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Just because Elon (and Steve Davis) are gone, doesn't mean that a Russell Vought-controlled DOGE won't still do a ton of terrible shit.

submitted 15 hours ago • 11 comments

I can't find the original post in the flood of my current timeline, but someone pointed out the huge (increased) security risk the DOGE kids now pose. Only June and we're about to see the SECOND political purge of the new administration

submitted 17 hours ago • 1 comment

With all the relationship drama, missed this good news! The complaint claims Bondi “has sought to compel Department of Justice lawyers to violate their ethical obligations under the guise of ‘zealous advocacy’ “. www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

submitted 12 hours ago • 55 comments

“the 1.1 million international students studying in the US contributed $43.8bn to the US economy during the 2023–2024 academic year, creating 378,175 jobs nationwide.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...

submitted 4 hours ago • 5 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...

submitted 12 hours ago • 2 comments

First, they came for vital federal services. Then they came for judges and the rule of law, then a free press and higher education. Now they’re coming for non-profits and community organizations. Straight out of Project 2025.

submitted 1 day ago • 44 comments

For at least a half a century, the National Weather Service has provided forecasts for 24 hours a day, seven days a week -- until now. At least eight weather forecasting offices no longer have a meteorologist to cover overnight shifts. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

submitted 18 hours ago • 7 comments

It's pretty noticeable how none of the people lamenting the (very real!) pandemic learning losses want significant investments in public schools. If we care so much about kids' life outcomes we should do all we can to help them catch up, no?

submitted 22 hours ago • 26 comments

The basic concept of law enforcement is to make society safer. The concept is as old as laws themselves. ICE isn’t making society safer. ICE is creating dangerous situations and risking full blown riots. That’s the opposite of making society safer. It needs to stop before a city burns.

submitted 22 hours ago • 25 comments

2nd-in-line for the Presidency has to check with someone. #OligarchEra 🇺🇸 @wutangforchildren.bsky.social

submitted 23 hours ago • 22 comments

“.. This isn't shared sacrifice to address our fiscal trajectory--it's a direct transfer of wealth to the rich.” - @brendanvduke.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 23 comments

As many of us people who study or work in tech tried to tell y’all, move fast & break things was always about POWER, not progress.

submitted 1 day ago • 36 comments

Reporters: ask how many GS-15s there are working in the government that have so little experience and are like 20 years old. Can't be many. Maybe not any.

submitted 1 day ago • 42 comments

Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money!

submitted 1 day ago • 12 comments

Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month. Worked on novel antivirals.

submitted 1 day ago • 94 comments

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?

submitted 1 day ago • 905 comments

www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do... (link opens warren's very punchy short report in pdf format)

submitted 1 day ago • 99 comments

"They stood, diplomas in hand, having met every standard of physical endurance, academic excellence, and military discipline. But when the time came for the US Air Force Academy’s class of 2025 to commission as second lieutenants, 3 cadets were quietly held back..." www.advocate.com/news/transge...

submitted 1 day ago • 312 comments

All this because Republicans thought billionaires should have even more money. Now everyday Americans will pay the price — with their health care. ☎️ CALL YOUR REPUBLICAN SENATORS

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

WASHINGTON (AP) - Budget office projects 10.9 million more people will be uninsured in 2034 due to health care changes from GOP tax bill.

submitted 1 day ago • 37 comments

apparently there are giant banners of president chickensh*t hanging on DC buildings, very dictatorshippy

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

“.. thanks to his work as an adviser for the US crypto exchange, according to his financial disclosure.” @bloomberg.com $COIN www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 1 day ago • 48 comments

"If you need to update Social Security about a move or bank account change, it could take longer than usual... "Changes like these may take longer, and thousands of Americans could see delays or even stopped checks in the meantime, employees warned USA TODAY..." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

submitted 1 day ago • 192 comments

Warren’s Senate report on Musk is getting some pickup. $TSLA @cnbc.com @warren.senate.gov www.cnbc.com/2025/06/03/e...

submitted 2 days ago • 55 comments

WSJ: BLS “told outside economists this week that a hiring freeze at the agency was forcing the survey to cut back on the number of businesses where it checks prices.” 🤡 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...

submitted 1 day ago • 71 comments

NEW FROM CBO: 16 MILLION people will lose their health care because of House Republicans. That’s the equivalent of stripping the entire populations of Pennsylvania and Mississippi of their health care. Just because Republicans aren't reading their own bill, doesn't mean we aren't. 🧵

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

FYI: Cutting Social Security’s phone lines will burden seniors, people with disabilities, and survivors with long, unnecessary travel. Cuts to customer service are Social Security cuts.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

The coin-operated presidency. 🤡 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

submitted 2 days ago • 39 comments

APOLLO: “.. Foreign arrivals at the top 10 busiest US airports continue to decline ..”

submitted 2 days ago • 21 comments

A technique with a storied history. During Mao's Great Leap forward, his propagandists hailed one fantastical harvest after another, calling them “Sputnik harvests,” on par with the success of the Soviet satellite.

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

The disastrous Citizens United decision put a for-sale sign on our democracy and has permitted $15 BILLION in outside spending since 2010. Our campaign finance system is broken, and if we want to fix it, we need to #EndCitizensUnited.

submitted 1 day ago • 72 comments

Cost estimate of the House-passed "Big Beautiful Bill" is out It'd be the largest cut to Medicaid+CHIP and SNAP in history while still increasing deficits by $2.4 trillion due to $3.8 trillion in tax cuts This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history

submitted 2 days ago • 63 comments

“One Big Beautiful Bill”? Try one big, bold-faced lie. They swore this mess wouldn’t add to the deficit…but the nonpartisan budget office says otherwise. $2.4 TRILLION added to the deficit—and for what? Tax cuts for the rich.

submitted 1 day ago • 544 comments

The GOP bill would cut $1 trillion from health care. This would kick 10.9 million people off their health insurance. That, plus the expiration of the APTCs (and the other half of the ACA rule), lead to 16 million people losing health insurance, pushing the uninsurance rate up 4 percentage points.

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

thanks to trump & his grifty republican congress

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They’re getting closer to outright rigging the economic stats www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

submitted 2 days ago • 49 comments

Trump’s DOGE cuts to FEMA could make this one of the most dangerous hurricane seasons yet. Reps. Donalds, Luna, and Steube represent some of the most impacted districts. Call your FL Republican reps and tell them to oppose any cuts to disaster relief >> bit.ly/callmyflrep

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

This is a harrowing deep-dive on the “shortcomings” of Tesla’s autonomous driving technology — and the fatal accident that has prompted a federal investigation. @bloomberg.com $TSLA www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

submitted 2 days ago • 49 comments

An inspiring story: U Mich president withdraws his signature on a letter defending academic freedom because he wants to leave and get paid to join Ron DeSantis's war on higher education, and then doesn't get the Florida job because he supports vaccination www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/06/haha...

submitted 2 days ago • 30 comments

Gonna say something obvious to most: real masculinity defends the defenseless, punches up not down, has compassion, and fights only on behalf of others to battle injustice or evil. It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men

submitted 2 days ago • 1062 comments

these republicans & apologists for the trump admin are not patriotic americans. they'll sell out our country in a heartbeat for their own benefit.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

It wouldn’t be hard to protect Medicaid and funding to rural hospitals and still reduce our nation’s ballooning debt and deficit. The Rs would just have to make the wealthy and corporations pay slightly more in taxes. (PS Rs are never serious about the debt and deficit when they are in power).

submitted 2 days ago • 205 comments