Dan
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"Why don’t you wear a suit?" "Do you own a suit!?"
March 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Why don’t you wear a suit?" "Do you own a suit!?"
Tesla? Sacrosanct.
The Capitol? Eh, not so much.
The Capitol? Eh, not so much.
March 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tesla? Sacrosanct.
The Capitol? Eh, not so much.
The Capitol? Eh, not so much.
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When you get to “it’s a PR problem” excuse in tech, you know the startup is cooked www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Turmoil within DOGE spills into public view as Musk’s group confronts a PR crisis
DOGE sees an urgent need to champion “wins,” as Elon Musk’s group finishes slashing federal bureaucracy and moves to building digital tools for the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
When you get to “it’s a PR problem” excuse in tech, you know the startup is cooked www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
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NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
SILVER SPRING, MD—As mass firings of career experts and scientists continued to roil the federal government, officials confirmed Friday that cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
theonion.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
Psst! Susan! The example you should be looking to follow as to how deal with this administration that's so antithetical to Maine values is in the Blaine House, not Mar-a-Lago. You might even learn a "pretty big lesson" if you talk with Janet 🤷♂️
February 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Psst! Susan! The example you should be looking to follow as to how deal with this administration that's so antithetical to Maine values is in the Blaine House, not Mar-a-Lago. You might even learn a "pretty big lesson" if you talk with Janet 🤷♂️
2. To quote a commentator, "
Trump isn’t angry because Mills disagrees with him; he’s angry because she isn’t afraid of him. That’s what really burns."
To quote Churchill, we in Maine will "outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone." 🌲⚓️🦞💪
Trump isn’t angry because Mills disagrees with him; he’s angry because she isn’t afraid of him. That’s what really burns."
To quote Churchill, we in Maine will "outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone." 🌲⚓️🦞💪
February 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
2. To quote a commentator, "
Trump isn’t angry because Mills disagrees with him; he’s angry because she isn’t afraid of him. That’s what really burns."
To quote Churchill, we in Maine will "outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone." 🌲⚓️🦞💪
Trump isn’t angry because Mills disagrees with him; he’s angry because she isn’t afraid of him. That’s what really burns."
To quote Churchill, we in Maine will "outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone." 🌲⚓️🦞💪
1.Our Governor Janet Mills at the White House yesterday. When Trump tried to threaten Maine with funding cuts because we won't comply with his demand that we join in his bullying of Trans people she calmly responded- alone in her dissent in a room full of her 49 fellow governors- "See you in court."
February 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
1.Our Governor Janet Mills at the White House yesterday. When Trump tried to threaten Maine with funding cuts because we won't comply with his demand that we join in his bullying of Trans people she calmly responded- alone in her dissent in a room full of her 49 fellow governors- "See you in court."
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So we are going from "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" to "Mr. Putin, come in and measure for curtains"? Got it.
February 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
So we are going from "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" to "Mr. Putin, come in and measure for curtains"? Got it.
But... but... but... according to the NFL, Louisiana must be progressive on women's rights as they were the 15th state to recognize football as a girl's HS sport. Apparently bodily autonomy allows for equal opportunity to suffer CTE but not access to maternal or reproductive health care. Go figure 😡
This is a rather telling statement. Nearly a third of women in Louisiana are Black. www.businessinsider.com/gop-senator-...
Maternal death rate isn't as bad if you don't count Black women, GOP senator says
Louisiana's Bill Cassidy said the state's maternal death rate isn't so high if you "correct our population for race," Politico reported.
www.businessinsider.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
But... but... but... according to the NFL, Louisiana must be progressive on women's rights as they were the 15th state to recognize football as a girl's HS sport. Apparently bodily autonomy allows for equal opportunity to suffer CTE but not access to maternal or reproductive health care. Go figure 😡
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
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"Susan Collins went to a meeting" got a marquee, above-the-fold @pressherald.bsky.social headline today.
Presumably her vote tonight to confirm the authoritarian Project 2025 architect -- the man behind Trump's illegal funding freeze -- will yield an even bigger headline, right?
Right? #MEpolitics
Presumably her vote tonight to confirm the authoritarian Project 2025 architect -- the man behind Trump's illegal funding freeze -- will yield an even bigger headline, right?
Right? #MEpolitics
February 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
"Susan Collins went to a meeting" got a marquee, above-the-fold @pressherald.bsky.social headline today.
Presumably her vote tonight to confirm the authoritarian Project 2025 architect -- the man behind Trump's illegal funding freeze -- will yield an even bigger headline, right?
Right? #MEpolitics
Presumably her vote tonight to confirm the authoritarian Project 2025 architect -- the man behind Trump's illegal funding freeze -- will yield an even bigger headline, right?
Right? #MEpolitics
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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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Slow down, you're saying the guy who sieg heiled at the inauguration and then campaigned for the German far-right AfD hired a racist who advocates for eugenics? That doesn't sound right. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
Exclusive | DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose access to Treasury payment systems was approved by a judge, has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism ...
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Slow down, you're saying the guy who sieg heiled at the inauguration and then campaigned for the German far-right AfD hired a racist who advocates for eugenics? That doesn't sound right. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
February 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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As you think about Susan Collins willingness to confirm Tulsi Gabbard, and her votes today to advance the Vought and Bondi nominations, it's worth putting those decisions in the context of the 85 Biden nominees Collins sided against.
No cranks. All qualified and highly-credentialed. #MEpolitics
No cranks. All qualified and highly-credentialed. #MEpolitics
February 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
As you think about Susan Collins willingness to confirm Tulsi Gabbard, and her votes today to advance the Vought and Bondi nominations, it's worth putting those decisions in the context of the 85 Biden nominees Collins sided against.
No cranks. All qualified and highly-credentialed. #MEpolitics
No cranks. All qualified and highly-credentialed. #MEpolitics
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What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?
February 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?
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The message of Trump tariffs to Britain: no matter how good a friend you imagine yourself to be to the United States - your only security against the malignity of Trump is to belong to a big trading bloc that can impose painful retaliation against Trump's trade aggressions.
February 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The message of Trump tariffs to Britain: no matter how good a friend you imagine yourself to be to the United States - your only security against the malignity of Trump is to belong to a big trading bloc that can impose painful retaliation against Trump's trade aggressions.
2. In 2023, Maine exported $1.4B in goods to Canada, which was 48% of the state's total exports. Maine is one of the states that exports the most to Canada as a share of its total exports Maine is also one of the states that imports the most from Canada as a share of its total imports.
February 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
2. In 2023, Maine exported $1.4B in goods to Canada, which was 48% of the state's total exports. Maine is one of the states that exports the most to Canada as a share of its total exports Maine is also one of the states that imports the most from Canada as a share of its total imports.
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Trump's trade war sounds a warning of the decline of American greatness www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Price America Will Pay for Trump’s Tariffs
Alienating allies and partners that the U.S. desperately needs means that “America First” will be “America Alone.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump's trade war sounds a warning of the decline of American greatness www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
1. Canada is Maine's largest trading partner, with the two states exchanging over $7.5 billion in goods and services annually. Maine exports a variety of goods to Canada, including wood products, plastics, and animal feed. Maine also imports goods from Canada, including heating oil and jet fuel.
February 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
1. Canada is Maine's largest trading partner, with the two states exchanging over $7.5 billion in goods and services annually. Maine exports a variety of goods to Canada, including wood products, plastics, and animal feed. Maine also imports goods from Canada, including heating oil and jet fuel.
My incandescent anger at both agencies for their dereliction of duty (and any other cos-playing Punisher decal loving sorts) is summed up by this perfectly.
January 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
My incandescent anger at both agencies for their dereliction of duty (and any other cos-playing Punisher decal loving sorts) is summed up by this perfectly.