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My God.
the times is reporting that fema let call center operator contracts expire on july 5, the day after the texas flood, and calls answered went from 99.7% that day to 36% the next to 16% the next www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My God.
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My friend, David Pepper of Ohio, wrote a book called Laboratories of Autocracy . This is what he was talking about.
Our states have been run as authoritarian proving grounds for decades. What they’ve done to us, they plan to do to the entire country.
Our states have been run as authoritarian proving grounds for decades. What they’ve done to us, they plan to do to the entire country.
July 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
My friend, David Pepper of Ohio, wrote a book called Laboratories of Autocracy . This is what he was talking about.
Our states have been run as authoritarian proving grounds for decades. What they’ve done to us, they plan to do to the entire country.
Our states have been run as authoritarian proving grounds for decades. What they’ve done to us, they plan to do to the entire country.
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LEVER: “A wave of bills to classify climate-heating methane gas as a source of “green” or “clean” energy to prevent transitioning away from fossil fuels — dark money (ALEC/Trump megadonors) are behind the effort. Indiana & Tennessee bills passed in April.” www.exxonknews.org/p/state-bill...
June 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
LEVER: “A wave of bills to classify climate-heating methane gas as a source of “green” or “clean” energy to prevent transitioning away from fossil fuels — dark money (ALEC/Trump megadonors) are behind the effort. Indiana & Tennessee bills passed in April.” www.exxonknews.org/p/state-bill...
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They wear masks. No badges. No names. They raid homes without warrants, detain citizens, and disappear the undocumented. This isn't immigration enforcement—it's secret policing. And it’s happening right now. Full Article: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ASc...
May 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
They wear masks. No badges. No names. They raid homes without warrants, detain citizens, and disappear the undocumented. This isn't immigration enforcement—it's secret policing. And it’s happening right now. Full Article: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ASc...
WOW — Heather Cox Richardson and Jasmine Crockett together?!🔥
Trump started implementing Project 2025 on his first day back in office. I can't imagine two more informed and empowering women to show us how to fight it. I just signed up — join me! social.redwine.blue/s/8egEys9w
Trump started implementing Project 2025 on his first day back in office. I can't imagine two more informed and empowering women to show us how to fight it. I just signed up — join me! social.redwine.blue/s/8egEys9w
Register here.
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April 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
WOW — Heather Cox Richardson and Jasmine Crockett together?!🔥
Trump started implementing Project 2025 on his first day back in office. I can't imagine two more informed and empowering women to show us how to fight it. I just signed up — join me! social.redwine.blue/s/8egEys9w
Trump started implementing Project 2025 on his first day back in office. I can't imagine two more informed and empowering women to show us how to fight it. I just signed up — join me! social.redwine.blue/s/8egEys9w
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I hear people all around me saying, “They are going to crash the economy. Surely they don’t mean to crash the economy.”
I beg to differ. This is curated failure. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
I beg to differ. This is curated failure. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
I Know Exactly What They Are Doing
Rural foresight
open.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I hear people all around me saying, “They are going to crash the economy. Surely they don’t mean to crash the economy.”
I beg to differ. This is curated failure. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
I beg to differ. This is curated failure. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
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It’s a fire sale…
April 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It’s a fire sale…
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Aside from the obvious direct harm, what's so irritating is that a handful of spoiled ignorant assholes are breaking things that we all built together. They weren't content to own almost everything, they had to wreck what little they didn't own. It's vandalism on a mass scale and has to be punished
March 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Aside from the obvious direct harm, what's so irritating is that a handful of spoiled ignorant assholes are breaking things that we all built together. They weren't content to own almost everything, they had to wreck what little they didn't own. It's vandalism on a mass scale and has to be punished
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau:
"Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."
"Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."
March 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau:
"Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."
"Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford cancels Elon Musk’s Starlink contract and bans all US companies from government contracts:
“It’s done, it’s gone... We won’t award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country.”
“They only have President Trump to blame.”
“It’s done, it’s gone... We won’t award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country.”
“They only have President Trump to blame.”
March 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Ontario Premier Doug Ford cancels Elon Musk’s Starlink contract and bans all US companies from government contracts:
“It’s done, it’s gone... We won’t award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country.”
“They only have President Trump to blame.”
“It’s done, it’s gone... We won’t award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country.”
“They only have President Trump to blame.”
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Democracies should not be the playthings of tech oligarchs.
It's time for European governments to wield state power against Elon Musk.
He is deliberately destabilising elected governments, radicalising electorates with disinformation and empowering extremists.
Full interview: youtu.be/jJ8tEWjcR_c
It's time for European governments to wield state power against Elon Musk.
He is deliberately destabilising elected governments, radicalising electorates with disinformation and empowering extremists.
Full interview: youtu.be/jJ8tEWjcR_c
January 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Democracies should not be the playthings of tech oligarchs.
It's time for European governments to wield state power against Elon Musk.
He is deliberately destabilising elected governments, radicalising electorates with disinformation and empowering extremists.
Full interview: youtu.be/jJ8tEWjcR_c
It's time for European governments to wield state power against Elon Musk.
He is deliberately destabilising elected governments, radicalising electorates with disinformation and empowering extremists.
Full interview: youtu.be/jJ8tEWjcR_c
This is a perfect way to prepare for whatever the State of the Union brings on Tuesday night — an event with Timothy Snyder about the threats of authoritarianism and what we can do to resist it! If you've read his book, you know this will be good. I signed up, join me! social.redwine.blue/s/pJ7rUbJH
Register here.
social.redwine.blue
March 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is a perfect way to prepare for whatever the State of the Union brings on Tuesday night — an event with Timothy Snyder about the threats of authoritarianism and what we can do to resist it! If you've read his book, you know this will be good. I signed up, join me! social.redwine.blue/s/pJ7rUbJH
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Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
February 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
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Says the guy who won't even respond to the mothers of his own children
February 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Says the guy who won't even respond to the mothers of his own children
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This, and all the other things going on with this administration, is disturbing. All of the endangered wild bird workers were sacked here on Kaua'i and the fire survivors of Mau'i are not getting their recovery funding.
Thank you for keeping us updated on this.
Thank you for keeping us updated on this.
February 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This, and all the other things going on with this administration, is disturbing. All of the endangered wild bird workers were sacked here on Kaua'i and the fire survivors of Mau'i are not getting their recovery funding.
Thank you for keeping us updated on this.
Thank you for keeping us updated on this.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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More details on this shockingly sloppy episode.
Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN
Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
More details on this shockingly sloppy episode.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-doge-posts-classified-data_n_67ae646de4b0513a8d767112
t.co
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit
February 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit
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It's notable that Musk is insisting federal employees be in "statutorily mandated" positions to keep their jobs but is perfectly willing to order the defunding of statutorily mandated agencies and programs.
The author of this piece was an associate WH counsel under Reagan. He has a very polite way of explaining that what Trump is doing with DOGE is a coup. wapo.st/4hSE7Ox
February 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It's notable that Musk is insisting federal employees be in "statutorily mandated" positions to keep their jobs but is perfectly willing to order the defunding of statutorily mandated agencies and programs.
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Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
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At this point I genuinely don't think it's hyperbole to say that Elon Musk is functionally in charge of the US government. Perhaps not in specific policy areas - two bills or one on the hill, policy in the mideast. But certainly functional control of the state apparatus.
This new EO signed today appears to create DOGE as a shadow government across the entire federal government. Each agency/dept will be assigned a DOGE minder who will work with the Secry or Director and essentially be in charge of all new hiring and/or firing. People have been saying the Elon is ...
February 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
At this point I genuinely don't think it's hyperbole to say that Elon Musk is functionally in charge of the US government. Perhaps not in specific policy areas - two bills or one on the hill, policy in the mideast. But certainly functional control of the state apparatus.
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To be clear: the Judge ordered Elon and the DOGE bros to delete any data they illegally acquired since Trump took office.
We are going to make sure they comply.
Billionaires don't get to write their own rules.
We are going to make sure they comply.
Billionaires don't get to write their own rules.
🚨 Thanks to our lawsuit, the world's richest man has been stopped from stealing your data.
DOGE's unrestricted access to Treasury systems is incredibly dangerous, and this emergency order halting their access proves it.
I'll never stop fighting to protect our residents.
DOGE's unrestricted access to Treasury systems is incredibly dangerous, and this emergency order halting their access proves it.
I'll never stop fighting to protect our residents.
February 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
To be clear: the Judge ordered Elon and the DOGE bros to delete any data they illegally acquired since Trump took office.
We are going to make sure they comply.
Billionaires don't get to write their own rules.
We are going to make sure they comply.
Billionaires don't get to write their own rules.
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With @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on Judge Coughenour showing how every court should respond to the Trump administration’s sadistic and lawless rampage (including full audio of his extraordinary statement from the bench): slate.com/news-and-pol...
A Reagan Appointee Just Showed How All Judges Should Respond to Trump’s Lawless Rampage
"In this courtroom, and under my watch, the rule of law is a bright beacon which I intend to follow," the judge declared.
slate.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
With @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on Judge Coughenour showing how every court should respond to the Trump administration’s sadistic and lawless rampage (including full audio of his extraordinary statement from the bench): slate.com/news-and-pol...