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CNN: “The chief of Justice Department’s criminal division in Nashville resigned over the decision to charge Abrego Garcia, people briefed on the matter said…” www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/p...

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Bondi DOJ has a problem. On left: DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas On right: DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"

submitted 5 hours ago • 308 comments

THREAD: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.” @vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/

submitted 16 hours ago • 15 comments

So then Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a corpulent flunkie goes "Deport Elon!" and Elon goes "Impeach!" And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.

submitted 1 day ago • 230 comments

The only thing worse than having your two evil MAGA dads fighting is realizing that neither ever cared about keeping custody of you.

submitted 1 day ago • 20 comments

9 out of 10 agencies targeted by DOGE for layoffs are liberal-leaning. Every single proposed GOP budget increase goes to conservative agencies. They're not cutting fat—they're performing ideological surgery with a chainsaw.

submitted 1 day ago • 45 comments

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

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“Maybe he’s a wunderkind. Maybe he’s Doogie Howser and has everything at 21yo... to lead the office. But that’s not likely the case,” said one counterterrorism researcher who has worked with CP3 officials for years. “It sounds like putting the intern in charge.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

Masked men with AR-15’s mounting suppressors to pick up cooks at a Mexican restaurant? This has nothing to do with detaining immigrants. It’s to terrorize us.

submitted 2 days ago • 183 comments

@kaine.senate.gov You’re not fucking listening. DO NOT VOTE WITH REPUBLICANS EVER. Period. Never. Done. wtf?!?

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Seriously, the question must be asked every time these people speak; are they high on Ketamin?

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Lol just heard the NPR story about the DOGE guy who lost his job when he said he was surprised at how hard it was to find inefficiencies in the federal govt because he came from Silicon Valley where companies always have lots of people sitting around doing nothing

submitted 4 days ago • 54 comments

Almost by definition, stable democracies do not allow agents of the state to operate under cover of concealment. Either that characterization is wrong - or we are no longer a stable democracy. Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-secret...

submitted 4 days ago • 43 comments

Here's what actual manufacturers are saying about the tariffs in the latest ISM survey: “Most suppliers are passing through tariffs at full value to us.. the supplier considers it a tax, and taxes always get passed through.. Very few are absorbing any portion.” www.ismworld.org/supply-manag...

submitted 4 days ago • 12 comments

While we’re on founding fathers, I think people actually underrate the Gothic horror of Jefferson and Sally Hemings. She was his slave, she was also his dead wife’s much younger half sister as a result of Jefferson’s father in law raping his slave.

submitted 6 days ago • 70 comments

This part

submitted 6 days ago • 395 comments

NYT: “The episode was recorded by someone who was sitting in Mr. Nadler’s office. In the video, an officer with the Federal Protective Service, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is shown demanding access to a private area inside the office.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/n...

submitted 6 days ago • 1432 comments

Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health. But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."

submitted 6 days ago • 74 comments

The new GOP slogan (thank you, Joni Ernst.)

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submitted 7 days ago • 227 comments

Trump doing his part to solve trade disputes for literally every subset of countries that doesn't include America.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

If roses were flowers, the name "roses" wouldn't have to exist. You'd just call them flowers.

submitted 7 days ago • 383 comments

These stats are used, inter alia, for congressional oversight (there may even be reporting requirements?) so yeah…doctoring the books not a great idea

submitted 8 days ago • 16 comments

"Let cash registers ring!"

submitted 8 days ago • 425 comments

NEW: As the White House redirects counterterrorism personnel and funds toward mass deportations, a state-level scramble is on to preserve efforts once supported by Washington. The result is a patchwork approach that leaves many areas uncovered. By @hannahallam.bsky.social

submitted 8 days ago • 17 comments