@wahljo.bsky.social
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TurboTax makers Intuit have lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
TurboTax makers Intuit have lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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"While ICE is invading immigrant neighborhoods and kidnapping people by the thousands, the fact that a hugely popular artist would sing in Spanish at the Super Bowl is a sign that America is still a polyglot nation. And that is unacceptable." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show
Songs in Spanish? In America?
www.publicnotice.co
October 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
"While ICE is invading immigrant neighborhoods and kidnapping people by the thousands, the fact that a hugely popular artist would sing in Spanish at the Super Bowl is a sign that America is still a polyglot nation. And that is unacceptable." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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About to be the family that owns TikTok.
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
fortune.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
About to be the family that owns TikTok.
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TRUMP IN MAY: “Crime is down in Washington D.C. — people have noticed a big difference.”
Stop acting like any of this is being done in good faith. It isn’t.
(Those Epstein Files must be BONKERS)
Stop acting like any of this is being done in good faith. It isn’t.
(Those Epstein Files must be BONKERS)
August 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
TRUMP IN MAY: “Crime is down in Washington D.C. — people have noticed a big difference.”
Stop acting like any of this is being done in good faith. It isn’t.
(Those Epstein Files must be BONKERS)
Stop acting like any of this is being done in good faith. It isn’t.
(Those Epstein Files must be BONKERS)
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Here’s a 🔥🔥exchange between me and Mick Mulvaney during @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's brilliant interview of Mulvaney on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. The whole episode is worth a watch, and you can find it on @aljazeera.com's YouTube channel.
August 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Here’s a 🔥🔥exchange between me and Mick Mulvaney during @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's brilliant interview of Mulvaney on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. The whole episode is worth a watch, and you can find it on @aljazeera.com's YouTube channel.
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Powell: "GDP rose at 1.2 percent pace in the first half of this year, down from 2.5 percent last year. Although the increase in the second quarter was stronger at 3 percent, focusing on the first half of the year helps smooth through the volatility in the quarterly figures."
July 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Powell: "GDP rose at 1.2 percent pace in the first half of this year, down from 2.5 percent last year. Although the increase in the second quarter was stronger at 3 percent, focusing on the first half of the year helps smooth through the volatility in the quarterly figures."
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A THIRD whistleblower has come forward, saying Emil Bove suggested that the DOJ ignore court orders and that they “think it would be incredibly dangerous for someone like that to have a lifetime appointment as a federal appellate judge."
Bove is #UnfitAndUnqualified!
www.cnn.com/2025/07/27/p...
Bove is #UnfitAndUnqualified!
www.cnn.com/2025/07/27/p...
Another whistleblower claims that top DOJ official suggested department could ignore court orders | CNN Politics
Another whistleblower has made claims to the Justice Department’s watchdog that Emil Bove — a top agency official who is now nominated for a judgeship — suggested others in the department could ignore...
www.cnn.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A THIRD whistleblower has come forward, saying Emil Bove suggested that the DOJ ignore court orders and that they “think it would be incredibly dangerous for someone like that to have a lifetime appointment as a federal appellate judge."
Bove is #UnfitAndUnqualified!
www.cnn.com/2025/07/27/p...
Bove is #UnfitAndUnqualified!
www.cnn.com/2025/07/27/p...
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A Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
A Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
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Donald Trump’s FBI - “We cannot release the Epstein files because, uhhhh, reasons.”
ALSO Donald Trump’s FBI - “Here’s a bunch of racist shit about the civil rights leader we love to misquote, look, there are thousands of files, please look at these files instead”
ALSO Donald Trump’s FBI - “Here’s a bunch of racist shit about the civil rights leader we love to misquote, look, there are thousands of files, please look at these files instead”
July 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Donald Trump’s FBI - “We cannot release the Epstein files because, uhhhh, reasons.”
ALSO Donald Trump’s FBI - “Here’s a bunch of racist shit about the civil rights leader we love to misquote, look, there are thousands of files, please look at these files instead”
ALSO Donald Trump’s FBI - “Here’s a bunch of racist shit about the civil rights leader we love to misquote, look, there are thousands of files, please look at these files instead”
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Viewer tips: If you're looking for Iran news on mainstream TV, BBC right now is SO much better than any of the US outlets.
Dramatic, and should be studied in journalism world.
Dramatic, and should be studied in journalism world.
June 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Viewer tips: If you're looking for Iran news on mainstream TV, BBC right now is SO much better than any of the US outlets.
Dramatic, and should be studied in journalism world.
Dramatic, and should be studied in journalism world.
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Exactly. Please put the montage together @thedailyshow.com.
It’s a failure of journalism to do shit like this. Donald Trump has said that something will happen “within two weeks” at least 5,000 times in the past decade with easily over 4,900 of those “deadlines” passing with no action.
June 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Exactly. Please put the montage together @thedailyshow.com.
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For Trump, a military conflict with Iran would distract from:
-Sinking poll numbers
-A devastating (and unpopular) budget bill
-Harmful trade wars
-Unleashing the military on American soil
-Millions of people protesting his authoritarianism
We must remain on high alert. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
-Sinking poll numbers
-A devastating (and unpopular) budget bill
-Harmful trade wars
-Unleashing the military on American soil
-Millions of people protesting his authoritarianism
We must remain on high alert. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
June 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For Trump, a military conflict with Iran would distract from:
-Sinking poll numbers
-A devastating (and unpopular) budget bill
-Harmful trade wars
-Unleashing the military on American soil
-Millions of people protesting his authoritarianism
We must remain on high alert. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
-Sinking poll numbers
-A devastating (and unpopular) budget bill
-Harmful trade wars
-Unleashing the military on American soil
-Millions of people protesting his authoritarianism
We must remain on high alert. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
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I don’t think there’s ever been a more irresponsible act in US history than putting RFK in charge of public health. You’d rather have Manson.
June 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don’t think there’s ever been a more irresponsible act in US history than putting RFK in charge of public health. You’d rather have Manson.
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June 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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if you were still hoping to die from bird flu, I've got some good news for you...
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... via @statnews.com
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... via @statnews.com
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.
www.statnews.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
if you were still hoping to die from bird flu, I've got some good news for you...
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... via @statnews.com
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... via @statnews.com
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Can confirm. When I worked in the White House, I had to be careful to split the bill with anyone when having lunch.
(Of course that was under a president who sold his peanut farm rather than be suspected of any conflict of interest.)
(Of course that was under a president who sold his peanut farm rather than be suspected of any conflict of interest.)
When I worked in the House of Representatives I wasn’t allowed to let anyone buy me lunch.
Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Can confirm. When I worked in the White House, I had to be careful to split the bill with anyone when having lunch.
(Of course that was under a president who sold his peanut farm rather than be suspected of any conflict of interest.)
(Of course that was under a president who sold his peanut farm rather than be suspected of any conflict of interest.)
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This speaks to the difference between cradle Catholics and adult converts like Vance IMO. Growing up Catholic you hear some version of "Jesus said help people" every week. It comes up in every mass, often multiple times. Even if you reject the Church or all religion I think that idea sticks.
All the MAGA rage at the new Pope shows how absurd it is for JD Vance and others on the right to try to justify Trumpism/MAGA with Catholic teachings.
Really excited about today's pod: Political theorist @mattpolprof.bsky.social goes big on the Pope-vs-MAGA schism:
newrepublic.com/article/1950...
Really excited about today's pod: Political theorist @mattpolprof.bsky.social goes big on the Pope-vs-MAGA schism:
newrepublic.com/article/1950...
MAGA Rage Erupts as New Pope’s Views of Trump Prove Unexpectedly Harsh
As MAGA personalities fume about the newly elected pope’s indictments of Trump and JD Vance, a political theorist steeped in the post-liberal right decodes why Trumpism is so inimical to Catholic teac...
newrepublic.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This speaks to the difference between cradle Catholics and adult converts like Vance IMO. Growing up Catholic you hear some version of "Jesus said help people" every week. It comes up in every mass, often multiple times. Even if you reject the Church or all religion I think that idea sticks.
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Last Friday, Trump's EPA shut down a Biden-era website mapping locations of dangerous chemical plants.
The chemical industry, which gave over $1M to Trump's inauguration, heavily lobbied the Trump administration to scrap the website. See how this works?
The chemical industry, which gave over $1M to Trump's inauguration, heavily lobbied the Trump administration to scrap the website. See how this works?
The Government’s Chemical Disaster Tracking Tool Just Went Dark
The chemical lobby demanded Trump make the locations of high-risk chemical plants secret. The EPA did just that.
www.levernews.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Last Friday, Trump's EPA shut down a Biden-era website mapping locations of dangerous chemical plants.
The chemical industry, which gave over $1M to Trump's inauguration, heavily lobbied the Trump administration to scrap the website. See how this works?
The chemical industry, which gave over $1M to Trump's inauguration, heavily lobbied the Trump administration to scrap the website. See how this works?
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Someone tell Mrs. Alito that now it’s appropriate
April 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Someone tell Mrs. Alito that now it’s appropriate
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Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
April 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
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mRNA vaccines are legit a near-miracle tech, there's one in testing that might be able to cure pancreatic cancer, and this fucking degenerate might take them from us arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question
“Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started,” one researcher said.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
mRNA vaccines are legit a near-miracle tech, there's one in testing that might be able to cure pancreatic cancer, and this fucking degenerate might take them from us arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
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Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
March 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
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Please remember this is our country. Don’t let Trump or Musk persuade you otherwise. If you don’t like what they’re doing to our country, say so.
March 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Please remember this is our country. Don’t let Trump or Musk persuade you otherwise. If you don’t like what they’re doing to our country, say so.