@floatingthruspace8.bsky.social
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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
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oh my god
I want stats on who answered @michaelhobbes.bsky.social for this NY Times news quiz question.
February 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
oh my god
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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
February 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Great segment about federal workers on CBS Sunday Morning. We are skilled, dedicated, and passionate about serving our country. Shame on those who discredit us and our commitment to the public good.
A government worker's message for Elon Musk
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
youtu.be
February 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Great segment about federal workers on CBS Sunday Morning. We are skilled, dedicated, and passionate about serving our country. Shame on those who discredit us and our commitment to the public good.
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Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
February 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
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Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees.
CDC set to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration probationary job cuts
Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out under the Trump administration's move to get rid of all probationary employees. That's roughly one-tenth…
buff.ly
February 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees.
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Trump doesn’t just want civil servants to leave in droves, he want them to feel traumatized and hate coming to work.
The Purge
Wrecking the civil service
steady.substack.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trump doesn’t just want civil servants to leave in droves, he want them to feel traumatized and hate coming to work.
Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how
we would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Bought 29K tons of produce and vegetable oil from American farmers to feed people,
reducing mass migration #saveforeignaid #standwithUSAID
we would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Bought 29K tons of produce and vegetable oil from American farmers to feed people,
reducing mass migration #saveforeignaid #standwithUSAID
February 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how
we would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Bought 29K tons of produce and vegetable oil from American farmers to feed people,
reducing mass migration #saveforeignaid #standwithUSAID
we would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Bought 29K tons of produce and vegetable oil from American farmers to feed people,
reducing mass migration #saveforeignaid #standwithUSAID
Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we
would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
February 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we
would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
Elon Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how
we would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Shipped the 29K metric tons of American food on American ships instead of letting it rot
in a Texas warehouse. youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8
Tell Congress to #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
we would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Shipped the 29K metric tons of American food on American ships instead of letting it rot
in a Texas warehouse. youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8
Tell Congress to #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Elon Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how
we would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Shipped the 29K metric tons of American food on American ships instead of letting it rot
in a Texas warehouse. youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8
Tell Congress to #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
we would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Shipped the 29K metric tons of American food on American ships instead of letting it rot
in a Texas warehouse. youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8
Tell Congress to #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
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Massive reductions in federal jobs could hit DC like the closure of steel mills hit Midwestern company towns.
Trump’s Attempts to Shrink the Federal Workforce Could Hit the DC Area’s Economy Hard - Washingtonian
"For every job in the federal government, you explain two to three jobs in the regional economy,” says an economist.
www.washingtonian.com
February 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Massive reductions in federal jobs could hit DC like the closure of steel mills hit Midwestern company towns.
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I bet doom scroll meant something way cooler in the middle ages.
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I bet doom scroll meant something way cooler in the middle ages.
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(h/t: @the.language.nerds)
February 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
(h/t: @the.language.nerds)
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ICYMI - We pulled together briefings for civil servants to provide them with news, resources, and analysis of the Trump Administration's attacks on the federal workforce including ways to plan for what happens next. Read our latest edition: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/what-civil-servants-need-…
What civil servants need to know in week two
The newest attacks on the civil service — and how to plan for what happens next
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
February 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
ICYMI - We pulled together briefings for civil servants to provide them with news, resources, and analysis of the Trump Administration's attacks on the federal workforce including ways to plan for what happens next. Read our latest edition: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/what-civil-servants-need-…
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For everyone shocked that Trump’s revenge plans are extreme—STFU. A petty, vengeful child got a second chance at bullying the planet, and you thought he’d chill? He told you what he’d do. Believing otherwise wasn’t hope, it was denial.
And stops thinking you’re not next.
And stops thinking you’re not next.
Trump’s revenge agenda has shocked officials who ‘didn’t think it was going to be this bad’, insiders say
Trump’s better-known adversaries were expecting payback, but more intense vengeance is being felt by civil servants
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
For everyone shocked that Trump’s revenge plans are extreme—STFU. A petty, vengeful child got a second chance at bullying the planet, and you thought he’d chill? He told you what he’d do. Believing otherwise wasn’t hope, it was denial.
And stops thinking you’re not next.
And stops thinking you’re not next.
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Exclusive: Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the US government human resources agency locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials reut.rs/3CuCEPs
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
reut.rs
January 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Exclusive: Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the US government human resources agency locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials reut.rs/3CuCEPs
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There's far more idealism in the civil service than people realize. But not for long paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-a-scam...
It’s a Scam! It’s a Purge! It’s a Scam *and* a Purge
How to think about Trump’s plans for the federal workforce
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
There's far more idealism in the civil service than people realize. But not for long paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-a-scam...
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Medical research and public health policy is a prime target paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump Wants You to Die
The attack on public health begins
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Medical research and public health policy is a prime target paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
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Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
January 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
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"The president himself has announced that his administration will dismantle the federal workforce through a suite of executive orders... In the absence of protections for civil servants, corruption flourishes."
Read more from @protectdemocracy.org 👇
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/dear-civil...
Read more from @protectdemocracy.org 👇
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/dear-civil...
Dear civil servant
A guide to the new executive actions on the federal workforce and what you can do now
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
January 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"The president himself has announced that his administration will dismantle the federal workforce through a suite of executive orders... In the absence of protections for civil servants, corruption flourishes."
Read more from @protectdemocracy.org 👇
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/dear-civil...
Read more from @protectdemocracy.org 👇
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/dear-civil...
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I am shocked at the number of people talking about how Trump’s executive orders are illegal as if that is a deterrent. I don’t even know how to wrap my mind around this.
January 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I am shocked at the number of people talking about how Trump’s executive orders are illegal as if that is a deterrent. I don’t even know how to wrap my mind around this.