Sam
reedsb78.bsky.social
Sam
@reedsb78.bsky.social
Missouri defense attorney. Chaos magnet. General issue PITA.
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It's not an independent agency. It's a non-profit that's not part of the government.
After breaking into the US Institute of Peace (USIP) Monday, DOGE members immediately got to work taking down signs to erase the independent agency.

Photos taken yesterday shared directly with me:
March 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Chilling details from a lawsuit against DOGE by USADF about how much of a lie DOGE's "IT modernization" is (the best way to describe it is if someone comes from the cable company and then says because he's in your house, he's allowed to do a home invasion) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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March 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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A memo has just leaked revealing that the Trump administration is planning to sabotage the Social Security Administration.

Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits.

Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:
EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration
An internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims process that would debilitate the agency, cause sign...
popular.info
March 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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No racism going on here. Move on.
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes web page on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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DOGE broke into the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters in Northwest D.C. Monday evening, the independent nonprofit’s CEO said.
US Institute of Peace says DOGE has broken into its building
Employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have entered the U.S. Institute of Peace despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an ...
www.nbcwashington.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Supreme Court rules 6-3 that Teslas are priced to move with $0 down and no payments for 48 months
March 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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The conservative movement in the United States has long had far right authoritarian, and also cultish, cohorts. That is why Trumpism found a home in the GOP.
The GOP is not a conservative movement. It's a far right authoritarian cult.
March 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Sage advice, friends:

youtu.be/tq7SGQzeCEw?...
You try to kill'em right back
YouTube video by Bill Campbell
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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NEW: US President Donald Trump ordered a pause on US military aid to Ukraine on March 3, suspending the delivery of critical warfighting materiel. isw.pub/UkrWar030425
March 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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You know, Joseph McCarthy was able to get away with a whole lot of shit until he started fucking with the Army…

I think about that a lot.
March 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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"The following tips will help you feel like you belong in the Ivory Tower, even when that little voice in your head says, 'I’m not good enough,' or 'Nobody likes me,' or 'I’m actually half a dozen raccoons nestled inside an abandoned upscale Swedish jacket.'"
How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome in Academia When You’re Six Raccoons Living in a Fjällräven Parka
Imposter syndrome is real. In a competitive field like academia, everybody feels like a fraud sometimes, whether it’s a scathing peer review, a nas...
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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"It is with a heavy heart that we admit Spines for Senators has failed in its mission to provide invertebrate lawmakers with the transformational surgeries they so desperately need."
Spines for Senators Is Now Pitchforks for the People
It is with a heavy heart that we admit Spines for Senators (S4S) has failed in its mission to provide invertebrate lawmakers with the transformatio...
buff.ly
March 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Donald Trump is big mad at H.R. McMaster after he told 60 Minutes that Donald is "being played" by Putin.

Bro posted an all-caps meltdown on TS:

"H.R. MCMASTER IS A WEAK AND TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE LOSER!"

🤣
March 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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So who has stopped farmers from selling their ag for aid?!?

These farmers could lose their farms.

Snopes says “ true”

www.snopes.com/news/2024/10...
JD Vance Owns Company That Sells American Real Estate to Foreign Investors?
The Ohio senator's venture capital fund invested in the app AcreTrader.
www.snopes.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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March 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
youtu.be/dzuSVxuGW64?...

I am not afraid
I won't burn out in this place
My intention is to fade and I will, I will…
The Pretty Reckless - House On A Hill (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The Pretty Reckless
youtu.be
March 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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This is as cowardly as it gets.
March 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM