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NEWS ITEM: Bezos takes control of The WaPo's Opinion Pages
February 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.

100% of his salary is paid by WA state.

Elon fired him. Share his story.
February 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ten reasons for modest optimism
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“... 𝘐𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸—𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦—𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.”
The Feckless Opposition
Leading Democrats say openly that they have no idea what to do. But the path is clear, they’re just unwilling to take it.
www.currentaffairs.org
February 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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The removal of the Jan. 6th database “signals the Trump administration’s intention to not only spare the president’s supporters any further consequences for their role in the riot, but to erase the event from the record…”

www.propublica.org/article/janu...
Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own governme...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Should California secede?
‘Calexit’: the end of the United States
The initiative has been officially registered and is now in the signature-gathering phase, aiming to secure support from voters.
en.as.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The platform formerly known as "Twitter" is now state-run-media.
February 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Additionally, the Felon-in-Chief fired the head of the TSA and gutted the Aviation Safety Committee.

Welcome to Trump's America. 🫣
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
FAA chief Michael Whitaker resigned earlier this month after facing criticism from Musk.
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
January 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙚. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩."

—Sean Duffy's (New Transportation Sec'y) response to last night's air collision over the Potomac. The guy apparently knows his stuff. 🙄
January 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trump vows to sue anyone who calls him thin-skinned or litigious.
December 19, 2024 at 5:11 PM
When it comes to issues involving "ethics" (Pres. Biden pardoning his son Hunter, for example), Republicans need to STFU.
December 2, 2024 at 3:11 PM
When the mass deportations start, can we make sure Elon is first in line?
November 27, 2024 at 7:37 PM
If Republicans hated sex offenders, Donald Trump wouldn't be headed back to the White House.
November 27, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence, says she's on TSA's "Terrorist Watch List." 😯
November 27, 2024 at 6:25 AM
I still blame Garland. He should've appointed a special counsel to investigate Trump's illegal activities on Day One.
I understand the anger. I feel it too.

Merrick Garland is an easy target.

He who wouldn't talk about active investigations or do the Sunday shows, so you had to rely on the talking heads.

It's easier to get mad at one person than half of America who voted for a guy knowing fully well what he is.
November 25, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This is seriously F'd-up.
Elon Musk sets his sights on struggling MSNBC
Elon Musk has expressed interest in buying MSNBC after Comcast decides to sell the struggling liberal network.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Poor Sarah Palin was snubbed from Trump's cabinet. Apparently she's way overqualified.
November 21, 2024 at 4:07 PM
"Morning Joe's" Bluesky account has been deactivated. I guess they couldn't handle the deluge of shame.
I seem to have piqued Joe's attention.
November 20, 2024 at 4:09 PM
The shit show continues: Trump pegs former WWE wrestling exec Linda McMahon to rip apart the Dept of Education.
November 20, 2024 at 3:58 PM
I seem to have piqued Joe's attention.
November 19, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Joe and Mika got played. Idiots.
November 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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New reporting: According to two sources with direct knowledge, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were credibly concerned that they could face governmental and legal harassment from the incoming Trump administration. www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/m...
‘Morning Joe’ meeting with Trump was driven by fears of retribution from incoming administration, sources say | CNN Business
According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, Scarborough and Brzezinski were credibly concerned that they could face governmental and legal harassment from the incoming Trump administ...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:10 PM