Gobluist
@gobluist.bsky.social
Navigating the surreal twists of democracy. Stay aware, stay engaged. Same Twitter since ‘08.
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WTF!!?? DOGE employees — Luke Farritor, 23-year-old former SpaceX intern, and Adam Ramada, a Miami-based venture capitalist — gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets. www.npr.org/2025/04/28/n...
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
WTF!!?? DOGE employees — Luke Farritor, 23-year-old former SpaceX intern, and Adam Ramada, a Miami-based venture capitalist — gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets. www.npr.org/2025/04/28/n...
4 democrats join maga and vote for the Save Act: Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash), Henry Cueller (Texas), Ed Case (Hawaii). Bill likely will disenfranchise millions of voters, including women who took their husband’s last name. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
4 democrats join maga and vote for the Save Act: Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash), Henry Cueller (Texas), Ed Case (Hawaii). Bill likely will disenfranchise millions of voters, including women who took their husband’s last name. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Here is a question for naturalized citizens: are you having second thoughts contributing to D politicians like @ossoff.bsky.social in fear of being targeted by ice?
April 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Here is a question for naturalized citizens: are you having second thoughts contributing to D politicians like @ossoff.bsky.social in fear of being targeted by ice?
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For a quick sugar high to “own the libs,” the attempts to shutter USAID would do long term damage that couldn’t be reversed for a generation. My latest:
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
The Case For USAID
It does us, and others, a world of good
adamkinzinger.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
For a quick sugar high to “own the libs,” the attempts to shutter USAID would do long term damage that couldn’t be reversed for a generation. My latest:
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
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The CFPB saves consumers (us regular Americans) around $5 billion a year from bank fees through their regulations on banks.
It's the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — if Trump shuts them down, that $5,000,000,000 will be taken from people who need it and given to banks.
It's the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — if Trump shuts them down, that $5,000,000,000 will be taken from people who need it and given to banks.
February 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The CFPB saves consumers (us regular Americans) around $5 billion a year from bank fees through their regulations on banks.
It's the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — if Trump shuts them down, that $5,000,000,000 will be taken from people who need it and given to banks.
It's the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — if Trump shuts them down, that $5,000,000,000 will be taken from people who need it and given to banks.
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to take away your hard-earned Social Security benefits.
DOGE follows longtime Musk pattern — and turns attention to Social Security Administration
There are differing views among those close to the Elon Musk-led group about exactly how far to go with cuts.
www.semafor.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to take away your hard-earned Social Security benefits.
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do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs
A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO.
PS - Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America’s largest in recorded history. 66 active cases and 79 latent infections.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
PS - Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America’s largest in recorded history. 66 active cases and 79 latent infections.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. The surprise decision is focused on the U.S.
apnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO.
PS - Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America’s largest in recorded history. 66 active cases and 79 latent infections.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
PS - Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America’s largest in recorded history. 66 active cases and 79 latent infections.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
TFG lifts Biden’s hold on sending bombs to Israel. Says clean out Gaza… rebuild it in a different way: “It's a phenomenal location, on the sea. The best weather…” hint, hint.
Where are the f*cking short-sighted pro-Palestinian protestors against Harris/Walz?
www.npr.org/2025/01/26/g...
Where are the f*cking short-sighted pro-Palestinian protestors against Harris/Walz?
www.npr.org/2025/01/26/g...
Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees to 'just clean out' Gaza
President Donald Trump said Saturday he'd like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting to "just clean out" the war-torn area.
www.npr.org
January 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
TFG lifts Biden’s hold on sending bombs to Israel. Says clean out Gaza… rebuild it in a different way: “It's a phenomenal location, on the sea. The best weather…” hint, hint.
Where are the f*cking short-sighted pro-Palestinian protestors against Harris/Walz?
www.npr.org/2025/01/26/g...
Where are the f*cking short-sighted pro-Palestinian protestors against Harris/Walz?
www.npr.org/2025/01/26/g...
Just to prove the Titanic isn’t sinking, Dems continue with scheduled programming.
This is one of the many things that infuriate me about the Ds. The U.S. is no longer a democracy. We cannot act like it is.
Please, Dem leaders. Stop waving papers and ethics when we’re all about to drown.
This is one of the many things that infuriate me about the Ds. The U.S. is no longer a democracy. We cannot act like it is.
Please, Dem leaders. Stop waving papers and ethics when we’re all about to drown.
January 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Just to prove the Titanic isn’t sinking, Dems continue with scheduled programming.
This is one of the many things that infuriate me about the Ds. The U.S. is no longer a democracy. We cannot act like it is.
Please, Dem leaders. Stop waving papers and ethics when we’re all about to drown.
This is one of the many things that infuriate me about the Ds. The U.S. is no longer a democracy. We cannot act like it is.
Please, Dem leaders. Stop waving papers and ethics when we’re all about to drown.
Anyone else curious what the-south-african-oligarch-dismantling-the-US and Putrid have been discussing? apnews.com/article/musk...
Here's a look at Musk's contact with Putin and why it matters
The Wall Street Journal reports that billionaire Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been in regular contact.
apnews.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Anyone else curious what the-south-african-oligarch-dismantling-the-US and Putrid have been discussing? apnews.com/article/musk...
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This is a heist.
Trump and his billionaire buddies are planning to pillage us all.
They aren’t keeping it secret.
It’s literally the plan.
It’s a con.
They want “deregulation”. They want “free markets”.
What does that mean?
They get to cash out.
We get to suffer.
Trump and his billionaire buddies are planning to pillage us all.
They aren’t keeping it secret.
It’s literally the plan.
It’s a con.
They want “deregulation”. They want “free markets”.
What does that mean?
They get to cash out.
We get to suffer.
December 14, 2024 at 7:23 AM
This is a heist.
Trump and his billionaire buddies are planning to pillage us all.
They aren’t keeping it secret.
It’s literally the plan.
It’s a con.
They want “deregulation”. They want “free markets”.
What does that mean?
They get to cash out.
We get to suffer.
Trump and his billionaire buddies are planning to pillage us all.
They aren’t keeping it secret.
It’s literally the plan.
It’s a con.
They want “deregulation”. They want “free markets”.
What does that mean?
They get to cash out.
We get to suffer.
Was Winston Smith radicalized by propaganda?
Rather than being radicalized by propaganda, Winston's rebellion arises from his ability to see through it.
Rather than being radicalized by propaganda, Winston's rebellion arises from his ability to see through it.
December 10, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Was Winston Smith radicalized by propaganda?
Rather than being radicalized by propaganda, Winston's rebellion arises from his ability to see through it.
Rather than being radicalized by propaganda, Winston's rebellion arises from his ability to see through it.
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Why framing matters. The day(s) after Election Day, the general vibe was that Trump won and it wasn't close. That fed the narrative that it was a "mandate" and a "landslide."
In reality it was neither.
In reality it was neither.
"Repeat after me: there was no 'landslide'. There was no 'blowout'. There was no 'sweeping' mandate given to Trump by the electorate. The numbers don’t lie."
My new Guardian op-ed on the new GOP election lie - and why it's important to rebut it! I brought (lots of) receipts:
My new Guardian op-ed on the new GOP election lie - and why it's important to rebut it! I brought (lots of) receipts:
Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud | Mehdi Hasan
In 2024, we have a new post-election lie – Trump didn’t just win, Republicans say, but he won big. He won a landslide. That’s false
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Why framing matters. The day(s) after Election Day, the general vibe was that Trump won and it wasn't close. That fed the narrative that it was a "mandate" and a "landslide."
In reality it was neither.
In reality it was neither.
In other authoritarian news www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol declares emergency martial law - live updates
In a surprise late night television address he says the move was necessary to protect the country from North Korea's communist forces.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:36 PM
In other authoritarian news www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
I’ve been contributing to Social Security since I was 16. The government isn’t giving me anything for free—I’ve paid into it for over 30 years.
November 30, 2024 at 6:16 PM
I’ve been contributing to Social Security since I was 16. The government isn’t giving me anything for free—I’ve paid into it for over 30 years.
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Wow.
This video is truly eye-opening.
Take a couple minutes to watch this.
A mind-boggling visual representation of wealth inequality in America.
This sh*t ain’t workin’, folks. #TaxBillionaires #UnionsForAll
This video is truly eye-opening.
Take a couple minutes to watch this.
A mind-boggling visual representation of wealth inequality in America.
This sh*t ain’t workin’, folks. #TaxBillionaires #UnionsForAll
Wealth Inequality in America
YouTube video by politizane
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Wow.
This video is truly eye-opening.
Take a couple minutes to watch this.
A mind-boggling visual representation of wealth inequality in America.
This sh*t ain’t workin’, folks. #TaxBillionaires #UnionsForAll
This video is truly eye-opening.
Take a couple minutes to watch this.
A mind-boggling visual representation of wealth inequality in America.
This sh*t ain’t workin’, folks. #TaxBillionaires #UnionsForAll
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Tim Snyder says do not obey in advance. That includes not giving into our worst fears. When we sit in fear and project the worst possible outcomes with the rise of MAGA, we're giving them power. New post and podcast discuss how with @greglandsman.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
November 23, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Tim Snyder says do not obey in advance. That includes not giving into our worst fears. When we sit in fear and project the worst possible outcomes with the rise of MAGA, we're giving them power. New post and podcast discuss how with @greglandsman.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
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Vivek Ramaswamy Pledges To ‘Delete’ Entire Government Agencies Alongside Elon Musk
Has it ever occurred to anyone that Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy are FOREIGNERS who are going to destroy & take down our entire government infrastructure?
Not elected. Won't be confirmed.
Then they will steal the $$
Has it ever occurred to anyone that Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy are FOREIGNERS who are going to destroy & take down our entire government infrastructure?
Not elected. Won't be confirmed.
Then they will steal the $$
November 18, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Vivek Ramaswamy Pledges To ‘Delete’ Entire Government Agencies Alongside Elon Musk
Has it ever occurred to anyone that Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy are FOREIGNERS who are going to destroy & take down our entire government infrastructure?
Not elected. Won't be confirmed.
Then they will steal the $$
Has it ever occurred to anyone that Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy are FOREIGNERS who are going to destroy & take down our entire government infrastructure?
Not elected. Won't be confirmed.
Then they will steal the $$
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It was a 49% to 48% election.
Fascism won by a hair.
And it took Russian and MAGA bomb threats, a hoax regarding battleground-state police raids, an illegal Musk-funded lottery, $600M given to Trump by just 15 people, Netanyahu meddling in our politics, and Democrats staying home for it to happen.
Fascism won by a hair.
And it took Russian and MAGA bomb threats, a hoax regarding battleground-state police raids, an illegal Musk-funded lottery, $600M given to Trump by just 15 people, Netanyahu meddling in our politics, and Democrats staying home for it to happen.
November 17, 2024 at 9:03 AM
It was a 49% to 48% election.
Fascism won by a hair.
And it took Russian and MAGA bomb threats, a hoax regarding battleground-state police raids, an illegal Musk-funded lottery, $600M given to Trump by just 15 people, Netanyahu meddling in our politics, and Democrats staying home for it to happen.
Fascism won by a hair.
And it took Russian and MAGA bomb threats, a hoax regarding battleground-state police raids, an illegal Musk-funded lottery, $600M given to Trump by just 15 people, Netanyahu meddling in our politics, and Democrats staying home for it to happen.
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Don’t disengage. Don’t be silent.
November 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Don’t disengage. Don’t be silent.