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“Washington has become the court of Nero,” Senator Claude Malhuret declared before the French Parliament this week. His speech, whose dark urgency and stark rhetorical force made it a social-media sensation, has been translated and adapted by The Atlantic:

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When Elon Musk started recruiting for DOGE in November, he described the work as “tedious” and noted that “compensation is zero.” But WIRED has learned that some DOGE staffers are drawing six-figure salaries from the agencies they’re dismantling. wrd.cm/3XA0IHP

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Donald Trump has played golf at his own courses in Florida on six of the seven weekends since his second term began.

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BREAKING: At least 11 people shot at pub in Toronto, suspect at large - CTV

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Is now a bad time to remind everyone that we’re paying for Leon’s rockets that are crashing, burning and dropping debris, placing the public and danger? Last night‘s mess shut down four airports.

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In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things.

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SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space minutes after lifting off from Texas, ending an attempt to deploy mock satellites in the second consecutive failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program reut.rs/3DuE1xS

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SpaceX’s Starship explodes in second failure for Musk’s Mars program

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SpaceX’s Starship explodes during test flight.

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DC U.S. Attorney Edward Martin says his office will not consider applications for government jobs from people affiliated with Georgetown Law, or other schools that espouse disfavored views on diversity. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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Military deportation flights caused diplomatic crises, cost millions and were ultimately useless. We’re only 6 weeks in and the Trump debacles keep piling up.

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There’s always a tweet

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DOGE "is headed by Elon Musk," Donald Trump says. Cc: @annabower.bsky.social Federal judges in DC, Maryland, and Virginia Yaakov Roth

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That’s right. 🇺🇦

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Trudeau: "He talked about banking again today in a tweet, which doesn't make any sense because 16 banks are currently active in Canada holding about $113b worth of assets in this country... what he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that'll make it easier to annex us."

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Not enough democrats saying what Justin Trudeau says. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/04/t...

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Trump adviser Alina Habba says veterans fired by DOGE are perhaps 'not fit to have a job at this moment' www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Fun fact about Trump tariffs you won’t see in 99% of the reporting: Trump tariffs are illegal. Congress controls tariffs just like tax rates. President can change a tariff only for national security emergency, meaning war.

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Trump ran on a pledge to reduce the price of groceries and then, a few weeks after taking office, imposed a 25% tariff on the countries that import the most food to the United States.

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Taking a super nice train in Italy for $45 and thinking of how cool it is that our taxpayer money back home will buy Ethereum to bail out David Sacks.

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Veterans are 6% of the adult population but 30% of the federal workforce (they get preference in hiring). Which means Trump and Musk are already firing thousands of people who put their lives at risk for their country, many with disabilities they acquired in their service.

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MORE DOGE DELETIONS... Elon Musk's error-plagued effort has deleted about $4B more of the savings it claimed on its "wall of receipts." The total amount it claims to have saved has shrunk from $16 billion to $9 billion. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...

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Day 42 Gas prices up. Egg prices doubled. The world thinks we’re assholes. Our neighbors think we’re assholes. Tariffs will crater the economy. An unelected billionaire on the spectrum is letting children, fire experts. They have voted to take your Medicare and social security. You paid for it.

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"Just a big mess": Musk's team claims credit for saving $53.7 million for "canceling" a federal contract that in fact was just for $144,000 and was actually completed 20 years ago. @Fahrenthold.bsky.social @sangerkatz.bsky.social @jsvine.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

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Hat tip to @alanferrier.bsky.social.

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we may be one of the few pubs that got this headline right Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-a...

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My heart breaks for the millions of Ukrainians who have been betrayed by our traitorous president in his pathetic quest for Putin’s approval. Ukraine’s people have shown immense courage in the face of Russia’s brutal, illegal aggression; they deserve our admiration and support. Trump is a quisling.

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GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office. ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.

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Vox Populi

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hi, are you doomscrolling? Try to go to bed early. You'll feel better with more sleep.

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im probably just being optimistic but it feels more and more like this strategy of rather indiscriminately and smugly firing a shitload of Americans who serve their country and don’t do political jobs will probably just start pissing off ppl who don’t pay attention to politics.

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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

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Minnesota Senator Tina Smith bringing the thunder 🔥

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Guy who doesn’t even respond to the mothers of his children: reply to my email or you’re fired

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If you’re a federal worker looking for a good accomplishment to share with Elon, tell him you responded to texts from the mother of your children.

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In 2010, the Supreme Court paved the way for unlimited spending in U.S. elections. In a possibly related story, the richest man in the world is basically the president now ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!

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Trump: I AM A KING! NYT: Trump displays a "fondness for regal themes"

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