@fumblingpuppy.bsky.social
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ChatGPT ass presidency
Incredible. The Trump administration calculated "tariff rates" by taking the US trade deficit with the respective country and dividing it by the country's exports to the US. And then the tariff rate of the US is often just set by cutting that made-up "tariff rate" in half.
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
ChatGPT ass presidency
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NEW: A Republican-majority panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled to disenfranchise up to 65,000 voters in the state's contentious Supreme Court election unless they can fix their ballots in 15 days.
NC Voters Must Fix Ballots in 15 Days or Be Disenfranchised, Court Rules
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
NEW: A Republican-majority panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled to disenfranchise up to 65,000 voters in the state's contentious Supreme Court election unless they can fix their ballots in 15 days.
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NEW: A North Carolina appeals court effectively disenfranchised over 60k voters in ruling against Justice Allison Riggs' (D) victory in the state Supreme Court race.
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Allison Riggs: 'This is a fight for the very soul of democracy'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
NEW: A North Carolina appeals court effectively disenfranchised over 60k voters in ruling against Justice Allison Riggs' (D) victory in the state Supreme Court race.
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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This thing will fail
This thing will fail
Trump will not restore the "strong gods" of community, family, and faith.
www.noahpinion.blog
March 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This thing will fail
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Normally Republicans only pretend to care about deficits when Dems are in charge, after a GOP administration has run deficits sky high. In 2025, though, they have competing pressure (from bond markets and their obeisance to Trump and Musk) to pay lip service to deficits while they run everything.
Republicans Sabotage Their Own Cover Story
They're about to expose their one politically safe "defense" of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and "DOGE" as a scam.
www.offmessage.net
February 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Normally Republicans only pretend to care about deficits when Dems are in charge, after a GOP administration has run deficits sky high. In 2025, though, they have competing pressure (from bond markets and their obeisance to Trump and Musk) to pay lip service to deficits while they run everything.
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New: Elon Musk has forced Republicans into the uncomfortable position of pretending to care about deficits *during a Republican presidency*—just as they prepare to cut rich people’s taxes by trillions of dollars. Reporters, this is your Aha! or Gotcha! moment: www.offmessage.net/p/republican...
Republicans Sabotage Their Own Cover Story
They're about to expose their one politically safe "defense" of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and "DOGE" as a scam.
www.offmessage.net
February 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New: Elon Musk has forced Republicans into the uncomfortable position of pretending to care about deficits *during a Republican presidency*—just as they prepare to cut rich people’s taxes by trillions of dollars. Reporters, this is your Aha! or Gotcha! moment: www.offmessage.net/p/republican...
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Oh lol
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Oh lol
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Always stand up to a bully
Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws
Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds.
Gov Mills: See you in court
Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds.
Gov Mills: See you in court
February 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Always stand up to a bully
"'The United States has given us three weeks to reach an agreement on the terms of Ukraine's surrender. If we fail to do so, the United States will withdraw from Europe,' Mika Aaltola wrote on X."
BILD: European officials fear that Trump will withdraw American troops from Eastern Europe
BILD: European officials fear that Trump will withdraw American troops from Eastern Europe
spotmedia.ro
February 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"'The United States has given us three weeks to reach an agreement on the terms of Ukraine's surrender. If we fail to do so, the United States will withdraw from Europe,' Mika Aaltola wrote on X."
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The key point that was made in this clip is that it happened organically. We don’t come from the consultant class, we get zero legacy media hype, we don’t get invited on shows & don’t want to be on TV, no big money donors writing checks. It all happened one person at a time. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Ruhle: The left-leaning podcast MeidasTouch has just done the unthinkable—dethroned Joe Rogan to become the country’s most popular podcast…
February 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The key point that was made in this clip is that it happened organically. We don’t come from the consultant class, we get zero legacy media hype, we don’t get invited on shows & don’t want to be on TV, no big money donors writing checks. It all happened one person at a time. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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This is the most cowardly administration in history.
February 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the most cowardly administration in history.
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I think it's a mistake for the conversation about party renewal to focus too narrowly on the specifics of the 2024 presidential race or getting to 270 in 2028.
www.slowboring.com/p/the-path-f...
www.slowboring.com/p/the-path-f...
February 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I think it's a mistake for the conversation about party renewal to focus too narrowly on the specifics of the 2024 presidential race or getting to 270 in 2028.
www.slowboring.com/p/the-path-f...
www.slowboring.com/p/the-path-f...
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Be a shame if more people saw this. Just terrible.
Here's a list of DOGE staff, assembled and annotated by my colleagues at BI. Whatever you do, please don't share it.
www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
We got a DOGE staff list. From a McKinsey alum to a former Clarence Thomas clerk, here are the workers powering Elon Musk's cost-cutting squad.
A list of White House DOGE staffers shows about 30 young tech, finance, and legal professionals remaking the federal government.
www.businessinsider.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Be a shame if more people saw this. Just terrible.
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Look here Dems, this is what you should be fucking doing. Pramila, great fucking job. Now go say the same thing on a ticktockers channel.
Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House.
If they want to cut Medicaid, destroy federal agencies, and pass tax cuts for the rich, they need to do it on their own.
And if they can’t get their party together, they’ll be the ones shutting down the government.
If they want to cut Medicaid, destroy federal agencies, and pass tax cuts for the rich, they need to do it on their own.
And if they can’t get their party together, they’ll be the ones shutting down the government.
February 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Look here Dems, this is what you should be fucking doing. Pramila, great fucking job. Now go say the same thing on a ticktockers channel.
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The Trump administration is a crime magnet - but "Springtime for Scammers" has flaws that can be exploited. Building Kaczmarek and @abenewman.bsky.social work on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act into an impromptu political strategy.
www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-trump-...
www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-trump-...
The Trump administration is a crime magnet
But "Springtime for Scammers" has flaws that can be exploited
www.programmablemutter.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Trump administration is a crime magnet - but "Springtime for Scammers" has flaws that can be exploited. Building Kaczmarek and @abenewman.bsky.social work on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act into an impromptu political strategy.
www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-trump-...
www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-trump-...
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If every Democrat in the House and Senate was doing was Chris Murphy has been doing we would be in a hell of a lot better shape heading into the midterms, and as a party generally. He understands how to do this in the social media era of politics. Most don’t have a clue.
February 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If every Democrat in the House and Senate was doing was Chris Murphy has been doing we would be in a hell of a lot better shape heading into the midterms, and as a party generally. He understands how to do this in the social media era of politics. Most don’t have a clue.
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Welcome to the resistance
ALTMAN, on Musk:
“.. I wish he would just compete by building a better product. .. Probably his whole life is from a position of insecurity, I feel for the guy... I don't think he's, like, a happy person.”
@bloomberg.com
“.. I wish he would just compete by building a better product. .. Probably his whole life is from a position of insecurity, I feel for the guy... I don't think he's, like, a happy person.”
@bloomberg.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Welcome to the resistance
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Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal.
February 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal.
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Trust me, bro.
February 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Trust me, bro.
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People control circus animals because they inflict pain and fear causing the animals to obey. The animals don't know their own strength, but they could easily destroy the circus. Right now, we are the circus animals. When we realize our power, the whole tent will come crashing down!
February 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
People control circus animals because they inflict pain and fear causing the animals to obey. The animals don't know their own strength, but they could easily destroy the circus. Right now, we are the circus animals. When we realize our power, the whole tent will come crashing down!
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They did it!
NYAG James and 18 other AGs filed suit, and a federal judge just locked Elon out of Treasury and demanded the immediate destruction of any downloaded information!
Keep calling the AGs - say thanks and ask them to file lawsuits for every department or agency these muskrats invade!
NYAG James and 18 other AGs filed suit, and a federal judge just locked Elon out of Treasury and demanded the immediate destruction of any downloaded information!
Keep calling the AGs - say thanks and ask them to file lawsuits for every department or agency these muskrats invade!
I just spoke with an attorney who works with the NOAA, and there is a valid path to shut down what's happening. The agencies are compromised, the IGs are fired, etc.
We need a state AG (she said NY would be best) to file a lawsuit seeking an injunction using state and federal cybersecurity laws.
We need a state AG (she said NY would be best) to file a lawsuit seeking an injunction using state and federal cybersecurity laws.
February 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
They did it!
NYAG James and 18 other AGs filed suit, and a federal judge just locked Elon out of Treasury and demanded the immediate destruction of any downloaded information!
Keep calling the AGs - say thanks and ask them to file lawsuits for every department or agency these muskrats invade!
NYAG James and 18 other AGs filed suit, and a federal judge just locked Elon out of Treasury and demanded the immediate destruction of any downloaded information!
Keep calling the AGs - say thanks and ask them to file lawsuits for every department or agency these muskrats invade!
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Not a coincidence that the thing on the right happened right after the thing on the left came out.
February 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Not a coincidence that the thing on the right happened right after the thing on the left came out.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov Please, please use budget bills as leverage. Make the GOP reign in the lawlessness or make them pass their own bills. I know it will lead to cuts, I know it will hurt us. But it’s a small price to pay for protecting the rule of law and the republic.
February 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov Please, please use budget bills as leverage. Make the GOP reign in the lawlessness or make them pass their own bills. I know it will lead to cuts, I know it will hurt us. But it’s a small price to pay for protecting the rule of law and the republic.