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Gaming is where Elon Musk learned to convert bought advantage into a phoney reputation for excellence—his primary career skill. He has said many times he was one of the best Quake players in the world back in the day. The story traces back to a 1997 PR event sponsored by mplayer, a platform […]

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is advising parents to let their kids go play in traffic and everyone covering this lying ghoul should be absolutely clear about that

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A statement and appeal for the protection of science from Erica (aka Gutsick Gibbon). Rallies on Friday. 👇 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pl62kCBax4

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Oy. “Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, was arrested early Wednesday morning — hours after Trump's speech — for drunken driving after his car struck a Capitol vehicle.” […]

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Danish military experts presented several important points on tv tonight: 1. Trump pausing military aid is nothing new, Ukraine will have prepared strategies to deal with it. 2. The lack of US intelligence will to some degree be compensated with UK, French […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Keep ‘em coming Via Emptywheel: One of the lovely things abt #Trump doing this BEFORE CONGRESS is it's an official speech, which has more legal salience than his bullshit oval office blather. Kyle Cheney: UPDATE: Another set of litigants has flagged Trump's remarks about Elon #Musk in their […]

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If you want to know why I hold the New York Times in almost pure contempt at this point, look at this headline praising the entertainment value in Trump's performance -- a speech that contained almost nothing but lies, vile provocations, and worse.

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‘The political press may not understand what’s happening (or may be too afraid to say it out loud), but those of us who’ve spent decades studying how technology and power interact? We see it and we can’t look away. So, here’s the bottom line: when WaPo’s opinion pages are being gutted and tech […]

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uspol So the US just needs to wait for tarumentum to kick in. Okay. #USpol

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The General Services Administration of the US federal government listed 443 properties that were deemed "not core to government operations" and would be put up for sale. These included the headquarters of the Justice Dept, Labor Dept, Census Bureau, Agriculture Dept, America Red Cross, and the […]

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## Democrats stand united; cloture vote FAILS in Senate Holy shit, team. That thing I told you to do? Last week? The anti-trans bill, and the attempt to cut off debate, and how we had to stop it here or we wouldn’t, because then it could pass with only […] [Original post on solarbird.net]

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[uspol] It really is a remarkable track record. From small beginnings in getting a casino to run out of money, the nominal president is now set to demolish an entire economic system capable of printing the stuff. #USpol

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Axios: DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases on key weather buildings "...two pivotal centers for weather forecasting will soon have their leases canceled, sources told Axios. Why it matters: One of the buildings is the nerve center for generating national weather forecasts. ..." […]

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Not to rush things at all, but a suitable epitaph for Elon Musk will be, "He stood in the shoes of giants."

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A pathetic and humiliating walkback from the would-be destroyers of CFPB, who know they've lost in court and can't kill the agency. This email from Mark Paoletta went to employees today. It neglects Vought's Feb 10 "stop-work" email that superseded it, ending all activity with no exceptions.

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Here is a letter I sent to my Oklahoma state senator (and few other state senators) about why I oppose SB 942 and 991. The vote is supposed to happen this afternoon, so if you have a moment please consider calling or emailing your state senator today. ======================= Dear Senator […]

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the point of gutting 18F is to dismantle the capability to eliminate government IT waste, so that they can award plum contracts with no oversight.

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As I've been saying, they're making Congress obsolete. Which every GOP MOC should be screaming about, but nooooo. NYT: "Secretary of State Marco #Rubio has invoked “emergency authorities” to bypass Congress and send $4 billion in weapons to Israel, the second time in a month that the Trump […]

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Scaling back on his international efforts, RFK Jr announces he will focus on killing children domestically.

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Since they are definitely going to try to kill Social Security, it is worth mentioning that it is one of the most successful poverty reduction programs of all time.

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Okay. I have never been one for protests, but it seems to me that none of this ends until there is a persistent (and legal) presence on the National Mall protesting Congress's inaction on this administration's urgently antidemocratic moves.

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Security experts warned Friday about a widespread zero day vulnerability, tentatively dubbed "CVE-2025-TRUMP," that threatens to let Russia backdoor....well, everything.

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Republicans are lining up to denounce Zelensky because their base was seduced by a cranky old racist with a fondness for dictators. Just wild how the whims, prejudices, and weird obsessions of a senile 78-year-old have completely supplanted the party’s priorities — and reshuffled the world order.

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The Beast Games Format in US Foreign Policy In this article, I will …

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I’ve become almost used to being shocked and ashamed for my country, but Trump’s disgusting treatment of Zelensky today was simply beyond belief. I cry for Ukraine, and for us, too.

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The White House comms team will be in a huddle today, wracking their brains to somehow come up with a greater catastrophe for the next news cycle.

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Z for the win. Trump: You don’t have the cards Zelenskyy: I’m not playing cards Trump: You’re playing cards Zelenskyy: What are you talking about?

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#TheGremlinZoo #USPol #SSA From USAToday.com: Ax falls at Social Security Administration. Beneficiaries will need patience, some say. https://www.aol.com/ax-falls-social-security-administration-170645476.html

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Watching Putin’s little stooges try to bully Zelenskyy in our goddamned White House is pretty repulsive.

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Some say tomorrow’s economic blackout won’t impact the economy much and that’s probably right but if we can stick together for one day next time we can stick together for two and so on. It’s a flex and maybe we can grow it into a stronger flex.

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A nightmare — "U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World" “'People will die,' said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, 'but we will never know, because even the programs to count the […]

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So I've had a meeting with the NLA and I'm still in shock. Apparently under the current interpretation of the #Trove API terms of use, you cannot access 'content', only 'metadata'. This means, for example, it is a breach of the terms of use to download the text of a newspaper article using the […]

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cw violence New: An "error" suddenly turned people's Reels feeds into neverending scrolls of murder, death, animal abuse, and violence. Truly horrifying stuff, one of the worst things I've seen happen to random consumers of the internet. www.404media.co/instagram-er...

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I know that pretty much every trans or non binary person outside the US already knew America wasn’t safe anymore, but this is double plus ungood and you need to be aware. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/visa-ban-transgender-athletes “Athlete” is arbitrary and carries a lot of […]

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I've written up the weekend's three-day cold-season jaunt from Nagoya into Shizuoka and back. #bikeTooter #cycling #Japan https://fgbjr.name/bike-tours/shizuoka-1/

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I just found out about this & it’s starting soon. #DEI #BOYCOTT PLAN Phase One 24 hr ECONOMIC BLACKOUT on FRIDAY FEB 28, from 12 AM to 11:59 PM. This is the first step to counter attacks DEI. Do not make any purchases. Do not shop online, or in-store […] [Original post on masto.ai]

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Bicycles Deliver The Freedom That Auto Ads Promise Via: Mstdn @StreetsForward Threads @streetsforward Bsky @streetsforward.org @tomflood.bsky.social Xitter @StreetsForward #Bike #Cycling #CyclingLife #CommuteByBike #NotJustBikes #Urbanism #Carbrain #Motonomativity […] [Original post on mas.to]

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When individuals and publications labor to construct the intellectual and moral justifications for genocide, I think they should be treated like people doing that.

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Senator Bernie Sanders: Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an […]

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[uspol] When you think about it, that "awkward arm gesture" by Elon Musk and Steve Bannon and the rest has been a real boon to graffiti artists who'd otherwise have had to write out their sentiments longhand. #USpol

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“This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president,” responds the White House Correspondents’ Association after press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces her […] [Original post on journa.host]

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The DOGE kids really do need to face serious consequences on the other side of this

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Okay, what the hell, here's a cathartic earworm for ya 👇 https://youtu.be/_NzLs-xSss0

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[uspol] When you think about it, that "awkward arm gesture" by Elon Musk and Steve Bannon and the rest has been a real boon to graffiti artists who'd otherwise have had to write out their sentiments longhand. #USpol

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[uspol] One set of skills Elon Musk gleaned from the private sector experience and applied as a government boss predates his Twitter adventure. Repeatedly he held himself out as master of a niche field, be it programming, automotive engineering, rocketry, neuroscience, or video games, and […]

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We are, unequivocally, the Bad Guys. We have been before, and we will be again, no doubt, but this one is particularly repellent.

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