ChannelingAryaStark
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Illegitimi non carborundum!!!
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
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This isn't how gov't is supposed to work: The acting commissioner of Social Security admitted “I was ticked at the governor of Maine for not being real cordial to the president,” so I ended a program in Maine. www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/s...
Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said the rationale given by Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is 'infuriating and absurd.'
www.pressherald.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This isn't how gov't is supposed to work: The acting commissioner of Social Security admitted “I was ticked at the governor of Maine for not being real cordial to the president,” so I ended a program in Maine. www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/s...
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U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff recently claimed that the majority of people in Ukraine's Russian-occupied territories had participated in referendums and "indicated that they want to be under Russian rule."
Witkoff's claim is false in many ways.
Witkoff's claim is false in many ways.
Russia’s sham ‘referendums’ at gunpoint are null and void, despite Steve Witkoff’s comments
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff recently claimed that the majority of people in Ukraine's Russian-occupied territories had participated in referendums and "indicated that they want to be under Russia...
kyivindependent.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff recently claimed that the majority of people in Ukraine's Russian-occupied territories had participated in referendums and "indicated that they want to be under Russian rule."
Witkoff's claim is false in many ways.
Witkoff's claim is false in many ways.
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Warner, with Gabbard and Ratcliffe sitting in front of him: "If this was the case of a military officer or an intelligence officer and they had this kind of behavior, they would be fired."
March 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Warner, with Gabbard and Ratcliffe sitting in front of him: "If this was the case of a military officer or an intelligence officer and they had this kind of behavior, they would be fired."
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Yet another absurdly vindictive and ridiculous Trump Executive Order, this time targeting the law firm of Jenner & Block.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump signs executive order against law firm Jenner & Block
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that takes action against the law firm Jenner & Block, for what a White House official described as the company's actions to weaponize the government and legal system.
www.reuters.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Yet another absurdly vindictive and ridiculous Trump Executive Order, this time targeting the law firm of Jenner & Block.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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“You can’t build movements without breaking things,” Ben Rhodes, a contributing Opinion writer, says. “You will lose some donors, antagonize some interest groups and even alienate some voters. But nothing could be riskier than our current course.”
Opinion | Democrats Can Stop Trump and Save America
The Democratic Party can’t stop America’s spiral into autocracy and oligarchy unless it casts off its stale talking points and reimagines what it stands for.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
“You can’t build movements without breaking things,” Ben Rhodes, a contributing Opinion writer, says. “You will lose some donors, antagonize some interest groups and even alienate some voters. But nothing could be riskier than our current course.”
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Yale Budget is out w/ illustrative analysis of what following the House budget plan could look like - of what cutting Medicaid & SNAP while extending the Trump tax cuts could look like.
It’d hurt the poor, be roughly neutral for the middle class, & help the rich.
budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
It’d hurt the poor, be roughly neutral for the middle class, & help the rich.
budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
March 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Yale Budget is out w/ illustrative analysis of what following the House budget plan could look like - of what cutting Medicaid & SNAP while extending the Trump tax cuts could look like.
It’d hurt the poor, be roughly neutral for the middle class, & help the rich.
budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
It’d hurt the poor, be roughly neutral for the middle class, & help the rich.
budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
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“What's it going to take for you to drive one of these babies home today? I can talk to my manager and see if he'll let me throw in a MAGA hat and a Bible."
March 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
“What's it going to take for you to drive one of these babies home today? I can talk to my manager and see if he'll let me throw in a MAGA hat and a Bible."
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Trump is lying about Social Security to justify how Republicans are trying to cut your hard-earned benefits.
He’s already working to gut Social Security offices and essential staff nationwide.
Here are the facts:
apnews.com/article/soci...
He’s already working to gut Social Security offices and essential staff nationwide.
Here are the facts:
apnews.com/article/soci...
Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
apnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Trump is lying about Social Security to justify how Republicans are trying to cut your hard-earned benefits.
He’s already working to gut Social Security offices and essential staff nationwide.
Here are the facts:
apnews.com/article/soci...
He’s already working to gut Social Security offices and essential staff nationwide.
Here are the facts:
apnews.com/article/soci...
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
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Doggies back to the pound; Musk-rats out of your data. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Federal judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from access to Treasury Department material
The judge also ordered Musk and his team to “immediately destroy any and all copies of material downloaded from Treasury Department’s records and systems, if any.”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Doggies back to the pound; Musk-rats out of your data. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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NIH has cut billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
NIH has cut billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Career federal civil servants are facing unprecedented threats under Donald Trump’s second term. If you’re impacted or concerned, Protect Democracy has guidance on protecting your rights and next steps.
Read more: 🔗 http://protdem.org/federal-worker-resources
Read more: 🔗 http://protdem.org/federal-worker-resources
February 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Career federal civil servants are facing unprecedented threats under Donald Trump’s second term. If you’re impacted or concerned, Protect Democracy has guidance on protecting your rights and next steps.
Read more: 🔗 http://protdem.org/federal-worker-resources
Read more: 🔗 http://protdem.org/federal-worker-resources
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Rinse and repeat.
Pandemics do not begin with official announcements.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
February 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Rinse and repeat.
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USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion annually in rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from American farmers.
February 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion annually in rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from American farmers.
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Surprisingly, we find ourselves thanking a Trump appointee—so thank you, Judge. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia announced after a hearing that he would issue a temporary restraining order to halt the imminent administrative leave of 2,200 USAID employees.
February 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Surprisingly, we find ourselves thanking a Trump appointee—so thank you, Judge. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia announced after a hearing that he would issue a temporary restraining order to halt the imminent administrative leave of 2,200 USAID employees.
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“We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!” he wrote. However, Trump has no authority to make any of these changes.
February 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!” he wrote. However, Trump has no authority to make any of these changes.
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Musk’s staffers are heading to the Pentagon, while Trump continues his attempted purge of Washington. He recently announced on Truth Social that he is appointing himself as head of the Kennedy Center and plans to remove multiple members from its board of trustees.
February 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Musk’s staffers are heading to the Pentagon, while Trump continues his attempted purge of Washington. He recently announced on Truth Social that he is appointing himself as head of the Kennedy Center and plans to remove multiple members from its board of trustees.
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Trump, Vance, and Musk are pushing to rehire a staffer who resigned after being called out for a social media account with a history of racist posts. “To err is human, to forgive divine,” Elon Musk said in defense of the move. No—it’s not err; it’s racism. No excuses.
February 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Trump, Vance, and Musk are pushing to rehire a staffer who resigned after being called out for a social media account with a history of racist posts. “To err is human, to forgive divine,” Elon Musk said in defense of the move. No—it’s not err; it’s racism. No excuses.