@kevinwhelan.bsky.social
Only successful in killing innocent people
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Only successful in killing innocent people
Our politics are a disaester…always look for the helpers.
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Our politics are a disaester…always look for the helpers.
While @mspairport.bsky.social passengers travel for vacation, people are being shackled on the tarmac and loaded onto planes to be taken who knows where on the next runway.
‘We had no idea where we were going’: Deportees pass through MSP minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/19/w...
‘We had no idea where we were going’: Deportees pass through MSP minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/19/w...
'We had no idea where we were going’: Deportees pass through MSP • Minnesota Reformer
When Marco Azogue climbed the stairs onto a plane parked on the tarmac of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, shackled at the wrists and ankles, he assumed the plane was taking him to his home...
minnesotareformer.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
While @mspairport.bsky.social passengers travel for vacation, people are being shackled on the tarmac and loaded onto planes to be taken who knows where on the next runway.
‘We had no idea where we were going’: Deportees pass through MSP minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/19/w...
‘We had no idea where we were going’: Deportees pass through MSP minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/19/w...
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
I agree with #4 and #5 a lot
4. Huge blind spot on the Northside for progressives. I date this back to the demise of ACORN and NOC. Clearly the DSA has a base along Lake Street. For both symbolic and math reasons, that not extending over north is a political and vote problem. Perhaps the Ellison name masked that for a time.
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I agree with #4 and #5 a lot
Define “sociopath”:
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Define “sociopath”:
This sucks
The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This sucks
Worse ways to spend a day than doorknocking for change in #Minneapolis , perhaps America’s most beautiful fall city . Supporting mayor candidates @omarfatehmn.com @dewayneforminneapolis.com to make it a good home for all.
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Worse ways to spend a day than doorknocking for change in #Minneapolis , perhaps America’s most beautiful fall city . Supporting mayor candidates @omarfatehmn.com @dewayneforminneapolis.com to make it a good home for all.
“Barf!”
Barf. Here's the "Team Mpls" plan to “address climate change.” No mention of getting off fossil fuels. Nothing on electrification. Nothing on renewable energy, transit or building housing near transit. Just trees and carbon capture(?). This fluff could have been written by the Koch Bros (1/2)
November 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Barf!”
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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this is exactly what's happening
The Fred Trump treatment. Give him a fake job while Miller draws up missile strike plans on fishermen.
October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
this is exactly what's happening
There’s a lot of talk about “fraud” in Minnesota politics right now. It’s important to note that grifters come in all colors and my own demographic, white dudes, continues to have leading innovators in the field. This is a new one:
October 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
There’s a lot of talk about “fraud” in Minnesota politics right now. It’s important to note that grifters come in all colors and my own demographic, white dudes, continues to have leading innovators in the field. This is a new one:
Just because it’s predictable doesn’t mean it’s not a tradgedy
Breaking News: The U.S. will allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in the country. nyti.ms/3WhrQui
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just because it’s predictable doesn’t mean it’s not a tradgedy
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Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson: 7 million people. Our neighbors, our friends, our community, did that. Over 300 some odd partner organizations from all over the country, from massive base building organizations to teeny tiny community defense groups. Y'all, we did that.
#NoKings @ashdashlee.bsky.social
#NoKings @ashdashlee.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson: 7 million people. Our neighbors, our friends, our community, did that. Over 300 some odd partner organizations from all over the country, from massive base building organizations to teeny tiny community defense groups. Y'all, we did that.
#NoKings @ashdashlee.bsky.social
#NoKings @ashdashlee.bsky.social
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It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
But if there was a 300 person demo in one city and someone broke a window it would be banner headlines.
All this data and information, and there are still zero stories on the NYT or WSJ homepages about this very large, very important national event. WaPo has at least two. CNN's main story on homepage is No Kings coverage.
Now that #NoKings 2.0 is behind us, here's a quick 🧵 into the data we collected in DC on Saturday to start thinking about what the day-of-action can tell us about this wave of Resistance to Trump2.0 and its policies. The day turned out millions across the US in over 2700 locations across the US:
October 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
But if there was a 300 person demo in one city and someone broke a window it would be banner headlines.
But her emails
DJT telling us he would rather sh*t on half of all Americans rather than represent them.
October 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
But her emails
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With alt text.
Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters
Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters
October 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
With alt text.
Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters
Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters
Ffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case.
October 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Ffs
The key point here is that the highest levels of MAGA make a point to defend crude racism and Nazism. They could condemn it or say nothing, but they want everyone to know it’s ok by them, with whatever flimsy excuses.
JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."
October 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The key point here is that the highest levels of MAGA make a point to defend crude racism and Nazism. They could condemn it or say nothing, but they want everyone to know it’s ok by them, with whatever flimsy excuses.
I’ve been wondering if anyone would point this out.
Biden’s record on Gaza was shameful but Trumps unspeakably worse
Biden’s record on Gaza was shameful but Trumps unspeakably worse
October 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’ve been wondering if anyone would point this out.
Biden’s record on Gaza was shameful but Trumps unspeakably worse
Biden’s record on Gaza was shameful but Trumps unspeakably worse
Tl/dr - come to #NoKings it will give the fascists a sad.
one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump
As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.
newrepublic.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Tl/dr - come to #NoKings it will give the fascists a sad.
Courage is contagious.
Organizing is essential. Courage is contagious. Social proof is persuasive.
People do the thing they think people like them do.
People do the thing they think people like them do.
My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
October 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Courage is contagious.
Derek is my favorite troll
in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa
October 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Derek is my favorite troll