his assertion that Elon Musk made a gesture associated with Adolf Hitler’s Germany on Inauguration Day. “What do you think of Elon Musk, perhaps the president’s most visible advisor, doing two ‘Heil Hitler’ salutes last night at the president’s televised rally?” asked Murphy to kick off the exchange du ...
Musk Is Likely to Get a West Wing Office for His Cost-Cutting Project
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is likely to be given office space in the West Wing, putting him close to President Trump as Mr. Musk steers a project that aims to cut as much as $2 trillion in government spending, two people with knowledge of the planning said on Monday. Mr. Musk had been expected to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is in the White House complex but not in the West Wing proper. But he has for many days been asking about his level of access, si ...
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
(NBC News) President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was issuing roughly 1,500 pardons and commuting the sentences of six of his supporters in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of them stormed the building amid his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against him. He made the remarks after returning to the White House Monday evening.
Proud Boys Leader, Serving 22 Years For Organizing Jan 6, Released From Prison After Trump Issues Sweeping Pardons
(Mediaite) Imprisoned former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was processed for release on Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pardoning 1,500 people and commuting six sentences in relation to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots. Tarrio has been serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester in Kentucky. As of reporting, it is not clear whether Tarrio received a pardon or a commutation, however the former Proud Boys leader was not among the names listed for commutation in Trump’s executive order.
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
(NY Times) President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. The move was not unexpected. Mr. Trump has been railing against the W.H.O. since 2020, when he attacked the agency over its approach to the coronavirus pandemic and threatened to withhold United States funding from it. Leaving the W.H.O. would mean, among other things, that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would have no access to the global data that the agency provides.
Trump reclassifies thousands of federal employees, making them easier to fire
(The Guardian) Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order reclassifying thousands of federal employees as political hires, making them easier to fire if deemed insufficiently loyal to the new president and his aims. One of a promised flurry of measures signed on Trump’s first day back in power, the order effectively reinstates “Schedule F”, which sought to allow for the reclassification of tens of thousands of federal workers. Schedule F changed civil service rules to allow for a broad swath of career federal employees to be fired without civil service protection, reclassifying their jobs as political appointments.
- Cable News ClipsLawrence O'Donnell on the White House press briefing 'Trump standard' - The Last Word - MSNBC
- Cable News ClipsBack in court already?! Trump's 'fear campaign' to end birthright citizenship sparks legal backlash - The ReidOut - MSNBC
- Cable News ClipsElon Musk's 'very suggestive' gesture at Trump inaugural rally sparks viral backlash - The ReidOut - MSNBC
- Liberal YouTubersLauren Boebert Makes INSANE Offer to J6th Rioters On Night of Their Release - Really American
- Cable News ClipsWATCH: Episcopal bishop asks Trump 'to have mercy' on LGBTQ+ communities and immigrants - PBS NewsHour
- Liberal YouTubersSeth Meyers - Trump Attends National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral - Monologue 1/21/2025
- Cable News ClipsCrime over cops: Trump frees violent convicts in first scandal of second term - The Beat - MSNBC
- Environment & Energy"Catastrophic" Bleaching At Southern GBR Site; Of 461 Coral Colonies, 92 Intact, 113 Bleached, 193 Dead By Survey's End
- Environment & Energy30 Million Hectares Of Brazil's Forest Burned In 2024 - Equal In Area To Italy And Up 79% From 2023
- Liberal YouTubersBreaking: Trump hit with major surprise lawsuit - Brian Tyler Cohen
- PetsI think Skippa is getting addicted to Beggin' Strips.
- PetsI have some very good news...
- Music AppreciationFrank Zappa - Ring of fire
- ScienceMen are getting bigger than women.
- HumorI found a website with jokes
- Music AppreciationIn The Midnight Hour
- Music AppreciationBob Dylan
- BaseballIchiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- Music AppreciationRoundabout - Yes
- Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative HealingNew Rosie, just posted 20" ago, Jan.21
- BuddhismA frozen tree blossoms in the dead of winter.
- Asian GroupEARTHSHAKER : SAY GOODBYE LIVE
- First AmericansYakama Nation fights to reclaim more than 90K acres from WA state
- LGBTMaxwell Frost UNLEASHES On "Predatory" GOP Bill Targeting Trans Athletes
- First AmericansApsaalooke Relatives
- LGBTTrump's Executive Order Affecting Transgender People
- Women's Rights & IssuesGovernment's reproductive rights resource goes dark hours into new Trump administration
- Catholicism and Orthodox ChristianityStarted crying at Brideshead Revisited nt
- Jewish GroupAmsterdam club cancels Israeli comedian's show after antisemitic threats
- Jewish Group80 Auschwitz survivors film life lessons to mark 80 years since liberation
- District of ColumbiaTonight (Tuesday night) into Wednesday morning, we're expecting single digit lows
- ArizonaMesa TikTokker who bug-sprayed Walmart food indicted on 3 felonies
- Latin America'We must remain calm,' Sheinbaum says after Trump takes office - Reuters
- Arizonahttps://www.azfamily.com/2025/01/21/arizona-congressman-andy-biggs-files-statement-interest-run-governor/
- TexasIt is never good to have the The Weather Channel and one of its top people in your community
- WashingtonWashington AG announces lawsuit to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship
- WashingtonDemocratic leaders in Washington State vow accountability after Trump's wild, unprecedented Day One overreach
- GeorgiaIt's snowing in ATL for the 2nd time in a week.
- New YorkWhat to Know About the 2025 Elections in New York City
- MassachusettsBoston mayor to face challenge from Patriots Foundation president
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RecsAOC: "I'm not rocking with anyone sympathetic to Nazis. Kinda foundational to me as a human being..." - 20
RecsFull list of Republicans breaking with infamous felon over pardons - 19
Recs"The average person isn't keeping up with politics in any form"
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RecsA quick word about a couple of DU updates - 213
RecsIn my almost 80 years of life, yesterday takes the cake, I think. - 195
RecsDear Democratic Party Leaders, with all due respect... - 186
RecsJasmine Crockett : "Buckle up, buttercup." - 175
RecsMy trumper sister has it all figured out. She says if Dems don't stop them from touching SS or Medicare/medicaid
Tulsi Gabbard's Secret Meeting with Syrian Dictator Exposed
2 hrs ago - Tulsi Gabbard’s team scrambled to minimize the appearance of her 2017 meeting with former Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence has repeatedly come ... (newrepublic)
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
2 hrs ago - Updated 9:47 PM EST, January 21, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump 's administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to ... (AP)
Trump officials ask US health agencies to pause external communications, Washington Post reports
3 hrs ago - The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts, the Washington Post repor ... (Reuters)
Trump's Inauguration Ratings Down Bigly From Biden's
3 hrs ago - The television ratings for President Donald Trump’s second inauguration are in, and they dropped 27% from President Joe Biden’s in 2021 and were nearly 20% lower than Trump’s first swearing-in in 2017. Unsurprisingly, Fox News dominate ... (Mediaite)
First female Coast Guard commandant ousted
3 hrs ago - U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, who made history as the first female uniformed leader of a U.S. military branch, was unexpectedly ousted by President Trump less than 24 hours into his second term. In a message sent to all Coast Guard me ... (The Hill/Ellen Mitchell - 01/21/25)
White House wants details on new federal employees by Friday
3 hrs ago - January 21, 2025 7:41 PM EST Updated an hour ago WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The White House told federal agencies to detail by Friday a list of federal employees who are on probationary status and make recommendations on whether they should remai ... (Reuters)
Great-grandson of the man who established birthright citizenship slams Trump's new executive order
3 hrs ago - Jan. 21, 2025, 3:34 PM EST The great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark — whose landmark 1898 Supreme Court case helped establish a birthright citizenship for all children of immigrants — blasted President Donald Trump’s new executive order seek ... (NBC News)
Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road drug marketplace
4 hrs ago - Tue 21 Jan 2025 19.28 EST Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had granted a “full and unconditional” pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the illegal online drug marketplace the Silk Road. Ulbricht has been incarcerated since 2013 ... (The Guardian)
'We don't have a statement': Massive pro-Trump police union ducks comment after J6 pardons
4 hrs ago - January 21, 2025 4:09PM ET The Fraternal Order of Police, one of the nation's largest labor organizations for police officers, endorsed President Donald Trump — but now that he has pardoned hundreds of people convicted of attacking police, they ... (Raw Story)
Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews
5 hrs ago - Updated 6:50 AM EST, January 21, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his polic ... (AP)
Trump Moves Quickly to Install New Leaders at Key U.S. Attorneys' Offices
5 hrs ago - In its first 24 hours, the new Trump administration has reached into critical U.S. attorneys’ offices to quickly appoint new interim leaders, signaling a break from past practice that reflects the importance of frontline prosecutors to the admin ... (NYT)
Republicans Won't Denounce Trump's Pardons For Jan. 6 Rioters Who Beat Police Officers
5 hrs ago - Jan 21, 2025, 03:08 PM EST WASHINGTON — They said over and over that violent Jan. 6 rioters shouldn’t get a reprieve, but now that President Donald Trump has pardoned nearly all defendants convicted of participating in the 2021 riot at the ... (Huff Post)
Exclusive: Trump likely to axe space council after SpaceX lobbying, sources say
6 hrs ago - President Donald Trump's new administration is likely to do away with the White House's National Space Council, a cabinet policy panel that lobbyists at Elon Musk's SpaceX have been pushing to axe, according to three people familiar with the plans. T ... (Reuters)
US SEC unveils new task force to start work on crypto regulations
6 hrs ago - January 21, 2025 3:02 PM EST Updated 2 hours ago Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new leadership said on Tuesday it had created a task force to develop a regulatory framework for crypto assets, in the first major move ... (Reuters)
Trump says he will follow through on Canada and Mexico tariffs and reveals date he expects them to start
6 hrs ago - Tuesday 21 January 2025 13:54 EST Tariffs of 25 percent could hit goods from Mexico and Canada entering the U.S. as soon as next month, Donald Trump announced on Monday while signing executive orders, signaling the beginning of a potential trade war ... (The Independent)
Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law alleges that his ex-wife lived in fear of him
6 hrs ago - Senators on the Armed Service Committee received an affidavit Tuesday from the former sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, who said that the would-be defense secretary's behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety, NBC News reported. Danielle He ... (yahoo.com)
Jeffries bashes GOP over Jan. 6 pardons: 'Don't ever lecture America again'
6 hrs ago - 01/21/25 4:07 PM ET House Democratic leaders are bashing President Trump and his allies in the Capitol for supporting blanket clemency for those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Democrats say Republicans are hypocrites for claiming ... (The Hill)
Trump says ICE can arrest people at churches and schools, directs agency to use 'common sense'
7 hrs ago - Published 3:46 PM EST, Tue January 21, 2025 Washington CNN — Federal immigration authorities will be permitted to arrest people and carry out enforcement actions in and near places such as churches and schools, marking a departure from long-st ... (CNN Politics)
Trump Takes Down Spanish Version Of White House Website
7 hrs ago - Jan 21, 2025, 02:45 PM EST Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration, his administration has taken down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website — making it that much more difficult for those seeking infor ... (Huff Post)
John Bolton's Secret Service protection discontinued by Trump administration
7 hrs ago - Updated on: January 21, 2025 / 2:57 PM EST In its first 24 hours in office, the Trump administration removed U.S. Secret Service protection from former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, who became a critic of the president after Bolton's ... (CBS News)
