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The US government won’t care because SoaceX is a privately held company and not a university.
So the U.S. government made a huge show about the alleged threat posed by TikTok's Chinese ownership....
Meanwhile a major American military contractor owned by Elon Musk has quietly accepted direct and indirect investment from China.
Meanwhile a major American military contractor owned by Elon Musk has quietly accepted direct and indirect investment from China.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...
www.propublica.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The US government won’t care because SoaceX is a privately held company and not a university.
It’s completely against merit…if merit were the only consideration, nearly all of the anti-DEI folks would be unemployed.
In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report
Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...
www.mediaite.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
It’s completely against merit…if merit were the only consideration, nearly all of the anti-DEI folks would be unemployed.
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So much of the Trump administration is people just refusing to accept they have a responsibility to the role they've been selected to serve in, unlike all those who came before them. So you just have agency heads, etc. who are all deeply unserious people
October 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
So much of the Trump administration is people just refusing to accept they have a responsibility to the role they've been selected to serve in, unlike all those who came before them. So you just have agency heads, etc. who are all deeply unserious people
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All hype about the power of facilitating "human-AI collaboration" aside, we don't quickly implement extremely strong norms of disclosure around AI use, science is cooked.
From arxiv.org/pdf/2509.12282, one of many many efforts in this direction.
From arxiv.org/pdf/2509.12282, one of many many efforts in this direction.
September 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
All hype about the power of facilitating "human-AI collaboration" aside, we don't quickly implement extremely strong norms of disclosure around AI use, science is cooked.
From arxiv.org/pdf/2509.12282, one of many many efforts in this direction.
From arxiv.org/pdf/2509.12282, one of many many efforts in this direction.
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Every day there are like 3 new things that happen that 25 years ago would have instantly disqualified someone from public office.
Trump criticizes Pam Bondi for not charging his adversaries quickly enough, in a Truth Social post that looks a lot like a DM. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
September 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Every day there are like 3 new things that happen that 25 years ago would have instantly disqualified someone from public office.
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What's happening in Texas (and possibly NY, CA, IN, and elsewhere) around gerrymandering is a reminder: The Democratic Party needs to invest in winning state legislative races *every cycle, all the time.* You never know when a crisis will hit and we'll wish we had more seats or different leaders.
August 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
What's happening in Texas (and possibly NY, CA, IN, and elsewhere) around gerrymandering is a reminder: The Democratic Party needs to invest in winning state legislative races *every cycle, all the time.* You never know when a crisis will hit and we'll wish we had more seats or different leaders.
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An estimated 38% of the total corporate cash savings created by Trump and Republicans’ budget bill will flow to just four Big Tech companies: Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Alphabet.
Just so happens that each donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
Talk about a return on investment.
Just so happens that each donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
Talk about a return on investment.
August 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
An estimated 38% of the total corporate cash savings created by Trump and Republicans’ budget bill will flow to just four Big Tech companies: Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Alphabet.
Just so happens that each donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
Talk about a return on investment.
Just so happens that each donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
Talk about a return on investment.
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The weather dude on TV last night said it's going to be 99 degrees today. I'm demanding that he be fired and replace with another dude that will forecast a high of 82.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
August 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The weather dude on TV last night said it's going to be 99 degrees today. I'm demanding that he be fired and replace with another dude that will forecast a high of 82.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
Data is not the plural of anecdote.
Makary: "We have a lot of data and it may not necessarily be the traditional 50 year randomized control trial follow up. It's data from families that say their kids have been acting with bad behavior ... and they eliminate the petroleum-based food dyes and the behavior improves. That is data."
July 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Data is not the plural of anecdote.
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PLAYING IT SAFE CAN CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE IN THE LONG RUN
July 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
PLAYING IT SAFE CAN CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE IN THE LONG RUN
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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RFK Jr. is flogging wearable diet/exercise monitors that cost “80 bucks a month”. This is a good demonstration of his complete lack of understanding about public health and people with differing resources from those that he enjoys.
Feed them. Pay them a livable wage. Don’t track their behavior.
Feed them. Pay them a livable wage. Don’t track their behavior.
June 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
RFK Jr. is flogging wearable diet/exercise monitors that cost “80 bucks a month”. This is a good demonstration of his complete lack of understanding about public health and people with differing resources from those that he enjoys.
Feed them. Pay them a livable wage. Don’t track their behavior.
Feed them. Pay them a livable wage. Don’t track their behavior.
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I don't usually post just to tear something apart, but I'm afraid some people won't see what's actually wrong with this one.
Think about how many federal holidays we have that are explicitly Christian.
Think about how many celebrate the US Military.
Now look at the date he posted this.
Think about how many federal holidays we have that are explicitly Christian.
Think about how many celebrate the US Military.
Now look at the date he posted this.
June 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I don't usually post just to tear something apart, but I'm afraid some people won't see what's actually wrong with this one.
Think about how many federal holidays we have that are explicitly Christian.
Think about how many celebrate the US Military.
Now look at the date he posted this.
Think about how many federal holidays we have that are explicitly Christian.
Think about how many celebrate the US Military.
Now look at the date he posted this.
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On 6/12, DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem said “We are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and the burdensome leadership this governor and mayor have placed on this country and this city.” This use of military force to displace a democratically elected is the very definition of a coup.
June 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
On 6/12, DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem said “We are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and the burdensome leadership this governor and mayor have placed on this country and this city.” This use of military force to displace a democratically elected is the very definition of a coup.
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not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
June 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
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Definitely need the National Guard to quell this... insurrection of... line dancing?
The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE
June 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Definitely need the National Guard to quell this... insurrection of... line dancing?
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Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
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"I was this pedophile's biggest supporter until he was personally mean to me" seems like a bit of an own goal.
Musk says Trump is in the Epstein files and it is being covered up. This escalated quickly.
June 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"I was this pedophile's biggest supporter until he was personally mean to me" seems like a bit of an own goal.
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worth remembering that when Trump announced a travel ban in 2017, people literally went to airports to protest. Eight years later, Trump announces a new one and it's not even front page news.
We're the frogs and the water is getting awfully hot.
We're the frogs and the water is getting awfully hot.
June 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
worth remembering that when Trump announced a travel ban in 2017, people literally went to airports to protest. Eight years later, Trump announces a new one and it's not even front page news.
We're the frogs and the water is getting awfully hot.
We're the frogs and the water is getting awfully hot.
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So, as you might know, I have been in the process of tracking the activities of DOGE staff across the federal government. And now I've built an auto-updating website to browse the data
It's not done (lots more content to write), but news is moving fast, so here it is dogetrack.info
Enjoy!
It's not done (lots more content to write), but news is moving fast, so here it is dogetrack.info
Enjoy!
DOGE Track: Tracking The Damage
A website tracking the various activities of the DOGE wrecking crew across government. Sunlight is the best disinfectant!
dogetrack.info
May 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So, as you might know, I have been in the process of tracking the activities of DOGE staff across the federal government. And now I've built an auto-updating website to browse the data
It's not done (lots more content to write), but news is moving fast, so here it is dogetrack.info
Enjoy!
It's not done (lots more content to write), but news is moving fast, so here it is dogetrack.info
Enjoy!
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Gooooooood morning! ☀️
Today, we’re handing the reins to ChatGPT for all our posting!
Just kidding.
We’ll leave that to the college dropouts drafting national health policy with AI and imaginary studies…😵💫
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
Today, we’re handing the reins to ChatGPT for all our posting!
Just kidding.
We’ll leave that to the college dropouts drafting national health policy with AI and imaginary studies…😵💫
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
RFK Jr.'s MAHA report cited nonexistent studies
Certain studies within the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" report do not exist as cited, ABC News has confirmed.
abcnews.go.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Gooooooood morning! ☀️
Today, we’re handing the reins to ChatGPT for all our posting!
Just kidding.
We’ll leave that to the college dropouts drafting national health policy with AI and imaginary studies…😵💫
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
Today, we’re handing the reins to ChatGPT for all our posting!
Just kidding.
We’ll leave that to the college dropouts drafting national health policy with AI and imaginary studies…😵💫
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
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MAGA is willfully wrecking america's university system—the envy of the world, the place where ambitious strivers from around the world came to learn & also make contributions to the US—because MAGA hates people who have become educated enough to think for themselves
May 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
MAGA is willfully wrecking america's university system—the envy of the world, the place where ambitious strivers from around the world came to learn & also make contributions to the US—because MAGA hates people who have become educated enough to think for themselves