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DOGE savings at work (NYT)The Weather Service’s nearby San Antonio office’s warning coordination meteorologist left on April 30, after taking the early retirement package the Trump administration used to reduce the number of federal employees, according to a person with knowledge of his departure.
July 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
DOGE savings at work (NYT)The Weather Service’s nearby San Antonio office’s warning coordination meteorologist left on April 30, after taking the early retirement package the Trump administration used to reduce the number of federal employees, according to a person with knowledge of his departure.
Paging those did not “like” @kamalaharris.com Elections have consequences.
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See How Trump’s Big Bill Could Affect Your Taxes, Health Care and Other Finances
The wide-ranging domestic policy legislation could impact your taxes, clean energy choices, health care access and more.
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July 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Paging those did not “like” @kamalaharris.com Elections have consequences.
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Former White House cost-cutting czar Elon Musk called President Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and spending package a “disgusting abomination”
a man wearing 3d glasses is holding a bag of popcorn
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June 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Former White House cost-cutting czar Elon Musk called President Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and spending package a “disgusting abomination”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u... There will be no official investigations because Mr. Trump has made sure of it. He has fired government inspectors general and ethics watchdogs, installed partisan loyalists to run the Justice Department, FBI and regulatory agencies and dominated Congress.
As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests
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May 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u... There will be no official investigations because Mr. Trump has made sure of it. He has fired government inspectors general and ethics watchdogs, installed partisan loyalists to run the Justice Department, FBI and regulatory agencies and dominated Congress.
“There's a real set of concerns about jobs in the heartland, what some people call the rust belt.. There's a real set of challenges for people who work with their hands.
[But] this policy mix does not address any of those concerns and will make them worse.”
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[But] this policy mix does not address any of those concerns and will make them worse.”
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Larry Summers on Trump: ‘The First Rule of Holes Is Stop Digging’
Podcast Episode · The Opinions · 04/14/2025 · 13m
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May 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“There's a real set of concerns about jobs in the heartland, what some people call the rust belt.. There's a real set of challenges for people who work with their hands.
[But] this policy mix does not address any of those concerns and will make them worse.”
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[But] this policy mix does not address any of those concerns and will make them worse.”
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Trump is destroying the world. People need to mobilize now!
April 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Trump is destroying the world. People need to mobilize now!
Too many people have assumed that because Trump is an idiot, he can’t do too much damage to the world. But it turns out that because of his ability to intimidate most of the people in a position to stop him, he can, and will.
April 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Too many people have assumed that because Trump is an idiot, he can’t do too much damage to the world. But it turns out that because of his ability to intimidate most of the people in a position to stop him, he can, and will.
Donald Trump’s economic delusions are already hurting America
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from The Economist
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from The Economist
Donald Trump’s economic delusions are already hurting America
The president and reality are drifting apart
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March 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Donald Trump’s economic delusions are already hurting America
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from The Economist
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from The Economist
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A federal judge has just ordered Musk to get out of Treasury’s computers. We are fortunate there are good lawyers representing democracy. Normally that would end the matter, but in this era there are legit questions about compliance & enforcement. We live on the edge of a constitutional crisis.
February 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A federal judge has just ordered Musk to get out of Treasury’s computers. We are fortunate there are good lawyers representing democracy. Normally that would end the matter, but in this era there are legit questions about compliance & enforcement. We live on the edge of a constitutional crisis.
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Trump is openly violating the law on a vast and unprecedented scale and everyone is acting like it's normal. NPR had a long story about finding a rare shrew. NYT said he was disregarding "legal niceties." This is an attack on the Constitution as profound as the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
January 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trump is openly violating the law on a vast and unprecedented scale and everyone is acting like it's normal. NPR had a long story about finding a rare shrew. NYT said he was disregarding "legal niceties." This is an attack on the Constitution as profound as the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
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What the hell did I just watch for 120 seconds before having to stop due to nausea? The President of the United States, in the wake of 67 Americans dying in the worst aviation accident in a quarter century, has gathered together a gaggle of sycophants to praise him and attack DEI... for _no reason_?
January 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What the hell did I just watch for 120 seconds before having to stop due to nausea? The President of the United States, in the wake of 67 Americans dying in the worst aviation accident in a quarter century, has gathered together a gaggle of sycophants to praise him and attack DEI... for _no reason_?
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Because they are evil, we must stand up to them.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
January 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Because they are evil, we must stand up to them.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
Trump’s predictable desire politicize the tragedy at Reagan Nat’l Airport shows why he’s unfit. He implied a diversity push in the #FAA caused the crash, and blasted Biden Admin.Transp. Sec. Pete Buttigieg. I can only hope those who voted for this buffoon are paying attention.
January 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Trump’s predictable desire politicize the tragedy at Reagan Nat’l Airport shows why he’s unfit. He implied a diversity push in the #FAA caused the crash, and blasted Biden Admin.Transp. Sec. Pete Buttigieg. I can only hope those who voted for this buffoon are paying attention.
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The whole sordid tale in one paragraph
January 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The whole sordid tale in one paragraph
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/u... “The level of anticipatory obedience we’re seeing from business, universities and the media is unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime,” said Brendan Nyhan, a government professor at Dartmouth College.
Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency
Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.
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January 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/u... “The level of anticipatory obedience we’re seeing from business, universities and the media is unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime,” said Brendan Nyhan, a government professor at Dartmouth College.
Commerce Nominee Lutnick Is Backer of Outlaws’ Favorite Cryptocurrency www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Commerce Nominee Lutnick Is Backer of Outlaws’ Favorite Cryptocurrency
Cantor Fitzgerald holds assets for Tether, the stablecoin used by drug traffickers, terrorists and scammers to move money around the world.
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January 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Commerce Nominee Lutnick Is Backer of Outlaws’ Favorite Cryptocurrency www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Please please please watch this. Please.
Ex-Sniper reacts to Pete Hegseth Hearing
YouTube video by Hillary Clinton
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January 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Please please please watch this. Please.
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A friend points out: Imagine how Republicans would react if George Soros were manipulating Obama or Biden and the Democrats the way Musk is manipulating Trump and the Republicans.
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‘Co-president’ Elon Musk? Trump ally tests influence in spending fight
The unelected tech billionaire’s outsize role in sending the federal government careening toward a potential shutdown alarmed Democrats, academics and watchdog groups.
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December 20, 2024 at 12:48 PM
A friend points out: Imagine how Republicans would react if George Soros were manipulating Obama or Biden and the Democrats the way Musk is manipulating Trump and the Republicans.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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"When would-be authoritarians try to consolidate power, they do so by placing fools and jesters into positions of extraordinary power. The absurdity is a cloak. The fact that they are underestimated is a feature." -Ezra Klein
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Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 11/19/2024 · 1h 7m
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November 20, 2024 at 11:49 AM
"When would-be authoritarians try to consolidate power, they do so by placing fools and jesters into positions of extraordinary power. The absurdity is a cloak. The fact that they are underestimated is a feature." -Ezra Klein
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