Monday, February 17th, 2025
Today, Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile so now he’s trying to re-hire them; Zelensky refuses to hand over US access to Ukraine’s minerals; three DOGEbags showed up to San Francisco City Hall demanding records; Trump bars federal funding for schools with COVID vaccine mandates; internal DOGE documents show Musk is trying to skirt the law with his DEI firings; the Trump administration has moved to drop transgender discrimination cases at the EEOC; protests erupt after the National Park Service removed the “TQ” from LGBTQ at the Stonewall National Monument; DOGE published classified information; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Zelenskyy declines to accept US proposal to access Ukraine's minerals - Emma Burrows | AP News
Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website - Jennifer Bendery | HuffPost
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#TheMajorityProject: 100k Postcards to Congress – Signs Of Justice
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