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Absolute nonsense. The record of an oral order is in the transcript or recording.

submitted 10 hours ago • 99 comments

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is now accessible across the White House campus. It is the latest installation of the Wi-Fi network across the government since Mr. Musk joined the Trump admin as an unpaid adviser. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...

submitted 10 hours ago • 3 comments

Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.

submitted 10 hours ago • 378 comments

@jenpsaki.msnbc.com: “According to the New York Times... nearly 8 million Americans work in industries targeted by retaliatory tariffs, and the majority are Trump voters… What is becoming increasingly clear is in this broad effort to ‘own the libs,’ Donald Trump is actually owning his own voters.”

submitted 13 hours ago • 43 comments

“You’d think Elon Musk had everything. He’s the richest man in the world, he already owns Twitter, …and the President of the United States is his nanny. But there’s one thing he doesn’t have. A seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.” -Joe Gallina

submitted 12 hours ago • 72 comments

Reminder dismantling the federal government is NOT popular www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...

submitted 11 hours ago • 175 comments

BREAKING: Trump and Republicans say they’ll focus their efforts on defeating Native American candidate Deb Haaland, who is running for governor of New Mexico. She has protected sacred lands and stood up to bullies. It’s obvious why they want her to lose.

submitted 2 days ago • 355 comments

The Republican spending bill does nothing to drive down the cost of living and fails to recognize the struggles of American families and businesses. The Senate must reject this bill so we can negotiate to lower costs and reign in unchecked billionaires.

submitted 3 days ago • 13 comments

I've been at DOJ for so many important speeches & presentations. Today, my heart is filled with sadness for my former colleagues & our country as a convicted felon who doesn't understand justice or the meaning of the rule of law & why both are essential to our democracy stands there.

submitted 3 days ago • 491 comments

This Olympian/solider/USFS fire officer gives a barn-blazing speech about DOGE cuts and true service. She should run for office. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2qCGEbT/

submitted 4 days ago • 22 comments

Senate Democrats, I implore you: hold the line, and demand a clean, bipartisan short-term bill that we all can support to keep the government open. Thank you @maddow.msnbc.com for discussing with me tonight.

submitted 4 days ago • 166 comments

I said it 30 years ago and I'll say it again today: you cannot balance the budget on the backs of working people.

submitted 6 days ago • 129 comments

There’s no Musk Library There’s no Musk Hospital There’s no Musk University There’s no Musk Art Museum There’s no Musk Concert Hall There’s no Musk Cancer Center There’s a Musk Foundation — and it’s in trouble with the IRS because it almost never donates any funds

submitted 7 days ago • 187 comments

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is wielding so much power that its records will likely have to be opened to the public under federal law. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

"US stock market loses $4 trillion in value as Trump plows ahead on tariffs" www.reuters.com/markets/us/i...

submitted 7 days ago • 446 comments

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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This is unconstitutional and unprecedented. But it's consistent with Trump’s desire to stifle protest and silence views he doesn't agree with. With such little regard for the Constitution and case law, it's no surprise that the Trump administration prefers to see what it can get away with.

submitted 10 days ago • 8 comments

Disgusting to see more federal prosecutors removed just for doing their jobs. They are the best of us.

submitted 10 days ago • 57 comments

We call on Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to lean into his role as a leader on LGBTQ+ issues and reject the hateful, extremist rhetoric. We need all our elected officials in California to uphold our shared values and stand with our transgender community.

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

We are saddened and angered by Governor Newsom’s comments about transgender youth participation in sports. Right now, we need our elected officials to stand by the courage of their convictions. The Governor’s comments are hurtful, and out of touch with our shared values as Californians.

submitted 11 days ago • 17 comments

Measles has infected 140+ people in Texas. Meanwhile, RFK Jr. is recommending cod liver oil as a treatment. Dems on the Health Subcommittee demanded a meeting w/ Secretary Kennedy by tomorrow. We’ve heard nothing back. We need serious, responsive leadership to address these public health threats.

submitted 11 days ago • 9 comments

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submitted 11 days ago • 327 comments

The federal government determined Elon's Austin factory broke the law with dangerous working conditions. Two workers have been killed working there in the last few years. I demanded answers from Trump’s Labor Dept. & they just released the damning details. Working shouldn’t be a death sentence.

submitted 11 days ago • 42 comments

America is dominant in tech, military might, manufacturing, research, and more because of decades of thoughtful investment and alliance-building. Trump is giving away American excellence to authoritarian leaders for free.

submitted 11 days ago • 85 comments

Do. Not. Trust. Trump.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Fighting. Back.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

“While Americans approved of Trump’s foreign policy by two points in January (39% to 37%), they now disapprove by 13 points (50% to 37%)…” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 11 days ago • 209 comments

“In contrast to Trump, Americans say they personally sympathize more with Ukraine than Russia by a 56 to 3 margin…” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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submitted 11 days ago • 169 comments

In addition to being wrong, this is against our own self-interest. If Russia is not stopped in Ukraine, they will simply continue to advance. Increasingly, that seems to be the point: Trump/Musk/Vance are aligned with Putin's interests & not ours.

submitted 14 days ago • 236 comments

this is true. and there's another big additional group: pensioners. same story.

submitted 14 days ago • 68 comments

submitted 14 days ago • 653 comments

Bernie is right. No more playing dead. No more running to the center. Sincerely, Someone who has watched you do this after every election loss the past 50 years.

submitted 14 days ago • 277 comments

🚨🚨🚨 Trump and Zelenskyy’s White House clash a ‘deliberate escalation’ by US, says Germany’s Merz U.S. president’s rage was pre-planned, likely next chancellor says. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

submitted 14 days ago • 4 comments

Elon Musk called Social Security a "ponzi scheme." This is absolute rubbish. Social Security has paid every benefit owed to every eligible American for 85 years. Perhaps the bigger "ponzi scheme" is the $38 billion spent by taxpayers to prop up his corporations?

submitted 15 days ago • 354 comments

“Don’t believe the career experts who showed their work. Believe the partisan idiots with an agenda who won’t show their ‘proof’”

submitted 15 days ago • 254 comments

There's a lot happening. If we want to make sure this president and his party are so toxic they can't implement their agenda, we need every senior in the country to hear about this. Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce apnews.com/article/soci...

submitted 15 days ago • 37 comments

There are good people out there.

submitted 15 days ago • 358 comments

The GOP's tax cuts for their billionaire donors ballooned the deficit, so they're blaming the problem on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — demanding cuts to programs that millions of Americans rely on. It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

submitted 16 days ago • 139 comments