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eastslope.bsky.social
Rejector of our ongoing political fecklessness. What happened to civic engagement? Tans more, rusts less these days.
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DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.

submitted 4 hours ago • 129 comments

Better yet imagine if they sent this to Judge Chutkan

submitted 3 hours ago • 13 comments

Elon Musk is insane. That's it, didn't even need five bullet points.

submitted 4 hours ago • 0 comments

Joni Ernst cast one of two pivotal votes to let this happen.

submitted 14 hours ago • 40 comments

“Operation Whirlwind” What’s Happening Now? In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

submitted 8 hours ago • 141 comments

Something that's maddening about the cases involving DOGE access to our most sensitive private data and the irreparable harm standard is that the ACCESS ITSELF is the irreparable harm, and some judges just aren't getting that. (Some are, e.g., storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...)

submitted 10 hours ago • 27 comments

“Was it because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know…” Trump fires Black joint chiefs chair Hegseth accused of “DEI woke shit” I know BlueSky is supposed to be all nice and positive, etc, but more people should be reading about stuff like this… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 19 hours ago • 30 comments

Let's say their names: * General CQ Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: FIRED FOR BEING BLACK * Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations: FIRED FOR BEING FEMALE * Admiral Linda Fagan, Coast Guard Commandant: FIRED FOR BEING FEMALE All replaced by less qualified white guys.

submitted 22 hours ago • 82 comments

For @terrysesson1.bsky.social today's UK newspaper 🇺🇦

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

We all need to be like this.

submitted 13 hours ago • 0 comments

We are all pissed; no American wants this big mad toddlerism. This is not who we are.

submitted 13 hours ago • 0 comments

They should have all stood and turned around. Let him rant like a loon, then walk out.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Once upon a time, these were actions by a private company. Now they are actions being undertaken by a high-ranking government official, in connection with his public activities. This raises 1A issues that didn’t exist before.

submitted 1 day ago • 56 comments

ted cruz holding a chainsaw with elon musk's name on it

submitted 1 day ago • 17 comments

Everyone just laugh at this wasteoid.

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submitted 2 days ago • 49 comments

Without friends

submitted 2 days ago • 333 comments