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There it is. Trump just confirmed he'll be cutting benefits for hardworking Americans after he shuts down the government.
👀 Just Now -- President Trump in the Oval Office said a government shutdown gives his administration the power to cut benefit programs, which include Social Security and Medicare.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
September 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
There it is. Trump just confirmed he'll be cutting benefits for hardworking Americans after he shuts down the government.
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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A Montreal newspaper 🤣
February 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A Montreal newspaper 🤣
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All true. Even were it not, one could argue that, given the authority Musk is exercising, and his lack of accountability to anyone (other than perhaps Trump), he is serving as a principal executive officer under the Appointments Clause, and is acting unlawfully unless confirmed by the Senate.
What this long and detailed NYT piece calmly calls an “extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual” is in fact a blatantly unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s Article I powers and delegation of the President’s Article II duties.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
All true. Even were it not, one could argue that, given the authority Musk is exercising, and his lack of accountability to anyone (other than perhaps Trump), he is serving as a principal executive officer under the Appointments Clause, and is acting unlawfully unless confirmed by the Senate.
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Any other person would be arrested…
February 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Any other person would be arrested…
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He has no fucking clue what's going on! He won his get-out-of-jail-free-card election, handed over the keys to Elon and said "just let me punish my enemies and golf and make billions from crypto, and I'll go on TV and sign things and say very strong things very strongly."
REPORTER: Does Musk or anyone at DOGE have direct access through the government systems to how money is dispersed?
TRUMP: No. Nothing.
TRUMP: No. Nothing.
February 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
He has no fucking clue what's going on! He won his get-out-of-jail-free-card election, handed over the keys to Elon and said "just let me punish my enemies and golf and make billions from crypto, and I'll go on TV and sign things and say very strong things very strongly."
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This import tariff scheme is a middle & working class tax hike to what, fund a tax cut for the ultra wealthy? The importers pay tariffs to the government, but the costs are paid by consumers. So where do the billions in collected tariffs go? Are they to be distributed to corporations & billionaires?
February 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This import tariff scheme is a middle & working class tax hike to what, fund a tax cut for the ultra wealthy? The importers pay tariffs to the government, but the costs are paid by consumers. So where do the billions in collected tariffs go? Are they to be distributed to corporations & billionaires?
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Democratic Whip Katharine Clark got it exactly right: “Donald Trump just slapped a major tax on every person and business in America. Families will pay hundreds more at the grocery store and the gas pump. Everything from cars to kitchen appliances will skyrocket in price.” She’s got it!
February 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Democratic Whip Katharine Clark got it exactly right: “Donald Trump just slapped a major tax on every person and business in America. Families will pay hundreds more at the grocery store and the gas pump. Everything from cars to kitchen appliances will skyrocket in price.” She’s got it!
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This is not just a "pause." It is an unlawful destruction now.
Foreign aid is a cornerstone of national security with diplomacy and defense. USAID's work reaches 100s of millions worldwide and America will be harmed.
Here are some of the lives at stake.
Foreign aid is a cornerstone of national security with diplomacy and defense. USAID's work reaches 100s of millions worldwide and America will be harmed.
Here are some of the lives at stake.
I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
February 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This is not just a "pause." It is an unlawful destruction now.
Foreign aid is a cornerstone of national security with diplomacy and defense. USAID's work reaches 100s of millions worldwide and America will be harmed.
Here are some of the lives at stake.
Foreign aid is a cornerstone of national security with diplomacy and defense. USAID's work reaches 100s of millions worldwide and America will be harmed.
Here are some of the lives at stake.
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Trump is so inept, so incompetent, that he is handed the greatest economy in decades and is hell-bent with unforced errors to destroy it… www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Opinion | The Dumbest Trade War in History
Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason.
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Trump is so inept, so incompetent, that he is handed the greatest economy in decades and is hell-bent with unforced errors to destroy it… www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
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Our friends and allies are furious, our enemies are thrilled, prices are going up, 401Ks are going down, jobs will be lost, but as long as the libs are upset the MAGA cult is happy.
February 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Our friends and allies are furious, our enemies are thrilled, prices are going up, 401Ks are going down, jobs will be lost, but as long as the libs are upset the MAGA cult is happy.
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1. BREAKING
Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees
The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates
www.muskwatch.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
1. BREAKING
Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal court BLOCKS Trump OMB order purporting to freeze federal spending. Stay will be in place until court can consider case at hearing next Monday.
Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
www.democracydocket.com
Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
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Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
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January 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal court BLOCKS Trump OMB order purporting to freeze federal spending. Stay will be in place until court can consider case at hearing next Monday.
Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
www.democracydocket.com
Follow @democracydocket.com for more.
www.democracydocket.com
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ICYMI, this from Scientific American:
RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Health
They label him a "proven menace to public health," especially with the bird flu looming.
🗣️Tell a friend who doesn't follow the news.
📞CALL YOUR SENATORS!
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Health
They label him a "proven menace to public health," especially with the bird flu looming.
🗣️Tell a friend who doesn't follow the news.
📞CALL YOUR SENATORS!
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Health
Prominent vaccine skeptic RFK, Jr., is a proven menace to public health. But with a bird flu outbreak looming, he is poised to take a perch atop the federal public health enterprise
www.scientificamerican.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
ICYMI, this from Scientific American:
RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Health
They label him a "proven menace to public health," especially with the bird flu looming.
🗣️Tell a friend who doesn't follow the news.
📞CALL YOUR SENATORS!
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Health
They label him a "proven menace to public health," especially with the bird flu looming.
🗣️Tell a friend who doesn't follow the news.
📞CALL YOUR SENATORS!
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
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Hegseth is pathetic. He isn't half the man as Mark Milley. www.foxnews.com/politics/whi...
Pentagon pulling Gen. Milley's security detail and clearance 'immediately,' may face demotion in retirement
Retired Gen. Mark Milley's personal security detail and security clearance is being pulled by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, multiple senior administration officials tell Fox News.
www.foxnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Hegseth is pathetic. He isn't half the man as Mark Milley. www.foxnews.com/politics/whi...
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So State Dept issued "stop-work" order on all these life-saving foreign assistance programs around the world before thinking it through? And now issues walk-back 4 days later after public (and private) outcry.⬇️
There's also a lot still missing here and presumably subject to the stop work order.
There's also a lot still missing here and presumably subject to the stop work order.
January 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
So State Dept issued "stop-work" order on all these life-saving foreign assistance programs around the world before thinking it through? And now issues walk-back 4 days later after public (and private) outcry.⬇️
There's also a lot still missing here and presumably subject to the stop work order.
There's also a lot still missing here and presumably subject to the stop work order.
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Zuckerberg did RFK Jr a massive favor by nuking his creepy instagram account when he was briefly booted for misleading COVID vax claims.
When Kennedy got his acct back he reset his brand to be presidential.
But this is who he is.
The images are now hard to find. If you have more, pls share.
When Kennedy got his acct back he reset his brand to be presidential.
But this is who he is.
The images are now hard to find. If you have more, pls share.
January 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Zuckerberg did RFK Jr a massive favor by nuking his creepy instagram account when he was briefly booted for misleading COVID vax claims.
When Kennedy got his acct back he reset his brand to be presidential.
But this is who he is.
The images are now hard to find. If you have more, pls share.
When Kennedy got his acct back he reset his brand to be presidential.
But this is who he is.
The images are now hard to find. If you have more, pls share.
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Grim stuff. This is who Trump wants to put in charge of the military. www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
December 2, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Grim stuff. This is who Trump wants to put in charge of the military. www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
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December 2, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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As much as MAGA wants to make it so, Hunter wasn’t pardoned for anything related to their fantasy that Joe got money from Ukraine. Comer held years of hearings on it and wouldn’t even hold a vote on it because he knew it would fail. Don’t let them rewrite the history of this too.
December 2, 2024 at 12:26 PM
As much as MAGA wants to make it so, Hunter wasn’t pardoned for anything related to their fantasy that Joe got money from Ukraine. Comer held years of hearings on it and wouldn’t even hold a vote on it because he knew it would fail. Don’t let them rewrite the history of this too.
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Pete Hegseth, nominee for Sec Def:
- zero experience
- his own mother will not endorse him
- not a single reputable member of the military has come forward to support his nomination
- has a history of sexual assault, financial mismanagement and being drunk on the job
You're all caught up.
- zero experience
- his own mother will not endorse him
- not a single reputable member of the military has come forward to support his nomination
- has a history of sexual assault, financial mismanagement and being drunk on the job
You're all caught up.
December 2, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Pete Hegseth, nominee for Sec Def:
- zero experience
- his own mother will not endorse him
- not a single reputable member of the military has come forward to support his nomination
- has a history of sexual assault, financial mismanagement and being drunk on the job
You're all caught up.
- zero experience
- his own mother will not endorse him
- not a single reputable member of the military has come forward to support his nomination
- has a history of sexual assault, financial mismanagement and being drunk on the job
You're all caught up.
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“If Putin is allowed to succeed in reducing Ukraine to a vassal state, he will not stop there.
Our security - British,French, European and transatlantic - wb jeopardized. The cost of supporting Ukraine is well known, but the cost of not doing so w be infinitely higher”
apple.news/AWjbSeTG4R9q...
Our security - British,French, European and transatlantic - wb jeopardized. The cost of supporting Ukraine is well known, but the cost of not doing so w be infinitely higher”
apple.news/AWjbSeTG4R9q...
'I've never seen the world in a more dangerous state', MI6 chief warns — Sky News
Sir Richard Moore, the head of MI6, said that if Russia wins in Ukraine, China would
apple.news
December 2, 2024 at 10:03 AM
“If Putin is allowed to succeed in reducing Ukraine to a vassal state, he will not stop there.
Our security - British,French, European and transatlantic - wb jeopardized. The cost of supporting Ukraine is well known, but the cost of not doing so w be infinitely higher”
apple.news/AWjbSeTG4R9q...
Our security - British,French, European and transatlantic - wb jeopardized. The cost of supporting Ukraine is well known, but the cost of not doing so w be infinitely higher”
apple.news/AWjbSeTG4R9q...
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BREAKING: JOE BIDEN HAS PARDONED HIS SON HUNTER! YESSSSSSSS www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe...
President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden
The decision, which was first reported by NBC News, is a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:47 AM
BREAKING: JOE BIDEN HAS PARDONED HIS SON HUNTER! YESSSSSSSS www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe...
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Jeff Tiedrich for the win:
December 2, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Jeff Tiedrich for the win:
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New Rule: You shall not complain about Hunter Biden's pardon on my feed unless you also admit the Supreme Court pardoned Trump for a coup.
December 2, 2024 at 1:22 AM
New Rule: You shall not complain about Hunter Biden's pardon on my feed unless you also admit the Supreme Court pardoned Trump for a coup.