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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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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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IDEA: Stop covering politics like its a fucking sporting event.
The GOP spending cuts don't provide an "opening" for Democrats to attack. They are either going to harm people or not. Journalism is supposed to be about informing people.
The GOP spending cuts don't provide an "opening" for Democrats to attack. They are either going to harm people or not. Journalism is supposed to be about informing people.
April 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
IDEA: Stop covering politics like its a fucking sporting event.
The GOP spending cuts don't provide an "opening" for Democrats to attack. They are either going to harm people or not. Journalism is supposed to be about informing people.
The GOP spending cuts don't provide an "opening" for Democrats to attack. They are either going to harm people or not. Journalism is supposed to be about informing people.
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As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.
April 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.
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People respond to “call your Senator” with “but mine are both Republicans.”
Precisely.
The only way anything will change is with PRESSURE.
Signalgate is a serious breach & display of lying & incompetence at the highest levels.
Call them! 202-224-3121
www.armed-services.senate.gov/about/member...
Precisely.
The only way anything will change is with PRESSURE.
Signalgate is a serious breach & display of lying & incompetence at the highest levels.
Call them! 202-224-3121
www.armed-services.senate.gov/about/member...
Committee Membership | United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
www.armed-services.senate.gov
March 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
People respond to “call your Senator” with “but mine are both Republicans.”
Precisely.
The only way anything will change is with PRESSURE.
Signalgate is a serious breach & display of lying & incompetence at the highest levels.
Call them! 202-224-3121
www.armed-services.senate.gov/about/member...
Precisely.
The only way anything will change is with PRESSURE.
Signalgate is a serious breach & display of lying & incompetence at the highest levels.
Call them! 202-224-3121
www.armed-services.senate.gov/about/member...
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All bar complaints about Barbie Bondi should be made to the Florida bar. She has violated all the professional conduct regulations that the Florida Supreme Court has been so hot to enforce lately. You can file a complaint online at floridabar.org
The Florida Bar
The Florida Bar regulates the practice of law in Florida; ensures the highest standards of legal professionalism in Florida; and protects the public by prosecuting unethical attorneys and preventing t...
floridabar.org
March 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
All bar complaints about Barbie Bondi should be made to the Florida bar. She has violated all the professional conduct regulations that the Florida Supreme Court has been so hot to enforce lately. You can file a complaint online at floridabar.org
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Whether or not it can be made actual, the animating question of the first post-Emergency regime—whether or not that is next Democratic administration—ought to be “how did so many Americans come to hate each other more than they love their country, and how might that be reversed?”
March 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Whether or not it can be made actual, the animating question of the first post-Emergency regime—whether or not that is next Democratic administration—ought to be “how did so many Americans come to hate each other more than they love their country, and how might that be reversed?”
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Now that I am finished screaming into the void about schooling for kids with disabilities being assigned to RFK: understand what this means.
He’s lumping accommodations into HHS, meaning those needs are now considered medicalized. Different from everyday education.
This is eugenics.
He’s lumping accommodations into HHS, meaning those needs are now considered medicalized. Different from everyday education.
This is eugenics.
March 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Now that I am finished screaming into the void about schooling for kids with disabilities being assigned to RFK: understand what this means.
He’s lumping accommodations into HHS, meaning those needs are now considered medicalized. Different from everyday education.
This is eugenics.
He’s lumping accommodations into HHS, meaning those needs are now considered medicalized. Different from everyday education.
This is eugenics.
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Civilization began when we stopped being cavemen hitting each other over the head, and agreed on a social contract to live in families and communities. In order to do that, you have to understand that hurting your neighbors is wrong.
substack.com/@marypezzulo...
substack.com/@marypezzulo...
On Musk, Empathy, and NPCs
In which we find out that Mary is an even bigger nerd than we thought
substack.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Civilization began when we stopped being cavemen hitting each other over the head, and agreed on a social contract to live in families and communities. In order to do that, you have to understand that hurting your neighbors is wrong.
substack.com/@marypezzulo...
substack.com/@marypezzulo...
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The Defense Dept has deleted references to Black, Hispanic & female service members as well as topics such as the Civil War from its website in order to remove all references to diversity, equity, & inclusion.
Sgt William H. Carney, a former slave, is the first black man to get the Medal of Honor.
Sgt William H. Carney, a former slave, is the first black man to get the Medal of Honor.
March 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The Defense Dept has deleted references to Black, Hispanic & female service members as well as topics such as the Civil War from its website in order to remove all references to diversity, equity, & inclusion.
Sgt William H. Carney, a former slave, is the first black man to get the Medal of Honor.
Sgt William H. Carney, a former slave, is the first black man to get the Medal of Honor.
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International Women’s Day 2025, USFS web page honoring first woman fire lookout is gone:
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/le...
Hallie M. Daggett was the first woman ever to be hired for a field position by the Forest Service and served 15 seasons.
@archive.org version: web.archive.org/web/20250206...
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/le...
Hallie M. Daggett was the first woman ever to be hired for a field position by the Forest Service and served 15 seasons.
@archive.org version: web.archive.org/web/20250206...
March 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
International Women’s Day 2025, USFS web page honoring first woman fire lookout is gone:
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/le...
Hallie M. Daggett was the first woman ever to be hired for a field position by the Forest Service and served 15 seasons.
@archive.org version: web.archive.org/web/20250206...
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/le...
Hallie M. Daggett was the first woman ever to be hired for a field position by the Forest Service and served 15 seasons.
@archive.org version: web.archive.org/web/20250206...
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Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them."
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
March 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them."
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
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"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night:
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
Let’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”
It’s time for Democrats to institutionalize our oldest form of democracy
oldgoats.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night:
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
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Silicon Valley's methodology of engineering is to build as fast as possible, break it, patch it, break it again and so on... that's why software always has to have patches.
It's the same way Musk builds cars and rockets.
It's exactly what he's doing to our country. Some things can't be patched.
It's the same way Musk builds cars and rockets.
It's exactly what he's doing to our country. Some things can't be patched.
March 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Silicon Valley's methodology of engineering is to build as fast as possible, break it, patch it, break it again and so on... that's why software always has to have patches.
It's the same way Musk builds cars and rockets.
It's exactly what he's doing to our country. Some things can't be patched.
It's the same way Musk builds cars and rockets.
It's exactly what he's doing to our country. Some things can't be patched.
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Well this is good news. And I don’t care that it’s 5-4. At this point a win is a win.
Judge Ali will clarify without a doubt. Let’s keep going.
Judge Ali will clarify without a doubt. Let’s keep going.
BREAKING: On a 5-4 order, SCOTUS denies DOJ’s motion to vacate Judge Ali’s State/USAID order, but notes that his prior deadline passed, so Ali is going to have to go back to the drawing board and “clarify” what the gov’t needs to do, “with due regard for the feasibility of any compliance timelines.”
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 24A831
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ET AL. U. AIDS VACCINE ADVOCACY COALITION, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION TO VACATE THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(March 5, 2025]
On February 13, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered a temporary restraining order enjoining the Government from enforcing directives pausing disbursements of foreign development assistance funds.
The present application does not challenge the Government's obligation to follow that order. On February 25, the District Court ordered the Government to issue payments for a portion of the paused disbursements-those owed for work already completed before the issuance of the District Court's temporary restraining order-by 11:59 p.m. on February 26. Several hours before that deadline, the Government filed this application to vacate the District Court's February 25 order and requested an immediate administrative stay. THE CHIEF JUSTICE entered an administrative stay shortly before the 11:59 p.m. deadline and subsequently referred the application to the Court. The application is denied. Given that the deadline in the challenged order has now passed, and in light of the ongoing preliminary injunction proceedings, the District Court should clarify what obligations the Government must fulfill to ensure compliance with the temporary restraining order, with due regard for the feasibility of any compliance timelines. The order heretofore entered by THE CHIEF JUSTICE is vacated.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiancyolrpahy5eevk7jckhjxanf3xodqpitrzmowz5o6ke7ukg7sq@jpeg)
March 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Well this is good news. And I don’t care that it’s 5-4. At this point a win is a win.
Judge Ali will clarify without a doubt. Let’s keep going.
Judge Ali will clarify without a doubt. Let’s keep going.
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
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SOTU seats are not assigned. There are general seating areas for each body (House, Senate, SCOTUS,etc) but there are honored seats for each party’s leadership and they’re even trying to squat those.
If it doesn’t sort out, be aware you may see applause on both sides of the aisle but they may be GOP
If it doesn’t sort out, be aware you may see applause on both sides of the aisle but they may be GOP
March 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
SOTU seats are not assigned. There are general seating areas for each body (House, Senate, SCOTUS,etc) but there are honored seats for each party’s leadership and they’re even trying to squat those.
If it doesn’t sort out, be aware you may see applause on both sides of the aisle but they may be GOP
If it doesn’t sort out, be aware you may see applause on both sides of the aisle but they may be GOP
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🚨 Public health data disappeared. We’re restoring it. 🚨
RestoredCDC.org preserves unaltered CDC content after key pages were removed or changed without notice.
Public data belongs to all of us. 🔗 RestoredCDC.org
#PublicHealth #ScienceTransparency #RestoredCDC
RestoredCDC.org preserves unaltered CDC content after key pages were removed or changed without notice.
Public data belongs to all of us. 🔗 RestoredCDC.org
#PublicHealth #ScienceTransparency #RestoredCDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
RestoredCDC.org
March 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🚨 Public health data disappeared. We’re restoring it. 🚨
RestoredCDC.org preserves unaltered CDC content after key pages were removed or changed without notice.
Public data belongs to all of us. 🔗 RestoredCDC.org
#PublicHealth #ScienceTransparency #RestoredCDC
RestoredCDC.org preserves unaltered CDC content after key pages were removed or changed without notice.
Public data belongs to all of us. 🔗 RestoredCDC.org
#PublicHealth #ScienceTransparency #RestoredCDC
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The ABA rejects efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
March 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The ABA rejects efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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With Elon Musk and some congressional Republicans calling for the impeachment of judges because … they ruled against the Trump administration, today’s “One First” looks at the history of federal judicial impeachments—and why their rarity has been a good thing:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/128-impeac...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/128-impeac...
128. Impeaching Federal Judges
Congress has used its power to impeach and remove federal judges only sparingly. Calls from Elon Musk and Republican lawmakers to impeach judges who rule against Trump are powerful reminders of why.
www.stevevladeck.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
With Elon Musk and some congressional Republicans calling for the impeachment of judges because … they ruled against the Trump administration, today’s “One First” looks at the history of federal judicial impeachments—and why their rarity has been a good thing:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/128-impeac...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/128-impeac...
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🧑💼 Are you a lawyer or have legal expertise and want to assist federal workers?
Visit "We The Action". They are recruiting volunteers lawyers now and hope to soon open a webpage to link federal workers with legal assistance.
Visit "We The Action". They are recruiting volunteers lawyers now and hope to soon open a webpage to link federal workers with legal assistance.
Public Service Legal Response Center
Connecting lawyers with opportunities to support federal workers
wetheaction.org
March 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🧑💼 Are you a lawyer or have legal expertise and want to assist federal workers?
Visit "We The Action". They are recruiting volunteers lawyers now and hope to soon open a webpage to link federal workers with legal assistance.
Visit "We The Action". They are recruiting volunteers lawyers now and hope to soon open a webpage to link federal workers with legal assistance.
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Thank you Cate Klepacki for your courage and your service! "My colleagues at USAID are the kind of people who run toward the fire. Around the world, in the midst of humanitarian crises, they provide lifesaving aid to those most in need." #saveforeignassistance
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
I'm a veteran and I worked with USAID. It is essential to our national security. | Opinion
I joined the military and later USAID because I believed in the American spirit and knew we need both hard and soft power to protect our country.
www.usatoday.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Thank you Cate Klepacki for your courage and your service! "My colleagues at USAID are the kind of people who run toward the fire. Around the world, in the midst of humanitarian crises, they provide lifesaving aid to those most in need." #saveforeignassistance
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Nice. Love this.
Shareholders are using Musk’s own words against him, asking what five things he’s done for them in a reference to his DOGE team’s controversial email to federal employees.
#FvckElon
#TeslaTumbles
fortune.com/2025/02/27/t...
#FvckElon
#TeslaTumbles
fortune.com/2025/02/27/t...
Tesla investors furious at stock’s plunge turn tables on CEO Elon Musk
“Please share five things you did for Tesla shareholders this week.”
fortune.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Nice. Love this.
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Vance is already taking a vacation?
Fox News is showing protesters in Vermont holding pro-Ukraine signs ruining JD Vance's vacation.
🤣
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March 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Vance is already taking a vacation?
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org