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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Stories:
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 

Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates - Anne Flaherty and Kelsey Walsh | ABC News

Protests at Stonewall National Monument after "LGBTQ" changed to "LGB" on government website - Ali Bauman, Kristie Keleshian | CBS New York

Records show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired next - Hannah Natanson and Chris Dehghanpoor | The Washington Post

3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records -  Tim Fang | CBS News

Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them - Peter Alexander and Alexandra Marquez | NBC News

Trump administration moves to drop transgender discrimination cases - Julian Mark and Beth Reinhard | The Washington Post

Good Trouble:
#TheMajorityProject: 100k Postcards to Congress – Signs Of Justice

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#TheMajorityProject: 100k Postcards to Congress – Signs Of Justice

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