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Asked about the head of Social Security resigning over Elon’s DOGE squad trying to get access to sensitive data — Trump immediately spins it into a lie that she was fired over unsubstantiated claims of massive amounts of fraud that have been resoundingly debunked.
February 19, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Asked about the head of Social Security resigning over Elon’s DOGE squad trying to get access to sensitive data — Trump immediately spins it into a lie that she was fired over unsubstantiated claims of massive amounts of fraud that have been resoundingly debunked.
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It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.
February 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.
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"You should have never started it" -- Trump to Ukraine, which very much did not start the war
February 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
"You should have never started it" -- Trump to Ukraine, which very much did not start the war
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What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
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This might be the most nakedly corrupt document I’ve seen on DOJ letterhead — and I wrote a history of Watergate!
“You are directed … to dismiss the pending charges in United States v. Adams, No. 24 Cr. 556 (SDNY)…. The Justice Department has reached this conclusion without assessing the strength of the evidence or the legal theories on which the case is based”
![Memorandum from the Acting Deputy Attorney General
Dismissal Without Prejudice of Prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams
Page 2
Of The Federal Government. These actions and the underlying case have also improperly interfered with Mayor Adams' campaign in the 2025 mayoral election. See Justice Manual § 9-
85.500, entitled Actions that May Have an Impact on an Election.
Second, the pending prosecution has unduly restricted Mayor Adams' ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime that escalated under the policies of the prior Administration. We are particularly concerned about the impact of the prosecution on Mayor Adams' ability to support critical, ongoing federal efforts "to protect the American people from the disastrous effects of unlawful mass migration and resettlement," as described in Executive Order 14165.' Accomplishing the immigration objectives established by President Trump and the Attorney General is every bit as important—if not more so as the objectives that the prior Administration pursued by releasing violent criminals such as Viktor Bout, the "Merchant of Death."? Accordingly, based on these additional concerns that are distinct from the weaponization problems, dismissal without prejudice is also necessary at this time.
' Your Office correctly noted in a February 3, 2025 memorandum, *as Mr. Bove clearly stated to defense counsel during our meeting [on January 31, 2025], the Government is not offering to exchange dismissal of a criminal case for Adams's assistance on immigration enforcement."
2 According to an October 2024 Wall Street Journal article, Bout has already started to participate in arms deals again, including negotiations with representatives of Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis. https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/putins-merchant-of-death-is-back-in-](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreidtbdebawe7yluohx6ktbosdjqfdcf7ukryaemdjtgcpygzklaefe@jpeg)
February 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This might be the most nakedly corrupt document I’ve seen on DOJ letterhead — and I wrote a history of Watergate!
“If the executive branch does not comply with court orders and makes a point of saying that we will not comply with court orders, the rule of law, as far as the federal government is concerned, is over” George Conway
February 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“If the executive branch does not comply with court orders and makes a point of saying that we will not comply with court orders, the rule of law, as far as the federal government is concerned, is over” George Conway
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On Sunday, JD Vance dared to argue that federal courts “aren’t allowed” to limit the president's “legitimate power.
George Conway is forewarning America, predicting that Donald Trump is setting us up for a constitutional showdown that could mean the end of U.S. democracy.
On…
George Conway is forewarning America, predicting that Donald Trump is setting us up for a constitutional showdown that could mean the end of U.S. democracy.
On…
February 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
On Sunday, JD Vance dared to argue that federal courts “aren’t allowed” to limit the president's “legitimate power.
George Conway is forewarning America, predicting that Donald Trump is setting us up for a constitutional showdown that could mean the end of U.S. democracy.
On…
George Conway is forewarning America, predicting that Donald Trump is setting us up for a constitutional showdown that could mean the end of U.S. democracy.
On…
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The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.
February 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social “Trump has been gutting congressional oversight, apparently wanting to make sure that no one can oversee the president. Rather than rooting out waste and corruption in the government, Musk and his ilk have launched a hostile takeover…”
February 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social “Trump has been gutting congressional oversight, apparently wanting to make sure that no one can oversee the president. Rather than rooting out waste and corruption in the government, Musk and his ilk have launched a hostile takeover…”
Every morning before I check the news I mutter “what new fresh hell has Trump wrought today.” This is not ok and not making anything “great.” To those who say it will be fine, he knows what he’s doing….I hope you’re right but remember, sometimes something broken stays broken
Overreach has the potential to destroy empires rapidly. History has a few lessons.
February 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Every morning before I check the news I mutter “what new fresh hell has Trump wrought today.” This is not ok and not making anything “great.” To those who say it will be fine, he knows what he’s doing….I hope you’re right but remember, sometimes something broken stays broken
Read this!!
January 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Read this!!
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If you’re upset about Michelle Obama’s decision not to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, wait until I tell you about the time Donald Trump refused to accept the results of the election he lost, plotted a coup & incited an insurrection before deciding not to attend Joe Biden’s.
January 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If you’re upset about Michelle Obama’s decision not to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, wait until I tell you about the time Donald Trump refused to accept the results of the election he lost, plotted a coup & incited an insurrection before deciding not to attend Joe Biden’s.
Also @hcrichardson.bsky.social Under the Biden administration, the nation has also had the lowest average unemployment rate of any administration in 50 years, ending at 4.1%.
Sounds pretty great to me.
Sounds pretty great to me.
January 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Also @hcrichardson.bsky.social Under the Biden administration, the nation has also had the lowest average unemployment rate of any administration in 50 years, ending at 4.1%.
Sounds pretty great to me.
Sounds pretty great to me.
From @hcrichardson.bsky.social The nation added 256,000 new jobs in December, a number significantly higher than economists expected. That brings the total number of jobs created under Biden to 16.6 million and makes Biden’s the only administration in history to have created jobs every month.
January 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
From @hcrichardson.bsky.social The nation added 256,000 new jobs in December, a number significantly higher than economists expected. That brings the total number of jobs created under Biden to 16.6 million and makes Biden’s the only administration in history to have created jobs every month.
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Climate inaction is way more expensive than climate action, and it’s not even close.
estimated economic losses from current los angeles wildfires: ~ $50 billion
the most expensive in california history
the most expensive in california history
January 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Climate inaction is way more expensive than climate action, and it’s not even close.
Best expression of 2024: “hard of thinking”
January 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Best expression of 2024: “hard of thinking”
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“[2024] is expected to end with a nearly 16% drop in homicides ….
“The three consecutive years of declining homicides come in the wake of a 30% jump in murders between 2019 and 2020, the largest single-year increase in more than a century.”
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/unite...
“The three consecutive years of declining homicides come in the wake of a 30% jump in murders between 2019 and 2020, the largest single-year increase in more than a century.”
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/unite...
US poised to see dramatic drop in homicides for 3rd straight year
With 2024 winding down to a close, homicides across the United States are poised to plummet for the third straight year.
abcnews.go.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“[2024] is expected to end with a nearly 16% drop in homicides ….
“The three consecutive years of declining homicides come in the wake of a 30% jump in murders between 2019 and 2020, the largest single-year increase in more than a century.”
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/unite...
“The three consecutive years of declining homicides come in the wake of a 30% jump in murders between 2019 and 2020, the largest single-year increase in more than a century.”
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/unite...
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Donald Trump's shifting positions on H-1B visas.
2016 vs. 2020 vs. 2024
2016 vs. 2020 vs. 2024
January 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Donald Trump's shifting positions on H-1B visas.
2016 vs. 2020 vs. 2024
2016 vs. 2020 vs. 2024
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New York Times Editor’s note: “Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024. Roughly a year before he entered hospice care, he wrote his final New York Times Opinion essay. In it, he looked back on the Capitol riot and explained why he was so worried about American democracy.”
www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/o...
Opinion | Jimmy Carter: I Fear for Our Democracy (Gift Article)
Even established democracies can fall to military juntas and despots. We can’t let that happen here.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:56 AM
New York Times Editor’s note: “Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024. Roughly a year before he entered hospice care, he wrote his final New York Times Opinion essay. In it, he looked back on the Capitol riot and explained why he was so worried about American democracy.”
www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/o...
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this is legitimately a big deal. zillow now putting climate risk on their website.
December 29, 2024 at 10:33 PM
this is legitimately a big deal. zillow now putting climate risk on their website.
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This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:29 AM
This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Most excellent @hcrichardson.bsky.social history-repeating lesson: America once learned from too few having too much, & then along came Reagan. Biden has done so much & now along comes Trump 2.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-4...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-4...
December 4, 2024
In 1883, as the Republican Party moved into full-throated support for the industrialists who were concentrating the nation’s wealth into their own hands while factory workers stayed above the poverty ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Most excellent @hcrichardson.bsky.social history-repeating lesson: America once learned from too few having too much, & then along came Reagan. Biden has done so much & now along comes Trump 2.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-4...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-4...
Important read: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 19, 2024 (Tuesday)
For three hot days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, more than 150,000 soldiers from the armies of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America slashed at each other in the hills and...
open.substack.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Important read: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...