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submitted 5 hours ago • 224 comments

“Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.”

submitted 2 hours ago • 68 comments

And it's going to get much worse!

submitted 7 hours ago • 198 comments

in a world of harrison butkes, be a chris kluwe

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Why we need a bunch of new Democratic leaders to take over—like right now The system that got us here can not get us out.

submitted 6 hours ago • 14 comments

AOC: And he is running around because he thinks he got a bank account with a lot of zeros in it that it makes him some kind of super citizen. I don't think so.

submitted 21 hours ago • 191 comments

“…this is not just about who can compete on the athletic field, this is about whether a President can force compliance with his will, without regard for the rule of law that governs our nation. I believe he cannot.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Raskin: "It's becoming obvious to the American people that Elon Musk and Donald Trump are not opponents of corruption, they are agents of corruption."

submitted 1 day ago • 179 comments

Todd Blanche, Trump’s criminal defense lawyer, promised he would follow the advice of career ethics officials at the Department of Justice. Then they fired the career ethics officials. Piece by piece they are destroying the Justice Dept. And any hope of justice along with it.

submitted 1 day ago • 89 comments

There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.

submitted 1 day ago • 1138 comments

“The United States has threatened to cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite internet terminals if Kyiv does not reach a deal with the U.S. regarding critical mineral resources, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations.”

submitted 10 hours ago • 379 comments

This is how it’s done.

submitted 22 hours ago • 2732 comments

Powerful. Tomorrow’s front page of the most influential weekly publication in Germany. “BETRAYED. First Zelensky, Soon Us? The radical departure of the US from its allies.”

submitted 1 day ago • 287 comments

Remember: politicians work for YOU. Don’t let them forget that.

submitted 1 day ago • 602 comments

Did you know that 72 MILLION Americans rely on Medicaid for healthcare? The Trump Administration and MAGA Republicans in Congress want to take it away to give tax breaks to billionaires. Don't let them take away our healthcare. Let them know you didn’t vote for this shit.

submitted 22 hours ago • 162 comments

Good morning everybody. Fuck Nazis.

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!

submitted 1 day ago • 1912 comments

A heartfelt thank you to former Senators Joe Manchin and Kristen Sinema for repeatedly blocking popular policies to preserve “norms” and protect “the rights of the minority” We couldn’t have gotten here without you

submitted 1 day ago • 69 comments

"Hochul is dithering about whether to use her powers. AOC, in contrast, exercised her 1st Amendment rights to inform her constituents about their 4th Amendment rights. In doing so, she showed that the administration is tyrannical. She also showed that it’s weak — if you’re willing to confront it."

submitted 1 day ago • 149 comments

I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.

submitted 1 day ago • 1535 comments

We don’t need a Jeffries book tour. Get back to work!!!

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Russia invaded Ukraine. This is Putin’s war. If Trump won’t say it, the Senate damn well should. And we will have the chance tonight.

submitted 1 day ago • 133 comments

He thinks a couple of meaningless votes against Trump nominees can salvage his legacy.

submitted 1 day ago • 164 comments

Jasmine Crockett is shredding this solo. But it’s past time for the rhythm section to enter this song already.

submitted 1 day ago • 297 comments

New in PN: AOC shows how to fight back and stand strong "Prominent figures standing up can undermine the climate of fear that MAGA relies on to impose terror. AOC’s work on behalf of her constituents and refusal to be intimidated are models of resistance other Democrats would do well to imitate."

submitted 1 day ago • 207 comments

DOGE cuts 9/11-related cancer research funding, which FDNY commissioner calls "a tragedy for all Americans." www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

submitted 1 day ago • 177 comments

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

submitted 1 day ago • 584 comments

Murphy: "The game is clear. We can see it. They're not even hiding it. There is not a rule of law anymore. There is one set of law for people who are loyal to Donald Trump, and there is one set of law for people who care criticize him. That is not democracy."

submitted 3 days ago • 210 comments

It was perhaps fitting that Munich was the site of the Trump Administration’s dramatic appeasement of the Kremlin dictator, when the Vice President attacked our western allies, and the Defense Secretary weakened our NATO alliance. 🧵

submitted 2 days ago • 108 comments

Mark Sheldon Whitehouse's words. This Patel guy will come back to haunt us. And we'd better make sure it haunts Republicans.

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8 Republicans are calling on Speaker Johnson not to target Medicaid. One short of the number it would take to oust Johnson.

submitted 2 days ago • 97 comments

A reminder, from February 25th, 2022:

submitted 2 days ago • 103 comments

They fired people working on missile defense.

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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 2 days ago • 10 comments