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“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.” Beyond parody.

submitted 6 days ago • 702 comments

“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

submitted 6 days ago • 254 comments

This is how it’s done.

submitted 7 days ago • 2913 comments

Here's video of Steve Bannon doing a Sieg Heil today at CPAC. It is what it is and it's what Bannon intended. Don't let yourself be gaslit.

submitted 8 days ago • 1494 comments

The biggest peddlers of lies and nefarious causes are often those who wrap themselves in an American flag while wearing a Jesus shirt.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit

submitted 13 days ago • 476 comments

This is probably the most accurate take.

submitted 13 days ago • 2931 comments

Some very dear friends of ours are facing a necessary surgery that insurance won't cover. Would you take a few minutes to read Micah's story and consider giving $15 or $150 or whatever you could give to help? gofund.me/38b6146a

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

submitted 14 days ago • 836 comments

Valor Danielle Sassoon, Acting U.S. attorney for SDNY - refuses to drop Adams charges and resigns John Keller, Acting head of DOJ Public Integrity Section - refuses and resigns Kevin Driscoll, Acting head of DOJ Criminal Division - refuses and resigns www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

submitted 15 days ago • 1083 comments

MAGA morality: Put thousands of federal employees on leave, cut aid that sustains countless lives, demonize your opponents, and then enjoy the suffering of your enemies. But then - when one DOGE worker is fired for vicious racism -say, "Where's the grace and mercy in this country?"

submitted 20 days ago • 49 comments

He's not a "kid." He's an adult, with an important govt job. The posts weren't "stupid." They were hatefully racist. His life isn't "ruined." He lost a job. Holding a govt employee accountable is not a "reward" for a journalist. The reporter doesn't get a cookie.

submitted 21 days ago • 416 comments

Judge Amy Berman Jackson has formally dismissed the case of Jan. 6 defendant DJ Rodriguez, who drove a taser into the neck of MPD officer Michael Fanone and had been sentenced to 12 years in prison "Michael Fanone's heroism will never be moot," she says. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

submitted 22 days ago • 585 comments

“President Trump regards people who take their constitutional oath seriously as, by definition, his political enemies. His attack on public service is not about reform; it’s a first strike against a key obstacle to authoritarianism” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 23 days ago • 131 comments

they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government

submitted 24 days ago • 1276 comments

Replacing NBC and NPR with OANN and Breitbart. Goebbels would be proud.

submitted 28 days ago • 15 comments

Undocumented Immigrants paid $96.7 Billion in taxes in 2022. ($8,889 per immigrant) itep.org/undocumented...

submitted 28 days ago • 22 comments

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

submitted 28 days ago • 3624 comments

There's a very real question as to whether federal law will apply to Trump's allies at all during Trump's term. The atmosphere of impunity may be like nothing we've seen in our lifetimes.

submitted 28 days ago • 128 comments

The great Status newsletter by @oliverdarcy.bsky.social notes my Substack already taking off! 123k subscribers so far. LFG! www.status.news/p/paramount-...

submitted 28 days ago • 86 comments

This is despicable. But what else do you expect?

submitted 29 days ago • 6 comments

Is There a Historian in the House? open.substack.com/pub/warrenth... Trump's new executive order elevates patriotism to idolatry and requires schools lie to get funding. We need historians to speak up.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

What happens when you try to overthrow the government in a functioning democracy with the rule of law

submitted 33 days ago • 54 comments

"Give a man a sword and tell him he’s defending the cross, and there’s no end to the damage he can do." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...

submitted 68 days ago • 32 comments

Two years ago today we were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for protecting The US Capitol on January 6th 2021. Almost 4 years later the efforts to downplay, whitewash and minimize what happened appear to be succeeding. I won't ever stop standing up to them.

submitted 84 days ago • 1717 comments

My wish list for reforming presidential powers: 1) Reform the Insurrection Act; 2) End presidential immunity; 3) Ban pardons for family members; 4) Provide for Senate advice and consent on other pardons; 5) Roll back tariff authority; and 6) Revive Congressional war powers. Your ideas?

submitted 87 days ago • 88 comments

The pardon is understandable—but nonetheless objectionable.

submitted 89 days ago • 529 comments

This is true, and the more you learn about the scandals in the church that have long been ignored, enabled, and concealed, the more you realize it’s long been true.

submitted 91 days ago • 16 comments

So true. When you live in deep red areas, Republicans will say terrible things about Democrats while remaining deeply sensitive to any slight from the left. On the Christian right, they view their insults as courageous truth-telling, while similar rhetoric in return is treated as persecution.

submitted 93 days ago • 30 comments

Some thoughts on the NYT piece today about Luzerne County, PA. (Yet again, an article about why a remote place went to Trump; never a visit to places that went for Harris. It's 2016 diner safari time again.) Yes, it's impossible to reason with some of these folks. That's a given. /1

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As much as I love seeing taco content, I hate seeing amazing tacos I’ll never have. But still. Any good taco enthusiast folks to follow? Ideally in Phoenix area? 😆

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

It’s a strange Christianity that considers Harris “anti-God” but not the man who is known for sexual assault, fraud, and infidelity. Who has repeatedly made sexual comments about his daughter. Who revels in revenge and slander. Who has appointed a pedophile to be the top law enforcement officer. 1/

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

Well put and reflects what I’ve been feeling

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments