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CALL TO ACTION: Call your representatives at (202) 224-3121 and ask what criteria they plan to use when “vetting” their constituents.

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Martin O'Malley was a former #SocialSecurity commissioner. This testimony from November 2024 is still very important. #SocialSecurityWorks

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#SocialSecurity is at a #50YearStaffingLow. W/ 1 Claims Rep for every 1000+ people, & normal claims = 45 minutes per person. Yet DOGE plans to gut the #SocialSecurity workforce by 7-10,000, or if E--- has his way, BY HALF, PROFOUNDLY affecting crucial timelines/payments.

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#SocialSecurity is at a #50YearStaffingLow. W/ 1 Claims Rep for every 1000+ people, & normal claims = 45 minutes per person. Yet DOGE plans to gut the #SocialSecurity workforce by 7-10,000, or if E--- has his way, BY HALF, PROFOUNDLY affecting crucial timelines/payments.

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New filing: "Tremblay v. OpenAI (Book authors sue over AI training)" Doc #358: Order on Discovery Letter Brief Download PDF | View Full Case #CL67538258

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The fall of Assad has dramatically improved the military and political conditions in Syria, which the United States should be exploiting rather than ignoring. @brian_cartr assesses new opportunities for the United States to suppress ISIS and prevent need for future military escalation.

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The Mad King had a bad week - the economy is slowing, inflation is rising, his poll numbers/consumer confidence are falling, cracks are appearing in his Congressional support and folks are starting to rise up against his historic betrayal of America. More 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-mad-ki...

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Yet another casualty of mindless budget cuts...

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I appreciate this response from Ed Yong on why he requests that people mask at his events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

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Britt Boril of Wyoming, I salute you. If anyone knows this woman, get her to BlueSky!

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“We don’t have time for ‘Oh, woe is me’ – we don’t have time for that bullshit. We have abuses to investigate.” — African Investigative Journalism Conference’s Beauregard Tromp. More on the USAID crisis & how independent media are forging ahead: https://twp.ai/1QoYgg

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#FederalEmployees

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NEW: Explosive new revelations from ex MI6 spy. Why did Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election? Finally some answers.. Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote. "Money changed hands" 1/ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

submitted 15 days ago • 72 comments

A federal judge Thursday heard a request from eight religious groups to issue a nationwide injunction to block a Department of Homeland Security policy that broadens the government’s authority to conduct immigration enforcement in places of worship.

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The screenplay of the latest movie in the MCU tries to be too many things to too many prior adventures, but at its core is a resonant story about Black heroism.

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Erica Chenowith literally wrote the book on how nonviolent civil resistance brings down authoritarian governments and keeps democracies from backsliding. This talk with her will give you some great ideas and resources for protecting democracy. meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/the-nature-o...

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@democraticags.bsky.social www.semafor.com/article/02/0...

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#CanStandUpWillStandUp #TheCostOfAnIgnorantNation #ImWithTheBanned #BannedBooks #BookBans www.marketplace.org/2024/03/20/c...

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Food for thought … [SPOILER ALERT: They ended up in concentration camps] Might also want to Google: Ernst Röhm 🏳️‍🌈 -- that one ended badly too.

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#ImWithTheBanned #BannedBooks #BookBans #TheCostOfAnIgnorantNation www.dnj.com/story/news/2...

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Call me crazy but I’m not sure the US govt should hand out defense tech contracts to companies backed by admirers of Curtis Yarvin aka Mencius Moldbug who wrote about using “robot armies” to suppress dissent.

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Trump issued a memorandum invalidating government labor contracts finalized in the 30 days before his presidential inauguration. This action is not legal and will not hold up in court.

submitted 26 days ago • 88 comments

Attn: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system!

submitted 26 days ago • 337 comments

Please share: We’ve received word that Elon Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these.

submitted 26 days ago • 215 comments

A 64-year-old driver of an O’Hare airport tug truck was critically injured Saturday evening after his vehicle collided with an aircraft as it tried crossing a runway, according to Chicago police.

submitted 26 days ago • 12 comments

#JeromeStueart #JStueart #ArtistToWatch #GulfOfEmpathy #MarianneEdgarBudde

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Ok, @joshtpm.bsky.social has said nearly all of it. I'd add the Senate. The number one way to let people know that things are not normal is to act like they're not normal. My lay view favors stuff like gumming up the Senate floor and saying no cabinet votes until Musk stands down, for instance.

CALL TO ACTION: Call your representatives at (202) 224-3121 and ask what criteria they plan to use when “vetting” their constituents.

Martin O'Malley was a former #SocialSecurity commissioner. This testimony from November 2024 is still very important. #SocialSecurityWorks

#SocialSecurity is at a #50YearStaffingLow. W/ 1 Claims Rep for every 1000+ people, & normal claims = 45 minutes per person. Yet DOGE plans to gut the #SocialSecurity workforce by 7-10,000, or if E--- has his way, BY HALF, PROFOUNDLY affecting crucial timelines/payments.

#SocialSecurity is at a #50YearStaffingLow. W/ 1 Claims Rep for every 1000+ people, & normal claims = 45 minutes per person. Yet DOGE plans to gut the #SocialSecurity workforce by 7-10,000, or if E--- has his way, BY HALF, PROFOUNDLY affecting crucial timelines/payments.

New filing: "Tremblay v. OpenAI (Book authors sue over AI training)" Doc #358: Order on Discovery Letter Brief Download PDF | View Full Case #CL67538258

The fall of Assad has dramatically improved the military and political conditions in Syria, which the United States should be exploiting rather than ignoring. @brian_cartr assesses new opportunities for the United States to suppress ISIS and prevent need for future military escalation.

Yet another casualty of mindless budget cuts...

I appreciate this response from Ed Yong on why he requests that people mask at his events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

Britt Boril of Wyoming, I salute you. If anyone knows this woman, get her to BlueSky!

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“We don’t have time for ‘Oh, woe is me’ – we don’t have time for that bullshit. We have abuses to investigate.” — African Investigative Journalism Conference’s Beauregard Tromp. More on the USAID crisis & how independent media are forging ahead: https://twp.ai/1QoYgg

#FederalEmployees

NEW: Explosive new revelations from ex MI6 spy. Why did Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election? Finally some answers.. Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote. "Money changed hands" 1/ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

A federal judge Thursday heard a request from eight religious groups to issue a nationwide injunction to block a Department of Homeland Security policy that broadens the government’s authority to conduct immigration enforcement in places of worship.

The screenplay of the latest movie in the MCU tries to be too many things to too many prior adventures, but at its core is a resonant story about Black heroism.

Erica Chenowith literally wrote the book on how nonviolent civil resistance brings down authoritarian governments and keeps democracies from backsliding. This talk with her will give you some great ideas and resources for protecting democracy. meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/the-nature-o...

@democraticags.bsky.social www.semafor.com/article/02/0...

#CanStandUpWillStandUp #TheCostOfAnIgnorantNation #ImWithTheBanned #BannedBooks #BookBans www.marketplace.org/2024/03/20/c...

Food for thought … [SPOILER ALERT: They ended up in concentration camps] Might also want to Google: Ernst Röhm 🏳️‍🌈 -- that one ended badly too.

#ImWithTheBanned #BannedBooks #BookBans #TheCostOfAnIgnorantNation www.dnj.com/story/news/2...

Call me crazy but I’m not sure the US govt should hand out defense tech contracts to companies backed by admirers of Curtis Yarvin aka Mencius Moldbug who wrote about using “robot armies” to suppress dissent.

Trump issued a memorandum invalidating government labor contracts finalized in the 30 days before his presidential inauguration. This action is not legal and will not hold up in court.

Attn: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system!

Please share: We’ve received word that Elon Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these.

A 64-year-old driver of an O’Hare airport tug truck was critically injured Saturday evening after his vehicle collided with an aircraft as it tried crossing a runway, according to Chicago police.

#JeromeStueart #JStueart #ArtistToWatch #GulfOfEmpathy #MarianneEdgarBudde

Ok, @joshtpm.bsky.social has said nearly all of it. I'd add the Senate. The number one way to let people know that things are not normal is to act like they're not normal. My lay view favors stuff like gumming up the Senate floor and saying no cabinet votes until Musk stands down, for instance.

#ShadowGovernment #SHADOWPRESIDENT

Heads Up!

I told you he would violate the Impoundment Control Act.