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Screenshot of my DOGE letter “Dr. Joseph Rezek Dear NEH Grantee, This letter provides notice that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is terminating your federal grant (Grant Application No. FEL29509824) effective April 3, 2025, in accordance with the termination clause in your Grant Agreement. Your grant no longer effectuates the agency's needs and priorities and conditions of the Grant Agreement and is subject to termination due to several reasonable causes, as outlined in 2CFR§200.340. For instance, NEH has reasonable cause to terminate your grant in light of the fact that the NEH is repurposing its funding allocations in a new direction in furtherance of the President's agenda. The President's February 19, 2025 executive order mandates that the NEH eliminate all non-statutorily required activities and functions. See Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, E.O. 14217 (Feb. 19, 2025). Your grant's immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities. Any objections or appeals to this termination will be managed in strict accordance with the President's Executive Orders,

Last year, this guy (left) from DOGE used ChatGPT to find NEH grants that were too “DEI” for Trump, and canceled them, including mine, as shown by the letter I received last April (right). Huge new NYT article on the back story link below

INBOX: @couriernewsroom.bsky.social is circulating a video of #TX23 Republican nominee Brandon Herrera showing off his "1939 edition" copy of Mein Kampf.

Trump is adding anti-trans provisions to SAVE America Act Trump appears to be using culture-war issues, which are popular among Republican voters, to increase the pressure on Republican lawmakers to back the bill.

🚨BREAKING: The White House confirmed Friday that President Donald Trump is pressing Congress to add new provisions targeting transgender people to the SAVE America Act — a sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Live updates: Russia provided Iran with information that can help Tehran strike US military, AP sources say U.S. President Donald Trump called for Iran's "unconditional surrender" Friday as Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon and the Islamic Republic, and oil prices rise.

💥 SO YEAH, THIS JUST HAPPENED: It looks like the child raping piece of treasonous shit in the gold-plated house and his co-conspirators, have provided military information to Putin which has now been passed along to Iran, to utilize against the United States.
apnews.com/live/iran-wa...

The Justice Department forced the Florida Bar to drop its probe. The Florida Bar said today it is no longer investigating former Justice Department attorney Lindsey Halligan, reversing an earlier statement that a review was underway

Oh.

“We have agreed” — how nice of them! Surely they’re doing this work pro bono right?

This is who we are. We have to root all of this evil out of DHS.

🧾 www.bbc.com/news/article...

📺 bsky.app/profile/davi...

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target US forces, Washington Post reports Russia is providing Iran with targeting information that includes locations of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the Washington Post reported ​on Friday, citing three officials familiar w...

US officials say Russia is giving Iran intelligence on where American warships and aircraft are in the Middle East.

Let that sink in.

Russia is giving Iran US targets.

#ProudBlue

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

Sen. Whitehouse to uncover connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein. YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

@whitehouse.senate.gov did a VERY long speech of Trump and Epstein's ties w/Russia yesterday.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylvT...

At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

Along with at least 13 hospitals and health clinics.

Taking a page right out of the Gaza playbook.

An elementary school in the Iranian capital Tehran’s Niloufar Square has been struck in US-Israeli attacks, according to Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei. Baghaei on Friday shared a video on X, purportedly showing Shahid Hamedani School with students before and after the attack, without elaborating on the circumstances or the number of casualties.

The US and Israel have apparently attacked another elementary school in Iran, this one in Tehran.

www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

The Campaign to Take Down Alex Bores Is Just the Beginning A leading AI industry-backed Super PAC is targeting a pro-regulation candidate — and building a strategy that other politicians will have to contend with.

The AI money machine is diving into the fight for Congress.

A Super PAC funded by AI industry leaders is targeting pro-regulation candidate Alex Bores — and building a strategy that other politicians will have to contend with.

This night, Hungarian authorities seized cash transport vehicles belonging to Ukraine's Oschadbank, which were transporting money from Austria's Raiffeisen Bank to Ukraine, and are holding seven Ukrainian citizens hostage

Journalists Jailed by ICE Are Revealing the Horrors of Incarceration The Trump administration’s attacks on journalists have a side effect: further exposing the violence of prisons.

theappeal.org/ice-incarcer...

A bulldozer and an excavator clear rubble as emergency personnel search for victims at the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a residential compound in Baalbek, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. [Nidal Solh/AFP]

Families displaced by Israeli strikes from southern Lebanon seek refuge at a school transformed into a shelter in Sidon. [Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP]

An ambulance is parked near a sweeping blaze following Israeli bombardment on a solar farm and electricity generation facility in Lebanon's southern coastal city of Tyre. [Kawnat Haju/AFP]

A man passes by a destroyed car and shop on a commercial street that was hit by Israeli air strikes in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon. [Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo]

Israel kills more than 100 Lebanese as it commands Beirut residents to flee https://aje.news/bauwid

Four Democrats joined Republicans to block the Khanna–Massie Iran War Powers Resolution — AIPAC contributions the four

Jared Golden: $3,449,465
Henry Cuellar: $3,239,485
Greg Landsman: $1,733,305
Juan Vargas: $949,493

Screenshot of ProPublica webpage titled “Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees,” accompanied by this blurb: “Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their debts, among other things.” A search bar prompts the user to search for a person or financial holding.

THREAD: We just released a tool that allows you to search billions of dollars in wealth, ties to the most powerful companies in the country, and details of the personal finances of President Trump and over 1,500 of his appointees.

Here’s how it works 1/

Oregon Legislature passes campaign finance bill over good government pushback State leaders have warned Oregon is at risk botching its new campaign finance law. Some lawmakers acknowledge the bill they passed to fix it still needs work.

Oregon lawmakers approved a campaign finance bill on Thursday that critics fear will allow the politically powerful to continue flooding elections with cash.

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

"No stupid rules of engagement." — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, March 2, 2026

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East." — Reuters, March 5, 2026

Her replacement still has to get confirmed, right? Would a democrat be able to put a hold on the nomination to keep it from coming to the floor for a vote?

Paxton offers to drop Senate bid if Republicans pass SAVE America Act The message quickly drew praise from online far-right activists.

🚨BREAKING: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is publicly offering to abandon his U.S. Senate campaign if Senate Republicans agree to change the filibuster rules and pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping anti-voting bill. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets life sentence for molesting 2 children A Florida handyman who was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump.…

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets life sentence for molesting 2 children

Texas primary exposed GOP scheme to rig the 2026 midterms | Will Bunch Conspiracy theories, confusing rules, and right-wing judges: A Dallas voting fiasco is a 5-alarm fire for U.S. democracy.

It's no secret that Trump's GOP wants to put its fingers on the scale of democracy and mess up the 2026 midterms, but how?

Rooted in conspiracy theories, a deliberate effort to confuse voters, and judicial meddling, Dallas exposed their vile scheme

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...

Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protestor A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

New from 404 Media: Proton Mail, the privacy-focused email service, gave authorities data that let the FBI unmask an anonymous 'Stop Cop City' protester. It was payment data linked to the anonymous email account. From that, FBI ID'd them, then tracked their movements www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7 Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

This weekend, on March 7, @standupforscience.bsky.social is leading protests in 25 locations.

Scientists had warned about the replacement of evidence over ideology and the damage it would cause. Everything that I was worried about came true.

🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...

Live updates: Trump replaces Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem Donald Trump will replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Republican senator Markwayne Mullin.

BREAKING:

Today Trump fired Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary, and replaced her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).

Mullin has no homeland security experience. What he DOES have: violent threats, recent media disasters, absolute Trump loyalty.

This is alarming. Thread 🧵

#Noem #Mullin #Trump #DHS

Property lost during immigration crackdown in Minnesota tees up latest showdown court contempt threats | CNN Politics When Judge Jeffrey Bryan took the bench Tuesday at his courtroom in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, he had serious questions for the Trump administration: What happened to the personal property of some ...

When Judge Jeffrey Bryan took the bench at his courtroom in Minnesota, he had serious questions for the Trump administration: What happened to the personal property of some two dozen immigrant detainees and why shouldn’t officials be held in contempt as a way of ensuring those items get returned?