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"Life and literature suggest that hubris fails. It brings nemesis. It results in tragedy. The trouble is that great damage is done. Trump’s hubris will do him in. He will be a failed president. The question is whether he’ll leave us a failed country." www.thebulwark.com/p/hubris-is-...

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I really do think we’re well beyond this point. If you pretend that your differences with friends and coworkers and family are about “politics” when in fact they’re about right versus wrong and fascism versus the rule of law, you’re doing your country a grave disservice.

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In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail.

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www.reuters.com/legal/elon-m...

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Wut?? www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

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Wow. Rep. Chuck Edwards is getting torn apart at a town hall in Asheville, NC. “I’m a veteran & you don’t give a fuck about me. You don’t get to do this to us!” Edwards orders veteran to be thrown out. We’re approaching a tipping point now. Anger across the country is going to boil over soon.

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Trade War! Expect $2000 whack per household. Making Inflation Great Again.

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So much winning

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"American support for Ukraine is an investment in global stability and deterrence against adversaries who seek to dismantle the international order." www.thebulwark.com/p/national-s...

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substack.com/@borowitzrep...

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Dark Pence is back.

submitted 99 days ago • 4445 comments

Awful: Internal USAID memo instructs employees to refrain from talking to the media about cuts in assistance to the most vulnerable or they may get fired, WaPo reports. Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/1915...

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Doing great 👍

submitted 104 days ago • 1809 comments

Trump wants to shut the Education Department. Is it sleight-of-hand? Shifting responsibilities from one department to another does nothing to cut costs.

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open.substack.com/pub/weissman... Bove likely broke the law in offering quid pro quo to Eric Adam.

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www.rawstory.com/trump-farmer...

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Meeting with King of Jordan, Trump was asked by reporter “on whose authority will yo take Gaza?” “On US authority,” Trump says.

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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.

submitted 109 days ago • 691 comments

A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...

submitted 113 days ago • 1255 comments

The barbarians have entered the inner sanctum.

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“Unless these cruel and immensely counterproductive actions are reversed, . . .future generations will marvel that it wasn’t China’s actions that eroded U.S. standing and global security, paving the way for Beijing to become the partner of choice around the world.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o...

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"Life and literature suggest that hubris fails. It brings nemesis. It results in tragedy. The trouble is that great damage is done. Trump’s hubris will do him in. He will be a failed president. The question is whether he’ll leave us a failed country." www.thebulwark.com/p/hubris-is-...

I really do think we’re well beyond this point. If you pretend that your differences with friends and coworkers and family are about “politics” when in fact they’re about right versus wrong and fascism versus the rule of law, you’re doing your country a grave disservice.

In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail.

www.reuters.com/legal/elon-m...

Wut?? www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

www.facebook.com/reel/6235200...

Trade War! Expect $2000 whack per household. Making Inflation Great Again.

So much winning

"American support for Ukraine is an investment in global stability and deterrence against adversaries who seek to dismantle the international order." www.thebulwark.com/p/national-s...

www.facebook.com/share/p/1Dz2...

substack.com/@thehalfwayc...

open.substack.com/pub/briantyl...

m.facebook.com/groups/20099...

www.facebook.com/share/p/1HBq...

www.facebook.com/share/1JsSro...

👇

substack.com/@borowitzrep...

Dark Pence is back.

Awful: Internal USAID memo instructs employees to refrain from talking to the media about cuts in assistance to the most vulnerable or they may get fired, WaPo reports. Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/1915...

Doing great 👍

Trump wants to shut the Education Department. Is it sleight-of-hand? Shifting responsibilities from one department to another does nothing to cut costs.

open.substack.com/pub/weissman... Bove likely broke the law in offering quid pro quo to Eric Adam.

www.rawstory.com/trump-farmer...

Meeting with King of Jordan, Trump was asked by reporter “on whose authority will yo take Gaza?” “On US authority,” Trump says.

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.

A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...

The barbarians have entered the inner sanctum.

The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

Dear @Doge If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing

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