Paul
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I guess Republicans could go with "It's the Democrats' fault there's a shutdown because they wouldn't obey us," and there are certainly D.C. reporters who are stupid or craven enough to parrot that, but it does seem fairly easy for any Democrat with a mouth and a microphone to refute convincingly.
March 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I guess Republicans could go with "It's the Democrats' fault there's a shutdown because they wouldn't obey us," and there are certainly D.C. reporters who are stupid or craven enough to parrot that, but it does seem fairly easy for any Democrat with a mouth and a microphone to refute convincingly.
Should the democrats shut down the government on this upcoming budget vote? Yes they should, and make damned sure everyone knows why.
March 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Should the democrats shut down the government on this upcoming budget vote? Yes they should, and make damned sure everyone knows why.
Not to be alarmist, but https://open.substack.com/pub/chrishedges/p/the-purge-of-the-deep-state-and-the?selection=9e27d920-7c8b-44b2-adf2-62d6a39b83f8&r=58xm7g&utm_medium=ios
February 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A bluebird at our feeder ❤️
February 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A bluebird at our feeder ❤️
Some video of my inifinty mirror dodecahedron
February 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Some video of my inifinty mirror dodecahedron
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Scene at Treasury
February 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Scene at Treasury
Seems accurate www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/we-...
We Democrats Will Fight Back Just as Soon as We Can Get Our Shit Together
“More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party that is struggling to define what it stands for, what issues to prioritize, and h...
www.mcsweeneys.net
February 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Seems accurate www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/we-...
No. We need action now.
It’s alarming that Elon Musk has access to government payment systems used to deliver Social Security and Medicare benefits.
He also drove out the senior career official at Treasury responsible for preventing a potential default on U.S. debt.
Congress must investigate.
He also drove out the senior career official at Treasury responsible for preventing a potential default on U.S. debt.
Congress must investigate.
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
No. We need action now.
So the tariffs are to protect us all from illegal aliens and drugs? eli5
February 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
So the tariffs are to protect us all from illegal aliens and drugs? eli5
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
I’m trying to figure out how to see through the noise to what is actually happening. I don’t want to be reactive.
January 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I’m trying to figure out how to see through the noise to what is actually happening. I don’t want to be reactive.
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The fact that NIH grant-making has been switched off so haphazardly, for reasons that remain unclear, and despite the scope of troubles it creates, suggests that higher ed will be profoundly vulnerable during the second Trump era, writes @ibogost.bsky.social:
The Chaos in Higher Ed Is Only Getting Started
Grant reviews have been suspended at the NIH. This could be an omen.
www.theatlantic.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The fact that NIH grant-making has been switched off so haphazardly, for reasons that remain unclear, and despite the scope of troubles it creates, suggests that higher ed will be profoundly vulnerable during the second Trump era, writes @ibogost.bsky.social:
I seem to generally wander around clueless.
January 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I seem to generally wander around clueless.
@ancientdndplayers.bsky.social I’m a member of the Facebook group, just saying hi
January 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
@ancientdndplayers.bsky.social I’m a member of the Facebook group, just saying hi
On the one hand I don’t really want to know what the new administration is saying and doing, including their enablers. On the other hand it’s hard not to watch a disaster unfolding.
January 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On the one hand I don’t really want to know what the new administration is saying and doing, including their enablers. On the other hand it’s hard not to watch a disaster unfolding.