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Ditched X, but still GenX. Trying hard to remain optimistic and that’s why I joined this community
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No matter what side of the aisle you are on, you should be appalled that a billionaire thinks he has the right to buy elections like this.

Collins: Do you think someone should be fired over this? Buttigieg: Absolutely… if there’s not accountability for a screw up like this, especially from a president who used to fire people on television for sport, what are we even doing here..

Pete Hegseth: “Under the previous administration, we looked like fools. Not anymore.”🤦‍♂️

So…lock them up?

What you have to understand about Pete Hegseth copying and pasting war plans into Signal is that it almost certainly means he’s got classified documents on his personal UNSECURE devices. Signal isn't on a secure device...are our war plans on his personal devices? @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social

"A government contractor and lobbyist who served in President Donald Trump’s first administration bought Vice President JD Vance’s Virginia home in an above-market deal, a sale his spokesperson says was based on the market." $170,000 ABOVE ASKING PRICE

Oh, you don't say. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...

Murphy: "If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone. I don't think we have a year to save American democracy. I think the way the president is acting ... puts out democracy at immediate risk."

When asked if the Administration will comply with court orders on fired federal workers, WH Press Secretary Leavitt says the orders are unconstitutional: You cannot have a low level district court judge filing an injunction to usurp the executive authority of the President…

We all saw it and heard it with our own eyes. So did Europe! #TheGreatestBetrayal

And there it is. Putin’s lifelong dream. After years of relentless Russian propaganda, now fully embraced by the American president and the world’s richest oligarch, millions of Americans are convinced that this is a good plan because Europe is an enemy and Putin is our friend.

This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.

A small government team at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, responsible for regulating autonomous cars—which Elon Musk claims are the future of Tesla—is being cut nearly in half by Musk. Conflict of interest?

A cold civil war ... never thought I'd be writing that, but here we are.

Some don’t even realize they’re actually eating all the faces.

WATCH: “Go through JD Vance’s Munich speech and highlight any parts Putin would be unhappy about. He could almost have written it himself.” @mrjamesob.bsky.social on Vance using a lie about an abortion clinic protestor to say Putin isn’t the enemy Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGMZ-sC...

What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

If you support any of this, you’re honestly just a terrible person. People’s lives are being upended and destroyed. For every 1% increase in unemployment, 40,000 people die—yet some are celebrating.

Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.

It's not complicated. They're just trying to stop women from being able to vote.

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

They never wanted “election security.” They wanted election victory by any means. Is it time to fight yet experts telling us to “pick our battles?”

SpaceX, which holds billions of dollars in government contracts, was penalized by the FAA for ignoring regulations. In response, Musk pushed for the resignation of the agency’s chairman.

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

The Alliance for Retired Americans filed a lawsuit against Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary for disclosing information and treasury data to DOGE. A hearing on the restraining order is at 3:00. 🍿

An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.

Trump last July: These guys are the radical Right - Project 2025 - I don’t know what the hell it is. They read some of the things in that and it’s some pretty extreme stuff. But I don’t know anything about it.

Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head. So, I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...

This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

I realized today that I am more powerful than Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. I can say Fuck You Donald Trump. They may be richer but I am more powerful. And that is a trade I would make every single day.

When Biden won in 2020 and we went through all the turmoil, I knew deep down we’d only bought ourselves a little time. They were never going to stop. The coup had only been pushed back a few years. I’m sickened today but never surprised. It’s going to take a painful period to recover.

The solution for the media's current state is not to shuffle between one corporate outlet to another but rather to support independent media outlets who are not beholden to corporate overlords.

Me before the 2024 election cycle Vs Me after

Trump wants Mike Johnson to scramble to eliminate the debt ceiling before he takes office

He is spiraling

And Merry Christmas, even to people who don’t get what it’s about.

Just watched Ready Player One for the millionth time and finally understand why GenX is destroyed right now. We’ve grown up with Spielberg and the inherent belief that good guys always win. It’s baked into our DNA. We never considered that bad guys could triumph. That’s my Ted Talk.