Regina Oliver
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Editor, reader, writer. Tar Heel born, bred. Newf mom.
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Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Paul Noth. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/dE5ukWH
March 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Paul Noth. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/dE5ukWH
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Devils Tower National Monument will slash hours of operation from 24/7 to daytime only, the park announced Tuesday.
Monument staff didn't say if DOGE actions are behind the change, though social media users were quick to blame President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Monument staff didn't say if DOGE actions are behind the change, though social media users were quick to blame President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Devils Tower National Monument slashes hours without explanation - WyoFile
The iconic destination cut its hours from around the clock to daytime only. Monument staff didn’t say if DOGE actions are behind the change.
wyofile.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Devils Tower National Monument will slash hours of operation from 24/7 to daytime only, the park announced Tuesday.
Monument staff didn't say if DOGE actions are behind the change, though social media users were quick to blame President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Monument staff didn't say if DOGE actions are behind the change, though social media users were quick to blame President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
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The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.
apnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...
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"The American antisemitism now merges with the Russian antisemitism and reinforces it. The idea that Zelens'kyi is not a real president, and that his government is therefore not a real government, has been a very specific Russian antisemitic trope from the beginning."
"Antisemitism in the Oval Office: A confrontation seen with a historian's eye"
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Antisemitism in the Oval Office
A confrontation seen with a historian's eye
snyder.substack.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"The American antisemitism now merges with the Russian antisemitism and reinforces it. The idea that Zelens'kyi is not a real president, and that his government is therefore not a real government, has been a very specific Russian antisemitic trope from the beginning."
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NEW VIDEO: I have never seen as many federal judges angry with the federal government as there are right now. And one judge in Rhode Island seems poised to find someone in criminal contempt.
Paige and I discuss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVzF...
Paige and I discuss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVzF...
Judge Says Trump Admin Violated Court Order, Threatens Contempt
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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February 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
NEW VIDEO: I have never seen as many federal judges angry with the federal government as there are right now. And one judge in Rhode Island seems poised to find someone in criminal contempt.
Paige and I discuss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVzF...
Paige and I discuss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVzF...
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RFK Jr is already being treated as if he is the secretary of HHS. His confirmation won't be till next week. When this lunatic actually gets confirmed, it should come with an apology to every scientist and Doctor for letting them down and the people. People will die because of this decision.
February 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
RFK Jr is already being treated as if he is the secretary of HHS. His confirmation won't be till next week. When this lunatic actually gets confirmed, it should come with an apology to every scientist and Doctor for letting them down and the people. People will die because of this decision.
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remarkable bravery
HAPPENING NOW: members of Get Free are blocking traffic in front of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the main agency where the Trump Administration and its billionaire backers like Elon Musk have been spearheading efforts to implement MAGA’s Project 2025 agenda.
February 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
remarkable bravery
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Let me get this straight: RFK Jr.’s idea of fixing his ethics issues is to hand his stake over to his son? The son who works at the same law firm that RFK Jr. made millions off of?
RFK Jr.'s nomination should not move forward one inch until we get answers.
RFK Jr.'s nomination should not move forward one inch until we get answers.
Democratic senators say they have 'grave concerns' over RFK Jr.'s potential financial conflicts
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden called on the HHS nominee to vow to recuse himself from certain decisions and promise not to profit from health litigation after leaving the post.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Let me get this straight: RFK Jr.’s idea of fixing his ethics issues is to hand his stake over to his son? The son who works at the same law firm that RFK Jr. made millions off of?
RFK Jr.'s nomination should not move forward one inch until we get answers.
RFK Jr.'s nomination should not move forward one inch until we get answers.
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Elon Musk has proposed that the Trump Administration shut down U.S.A.I.D., a move that would have a calamitous impact around the globe—and threaten our national security, Atul Gawande writes.
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February 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Elon Musk has proposed that the Trump Administration shut down U.S.A.I.D., a move that would have a calamitous impact around the globe—and threaten our national security, Atul Gawande writes.
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Shutting down USAID is not about efficiency—it’s about undermining America’s global leadership. USAID counters extremism, fights diseases, and creates more markets for U.S. exports. This is reckless and dangerous.
February 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Shutting down USAID is not about efficiency—it’s about undermining America’s global leadership. USAID counters extremism, fights diseases, and creates more markets for U.S. exports. This is reckless and dangerous.
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February 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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This is what it looks like when you’re scared of tough questions.
February 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This is what it looks like when you’re scared of tough questions.
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Ron Wyden has started asking the right questions and demanding answers. I’m sure he’ll get a FU from Trump. They need to keep pushing.
February 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Ron Wyden has started asking the right questions and demanding answers. I’m sure he’ll get a FU from Trump. They need to keep pushing.
Amazing words — both those written by Yeats and “We’ll survive…”
“The Second Coming” by Yeats has a simple message: it predicts that time is up for humanity, and that civilization as we know it is about to be undone. Yeats wrote the poem 106 years ago. We'll survive Trump.
February 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Amazing words — both those written by Yeats and “We’ll survive…”
Well worth reading this, friends.
Here is Adam Levitin on how the Treasury payment system works, and some of the damage that messing with it could cause.
www.creditslips.org/creditslips/...
www.creditslips.org/creditslips/...
February 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Well worth reading this, friends.
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The National Association of Home Builders explains what happens if we make inputs for home construction, such as Canadian lumber, more expensive.
February 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The National Association of Home Builders explains what happens if we make inputs for home construction, such as Canadian lumber, more expensive.
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There has never been a larger gap in my (admittedly quite short) professional life between how lay folks and law profs are talking about what is happening in government right now. So much of what Trump is doing is just blatantly illegal — often in several ways at once.
February 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
There has never been a larger gap in my (admittedly quite short) professional life between how lay folks and law profs are talking about what is happening in government right now. So much of what Trump is doing is just blatantly illegal — often in several ways at once.
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In talking with reporters over the last week, I've been careful to talk, not just about "impoundments," which sounds technical and perhaps minor, but about "the power of the purse," which most people learned about in middle-school civics.
There has never been a larger gap in my (admittedly quite short) professional life between how lay folks and law profs are talking about what is happening in government right now. So much of what Trump is doing is just blatantly illegal — often in several ways at once.
February 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In talking with reporters over the last week, I've been careful to talk, not just about "impoundments," which sounds technical and perhaps minor, but about "the power of the purse," which most people learned about in middle-school civics.
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cannot be said enough that for a decade a critical number of americans have simply refused to accept that he means what he says
I hold a lot of disdain for the people who didn’t see this coming given P2025 but it does seem like the actual support for these goals is nonexistent, everyone who voted for him did so under the incredibly stupid assumption that he wouldn’t do this
February 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
cannot be said enough that for a decade a critical number of americans have simply refused to accept that he means what he says
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Has anybody filed for an injunction of any kind? There is no legal authority for Musk to be in Treasury cutting off payments! At best he's on an advisory committee.
If fed workers had a court order I think they would be more likely to stand up to him. Now they're being thrown to the wolves.
If fed workers had a court order I think they would be more likely to stand up to him. Now they're being thrown to the wolves.
February 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Has anybody filed for an injunction of any kind? There is no legal authority for Musk to be in Treasury cutting off payments! At best he's on an advisory committee.
If fed workers had a court order I think they would be more likely to stand up to him. Now they're being thrown to the wolves.
If fed workers had a court order I think they would be more likely to stand up to him. Now they're being thrown to the wolves.
Mike Flynn again. Oh joy.
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 4:38 PM
Mike Flynn again. Oh joy.
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That whole 'women in lakes distributing swords' thing as a method of government is starting to look pretty good right now.
February 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
That whole 'women in lakes distributing swords' thing as a method of government is starting to look pretty good right now.