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Extraordinary new detail about the FBI purge.
*Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump.
*When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired.
www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
*Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump.
*When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired.
www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
Politics may have spurred August purge of 5 veteran FBI agents
Details are emerging about the possible motivation behind the firing of five senior FBI agents.
www.cbsnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Extraordinary new detail about the FBI purge.
*Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump.
*When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired.
www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
*Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump.
*When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired.
www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
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If anyone knows any big cat-friendly charities or philanthropists, we could desperately use some help right now. After taking in the ferals for rehab, we're stretched very thin. And then this huge bill for our older girl...
We're very much at a breaking point.
We're very much at a breaking point.
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August 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If anyone knows any big cat-friendly charities or philanthropists, we could desperately use some help right now. After taking in the ferals for rehab, we're stretched very thin. And then this huge bill for our older girl...
We're very much at a breaking point.
We're very much at a breaking point.
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"I'm not going to speak about the opinion of the government," says the spokesperson for the United States Department of State.
REPORTER: Speaker Johnson was in the West Bank and said it belongs to the Jewish people. Is that official US policy?
TAMMY BRUCE: Clearly that's his opinion
REPORTER: But it's not the opinion of the govt?
BRUCE: I'm not going to speak about the opinion of the govt
TAMMY BRUCE: Clearly that's his opinion
REPORTER: But it's not the opinion of the govt?
BRUCE: I'm not going to speak about the opinion of the govt
August 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"I'm not going to speak about the opinion of the government," says the spokesperson for the United States Department of State.
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Wonder how sexual predator Brett Kavanaugh and sexual predator Clarence Thomas will vote on the fate of sexual predator Ghislaine Maxwell.
August 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Wonder how sexual predator Brett Kavanaugh and sexual predator Clarence Thomas will vote on the fate of sexual predator Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Ghislaine Maxwell who participated in the rape of over 1,000 kids can now enjoy a yoga class at her new prison thanks to Trump and DOJ.
The most despicable coverup in recent history
The most despicable coverup in recent history
August 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell who participated in the rape of over 1,000 kids can now enjoy a yoga class at her new prison thanks to Trump and DOJ.
The most despicable coverup in recent history
The most despicable coverup in recent history
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They should give free bereavement PTO for pets. My grandmother was an asshole, let me mourn my dog.
July 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
They should give free bereavement PTO for pets. My grandmother was an asshole, let me mourn my dog.
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the implication here is that people fired were fired for poor performance, or because we don’t need what they do, or for any reason that isn’t chainsaw-go-brrrrr
Person whose whole career has depended on her father’s name has thoughts about “entitlement”
July 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
the implication here is that people fired were fired for poor performance, or because we don’t need what they do, or for any reason that isn’t chainsaw-go-brrrrr
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We’re releasing the Epstein Files day one. There are no Epstein Files. Here’s video proof nothing happened. Ok we had to edit it. There are no Epstein Files. There are Epstein Files, but the Democrats made them. Why do you care so much about this Epstein guy? What are “Files”?
July 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
We’re releasing the Epstein Files day one. There are no Epstein Files. Here’s video proof nothing happened. Ok we had to edit it. There are no Epstein Files. There are Epstein Files, but the Democrats made them. Why do you care so much about this Epstein guy? What are “Files”?
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"Cruz inserted language into the reconciliation bill that eliminates a $150m fund to 'accelerate advances & improvements in research, observation systems, modeling, forecasting, and dissemination of info to the public' around weather forecasting."
Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding
Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Cruz inserted language into the reconciliation bill that eliminates a $150m fund to 'accelerate advances & improvements in research, observation systems, modeling, forecasting, and dissemination of info to the public' around weather forecasting."
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When you have an entire political movement like MAGA who has sneering contempt for experts who have spent decades in a profession - like weather forecasters - and the need for govt to use those experts to save lives, the results of that too often are that many people die.
July 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
When you have an entire political movement like MAGA who has sneering contempt for experts who have spent decades in a profession - like weather forecasters - and the need for govt to use those experts to save lives, the results of that too often are that many people die.
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Also from Congressman Frank Pallone to RFK Jr:
“It’s clear to me that the vast majority of scientists and medical professionals think your views on vaccines are dangerous.”
“The science is not on your side. I just really think people are going to die as a result of your actions.”
“It’s clear to me that the vast majority of scientists and medical professionals think your views on vaccines are dangerous.”
“The science is not on your side. I just really think people are going to die as a result of your actions.”
June 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Also from Congressman Frank Pallone to RFK Jr:
“It’s clear to me that the vast majority of scientists and medical professionals think your views on vaccines are dangerous.”
“The science is not on your side. I just really think people are going to die as a result of your actions.”
“It’s clear to me that the vast majority of scientists and medical professionals think your views on vaccines are dangerous.”
“The science is not on your side. I just really think people are going to die as a result of your actions.”
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"Women often don’t even get first acts, and men like Andrew Cuomo, always the complicated hero in their own stories, feel entitled to at least five."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/down-goes-...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/down-goes-...
Down Goes Macbeth of Manhattan
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow...
charlotteclymer.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Women often don’t even get first acts, and men like Andrew Cuomo, always the complicated hero in their own stories, feel entitled to at least five."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/down-goes-...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/down-goes-...
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I'm still not over yesterday's obscene SCOTUS decision that our government can deport people to prisons in countries they're not from. How is anyone walking around going about their day?
June 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I'm still not over yesterday's obscene SCOTUS decision that our government can deport people to prisons in countries they're not from. How is anyone walking around going about their day?
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💰 WATCH: “How is that happening?” 🤷🏼♂️
@aoc.bsky.social informs a confused RFK Jr. that his own HHS is stuffing the pockets of insurance companies by doubling the rates taxpayers pay them even as they defraud us. 🤔
@aoc.bsky.social informs a confused RFK Jr. that his own HHS is stuffing the pockets of insurance companies by doubling the rates taxpayers pay them even as they defraud us. 🤔
June 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
💰 WATCH: “How is that happening?” 🤷🏼♂️
@aoc.bsky.social informs a confused RFK Jr. that his own HHS is stuffing the pockets of insurance companies by doubling the rates taxpayers pay them even as they defraud us. 🤔
@aoc.bsky.social informs a confused RFK Jr. that his own HHS is stuffing the pockets of insurance companies by doubling the rates taxpayers pay them even as they defraud us. 🤔
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if Cuomo loses today and goes ahead with a 3rd party run in the general "No means no" as the counter message is right there
June 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
if Cuomo loses today and goes ahead with a 3rd party run in the general "No means no" as the counter message is right there
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Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
June 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
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On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
June 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
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America just has a Mad King now. He can announce tariffs on a whim and crash the economy. He can deploy the military against his own cities. He can start a war with no authorization. He's put a progression of dunces in charge of everything and nobody is doing anything meaningful to stop him. 😔
June 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
America just has a Mad King now. He can announce tariffs on a whim and crash the economy. He can deploy the military against his own cities. He can start a war with no authorization. He's put a progression of dunces in charge of everything and nobody is doing anything meaningful to stop him. 😔
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THIS IS ABSOLUTE INSANITY.
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June 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
THIS IS ABSOLUTE INSANITY.
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ICE was created post 9/11 to combat terrorist threats. If they aren't combatting the number one terror threat to America - Domestic Violent Extremism and white supremacists - then they don't need to exist as an agency.
June 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
ICE was created post 9/11 to combat terrorist threats. If they aren't combatting the number one terror threat to America - Domestic Violent Extremism and white supremacists - then they don't need to exist as an agency.
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we’ve got a bunch of parents voluntarily guarding the elementary school gates if you want to know how LA feels this morning
June 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
we’ve got a bunch of parents voluntarily guarding the elementary school gates if you want to know how LA feels this morning
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Scientists are already eyeing the exits; the hostility to international students could dry up a critical pipeline for a generation; and the balance of intellectual power could shift as other countries rush to fill the vacuum created by Trump’s nihilistic nativism.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Trump's Dumbing Down of America
Our looming brain drain crisis
open.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Scientists are already eyeing the exits; the hostility to international students could dry up a critical pipeline for a generation; and the balance of intellectual power could shift as other countries rush to fill the vacuum created by Trump’s nihilistic nativism.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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This is such a good example of "turn every page" journalism - nothing less fun/glam than clicking through every footnote.
And it's roughly 10,000x more newsy than the thumbsucker RFK profiles reported with big travel budgets.
And it's roughly 10,000x more newsy than the thumbsucker RFK profiles reported with big travel budgets.
The New York Times has found at least two more fake citations in the MAHA report.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is such a good example of "turn every page" journalism - nothing less fun/glam than clicking through every footnote.
And it's roughly 10,000x more newsy than the thumbsucker RFK profiles reported with big travel budgets.
And it's roughly 10,000x more newsy than the thumbsucker RFK profiles reported with big travel budgets.