Cerulean Blue
@cerulean-breeze.bsky.social
Knower of things, maker of puns, geek of law, wrangler of giant dogs
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The plan to defund Planned Parenthood would cost taxpayers $300 million over the next decade, according to a leaked preliminary estimate compiled by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
The GOP's plan to defund Planned Parenthood would add $300 million to the deficit
So much for cutting costs.
www.motherjones.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The plan to defund Planned Parenthood would cost taxpayers $300 million over the next decade, according to a leaked preliminary estimate compiled by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
I knew this day would come sooner than it should when he was diagnosed with heart disease last year but it’s still too hard to take. Moshu was an ambassador for the zoo and his breed, a master snacker, and a bringer of joy. He will be missed.
May 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I knew this day would come sooner than it should when he was diagnosed with heart disease last year but it’s still too hard to take. Moshu was an ambassador for the zoo and his breed, a master snacker, and a bringer of joy. He will be missed.
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No one ever said they were creative.
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
No one ever said they were creative.
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Trump, who has played golf on 13 of his first 48 days back in office, claimed civil servants haven’t been showing up to work.
Trump Has Harsh Response to Federal Workers Losing Jobs
The president, who has played golf on 13 of his first 48 days back in office, claimed civil servants haven’t been showing up to work.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Trump, who has played golf on 13 of his first 48 days back in office, claimed civil servants haven’t been showing up to work.
Jesus Christ this is all we need right now.
if rahm wants to run he is even more delusional than i thought www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Rahm Emanuel Is Gearing Up to Run for President
The former Chicago mayor is already on the hustings, finding new ways to attack Trumpism from the center.
www.politico.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Jesus Christ this is all we need right now.
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if only there were an agency charged with preventing shit like this that wasn’t under the thumb of the person running the very company that’s doing shit like this
March 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
if only there were an agency charged with preventing shit like this that wasn’t under the thumb of the person running the very company that’s doing shit like this
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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov
February 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov
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JUST IN: USAID employees say the administration is not complying with Judge NICHOLS' order to prevent the immediate dismantling of the agency.
They say employees he ordered reinstated have not been and other actions cut against his order.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They say employees he ordered reinstated have not been and other actions cut against his order.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
JUST IN: USAID employees say the administration is not complying with Judge NICHOLS' order to prevent the immediate dismantling of the agency.
They say employees he ordered reinstated have not been and other actions cut against his order.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They say employees he ordered reinstated have not been and other actions cut against his order.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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No coincidence — Musk’s attack on the CFPB came as he cut a deal with Visa to go into a payment business the CFPB has been regulating to make sure people don’t get ripped off.
His companies have been investigated by many agencies he is dismantling.
www.levernews.com/musk-targets...
His companies have been investigated by many agencies he is dismantling.
www.levernews.com/musk-targets...
February 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
No coincidence — Musk’s attack on the CFPB came as he cut a deal with Visa to go into a payment business the CFPB has been regulating to make sure people don’t get ripped off.
His companies have been investigated by many agencies he is dismantling.
www.levernews.com/musk-targets...
His companies have been investigated by many agencies he is dismantling.
www.levernews.com/musk-targets...
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Just a reminder that women were intentionally excluded from medical research until 1990, in many cases they wouldn't even use female mice, we didn't get a law about including women in healthcare research until 1993, so just think about that when you see that keyword list about studies
February 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Just a reminder that women were intentionally excluded from medical research until 1990, in many cases they wouldn't even use female mice, we didn't get a law about including women in healthcare research until 1993, so just think about that when you see that keyword list about studies
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Some have been so numbed to the creep of power that they keep asking what if this turns violent. Friends, it is violent.
ICE went to the home of a 61-year-old man with poor health and after his family informed ICE agents that they needed a warrant signed by a judge, dozens of ICE agents instead showed up in an armored vehicle with a battering ram and flash grenades and took him by force.
A family member is speaking out against an ICE operation in northwest Phoenix on Sunday, calling it an unnecessary use of force www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
February 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Some have been so numbed to the creep of power that they keep asking what if this turns violent. Friends, it is violent.
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Oligarchy doesn’t even begin to describe what this is
February 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Oligarchy doesn’t even begin to describe what this is
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This report is especially notable because it seems that, just hours before it was published, Treasury Secretary Bessent lied to GOP members of the House Financial Services Committee about this exact issue.
(And props to @murray.senate.gov for calling BS on it.)
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
(And props to @murray.senate.gov for calling BS on it.)
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This report is especially notable because it seems that, just hours before it was published, Treasury Secretary Bessent lied to GOP members of the House Financial Services Committee about this exact issue.
(And props to @murray.senate.gov for calling BS on it.)
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
(And props to @murray.senate.gov for calling BS on it.)
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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hm it feels a biiiiiit on the nose for the new administration to literally erase people who look like me
February 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
hm it feels a biiiiiit on the nose for the new administration to literally erase people who look like me
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New Exclusive building on Wired's reporting: Musk operatives have already pushed live to production extensive code changes to the Treasury Department payment system which makes 95% of fed govs payments. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...
Musk Cronies Dive Into Treasury Dept Payments Code Base
Overnight Wired reported that contrary to published reports that DOGE operatives at...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New Exclusive building on Wired's reporting: Musk operatives have already pushed live to production extensive code changes to the Treasury Department payment system which makes 95% of fed govs payments. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...
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“The changes that have been made all seem to relate to creating new paths to block payments and possibly leave less visibility into what has been blocked.”
New Exclusive building on Wired's reporting: Musk operatives have already pushed live to production extensive code changes to the Treasury Department payment system which makes 95% of fed govs payments. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...
Musk Cronies Dive Into Treasury Dept Payments Code Base
Overnight Wired reported that contrary to published reports that DOGE operatives at...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“The changes that have been made all seem to relate to creating new paths to block payments and possibly leave less visibility into what has been blocked.”
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That there isn't already a national revolt against Elon Musk, shows how far we have fallen as a society.
Elon Musk says we should allow more WHITE South Africans to emigrate to the US. Not South Africans of any other race - specifically WHITE South Africans only.
February 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
That there isn't already a national revolt against Elon Musk, shows how far we have fallen as a society.
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Don’t forget it
February 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Don’t forget it
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I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.
February 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.
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Trump has no idea whatsoever what Musk is actually doing even though he also signed the executive order giving DOGE “full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems."
REPORTER: Does Musk or anyone at DOGE have direct access through the government systems to how money is dispersed?
TRUMP: No. Nothing.
TRUMP: No. Nothing.
February 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Trump has no idea whatsoever what Musk is actually doing even though he also signed the executive order giving DOGE “full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems."
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Musk has not divested from his conflicts of interest, which are insoluble. This White House has not disclosed any ethics waiver. There is no precedent in U.S. history for an unelected oligarch holding this level of power & direct influence over agencies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Musk has not divested from his conflicts of interest, which are insoluble. This White House has not disclosed any ethics waiver. There is no precedent in U.S. history for an unelected oligarch holding this level of power & direct influence over agencies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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helpful and important to stop thinking of x as a social media platform and see and talk about it for what it is: a political weapon
X/Twitter has banned multiple accounts after posts went viral naming people who work with Elon Musk
February 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
helpful and important to stop thinking of x as a social media platform and see and talk about it for what it is: a political weapon