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He’s wanted to declare martial law from day one.
Bypass all checks and rule as a tyrant.
Many have speculated how he’d do it.
Now his gambit is clear.
DC was a test.
He’s using manufactured crime stats to send troops into blue states & cities.
This is not a drill.
Democracy is at defcon 1.
Bypass all checks and rule as a tyrant.
Many have speculated how he’d do it.
Now his gambit is clear.
DC was a test.
He’s using manufactured crime stats to send troops into blue states & cities.
This is not a drill.
Democracy is at defcon 1.
August 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
He’s wanted to declare martial law from day one.
Bypass all checks and rule as a tyrant.
Many have speculated how he’d do it.
Now his gambit is clear.
DC was a test.
He’s using manufactured crime stats to send troops into blue states & cities.
This is not a drill.
Democracy is at defcon 1.
Bypass all checks and rule as a tyrant.
Many have speculated how he’d do it.
Now his gambit is clear.
DC was a test.
He’s using manufactured crime stats to send troops into blue states & cities.
This is not a drill.
Democracy is at defcon 1.
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With Handmaids Tale people focus on the shock of the mass rapes in the book and the show.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
February 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
With Handmaids Tale people focus on the shock of the mass rapes in the book and the show.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
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According to the Houston Chronicle, public health officials in Texas think that there are likely 200-300 people now infected with measles. If confirmed, this outbreak is already out of control. H/t to @mickiemo.bsky.social for the heads up. www.chron.com/news/houston...
Hundreds of people feared infected with measles in Texas
The outbreak of measles in a small West Texas community may be worse than officials originally thought. They are scrambling to promote vaccinations.
www.chron.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
According to the Houston Chronicle, public health officials in Texas think that there are likely 200-300 people now infected with measles. If confirmed, this outbreak is already out of control. H/t to @mickiemo.bsky.social for the heads up. www.chron.com/news/houston...
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This is about as disturbing as it gets. When Trump says he plans to be a dictator, there’s no reason not to believe him.
February 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is about as disturbing as it gets. When Trump says he plans to be a dictator, there’s no reason not to believe him.
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The White House says it will bar the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely due to the news outlet's use of Gulf of Mexico
February 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The White House says it will bar the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely due to the news outlet's use of Gulf of Mexico
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SCOOP: Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Working on a Custom Chatbot Called GSAi, @peard33.bsky.social, @makenakelly.bsky.social and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social report www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Working on a Custom Chatbot Called GSAi
The chatbot is part of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s ambitions to use AI and other technologies to cut costs and modernize the US government.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
SCOOP: Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Working on a Custom Chatbot Called GSAi, @peard33.bsky.social, @makenakelly.bsky.social and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social report www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems
USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems
The USAID systems the DOGE team tried to access included personnel files, three sources familiar with the events told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems
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Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Those are the names of 6 engineers ages 19 to 24 that are helping with Elon’s coup. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Those are the names of 6 engineers ages 19 to 24 that are helping with Elon’s coup. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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hello! just putting this here. please share in your signal groups and slacks.
www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
How to Contact ProPublica Securely — ProPublica
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
hello! just putting this here. please share in your signal groups and slacks.
www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
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Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.
February 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.
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If there's one thing I know about capitalism, it's that businesses absolutely love uncertainty about basic issues.
Good morning. It is currently 10am EST. If you believe the President, ostensibly you now have to pay massive tariffs on roughly 43% of all goods brought into the United States. Yet there is STILL not any official documentation on any of this.
ostensibly you currently have to pay 25% to bring any goods into the US from Canada or Mexico, the highest tariffs in more than a generation. It is two hours past midnight EST and there is still no official documentation on any of this.
February 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If there's one thing I know about capitalism, it's that businesses absolutely love uncertainty about basic issues.
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Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
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Remember that Musk promised there would be mass suffering - and Russell Vought promised mass trauma.
February 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Remember that Musk promised there would be mass suffering - and Russell Vought promised mass trauma.
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I am so goddamn mad. A friend who’s been FISHING BODIES OUT OF THE POTOMAC appears to be in the Trump purges today.
February 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I am so goddamn mad. A friend who’s been FISHING BODIES OUT OF THE POTOMAC appears to be in the Trump purges today.
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“There is no precedent for the mass termination of FBI personnel in this fashion.”
It’s a blatant and dangerous abuse of the president’s authority.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
It’s a blatant and dangerous abuse of the president’s authority.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
FBI Agents Are Stunned by the Scale of the Expected Trump Purge
Seasoned members of the nation’s top law-enforcement agency are bracing for a mass expulsion as the president roots out anyone he sees as disloyal to him.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
“There is no precedent for the mass termination of FBI personnel in this fashion.”
It’s a blatant and dangerous abuse of the president’s authority.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
It’s a blatant and dangerous abuse of the president’s authority.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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I am begging the national media to start taking this seriously.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I am begging the national media to start taking this seriously.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
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Face it, Trump could have said “30 days notice starting now. IGs fired” and it would have been perfectly legal and made 1 month difference in a 48 month term. He didn’t because breaking the law was the point, to demonstrate that the laws don’t apply to him and daring anyone to try to stop him.
January 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Face it, Trump could have said “30 days notice starting now. IGs fired” and it would have been perfectly legal and made 1 month difference in a 48 month term. He didn’t because breaking the law was the point, to demonstrate that the laws don’t apply to him and daring anyone to try to stop him.
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Jen Rubin leaves The Washington Post to join Norm Eisen in starting a new media publication and venture called "The Contrarian."
January 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Jen Rubin leaves The Washington Post to join Norm Eisen in starting a new media publication and venture called "The Contrarian."