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“Where does it end? In America, the President is neither a King nor a dictator, as much as this one tries to act like it—and it is the rule of law that prevents him from being so.” —the defiant Maine Gov. Janet Mills www.americaamerica.news/p/what-does-...

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One of my best friends and coworkers was told he’s most likely going to be laid off tomorrow because he’s a probationary employee He’s only probationary because he’s a veteran hire and they have a 2 yr rather than 1 yr period He’s the highest performing person here This is so fucking stupid

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NEW VIDEO: A new blockbuster lawsuit by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro may be part of the key to unlock trillions of dollars of funds being unlawfully held by the Trump administration. Paige and I explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa6t...

submitted 4 days ago • 127 comments

All of this — per @ioponomarenko.bsky.social:

submitted 4 days ago • 166 comments

Inbox: "Department of Commerce Has Increased Duties Against Solar Cell and Module Imports Ranging from 13% - 661%"

submitted 4 days ago • 11 comments

I have asked the chief judge of the Federal District Court in DC to unseal dockets, filings and judicial opinions related to fights over attorney-client privilege during the investigations that led to Trump’s indictments in the election & classified documents case. charliesavage.com/2025/02/seek...

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Free speech absolutist

submitted 6 days ago • 37 comments

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Insiders are blowing the whistle on Kash Patel, claiming that Donald Trump’s appointee to run the FBI lied to Congress during his confirmation hearings and is already directing a “purge” of the bureau while he’s still a private citizen.

submitted 6 days ago • 49 comments

🚨 SCOOP: DOGE is seeking personal taxpayer data at IRS, sources tell me. 🚨 Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.

submitted 6 days ago • 289 comments

I wasn’t an Academy guy. Served with many who were, though. This is no way to train and educate the future leaders of the fleet.

submitted 7 days ago • 29 comments

Hmmmm

submitted 7 days ago • 13 comments

He who rambles on about Hannibal Lecter, Arnold Palmer’s dick size, windmill cancer, and turning Gaza into a real-estate play, and thinks he’s saving the county, should have his head examined.

submitted 7 days ago • 947 comments

Meanwhile in Russia: Sergey Mikheyev says that in light of the Trump administration's express intent to abandon NATO allies in case they intervene in Ukraine, Russia should strike Brussels, London and Paris. Vladimir Solovyov wholeheartedly agrees. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkX5...

submitted 7 days ago • 125 comments

Failson with no medical training who self-medicated with heroin thinks he’s qualified to revoke access to doctor-prescribed anti-depressants that have helped save the lives of millions of people with depression. As one of those people, go fuck yourself, Junior. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 7 days ago • 46 comments

In Ferguson, they swept phone data from the crowd, then later drove down streets and if there were 2 or more of those people in a house, they raided it.

submitted 7 days ago • 24 comments

He or she who joined SCOTUS’s opinion in Trump v. US should really contemplate what they’ve done

submitted 7 days ago • 72 comments

NYT headline today: Courts Start to Slow Effort to Remake Government. Its text says "At least 70 lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration, and judges have issued at least 14 blocking actions.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

everything is a conspiracy if, like david sacks, you are a fucking idiot

submitted 7 days ago • 285 comments

"This is much worse because this is going to the functioning of the U.S. attorney's offices nationwide."

submitted 7 days ago • 54 comments

"What part of the United States would you give away if Canada invaded? Would it be Maine or Michigan?"

submitted 7 days ago • 29 comments

This is fascism.

submitted 7 days ago • 3192 comments

Well played, @MoonPie. Well played. www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2...

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New: Elon Musk relied on undocumented workers to help build Tesla's gigafactory in Texas. He later propagated anti-immigrant sentiment to vault himself into political power alongside President Trump. Great reporting from @julialove.bsky.social (gift link 👇) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

submitted 8 days ago • 20 comments

Elon Musk re-shared a tweet containing Judge John McConnell Jr.’s daughter’s job and financial records on X after the judge ruled against DOGE.

submitted 9 days ago • 415 comments

LIVE: Letitia James speaks ahead of Musk's DOGE federal court hearing www.youtube.com/live/u5mex1_...

submitted 8 days ago • 13 comments

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

submitted 8 days ago • 1088 comments

BIG NEWS: We're holding DOGE accountable. It's not "efficient" to allow Elon Musk's operatives to mess with the systems that send Social Security checks or pay for your mom’s doctor through Medicare. It's dangerous for the economy and a breach of privacy for millions of Americans.

submitted 8 days ago • 271 comments

Not only is this an open endorsement of authoritarianism from a smirking Scott Jennings on CNN - they pay him to say this stuff - but the 'who elected them' is a bit rich - who elected the Supreme Court that conservatives love? Who elected the judges who shot down Biden policies?

submitted 12 days ago • 54 comments

"I suspect that the assault on U.S.A.I.D. is a test run for an offensive against a lifeline for poor people here in the United States — Medicaid," @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. "Some Republicans would like to slash it to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy."

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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NEW: Democracy Docket announced that on Friday it's launching a new Trump Accountability Scoreboard that will track lawsuits against Trump's executive orders and where those actions currently stand. Become a member now to receive this and other premium content. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

submitted 10 days ago • 60 comments

Please feel free to reach out to me securely on Signal at 213-270-4334 if there is any info you would like to share about what's taking place behind the scenes at federal agencies and how it impacts the public.

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

"Irony died while he was talking."

submitted 11 days ago • 21 comments

Reuters: USAID WATCHDOG PAUL MARTIN HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM HIS POSITION -OFFICIAL AT OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

submitted 11 days ago • 43 comments

This is just insane and you all know that, right? Unelected, unfettered, untouchable, unsupported by facts and completely without transparency: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

submitted 11 days ago • 909 comments

JUST IN: The 1st Circuit Court of appeals has denied the Trump administration's emergency motion to block a court order that ordered agencies to lift their spending freeze.

submitted 11 days ago • 84 comments

"Company says listed holidays were not ‘sustainable’ for its model in latest move to roll back diversity efforts" Uh huh. There's a lot of us "DEI" hires. A LOT. We also spend money. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 11 days ago • 37 comments

They are angry that a judge restored a public website providing life-saving resources from the CDC, FDA, and HHS.

submitted 11 days ago • 1583 comments

New Mexico judge says no to Gitmo

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Associated Press: “Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office.“

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