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Candidly, as a civ-mil watcher, this scene at Bragg is freaking me out more than anything else that's happened so far. Just an absolute collapse of professional military norms.
June 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Candidly, as a civ-mil watcher, this scene at Bragg is freaking me out more than anything else that's happened so far. Just an absolute collapse of professional military norms.
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I am sincerely moved by Sen. Van Hollen. Sometimes Members of Congress do stuff that is brave. I didn’t say this while he was there, but it kind of reminded me of Rep. Leo Ryan in 1978.
We need more MOCs to show the same spine for their constituents. We do NOT accept our neighbors being disappeared
We need more MOCs to show the same spine for their constituents. We do NOT accept our neighbors being disappeared
April 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I am sincerely moved by Sen. Van Hollen. Sometimes Members of Congress do stuff that is brave. I didn’t say this while he was there, but it kind of reminded me of Rep. Leo Ryan in 1978.
We need more MOCs to show the same spine for their constituents. We do NOT accept our neighbors being disappeared
We need more MOCs to show the same spine for their constituents. We do NOT accept our neighbors being disappeared
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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This how health insurers screw everyone for profit. Republicans will cut off sick people before they even lift a finger to investigate the real fraud in our healthcare system.
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
www.propublica.org
April 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This how health insurers screw everyone for profit. Republicans will cut off sick people before they even lift a finger to investigate the real fraud in our healthcare system.
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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
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This all points to confidence in US treasury bonds rapidly degrading, and the consequences of that go well beyond a simple recession. The US bond market imploding would make 2008 look like child's play.
For the layman, US treasury bonds have long been the safest of safe investments, meaning when the market tanks, people start buying bonds. In these cases, the 10-year yield goes down because bonds are being bought vs sold.
If the yield goes up as the markets goes down, that is bad. Very bad.
If the yield goes up as the markets goes down, that is bad. Very bad.
JUST IN 🚨: 10-Year Treasury Yield soaring above 4.4% for the first time since February - Scott Bessent in Panic Mode
April 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This all points to confidence in US treasury bonds rapidly degrading, and the consequences of that go well beyond a simple recession. The US bond market imploding would make 2008 look like child's play.
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April 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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This is Senator Jim Banks from Indiana. No need to tell you he’s a Republican—it’s clear by the cruel disdain he shows his own constituent who was laid off.
Note: he waits until the door’s about to close before telling him he deserved it & calling him a “clown.”
He’s not just cruel—he’s a coward.
Note: he waits until the door’s about to close before telling him he deserved it & calling him a “clown.”
He’s not just cruel—he’s a coward.
April 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is Senator Jim Banks from Indiana. No need to tell you he’s a Republican—it’s clear by the cruel disdain he shows his own constituent who was laid off.
Note: he waits until the door’s about to close before telling him he deserved it & calling him a “clown.”
He’s not just cruel—he’s a coward.
Note: he waits until the door’s about to close before telling him he deserved it & calling him a “clown.”
He’s not just cruel—he’s a coward.
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no offense to Jeff but if you are alleging the head editor of the Atlantic was cunning enough to circumvent all your security safeguards that kinda makes you sound even worse
Wow — Mike Waltz on Fox News suggests Jeffrey Goldberg somehow schemed his way into the Signal group instead of just being invited by accident
March 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
no offense to Jeff but if you are alleging the head editor of the Atlantic was cunning enough to circumvent all your security safeguards that kinda makes you sound even worse
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so telling that Hesgeth’s reflexive reaction was to trash Goldberg as
“deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes. This is a guy that peddles in garbage. This is what he does.”
That’s what happens when you get a Fox News guy at Sec DoD
“deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes. This is a guy that peddles in garbage. This is what he does.”
That’s what happens when you get a Fox News guy at Sec DoD
March 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
so telling that Hesgeth’s reflexive reaction was to trash Goldberg as
“deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes. This is a guy that peddles in garbage. This is what he does.”
That’s what happens when you get a Fox News guy at Sec DoD
“deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes. This is a guy that peddles in garbage. This is what he does.”
That’s what happens when you get a Fox News guy at Sec DoD
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She doesn't mention cloture specifically. But I think it's clear what Pelosi is saying here. And I think her saying it is a pretty big deal.
March 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
She doesn't mention cloture specifically. But I think it's clear what Pelosi is saying here. And I think her saying it is a pretty big deal.
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A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
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In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
March 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
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I'm glad someone finally pointed out that the new "masculine energy" is extremely fucking childish. Grow up. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Adolescent Style in American Politics
The version of manhood placed on display by Trump and his aides is the one imagined by teenage boys.
www.theatlantic.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I'm glad someone finally pointed out that the new "masculine energy" is extremely fucking childish. Grow up. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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“put it on his fucking gravestone”
February 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“put it on his fucking gravestone”
Maybe do a Craigslist ad, in missed connections and see of you find em
I know I should not be laughing at this but www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
The individuals, who work in an agency that oversees the nation's nuclear stockpile, had been fired on Thursday and lost access to their federal government email accounts.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Maybe do a Craigslist ad, in missed connections and see of you find em
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“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw”
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Tom Homan says he sent an email to the Deputy AG asking if AOC is crossing the line by providing webinars to undocumented immigrants: I’m not an attorney… maybe AOC is going to be in trouble now
February 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw”
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
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If George Soros held an Oval Office press conference explaining his plans for the Biden administration and then the State Department awarded a nine figure contract to the Open Society Foundations then Washington D.C. would’ve consisted of mostly ash and blood within 72 hours.
February 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
If George Soros held an Oval Office press conference explaining his plans for the Biden administration and then the State Department awarded a nine figure contract to the Open Society Foundations then Washington D.C. would’ve consisted of mostly ash and blood within 72 hours.
So disappointed in the tour but not surprised by Monahan’s terrible leadership. Helping this weak, already conflicted executive further his conflicts of interest.
Imagine any prior moment in the history of the U.S. where a president whose family is in business with LIV GOLF via hosting tournaments four years in a row would convene a White House meeting involving LIV Golf and its potential merger partner PGA. This is a conflict of interest. Plain and simple.
February 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
So disappointed in the tour but not surprised by Monahan’s terrible leadership. Helping this weak, already conflicted executive further his conflicts of interest.
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February 7, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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DOGE operative Marko Elez got the ability to alter US Treasury payment system code on Feb 1, WIRED's sources say.
For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story.
Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."
For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story.
Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
DOGE operative Marko Elez got the ability to alter US Treasury payment system code on Feb 1, WIRED's sources say.
For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story.
Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."
For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story.
Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."
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We were just told that they won’t let us in. They are denying entry to 2 dozen members of Congress. Elon Musk has all our private information & we have no idea what he’s doing with it. This is happening completely behind closed doors. HELL NO. It’s illegal. We demand oversight!
February 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We were just told that they won’t let us in. They are denying entry to 2 dozen members of Congress. Elon Musk has all our private information & we have no idea what he’s doing with it. This is happening completely behind closed doors. HELL NO. It’s illegal. We demand oversight!
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There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
February 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
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Every time someone quotes Pete Hegseth attacking DEI, it should come with a statement that he was epically unqualified for the job.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Every time someone quotes Pete Hegseth attacking DEI, it should come with a statement that he was epically unqualified for the job.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...