@foge1.bsky.social
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The irony is that Musk's marauders are *actually* behaving the way Republicans have long falsely claimed career civil service behave.
Republicans are fine with "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats" as long as they are *their* "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats"
Republicans are fine with "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats" as long as they are *their* "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats"
February 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The irony is that Musk's marauders are *actually* behaving the way Republicans have long falsely claimed career civil service behave.
Republicans are fine with "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats" as long as they are *their* "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats"
Republicans are fine with "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats" as long as they are *their* "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats"
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This is a longstanding pattern on the right -- they insist they are The Real Victims of some imagined abuse, which then justifies in their mind their own acts of abuse because they're just pushing back, see?
The irony is that Musk's marauders are *actually* behaving the way Republicans have long falsely claimed career civil service behave.
Republicans are fine with "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats" as long as they are *their* "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats"
Republicans are fine with "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats" as long as they are *their* "unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats"
February 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is a longstanding pattern on the right -- they insist they are The Real Victims of some imagined abuse, which then justifies in their mind their own acts of abuse because they're just pushing back, see?
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My interview with BBC World Service Radio about the free press and the importance of editorial cartoons to that free press
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
January 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My interview with BBC World Service Radio about the free press and the importance of editorial cartoons to that free press
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
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North Carolina Gov And Gov-Elect Take Republicans To Court Over Power Grab talkingpointsmemo.com/news/north-c...
North Carolina Gov And Gov-Elect Take Republicans To Court Over Power Grab
The newly elected North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and current Democratic...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
North Carolina Gov And Gov-Elect Take Republicans To Court Over Power Grab talkingpointsmemo.com/news/north-c...
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This is, of course, illegal. 5 U.S.C. §2302(b)(3) prohibits coercing political activity (including voting and donating) of any person or taking adverse action against any civil service employee or applicant as a reprisal for the refusal of any person to engage in such political activity.
January 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is, of course, illegal. 5 U.S.C. §2302(b)(3) prohibits coercing political activity (including voting and donating) of any person or taking adverse action against any civil service employee or applicant as a reprisal for the refusal of any person to engage in such political activity.
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When Joseph McCarthy was wandering around wrecking people's lives, the State Department purged most of its experts on China, which meant most of its experts on east Asia other than Japan. This meant that the government was largely flying blind when deciding whether to get involved in Vietnam.
Nothing to worry about here, just a political purge of our national security apparatus that will replace long-serving experts with dimwitted bootlickers.
I'm sure our safety and security won't be impacted at all.
I'm sure our safety and security won't be impacted at all.
READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
January 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
When Joseph McCarthy was wandering around wrecking people's lives, the State Department purged most of its experts on China, which meant most of its experts on east Asia other than Japan. This meant that the government was largely flying blind when deciding whether to get involved in Vietnam.
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The Contrarian masthead already the strongest pro-democracy group in the country, probably stronger than all of legacy media combined. Check it out (and it’s already growing beyond this):
Contributors include: Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Andrew Weissmann, Andy Borowitz, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade,
Contributors include: Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Andrew Weissmann, Andy Borowitz, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade,
January 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Contrarian masthead already the strongest pro-democracy group in the country, probably stronger than all of legacy media combined. Check it out (and it’s already growing beyond this):
Contributors include: Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Andrew Weissmann, Andy Borowitz, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade,
Contributors include: Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Andrew Weissmann, Andy Borowitz, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade,
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READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
January 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
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The plan is for a cohort of unpaid, unofficial volunteers to live within federal agencies for six months, working 80 hours per week on undefined tasks, conspire with one another on Signal, and get nearly everyone around them fired. It doesn’t sound fully baked to me. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/u...
January 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The plan is for a cohort of unpaid, unofficial volunteers to live within federal agencies for six months, working 80 hours per week on undefined tasks, conspire with one another on Signal, and get nearly everyone around them fired. It doesn’t sound fully baked to me. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/u...
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"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
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Sleep is "like turning on the dishwasher before you go to bed and waking up with a clean brain” —Maiken Nedergaard
“Neurons that fire together, shower together.”—@jonykipnis.bsky.social
“Neurons that fire together, shower together.”—@jonykipnis.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sleep is "like turning on the dishwasher before you go to bed and waking up with a clean brain” —Maiken Nedergaard
“Neurons that fire together, shower together.”—@jonykipnis.bsky.social
“Neurons that fire together, shower together.”—@jonykipnis.bsky.social
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Publications in the past week built substantially on our knowledge of the brain's waste disposal system—glymphatics—and the implications on sleep and brain aging.
Featuring exceptional work by Nedergaard Lab and @jonykipnis.bsky.social
erictopol.substack.com/p/our-sleep-... open-access
Featuring exceptional work by Nedergaard Lab and @jonykipnis.bsky.social
erictopol.substack.com/p/our-sleep-... open-access
Our Sleep, Brain Aging, and Waste Clearance
How sleep prevents "dirty" brains that age faster
erictopol.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Publications in the past week built substantially on our knowledge of the brain's waste disposal system—glymphatics—and the implications on sleep and brain aging.
Featuring exceptional work by Nedergaard Lab and @jonykipnis.bsky.social
erictopol.substack.com/p/our-sleep-... open-access
Featuring exceptional work by Nedergaard Lab and @jonykipnis.bsky.social
erictopol.substack.com/p/our-sleep-... open-access
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The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...
January 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...
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There's an incredibly strong connection between educational attainment and interpersonal trust.
Among people who have a graduate degree, 56% say that "people can generally be trusted."
Among those who went no further than high school, it's just 19%.
Among people who have a graduate degree, 56% say that "people can generally be trusted."
Among those who went no further than high school, it's just 19%.
January 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
There's an incredibly strong connection between educational attainment and interpersonal trust.
Among people who have a graduate degree, 56% say that "people can generally be trusted."
Among those who went no further than high school, it's just 19%.
Among people who have a graduate degree, 56% say that "people can generally be trusted."
Among those who went no further than high school, it's just 19%.
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A new resource rating >50,000 foods from 3 grocery stores
(Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods) for degree of processing and breakdown of ingredients
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Website for consumers www.truefood.tech
(Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods) for degree of processing and breakdown of ingredients
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Website for consumers www.truefood.tech
January 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A new resource rating >50,000 foods from 3 grocery stores
(Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods) for degree of processing and breakdown of ingredients
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Website for consumers www.truefood.tech
(Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods) for degree of processing and breakdown of ingredients
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Website for consumers www.truefood.tech
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Seems noteworthy that Katie Miller, former comms director for Mike Pence and wife of Stephen Miller, isn't calling Gen. Mark Milley a traitor to the United States.
She's accusing him of being a traitor to Donald Trump.
She's accusing him of being a traitor to Donald Trump.
January 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Seems noteworthy that Katie Miller, former comms director for Mike Pence and wife of Stephen Miller, isn't calling Gen. Mark Milley a traitor to the United States.
She's accusing him of being a traitor to Donald Trump.
She's accusing him of being a traitor to Donald Trump.
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States shouldn't have to earn the right to federal aid. But in any case, California, which subsidizes the rest of the country, definitely has open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
open.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
States shouldn't have to earn the right to federal aid. But in any case, California, which subsidizes the rest of the country, definitely has open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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31 Seconds of Tim Wakefield's Knuckeballs from a Home Plate view.
January 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
31 Seconds of Tim Wakefield's Knuckeballs from a Home Plate view.
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DARCY: “Zuckerberg also spent a healthy amount of time characterizing Joe Biden as some sort of tyrant, while he conveniently ignored the fact that the guy he is sucking up to literally threatened to jail him.”
@oliverdarcy.bsky.social $META
www.status.news
@oliverdarcy.bsky.social $META
www.status.news
Status
The reliable source for media news.
www.status.news
January 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
DARCY: “Zuckerberg also spent a healthy amount of time characterizing Joe Biden as some sort of tyrant, while he conveniently ignored the fact that the guy he is sucking up to literally threatened to jail him.”
@oliverdarcy.bsky.social $META
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ICYMI, my reporting on Trump's "viceroy" Mike Davis stepping down from a University of Iowa alumni advisory board:
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/01/07/t...
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/01/07/t...
Trump ally Mike Davis no longer on U Iowa alumni board
Laura Belin: Mike Davis said he "decided on my own to step down" from the political science department's alumni advisory board.
www.bleedingheartland.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
ICYMI, my reporting on Trump's "viceroy" Mike Davis stepping down from a University of Iowa alumni advisory board:
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/01/07/t...
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/01/07/t...
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Two Republican senators have said they expect the new Republican-led Congress to ask for a laundry list of requirements to be met before allocating desperately needed disaster aid to authorities in wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles.
Republicans: We Want ‘Strings Attached’ to California Fire Aid
Several prominent Republicans in Washington joined the chorus of criticism against California’s local leaders on Sunday.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Two Republican senators have said they expect the new Republican-led Congress to ask for a laundry list of requirements to be met before allocating desperately needed disaster aid to authorities in wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles.
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Corporations give money to Trump because they, like him, only care about themselves.
January 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Corporations give money to Trump because they, like him, only care about themselves.
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This is the kind of leadership failure we should notice. Forget Trump here. These California Republicans thought it was more important to go to Florida than help in whatever way they could where the crisis is happening.
California Republicans Flee to Mar-a-Lago as LA Burns
Instead of providing leadership, they decided to kiss Trump’s ring
Instead of providing leadership, they decided to kiss Trump’s ring
California Republicans Flee to Mar-a-Lago as LA Burns
Instead of providing leadership, they decided to kiss Trump’s ring
meidasnews.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is the kind of leadership failure we should notice. Forget Trump here. These California Republicans thought it was more important to go to Florida than help in whatever way they could where the crisis is happening.
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A profile of the 3 million federal workers who, btw, are spread across all 50 states - most are located outside of Washington, D.C. 57% (not 80%)are men. 62% white. 20% are Black. I wonder who will these tech efficiency snitches deem lazy and redundant first? Shades of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency.
Trump’s pick to head OMB Russell Vought says he wants government employees “traumatically affected” and “to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains.” Targeting our nation’s public servants is wrong and dangerous.
Opinion | I’m a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era.
Practical support matters more than encouragement.
buff.ly
January 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A profile of the 3 million federal workers who, btw, are spread across all 50 states - most are located outside of Washington, D.C. 57% (not 80%)are men. 62% white. 20% are Black. I wonder who will these tech efficiency snitches deem lazy and redundant first? Shades of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency.
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Trump’s pick to head OMB Russell Vought says he wants government employees “traumatically affected” and “to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains.” Targeting our nation’s public servants is wrong and dangerous.
Opinion | I’m a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era.
Practical support matters more than encouragement.
buff.ly
January 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Trump’s pick to head OMB Russell Vought says he wants government employees “traumatically affected” and “to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains.” Targeting our nation’s public servants is wrong and dangerous.