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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

submitted 11 hours ago • 1042 comments

A must-read about how to deal with online trolls.

submitted 1 day ago • 42 comments

So the President has abruptly fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Charles Q. Brown Jr., and is replacing him with a retired three star general, Dan Caine. This portends a future grave crisis as the President attempts to restructure the military into one personally loyal to him.

submitted 15 hours ago • 132 comments

He wants his military to say "yes sir" when he tells them to shoot protestors... www.npr.org/2022/05/09/1...

submitted 15 hours ago • 13 comments

“Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government.”

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 13 hours ago • 285 comments

Genuinely wondering what the administration's short-term plan is for dealing with the alarming numbers of people who 1) have been trained to kill 2) possess intimate knowledge of American intelligence operations and/or defense planning and 3) suddenly have very good reason to hate the government

submitted 13 hours ago • 21 comments

btw, i will tell you this - i have been talking to people all day, and the media is missing, whether intentionally or not, how absolutely, volcanically angry the people who have been fired are, not because they lost their jobs, but because their jobs matter, to us

submitted 16 hours ago • 55 comments

On PBS News hour tonight: their plan will cut hug3 amounts and still expand the deficit by $3T because of the fucking tax cuts.

submitted 11 hours ago • 3 comments

Firing all of the JAGs (Judge Advocates General)—the top lawyers in each service branch—is just as bad as, if not worse than, firing (most of) the Joint Chiefs.

submitted 15 hours ago • 142 comments

Trump will travel to Moscow to stand next to Putin on the reviewing stand for the May 8 Victory Day celebration, Moscow sources reveal to Le Point. This year's celebration will focus on Russia's victory over Ukraine. How many messages does the world need? (H/t John Paul Fitch)

submitted 13 hours ago • 70 comments

Firing up #FridayNightZillow for a truly insane megamansion in Oklahoma City, reportedly owned by successful defense contractor / marijuana processor. $16.49M buys 51K sf, 70K gallon pool w/slide, grotto, bball, bowling, 200 koi, fireman pole, bars, 33-car garage... www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

submitted 13 hours ago • 59 comments

today in breaking laws no matter how obscure, ladies and gentlemen, the Goldwater-Nichols Act

submitted 15 hours ago • 46 comments

"It's kind of been sad, because I've been trying to prove to people that it's a really awesome truck that's not falling apart, and then mine starts to fall apart, so it's just... Yeah, it's kind of unfortunate and sad."

submitted 15 hours ago • 55 comments

Trump just made a civilian the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Chairman is legally required to be an active-duty military officer. This is another illegal move by the Felon-in-Chief. The law also requires senate confirmation.

submitted 13 hours ago • 1 comment

Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

submitted 14 hours ago • 221 comments

Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.

submitted 14 hours ago • 189 comments

This is so many words to say Trump fired the chairman of the joint chiefs because he’s black www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

submitted 14 hours ago • 130 comments

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

submitted 17 hours ago • 857 comments

The Tesla Cybertruck is banned in Europe, due to its design not meeting European safety regulations, with its sharp edges & potential for pedestrian harm; it cannot be legally sold or registered in most European countries, including the UK.

submitted 14 hours ago • 30 comments

So proud of this year’s “First Draft” artists!

submitted 18 hours ago • 2 comments

Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 15 hours ago • 404 comments

Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.

submitted 15 hours ago • 361 comments

Illinois looks very different in 2025 than it did in 2019. We've passed six balanced budgets with nine credit upgrades, invested in education, driven economic growth, strengthened our social safety network, reformed the criminal justice system, and rebuilt our infrastructure.

submitted 18 hours ago • 114 comments

This is a great development. In the end the case probably still goes away, one way or another. But Judge Ho won't just rubber stamp the corrupt deal and wants to fully explore the options. Also, you've gotta love the citation to the Michael Flynn case - that will drive Trump world crazy.

submitted 21 hours ago • 3 comments

This is such a savvy move by Judge Ho. It’s not just that Clement has impeccable (conservative) credentials; he was the Solicitor General from 2004–08, and even Acting AG briefly, so he can participate with quite a bit of perspective as to the proper role of the Department of Justice.

submitted 22 hours ago • 33 comments

I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.

submitted 1 day ago • 76 comments

Such hostile nonsense from Americans in power just now. I wish we would listen to people who have suffered for reporting the truth, like Stanislav Aseyev, combat veteran and survivor of a Russian torture camp.

submitted 22 hours ago • 44 comments

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

submitted 17 hours ago • 1187 comments

"The increase to Musk's wealth since Trump was elected president three months ago is greater than all of the American aid given to Ukraine over the last three years."-- @timothysnyder.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 23 comments

We've reached the point when European neo-Nazis are no longer comfortable being publicly associated with American neo-Nazis.

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

Trump continues to take actions that empower China. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Trump: "I'm...we are the federal law." This is like live tyranny. He asserts he can just order sovereign states to do things.

submitted 21 hours ago • 12 comments

Trump Concentration Camps

submitted 18 hours ago • 3 comments

2 fucking headlines right next to each other

submitted 22 hours ago • 76 comments

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

submitted 20 hours ago • 1086 comments

This is @sonofrockhound.bsky.social! Tell him you love him!

submitted 22 hours ago • 12 comments

Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

submitted 1 day ago • 539 comments

JUST NOW: Trump again refuses to call Putin a “dictator”, despite calling Zelensky one repeatedly He will not criticize Putin

submitted 19 hours ago • 157 comments

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

submitted 21 hours ago • 2159 comments