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The problem Donald Trump has as pretender to the throne of America is that he leads a party full of scavengers who are all realizing it might be in their best interests not to pretend anymore.
War of the Brown Noses - Truthdig
The great Trumpworld crackup has only just begun.
www.truthdig.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The problem Donald Trump has as pretender to the throne of America is that he leads a party full of scavengers who are all realizing it might be in their best interests not to pretend anymore.
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I'm glad that @tcfdotorg.bsky.social and @kashenj.bsky.social continue to figure for investments in the care economy. Check out their latest report: tcf.org/content/repo...
The Care Imperative: Why Investing In Care Grows America’s Economy
Executive Summary A better, more affordable country for all of us is possible, within reach, and necessary if we are to secure a brighter future for
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November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm glad that @tcfdotorg.bsky.social and @kashenj.bsky.social continue to figure for investments in the care economy. Check out their latest report: tcf.org/content/repo...
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No @andrewhickey.500songs.com nomination, award invalid (possibly illegal)
Ben Shapiro is spending a lot of $$$ trying to win the inaugural Best Podcast award at the Golden Globes.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/ben-shapir...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/ben-shapir...
Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree
Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske’s media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award.
www.status.news
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
No @andrewhickey.500songs.com nomination, award invalid (possibly illegal)
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The Trump admin fucking up state administrative capacity to provide SNAP benefits is not just a feature of the shutdown. This is their long-term plan to reduce SNAP.
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
The Big Beautiful Bill has a SNAP Poison Pill
How states will get the blame for massive cuts to food stamps
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Trump admin fucking up state administrative capacity to provide SNAP benefits is not just a feature of the shutdown. This is their long-term plan to reduce SNAP.
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
Soon, GOP will start talking block grants due to administrative complexity they created.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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the scotus tariff case is going to be interesting because we'll finally learn if the supreme court is more beholden to its authoritarian backers or its corporate benefactors
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
the scotus tariff case is going to be interesting because we'll finally learn if the supreme court is more beholden to its authoritarian backers or its corporate benefactors
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So you know how heartbreaking it was for the Blue Jays to lose in 7 games after not winning a title in 30 years?
That was the Dodgers in 2017.
Now imagine the Blue Jays and their fans finding out in three years the Dodgers cheated throughout this 2025 World Series like the Astros did in 2017.
That was the Dodgers in 2017.
Now imagine the Blue Jays and their fans finding out in three years the Dodgers cheated throughout this 2025 World Series like the Astros did in 2017.
November 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
So you know how heartbreaking it was for the Blue Jays to lose in 7 games after not winning a title in 30 years?
That was the Dodgers in 2017.
Now imagine the Blue Jays and their fans finding out in three years the Dodgers cheated throughout this 2025 World Series like the Astros did in 2017.
That was the Dodgers in 2017.
Now imagine the Blue Jays and their fans finding out in three years the Dodgers cheated throughout this 2025 World Series like the Astros did in 2017.
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A really, really important point is that Republicans are unwilling to spend allocated reserves for SNAP because their plan is to gut the program, see HR1 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A really, really important point is that Republicans are unwilling to spend allocated reserves for SNAP because their plan is to gut the program, see HR1 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
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The Inspector General system is basically broken now. Most IGs have been fired, most positions remain vacant. Those who remain or would take the job pose no risk to holding the regime accountable.
Congress added more barriers to Trump firing IGs after his first term. He just ignored them.
Congress added more barriers to Trump firing IGs after his first term. He just ignored them.
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The Inspector General system is basically broken now. Most IGs have been fired, most positions remain vacant. Those who remain or would take the job pose no risk to holding the regime accountable.
Congress added more barriers to Trump firing IGs after his first term. He just ignored them.
Congress added more barriers to Trump firing IGs after his first term. He just ignored them.
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Obama was elected by a much bigger margin but the media was primed to accept criticism of him and to legitimize resistance against him because they see white conservatives as representative of America
It’s why they actively downplay any resistance against Trump today, of course
It’s why they actively downplay any resistance against Trump today, of course
October 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Obama was elected by a much bigger margin but the media was primed to accept criticism of him and to legitimize resistance against him because they see white conservatives as representative of America
It’s why they actively downplay any resistance against Trump today, of course
It’s why they actively downplay any resistance against Trump today, of course
I don’t know if @johnrogers.bsky.social will appreciate this but my teenage son is binging Leverage, which I suggested to him after he finished binging Hogan’s Heroes. We need more shows where bad guys get conned and duped.
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I don’t know if @johnrogers.bsky.social will appreciate this but my teenage son is binging Leverage, which I suggested to him after he finished binging Hogan’s Heroes. We need more shows where bad guys get conned and duped.
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There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers
White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.
reut.rs
October 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)
"Early Head Start participation is associated with up to 22 percent reductions in child welfare involvement throughout a child’s life."
www.brightpoint.org/policy-innov...
www.brightpoint.org/policy-innov...
www.brightpoint.org
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"Early Head Start participation is associated with up to 22 percent reductions in child welfare involvement throughout a child’s life."
www.brightpoint.org/policy-innov...
www.brightpoint.org/policy-innov...
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Q: What is Trump’s plan for antifa?
A: He will create the organization, and then destroy it.
A: He will create the organization, and then destroy it.
What To Know About NSPM-7
On Sept. 25, President Trump issued a directive called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 in which “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” were described as “common threads...
theonion.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Q: What is Trump’s plan for antifa?
A: He will create the organization, and then destroy it.
A: He will create the organization, and then destroy it.
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"Barbie acts interested as old white guy complains." - the template for all RW media
Burchett: "One thing we found out during covid, we started looking over kids' shoulders at what they were getting from schools & these young children we ought to have more control over are soaking this up & that's why you're seeing the explosion of transgender. To me it's demonic, from pits of hell"
October 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"Barbie acts interested as old white guy complains." - the template for all RW media
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These two tunnels you want to dig are too diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
OMB Director Russell Voight says that US DOT will announce that the federal government is "pausing" funding for both Gateway and the Second Avenue Subway because of "unconstitutional DEI principles" -- x.com/russvought/s...
October 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
These two tunnels you want to dig are too diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
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States are facing catastrophic SNAP cuts from the Big Beautiful Bill--North Carolina is saying they may shutter their SNAP program. The Bill cuts the budget to administer SNAP, charges states billions for making administrative mistakes, all while adding even more admin complexity to the program.
October 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
States are facing catastrophic SNAP cuts from the Big Beautiful Bill--North Carolina is saying they may shutter their SNAP program. The Bill cuts the budget to administer SNAP, charges states billions for making administrative mistakes, all while adding even more admin complexity to the program.
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Vought's email to agency leaders also explicitly blamed Dems for the shutdown. The Hatch Act now only exists for federal employees you are trying to fire.
My guess is this was coordinated across the entire executive branch, like a Hands Across the Hatch Act Violation event or something
Breaking: HHS, Commerce, Probably Other Agencies Send Entire Staff Email Blaming Democrats for Shutdown
Please forgive the multiple editions in one day — occasionally I'll send breaking news out such as this.
On Tuesday afternoon, employees at the Department for Health and Human Services and the Depart...
www.gravityisgone.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Vought's email to agency leaders also explicitly blamed Dems for the shutdown. The Hatch Act now only exists for federal employees you are trying to fire.
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The new episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs is now up! This one looks at the formation of Led Zeppelin, and looks in detail at the inspirations behind the songs on their first album.
Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part Two — “Inspiration is What You Are to Me”
For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Dazed a…
500songs.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The new episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs is now up! This one looks at the formation of Led Zeppelin, and looks in detail at the inspirations behind the songs on their first album.
Republicans in Congress Must Take This Spending Threat Seriously www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
Opinion | Republicans in Congress Must Take This Spending Threat Seriously
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Republicans in Congress Must Take This Spending Threat Seriously www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
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Vought holding the federal govt hostage for a boss who refuses to meet with Democrats is largely a result of Supreme Court fecklessness. We are eight months in and SCOTUS has done nothing to defend civil service laws or block de facto impoundments, emboldening constitutional arsonists.
![The memo appears to vindicate warnings issued by some Democrats - most prominently Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer - during the last shutdown standoff in March. Schumer at the time moved to allow a GOP-written spending bill to pass, arguing that a shutdown would be a "gift" allowing Trump and his deputies "to destroy vital government services at a significantly faster rate than they can right now."
Schumer says he has since revised that view, arguing this month that the administration's attacks on federal agencies "will get worse with or without [a shutdown], because Trump is lawless."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2rrp7amblhg3xoly5n5huiqv/bafkreibrf55f7qrtdxsy6kz5l7wpedsf5ba7jqtb5oapp3rmpfjnqi7ya4@jpeg)
September 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Vought holding the federal govt hostage for a boss who refuses to meet with Democrats is largely a result of Supreme Court fecklessness. We are eight months in and SCOTUS has done nothing to defend civil service laws or block de facto impoundments, emboldening constitutional arsonists.
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NEW: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.
A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
www.propublica.org
September 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
NEW: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.
A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
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Four ways Fox covers for Trump administration malfeasance: Ignoring it, excusing it, aiding it, cheering it.
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/how...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/how...
How Fox covers for Trump administration malfeasance
The job of a Fox News evening host isn’t to cover President Donald Trump and his administration, it’s to give them cover. The network’s stars are shameless propagandists who employ a variety of tactic...
www.mediamatters.org
September 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Four ways Fox covers for Trump administration malfeasance: Ignoring it, excusing it, aiding it, cheering it.
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/how...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/how...
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TNC identified as the last well known American columnist with a spine:
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
TNC identified as the last well known American columnist with a spine:
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...