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How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy (Gift Article)
The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.
www.nytimes.com
An extensively planned and well- executed coup.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
Republicans wagered that they could torture Americans enough that Democrats would cave. And apparently they were correct.
You know what that means, right? More torture is on the way.
You know what that means, right? More torture is on the way.
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Republicans wagered that they could torture Americans enough that Democrats would cave. And apparently they were correct.
You know what that means, right? More torture is on the way.
You know what that means, right? More torture is on the way.
This is an absolute travesty. They'd getting away with manslaughter.
Judge dismisses Boeing criminal case over 737 Max crashes at DOJ request despite skepticism
Judge Reed O'Connor said a DOJ non-prosecution agreement with Boeing "fails to secure the necessary accountability to ensure the safety of the flying public."
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is an absolute travesty. They'd getting away with manslaughter.
A House of Dynamite sucks. There is no story. There's an idea for a story (typical for Netflix). If you watch the first 20 or so minutes, you've seen the whole thing. Don't waste your time.
November 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A House of Dynamite sucks. There is no story. There's an idea for a story (typical for Netflix). If you watch the first 20 or so minutes, you've seen the whole thing. Don't waste your time.
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The Briefing with Jen Psaki
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October 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The Briefing with Jen Psaki
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You really have to admire the coordination. They had to get him re-elected, then gerrymander themselves enough extra seats that they won't lose even though they'll be tremendously unpopular, and in a way that would've previously been illegal except they also have the SC collaborating. What a coup.
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
You really have to admire the coordination. They had to get him re-elected, then gerrymander themselves enough extra seats that they won't lose even though they'll be tremendously unpopular, and in a way that would've previously been illegal except they also have the SC collaborating. What a coup.
It really is shocking how delusional she is. She's *terrified* and acts like America is two warring tribes. As if a "cultural threat", so to speak, is a literal physical threat.
www.sashastone.com/p/no-kings-t...
www.sashastone.com/p/no-kings-t...
No Kings: The Lunatics Are Running The Asylum
"Do you have any idea how crazy you are?"
www.sashastone.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It really is shocking how delusional she is. She's *terrified* and acts like America is two warring tribes. As if a "cultural threat", so to speak, is a literal physical threat.
www.sashastone.com/p/no-kings-t...
www.sashastone.com/p/no-kings-t...
Religion doesn't make good people do good things and doesn't make bad people do bad things, but religion does make good people do bad things.
September 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Religion doesn't make good people do good things and doesn't make bad people do bad things, but religion does make good people do bad things.
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Sometimes, there comes a moment that reveals the whole truth. For us, it was the hot mic: oligarchs whispering to each other what they’d never dare admit to us. That whisper is history’s verdict.
The Hot Mic and the Monsters
A Follow-Up to the Oligarchs’ Dinner Party
www.notesfromthecircus.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Sometimes, there comes a moment that reveals the whole truth. For us, it was the hot mic: oligarchs whispering to each other what they’d never dare admit to us. That whisper is history’s verdict.
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Wrote about how the governmental health agencies are headed by censorial individuals who spent years screaming falsely about how they were being censored when people just didn't want to promote the nonsense they were pushing. But now THEY are actually censoring critics.
The Censorship Crybabies Are Now The Censors: FDA’s Vinay Prasad Uses Copyright Claims To Silence Critic
It's always fascinating to watch supposed "free speech warriors" reveal their true colors the moment they get a tiny bit of power. We've been covering the ongoing saga of various COVID…
It's always fascinating to watch supposed "free speech warriors" reveal their true colors the moment they get a tiny bit of power. We've been covering the ongoing saga of various COVID…
The Censorship Crybabies Are Now The Censors: FDA’s Vinay Prasad Uses Copyright Claims To Silence Critic
It's always fascinating to watch supposed "free speech warriors" reveal their true colors the moment they get a tiny bit of power. We've been covering the ongoing saga of various COVID contrarians who spent years falsely claiming they were "censored" by the Biden administration, only to see the Supreme Court definitively reject those claims in Murthy v. Missouri. Now that some of these same people are running health agencies under Trump, we're getting to see what actual censorship looks like—and surprise, surprise, it's coming from the very people who complained the loudest about being silenced.
www.techdirt.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Wrote about how the governmental health agencies are headed by censorial individuals who spent years screaming falsely about how they were being censored when people just didn't want to promote the nonsense they were pushing. But now THEY are actually censoring critics.
Sane people - "Can we do anything about guns?"
Republicans - "Absolutely not. It's a mental health issue."
Sane people - "Ok, can we have better mental health systems?"
Republicans - "Also no."
Republicans - "Absolutely not. It's a mental health issue."
Sane people - "Ok, can we have better mental health systems?"
Republicans - "Also no."
August 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sane people - "Can we do anything about guns?"
Republicans - "Absolutely not. It's a mental health issue."
Sane people - "Ok, can we have better mental health systems?"
Republicans - "Also no."
Republicans - "Absolutely not. It's a mental health issue."
Sane people - "Ok, can we have better mental health systems?"
Republicans - "Also no."
But.... that's.... literally..... socialism....?
CNBC: So we should expect the US government to be taking more equity stakes in businesses around the country?
KEVIN HASSETT: It's possible, yeah. That's absolutely right.
KEVIN HASSETT: It's possible, yeah. That's absolutely right.
August 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
But.... that's.... literally..... socialism....?
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The Independent has identified Eric Lendrum as the DHS PR officer responsible for a relentless flood of social media posts on DHS pages using Nazis memes, slogans and images. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts
‘They are not migrants. They are not ‘undocumented.’ They are an invading army. The largest invasion in American history,’ DHS speechwriter writes on X
www.independent.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Independent has identified Eric Lendrum as the DHS PR officer responsible for a relentless flood of social media posts on DHS pages using Nazis memes, slogans and images. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The Census Bureau is attempting to create a false narrative to drive public support for interest rate cuts.
Weekly Market Pulse: Big Rate Cuts? Not Right Now
“I think we could go into a series of rate cuts here, starting with a 50 basis-point rate cut in September". "If you look at any model" it suggests that “we should probably be 150, 175 basis points lo...
alhambrapartners.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Census Bureau is attempting to create a false narrative to drive public support for interest rate cuts.
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I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.
August 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.
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I just can’t believe our Reichstag Fire is the Big Balls Beatdown.
August 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I just can’t believe our Reichstag Fire is the Big Balls Beatdown.
This officially began today.
All Republicans have to do is reduce voter turnout in major cities by a few percent and they could "win" every state.
August 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This officially began today.
We have a Mad King.
August 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We have a Mad King.
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NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
www.npr.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
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I hear people all around me saying, “They are going to crash the economy. Surely they don’t mean to crash the economy.”
I beg to differ. This is curated failure open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
I beg to differ. This is curated failure open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
I Know Exactly What They Are Doing
Rural foresight
open.substack.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I hear people all around me saying, “They are going to crash the economy. Surely they don’t mean to crash the economy.”
I beg to differ. This is curated failure open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
I beg to differ. This is curated failure open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
