@colquhoun5807.bsky.social
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One of the tired old truisms of post-Watergate Washington is “It’s not the crime, it’s the coverup.” Usually it’s both—but this coverup reflects the cult-like insistence on unreality as a sign of tribal loyalty.
John Avlon on Signalgate:
John Avlon on Signalgate:
Signalgate and the Trumpian Reflex to Lie
Dishonesty and gaslighting undermine self-government.
www.thebulwark.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One of the tired old truisms of post-Watergate Washington is “It’s not the crime, it’s the coverup.” Usually it’s both—but this coverup reflects the cult-like insistence on unreality as a sign of tribal loyalty.
John Avlon on Signalgate:
John Avlon on Signalgate:
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It’s begun. We aren’t surprised that DOGE doesn’t know how to clean data since they also are perplexed by databases.
DOGE’s traitor tots are incompetent.
#wecodebetterthandoge
DOGE’s traitor tots are incompetent.
#wecodebetterthandoge
The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It’s begun. We aren’t surprised that DOGE doesn’t know how to clean data since they also are perplexed by databases.
DOGE’s traitor tots are incompetent.
#wecodebetterthandoge
DOGE’s traitor tots are incompetent.
#wecodebetterthandoge
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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His track record speaks for itself. While we continue to resist, we should take comfort in that he is deeply incompetent, not very bright & his policies are hurting even his most devoted supporters. Let's not get in the way of his inevitable self-destruction.
March 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
His track record speaks for itself. While we continue to resist, we should take comfort in that he is deeply incompetent, not very bright & his policies are hurting even his most devoted supporters. Let's not get in the way of his inevitable self-destruction.
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NYT: “The White House did not comment on why the group had altered the contracts data or why it’s now harder for the public to scrutinize it.”
The *savings* have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
The *savings* have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
March 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NYT: “The White House did not comment on why the group had altered the contracts data or why it’s now harder for the public to scrutinize it.”
The *savings* have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
The *savings* have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
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If you care about preserving online resources being scrubbed from federal gov't websites, support the work of the Internet Archive. I've used it for teaching, research, and writing. I donated & hope you will, too.
archive.org
archive.org
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
March 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If you care about preserving online resources being scrubbed from federal gov't websites, support the work of the Internet Archive. I've used it for teaching, research, and writing. I donated & hope you will, too.
archive.org
archive.org
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Laws against stripping DRM from an audiobook to listen to it privately via different software is “another example of how anti-circumvention laws interfere with consumers’ rights of ownership over the things they buy," EFF’s Mitch Stoltz told @arstechnica.com.
I threw away Audible’s app, and now I self-host my audiobooks
Stream your DRM-free audiobooks to devices yourselves, without the cloud’s chains.
arstechnica.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Laws against stripping DRM from an audiobook to listen to it privately via different software is “another example of how anti-circumvention laws interfere with consumers’ rights of ownership over the things they buy," EFF’s Mitch Stoltz told @arstechnica.com.
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For the good of the Nation. 🤢 🇺🇸 🤢
If your Senator is a Republican, remind them that Ayn Rand depended on Social Security and Medicare.
(h/t @owdle77.bsky.social)
If your Senator is a Republican, remind them that Ayn Rand depended on Social Security and Medicare.
(h/t @owdle77.bsky.social)
Conservative Darling Ayn Rand Died Loving Government Handouts
A new book reveals that Ayn Rand, the late conservative author and opponent of the welfare state, actually relied quite heavily on welfare programs.
www.good.is
March 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
For the good of the Nation. 🤢 🇺🇸 🤢
If your Senator is a Republican, remind them that Ayn Rand depended on Social Security and Medicare.
(h/t @owdle77.bsky.social)
If your Senator is a Republican, remind them that Ayn Rand depended on Social Security and Medicare.
(h/t @owdle77.bsky.social)
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Who's ready for a little chaos?
March 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Who's ready for a little chaos?
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You know what to do.
It’s time to Boycott Toyota, now…👇
Fuck Toyota and their shitty ugly cars!
#BoycottToyota 🌈✨
It’s time to Boycott Toyota, now…👇
Fuck Toyota and their shitty ugly cars!
#BoycottToyota 🌈✨
March 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
You know what to do.
It’s time to Boycott Toyota, now…👇
Fuck Toyota and their shitty ugly cars!
#BoycottToyota 🌈✨
It’s time to Boycott Toyota, now…👇
Fuck Toyota and their shitty ugly cars!
#BoycottToyota 🌈✨
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