When it came time for the Senate of the United States to exercise its constitutional powers of advice and consent, only a single GOP senator (Thom Tillis) voted against confirming Joe Kent. Every other Republican brushed off his record.

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“A deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if you’re an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who won’t identify themselves telling you to get in a van”, what a fuckin country

Lancaster, PA. About 4000 people here.

All along its goal was to gain access to critical government information and personal data to sell it off to the highest bidder.

Trump and his staffers insist that he attended the Crypto dinner as a private citizen, not as POTUS. Does that mean that he is not immune from prosecution for illegal activity associated with this event? #sistersinlaw @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @jillwine-banks.bsky.social

Fired a black person who was qualified, hired a white person with no qualifications whatsoever. The Trump administration in a nutshell bsky.app/profile/axio...

Why does the administration think that it's a good idea to cut funding for research, especially medical research? Could it be to force those of us who make donations to political candidates to choose between them and the other charity donations we want to make?

Oh Canada! Congratulations on your national good sense!!

ONE IF BY LAND

TWO IF BY D.C.

the north end church in boston

it’s 250 years today

@northendpage.bsky.social

I'm not an economist, but if they want to encourage the building and buying of automobiles assembled in the US, wouldn't it be simpler and less disruptive to offer a tax rebate for them as was done EVs rather than apply huge tariffs?

This was one of many signs like this we saw driving through the town of Otterlo in the Netherlands today. Most were Canadian. A few were British.

My new name for Trump. President Projection.

SWAN: DOGE and SpaceX employees are now working directly at the FAA and DoD, agencies that have billions of dollars of contracts with Musk's companies or regulate them. How is that not a conflict of interest?

TRUMP: Well I mean, I'm just hearing about it

My parents brought me to this country when I was almost eight years old. I didn't have a choice. Fortunately for me, they had the proper papers, and when they became citizens themselves, they applied for derivative citizenship for me. I had no real say in the matter. 1/2

Very interesting. I live in a 55+ community in suburban Lancaster County, PA. Our community, which for the most part didn't exist in 2020, and the area around it, as well as its sister community to the northeast, shows a solid blue, but the numbers are lower than they were in 2020.