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In modern history, what is the least popular that party leaders have ever been to their OWN voters? Second place was the GOP in 2009, where their net approval with Republican voters was only +6. Currently Dems are -8, shattering all previous records.

submitted 4 hours ago • 42 comments

Pope Al Dente Lasagna

submitted 1 hour ago • 126 comments

How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes? Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce. Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.

submitted 1 day ago • 52 comments

I can’t just sit by and pretend I’m not seeing what I’m seeing So, like, the Nazis are in charge now huh? I literally just watched multiple WWII documentaries over the past few months. It’s not funny, it’s not a joke. Like WTF. Grandparents & ancestors who fought this rolling in their graves now

submitted 1 day ago • 112 comments

NEW: SpaceX engineers were onboarded at the FAA under Schedule A, which allows government managers to “hire persons with disabilities without requiring them to compete for the job.” @telliotter.bsky.social & @aarianmarshall.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/faa-do...

submitted 3 days ago • 31 comments

Musk just posted a photo on X that supposedly showed migrants with axes and knives taking over a hospital, but the photo turned out to be a screen shot from the movie Dark Knight Rises.

submitted 5 days ago • 723 comments

43% of social welfare recipients are White. 11 of the top 12 most dependent states are red states. Alaska is the most dependent on federal aid while California (49) and New Jersey (50) are least dependent, contributing far more than they receive. #RedStateMoochers

submitted 6 days ago • 52 comments

Massive, meaningful changes in governance done as a result of a ctrl-f for the word "transition." No one will ever believe how stupid this shit was.

submitted 6 days ago • 84 comments

It’s not what Trump posted that tells you where this is going; it’s how his people are responding to it that really tells you where this is going.

submitted 6 days ago • 307 comments

Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.

submitted 6 days ago • 2047 comments

The family values party, everyone

submitted 6 days ago • 231 comments

Headlines from today: Vice President Vance Accuses European Leaders of Censoring Free Speech White House Bars Associated Press From Spaces Like Oval Office and Air Force One

submitted 8 days ago • 114 comments

This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.

submitted 8 days ago • 231 comments

Damon Hininger, CEO of private prison giant Core Civic, just told investors: " I've worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods in my career ... we're anticipating .. the most significant growth in our company's history." theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...

submitted 9 days ago • 168 comments

At a US Military School in Germany: At Wiesbaden Elementary School, a portrait painted on glass of Michelle Obama was removed Thursday following the canceled observance of Black History Month, according to a person familiar with the school and a picture of the removal viewed by Stars and Stripes.

submitted 9 days ago • 34 comments

Updated list of political leaders that seized control of artistic institutions: Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin Benito Mussolini Francisco Franco Mao Zedong Pol Pot Kim Il-sung Nicolae Ceaușescu Saddam Hussein Muammar Gaddafi Idi Amin Donald Trump www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

Call the US government today, flood the lines and apply maximum pressure. Demand they do their jobs, arrest Musk, and impeach Trump. 5 minutes, 5 calls, repeat. #3E

submitted 19 days ago • 173 comments

this is my adult son pubert

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Just got off the phone with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who said Elon Musk's DOGE team is "actively dismantling" federal Department of Education programs today. "They are in the building, on the 6th floor, canceling grants and contracts."

submitted 11 days ago • 154 comments

GigSlave Goes Public With $84 Billion Valuation. The popular slave-hailing app made its Wall Street debut today with a highly anticipated IPO that could grow the slave sharing company's value by more than 80%.

submitted 11 days ago • 132 comments