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The U.S. Department of Metaphors remains in a constant state of readiness, and no amount of illegal DOGE cutbacks and firings can stop its essential work.

submitted 129 days ago • 0 comments

Unfortunately firings have continued at the National Nuclear Safety Administration. I’ve been contacted by an NNSA worker who was fired, then told her termination was paused, then told she was fired again. She says there were numerous others at NNSA treated the same way. These people keep us safe.

submitted 129 days ago • 84 comments

“the United States is not a startup. The federal government exists to do all of the things that are definitionally not profitable, that serve the public good rather than protect investor profits. (The vast majority of startups also fail, something the United States cannot afford to do.)”

submitted 129 days ago • 224 comments

Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker, with an empowering and emotional speech. "The authoritarian playbook is laid bare here. They point to a group of people who don't look like you and tell you to blame them for your problems"

submitted 129 days ago • 7 comments

Two DOGE workers are now at CISA (DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) I've confirmed. Edward Coristine, the 19-yr-old known as Big Balls, and Kyle Schutt, a 37-yr-old software engineer. Marisa Kabas (bsky.app/profile/mari...) was first to report about Coristine. My piece for Wired

submitted 130 days ago • 41 comments

yeah the mistake they made was assuming their colleagues would have some bare minimum of professional pride or backbone

submitted 130 days ago • 29 comments

Remarkable thread offering guidance to current and prospective NSF grantees about how to navigate the times ahead — from an NSF program officer who was fired in yesterday's DOGE purge (!)

submitted 130 days ago • 4 comments

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

submitted 130 days ago • 2835 comments

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

submitted 130 days ago • 604 comments

With all due respect, Congressman, he’s not trying to distract from anything here. He’s a grandiose pathological narcissist. A narcissistic sociopath. A malignant narcissist. A psychopath. A megalomaniac. This is what he thinks of himself. And what he wants others to think of him.

submitted 130 days ago • 1135 comments

Really important to point out that part of the reason Russia is gunning for Signal in such an ass-backwards way is that all the normal ways they have to break into communications haven't worked on Signal.

submitted 130 days ago • 3 comments

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

submitted 130 days ago • 1018 comments

US Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for halt in funding for refugee settlement (this is a big deal as many have been questioning why it hadn't happened yet) apnews.com/article/cath...

submitted 131 days ago • 12 comments

Trump is now an aide in Russia’s regime change plan for Ukraine. Europeans need to act NOW, not after the German elections, to make sure Ukrainians have an alternative. All the worst came true and there is no other way to put it than that the US is in Russia’s team now.

submitted 131 days ago • 34 comments

Who on earth would ever come in at that valuation today given the fundamentals? Serious question.

submitted 131 days ago • 0 comments

So many people of the people who can literally afford to be strong are so appallingly, embarrassingly weak.

submitted 131 days ago • 36 comments

“She's smart, fearless, and she never speaks in mushy political talking points—she talks like a normal person.” 🎯 @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social please let me know when you declare for the Senate race. We need you and your voice.

submitted 131 days ago • 2 comments

We are literally paying $8-10 a dozen for eggs BECAUSE OF THIS BIRD FLU. Am I hallucinating or wasn’t this a signature campaign issue?

submitted 131 days ago • 1 comment

Clowns. 🤡 But clowns wielding flamethrowers, to quote one of @sykescharlie.bsky.social favorite lines.

submitted 131 days ago • 0 comments

Ok this is making the rounds and tbc the scale of what is happening to the federal workforce and with impoundment is unprecedented - but I think we need to be really careful about assuming this is going to all hit at once in March or that we know the size of the impact 1/

submitted 131 days ago • 25 comments

Wow! Blanket knee-jerk RTO mandates can have a notable effect on productivity. Your tax dollars at work:

submitted 131 days ago • 1 comment

So few understand enough to ask this question, but it is the central question for Meyer and the SoS and everyone else, including the legislators being asked to vote on this.

submitted 131 days ago • 0 comments

Adams’s lawyers’ letter actually makes a pretty good case for Hochul to remove him.

submitted 131 days ago • 43 comments

NEW: Letter from 900+ former federal prosecutors warns of decisions at Justice Dept "Some of you have been ordered to make charging decisions based expressly on considerations other than the facts & the law, including to serve solely political purposes" www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...

submitted 131 days ago • 52 comments

One of the huge problems in the west is stuff like this being repeated and folks not seeing that it is the whole deal

submitted 131 days ago • 36 comments

The top criminal prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's office in Washington quit today, citing pressure by the Trump administration to open what she viewed as an improper criminal probe of a federal contract. ca.news.yahoo.com/senior-u-pro...

submitted 131 days ago • 165 comments

This gives me joy.

submitted 132 days ago • 173 comments

If you to send something to friends and family who don't follow the news closely something that'll bring them up to speed, try this @nprfreshair.bsky.social interview with @charliesavage.bsky.social, who has been covering attempts to expand executive power for 30 years. www.npr.org/2025/02/17/g...

submitted 132 days ago • 3 comments