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'These are not savings': The 5 largest DOGE cuts actually saved 99% less than Musk claimed: Tesla and SpaceX CEO initially declared that his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, had saved taxpayers tens of billions of dollars by laying off federal workers and cancelling contracts for…
'These are not savings': The 5 largest DOGE cuts actually saved 99% less than Musk claimed
Tesla and SpaceX CEO initially declared that his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, had saved taxpayers tens of billions of dollars by laying off federal workers and cancelling contracts for projects he deemed inefficient. However, a Monday…
www.alternet.org
March 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Canada's top military commander Jennie Carignan calls out the GOP for questioning women in combat: After 39 years as a combat arms officer and risking my life in many operations, I can’t believe that in 2024, we still have to justify women's contribution to defense and service in their country...
November 25, 2024 at 1:05 AM
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It takes a truly sick society to force a young person before the most powerful court in the country to justify why her doctor should be allowed to keep prescribing something that makes life worth living and has fewer side effects than half the medications we use for depression.
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November 25, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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Tammy Duckworth on Tulsi Gabbard: "I think she's compromised ... Russian controlled media called her a Russian asset."
November 24, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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Well no shit.
President-elect Trump and his allies disavowed the conservative Project 2025 during the election.

Now, his transition team is turning to Project 2025 to help staff the next administration, sources tell @nbcnews.com.
Trump's transition team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing it during the campaign
Transition officials have used Project 2025's extensive personnel database for potential candidates to hire for the incoming administration, a person familiar the plans said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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When businesses talk about ending government “overreach” they’re usually talking about screwing their customers over
November 21, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: Trump won the popular vote by less than Hillary Clinton did in 2016.
November 20, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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Jarvis: His generals called him fascist. Joe Scarborough called him fascist, and now the fascist is in charge and it is journalism's job to cover it that way, not to back off and say okay, well that's it, we lost. Let the fascism happen. No
November 19, 2024 at 3:40 AM
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NEW: More details about Gaetz’ sex trafficking: Gaetz allegedly flew 2 women to New York, paid them for sex: Attorney

From Will Steakin: abcnews.go.com/US/gaetz-all...
Gaetz allegedly flew 2 women to New York, paid them for sex: Attorney
Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, allegedly paid for two women in 2019 to travel to New York to have sex, a lawyer for the women says.
abcnews.go.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:08 AM
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ABC News: Gaetz allegedly flew 2 women to New York, paid them for sex
November 19, 2024 at 3:06 AM
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1/ In an administration that was on the up & up, a Defense Secy nominee who failed to disclose he'd paid a woman a settlement for sexual assault allegations & extracted a non-disclosure agreement in return would withdraw as soon as that came to light.
November 17, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:

Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47

Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429

Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3

Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2

Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0

Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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Nothing says “Make America Healthy Again” like a Big Mac and a lipper
November 17, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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Started/going.
November 17, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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When these guys are emboldened by the election results, it doesn’t reflect too well on your political party.
Today in Columbus, Ohio.
November 17, 2024 at 12:27 AM
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MAGA’s embrace of RFK Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again” is so funny because these same people CRUCIFIED Michelle Obama for daring to suggest that American kids should have access to healthy lunches in school.
November 16, 2024 at 5:11 PM