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Hey red state voters: if you don’t want this guy deciding whether grandma gets her social security check or gets her nursing home assistance cut off, call your senator or congressional representative now. He now controls US Treasury payments.
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Introducing unlimited money into politics didn't obviously lead us to where we are now - few thought it would get this bad at the time - but looking back, you can see how it got us here.
The Road from ‘Citizens United’ to Trump, Musk, and Corruption
A ‘naïve’ Supreme Court delivered lawless greed and cruelty. We’ll have to save ourselves, if we can.
www.thebulwark.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Introducing unlimited money into politics didn't obviously lead us to where we are now - few thought it would get this bad at the time - but looking back, you can see how it got us here.
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"Policing your own conflicts" is not a thing. Certainly not with a known con man.
MAGAs told America they were sick of corruption in government—yet we now have the most openly corrupt government we've ever had in the history of America.
I'd say "make it make sense," but it doesn't and no one can.
MAGAs told America they were sick of corruption in government—yet we now have the most openly corrupt government we've ever had in the history of America.
I'd say "make it make sense," but it doesn't and no one can.
As Musk polices his own conflicts, some agencies hear sirens going off
The billionaire’s private interests intersect with wide areas of government work — and federal workers worry about his public role.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Policing your own conflicts" is not a thing. Certainly not with a known con man.
MAGAs told America they were sick of corruption in government—yet we now have the most openly corrupt government we've ever had in the history of America.
I'd say "make it make sense," but it doesn't and no one can.
MAGAs told America they were sick of corruption in government—yet we now have the most openly corrupt government we've ever had in the history of America.
I'd say "make it make sense," but it doesn't and no one can.
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Good morning and Happy Thursday to everyone who agrees with General Milley that Americans do not owe our allegiance to a King, Queen, or a wannabe dictator. We owe our allegiance to the Constitution.
Fuck the nonsense trump says about being a king.
Fuck the nonsense trump says about being a king.
February 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Good morning and Happy Thursday to everyone who agrees with General Milley that Americans do not owe our allegiance to a King, Queen, or a wannabe dictator. We owe our allegiance to the Constitution.
Fuck the nonsense trump says about being a king.
Fuck the nonsense trump says about being a king.
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My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
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At least three dozen Democrats plan to take over the Senate floor all night tonight, for 30 hours, to oppose Trump's budget office nominee, Russ Vought.
“He’s the architect of the dismantling of our federal government,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
“He’s the architect of the dismantling of our federal government,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democrats To Take Over Senate Floor All Night To Oppose White House Budget Office Nominee
“He’s the architect of the dismantling of our federal government,” Sen. Brian Schatz, one of dozens taking part in a 30-hour talkathon, said of Russell Vought.
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
At least three dozen Democrats plan to take over the Senate floor all night tonight, for 30 hours, to oppose Trump's budget office nominee, Russ Vought.
“He’s the architect of the dismantling of our federal government,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
“He’s the architect of the dismantling of our federal government,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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Tulsi Gabbard instinctively trusts the worst people on the planet and distrusts her own country. By whose definition is that "America First"? @monacharen.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...
The America Firster Who Loves America’s Enemies
Tulsi Gabbard instinctively trusts the worst people on the planet and distrusts her own country.
www.thebulwark.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Tulsi Gabbard instinctively trusts the worst people on the planet and distrusts her own country. By whose definition is that "America First"? @monacharen.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...
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"It’s all pretty routine, unless you’re a ketamine-addled, terminally online, X-brained wackjob with a tenuous grasp on how the government you now run actually functions."
The Real Reason Musk Is Mad at Us
The anatomy of a conspiracy theory
www.thebulwark.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"It’s all pretty routine, unless you’re a ketamine-addled, terminally online, X-brained wackjob with a tenuous grasp on how the government you now run actually functions."
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Corporate America sucking up and Musk raking in the $
"A rush of announcements in recent days included Visa finalising a payments processing deal with Musk’s social media site X and United Airlines accelerating a plan to use Musk’s Starlink satellites for in-flight WiFi."
www.ft.com/content/c8ed...
"A rush of announcements in recent days included Visa finalising a payments processing deal with Musk’s social media site X and United Airlines accelerating a plan to use Musk’s Starlink satellites for in-flight WiFi."
www.ft.com/content/c8ed...
Corporate America cosies up to Elon Musk as billionaire deepens ties to Donald Trump
Companies from Boeing to Amazon have sought out the world’s richest man as he seeks to remake US government
www.ft.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Corporate America sucking up and Musk raking in the $
"A rush of announcements in recent days included Visa finalising a payments processing deal with Musk’s social media site X and United Airlines accelerating a plan to use Musk’s Starlink satellites for in-flight WiFi."
www.ft.com/content/c8ed...
"A rush of announcements in recent days included Visa finalising a payments processing deal with Musk’s social media site X and United Airlines accelerating a plan to use Musk’s Starlink satellites for in-flight WiFi."
www.ft.com/content/c8ed...
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Murphy: "Let's not pull any punches about why this is happening. Elon Musk makes billions off of his business with China. And China is cheering at this action today. There is no question that the billionaire class trying to take over our govt right now is doing it based on self-interest."
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Murphy: "Let's not pull any punches about why this is happening. Elon Musk makes billions off of his business with China. And China is cheering at this action today. There is no question that the billionaire class trying to take over our govt right now is doing it based on self-interest."
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If my AG has time to sue Costco over DEI, I reckon he has a couple of minutes to sue an unelected South African billionaire for stealing the data of hundreds of millions of Americans.
February 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
If my AG has time to sue Costco over DEI, I reckon he has a couple of minutes to sue an unelected South African billionaire for stealing the data of hundreds of millions of Americans.
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Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street investor, replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.
Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street investor, replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.
www.npr.org
February 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street investor, replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.
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For those saying it wasn't a Nazi salute.
Keep posting it. Keep sharing it.
Keep posting it. Keep sharing it.
January 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
For those saying it wasn't a Nazi salute.
Keep posting it. Keep sharing it.
Keep posting it. Keep sharing it.
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We’re witnessing a broad assault on that genuinely meritocratic achievement, the civil service—one that could enable right-wing elites to corruptly loot the place, or install a highly “personalist” government marked above all by loyalty to Trump himself, or some combination of the two.
Trump and Elon Musk Just Pulled Off Another Purge—and It’s a Scary One
Did Musk’s alleged effort to access the government’s payment systems have Trump’s blessing? Or was he going rogue? Either scenario is bad, but one’s a little worse.
newrepublic.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We’re witnessing a broad assault on that genuinely meritocratic achievement, the civil service—one that could enable right-wing elites to corruptly loot the place, or install a highly “personalist” government marked above all by loyalty to Trump himself, or some combination of the two.
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If you want a country in which no relief aid is ever dispensed to any state without politically motivated conditions, by all means try to condition California wildfire aid on "turning the valve." ICYMI @jilldlawrence.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...
Extorting With Disaster: Why Stop At California?
Nice hurricanes you got there, be a shame if you had to expand Medicaid to get help.
www.thebulwark.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If you want a country in which no relief aid is ever dispensed to any state without politically motivated conditions, by all means try to condition California wildfire aid on "turning the valve." ICYMI @jilldlawrence.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...
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Lutheran Social Services is one of the largest employers in South Dakota, operating senior living facilities across the state. Republicans are shutting it down
Perhaps more concerning is Mike Flynn, known foreign asset, having access to this data?
Perhaps more concerning is Mike Flynn, known foreign asset, having access to this data?
February 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Lutheran Social Services is one of the largest employers in South Dakota, operating senior living facilities across the state. Republicans are shutting it down
Perhaps more concerning is Mike Flynn, known foreign asset, having access to this data?
Perhaps more concerning is Mike Flynn, known foreign asset, having access to this data?
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I wrote a piece for @msnbc.com on why Musk is after the keys to Treasury’s payment systems. There are a few different possibilities. None of them are good.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good.
An unelected and unaccountable billionaire wants to dictate what working families can and cannot afford.
www.msnbc.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I wrote a piece for @msnbc.com on why Musk is after the keys to Treasury’s payment systems. There are a few different possibilities. None of them are good.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Hey red state voters: if you don’t want this guy deciding whether grandma gets her social security check or gets her nursing home assistance cut off, call your senator or congressional representative now. He now controls US Treasury payments.
February 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hey red state voters: if you don’t want this guy deciding whether grandma gets her social security check or gets her nursing home assistance cut off, call your senator or congressional representative now. He now controls US Treasury payments.
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One GOP proposal takes aim squarely at parents raising children on their own by eliminating the “head of household” filing status to reap some $200B more in taxes over a decade from single parents and other adults caring for dependents on their own.
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
propub.li
February 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
One GOP proposal takes aim squarely at parents raising children on their own by eliminating the “head of household” filing status to reap some $200B more in taxes over a decade from single parents and other adults caring for dependents on their own.