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Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent "I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was," Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers. www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...

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Goodnight, BlueSky.💙

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Vance and Trump in ‘outrageous’ and ‘appalling’ bid to subvert EU democracy https://trib.al/hk50H9J

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Reform UK has uncovered the scandal of a “wasteful” £350m contract. Small problem: it’s not a contract. Or £350m. Or a scandal. Here’s how they got it completely wrong. 👇👇

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Thinking of a hero I knew and admired.

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The Big Fucked Up Bill, is NOT a spending bill. It’s a government restructuring bill, that consolidates power in the executive, defunds critical services to the point of absurdity, removes the power of our courts to enforce the law and dramatically curtails voting rights. It’s Project 2025

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NEW PHOTO ALERT! “Grey-rain curtains rolled back and there rose the carven throne of Eternity.” #https://will-sherwood.com/photography/ #Photo #Photography #Switzerland #Matterhorn

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General Staff: Russia has lost 995,030 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 Russia has lost 995,030 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on June 7. The number includes 1,120 cas...

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Kristi Noem less than a month ago: "There is no scenario where Abrego Garcia will be in the United States again." (No matter what happens, bringing him back to the US is a climbdown for the administration)

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🏆 I love LA.

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There is no way he won all 7 swing states.

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I agree 💯.

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How did my generation – the baby boomers – squander the potential our parents left us? What can our children do to correct our mistakes? These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short. You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich

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For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government. But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes. Where is the outrage over that?

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The public certainly saw through you. They never chose you to be their Prime Minister, and at the first opportunity to vote on your catastrophic bin fire of a premiership they kicked you out of one of the safest Tory seats in Britain. Do stop continually embarrassing yourself. 🥬

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A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.

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Why is the American president repeating Russian threats without comment?

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You'd think that UN concluding that member of its own permanent security council committing crimes against humanity would be bigger news.

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Chris Murphy: "We can't be preparing for the 2026 election. It might not come. All of our focus right now has to be on protecting the democracy, about stopping the corruption."

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Trillion Dollar Companies announcing record profits because they are ripping off their customers and not paying their staff should be as criminal as shoplifting.

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LIAR, LIAR PANTS ON FIRE! "This is the largest penalty Ofwat has ever issued," screamed the headlines. Blatantly, and I suspect deliberately not true, it's a lie.

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"Labour has launched a galling attack on nature." Appears @BenGoldsmith are in total agreement, again. Well said sir. 👏👏👏

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Go Newark Mayor 💥 Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, for false arrest and malicious prosecution.

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Labour’s transport investment. #Labour #KierStarmer

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Unexpected item in the cupboard area. You'd have thought by now I would have learned to shut cupboard doors.

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Failed COVID PPE contracts during the pandemic cost UK public purse £1.4bn. £762m lost - PPE over ordered and defective, delays in checking quality. Govt trying to recover £468m. But some got richer. Would govt snoop on their bank accounts, like it will on benefit claimants?

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This is what heroes sound like. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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It’s on record.

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Tesla Takedown in Boston.

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Just Liz Truss at the launch party for a new whiskey being sold by a bare-knuckle boxer who only recently came out of prison after beating up a 78-year-old in a pub. metro.co.uk/2025/06/02/l...

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