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Trump fires all the inspector generals and the NYT says this "threatened to end the traditional independence of the internal watchdogs." Why is the word "threatened" in that sentence? Sort of like the three bullets to the head "threatens" to end the person's life.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department’s was not said to have been among them.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Trump fires all the inspector generals and the NYT says this "threatened to end the traditional independence of the internal watchdogs." Why is the word "threatened" in that sentence? Sort of like the three bullets to the head "threatens" to end the person's life.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
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This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
January 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
January 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
January 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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WATCH: Bernie asks Trump’s (Project 2025) budget guy Russ Vought if he supports doing what all other major countries do and providing universal health care for everyone.
Spoiler: he would not say he does 🤷🏻
#MedicareForAll
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFJA9GL...
Spoiler: he would not say he does 🤷🏻
#MedicareForAll
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFJA9GL...
January 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
WATCH: Bernie asks Trump’s (Project 2025) budget guy Russ Vought if he supports doing what all other major countries do and providing universal health care for everyone.
Spoiler: he would not say he does 🤷🏻
#MedicareForAll
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFJA9GL...
Spoiler: he would not say he does 🤷🏻
#MedicareForAll
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFJA9GL...
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we knew Democrats might be caught on their back feet, but when Senate minority leader issues anodyne declarations so utterly inapt in the current climate, it’s time to look for a single charismatic voice, one well-versed in law and unafraid to trim her sails contrarian.substack.com/p/harris-was...
Harris was Right: We Need to Hear from Her
We need a real law-and-order advocate to denounce Trump’s lawlessness
contrarian.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
we knew Democrats might be caught on their back feet, but when Senate minority leader issues anodyne declarations so utterly inapt in the current climate, it’s time to look for a single charismatic voice, one well-versed in law and unafraid to trim her sails contrarian.substack.com/p/harris-was...
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In a memo obtained by NPR, acting health secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from 'a presidential appointee.'
Federal health agencies told to halt all external communications
In a memo obtained by NPR, acting health secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from 'a presidential appointee.'
www.npr.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In a memo obtained by NPR, acting health secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from 'a presidential appointee.'
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“Make good trouble.”
~ John Lewis
~ John Lewis
January 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Make good trouble.”
~ John Lewis
~ John Lewis