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Poof for another starship. Poof goes billions. Poof goes what little faith fElon has in these projects.

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Said it before, I’ll say it again. We shouldn’t privatize NASA. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/s...

Notably, it's a high crime in plain view using the powers of the Presidency.

everything is available for a price

This, this, this, this. They're using us.

Nothing facilitates a loss of democracy to an authoritarian bully more than institutional capitulation. The more credible the institution, the more negative the impact. Kudos to Harvard for standing strong. May they prevail. F*ck you to Columbia, Paul Weiss, and others for caving. May they falter.

Good thing for Putin he has such a good friend in WH to run cover for him while he continues to bomb civilians.

Yesđź’Şđź’Şđź’Şđź’Şđź’Ş

U-Haul's slogan is “Moving Made Easier” but it’s turning into “Hate on the Move.” Hey @UHaul.com — you better figure out how to stop renting trucks to Patriot Front, or you’re going to be known as the official moving van of white supremacists.

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JUST-RELEASED GEORGIA TEEN Ximena Arias-Cristobal: “Even having the right paperwork doesn’t mean anything anymore with the presidency we have now… just being Hispanic you’re a target.” More: www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ma...

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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Make this make sense. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Are we great yet?

As a graduate…I’m as shocked as you are @theonion.com

Disinformation straight from the White House.

That didn't take long: a federal judge just blocked the Trump administration's decision to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students www.huffpost.com/entry/harvar...

When 49.8% of voters elected a would-be dictator, we knew there would be bad days ahead. This is one of them. He’s determined to destroy Harvard if he can’t control it. And bribery is the main course at tonight’s dinner for his crypto pals. Stay strong, folks. This country is worth fighting for.

Imagine having a government that has over 30 people employed in the regime who used to work for a TV network that had to pay $787 million for lying to its viewers.