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The current budget bill is an atrocity and out-of-touch leaders like Chuck Schumer laid the groundwork by voting for the CR. Appeasement and complicity do not work. When you bend the knee, they’ll break your leg.

submitted 16 days ago • 467 comments

Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...

submitted 20 days ago • 141 comments

I’m proud that Pittsburgh now ranks first in population growth in PA. Our city has faced decades of population loss but thanks to our hard work we are starting to reverse that trend and grow Pittsburgh. Together, we can make our city the greatest in the world. Let’s get it done!

submitted 21 days ago • 5 comments

The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents. What the fuck are we doing here?

submitted 26 days ago • 2734 comments

Missed a spot

submitted 36 days ago • 1871 comments

Wow. UPS announces they will cut 20,000 jobs this year because of the economic conditions under Trump.

submitted 38 days ago • 340 comments

More than 2,000 DC residents are serving sentences in BOP facilities across the country, far from their support systems.   I introduced my bill to require them to be placed within 250 miles of DC, increasing their chances for successful reentry.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

I would like for stupid people to stop making important decisions that affect my life

submitted 44 days ago • 356 comments

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submitted 45 days ago • 7 comments

We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check. In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.

submitted 46 days ago • 2266 comments

HHS Eliminated Programs - Updated Here is an updated list of all programs eliminated in the 2026 HHS Budget. Reach out if you have information or clarity on the cuts. These cuts will impact Every Single American. Email [email protected] for PDF and xlsx.

submitted 47 days ago • 66 comments

Raise your hand if you’ve ever used the Wayback Machine! ✋ The Internet Archive project (funded in part by NEH, #IMLS and #NSF) is an invaluable treasure trove of millions archived sites, texts, software, movies and more. All FREE. And a vast majority of federal funding has been cut. archive.org

submitted 47 days ago • 31 comments

Assuming this post today is aimed at us. The Trump admin changed the rules to make it easier to replace career federal employees with political loyalists. If you’re not alarmed by Trump’s post, you should be. This isn’t about policy it’s about control. It’s “do as I say, or you’re replaced.”

submitted 49 days ago • 458 comments

Liz Cheney a republican had to come up with our Project 2029 but it’s so good I can get behind it! Cause fighting this fascist president has aged me considerably!

submitted 50 days ago • 127 comments

Just so we’re clear, everybody calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist” or a “gang member” are lying, and they know they’re lying, and they repeat it for purposes of confusing people who don’t follow this stuff closely into accepting what was done to him.

submitted 52 days ago • 309 comments

Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.

submitted 52 days ago • 1799 comments

took a few days off for my brain and one pretty alarming observation i have is just how easy it is to not hear about the bad stuff that is happening if you don't explicitly dip into specific information streams (not a new problem but feels orders of magnitude more siloed than even 2-3 years ago)

submitted 52 days ago • 160 comments

Fascism is when a leader uses the power of the state to control or coerce private institutions—like Trump has tried to do with universities and private companies such as Apple. His attempts to dictate what schools can teach or how businesses should operate are textbook authoritarianism. Harvard

submitted 52 days ago • 56 comments

BREAKING The President of El Salvador says he will not be releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia. “How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States?” The Supreme Court recently ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return. (Abrego-Garcia was never convicted of terrorism)

submitted 53 days ago • 109 comments

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

submitted 55 days ago • 465 comments

Blink #richkid #amateur

submitted 55 days ago • 316 comments

The House passed legislation to prohibit federal district judges from issuing nationwide injunctions, marking a significant step in an escalating Republican campaign targeting judges who have blocked some of Trump’s executive orders.

submitted 58 days ago • 151 comments