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Yep, FAFO.

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A disquieting read - e.g. "Private prisons generally put a quota clause into their agreements. States and municipalities may be hoping ... to reduce their prison populations, but the beds in private prisons must be filled ..." Not to mention private armies. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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The neo-reactionary blogger Curtis Yarvin’s call for a monarch to rule America once seemed like a joke. Not anymore.

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It's a lot. But hey, we're increasing the deficit. You can search by institution, and the little circles link to information about each grant. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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The Trump administration is now coming after the Congressional Budget Office. The White House’s campaign against the nonpartisan agency that scores the cost of legislation is veering into the absurd, all because the CBO concluded that the

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Trump’s Fool’s Gold EO uses science-y language to sound legit—but it’s being used to dismiss real evidence, like COVID vaccine benefits in pregnancy. John Timmer breaks it down & cites a piece by our founder on how Trump’s EO threatens to reshape US science around a political agenda⬇️ bit.ly/4jxe0Ny

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Are we great yet?

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The Supreme Court just echoed the Abundance book in its new ruling advancing a fossil fuel industry plan to run oil trains right next to the Colorado River. One derailment could permanently destroy 40 million Americans' drinking water source. Abundance! www.levernews.com/an-oil-giant...

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In case you were expecting some sort of consistent world view from Dear Leader, well, not really. The image of him striding down the street "On a mission from God" is pretty chilling and worth a click. If it were The Onion I might think it overdone. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

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On May 23, President Trump signed an executive order he’s calling a “restoration of gold standard science.” But don’t be fooled, this is not about scientific integrity. It’s about political control. The order gives Trump’s political appointees sweeping power over federal science. They can now:

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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

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Loyalty tests have officially arrived in the federal hiring process. The Trump administration just unveiled a so-called “Merit Hiring Plan”, which includes a quiz asking job applicants to name their favorite Trump policy or executive order.

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ukrainian social media today:

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Trump is trying to sell his domestic policy bill with lies. Let’s break them down. Trump said, “We’re not doing any cutting of anything meaningful. The only thing we’re cutting is waste, fraud and abuse.” False.

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Trump calls it “gold-standard science.” But what he’s proposing is fool’s gold - shiny rhetoric hiding the rot of political interference in scientific endeavors, in the pursuit of his ideological agenda. Read the WaPo article featuring our Open Letter here: www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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This mother #duck introduces her ducklings to society after making her nest in a #school building… 🦆🦆💜💜 #DuckSky #Reddit r\NextF***ingLevel

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This University of Minnesota site has excellent public health information in case, y'know, other sources aren't up to snuff. www.cidrap.umn.edu Unrelated (AFAIK) to current politics is this gruesome story: "Woman dies from brain amoeba after flushing nose with RV water". You can read all about it.

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This is ridiculous!

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Climate, what climate?... Here's one of the science cuts in the budget proposal. I can recommend a visit to the EMA website, although not super fond of the main headline ("USGS Science in Support of Economic Growth"). Looks like that might not be enough to save them. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/c...

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Eagle screech 🦅🏳️‍🌈

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“It’s a farce for the administration to pretend that gutting an agency that protects our coastlines from a rising tide of disasters is in the best interests of our economy or national security,” writes Michael Lowry, hurricane specialist & storm surge expert. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...

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Russell Vought, now a key figure in the DOGE, is openly challenging the constitutionality of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. He claims the executive branch has the authority to withhold funds even after Congress has appropriated them, essentially saying the president, not Congress,

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Please read, this is important. Sorry it’s long. Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.

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Beautiful illustration of more stupidity in the budget. Space is cool! We should study it! Yes I could make a more complete case, but right now I’ll just let the picture do the talking.

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Notice how fast Freedom of Speech went out the window? As a lawyer and leader of DoJ she obviously doesn’t understand the constitution #DisbarBondi

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Arizona was the first state with universal vouchers in 2021 and it diverted hundreds of millions from Arizona public schools and left the state with a budget deficit... Contact your Senators & Representative NOW and tell them to vote AGAINST cuts to public schools! Hands Off Public Schools!!

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JONI ERNST: "Well, we are all going to die." ME: "You first, dear."

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Chefs kiss ..