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AOC, solidarity, and people power.
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The Kyiv Independent is citing a Ukrainian security source as stating that one of the Russian airfields hit was the Belaya air base in the Irkutsk Oblast.
Ukraine is 5000km from Irkutsk!
This is an utterly astounding achievement for the Ukrainian military and a crushing humiliation for Putin.
Ukraine is 5000km from Irkutsk!
This is an utterly astounding achievement for the Ukrainian military and a crushing humiliation for Putin.
June 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The Kyiv Independent is citing a Ukrainian security source as stating that one of the Russian airfields hit was the Belaya air base in the Irkutsk Oblast.
Ukraine is 5000km from Irkutsk!
This is an utterly astounding achievement for the Ukrainian military and a crushing humiliation for Putin.
Ukraine is 5000km from Irkutsk!
This is an utterly astounding achievement for the Ukrainian military and a crushing humiliation for Putin.
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Don’t understand why this story isn’t leading every American outlet and news broadcast.
This is unspeakably bad for Russia.
This is unspeakably bad for Russia.
Drone operation 1.5 years in planning & execution, operators involved exfil-ed in advance. Billions in damage for Russia, 40+ strategic bombers, possibly hundreds of aircraft damaged, a whole leg of the nuclear triad at risk.
With toy drones.
This day brought to you by every de-escalation guy
With toy drones.
This day brought to you by every de-escalation guy
June 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Don’t understand why this story isn’t leading every American outlet and news broadcast.
This is unspeakably bad for Russia.
This is unspeakably bad for Russia.
Told ya
NEW: DOGE Is Busier Than Ever—and Trump Says Elon Musk Is 'Really Not Leaving'
This week, a bunch of us chatted with feds to get a sense of how Musk's "departure" would influence DOGE operations.
The answer? It's not.
www.wired.com/story/doge-e...
This week, a bunch of us chatted with feds to get a sense of how Musk's "departure" would influence DOGE operations.
The answer? It's not.
www.wired.com/story/doge-e...
DOGE Is Busier Than Ever—and Trump Says Elon Musk Is 'Really Not Leaving'
Federal workers from six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments as both new and familiar DOGE faces have appeared in meetings and at new office.
www.wired.com
May 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Told ya
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"I will use the full powers of my office to put each one of these corrupt Nazi fucks and their financial backers in prison before they kill us all" would be a really popular platform.
May 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"I will use the full powers of my office to put each one of these corrupt Nazi fucks and their financial backers in prison before they kill us all" would be a really popular platform.
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hell of a thing for bessent to say this about a state which wouldn’t even recognize his own marriage if the state had their way
Bessent: "We want the US to be more like Florida and less like New York"
May 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
hell of a thing for bessent to say this about a state which wouldn’t even recognize his own marriage if the state had their way
Super.
The economic foundations of the web are crumbling, but everyone is now racing to build a new web *browser.* I wrote about the AI browser war to come www.platformer.news/ai-web-brows...
May 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Super.
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remigration is neo-nazi speak for ethnic cleansing.
wrote a whole story about the origins of the word here: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
wrote a whole story about the origins of the word here: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
May 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
remigration is neo-nazi speak for ethnic cleansing.
wrote a whole story about the origins of the word here: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
wrote a whole story about the origins of the word here: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Laws? What laws. The lot of them should go to prison for this
SCOOP: I spoke with a fired DOGE staffer about what it was like inside the organization, and what might come next now that Musk is departing.
www.wired.com/story/fired-...
www.wired.com/story/fired-...
WIRED Talked to a Fired DOGE Staffer About Who Was Really in Charge
Sahil Lavingia, who says he was fired from DOGE after speaking out about his experiences there, told WIRED about how he communicated with the group, who appears to be in charge, and what might be comi...
www.wired.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Laws? What laws. The lot of them should go to prison for this
Excellent thread on El*n “leaving”
The flood of encomiums and morality tales about Elon's turn in Washington cldn't be more predictable, vapid & sickening. If you want a story, get me the story about the crisis comms team directing this. He ran anti-constitutional blitzkrieg thru the federal government, did massive harm, violated ...
May 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Excellent thread on El*n “leaving”
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The CBO director is a Republican who worked in the Bush administration and at the conservative think tank AEI.
Phill just isn’t a hack and would never do a data crime.
These people tell easily verifiable lies nonstop because they don’t give a shit about the truth.
Phill just isn’t a hack and would never do a data crime.
These people tell easily verifiable lies nonstop because they don’t give a shit about the truth.
Mike Johnson: "I sent my good friend Elon a long text message last night explaining that it can be both big and beautiful. What I wanted to make sure that he understands is that the projection he's referring to is from the CBO. They are historically totally unreliable. It's run by Democrats."
May 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The CBO director is a Republican who worked in the Bush administration and at the conservative think tank AEI.
Phill just isn’t a hack and would never do a data crime.
These people tell easily verifiable lies nonstop because they don’t give a shit about the truth.
Phill just isn’t a hack and would never do a data crime.
These people tell easily verifiable lies nonstop because they don’t give a shit about the truth.
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Meanwhile RFK Jr. is threatening to ban federal scientists from publishing their very real work in the top medical journals: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
RFK Jr. says his “Make America Healthy Again” Commission report harnesses “gold-standard” science.
Its citations, however, are rife with errors, from broken links to misstated conclusions -- and seven of the cited sources don't appear to exist at all.
Its citations, however, are rife with errors, from broken links to misstated conclusions -- and seven of the cited sources don't appear to exist at all.
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Meanwhile RFK Jr. is threatening to ban federal scientists from publishing their very real work in the top medical journals: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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It is amazing that Trump admitting he is letting a Chinese company illegally operate because it helped him win and that isn't even a top story of the week
Trump: "TikTok was amazing. So I have a little bit of a warm spot. I know I shouldn't -- they'll said 'quid pro quo, put him in jail the rest of his life.' No. TikTok was very good to me."
May 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It is amazing that Trump admitting he is letting a Chinese company illegally operate because it helped him win and that isn't even a top story of the week
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As I said about the MAHA report last week, it is disinformation from the U.S. government to the people of the United States.
Please call it what it is: false information intended to deliberately deceive or mislead individuals, often used by criminals and terrorists.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
Please call it what it is: false information intended to deliberately deceive or mislead individuals, often used by criminals and terrorists.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
As I said about the MAHA report last week, it is disinformation from the U.S. government to the people of the United States.
Please call it what it is: false information intended to deliberately deceive or mislead individuals, often used by criminals and terrorists.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
Please call it what it is: false information intended to deliberately deceive or mislead individuals, often used by criminals and terrorists.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
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Remember just weeks ago the GOP was bragging about how they were threatening to sue Dems for defamation for saying they wanted to cut Medicaid? And a billboard company removed ads in response?
The House GOP last night approved Medicaid cuts that will kick millions off insurance & shrink after-tax income for many families in the bottom income quintile
Hard to fathom how unpopular this is. Just 14% of voters wants to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-a...
Hard to fathom how unpopular this is. Just 14% of voters wants to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-a...
May 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Remember just weeks ago the GOP was bragging about how they were threatening to sue Dems for defamation for saying they wanted to cut Medicaid? And a billboard company removed ads in response?
This is the counter I have been waiting for 🏆
May 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This is the counter I have been waiting for 🏆
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Tesla now accepts Cybertruck trade-ins, and the official resale loss is $35k over just 6,000 miles.
I repeat: according to Tesla itself a Cybertruck loses $5.60 cents per mile, not counting the cost of electricity, tires, etc.
Unprecedented levels of flop!
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
I repeat: according to Tesla itself a Cybertruck loses $5.60 cents per mile, not counting the cost of electricity, tires, etc.
Unprecedented levels of flop!
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
Tesla Starts Accepting Cybertruck Trade-Ins – According to Tesla, a Cybertruck Loses $35,000 Over 6,000 Miles ($5.6 Per Mile)
Tesla has reversed its policy barring Cybertruck trade-ins. A Cybertruck owner says Tesla offered him $65,400 for his $100,00 truck with 6,200 miles. This means, according to Tesla, a Cybertruck loses...
www.torquenews.com
May 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Tesla now accepts Cybertruck trade-ins, and the official resale loss is $35k over just 6,000 miles.
I repeat: according to Tesla itself a Cybertruck loses $5.60 cents per mile, not counting the cost of electricity, tires, etc.
Unprecedented levels of flop!
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
I repeat: according to Tesla itself a Cybertruck loses $5.60 cents per mile, not counting the cost of electricity, tires, etc.
Unprecedented levels of flop!
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
Elon was incompetent, but this guy is not. Big trouble coming.
This should be bigger news:
ICYMI - Project 2025’s puppet master Russell Vought just replaced Elon as head of DOGE.
People still in denial & believe Trump knew nothing about Project 2025, need to explain why he just handed the keys to the whole damn thing to its architect. He is the plan. Wake up.
ICYMI - Project 2025’s puppet master Russell Vought just replaced Elon as head of DOGE.
People still in denial & believe Trump knew nothing about Project 2025, need to explain why he just handed the keys to the whole damn thing to its architect. He is the plan. Wake up.
May 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Elon was incompetent, but this guy is not. Big trouble coming.
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You morons I’m taking a *public* bribe
lol “getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE,” yeah that’s the problem my guy
May 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You morons I’m taking a *public* bribe
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Donald Trump’s termination of Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, is a brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis.
It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
May 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Donald Trump’s termination of Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, is a brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis.
It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
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The US is famously un-invadable. It’s among the top reasons as a world power that we’re so OP in ability to project force. This man has no dick.
This is another unconstitutional notion. Only Congress can suspend habeas corpus and only during rebellion or invasion. As a Trump-appointed judge recently found, the U.S. isn't under invasion.
Trump administration 'looking at' suspending habeas corpus, Stephen Miller says
Multiple court cases challenging the Trump administrations effort to deport undocumented immigrants from the U.S. are based on habeas claims.
www.cnbc.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The US is famously un-invadable. It’s among the top reasons as a world power that we’re so OP in ability to project force. This man has no dick.
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lol. she thinks it's a town lending library?
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
lol. she thinks it's a town lending library?
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Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
scim.ag
May 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
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I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
Pope Leo XIV's grandparents were 7th Ward Creoles
The newly elected pontiff, born in Chicago, has ancestral ties to the city’s historic Seventh Ward, according to genealogists at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
www.wwltv.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
www.wwltv.com/article/news...