@ruralcadem.bsky.social
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This past week, the 79-year-old president announced he’s ended six wars (some that have been going on for centuries), asserted that windmills drive whales insane, called for Beyoncé to be prosecuted, claimed Obama committed treason and complained a convicted pedophile “stole” teenage girls from him.
July 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This past week, the 79-year-old president announced he’s ended six wars (some that have been going on for centuries), asserted that windmills drive whales insane, called for Beyoncé to be prosecuted, claimed Obama committed treason and complained a convicted pedophile “stole” teenage girls from him.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
www.npr.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
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Yes, Pete Hegseth and Michael Waltz violated all sorts of national security protocols by sharing military secrets with a journalist. But at least they were White when they did this.
by Charlie Kirk
by Charlie Kirk
March 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Yes, Pete Hegseth and Michael Waltz violated all sorts of national security protocols by sharing military secrets with a journalist. But at least they were White when they did this.
by Charlie Kirk
by Charlie Kirk
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Does President Musk have the authority to invade Canada without Congressional approval? This Federalist judge thinks so.
March 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Does President Musk have the authority to invade Canada without Congressional approval? This Federalist judge thinks so.
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Foreign Agent Musk claims his Department of Gutting Everyting has cut $105 billion in federal spending.
But its itemized cuts add up to less than $30 billion, and the verifiable cuts add up to less than $9 billion.
#elonmusk #doge #scam
But its itemized cuts add up to less than $30 billion, and the verifiable cuts add up to less than $9 billion.
#elonmusk #doge #scam
Introducing: The Musk Watch DOGE Tracker
New tool reveals Musk has overstated verified DOGE savings by at least 92%
www.muskwatch.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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If you are Gen X and feeling as though the country has curdled in a way you find hard to understand, I wrote an unusually personal piece considering precisely that.
Gift link: wapo.st/41KHVL9
Gift link: wapo.st/41KHVL9
Opinion | A quarter-century ago, we were idealists. What are we now?
Looking back on optimism and public service at a moment when each seems to be in short supply.
wapo.st
March 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If you are Gen X and feeling as though the country has curdled in a way you find hard to understand, I wrote an unusually personal piece considering precisely that.
Gift link: wapo.st/41KHVL9
Gift link: wapo.st/41KHVL9
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If hydrants run dry, can you fight wildfires by flooding the zone with shit? My next guest Steve Bannon weighs in.
by Gavin Newsom
by Gavin Newsom
March 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If hydrants run dry, can you fight wildfires by flooding the zone with shit? My next guest Steve Bannon weighs in.
by Gavin Newsom
by Gavin Newsom
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I argue that Trump's radically shrunken vocabulary, compared with the way he gave speeches in his first term, shows something ... well, "not nice," as he might put it in his current limited lexicon.
Or something "the likes of which nobody has seen before."
fallows.substack.com/p/three-alar...
Or something "the likes of which nobody has seen before."
fallows.substack.com/p/three-alar...
Three Alarming ‘Tells’ from Trump's Latest Speech.
What he said was disturbing. The way he said it was worse. What I learned from these 100 long minutes.
fallows.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I argue that Trump's radically shrunken vocabulary, compared with the way he gave speeches in his first term, shows something ... well, "not nice," as he might put it in his current limited lexicon.
Or something "the likes of which nobody has seen before."
fallows.substack.com/p/three-alar...
Or something "the likes of which nobody has seen before."
fallows.substack.com/p/three-alar...
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@bartlettb.bsky.social and I are not exactly policy-and-principle allies over the decades.
But 100% agree with him on this.
We're seeing something like Mao's Cultural Revolution, or Year Zero in Cambodia. Facts and "knowledge" don't matter to those in charge.
But 100% agree with him on this.
We're seeing something like Mao's Cultural Revolution, or Year Zero in Cambodia. Facts and "knowledge" don't matter to those in charge.
Perhaps the most insidious thing President Musk is doing is decimating the federal government's production of data. This will make it more difficult for his critics to show, objectively, how stupid his policies are. Stalin did the same thing and executed a great economist named Nikolai Kondratiev.
March 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@bartlettb.bsky.social and I are not exactly policy-and-principle allies over the decades.
But 100% agree with him on this.
We're seeing something like Mao's Cultural Revolution, or Year Zero in Cambodia. Facts and "knowledge" don't matter to those in charge.
But 100% agree with him on this.
We're seeing something like Mao's Cultural Revolution, or Year Zero in Cambodia. Facts and "knowledge" don't matter to those in charge.
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President Donald Trump’s promised 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada have taken effect, in a move that is expected to raise the prices of many products the United States buys from its largest trading partners.
Here’s what to know. wapo.st/4kpPI9F
Here’s what to know. wapo.st/4kpPI9F
March 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
President Donald Trump’s promised 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada have taken effect, in a move that is expected to raise the prices of many products the United States buys from its largest trading partners.
Here’s what to know. wapo.st/4kpPI9F
Here’s what to know. wapo.st/4kpPI9F
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Some estimates suggest just Tuesday's tariffs alone could cost the average U.S. household $830 a year — and that's before you factor in the cost of anticipated retaliatory tariffs from Canada, China and Mexico.
How Trump's tariffs will impact everyday Americans
One estimate suggests the tariffs would cost the average U.S. household at least $830 a year.
www.axios.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Some estimates suggest just Tuesday's tariffs alone could cost the average U.S. household $830 a year — and that's before you factor in the cost of anticipated retaliatory tariffs from Canada, China and Mexico.
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If you’re a Dem elected and you’re not mentioning the massive cuts to cancer cure and social security funding in every public appearance you’re just not doing your job.
February 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you’re a Dem elected and you’re not mentioning the massive cuts to cancer cure and social security funding in every public appearance you’re just not doing your job.
Time to rename states in English, dammit!
Trump is expected to declare English the nation's official language. America is an Italian word. California, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, and Florida are Spanish, and a bunch of other states have Indigenous names.
February 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Time to rename states in English, dammit!
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"More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from [Musk’s DOGE], saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”" Brian Slodysko and @ByronTau.bsky.social report for @APnews.com
21 federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE slash size of government
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle…
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from [Musk’s DOGE], saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”" Brian Slodysko and @ByronTau.bsky.social report for @APnews.com
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After speaking with Big Balls about foreign policy issues, I am ready to vote to confirm him as Secretary of State.
-Susan Collins, 2027
-Susan Collins, 2027
February 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
After speaking with Big Balls about foreign policy issues, I am ready to vote to confirm him as Secretary of State.
-Susan Collins, 2027
-Susan Collins, 2027
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Opinion | The Left insisted that we all embrace Barack Obama. But now that Republicans have our own African-American president, Elon Musk, they’re back to their typical intolerance.
by Hugh Hewitt
by Hugh Hewitt
February 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Opinion | The Left insisted that we all embrace Barack Obama. But now that Republicans have our own African-American president, Elon Musk, they’re back to their typical intolerance.
by Hugh Hewitt
by Hugh Hewitt
The water Trump ordered released in California won't help Los Angeles firefighting and will just go to waste. When farmers in the deep-red area are begging for water this summer let's be sure to remind them who wasted it. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c... via @CBSMornings
Why the water Trump ordered released in California won't help Los Angeles firefighting
The water released from two California reservoirs will likely go to waste, not help Los Angeles with firefighting, experts say.
www.cbsnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The water Trump ordered released in California won't help Los Angeles firefighting and will just go to waste. When farmers in the deep-red area are begging for water this summer let's be sure to remind them who wasted it. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c... via @CBSMornings
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has decided to end temporary humanitarian protections for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans who sought refuge in the U.S. in the last few years, putting them at imminent risk.
DHS to end temporary protection for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans
Kristi Noem’s decision to end temporary protective status for a large group of Venezuelans puts them at risk of being forced to return to the autocratic regime they fled.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has decided to end temporary humanitarian protections for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans who sought refuge in the U.S. in the last few years, putting them at imminent risk.
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A woman who was pardoned by President Trump for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for driving drunk and killing a passenger in another car, nearly a year after the riot.
Woman Pardoned in Jan. 6 Case Gets 10-Year Sentence in Drunken-Driving Death
Prosecutors said the woman was intoxicated when she crashed into another car in Missouri, killing a passenger, on Jan. 5, 2022, a year after she joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A woman who was pardoned by President Trump for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for driving drunk and killing a passenger in another car, nearly a year after the riot.
Trump is a unique combination of chaos and incompetence.
The WH press secretary admitted the White House did not know whether the funding freeze impacted Medicaid, which provides health care and medicine to 93 million Americans.
Seems like a thing you should know before doing a thing.
The WH press secretary admitted the White House did not know whether the funding freeze impacted Medicaid, which provides health care and medicine to 93 million Americans.
Seems like a thing you should know before doing a thing.
Funding freeze throws education programs into chaos
A Trump administration directive paralyzed the education sector on Tuesday before a judge intervened.
www.politico.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Trump is a unique combination of chaos and incompetence.
The WH press secretary admitted the White House did not know whether the funding freeze impacted Medicaid, which provides health care and medicine to 93 million Americans.
Seems like a thing you should know before doing a thing.
The WH press secretary admitted the White House did not know whether the funding freeze impacted Medicaid, which provides health care and medicine to 93 million Americans.
Seems like a thing you should know before doing a thing.
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President Trump made demands for a voter ID law in California as a condition for the state to receive federal funding after deadly wildfires, politicizing disaster aid
Trump visits disaster-hit Los Angeles and North Carolina, presidency news: Live updates | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump will make his first trip outside Washington since his inauguration, traveling to hurricane-ravaged Asheville, North Carolina, and then to Los Angeles to view wildfire damage. Fo...
cnn.it
January 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
President Trump made demands for a voter ID law in California as a condition for the state to receive federal funding after deadly wildfires, politicizing disaster aid