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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
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BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the Trump admin to pay full SNAP benefits for November by tomorrow, rejecting the administration’s plan to only partially fund food stamps for 42 million Americans.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...
Judge orders Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday
The Trump administration recently said it would not pay any SNAP benefits, but then offered partial funding of the food stamp program after a judge's ruling.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the Trump admin to pay full SNAP benefits for November by tomorrow, rejecting the administration’s plan to only partially fund food stamps for 42 million Americans.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...
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We talked about exactly this on the Strict Scrutiny @strictscrutiny.bsky.social episode from last week: crooked.com/podcast/the-...
October 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We talked about exactly this on the Strict Scrutiny @strictscrutiny.bsky.social episode from last week: crooked.com/podcast/the-...
@groundedpodcast.bsky.social can you talk about the possibility of a shadow government?
August 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
@groundedpodcast.bsky.social can you talk about the possibility of a shadow government?
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Sec. of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has barred Pentagon officials from top think tank forums, claiming they spread "globalist hate." Trump's latest loyalty test is now shutting out the ideas that keep America strong. Marvin Kalb explains.
Madness, Masquerading as Policy
By Marvin Kalb
contrarian.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sec. of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has barred Pentagon officials from top think tank forums, claiming they spread "globalist hate." Trump's latest loyalty test is now shutting out the ideas that keep America strong. Marvin Kalb explains.
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Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.
The Most Americans Are On Unemployment—Nearly 2 Milllion—Since Pandemic
Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.
www.forbes.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.
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BREAKING: CASA plaintiffs file an amended complaint challenging Trump's EO to end birthright citizenship, seeking class certification and a TRO, following today's Supreme Court decision.
June 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
BREAKING: CASA plaintiffs file an amended complaint challenging Trump's EO to end birthright citizenship, seeking class certification and a TRO, following today's Supreme Court decision.
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June 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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BEYER: Isn't this embarrassing?
BESSENT: You seem not to have seen the economic data. GDP growth has been quite substantial
BEYER: GDP growth is half what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: Job growth is solid
BEYER: Job growth is a third what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: You seem not to have seen the economic data. GDP growth has been quite substantial
BEYER: GDP growth is half what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: Job growth is solid
BEYER: Job growth is a third what it was last year, sir
June 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
BEYER: Isn't this embarrassing?
BESSENT: You seem not to have seen the economic data. GDP growth has been quite substantial
BEYER: GDP growth is half what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: Job growth is solid
BEYER: Job growth is a third what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: You seem not to have seen the economic data. GDP growth has been quite substantial
BEYER: GDP growth is half what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: Job growth is solid
BEYER: Job growth is a third what it was last year, sir
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April 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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This was posted in Threads:
#45 called Pete Buttigieg “Alfred E. Newman.”
Mr. Buttigieg’s response:
“I guess the fact that I inspired him to make a literary reference, possibly for the first time…..” is genius.
Buttigieg is quickly becoming one of my heroes.
#45 called Pete Buttigieg “Alfred E. Newman.”
Mr. Buttigieg’s response:
“I guess the fact that I inspired him to make a literary reference, possibly for the first time…..” is genius.
Buttigieg is quickly becoming one of my heroes.
April 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This was posted in Threads:
#45 called Pete Buttigieg “Alfred E. Newman.”
Mr. Buttigieg’s response:
“I guess the fact that I inspired him to make a literary reference, possibly for the first time…..” is genius.
Buttigieg is quickly becoming one of my heroes.
#45 called Pete Buttigieg “Alfred E. Newman.”
Mr. Buttigieg’s response:
“I guess the fact that I inspired him to make a literary reference, possibly for the first time…..” is genius.
Buttigieg is quickly becoming one of my heroes.
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Good question. Why DOES Pete Hegseth have a Russian phone number? 🤨
March 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Good question. Why DOES Pete Hegseth have a Russian phone number? 🤨
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Fuck Stephen Miller and Tom Homan to hell. Goddamn bastards, both of them.
March 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Fuck Stephen Miller and Tom Homan to hell. Goddamn bastards, both of them.
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The evidence presented was so thin, the judge said at one point, that “the Defense Department might have well cited the latest Beyoncé album.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/u...
Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops
The order allows soldiers to keep serving in the military under rules established by the Biden administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The evidence presented was so thin, the judge said at one point, that “the Defense Department might have well cited the latest Beyoncé album.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/u...
@amychanson.bsky.social I miss seeing you on socials
March 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@amychanson.bsky.social I miss seeing you on socials
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Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at HR@opm.gov.
February 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at HR@opm.gov.
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
February 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
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Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.