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Important thread: TLDR - would make it more difficult to know when the administration is engaged in an illegal impoundment, give Trump more power to deny funds.
Thread: this flew under the radar but is very concerning. Apportionment involves pro-forma OMB quarterly letters to agencies confirming they can spend $ as appropriated by Congress. OMB has now permanently shuttered the public apportionment website per Politico/letter from OMB to Senator Murray.
April 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Important thread: TLDR - would make it more difficult to know when the administration is engaged in an illegal impoundment, give Trump more power to deny funds.
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Now is exactly THE WRONG TIME, NYT, to run the "Well, actually, maybe colleges were too woke" op-ed. What the hell is wrong with you?🤦♂️🤦♂️
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment to defend free speech -- anything else is Quisling capitulation www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment to defend free speech -- anything else is Quisling capitulation www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
Opinion | Colleges Have to Be Much More Honest With Themselves
To rebuild trust and resist interference, universities must look within.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Now is exactly THE WRONG TIME, NYT, to run the "Well, actually, maybe colleges were too woke" op-ed. What the hell is wrong with you?🤦♂️🤦♂️
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment to defend free speech -- anything else is Quisling capitulation www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment to defend free speech -- anything else is Quisling capitulation www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
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Jesus, this testimony from Tiffany Flick, who has since resigned from her position at SSA, about what happened when DOGE arrived, is hard to read. But everybody should read it. Because this is the reality of what’s happening.
storage.courtlistener.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Jesus, this testimony from Tiffany Flick, who has since resigned from her position at SSA, about what happened when DOGE arrived, is hard to read. But everybody should read it. Because this is the reality of what’s happening.
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Wow. Some old people are going to needlessly suffer and die. I guess that's just what we do now.
March 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Wow. Some old people are going to needlessly suffer and die. I guess that's just what we do now.
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Musk claims Social Security is a "gigantic magnet to attract illegal immigrants."
In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans.
In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans.
March 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Musk claims Social Security is a "gigantic magnet to attract illegal immigrants."
In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans.
In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans.
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Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
March 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
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@nobodynursery.bsky.social I think you mentioned you’re working on eradicating some invasive - there are some small grants available for that I thought you might be interested in (Sarah Perry from King County periodically sends an email to constituents about all kinds of grant opportunities).
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March 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
@nobodynursery.bsky.social I think you mentioned you’re working on eradicating some invasive - there are some small grants available for that I thought you might be interested in (Sarah Perry from King County periodically sends an email to constituents about all kinds of grant opportunities).
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“Wrap it up already.” — Adrien Brody
March 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
“Wrap it up already.” — Adrien Brody
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Seeing Al Green being escorted from the House reminded me of the time Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert weren’t.
March 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Seeing Al Green being escorted from the House reminded me of the time Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert weren’t.
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Honestly, that was the best way they could honor Mrs. Graham. Their presence would have debased her legacy.
NEW: At a celebration of legendary former Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham last night, there were some notable absentees: Jeff Bezos, the Post's CEO Will Lewis, and its top editor Matt Murray www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b...
Inside a Celebration of the Washington Post’s Katharine Graham
A premiere for a documentary about the longtime publisher of The Washington Post had people talking about changes at the paper, and in Washington.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Honestly, that was the best way they could honor Mrs. Graham. Their presence would have debased her legacy.
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There it is: Trump announces the US will not be enforcing its new shell company registry, which is the single-best tool to counter kleptocracy.
March 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
There it is: Trump announces the US will not be enforcing its new shell company registry, which is the single-best tool to counter kleptocracy.
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Donald, what, you had to bring a guy from the Russian state media in to watch you try and beat up Zelenskyy—and you thought that would make you look good? It made you look like the crook you are. Zelenskyy is a man that you will never be; he’s a genuine hero.
March 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Donald, what, you had to bring a guy from the Russian state media in to watch you try and beat up Zelenskyy—and you thought that would make you look good? It made you look like the crook you are. Zelenskyy is a man that you will never be; he’s a genuine hero.
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Let me say @fahrenthold.bsky.social is a national treasure. Also he can do math. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings
For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Let me say @fahrenthold.bsky.social is a national treasure. Also he can do math. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
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The real heroes in this fight so far have been the men and women attending those Town Hall meetings!🔥
March 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The real heroes in this fight so far have been the men and women attending those Town Hall meetings!🔥
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This is what a deal with the devil looks like👇
@housegop.bsky.social JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the expense of the middle class.
@housegop.bsky.social JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the expense of the middle class.
February 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is what a deal with the devil looks like👇
@housegop.bsky.social JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the expense of the middle class.
@housegop.bsky.social JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the expense of the middle class.
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Yes, Trump and Musk are engaged in flagrant self-dealing. But it's no worse than what Joe Biden was accused of doing but didn't actually do.
February 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Yes, Trump and Musk are engaged in flagrant self-dealing. But it's no worse than what Joe Biden was accused of doing but didn't actually do.
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"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
NEW ANALYSIS: Politicization of the U.S. Marshals Service poses a real threat to our democracy by undermining the independence of government officials and signaling an endorsement of violence, as long as it aligns with President Trump's ends.
Trump's politicization of the U.S. Marshals Service is a threat to our democracy - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
www.citizensforethics.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
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An American flag built on the backs of Black people...
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
February 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
An American flag built on the backs of Black people...
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
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The Chiefs can still be named Super Bowl champions if Mike Pence has the courage.
February 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The Chiefs can still be named Super Bowl champions if Mike Pence has the courage.
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Has anyone checked on the advertising industry to see if they're okay?
February 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Has anyone checked on the advertising industry to see if they're okay?
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Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate
Kendrick: actually
Kendrick: actually
February 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate
Kendrick: actually
Kendrick: actually
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Sounds... efficient? "There are no more civil servants now than there were in the late 1960s, even as the population they serve has grown by two-thirds." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies
Trump wants to bring back the spoils system of the 19th century.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Sounds... efficient? "There are no more civil servants now than there were in the late 1960s, even as the population they serve has grown by two-thirds." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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YES. Need to say this loudly and often! This 2.46x is also the short-term ROI. Long-term ROI (more difficult to estimate) may ~10x. Highest for any gov't spending. And the source of discoveries necessary for all new drugs (industry important too but without NIH funded science there's no foundation)
February 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
YES. Need to say this loudly and often! This 2.46x is also the short-term ROI. Long-term ROI (more difficult to estimate) may ~10x. Highest for any gov't spending. And the source of discoveries necessary for all new drugs (industry important too but without NIH funded science there's no foundation)