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Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."
August 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."
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PENCE: “TARIFFS ARE A TAX… American importers, businesses and ultimately consumers end up paying all of that $300 BILLION. We're paying that.”
July 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
PENCE: “TARIFFS ARE A TAX… American importers, businesses and ultimately consumers end up paying all of that $300 BILLION. We're paying that.”
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This is what it looks like to add $4 TRILLION to the national debt.
July 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This is what it looks like to add $4 TRILLION to the national debt.
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Kerr County in 2017 sought a $976,000 flood-warning grant from FEMA, to be administered by Texas.
The answer was no.
The answer was no.
Trump, Abbott Nixed Flood-Warning System
Kerr County was denied a grant to install water-level gauges that could send alerts of possible flooding
thefuckingnews.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Kerr County in 2017 sought a $976,000 flood-warning grant from FEMA, to be administered by Texas.
The answer was no.
The answer was no.
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If the thought of riding the C train makes him wet himself in fear, surely contemplating the yawning void of the universe will kill him.
July 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
If the thought of riding the C train makes him wet himself in fear, surely contemplating the yawning void of the universe will kill him.
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Modern miners are contracting black lung at younger ages and at rates not seen since the 1970s. Federal cuts risk putting a solution further out of reach.
How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country
Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners. Federal cuts risk putting a solution further out of reach.
trib.al
June 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Modern miners are contracting black lung at younger ages and at rates not seen since the 1970s. Federal cuts risk putting a solution further out of reach.
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my soul left my body watching the fox news feed glitching out as the tanks roll past the president’s observation stand and the announcer’s voice echoes across the mostly empty streets, “special thanks to our sponsor, palantir”
June 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
my soul left my body watching the fox news feed glitching out as the tanks roll past the president’s observation stand and the announcer’s voice echoes across the mostly empty streets, “special thanks to our sponsor, palantir”
June 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Cannot stress enough that the protest in DTLA was completely nonviolent until the local police departments showed up
Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately
Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately
@melbuer.bsky.social posting for Sean as the situation has deteriorated rapidly. Lines of mounted police surged the crowd and began firing riot munitions directly into people. One person appeared to be trampled by the horses, another detained. Multiple videos incoming
June 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Cannot stress enough that the protest in DTLA was completely nonviolent until the local police departments showed up
Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately
Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately
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They're literally doing the meme
June 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
They're literally doing the meme
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The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--
June 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--
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“the kind scholars say they see in countries such as Hungary and Turkey” www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.
www.npr.org
April 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“the kind scholars say they see in countries such as Hungary and Turkey” www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
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“As of Thursday morning, FEMA had about half as many staff members trained to respond to disasters as it did at this point last year.”
Yet another reason hurricane season 2025 has a greater chance of being the most tragic in memory. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
Yet another reason hurricane season 2025 has a greater chance of being the most tragic in memory. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“As of Thursday morning, FEMA had about half as many staff members trained to respond to disasters as it did at this point last year.”
Yet another reason hurricane season 2025 has a greater chance of being the most tragic in memory. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
Yet another reason hurricane season 2025 has a greater chance of being the most tragic in memory. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
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Everything is great. Just great.
“The training cutbacks could leave storm-prone communities less prepared to handle the often devastating aftermath of hurricanes.” www.reuters.com/business/env...
“The training cutbacks could leave storm-prone communities less prepared to handle the often devastating aftermath of hurricanes.” www.reuters.com/business/env...
FEMA cuts emergency training under Trump as hurricane season looms
The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to current and former officials, memos seen by Reuters, and three sources familiar with the situation.
www.reuters.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Everything is great. Just great.
“The training cutbacks could leave storm-prone communities less prepared to handle the often devastating aftermath of hurricanes.” www.reuters.com/business/env...
“The training cutbacks could leave storm-prone communities less prepared to handle the often devastating aftermath of hurricanes.” www.reuters.com/business/env...
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“To cripple the institutions that acquire and transmit knowledge is a tragic blunder and a crime against future generations.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
Opinion | Harvard Derangement Syndrome
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“To cripple the institutions that acquire and transmit knowledge is a tragic blunder and a crime against future generations.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
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But this isn't happening because of ignorance.
This is happening because of the corrupt theft of America's wealth and resources.
And now this:
"Trump commutes sentence of Miami healthcare exec convicted of Medicare fraud"
He made 866K false claims with Medicare and stole $87M !
This is happening because of the corrupt theft of America's wealth and resources.
And now this:
"Trump commutes sentence of Miami healthcare exec convicted of Medicare fraud"
He made 866K false claims with Medicare and stole $87M !
Trump commutes sentence of Miami healthcare exec convicted of Medicare fraud
He and his girlfriend pocketed more than $87 million in the scheme.
www.miamiherald.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
But this isn't happening because of ignorance.
This is happening because of the corrupt theft of America's wealth and resources.
And now this:
"Trump commutes sentence of Miami healthcare exec convicted of Medicare fraud"
He made 866K false claims with Medicare and stole $87M !
This is happening because of the corrupt theft of America's wealth and resources.
And now this:
"Trump commutes sentence of Miami healthcare exec convicted of Medicare fraud"
He made 866K false claims with Medicare and stole $87M !
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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Great analogy. Like arsonists seeking cheap thrills, the administration is cutting science funding to bask in fleeting political theater without considering that the damage will last generations, if we are even ever able to recover from it.
If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
June 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Great analogy. Like arsonists seeking cheap thrills, the administration is cutting science funding to bask in fleeting political theater without considering that the damage will last generations, if we are even ever able to recover from it.
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“Americans think they’re so special with their orange celebrity president. Well guess what? We have our own celebrity version of Don the Con. Meet Yolk Hogan, the leader of the Literal Party. -Literal Party Press Statement
Photo: Yves Adams
Photo: Yves Adams
April 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Americans think they’re so special with their orange celebrity president. Well guess what? We have our own celebrity version of Don the Con. Meet Yolk Hogan, the leader of the Literal Party. -Literal Party Press Statement
Photo: Yves Adams
Photo: Yves Adams