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My latest: MTG Caught “Buying The Dip” as AOC @aoc.bsky.social Renews Call to Ban Members’ Trades

submitted 3 days ago • 276 comments

"Even the singular act of holding a sign in opposition to the president sends a message. It says that, as a citizen, I am concerned and demand to be heard. It says I have the right to stand outside on a raw, lousy day and express my opposition..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 5 days ago • 149 comments

Trump bears the bulk of the blame for the unprecedented global economic crisis now unfolding. But let’s not ignore the role played by the hideously bad judgment of the business and financial leaders who supported Trump and didn’t realize this was an inevitable outcome.

submitted 5 days ago • 235 comments

"there's no doubt that there's an implicit cruelty and dehumanization in the treatment of the prisoners there." Noah Bullocks talks to @WmBrangham www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 5 days ago • 361 comments

IRS lawyers advise that what Trump wants to do with private tax information is likely illegal. They do it anyway. IRS commissioner resigns (3rd one gone in 3 months). Hello courts: your turn. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 5 days ago • 191 comments

Good morning. Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors. It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.

submitted 5 days ago • 2278 comments

I still can’t figure out when “we can deport you” turned into “we can put you in a hell hole prison in a third country, indefinitely, with no legal recourse.”

submitted 5 days ago • 1475 comments

I don't know what Jeff Bezos means by "personal liberties and free markets." But I do know this: The biggest threat to personal liberties and free markets in America today is Donald Trump. My @postopinions.bsky.social column on this week's trauma at the Post. wapo.st/3DaSKxX

submitted 45 days ago • 132 comments

Chainsaw anyone? They’re on sale at Home Depot. Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

submitted 47 days ago • 46 comments

One giant grift.

submitted 47 days ago • 35 comments

Thanks for watching

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

Pancreatic cancer is notoriously hard to treat, with a mortality rate of about 90%. In today’s episode, we talk with a scientist who is fighting the cancer with an mRNA vaccine. Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3ES4ndw

submitted 47 days ago • 274 comments

Our team, led by Foreign Editor Morgan Till, truly does more with fewer resources than anywhere else I’ve seen. They deserve all the awards.

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Less than a month since a crash that took 67 lives, Trump is firing hundreds of federal employees who inspect and maintain air traffic control communications, radio and computer systems. This is extremely dangerous and could have deadly consequences. www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...

submitted 56 days ago • 321 comments

"Most cases are in school-age kids, and 13 have been hospitalized..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

submitted 56 days ago • 881 comments

Pretty damn good framing for Dems

submitted 61 days ago • 569 comments

Tulsi Gabbard has promoted pro-Putin and pro-Assad propaganda for years. She's been such an effective cheerleader for Russia's invasion of Ukraine that the Kremlin-controlled Russian media refers to her as their 'girlfriend'. www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

submitted 61 days ago • 238 comments

Wow. Thank you Governor!

submitted 61 days ago • 12 comments

Our farmers need stability, not more uncertainty. The Trump Administration’s funding freeze is stalling critical conservation programs, water infrastructure, and crop support. This hurts rural Americans and threatens livelihoods. www.inforum.com/business/des...

submitted 61 days ago • 63 comments

Just heard from a Minnesota farmer who fronted her own money for some conservation work because USDA had a contractual agreement to reimburse her. Musk’s freeze means she’s out that money and USDA is refusing to reimburse.

submitted 61 days ago • 84 comments

Hey google, this one’s for you.

submitted 60 days ago • 2 comments

"USAID workers and their families abroad had no agency help in fleeing after looters overran their homes in Kinshasa..." apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 60 days ago • 398 comments

god this guy is an idiot. like, a stone cold idiot who sincerely believes that war fighting and preparedness is about having the biggest dick

submitted 60 days ago • 4928 comments

Great piece with @amnanawaz.bsky.social and @lbarronlopez.bsky.social: "One of the only ways, [@tylermcbrien.bsky.social] said, to stop state capture is public awareness. And we saw today that there were a lot of protests in backlash."

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

I hope Ben Stiller sues everyone who said he was paid $4 million by USAID to go to Ukraine and meet with Zelensky.

submitted 67 days ago • 47 comments

Just heard a Minnesota anti-hunger group that supplies food shelves with fresh, nutritious food from Minnesota farmers still can’t access federal funding. They’ve had to pause some of their work. It’s causing a lot of uncertainty for families trying to figure out how to put food on the table.

submitted 67 days ago • 40 comments

"I have always had respect for Marco Rubio, and I don't now because of the nonsense he just said." - Fmr #USAID head Andrew Natsios (under GW Bush) www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

submitted 67 days ago • 3 comments

Tell me more about Republicans' respect for the military. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

submitted 67 days ago • 396 comments

"Texas authorities arrested a Jan. 6 rioter recently pardoned by President Trump on Thursday for online solicitation of a minor..." thehill.com/regulation/c...

submitted 67 days ago • 835 comments

A judge temporarily restricted Elon Musk’s access to sensitive Treasury data. This is an important win, but we will keep fighting to protect Americans.

submitted 67 days ago • 99 comments

That is code for: they have their sights set on cutting Medicare and Medicaid and leaving our seniors without health care.

submitted 67 days ago • 53 comments

Elon Musk is bringing in these kinds of guys to root around in people’s data.

submitted 67 days ago • 27 comments

Democrats, don’t save Trump from himself. My latest @postopinions.bsky.social column, on why Democrats shouldn't provide a single vote for his atrocities. wapo.st/4hv2Hp0

submitted 66 days ago • 17 comments

Welcome to bluer skies, twin!

submitted 66 days ago • 16 comments

Yesterday, I along with @repespaillat.bsky.social, Senator Blumenthal and other Dems co-led the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to protect families and kids in schools, churches, and hospitals from ICE raids. Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com and I broke it down. youtu.be/QovrOPj_k_U?...

submitted 66 days ago • 144 comments

The consequences of shutting down USAID will be felt worldwide, but also here at home. Our farmers feed the world, and cutting off exports through USAID programs will be a huge blow to rural economies across the country.

submitted 66 days ago • 56 comments