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Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
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HHS's Office of Long COVID Research and Practice has been DOGEd. Closing this week.
March 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
HHS's Office of Long COVID Research and Practice has been DOGEd. Closing this week.
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Look s like even those required to defend the law cower and kiss the king.
We are NOT ok.
We are NOT ok.
Wow, just WOW!!
Looks like orange Slim Shady is at it again…👇
What. The. Actual. Fuck. ✨
Looks like orange Slim Shady is at it again…👇
What. The. Actual. Fuck. ✨
March 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Look s like even those required to defend the law cower and kiss the king.
We are NOT ok.
We are NOT ok.
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99.4% of new drugs approved by the FDA are the product of NIH funded research.
Remember this every time you see another headline on the NIH funding cuts.
It will directly impact YOU.
#ScienceNOTSilence
Remember this every time you see another headline on the NIH funding cuts.
It will directly impact YOU.
#ScienceNOTSilence
March 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
99.4% of new drugs approved by the FDA are the product of NIH funded research.
Remember this every time you see another headline on the NIH funding cuts.
It will directly impact YOU.
#ScienceNOTSilence
Remember this every time you see another headline on the NIH funding cuts.
It will directly impact YOU.
#ScienceNOTSilence
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“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Marc Elias
Marc Elias
March 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Marc Elias
Marc Elias
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Cheap drone accessories from stores like Temu make it possible to turn a normal drone into a killing machine.
Now anyone—from criminal syndicates to paramilitary groups, from disgruntled employees to ostracized teens—can mod their drones to do remote violence.
Now anyone—from criminal syndicates to paramilitary groups, from disgruntled employees to ostracized teens—can mod their drones to do remote violence.
Low-Cost Drone Add-Ons From China Let Anyone With a Credit Card Turn Toys Into Weapons of War
Chinese ecommerce giants like Temu and AliExpress sell drone accessories like those used by soldiers in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
wrd.cm
March 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Cheap drone accessories from stores like Temu make it possible to turn a normal drone into a killing machine.
Now anyone—from criminal syndicates to paramilitary groups, from disgruntled employees to ostracized teens—can mod their drones to do remote violence.
Now anyone—from criminal syndicates to paramilitary groups, from disgruntled employees to ostracized teens—can mod their drones to do remote violence.
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
All you need to know about Twitter
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We did it folks !
March 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We did it folks !
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
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In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
NIH funding delivers exponential economic returns — Harvard Gazette
Report finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development.
news.harvard.edu
March 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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Key takeaway from DOGE:
There’s less government fraud/waste than expected.
There’s less government fraud/waste than expected.
March 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Key takeaway from DOGE:
There’s less government fraud/waste than expected.
There’s less government fraud/waste than expected.
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Q: how to 6x DOGE savings ($2.5b)?
A: Cut subsidies to Tesla ($15b)
A: Cut subsidies to Tesla ($15b)
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Q: how to 6x DOGE savings ($2.5b)?
A: Cut subsidies to Tesla ($15b)
A: Cut subsidies to Tesla ($15b)
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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
February 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
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MUSK LOSES BIG IN GERMANY
Germany’s CDU/CSU wins big, while the far-right AfD underperforms in second—despite backing from Elon Musk and JD Vance.
AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition.
Germany’s CDU/CSU wins big, while the far-right AfD underperforms in second—despite backing from Elon Musk and JD Vance.
AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition.
February 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
MUSK LOSES BIG IN GERMANY
Germany’s CDU/CSU wins big, while the far-right AfD underperforms in second—despite backing from Elon Musk and JD Vance.
AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition.
Germany’s CDU/CSU wins big, while the far-right AfD underperforms in second—despite backing from Elon Musk and JD Vance.
AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition.
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“A video shared by Tarrio on social media on Saturday showed him following the officers, Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, through … a Washington hotel that was hosting the Principles First summit, a conference where one of the officers received a ‘profile in courage’ award.”
Enrique Tarrio follows and insults officers who defended US Capitol on January 6
Ex-leader of far-right Proud Boys trails group through lobby of Washington hotel, engaging officer Michael Fanone
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“A video shared by Tarrio on social media on Saturday showed him following the officers, Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, through … a Washington hotel that was hosting the Principles First summit, a conference where one of the officers received a ‘profile in courage’ award.”
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Exactly:
“It’s all but certain that many [Sullivan & Cromwell] lawyers are unhappy with the firm’s decision to become part of the Trump regime anti-rule of law machine, and for good reason. Apart from the sheer immorality of the firm’s choice … [a] starkly pragmatic question is also presented:”
“It’s all but certain that many [Sullivan & Cromwell] lawyers are unhappy with the firm’s decision to become part of the Trump regime anti-rule of law machine, and for good reason. Apart from the sheer immorality of the firm’s choice … [a] starkly pragmatic question is also presented:”
If the justice system is gutted, and replaced by a regime where cronyism makes adherence to laws optional, who will want to hire skilled lawyers trained to counsel clients on complying with the law?
That's a question lawyers thinking about joining Trump's attack on the rule of law should be asking.
That's a question lawyers thinking about joining Trump's attack on the rule of law should be asking.
Elite lawyers sell out the rule of law
Sullivan & Cromwell enlist in Trump's assault on the justice system.
www.publicnotice.co
February 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Exactly:
“It’s all but certain that many [Sullivan & Cromwell] lawyers are unhappy with the firm’s decision to become part of the Trump regime anti-rule of law machine, and for good reason. Apart from the sheer immorality of the firm’s choice … [a] starkly pragmatic question is also presented:”
“It’s all but certain that many [Sullivan & Cromwell] lawyers are unhappy with the firm’s decision to become part of the Trump regime anti-rule of law machine, and for good reason. Apart from the sheer immorality of the firm’s choice … [a] starkly pragmatic question is also presented:”
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"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary...
"Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
"Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
www.vanityfair.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary...
"Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
"Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the safety-standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the safety-standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the safety-standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
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Mr Garcia, I have drafted an appropriate response for you. You're welcome.
February 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Mr Garcia, I have drafted an appropriate response for you. You're welcome.
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Trump officials have terminated more than 300 staffers at the National Nuclear Security Administration without realizing that they oversee America’s nuclear weapons.
They are now trying to rescind the terminations.
They are now trying to rescind the terminations.
Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN
Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Trump officials have terminated more than 300 staffers at the National Nuclear Security Administration without realizing that they oversee America’s nuclear weapons.
They are now trying to rescind the terminations.
They are now trying to rescind the terminations.
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the gulf of america thing is a litmus test. it was not a conservative cause-celebre ever, to rename the gulf of mexico. nobody cared. the mad king simply pronounced it one day, and now everybody who is attempting to curry favor with the mad king has to pretend that it's a completely reasonable thing
February 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
the gulf of america thing is a litmus test. it was not a conservative cause-celebre ever, to rename the gulf of mexico. nobody cared. the mad king simply pronounced it one day, and now everybody who is attempting to curry favor with the mad king has to pretend that it's a completely reasonable thing
North Carolina GOP expands control over elections during lame-duck session
YouTube video by Face the Nation
youtu.be
December 12, 2024 at 2:33 AM