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Not true. Elon's speaking in the weird, stochastic way he always does and however full of shit he is (very), it's definitely not incoherent to his audience. It doesn't do our side any favors to pretend these guys are suddenly blundering or have lost the plot when they are clearly winning.

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So we spent a ton of money to move 170+ Venezuelans from inside the United States to #GTMO, where we spent a ton of money to hold them for less than a month, before we spent a ton of money to bring one of them back stateside and repatriate the rest. Talk about wasteful government spending…

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This video was just what i needed right now. Listened while driving to town in the snow. Returned with renewed clarity and motivation. @astra.bsky.social @keeanga.bsky.social @chenjerai.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social thank you for this. www.youtube.com/live/iyLiNN_... #uspoli #cdnpoli

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McConnell's legacy is grim - he fought campaign finance reform, stonewalled Supreme court nominees - but what stands out most? More than any single person, he had the chance to end Trump but chose not to do so, even as he understood the risk Trump posed. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...

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Immigrants aren’t stealing jobs, Trump is.

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So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

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👏🏼 👏🏼 Hundreds of federal workers in SEATTLE stage an informational picket 🪧 to #SaveOurScience for today’s national day of action! #SaveOurServices #HoldTheLine

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As the promised MAGA-lomaniac assault on “DEI” rolls out, it’s important to understand what Trump is signaling to his base, the wedge he is trying to drive in the progressive coalition, & why we need to fight back. /1

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This is incredible reporting that must shock the conscience of each and every one of us.

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HUNDREDS of fed workers and community supporters turn out in Boston for #SaveOurServices day of action to fight Musk’s looting of vital public services! ✊🏼

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Listening in on this mass organizing call -- Cori Bush currently on the line buildtheresistance.org/BuildingOn50...

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📢 NYC is showing up! Federal workers & allies are fighting to protect Social Security, Medicare & more. Public services belong to us—not corporations. Missed it? Rally again at 5:30 PM at Foley Square! Be there. 🔗 go.savepublicservices.com #SaveOurServices

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Federal worker Chris Dols spitting fire. Calls DOGE a "smash and grab." Trump, Musk, and their 1% cronies "have shuttered the CFPB in the interest of letting banks and predatory lenders keeping all of us in debt until we die." Folks should follow and join @fedworkersunited.bsky.social

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We talk a lot about cuts to research in terms of funds. Let’s talk about what these cuts mean to our families. @higheredlabor.bsky.social

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in his statement "cancelling" congestion pricing, sean duffy calls people who ride the subway "an elite few" and i just feel as a communication professional that they gotta decide if they're going with that or crime-ridden drug den homeless shelter

submitted 3 days ago • 110 comments

When I got into my hotel room tonight and turned on the TV it was on Fox News and Hannity was interviewing Trump and Elon, and Trump was praising Elon for all the lives Starlink saved in the Carolinas, if you’re wondering what the Other People are hearing on this.

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MAHAhahahahahaha (devolves into evil laughter)

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USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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TOMORROW (WED): Rallies are being held across the country to protest the funding cuts to science and the illegal firing of federal workers. Please join if you can. We need to show that many people oppose these destructive attacks on science and healthcare. Details: labor4highered.org

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If all Democrats are gonna do is stand around and talk, at least give the microphone to people like this.

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The richest men in the world have decided to undermine NC's Hurricane Helene recovery and destroy the lives and livelihoods of ordinary people doing some of the most important and humbly-compensated work being done today. www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

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Government submits declaration to Judge Chutkan by top White House official Joshua Fisher saying: Musk is not leader of DOGE. "That explanation...seems to directly contradict the way President Donald Trump and Musk have spoken publicly about the so-called Department of Government Efficiency." Yup

submitted 5 days ago • 71 comments

If you missed tonight’s town hall with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @astra.bsky.social, and @keeanga.bsky.social on resisting the shock and awe politics of the far right and their billionaire enthusiasts, you can watch the video here:

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Sign at Tesla dealership in #SanFrancisco reads, "We Hate Him Too."

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LIVE NOW! Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @astra.bsky.social, and @keeanga.bsky.social for an emergency town hall on resisting the shock and awe politics of the far right and their billionaire enthusiasts. Stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyLi...

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Today

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From today's @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social newsletter — this sucks!!! open.substack.com/pub/howthing...

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THIS WEEK: Your representative is back home for recess. That means it’s time to let them know we’re paying attention. Demand that Republicans explain why they’re selling out to billionaires, urge Democrats to fight back with all they have, or take the fight to Musk himself: indivisible.org/muskorus

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more and more these days, I find myself thinking that you can accept the discipline of your political goals or you can accept the discipline of your resentments.

submitted 5 days ago • 60 comments

Over the last 24 hours, anti-Musk Tesla protests have been covered in the BBC, The Guardian, Fast Company, The Financial Times, and a whole slew of other media outlets around the world. Word is clearly getting out.

submitted 6 days ago • 13 comments

Musk sure didn't like it when ProPublica got access to his taxpayer data though. Reminder DOGE isn't a real government entity and there's an actual organization designed to track govt efficiency. It's a data mining operation.

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These three horsemen of the MAGA-tech-bro apocalypse are in the position of penthouse dwellers who think their top floor apartment doesn't rest on all the floors underneath... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/no-one-knows...

submitted 6 days ago • 35 comments

Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.

submitted 6 days ago • 272 comments

the richest man in the world decided that you don't deserve safe drinking water

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Get ready to #standupforscience in 2.5 weeks!

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Corporate Dems being outflanked on the left by Bill Kristol - who is saying what should be obvious.

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Federal workers with @msnbc.com describe Musk and DOGE's theft from the American people. "We're losing the ability to protect people in their day-to-day lives. We're losing the capacity to hold people accountable when they harm people." -@FedWorkersUtd #SaveOurServices

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The personalist presidency

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Powerful testimony.

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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as allude to slavery or the civil rights movement. The wholesale erasure of history in real time.

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Great signs.

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This is a quote ascribed to Napoleon Bonaparte, who launched a coup against the French Republic and installed himself as First Consul and later Emperor of the French Empire. So, yeah, things are going great.

submitted 7 days ago • 71 comments

The Schmitt has hit the fan.

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I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated. Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!

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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

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Our research university leaders are totally failing us in the authoritarian moment. Not even trying to loudly & publicly defend the project of academia or the institutions. Just choosing a combination of “keep our heads down” & anticipatory compliance. Shamefully inadequate to the moment.

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