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Takeover by the Cyberbarons . . . bye-bye Miss American Pie 🇺🇸 open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

submitted 35 days ago • 202 comments

Crockett: "There is no reason for any political appointee, if you can even call [Musk] that, to have this kind of access. There's none."

submitted 35 days ago • 362 comments

submitted 35 days ago • 481 comments

Genuine question: is there any authorization, anything at all, for a so-called Department of Government Efficiency? an executive order? Anything? Is anyone working for that “department” a government employee? Or is it just a straight up private sector takeover?

submitted 35 days ago • 711 comments

For all federal employees: Before you are locked out of your systems, ensure you have copies of unclassified performance appraisals, awards & other relevant personnel docs. If you have access to your office, grab your more important personal items sooner rather than later.

submitted 36 days ago • 329 comments

MEXICO ANNOUNCES RETALIATORY TARIFFS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. Here is a translation of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's statement:

submitted 35 days ago • 475 comments

(1/2) Since the government has ordered a pause on all communications, rubin_allergy on IG will be providing information about the list of recalls that the FDA has listed since that pause.

submitted 42 days ago • 20 comments

Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home

submitted 43 days ago • 3772 comments

👀 Praxis is a Thiel-backed “network state” project that aims to build its OWN COUNTRY. In Nov, Praxis founder Dryden Brown wrote about wanting Greenland 4 Praxis. In Dec, Trump named Thiel partner Ken Howery as ambassador to Denmark & said the US shld buy Greenland. Praxis & Dryden are thrilled...1/

submitted 64 days ago • 144 comments

submitted 42 days ago • 99 comments

Schatz: The drumbeat below all of this has to be that the policy of the Trump Administration is to rip regular people off. They’re transferring wealth from regular working people, the elderly, students, the disabled and shoving it to the wealthiest individuals that have ever walked this planet.

submitted 41 days ago • 123 comments

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: If Elon Musk is unwilling to respect Canada’s electoral laws, will Elections Canada have the tools to take him on—or shut him down—if necessary? We cannot allow men like Elon Musk, the broligarchy of the United States, to interfere in our country.

submitted 41 days ago • 222 comments

Please pay attention to this case being argued in the 4th Circuit tomorrow. It could determine whether the GOP succeeds in stealing a NC Supreme Court seat by disenfranchising 60,000 voters. Follow @democracydocket.com for full coverage of this critical case. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

submitted 41 days ago • 547 comments

This is what the room where Donald Trump is being inaugurated looked like on January 6, 2021.

submitted 48 days ago • 62 comments

Yes

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

H/t George Conway — it’s perfect 🤣 from Olivia Julianna:

submitted 47 days ago • 722 comments

Trump just rescinded an Executive Order issued by President Biden to lower prescription drug costs for people in Medicare and Medicaid.

submitted 47 days ago • 1031 comments

If Trump weren’t president-elect, ABC never would’ve paid $15, let alone $15M, to settle this ridiculous defamation suit. George Stephanopoulos was telling the truth when he said Trump had been found liable for what NY law defined as “rape” of E. Jean Carroll www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/b...

submitted 84 days ago • 265 comments

"The confusion over Mr. Boulos’s background — and his failure for years to clear up misunderstandings until questioned this week by The Times — raises questions about how thoroughly Mr. Trump’s team vetted his nominees. " www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/w...

submitted 86 days ago • 76 comments

ICYMI, Pete Hegseth (who has been accused of sexual assault) attends a CREC church. CREC is the evangelical denomination founded by Idaho pastor Doug Wilson, a self-professed Christian Nationalist. Here are some Doug Wilson quotes. 1/ dougwils.com/books-and-cu...

submitted 95 days ago • 81 comments

In a second Trump term, Texas could get another chance to whittle down Medicaid — with fewer constraints. “We expect the Republicans to move very quickly to cut Medicaid dramatically and indeed end its guarantee of coverage,” said one advocate. By @lomikriel.bsky.social & @jessicapriest.bsky.social

submitted 95 days ago • 74 comments

Word of the Day: Gallium #Trumponomics

submitted 95 days ago • 23 comments

"Nancy Mace often tailors her positions and entire persona depending on where she's booked. In an especially egregious example from 2021, Mace praised vaccines during a CNN interview but promoted 'natural immunity' on Fox News, both on the same day."

submitted 95 days ago • 616 comments