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Newsom: In 2023, Californians contributed $83.1 billion more to the federal government than we received back.
And for your viewers: that other state—Texas—took $71.1 billion more than it contributed to the federal government. California: $83 billion, contributor. Texas: taker.
And for your viewers: that other state—Texas—took $71.1 billion more than it contributed to the federal government. California: $83 billion, contributor. Texas: taker.
April 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Newsom: In 2023, Californians contributed $83.1 billion more to the federal government than we received back.
And for your viewers: that other state—Texas—took $71.1 billion more than it contributed to the federal government. California: $83 billion, contributor. Texas: taker.
And for your viewers: that other state—Texas—took $71.1 billion more than it contributed to the federal government. California: $83 billion, contributor. Texas: taker.
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NEW: THREAD: The VA is now asking employees to snitch on each other for "instances of anti-christian bias." You'll be rewarded with 30 pieces of silver (kidding). This is from an email from Doug Collins (I won't post screenshots in case there are irregularities used to identify leakers.) 1/
April 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
NEW: THREAD: The VA is now asking employees to snitch on each other for "instances of anti-christian bias." You'll be rewarded with 30 pieces of silver (kidding). This is from an email from Doug Collins (I won't post screenshots in case there are irregularities used to identify leakers.) 1/
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Just spoke with my CDC sources.
RFK Jr. has reportedly instructed officials to stay silent on bird flu transmission and avoid testing farm workers with symptoms.
This is a direct attempt to suppress vital information.
Pandemics begin with secrecy and cover-ups.
RFK Jr. has reportedly instructed officials to stay silent on bird flu transmission and avoid testing farm workers with symptoms.
This is a direct attempt to suppress vital information.
Pandemics begin with secrecy and cover-ups.
April 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Just spoke with my CDC sources.
RFK Jr. has reportedly instructed officials to stay silent on bird flu transmission and avoid testing farm workers with symptoms.
This is a direct attempt to suppress vital information.
Pandemics begin with secrecy and cover-ups.
RFK Jr. has reportedly instructed officials to stay silent on bird flu transmission and avoid testing farm workers with symptoms.
This is a direct attempt to suppress vital information.
Pandemics begin with secrecy and cover-ups.
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Not the Onion.
Head of Homeland Security Can’t Secure Her Own Purse
Robbed in broad daylight.
www.thegodpodcast.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Not the Onion.
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The Fifth Amendment applies to everyone.
April 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The Fifth Amendment applies to everyone.
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As a result, she said, just three full-time employees remain in both the Yellowstone and Bozeman ranger districts to manage 19 rental cabins, 60 bathrooms, 21 campgrounds and other infrastructure spread across 1 million acres.
www.bozemandailychronicle.com/townnews/wor...
www.bozemandailychronicle.com/townnews/wor...
'There is no one left': Custer Gallatin National Forest workers reeling from job losses
The cuts weren’t isolated. Across the seven ranger districts that comprise the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Knight said she has heard of at least 32 terminations as of Monday.
www.bozemandailychronicle.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
As a result, she said, just three full-time employees remain in both the Yellowstone and Bozeman ranger districts to manage 19 rental cabins, 60 bathrooms, 21 campgrounds and other infrastructure spread across 1 million acres.
www.bozemandailychronicle.com/townnews/wor...
www.bozemandailychronicle.com/townnews/wor...
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Nearly 400 videos that were posted on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s YouTube page have been removed, as the Trump administration continues to pare back the agency, including its team of skilled technologists.
Trump admin pulls hundreds of videos from CFPB’s YouTube channel
The videos included, “How can I improve my credit scores?”
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Nearly 400 videos that were posted on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s YouTube page have been removed, as the Trump administration continues to pare back the agency, including its team of skilled technologists.
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From earlier, on the problems DOGE2025 is having turning back on things they dangerously turn off.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/17/d...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/17/d...
DOGE2025 Is Getting the Catastrophic De-Ba'athification They Demanded - emptywheel
Elon Musk's DOGE boys and Project 2025 bureaucrats are discovering precisely what Paul Bremer learned two decades ago: When you deliberately destroy bureaucracy, you also destroy the ability to rebuil...
www.emptywheel.net
February 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
From earlier, on the problems DOGE2025 is having turning back on things they dangerously turn off.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/17/d...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/17/d...
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Does this not fucking worry people!?
"Under pressure from the White House, the IRS is preparing to give a DOGE team member entry into systems that contain detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
"Under pressure from the White House, the IRS is preparing to give a DOGE team member entry into systems that contain detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
Elon Musk's DOGE Team Wants Access to IRS Database, Including Taxpayer Information
The Internal Revenue Service is preparing to allow the Department of Government Efficiency access to private financial data tied to millions of Americans, including Social Security numbers, addresses,...
www.vanityfair.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Does this not fucking worry people!?
"Under pressure from the White House, the IRS is preparing to give a DOGE team member entry into systems that contain detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
"Under pressure from the White House, the IRS is preparing to give a DOGE team member entry into systems that contain detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
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Had a great time showing some of my weirdest vintage machines at VCF socal
Hanging out with @jeriellsworth.bsky.social at @vcfsocal.bsky.social. Jeri brought some of her collection to show off, and she’s been nerding out all day.
February 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Had a great time showing some of my weirdest vintage machines at VCF socal
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NBC News confirms: An IRS employee affiliated with Elon Musk's DOGE has accessed an IRS system that holds sensitive taxpayer information. @msnbc.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NBC News confirms: An IRS employee affiliated with Elon Musk's DOGE has accessed an IRS system that holds sensitive taxpayer information. @msnbc.com
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Do you know where our nukes are and how to keep them safe? If so, the federal government will probably hire you. They accidentally fired the last people with that job and can’t seem to find them to hire them back. We wish we were joking.
Selling out Ukraine
It’s Monday. There are 624 days until the midterm elections. Selling out Ukraine, some racist new education policies and Trump goes full fascist.
www.thealtmedia.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Do you know where our nukes are and how to keep them safe? If so, the federal government will probably hire you. They accidentally fired the last people with that job and can’t seem to find them to hire them back. We wish we were joking.
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Over the weekend, The Trump administration was busy axing hundreds of employees at the CDC, including fellows responsible for critical public health roles.
Among those fired were approximately two dozen workers who made up the Laboratory Leadership Service, or LLS, an elite group in an…
Among those fired were approximately two dozen workers who made up the Laboratory Leadership Service, or LLS, an elite group in an…
February 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Over the weekend, The Trump administration was busy axing hundreds of employees at the CDC, including fellows responsible for critical public health roles.
Among those fired were approximately two dozen workers who made up the Laboratory Leadership Service, or LLS, an elite group in an…
Among those fired were approximately two dozen workers who made up the Laboratory Leadership Service, or LLS, an elite group in an…
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The Trump administration began firing several hundred FAA employees just *weeks* after a fatal crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Trump Begins Firing FAA Air Traffic Control Staff Weeks After Fatal DC Plane Crash
One FAA employee suggested he was targeted over his criticism of Tesla and X. Both are owned by Elon Musk.
www.huffpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Trump administration began firing several hundred FAA employees just *weeks* after a fatal crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
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“Banning books is just another form of bullying. It’s all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.” ― James Howe
February 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“Banning books is just another form of bullying. It’s all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.” ― James Howe
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i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season
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PSA friends, stay on top of those backups, they'll save your ass
Welp adding to my general sense of fun I had a catastrophic, fatal hard drive failure today.
February 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
PSA friends, stay on top of those backups, they'll save your ass
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The New Mexico Department of Health has declared a measles outbreak in Lea County. The decision came after two adults in the county tested positive for the disease, bringing this week’s total of unrelated cases up to three.
The cases border Texas’s Gaines County, where measles is spreading…
The cases border Texas’s Gaines County, where measles is spreading…
February 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The New Mexico Department of Health has declared a measles outbreak in Lea County. The decision came after two adults in the county tested positive for the disease, bringing this week’s total of unrelated cases up to three.
The cases border Texas’s Gaines County, where measles is spreading…
The cases border Texas’s Gaines County, where measles is spreading…
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1. Yes, this is some weird shit.
2. He’s getting ready to do something really fucking illegal.
2. He’s getting ready to do something really fucking illegal.
February 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
1. Yes, this is some weird shit.
2. He’s getting ready to do something really fucking illegal.
2. He’s getting ready to do something really fucking illegal.
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Trump/Musk's cuts: At the U.S. Forest Service more than 3,400 workers are slated to be cut meaning wildfire prevention will be curtailed. CDC lost 10% of workforce meaning can't protect us. Veteran's Affairs is gutted as well. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Stunned federal workers brace for the real-world repercussions of Trump's purges
The Trump administration could face political backlash from voters in Republican and Democratic states who suddenly find a host of services vanish.
www.politico.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trump/Musk's cuts: At the U.S. Forest Service more than 3,400 workers are slated to be cut meaning wildfire prevention will be curtailed. CDC lost 10% of workforce meaning can't protect us. Veteran's Affairs is gutted as well. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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Resist!
Happy Caturday!
Happy Caturday!
February 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Resist!
Happy Caturday!
Happy Caturday!
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Would you call this weaponized incompetence?
February 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Would you call this weaponized incompetence?
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At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts — considered global leaders in disease control — have been axed.
Although HHS…
Although HHS…
February 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts — considered global leaders in disease control — have been axed.
Although HHS…
Although HHS…
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#HappyValentinesDay
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#HappyValentinesDay
February 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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♥️ 🥰💘🫶💟💝😻💚❣️😍❤️🔥💙👩❤️👨💛🖤👩❤️👩💟😘👨❤️👨💖💞
#HappyValentinesDay
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Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.
February 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.