ulrik2242.bsky.social
@ulrik2242.bsky.social
I would be surprised if the government didn't shut down.

It's the only way to find out what services people didn't know they were missing.

Those are the ones Elon will say " see, no one noticed you were closed. Goodbye "
December 20, 2024 at 12:28 PM
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House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government.

And hurt the working class Americans they claim to support.

You break the bipartisan agreement, you own the consequences that follow.
December 19, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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GOP extremists want House Democrats to raise the debt ceiling so that House Republicans can lower the amount of your Social Security check.

Hard pass.
December 19, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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House Democrats will never bend the knee to far right extremists who want to shut down the government.
December 19, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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The Musk-Johnson government shutdown bill has been soundly defeated.

MAGA extremists in the House GOP are not serious about helping working class Americans.

They are simply doing the bidding of their wealthy donors and puppeteers.

Unacceptable.
December 19, 2024 at 11:58 PM
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Protesters on the streets of Seoul erupted with emotion on Saturday after lawmakers passed a motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived declaration of martial law earlier this month stunned the nation.
Protestors in South Korea Rejoice as Lawmakers Impeach Yoon
Protesters on the streets of Seoul erupted with emotion on Saturday after lawmakers passed a motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived declaration of martial law earlie...
www.bloomberg.com
December 14, 2024 at 10:20 AM
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December 10, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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BREAKING 🚨: NASA dropped a new James Webb telescope deep space image 💫💫💫

All the eight-sided features are stars in the Milky Way, everything else is a galaxy 🤯
December 10, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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As the Arctic warms faster than the rest of the world, its tundra has become a source rather than a sink of carbon, a change that worries scientists
Thawing Tundra Is Now a Carbon Source in Fast-Warming Arctic
Scientists’ annual report card on the polar region finds that its vast tundra is releasing more CO2 than it stores, a worrying shift.
www.bloomberg.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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To me walking out of an elevator on the wrong floor:

Woman: “Wrong floor, Senator.”
Me: “Ugh thank you. Good looking out.”
Woman: “I mean…you look tired.”
a man carrying a bag in a living room with a clock in the background
ALT: a man carrying a bag in a living room with a clock in the background
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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President-elect Trump has a reverence, bordering on awe, for Britain's royal family. British diplomats hope that will help safeguard relations with Washington in a fractious political climate.
Prince William’s Chat With Trump Shows Why Royals May Be Potent Diplomatic Tool
President-elect Donald J. Trump has a reverence, bordering on awe, for the royal family. British diplomats hope that will help safeguard relations with Washington in a fractious political climate.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:35 AM
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SCOOP: RFK Jr.'s daughter-in-law is making a push to serve as deputy director at the CIA next year — and RFK Jr. is making calls on her behalf.
Scoop: RFK Jr. pushes his daughter-in-law for CIA deputy director
Fox Kennedy spent nearly a decade at the CIA in her early career.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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December 10, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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The Biden administration transferred $20 billion to Ukraine on Tuesday, providing an urgently needed economic lifeline in the form of a loan that will be repaid using interest earned from Russia’s frozen central bank assets.
U.S. Transfers $20 Billion Loan to Ukraine Backed by Russian Assets
The economic lifeline ensures that Ukraine will have economic support after President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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Weds. guest list: Jonathan Lemire, Chief John Chell, Deputy Comm. Kaz Daughtry, Katty Kay, Mike Barnicle, Jon Meacham, Pablo Torre, Rev. Al Sharpton, Vaughn Hillyard, Marc Caputo, Stephanie Gosk, State Sen. James Skoufis, ctd...
December 11, 2024 at 10:20 AM
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So long, and thanks for all the fish. Final NYT column is up. News about future plans probably tomorrow morning www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
Opinion | My Last Column: Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment
Where have all the good vibes gone?
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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Elon Musk and millions claim anyone with unrestrained speech — anyone on X — can easily replace a discredited media.

"Bullshit!" argues Axios CEO Jim VandeHei. Without clinical, fair, deep and fearless reporting, America will perish.
Why reporting matters
I want to take you inside a world with no trust in journalism.
www.axios.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:31 AM
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Kevin Madden on which Trump nominee is most at risk for not being confirmed: “I think just because of the magnitude of the job, I think Pete Hegseth has problems right now.”
December 3, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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Donald Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel faces rocky path to US Senate approval

https://www.ft.com/content/b686d7f2-e296-4364-b6ca-b02174080351
Donald Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel faces rocky path to US Senate approval
Nominee has vowed to dismantle ‘deep state’ and is an admirer of QAnon conspiracy theory
www.ft.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:25 AM
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By upholding them.
How do we get others to care about standards?
December 3, 2024 at 4:59 AM
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@kenmartin.bsky.social: “I'm running for the DNC chair because there's too many in Washington who want to win the argument. I actually want to win elections again.”
December 3, 2024 at 2:57 AM