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This is so incredibly, goofily stupid—a slapstick level of dumbass, self-defeating, wasteful procurement even if it’s somehow not as corrupt as it looks—but I suspect absolutely no one is going to prevent it from happening. What an embarrassment. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
This is so incredibly, goofily stupid—a slapstick level of dumbass, self-defeating, wasteful procurement even if it’s somehow not as corrupt as it looks—but I suspect absolutely no one is going to prevent it from happening. What an embarrassment. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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This is just one of thousands of harrowing stories told about the U.S. Government abandoning Americans abroad in the USAID shutdown. This is Benghazi times a million. 1/
February 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is just one of thousands of harrowing stories told about the U.S. Government abandoning Americans abroad in the USAID shutdown. This is Benghazi times a million. 1/
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We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.
Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo Bay Is ‘Not a Criminal,’ Family Pleads (Gift Article)
Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.
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Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
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According to a Nixon-era law & SCOTUS case, presidents can’t hold back congressionally allocated funds because they disagree with a project. But that’s what Donald Trump is trying to do & the real question is whether this SCOTUS will let him get away with it. joycevance.substack.com/p/impoundment
Impoundment
We all know that Congress has “the power of the purse,” but what if he disagrees with the programs they decide to fund?
joycevance.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
According to a Nixon-era law & SCOTUS case, presidents can’t hold back congressionally allocated funds because they disagree with a project. But that’s what Donald Trump is trying to do & the real question is whether this SCOTUS will let him get away with it. joycevance.substack.com/p/impoundment
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(Reuters) - Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
Exclusive: USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House
Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
(Reuters) - Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
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Welcome to the class of Gaslighting 101. Take notes, it's a four-year course.
January 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Welcome to the class of Gaslighting 101. Take notes, it's a four-year course.
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
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He’s not even sworn in yet and I’m so exhausted by all of this performative bs. It’s going to be a very long four years. 😞
January 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
He’s not even sworn in yet and I’m so exhausted by all of this performative bs. It’s going to be a very long four years. 😞
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We have teamed up with Mendez & Sanchez to provide free In-N-Out Burgers, free drinks, and other free meals to first responders and those affected by the fires. Please share.
January 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
We have teamed up with Mendez & Sanchez to provide free In-N-Out Burgers, free drinks, and other free meals to first responders and those affected by the fires. Please share.
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Mike Luckovich gets it right as he always does
January 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Mike Luckovich gets it right as he always does
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70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
January 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
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we are entering a golden age of people being so open-minded their brains leak out
December 31, 2024 at 7:08 PM
we are entering a golden age of people being so open-minded their brains leak out
And the senator’s little speech was weird.
January 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
And the senator’s little speech was weird.
The governor of Louisiana has to declare a state of emergency so they can have a sporting event. I get it, but it’s sad that this is the world we live in now. 💔
January 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The governor of Louisiana has to declare a state of emergency so they can have a sporting event. I get it, but it’s sad that this is the world we live in now. 💔
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My friend just told me "remember to take a poop just before midnight so you don't carry the same shit with you into 2025" and it's the best thing I've heard today! 😂😂😂
January 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My friend just told me "remember to take a poop just before midnight so you don't carry the same shit with you into 2025" and it's the best thing I've heard today! 😂😂😂
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US Capitol struck by lightning 12/31/2024
Video: Stephanie Ricker/Twitter
Video: Stephanie Ricker/Twitter
January 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
US Capitol struck by lightning 12/31/2024
Video: Stephanie Ricker/Twitter
Video: Stephanie Ricker/Twitter
The next four years are going to be exhausting
December 31, 2024 at 4:17 PM
The next four years are going to be exhausting
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What happened to this country?
December 7, 2024 at 11:26 PM
What happened to this country?
Love this quote
December 3, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Love this quote