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Some of the first things the Nazis did against the Jews directly was making it impossible for them to exist in society. Keep them from working regular jobs, accessing banking, etc…

Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements

The protests aren’t slowing down—they’re spreading. City to city, town to town. People are outraged, and they’re making it known. THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE. But stay peaceful—don’t give Trump any excuse for violence or martial law.

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Donny bone spurs cant remember what countries other than France are in NATO.

Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.

Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog). This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...

Flight Of The Quislings (Republican Treason Pigs) pt 1 Song by Ms. Unformation. (Inspired by @web.kim) 🧵 1/2

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

This is what you do when you no longer concern yourself with being accountable to the people.

I’m struggling to keep sane in all the chaos, but this little asshole is a huge help. #dogsofbluesky #puppy

Trump's 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 to our ally in the Oval Office is a DAMN SHAME.  Denigrating a democratic world leader while sitting next to him has not only jeopardized our work with global allies. Once again, Trump's ego just put our national security at risk.

Republicans always proving they are not serious people. Where is the outrage at the Muskrat wearing a baseball cap and tshirts in the oval and cabinet meetings?

Trump… what a master negotiator. He is such a pathetic weak piece of garbage. He treats Zelenskyy like this but acts like a whipped dog for Putin. Disgraceful.

In 2007, blackwater massacred 17 unarmed civilians in Iraq. 4 contractors were convicted of murder or manslaughter in 2014 (another pled guilty). In 2017 trump hires Princes sister, in 2020 he pardons those contractors. Now these stormtroopers want to repay the favor.

It wasn’t the lead rescuer, but the true story is just as bad. I recommend the book Aquanauts. It’s by the lead cave diver. The heroism and ingenuity of those divers was incredible. Musk was a petulant child that just wanted to be “seen” helping. The sub was a death trap.

“But the long-term costs will be measured in decades. The degree to which we have failed not merely ourselves but also our children and grandchildren is breathtaking.” www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...

The reporters at Texas Observer have been doing incredible investigative work lately, the kind of work that places like the WaPo used to do with a much larger budget before it got bought up and then slowly hollowed out by a billionaire sycophant who'd rather go into space than live in a democracy.

This isn’t even amateur hour. This is what happens when people who don’t have even a basic grasp of security are given control.

Excellent example of how bad journalists are at knowing the first thing about the topics they’re reporting on. PuTTY is a terminal emulator, Musks people being authorized to use PuTTY does not provide any useful information.

Here's a list of DOGE staff, assembled and annotated by my colleagues at BI. Whatever you do, please don't share it. www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...

Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

NEW CBS reports that Trump almost FLOODED the Central Valley of California by instructing the Army Corps of Engineers to release billions of gallons of water from two reservoirs in California's Central Valley. 1/

He is literally constructing a concentration camp………..

It seems like the tech bros have encouraged their followers to come here over the past week and incite hate,,, it’s a lot of Hide, Report, and Block,,, we will not wake up and realize the good place is the bad place.

Incredible news! Montana’s Supreme Court just affirmed that the state’s gender affirming care ban is likely unconstitutional. This makes the state the first state Supreme Court to rule that trans medical care is protected. This applies REGARDLESS of what the US Supreme Court does.

I would be grateful if y’all could repost this for the evening crowd. Had a book come out today. People seem to like it. We definitely still need your help to make it a success. It’s a great read, a great gift (for others or yourself). And I can’t write without you. :)

The gall of this man.

What’s up with the “BREAKING:” like they are providing news but fail to provide any relevant details of their claim or an actual article? So many times, they are totally full of shit. In this case, it’s true. But include where you’re getting your information from! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

I’ll be on the House Floor demanding a vote on the release of the FULL Ethics report on #MattGaetz. We can't wait around while Republicans turn the Ethics Committee into a place to hide violations instead of adjudicate them. The public deserves to know what's in that report.