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Holy crap. This is madness. And dangerous. Even as unvaccinated kids are dying in Texas from measles, for the first time in decades. Where the f is Congress? Looking at you, Senator “I’m a doctor” sellout Cassidy.

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An unvaccinated child in west Texas has died of measles – the first death in ten years. RFK Jr.'s response? “It’s not unusual,” he said of the contagion when pressed by reporters. “We have measles outbreaks every year.”

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Great thread.

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#ICYMI: In building a 68-mile tunnel under Las Vegas, Elon Musk’s Boring Company has skirted building, environmental and labor regulations, according to records obtained by ProPublica and City Cast Las Vegas.

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The FAA is awarding a new contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX to help manage US airspace. This is on top of the tens of billions of dollars in federal government contracts that Musk’s companies have already secured.

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Musk was angry at OpenAI, so he said AI would destroy humanity. Then he founded xAI and sued OpenAI—and said AI might not be so bad. Now he wants his AI to take over DC, so he’s killing all AI safety. The man is knowingly betraying his _species_. He’ll certainly have no problem betraying America.

submitted 4 days ago • 59 comments

This kind of thing is so psychic damage-inducing but it really reinforces how many people don’t pay attention to anything and just let vibes guide their opinion. Message is to have superior vibes

submitted 5 days ago • 14 comments

The Trump administration is weighing whether to destroy $500 million in stockpiled covid tests, @lenasun.bsky.social + Carolyn Johnson scoop. The effort comes after Trump rescinded a Biden executive order to ensure the nation would have ample covid tests on hand.

submitted 8 days ago • 72 comments

So true -

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Wow. Trump has fired the federal Veterans Affairs staff running the Veterans Crisis Hotline. This will have a major impact here in North Carolina.

submitted 11 days ago • 60 comments

RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 12 days ago • 3450 comments

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 12 days ago • 2698 comments

Need a white guy to walk confidently into a federal building and delete all the student loans files

submitted 12 days ago • 110 comments

My God this is so fucking STUPID www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 12 days ago • 33 comments

Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it. Strong power move for Team Cancer.

submitted 12 days ago • 1085 comments

Trump is indiscriminately firing workers at the Hanford NUCLEAR cleanup site. For Elon & DOGE who have NO CONCEPT of what these workers do: trying to run Hanford with a skeleton crew is a recipe for DISASTER that could have irreversible impacts.

submitted 12 days ago • 47 comments

These amateurs are going to get people killed.

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One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.

submitted 13 days ago • 558 comments

Elon Musk, who makes over $8 Million a day from US tax payer funded Federal contracts, calls impoverished folks “the parasite class” That’s it. That’s the post. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

submitted 13 days ago • 6 comments

Just to underscore the tension at DOJ at the moment, here's what one federal law enforcement official told me about the acting deputy attorney general: "I, along with other career FBI and DOJ personnel that I’ve spoken with, really have one message for him and that is, “go fuck yourself, traitor.'"

submitted 13 days ago • 266 comments

"I pray...[Gabbard's] lack of judgment or unwillingness to keep things secret will prove to be false. I hope she does well. But boy oh boy, to give an individual who seems to always side w/our enemies’ view...is more than a little bit chilling"[email protected] bluevirginia.us/2025/02/vide...

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When Michelle Obama tried to make America’s children a little healthier, conservatives screamed and complained about the nanny state. When worms-for-brains RFK Jr says he’ll do it, they applaud. Hmm. Wonder what the difference is….

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Elon Musk is developing a new payment platform called “X Money.” Guess which agency would be making sure that Elon’s new project couldn’t scam you or steal your sensitive personal data? The CFPB.

submitted 13 days ago • 161 comments

Purely coincidental, Reuters won a Pulitzer Prize for this investigation into Elon Musk: www.reuters.com/investigates...

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Musk's company has been awarded a $400 million government contract for "armored Tesla." This is what the tech oligarchy looks like. www.dropsitenews.com/p/elon-musk-...

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An unelected South African has taken control of the US Treasury and is deciding to stop payments on American obligations, in violation of numerous court orders, and admits in the Oval Office that he has done so upon incorrect information, while the President sits impotently behind the Resolute Desk.

submitted 15 days ago • 110 comments

Bless "THE Philadelphia Eagles plan to snub an invitation to the White House after winning the Super Bowl, The U.S. Sun has learned."

submitted 16 days ago • 874 comments

in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?

submitted 16 days ago • 491 comments

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has removed from its website all information on current funding opportunities and directs visitors not to finalize any applications.

submitted 16 days ago • 44 comments

Excuse me while I vent for a moment SHE IS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. SHE CAN SUBPOENA OFFICIALS, HOLD TELEVISED HEARINGS, HOLD UP ANYONE’S FUNDING, ZERO OUT THE WHITE HOUSE’S FUCKING ICE CREAM AND DIET COKE BUDGET, AND ENFORCE THE APPROPRIATIONS LAWS THAT ARE THE SOURCE OF HER PERSONAL POWER.

submitted 16 days ago • 433 comments

Geno Smith faced quick pressure at the 5th-highest rate in the NFL this season. Patrick Mahomes was a cozy 37th. Philly showed how bad the best QB can look when under quick pressure. That, and other lessons in Ep 322 🎧

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He’s making it easier to bribe government officials. Not even hiding it.

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The White House contended that The Post “lied” by writing that the NIH funding change would cut biomedical research funding. Susan Collins, after hearing from her constituents: “these cuts … would be devastating, stopping vital biomedical research and leading to the loss of jobs.”

submitted 16 days ago • 76 comments

A bad offensive line can make even Patrick Mahomes look terrible, hmmm, very interesting

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Egg prices continue to go up as Trump lets 1 billion pounds of food rot, make sure you tell everyone you know

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Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.

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E.J. Dionne nails it. (Gift link) wapo.st/3CITxpy

submitted 17 days ago • 7 comments

Let’s be clear about something that maybe the wider public will get. Not only will this destroy research but it will also lead to huge tuition increases. Your kids’ college is about to get a lot more expensive.

submitted 19 days ago • 87 comments

Breaking "the government" and replacing the "deep state" civil servants with AI bots programmed by 20-something right wing Elon fanboys may sound like a great idea until it's time to eat an egg or a chicken sandwich without fear of getting sick, or deal with a hurricane or get on an airplane.

submitted 18 days ago • 89 comments

So… with his statements on Palestine, Trump is trying to provoke a terror attack on American soil, right?? That has to be what he’s doing. So then he can get great ratings like GWB and also justify the wide-scale persecution of Muslims here and abroad. Am I the only one thinking this?

submitted 19 days ago • 9 comments

Not trying to be annoying, but I think some random congressperson is going to have to get arrested trying to get into the federal buildings that DOGE is at if you want this crisis to break through to the front page. Each attempt to enter and getting orderly turned away doesn’t seem to be doing much.

submitted 20 days ago • 43 comments

They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.

submitted 19 days ago • 1399 comments

Good to see: Unions representing USAID workers are suing Trump, Rubio and the State Department, seeking a halt to the mass removals of USAID workers, which appears to be unlawful in multiple ways and is already having terrible humanitarian consequences around the world:

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