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My radical position is that congress should remove a president if he pronounces that his predecessor was assassinated and replaced by a clone
June 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
My radical position is that congress should remove a president if he pronounces that his predecessor was assassinated and replaced by a clone
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its crazy how dominant germany was in science (especially chemistry) in the 19th century, it was basically the international language for scientists, people came from all over the world to train at heidelberg etc, and then....
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
its crazy how dominant germany was in science (especially chemistry) in the 19th century, it was basically the international language for scientists, people came from all over the world to train at heidelberg etc, and then....
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Many others are posting abt this too but this graphic viscerally shows how dire the presidential budget is for NASA 🔭🧪and worldwide astronomy. I can’t express how sad this makes me, as an American scientist. And it’s mostly already paid for projects, so also no logic in terms of saving money.
June 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Many others are posting abt this too but this graphic viscerally shows how dire the presidential budget is for NASA 🔭🧪and worldwide astronomy. I can’t express how sad this makes me, as an American scientist. And it’s mostly already paid for projects, so also no logic in terms of saving money.
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Briefly wandered over to The Other Place to gauge the response to the NASA budget devastation to encounter a bunch of gleeful 'we spend too much money, so this is great.'
TO BE, ONCE AGAIN, PERFECTLY CLEAR, THE BUDGET REQUEST MOVES ALL THIS MONEY TO DEFENSE. IT SPENDS IT. NO MONEY IS SAVED.
TO BE, ONCE AGAIN, PERFECTLY CLEAR, THE BUDGET REQUEST MOVES ALL THIS MONEY TO DEFENSE. IT SPENDS IT. NO MONEY IS SAVED.
June 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Briefly wandered over to The Other Place to gauge the response to the NASA budget devastation to encounter a bunch of gleeful 'we spend too much money, so this is great.'
TO BE, ONCE AGAIN, PERFECTLY CLEAR, THE BUDGET REQUEST MOVES ALL THIS MONEY TO DEFENSE. IT SPENDS IT. NO MONEY IS SAVED.
TO BE, ONCE AGAIN, PERFECTLY CLEAR, THE BUDGET REQUEST MOVES ALL THIS MONEY TO DEFENSE. IT SPENDS IT. NO MONEY IS SAVED.
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The SAVE Act is headed to the Senate. If it's signed into law, millions will feel the impact—especially women. Jennifer Weiss-Wolf says: enough with the gaslighting.
This is voter suppression in democracy’s clothing.
This is voter suppression in democracy’s clothing.
The SAVE Act
Enough with Gaslighting Women
contrarian.substack.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The SAVE Act is headed to the Senate. If it's signed into law, millions will feel the impact—especially women. Jennifer Weiss-Wolf says: enough with the gaslighting.
This is voter suppression in democracy’s clothing.
This is voter suppression in democracy’s clothing.
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Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.
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If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉
handsoff2025.com
handsoff2025.com
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
handsoff2025.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉
handsoff2025.com
handsoff2025.com
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A Signal Truth: Any posts that conduct public business are public records that must be archived.
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(Art by Ben Landgren for #SunshineWeek)
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(Art by Ben Landgren for #SunshineWeek)
A Signal Truth: Posts that Conduct Public Business are Public Records.
Good morning from Washington, where the cherry blossoms are at peak bloom and I am at peak lividity about public records. I wanted to share a short reflection today. More on Sunshine Week, soon.
Yest...
civic-texts.ghost.io
March 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A Signal Truth: Any posts that conduct public business are public records that must be archived.
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(Art by Ben Landgren for #SunshineWeek)
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(Art by Ben Landgren for #SunshineWeek)
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This should’ve been put into place after his first term.
March 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This should’ve been put into place after his first term.
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History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
February 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
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Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
February 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
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This is very literally a coup. This is the administration acting as an authoritarian/fascist regime.
NEW: The Trump administration is not backing down in its effort to slash spending and reshape the federal government, despite multiple court orders explicitly restraining the president’s sweeping actions.
By Jake Pearson and @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
By Jake Pearson and @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority —…
propub.li
February 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is very literally a coup. This is the administration acting as an authoritarian/fascist regime.
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America’s absence is China’s opportunity.
February 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
America’s absence is China’s opportunity.
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someone tell ernst that neither the president nor musk embodies the american people and that if they want to cut funding they should work with congress to pass a bill www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
February 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
someone tell ernst that neither the president nor musk embodies the american people and that if they want to cut funding they should work with congress to pass a bill www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
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i think an important thing for people outside the US to understand is that elon musk seized control of the government today and most americans don’t even realize it happened.
February 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
i think an important thing for people outside the US to understand is that elon musk seized control of the government today and most americans don’t even realize it happened.
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Trump is openly violating the law on a vast and unprecedented scale and everyone is acting like it's normal. NPR had a long story about finding a rare shrew. NYT said he was disregarding "legal niceties." This is an attack on the Constitution as profound as the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
January 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trump is openly violating the law on a vast and unprecedented scale and everyone is acting like it's normal. NPR had a long story about finding a rare shrew. NYT said he was disregarding "legal niceties." This is an attack on the Constitution as profound as the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
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Worried about our nation’s descent into fascism? This one pot cacio e pepe will make you feel like you’re in 1920s Italy.
February 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Worried about our nation’s descent into fascism? This one pot cacio e pepe will make you feel like you’re in 1920s Italy.
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Quick reminder that if you see a headline from a source you’ve never heard of that isn’t being reported by anyone else, you really should do some due diligence before spreading it around as fact. There’s enough misinformation floating around already; no need to add more.
February 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Quick reminder that if you see a headline from a source you’ve never heard of that isn’t being reported by anyone else, you really should do some due diligence before spreading it around as fact. There’s enough misinformation floating around already; no need to add more.
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it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
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An unelected, erratic, ketamine-addled billionaire with far right/white nationalist views has taken control of the personnel and payment systems of the United States government. Not an exaggeration, not hyperbole.
January 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An unelected, erratic, ketamine-addled billionaire with far right/white nationalist views has taken control of the personnel and payment systems of the United States government. Not an exaggeration, not hyperbole.
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what Musk is doing is as close to the government being taken over by a hostile foreign power in our lifetimes, the coverage should reflect that
January 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
what Musk is doing is as close to the government being taken over by a hostile foreign power in our lifetimes, the coverage should reflect that
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The US constitution was built to avoid centralized power and tyranny.
It is not the constitution that is failing us.
It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.
It is not the constitution that is failing us.
It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.
February 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The US constitution was built to avoid centralized power and tyranny.
It is not the constitution that is failing us.
It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.
It is not the constitution that is failing us.
It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.