@eljefe509.bsky.social
Don’t blame me, I voted for Kamala. Anything that happens going forward should be pinned on Republican voters. #TaxTheChurches #TaxTheRich
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"In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending."
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending."
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Oh no, we've found the one part of an insane plan to forcibly remove 8,000,000 people and send them to a slave labor camp that might be "impractical."
And here we go -- Fox News is now saying we should get rid of "due process" because it's too cumbersome.
Brian Kilmeade: "But I also think it's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people."
www.mediamatters.org/brian-kilmea...
Brian Kilmeade: "But I also think it's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people."
www.mediamatters.org/brian-kilmea...
Fox's Brian Kilmeade: “It's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people” Co-host Lawrence Jones: Constitutional rights “are afforded to illegals in this country. We should re...
www.mediamatters.org
March 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Oh no, we've found the one part of an insane plan to forcibly remove 8,000,000 people and send them to a slave labor camp that might be "impractical."
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So, Trump is being found to have broken the law on average once every four days, and MAGA Twitter wants you to believe this is all lawfare from activist judges.
There’s really no amount of pretzel logic that is too much for these people.
There’s really no amount of pretzel logic that is too much for these people.
March 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
So, Trump is being found to have broken the law on average once every four days, and MAGA Twitter wants you to believe this is all lawfare from activist judges.
There’s really no amount of pretzel logic that is too much for these people.
There’s really no amount of pretzel logic that is too much for these people.
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KHALIF BATTLE EXCLAMATION POINT!
Gonzaga is headed to the Big Dance with a WCC trophy!
Gonzaga is headed to the Big Dance with a WCC trophy!
March 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
KHALIF BATTLE EXCLAMATION POINT!
Gonzaga is headed to the Big Dance with a WCC trophy!
Gonzaga is headed to the Big Dance with a WCC trophy!
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We tried to warn you, America, that when democracies go away, it happens very fast. #History tells us so, but you ignored it.
Republicans made it easy for Putin with their #Project2025 & Elon's #DOGE.
Please, Democrats & federal judges, get your acts together & #DoSomething NOW to #STOPElon!
Republicans made it easy for Putin with their #Project2025 & Elon's #DOGE.
Please, Democrats & federal judges, get your acts together & #DoSomething NOW to #STOPElon!
February 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We tried to warn you, America, that when democracies go away, it happens very fast. #History tells us so, but you ignored it.
Republicans made it easy for Putin with their #Project2025 & Elon's #DOGE.
Please, Democrats & federal judges, get your acts together & #DoSomething NOW to #STOPElon!
Republicans made it easy for Putin with their #Project2025 & Elon's #DOGE.
Please, Democrats & federal judges, get your acts together & #DoSomething NOW to #STOPElon!
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@USAID is enduring an unlawful shutdown, purge, and dismantling.
It’s thrown its vital work into turmoil—based on spurious, absurd, and willfully slanted attacks.
Here's what’s real: the massive and growing harm now being caused.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
It’s thrown its vital work into turmoil—based on spurious, absurd, and willfully slanted attacks.
Here's what’s real: the massive and growing harm now being caused.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid (Gift Article)
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@USAID is enduring an unlawful shutdown, purge, and dismantling.
It’s thrown its vital work into turmoil—based on spurious, absurd, and willfully slanted attacks.
Here's what’s real: the massive and growing harm now being caused.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
It’s thrown its vital work into turmoil—based on spurious, absurd, and willfully slanted attacks.
Here's what’s real: the massive and growing harm now being caused.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
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At.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Musk's cronies tried to to gain access to classified USAID data. USAID Director of Security John Voorhees security said no. The Musk people threatened to call in the US Marshals and take the data at gunpoint. They still said no.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
edition.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
At.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
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The website for the U.S. Agency for International Development went dark Saturday afternoon as lawmakers and aid workers braced for the possibility that the agency might be shut down.
End Appears Near for U.S. Aid Agency, Democratic Lawmakers Say
A sense of crisis among aid groups was growing as U.S.A.I.D.’s website went dark.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The website for the U.S. Agency for International Development went dark Saturday afternoon as lawmakers and aid workers braced for the possibility that the agency might be shut down.
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In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration announced it would remove the New York Times and three other media organizations from dedicated office spaces in the Pentagon to make room for others.
Trump's Pentagon says it will 'rotate' out some media from offices
The memo said that the New York Times, National Public Radio, NBC News and Politico must vacate their spaces by Feb. 14
buff.ly
February 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration announced it would remove the New York Times and three other media organizations from dedicated office spaces in the Pentagon to make room for others.
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Wrecking ball: Trump’s power-hungry orders wage war on US government
Wrecking ball: Trump’s power-hungry orders wage war on US government
President’s deliberate deluge of policies overwhelms resistance as he aims to weaken the legislature, analysts say
Donald Trump was barely into his second week back in the White House when he declared that his latest presidency already heralded the…
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Wrecking ball: Trump’s power-hungry orders wage war on US government
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Second plane crash, now in Philadelphia.
And Donald Trump is in Florida.
So he can go golfing all weekend.
And Donald Trump is in Florida.
So he can go golfing all weekend.
February 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Second plane crash, now in Philadelphia.
And Donald Trump is in Florida.
So he can go golfing all weekend.
And Donald Trump is in Florida.
So he can go golfing all weekend.
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Election officials's mistakes in two southern Utah counties put the integrity of multiple 2024 elections at risk
Audit: Two southern Utah counties violated state election laws
Election officials's mistakes in two southern Utah counties put the integrity of multiple 2024 elections at risk
www.sltrib.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Election officials's mistakes in two southern Utah counties put the integrity of multiple 2024 elections at risk
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Washington DC plane crash: Army withholding name of female soldier killed as helicopter black box recovered
Washington DC plane crash: Army withholding name of female soldier killed as helicopter black box recovered
The name of one of the three soldiers killed in the plane crash in Washington is not being released.
news.sky.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Washington DC plane crash: Army withholding name of female soldier killed as helicopter black box recovered
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🧵 THREAD: Trump and Rubio have arrested the international humanitarian aid system and forced lifesaving aid programs to completely halt operations — despite an announcement earlier in the week claiming they had changed course. 1/
February 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
🧵 THREAD: Trump and Rubio have arrested the international humanitarian aid system and forced lifesaving aid programs to completely halt operations — despite an announcement earlier in the week claiming they had changed course. 1/
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3/ Aid groups and government officials say they’ve never faced a catastrophe this sudden and extensive.
Here's a stark example from a group of malnutrition clinics in Sudan.
Here's a stark example from a group of malnutrition clinics in Sudan.
February 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
3/ Aid groups and government officials say they’ve never faced a catastrophe this sudden and extensive.
Here's a stark example from a group of malnutrition clinics in Sudan.
Here's a stark example from a group of malnutrition clinics in Sudan.
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BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
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A series of orders from the Trump administration have the potential to disrupt the delivery of life-saving medications to HIV positive people. Here's what a disruption of this drug regimen would mean.
Conflicting signals from Trump could disrupt HIV meds. What's the impact?
A series of orders from the Trump administration have the potential to disrupt the delivery of life-saving medications to HIV positive people. Here's what a disruption of this drug regimen would mean.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A series of orders from the Trump administration have the potential to disrupt the delivery of life-saving medications to HIV positive people. Here's what a disruption of this drug regimen would mean.
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“Brenden Carr, a main author of Project 2025, who is the new head…”
I fixed your headline. You should post this correction so there’s no confusion about who this person is.
I fixed your headline. You should post this correction so there’s no confusion about who this person is.
January 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Brenden Carr, a main author of Project 2025, who is the new head…”
I fixed your headline. You should post this correction so there’s no confusion about who this person is.
I fixed your headline. You should post this correction so there’s no confusion about who this person is.
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After tragedies like these, it’s typical for American presidents to address the grieving public. What’s not typical of presidents is to blame issues with, for example, the Federal Aviation Administration on disabled people and people of color.
Trump responds to Washington plane crash with racist, ableist diatribe
The president used the tragedy, which killed 67, to deliver a bigoted and self-promoting tirade about DEI.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After tragedies like these, it’s typical for American presidents to address the grieving public. What’s not typical of presidents is to blame issues with, for example, the Federal Aviation Administration on disabled people and people of color.
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As one of the many international researchers personally invested & ultra proud of what the US Vera Rubin Observatory has and will achieve this👇 is not OK. My heart is sinking for my amazing 🇺🇸-based colleagues. For decades you've led the way for STEM DEI initiatives - time for Europe to step up. 🧪🔭👩🔬
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
As one of the many international researchers personally invested & ultra proud of what the US Vera Rubin Observatory has and will achieve this👇 is not OK. My heart is sinking for my amazing 🇺🇸-based colleagues. For decades you've led the way for STEM DEI initiatives - time for Europe to step up. 🧪🔭👩🔬
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Time for some tea:
You know 🟠‘s 27 year-old Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt?
Her husband is 60.
No joke.
www.newsweek.com/karoline-lea...
You know 🟠‘s 27 year-old Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt?
Her husband is 60.
No joke.
www.newsweek.com/karoline-lea...
What we know about Karoline Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio
At just 27 years old, Karoline Leavitt became the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history.
www.newsweek.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Time for some tea:
You know 🟠‘s 27 year-old Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt?
Her husband is 60.
No joke.
www.newsweek.com/karoline-lea...
You know 🟠‘s 27 year-old Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt?
Her husband is 60.
No joke.
www.newsweek.com/karoline-lea...
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Just 11 days into his presidency, Donald Trump has been confronted with a national tragedy.
Without waiting for a full investigation — or a list of the victims — the president began pointing fingers and attacking DEI efforts.
nbcnews.to/4gjuWp8
Without waiting for a full investigation — or a list of the victims — the president began pointing fingers and attacking DEI efforts.
nbcnews.to/4gjuWp8
January 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Just 11 days into his presidency, Donald Trump has been confronted with a national tragedy.
Without waiting for a full investigation — or a list of the victims — the president began pointing fingers and attacking DEI efforts.
nbcnews.to/4gjuWp8
Without waiting for a full investigation — or a list of the victims — the president began pointing fingers and attacking DEI efforts.
nbcnews.to/4gjuWp8
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"Trump gutted the Aviation Safety Committee last week. Air traffic controllers — already understaffed — got Trump’s 'buyout' this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide."
'It's him — and Elon': AOC attacks as Trump tries to pass blame for D.C. plane crash
President Donald Trump and his administration officials triggered immediate outrage on Thursday after blaming the devastating plane crash in Washington, D.C. on "diversity" programs implemented at the...
www.rawstory.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"Trump gutted the Aviation Safety Committee last week. Air traffic controllers — already understaffed — got Trump’s 'buyout' this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide."
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🚨Here’s a non-exhaustive list of places where Kennedy reversed his previous positions, denied something he’s previously said, or presented a misleading picture of past actions.🚨
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is trying to hide who he is
How Trump's HHS nominee spent two days of hearings obfuscating decades of scientific falsehoods.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🚨Here’s a non-exhaustive list of places where Kennedy reversed his previous positions, denied something he’s previously said, or presented a misleading picture of past actions.🚨
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“We do not know what led to this crash but we have some very strong opinions,” President Trump said at a briefing.
Trump blames air traffic controller, helicopter pilot, and DEI efforts for deadly plane crash
President Donald Trump cast political blame on the previous Democratic administration during a press conference about the fatal collision.
live5news.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“We do not know what led to this crash but we have some very strong opinions,” President Trump said at a briefing.