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Important to start admitting that we’re living under Schrodinger’s constitution—one that is not in effect whenever it constrains Republican powers, but is in effect whenever it can be used to stymie democrats or suppress opposition.

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nyt: publishes heartbreaking documentation of deported people suffering and pleading for their lives also the nyt: publishes "a fondness for regal themes"

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elon musk at cpac was so fucking weird you guys I know this reads like a parody but I literally just wrote down what happened www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...

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If the block on the Federal Register isn’t removed in the next few months, I fear a majority of labs will close within a year. This small procedural wrench has the power to kill US science indefinitely, losing an entire generation of discovery and innovation.

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When Mitch saw the breadth of his destruction, he wept for there were no more countries to ruin.

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my god

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gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.

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If only we had a word for a shape with three sides.

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These lawyers should be sanctioned. There is no cause of action here and they either 1) know it and filed anyway or 2) don’t know it and need remedial CLEs.

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Neither the mainstream press nor our political system seem to have digested the fact that the U.S. president is trying to illegally annex a NATO ally using economic coercion.

submitted 19 days ago • 285 comments

I’m so glad there’s evidence that this administration isn’t staffed by the best and brightest. This must be what a DEI-free meritocracy looks like. But a clown with a flame thrower is still dangerous.

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the world they want is one where you're either unemployed or work an almost no wage job, you have almost no political input or self determination and you’re happy about it because you can get a t-shirt off temu for a $1

submitted 27 days ago • 783 comments

if there is one funny thing about yesterday’s blitzkrieg of executive orders is that it makes the “democratic opposition went too far last time” crowd look like total dipshits

submitted 32 days ago • 597 comments

A ray of light on an otherwise dark day. I hope this same incompetence tracks across many spheres.

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Trump has rescinded a Biden executive order calling for the development of policies to lower drug costs for people in Medicare and Medicaid.

submitted 32 days ago • 105 comments

Trump has repealed Executive Order 13988 meaning we've ping ponged back to the executive branch interpreting Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, and the Fair Housing Act to no longer cover LGBTQ people

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ADL before: Never Again ADL now: Maybe Be Less Paranoid?

submitted 33 days ago • 398 comments

I love this for us. Thanks for the “context” AP.

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The Age of Dark Enlightenment begins. It begins with a circus so that the clowns can distract and entertain us.

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Ooof. : Peter Schiff, a stockbroker who has voiced support for Trump: "At least it's all above board, which is an improvement over how the #Biden family cashed in, Schiff added.”

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They want in on the grift. They didn’t get their invite to the most recent meme coin and want to make sure to get on the list for the next one.

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I have the worst feeling about tomorrow.

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Hey kids! Future trivia question: what year did TiKToK become state-owned media for the US during the Kleptocratic Era?

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Incredibly likely this gets remembered like Eisenhower’s farewell warning regarding the military-industrial complex that took shape during his presidency and came to define the country moving forward.

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From last month: The Terrifying Complexity of Tech Oligarchs' Obeisance to Trump www.emptywheel.net/2024/12/16/t...

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Well, that was fucking crazy. Congrats America.

submitted 46 days ago • 199 comments

In an alternate timeline, president-elect Harris is facing days of bracingly critical coverage because First Gentleman Emhoff said congestion pricing is an idea other cities should consider.

submitted 46 days ago • 25 comments