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@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social discusses “authoritarians and plunder, and the arrogant power fantasies of Msk and Trmp”

submitted 16 hours ago • 8 comments

FWIW, if Bezos were to take this seriously it would require strong opposition to Trump, who respects neither.

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

NEW: DOGE operatives at HUD come from an AI proptech firm and a company that buys and runs mobile home parks, and have access to a startling array of data and systems—including one that controls who can access which HUD systems. This is by @telliotter.bsky.social and @davidgilbert.bsky.social

submitted 21 hours ago • 14 comments

This morning, ASL Interpreters Union and @opeiu.bsky.social held a press conference outside of the FCC with Video Relay Service interpreters, who make sure people who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing can communicate through video with ASL. We stand in solidarity with them as they fight for their union.

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

Now they're just being mean to kids. I guess because they can. Who wouldn't take the opportunity to just make some kids cry?

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

CARTOON OF THE DAY

submitted 2 days ago • 171 comments

It was a huge mistake to rebrand "Loud dumb asshole who has no idea what he's doing" as "disrupter."

submitted 4 days ago • 8 comments

Brilliant LTE in this morning's Minnesota Star Tribune

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Here we go. Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship. This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.

submitted 6 days ago • 267 comments

One of the fired Inspectors General, Robert Storch, reveals that the head of counsels of Inspectors General reached out to DOGE and offered to help, but got no response. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

submitted 7 days ago • 10 comments

If you're thinking "the media" lacks compassion for the federal workers who have been laid off, it might be just that so many of us have been through essentially the same thing; for twenty years or more, news companies have been getting sucked up by vulture capitalists and decimated. Were exhausted.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

NEW: At least 200 Afghan Americans in the U.S. military have relatives who applied for refugee status only to be blocked by Trump’s refugee ban. “We serve this country because it protected us, but now it is abandoning my sister,” said one soldier. By @lomikriel.bsky.social

submitted 7 days ago • 39 comments

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

submitted 13 days ago • 795 comments

🧑‍🌾 “post after post in the ag community social media channels of massive issues impacting U.S. farmers and the U.S. ag economy from Trump's DOGE efforts, tariff wars and the USAID shutdown…” farmergeorgiewrites.substack.com/p/the-devast...

submitted 13 days ago • 85 comments

Dear Minnesota. A commentary from Sen. Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov on her decision against seeking re-election in 2026. www.startribune.com/tina-smith-w...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Elon Musk's destruction of our government is the opposite of chaos - it's strategy. Influential tech extremists have openly promoted this idea for years. Here's a 5-minute video explainer of Silicon Valley's Playbook to Destroy American Government: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC62....

submitted 15 days ago • 24 comments

New definition of corruption just dropped.

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

We will expose and shut down the Republican Bait and Switch.

submitted 16 days ago • 694 comments

Sen Andy Kim (D-NJ) to NBC about likelihood Republicans will need Democratic votes to avert a government shutdown: “This is on them. This is about whether or not they can get the votes. They are the majority, and if they cannot govern… then you know that's for the American people to see”

submitted 18 days ago • 27 comments

For proposals that would actually save rural community newspapers (as opposed to just trying harder), scroll to the end. But consider attending to the thoughtful discussion on the way down. #LocalJournalismMatters www.startribune.com/cruel-optimi...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

The same people who said Hillary Clinton couldn’t be trusted with national security because she had a secure private server are totally fine with a teenager named Big Balls who was fired for leaking sensitive data having access to every plausible government database without a security clearance.

submitted 19 days ago • 19 comments

I've got several trips in mind, and for the first time in a long time, I'm finding myself worrying that aviation isn't safe due to the MuskRump meddling and obfuscation. This can't be good for the airlines.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Can we have our Democratic Farmer-Labor coalition back now? Please? www.startribune.com/usaid-shutte...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

So a person claiming to represent "DOGE" can just walk into any federal building and demand unlimited access. Do I have that right? Seems too unspeakably stupid even for the current administration.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

So close. "Trump moves to fire members of EEOC and NLRB, breaking the law" was right there.

submitted 29 days ago • 4 comments

I have never heard of a more DEI hire than a drunken, National Guard domestic abuser being elevated to run the entire military...

submitted 32 days ago • 361 comments

National Airport is National Airport, Denali is Denali, y el Golfo es de México. Also, Fort Snelling squats on the Bdote. Odd that any of this requires further discussion.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

We need to rebuild public confidence in public health agencies. Halting external science communications to allow an RFK lackey to review them to ensure the info aligns with the administration’s political goals will only undermine trust. This a deeply disturbing move.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

I was informed yesterday that my course on the far right at the University of Virginia was flagged by the Goldwater Institute for being "DEI/Anti-MAGA Instruction."

submitted 37 days ago • 27 comments

NEW: Firefighters from Mexico are en route to the #EatonFire — joining more than 10,000 personnel already on the ground. California is deeply grateful for President @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social's support as we work to suppress the Los Angeles wildfires.

submitted 47 days ago • 100 comments

With #Greenland in the discourse, it’s as good a time as any to read @elizkolbert.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

Fight organized greed with organized labor.

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Our AG is taking the fight where it needs to go: The only way to get guns off our streets is to hold the manufacturers accountable for the damage done for profit. Glock, clean up your mess! #LocalJournalismMatters #GunSenseNow www.startribune.com/ag-ellison-s...

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

The Lessons of Zero Accountability for a Kash Patel Bureau www.emptywheel.net/2024/12/12/t...

submitted 77 days ago • 4 comments

Nothing screams "government efficiency " like creating a new department run by two guys who have no experience in government.

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

My car insurance bills arrived yesterday, ticking ever upwards. I still get a paper bill and pay by check. I wonder if people who have such bills auto-withdrawn even notice the increases, and if they instead attribute their squeezed balance to the prices they can see (gas, groceries).

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Another winning slice of life from @leilanavidi.bsky.social on the front page of this morning's @startribune.com . 😆 Photos and big page spreads are the main reasons I still pay for print. This just isn't the same on a phone. #LocalJournalismMatters

submitted 92 days ago • 2 comments

I don't think I want to fly without the FAA. I do, however, think that hurricanes will continue to roll without NOAA. #Project2025

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments