Erica
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May 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Following Trump's purge of its pro-worker leadership, the NLRB has reportedly dropped its opposition to a SpaceX lawsuit arguing the agency itself is unconstitutional.
The richest man in the world is getting a solid return on his $290M investment in Trump.
The richest man in the world is getting a solid return on his $290M investment in Trump.
February 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Following Trump's purge of its pro-worker leadership, the NLRB has reportedly dropped its opposition to a SpaceX lawsuit arguing the agency itself is unconstitutional.
The richest man in the world is getting a solid return on his $290M investment in Trump.
The richest man in the world is getting a solid return on his $290M investment in Trump.
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Note the departments they want to cut. And ask Voldemoron if the cuts they're making will come anywhere near the $2TRILLION they want to give away to billionaires.
February 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Note the departments they want to cut. And ask Voldemoron if the cuts they're making will come anywhere near the $2TRILLION they want to give away to billionaires.
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This is so simultaneously heartbreaking and enraging that I can’t even think of what to say. They don’t want women to exist except to serve them
February 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This is so simultaneously heartbreaking and enraging that I can’t even think of what to say. They don’t want women to exist except to serve them
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Having covered Tesla when it first started I can say unequivocally that company would never have existed without government subsidies. NPR on the other hand gets 98-99% of its revenue from non-governmental sources. But go off, Goebbels.
February 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Having covered Tesla when it first started I can say unequivocally that company would never have existed without government subsidies. NPR on the other hand gets 98-99% of its revenue from non-governmental sources. But go off, Goebbels.
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A preview of what to expect in future elections: foreign adversaries helping Republicans stay in office.
electionlawblog.org?p=148505
electionlawblog.org?p=148505
February 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A preview of what to expect in future elections: foreign adversaries helping Republicans stay in office.
electionlawblog.org?p=148505
electionlawblog.org?p=148505
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For those keeping track at home, Dems held the floor all night and are still going strong this morning.
35+ Dems plan to hold the Senate floor all night to oppose the confirmation of Musk-Trump funding freeze architect Russ Vought. THIS is how we fight back while in the minority.
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
February 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
For those keeping track at home, Dems held the floor all night and are still going strong this morning.
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Tired: NYT: Young Musk Fans Learn American Civics, Hands-On
Wired: Wired: Those Little Rat Fucks Are Still In The Walls
Wired: Wired: Those Little Rat Fucks Are Still In The Walls
February 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tired: NYT: Young Musk Fans Learn American Civics, Hands-On
Wired: Wired: Those Little Rat Fucks Are Still In The Walls
Wired: Wired: Those Little Rat Fucks Are Still In The Walls
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You know how you get a warning for dangerous weather events on your phone for free, and can check weather forecasts for free?
Wouldn’t it be better if that was a $15 a month subscription service?
Wouldn’t it be better if that was a $15 a month subscription service?
What the fuck do they even want at NOAA?
February 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
You know how you get a warning for dangerous weather events on your phone for free, and can check weather forecasts for free?
Wouldn’t it be better if that was a $15 a month subscription service?
Wouldn’t it be better if that was a $15 a month subscription service?
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Is it wrong that I want our elected officials to at least show up to votes the way I show up to court statuses
February 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Is it wrong that I want our elected officials to at least show up to votes the way I show up to court statuses
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ICE went to the home of a 61-year-old man with poor health and after his family informed ICE agents that they needed a warrant signed by a judge, dozens of ICE agents instead showed up in an armored vehicle with a battering ram and flash grenades and took him by force.
A family member is speaking out against an ICE operation in northwest Phoenix on Sunday, calling it an unnecessary use of force www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Family member condemns use of armored vehicle, stun grenades in Phoenix ICE arrest
The arrest took place amid Trump's immigration crackdown. An armored vehicle with battering ram and dozens of ICE agents were present to arrest one man.
www.azcentral.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
ICE went to the home of a 61-year-old man with poor health and after his family informed ICE agents that they needed a warrant signed by a judge, dozens of ICE agents instead showed up in an armored vehicle with a battering ram and flash grenades and took him by force.
I tried to boot my Facebook account back up bc connecting with folks who are by default less engaged in politics is important, and I'm losing my sense of where regular folks are at... But I'm locked out - the 2fa code isn't being sent despite trying several times. So that's... interesting...
February 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I tried to boot my Facebook account back up bc connecting with folks who are by default less engaged in politics is important, and I'm losing my sense of where regular folks are at... But I'm locked out - the 2fa code isn't being sent despite trying several times. So that's... interesting...
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Why the hell is the Secretary of Transportation cancelling Christmas, Easter, Birthdays !???
Traditional values my ass.
Traditional values my ass.
February 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Why the hell is the Secretary of Transportation cancelling Christmas, Easter, Birthdays !???
Traditional values my ass.
Traditional values my ass.
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i think it's time to start monitoring stackexchange for any weirdly specific cobol or fortran questions
February 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
i think it's time to start monitoring stackexchange for any weirdly specific cobol or fortran questions
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Today is #WorldCancerDay
Did you know❓
Vaccination against #hepatitisB can help prevent liver cancer in children, while #HPV vaccination for young girls can reduce the risk of #CervicalCancer later in life.
Learn more 👉bit.ly/2NeFF8B
Did you know❓
Vaccination against #hepatitisB can help prevent liver cancer in children, while #HPV vaccination for young girls can reduce the risk of #CervicalCancer later in life.
Learn more 👉bit.ly/2NeFF8B
February 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Today is #WorldCancerDay
Did you know❓
Vaccination against #hepatitisB can help prevent liver cancer in children, while #HPV vaccination for young girls can reduce the risk of #CervicalCancer later in life.
Learn more 👉bit.ly/2NeFF8B
Did you know❓
Vaccination against #hepatitisB can help prevent liver cancer in children, while #HPV vaccination for young girls can reduce the risk of #CervicalCancer later in life.
Learn more 👉bit.ly/2NeFF8B
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Segregationists gonna segregation. Sigh. They are furious that Black enrollment is up to 5% from 4% (CA is 6% Black; the US is around 13% Black). www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Lawsuit Accuses University of California of Allowing Race to Factor in Admissions
The state’s elite campuses, prohibited from using race-based admissions for decades, are now admitting more Black and Hispanic students. A new group is suing, arguing the university system is cheating...
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Segregationists gonna segregation. Sigh. They are furious that Black enrollment is up to 5% from 4% (CA is 6% Black; the US is around 13% Black). www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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New and important: we built a federal expenditure tracker. All expenditure line items that are available on the Daily Treasury Statement.
USAID was zeroed out on 1/28 and has been at zero ever since.
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
#EconSky
USAID was zeroed out on 1/28 and has been at zero ever since.
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
#EconSky
February 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
New and important: we built a federal expenditure tracker. All expenditure line items that are available on the Daily Treasury Statement.
USAID was zeroed out on 1/28 and has been at zero ever since.
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
#EconSky
USAID was zeroed out on 1/28 and has been at zero ever since.
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
#EconSky
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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FACT CHECK: Canada has already announced this plan BEFORE Trump announced his tariffs.
February 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
FACT CHECK: Canada has already announced this plan BEFORE Trump announced his tariffs.
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What I love about this picture isn’t that this person is a hero, it’s that he’s nobody. Not a celebrity. Not a politician. Nobody that history will record or mark. Just a dude of conscience standing up. That should be the message: we are millions of nobodies, we will rise up, and that’s unstoppable.
February 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
What I love about this picture isn’t that this person is a hero, it’s that he’s nobody. Not a celebrity. Not a politician. Nobody that history will record or mark. Just a dude of conscience standing up. That should be the message: we are millions of nobodies, we will rise up, and that’s unstoppable.
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i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet
February 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet
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I spend a lot of time thinking about how actual lead poisoning, an actual neurodevelopmental disability actually caused by environmental toxins, did not come up a single time in either of RFK Jr's Senate hearings
“Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration are attempting to repeal the Biden administration’s groundbreaking rules that require all the country’s lead pipes to be replaced over the next 13 years and lower the limit on lead in water.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans move to repeal lead limits imposed by Biden-era rules
US government would be prohibited from ever mandating lead pipe replacement or lowering lead limits in water
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I spend a lot of time thinking about how actual lead poisoning, an actual neurodevelopmental disability actually caused by environmental toxins, did not come up a single time in either of RFK Jr's Senate hearings
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Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.
February 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.