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"a return of the 'corrupt process' that existed before the 1930s in which tariffs remain on the books and businesses try to curry favor (in this case, with Trump) to win exemptions..."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | In just five days, Trump has set the country back nearly 100 years
The president’s new slogan might as well be “We were better off 95 years ago than we are today.”
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March 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"a return of the 'corrupt process' that existed before the 1930s in which tariffs remain on the books and businesses try to curry favor (in this case, with Trump) to win exemptions..."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.
Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story.
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
February 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.
So are we ready to say Impeachment or do we want to wait until it’s too late?
February 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
So are we ready to say Impeachment or do we want to wait until it’s too late?
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Our look at how the Trump administration is systematically dismantling the government teams that have stopped Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and others from meddling in US elections: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...
With @julianbarnes.bsky.social @stevenleemyers.bsky.social
With @julianbarnes.bsky.social @stevenleemyers.bsky.social
Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations
The Trump administration has reassigned or forced out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections at multiple agencies, according to current...
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Our look at how the Trump administration is systematically dismantling the government teams that have stopped Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and others from meddling in US elections: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...
With @julianbarnes.bsky.social @stevenleemyers.bsky.social
With @julianbarnes.bsky.social @stevenleemyers.bsky.social
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How many people over 100 years old are collecting Social Security checks? Not a lot.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
February 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How many people over 100 years old are collecting Social Security checks? Not a lot.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
Roe fell to a death of a thousand cuts before the final blow… foreshadowing for so many other institutions
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds
The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Roe fell to a death of a thousand cuts before the final blow… foreshadowing for so many other institutions
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
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Breaking News: The federal order to drop Mayor Eric Adam’s corruption case led three Manhattan prosecutors to resign, the highest-profile resistance so far in President Trump’s Justice Department.
Order to Drop Adams Case Prompts Resignations in New York and Washington
The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Ad...
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Breaking News: The federal order to drop Mayor Eric Adam’s corruption case led three Manhattan prosecutors to resign, the highest-profile resistance so far in President Trump’s Justice Department.
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UPDATE: A purge of experienced career staff has begun at NIH. The staff was just informed that Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak, who has worked at NIH for 25 years is "retiring."
Grant funding remains frozen, in violation of two federal court orders.
Grant funding remains frozen, in violation of two federal court orders.
February 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
UPDATE: A purge of experienced career staff has begun at NIH. The staff was just informed that Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak, who has worked at NIH for 25 years is "retiring."
Grant funding remains frozen, in violation of two federal court orders.
Grant funding remains frozen, in violation of two federal court orders.
I wonder what his internal monologue focuses on these days… a few regrets maaaaybe?
www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconn...
www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconn...
Mitch McConnell's full statement on vote against Trump nominee RFK Jr.
The long-time senator said Thursday that RFK Jr. had a "record of trafficking in dangerous conspiracy theories."
www.newsweek.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I wonder what his internal monologue focuses on these days… a few regrets maaaaybe?
www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconn...
www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconn...
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"Even cutting 1 in every 4 government workers would only reduce federal spending by about 1 percent..."
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Musk team kicks off federal layoffs as White House eyes big cuts
The Trump administration’s plan for shrinking the civilian workforce is coming into increasingly clear view.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Even cutting 1 in every 4 government workers would only reduce federal spending by about 1 percent..."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Presidents dont make laws and determine budgets, neither do the presidents playmates. Congress LEGISLATES and BUDGETS. Why are republican congressionals willing to GIVE AWAY the power of their constituents? Are their constituents ok with that?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/n...
Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters
The Trump administration fired the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s chief financial officer and three others after Elon Musk misleadingly claimed the agency had used disaster relief funds for mig...
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Presidents dont make laws and determine budgets, neither do the presidents playmates. Congress LEGISLATES and BUDGETS. Why are republican congressionals willing to GIVE AWAY the power of their constituents? Are their constituents ok with that?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/n...
How is this really happening? www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Ye's website is selling swastika shirts after boosting its profile with Super Bowl ad
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West directed viewers to his website, where the homepage was selling a T-shirt with a swastika on the front.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
How is this really happening? www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
The judiciary is a check on the executive. What law school did you say you went to @JD Vance? (Oh not on here areYa? Don’t like fair n balanced content doYa?)
Vice President JD Vance declared on Sunday that "judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power," delivering a warning shot to the federal judiciary in the face of court rulings that have, for now, stymied aspects of President Trump’s agenda.
Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’
The declaration by the vice president came as court orders have temporarily blocked parts of the Trump administration’s agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The judiciary is a check on the executive. What law school did you say you went to @JD Vance? (Oh not on here areYa? Don’t like fair n balanced content doYa?)
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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...
A mainstay of tyrannical rule is to make a uneducated public, prioritize boisterous rants and opinion over scientific research and plainly stated facts
Another deep wound inflicted against American medicine, science and health by Musk’s juvenile night crew of data thieves following the Project 2025 playbook, which Trump disavowed in the campaign.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A mainstay of tyrannical rule is to make a uneducated public, prioritize boisterous rants and opinion over scientific research and plainly stated facts
So Elon and Trump are the school bullies and the government is the nerdy kid who’s homework their stealing and turning in as their own … great
Wait. Have @doge and Elon just been pulling numbers from usaspending.gov ?
Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?
Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.
Very Trump like too.
Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
Then releasing it as if they discovered it ?
Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me.
Very Trump like too.
Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?
USAspending.gov
usaspending.gov
February 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
So Elon and Trump are the school bullies and the government is the nerdy kid who’s homework their stealing and turning in as their own … great
Feeling despair over the destruction of the American government. What groups in the dmv area are organizing to protest and help resist this? Having trouble finding out where/how to participate.
February 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Feeling despair over the destruction of the American government. What groups in the dmv area are organizing to protest and help resist this? Having trouble finding out where/how to participate.