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Now that Dems have capitulated, at the very least they should now make every future extension of funding contingent on Trump following the law. Any lawbreaking must be met with: No more votes from us, period.
My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Now that Dems have capitulated, at the very least they should now make every future extension of funding contingent on Trump following the law. Any lawbreaking must be met with: No more votes from us, period.
My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
The maddening thing about January 6th is that it was clear beforehand that Trump expected something to happen in his favor. These two didn’t need to edit anything. They needed to practice better journalism. The central fact of Trump’s desire for power is the truth.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/u...
BBC leaders resign amid scandal over misleading edit of Trump speech | CNN
The BBC’s Director General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday, following criticism over impartiality and bias at the news corporation.
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The maddening thing about January 6th is that it was clear beforehand that Trump expected something to happen in his favor. These two didn’t need to edit anything. They needed to practice better journalism. The central fact of Trump’s desire for power is the truth.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/u...
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Excellent description of the coup.
Let's sccept the conceit that Trump is running the country "like a business."
A private equity firm executed a hostile takeover of a firm with extraordinary revenue and wealth under the business plan of "do racism." And they immediately begin to scrap the company for parts. And do racism.
A private equity firm executed a hostile takeover of a firm with extraordinary revenue and wealth under the business plan of "do racism." And they immediately begin to scrap the company for parts. And do racism.
November 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Excellent description of the coup.
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This was one hell of a speech. He’s putting in his reps. And he’s getting better. People who aren’t paying attention are very clearly underestimating him.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This was one hell of a speech. He’s putting in his reps. And he’s getting better. People who aren’t paying attention are very clearly underestimating him.
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Reposting to correct an error: trump admin is quietly gutting 13 buildings and about 100 laboratories at Goddard campus that has been instrumental to Hubble and James Webb telescope missions. Staff say they’ve be locked and told to move equipment. Anything left behind will be thrown away.
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear
(CNN) — Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland — the nerve center for groundbreaking missions like the Hubble
www.wkow.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Reposting to correct an error: trump admin is quietly gutting 13 buildings and about 100 laboratories at Goddard campus that has been instrumental to Hubble and James Webb telescope missions. Staff say they’ve be locked and told to move equipment. Anything left behind will be thrown away.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.
How times change.
How times change.
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.
How times change.
How times change.
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Raskin: "South Korea gave him some kind of golden crown or something, and then he lowered their tariffs. That is a monarchist mercantilism, that is not the American system."
November 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Raskin: "South Korea gave him some kind of golden crown or something, and then he lowered their tariffs. That is a monarchist mercantilism, that is not the American system."
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Trump's economy is a failure. It demonstrates his commitment to greed and grift rather than the well-being of our country. While billions are sent to Argentina and opulent parties are thrown, American families suffer.
I urge the U.S. Supreme Court to stand up for the rule of law.
I urge the U.S. Supreme Court to stand up for the rule of law.
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Trump's economy is a failure. It demonstrates his commitment to greed and grift rather than the well-being of our country. While billions are sent to Argentina and opulent parties are thrown, American families suffer.
I urge the U.S. Supreme Court to stand up for the rule of law.
I urge the U.S. Supreme Court to stand up for the rule of law.
Oh Jesus, where is all the fear that our utility systems might be compromised by foreign hackers? The behavior of the Trump administration is, as ever, indistinguishable from that of a US adversary.
@ddimolfetta.bsky.social looks at the consequences of layoffs and furloughs on the NSA's hacking and espionage missions, which may be faltering as people leave or sit at home: www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Oh Jesus, where is all the fear that our utility systems might be compromised by foreign hackers? The behavior of the Trump administration is, as ever, indistinguishable from that of a US adversary.
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And Public Citizen has a report on the enforcement actions the donors have been facing.
www.citizen.org/news/corpora...
www.citizen.org/news/corpora...
November 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
And Public Citizen has a report on the enforcement actions the donors have been facing.
www.citizen.org/news/corpora...
www.citizen.org/news/corpora...
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Back for Day 2 of Sandwich Guy’s trial. In government opening statement: “This case is about the fact that you can’t go around throwing stuff at people when you’re mad.”
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Back for Day 2 of Sandwich Guy’s trial. In government opening statement: “This case is about the fact that you can’t go around throwing stuff at people when you’re mad.”
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November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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It is very clear the gutting of Teen Vogue is about silencing their excellent political coverage. Corporations want you uninformed and shut off from meaningful journalism. And they’re staggeringly successful at it so far.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It is very clear the gutting of Teen Vogue is about silencing their excellent political coverage. Corporations want you uninformed and shut off from meaningful journalism. And they’re staggeringly successful at it so far.
The whole point of the Social Security Administration not sharing data was so people would pay taxes no matter the source of income.
So where are Donald Trump’s taxes that he’s denied us for so long? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
So where are Donald Trump’s taxes that he’s denied us for so long? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
NEW: DHS used to only have information on immigrants who’d had contact with the agency.
Under a new data-sharing agreement, the system added information — including full Social Security numbers — on millions of Americans not in DHS databases.
Under a new data-sharing agreement, the system added information — including full Social Security numbers — on millions of Americans not in DHS databases.
DHS Agreement Reveals Risks of Using Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks
A recently released agreement gives the Department of Homeland Security access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security data. It contains alarmingly few provisions to ensure accuracy and privacy, experts say.
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The whole point of the Social Security Administration not sharing data was so people would pay taxes no matter the source of income.
So where are Donald Trump’s taxes that he’s denied us for so long? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
So where are Donald Trump’s taxes that he’s denied us for so long? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
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A 2020 study found that Amazon—which shares owner Jeff Bezos with The Washington Post—is one of the largest employers of people on SNAP.
As SNAP funds froze, mayors and governors have pledged to supplement the missing federal assistance, while federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration should use contingency funds to keep food aid running despite the government shutdown.
Uncertainty hits after vulnerable Americans woke up to a SNAP freeze
Amid a benefits pause, nonprofit groups plan to work extra hours to get food out to vulnerable residents, and local community members are also stepping up.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A 2020 study found that Amazon—which shares owner Jeff Bezos with The Washington Post—is one of the largest employers of people on SNAP.
Can we live off of crypto when all the fresh water is gone?
November 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Can we live off of crypto when all the fresh water is gone?
Given the right wing jag the Church has been on in recent years, it’s hopeful that they are following one of the Corporeal Works of Mercy- visiting prisoners.
www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-...
www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-...
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Given the right wing jag the Church has been on in recent years, it’s hopeful that they are following one of the Corporeal Works of Mercy- visiting prisoners.
www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-...
www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-...
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Catholic priests, nuns and lay leaders among 100s of people from Chicago who marched from Maywood to Broadview in hopes of delivering Holy Communion to detainees.
Denied.
Can't have anyone from the outside seeing what's really going on.
Denied.
Can't have anyone from the outside seeing what's really going on.
Religious leaders are denied request to deliver Communion to detainees at Broadview facility
Hundreds of people joined a delegation of Catholic priests and nuns marching to the Broadview ICE facility to offer Communion, but they were turned away with no reason given.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Catholic priests, nuns and lay leaders among 100s of people from Chicago who marched from Maywood to Broadview in hopes of delivering Holy Communion to detainees.
Denied.
Can't have anyone from the outside seeing what's really going on.
Denied.
Can't have anyone from the outside seeing what's really going on.
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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Trumpolitics toxic tentacles are similarly deconstructing the excellence of NASA/NOAA as he concentrates on creaming off the nation's wealth for his billionaire cronies, and depleting or souring the quality of academic resources & achievements in a country he doesn't deserve to be part of.
Due to their autonomy and commitment to academic freedom, US colleges and universities have until recently been the most admired and competitive in the world, writes Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social.
"Trump is in the process of dismantling American's competitive edge."
"Trump is in the process of dismantling American's competitive edge."
Autocracy and the university in America today
From its immigration and deportation policies to its highly publicized assault on several of America’s leading universities, the Trump administration seems determined to upend decades of close…
thebulletin.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Trumpolitics toxic tentacles are similarly deconstructing the excellence of NASA/NOAA as he concentrates on creaming off the nation's wealth for his billionaire cronies, and depleting or souring the quality of academic resources & achievements in a country he doesn't deserve to be part of.
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Eye of hurricane Melissa from NOAA-NHC plane.
October 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Eye of hurricane Melissa from NOAA-NHC plane.
Remember when Gary Hart lost his career to a photo with a woman in his lap in front of a boat called “Monkey Business”? We all owe him an apology.
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Remember when Gary Hart lost his career to a photo with a woman in his lap in front of a boat called “Monkey Business”? We all owe him an apology.
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Air traffic safety not only depends on the air traffic controllers, but also the TSA staff, aviation meteorologists who work for the National Weather Service, Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSS), etc.
sciencecouncil.noaa.gov/noaa-by-the-....
sciencecouncil.noaa.gov/noaa-by-the-....
NOAA By The Numbers - Science Council
NOAA by the Numbers provides a summary of statistics and findings of recent research that measure economic benefits of particular programs.
sciencecouncil.noaa.gov
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Air traffic safety not only depends on the air traffic controllers, but also the TSA staff, aviation meteorologists who work for the National Weather Service, Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSS), etc.
sciencecouncil.noaa.gov/noaa-by-the-....
sciencecouncil.noaa.gov/noaa-by-the-....