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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

submitted 2 hours ago • 477 comments

NO. Democrats must NOT negotiate with republicans to fund what Trump is doing. We should WEILD the power of the slim majority to DEMAND individual agency funding bills. There is NO REASON to allow the GOP to fund the dismantling of our government. Make THEM fund it properly or make THEM shut it down

submitted 3 hours ago • 177 comments

You don't fire Judge Advocates General unless you plan on issuing unlawful orders. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...

submitted 23 hours ago • 219 comments

👀 NEW: the current under secretary of State for Management, Ambassador Tibor Nagy, has sent an email regarding OPM's request for five accomplishments: "No employee is obligated to report their activities outside of their department chain of command."

submitted 14 hours ago • 312 comments

Members of the military are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not the president. Changing that seems to have been the point of the Friday Night Massacre. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

submitted 19 hours ago • 551 comments

Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

submitted 1 day ago • 1518 comments

Overflow angry crowd for town hall with Glenn Grothman in Oshkosh this morning ... www.wpr.org/news/glenn-g...

submitted 1 day ago • 205 comments

In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

submitted 1 day ago • 722 comments

Three updates: 1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.

submitted 2 days ago • 240 comments

Brazil shows that it can be done. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

submitted 4 days ago • 955 comments

Another way this feels similar to COVID — the disaster is already unfolding but the people in charge seem to think it’ll only impact “blue” areas.

submitted 5 days ago • 217 comments

Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party thx in advance

submitted 4 days ago • 2066 comments

This. Especially Senate Republicans.

submitted 7 days ago • 147 comments

At some point very soon, republicans in Congress will have to choose between pleasing Trump to avoid being primaried, and helping their constituents to avoid being primaried.

submitted 7 days ago • 823 comments

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

submitted 7 days ago • 2783 comments

INCOMPETENCE OF NUCLEAR PROPORTIONS Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile. Now, they are rushing to rescind their terminations.

submitted 8 days ago • 755 comments

We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.

submitted 9 days ago • 779 comments

Head of DOGE Elon Musk has received a new $38,858,978 government contract for his company SpaceX. Musk is self-determining his own conflicts of interest.

submitted 11 days ago • 94 comments

Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

submitted 10 days ago • 520 comments

open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

That’s nothing. I found 13 contracts awarded to SpaceX since December totaling $77M. 1/

submitted 11 days ago • 551 comments

@aoc.bsky.social We’d like your help organizing a March on Washington to ensure protester safety and secure permits. We’re aiming for a Saturday at least two weeks out to allow for travel planning.

submitted 11 days ago • 522 comments

Musk isn’t making government smaller. He’s shutting down the parts of the government that have been investigating his companies for safety violations and ties to Russia.

submitted 15 days ago • 142 comments

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.

submitted 15 days ago • 107 comments

The homepage of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s website was updated Friday night to display a “Page not found” error message. This change occurred just one day after members of Musk’s team gained access to the bureau’s headquarters and computer systems.

submitted 15 days ago • 128 comments

Alaska lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging President Trump to abandon his plans to rename the continent’s largest mountain from Denali back to Mount McKinley. #ISTANDWITHDENALI

submitted 15 days ago • 187 comments

February 7, 2025

submitted 15 days ago • 71 comments

The answer is yes www.vanityfair.com/news/story/i...

submitted 15 days ago • 571 comments

This is the most important story in the United States right now. www.wired.com/story/treasu...

submitted 16 days ago • 603 comments

Remember: If you have a tip you can share regarding what's happening at the EPA, you can securely reach out to our reporters. On Signal, @fastlerner.bsky.social can be reached at 718-877-5236 and @lisalsong.bsky.social at lisasong.42

submitted 17 days ago • 10 comments

NEW: looks like OPM finally complied with the court order to notify federal employees of the pause on the Fork deadline. Before now, agencies seemed to be doing it in their own.

submitted 16 days ago • 113 comments

Tesla sales: Down 41% in Germany for 2024; a 59% drop in January 2025. France: down 63%. Sweden: down 44%. Norway: down 38%. Netherlands: down 42%

submitted 16 days ago • 1185 comments

Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org

submitted 17 days ago • 83 comments

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

There are some elements of this administration from which the country will never recover.

submitted 18 days ago • 33 comments

Having just lived thru a hurricane that was so severe it caused a geological event 600 miles inland, I can't fathom why anyone would support shutting down NOAA - the agency that warns us about hurricanes. Do they simply not care if they kill us? Starting to look that they don't.

submitted 18 days ago • 36 comments

This is a fabulous tool.

submitted 18 days ago • 40 comments

Do you have any idea how many thousands of troops it would take to occupy Gaza permanently? This is fucking insane.

submitted 18 days ago • 406 comments

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submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

BREAKING: Trump has signed an executive order creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund- popular with Middle East monarchies - so the U.S. can buy TikTok. That’s state-run media, folks. www.reuters.com/markets/weal...

submitted 20 days ago • 1384 comments

www.citizen.org/news/advocac... now we are talking!

submitted 19 days ago • 157 comments

I know you are likely on edge right now. You might even be terrified. I say this with as much conviction and authenticity as I can muster: This is not going to work out well for Donald Trump in the end. The NY FBI is leading the way with their refusal to comply. This will become contagious.

submitted 19 days ago • 312 comments

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

submitted 19 days ago • 1694 comments

February 2, 2025

submitted 20 days ago • 159 comments

USAID workers at Washington HQ told to stay home on Monday in unexpected, early-morning email

submitted 20 days ago • 11 comments

Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.

submitted 20 days ago • 606 comments

This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

submitted 21 days ago • 963 comments

NEW: Federal workers are starting to receive a copy of the court's restraining order against the Trump administration barring the regime from freezing federal grants and financial assistance. Excellent work, and worth the read:

submitted 21 days ago • 209 comments