D Funk
@justdfunk.bsky.social
Decent old lady. Political news. Lover of summertime. I don’t appreciate adults who behave badly.
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Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its support for an independent Palestinian state and said establishing diplomatic ties with Israel would depend on the creation of such a state, hours after President Trump proposed permanently moving all Palestinians out of Gaza and making it a U.S. territory.
Saudi Arabia Reiterates Support for Palestinian State After Trump’s Proposal
Contradicting President Trump, Saudi Arabia said that establishing ties with Israel would depend on the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its support for an independent Palestinian state and said establishing diplomatic ties with Israel would depend on the creation of such a state, hours after President Trump proposed permanently moving all Palestinians out of Gaza and making it a U.S. territory.
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Collins: He said that Canada is going to be implementing a $1.3 billion border plan, where they talk about reinforcing the border. I should note that's actually something that was announced back in December
February 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Collins: He said that Canada is going to be implementing a $1.3 billion border plan, where they talk about reinforcing the border. I should note that's actually something that was announced back in December
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Musk staff have access to student aid data now.
February 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Musk staff have access to student aid data now.
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Trump's team is attempting the bureaucratic equivalent of 9/11, but instead of flying planes into multiple US command centers, the terrorists are simply seizing the operational systems of the world's largest economy.
Unlike the 9/11 team, these terrorists plan on surviving to enjoy the wreckage.
Unlike the 9/11 team, these terrorists plan on surviving to enjoy the wreckage.
There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
February 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Trump's team is attempting the bureaucratic equivalent of 9/11, but instead of flying planes into multiple US command centers, the terrorists are simply seizing the operational systems of the world's largest economy.
Unlike the 9/11 team, these terrorists plan on surviving to enjoy the wreckage.
Unlike the 9/11 team, these terrorists plan on surviving to enjoy the wreckage.
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No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
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Totally arms length arrangement here
The NTSB says it will no longer email news outlets or reporters with notifications of upcoming press conferences, including those on plane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
February 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Totally arms length arrangement here
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The fact that Deepseek R1 was released three days /before/ Stargate means these guys stood in front of Trump and said they needed half a trillion dollars while they knew R1 was open source and trained for $5M.
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
January 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The fact that Deepseek R1 was released three days /before/ Stargate means these guys stood in front of Trump and said they needed half a trillion dollars while they knew R1 was open source and trained for $5M.
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
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I'm looking to connect confidentially with people who work at OPM.
I will protect your identity.
Contact me via Signal or text at 202-599-7124
I will protect your identity.
Contact me via Signal or text at 202-599-7124
January 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I'm looking to connect confidentially with people who work at OPM.
I will protect your identity.
Contact me via Signal or text at 202-599-7124
I will protect your identity.
Contact me via Signal or text at 202-599-7124
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I loved and admired this woman. She was one I would follow into battle. A true fighter and ally in every way.
God bless you Cecile Richards. Rest in Peace and Power.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/u...
God bless you Cecile Richards. Rest in Peace and Power.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/u...
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, has died | CNN
Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, has died, her family said Monday in a statement.
www.cnn.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I loved and admired this woman. She was one I would follow into battle. A true fighter and ally in every way.
God bless you Cecile Richards. Rest in Peace and Power.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/u...
God bless you Cecile Richards. Rest in Peace and Power.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/u...
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it's darkly funny to me that the direct antecedents of these guys — early 20th century race scientists and their rich friends — were the exact same kind of Guys. total morons convinced of their utter superiority
January 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
it's darkly funny to me that the direct antecedents of these guys — early 20th century race scientists and their rich friends — were the exact same kind of Guys. total morons convinced of their utter superiority
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I think we all wish they were better actors as a group. And the anti trust actions will hopefully clean some things up. Just realize they all look at this as their own version of Survivor. They each know that any of them could be the next IBM. A once dominant company turned into an afterthought
January 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I think we all wish they were better actors as a group. And the anti trust actions will hopefully clean some things up. Just realize they all look at this as their own version of Survivor. They each know that any of them could be the next IBM. A once dominant company turned into an afterthought
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I’d be more sympathetic to Chief Justice Roberts’ lament about the (real) threats to the independence of the federal judiciary if I knew that at least once in the past few years he looked in the fucking mirror and said, “Yeah, I should have handled that differently.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...
Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Supreme Court and Judiciary
In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I’d be more sympathetic to Chief Justice Roberts’ lament about the (real) threats to the independence of the federal judiciary if I knew that at least once in the past few years he looked in the fucking mirror and said, “Yeah, I should have handled that differently.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...
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A front page for the ages.
December 24, 2024 at 1:12 PM
A front page for the ages.
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CEO of Tesla
is there a non congress job where you can not show up for 6 months and still get paid
December 23, 2024 at 2:48 PM
CEO of Tesla
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I’ve been saying this for a while: the party doesn’t have a messaging problem as much as they have a listening problem.
I support Ben Wikler for DNC Chair. I’m not sure about Vice Chair yet, but David Hogg is on point with his remarks about messaging & political consultants.
@davidhogg.bsky.social
I support Ben Wikler for DNC Chair. I’m not sure about Vice Chair yet, but David Hogg is on point with his remarks about messaging & political consultants.
@davidhogg.bsky.social
December 22, 2024 at 7:59 PM
I’ve been saying this for a while: the party doesn’t have a messaging problem as much as they have a listening problem.
I support Ben Wikler for DNC Chair. I’m not sure about Vice Chair yet, but David Hogg is on point with his remarks about messaging & political consultants.
@davidhogg.bsky.social
I support Ben Wikler for DNC Chair. I’m not sure about Vice Chair yet, but David Hogg is on point with his remarks about messaging & political consultants.
@davidhogg.bsky.social
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This should be read as an admission from Sen. Hagerty that his staff is completely incompetent and/or illiterate.
“We were unable to read the bill until Apartheid Clyde started tweeting random lies about it! We’re total idiots.”
“We were unable to read the bill until Apartheid Clyde started tweeting random lies about it! We’re total idiots.”
Sen. Bill Hagerty: "Thank God Elon Musk bought Twitter, because that's the only way we would even know what's in this bill ... Elon Musk's transparency helped make that happen."
December 23, 2024 at 12:02 AM
This should be read as an admission from Sen. Hagerty that his staff is completely incompetent and/or illiterate.
“We were unable to read the bill until Apartheid Clyde started tweeting random lies about it! We’re total idiots.”
“We were unable to read the bill until Apartheid Clyde started tweeting random lies about it! We’re total idiots.”
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This was an utterly meritless lawsuit. ABC suits are cowards who embarrassed their news division. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/u...
ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump
The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 10:54 PM
This was an utterly meritless lawsuit. ABC suits are cowards who embarrassed their news division. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/u...
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This is an important piece by @gregsargent.bsky.social. The Trump admin will attack prominent voices that challenge it while news outlets, now owned by billionaires with no journalistic experience (or integrity), will shrink from their obligation to aggressively report and comment on this.
Ominous: GOPers are now saying Trump is picking Kash Patel to "clean out" the FBI and restore its "integrity." This will be their cover to go along w/Trump's scheme to unleash FBI on enemies. Media is already credulously echoing this claim. Awful.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1894...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1894...
How GOP Senators Are Secretly Getting Ready to Surrender to Trump
Trump wants to turn the FBI into something so draconian that the political press many not grasp it until it’s too late. And Republican senators are already giving themselves cover to go along with all...
newrepublic.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:19 PM
This is an important piece by @gregsargent.bsky.social. The Trump admin will attack prominent voices that challenge it while news outlets, now owned by billionaires with no journalistic experience (or integrity), will shrink from their obligation to aggressively report and comment on this.
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Patrick was odd when I interviewed him years ago. But a bias meter? Whatever you incredibly wack fop. Great work by @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
Scoop: After the LA Times published a piece about Elon Musk that carried a headline owner Patrick Soon-Shiong didn't like, a new rule was implemented: Prior to publishing opinion stories, headlines must be emailed to Soon-Shiong, where he can then choose to weigh in. www.status.news/p/los-angele...
The Times They Are A-Changin’
Staffers at the Los Angeles Times described to Status a demoralized publication depleted of its spirit in which employees are "confused," "offended," and "frustrated."
www.status.news
December 5, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Patrick was odd when I interviewed him years ago. But a bias meter? Whatever you incredibly wack fop. Great work by @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
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1. Today, Governor DeWine has signed one of the most oppressive bathroom bans in the United States.
The transgender bathroom ban applies to colleges and universities, including private colleges!
It comes as the US has been gripped by Republican bathroom panic.
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The transgender bathroom ban applies to colleges and universities, including private colleges!
It comes as the US has been gripped by Republican bathroom panic.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Governor DeWine Signs Trans Bathroom Ban That Includes Private Colleges In Ohio
The law is the first anti-trans one to pass in the aftermath of the 2024 election, and comes as Republicans are pushing bathroom bans in congress.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:03 PM
1. Today, Governor DeWine has signed one of the most oppressive bathroom bans in the United States.
The transgender bathroom ban applies to colleges and universities, including private colleges!
It comes as the US has been gripped by Republican bathroom panic.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
The transgender bathroom ban applies to colleges and universities, including private colleges!
It comes as the US has been gripped by Republican bathroom panic.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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Wrote about how we need a progressive vision of government efficiency, one dedicated to swiftly and dramatically improving ordinary people's lives and protecting them from corporate profiteers—from the very folks who will lead the DOGE initiative and the Trump admin.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Musk’s DOGE commission may be a sham. But efficient government isn’t.
Efficient government programs should be high quality and, whenever possible, universal.
www.msnbc.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Wrote about how we need a progressive vision of government efficiency, one dedicated to swiftly and dramatically improving ordinary people's lives and protecting them from corporate profiteers—from the very folks who will lead the DOGE initiative and the Trump admin.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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elon very clearly thinks he is co-president
Elon, using Trump’s casual racism as a certificate of authenticity, warns Senators against confirming Biden nominated judges during the lame duck.
Do not sleep on the Elon thuggery.
Do not sleep on the Elon thuggery.
November 12, 2024 at 5:30 PM
elon very clearly thinks he is co-president
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Elon, using Trump’s casual racism as a certificate of authenticity, warns Senators against confirming Biden nominated judges during the lame duck.
Do not sleep on the Elon thuggery.
Do not sleep on the Elon thuggery.
November 12, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Elon, using Trump’s casual racism as a certificate of authenticity, warns Senators against confirming Biden nominated judges during the lame duck.
Do not sleep on the Elon thuggery.
Do not sleep on the Elon thuggery.