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Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment. By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social

submitted 3 hours ago • 27 comments

He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. He’s defying the Supreme Court. Don’t you see what’s happening here?

submitted 13 hours ago • 1513 comments

Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference. The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.

submitted 10 hours ago • 2 comments

The heavy rare earth metals covered by the export suspension are used in magnets essential for many kinds of electric motors, crucial components of electric cars, drones, robots, missiles and spacecraft. Gasoline-powered cars also use electric motors with rare earth magnets.

submitted 12 hours ago • 1 comment

Basically: I don’t think people understand that 36 hours from now it’s possible that America will have a formalized system for abducting enemies of the regime and stashing them in foreign gulags, indefinitely. www.thebulwark.com/p/bukele-abr...

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Finland is empowering children to question things by integrating critical thinking into its national school curriculum. Time for all countries to follow their lead.

submitted 23 hours ago • 1 comment

Read Heather today — and weep. Triump’s defiance of SCOTUS has begun and the rule of law ended. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

submitted 23 hours ago • 31 comments

Trump urges his FCC chairman to “impose the maximum fines and punishment” against CBS because he didn’t like two“60 Minutes” segments tonight.

submitted 1 day ago • 32 comments

Musk's DOGE goons physically dragged a high-ranking Social Security executive from his desk for not going along with their plan to list more than 6,000 migrants as dead despite being alive. www.thedailybeast.com/doge-goons-p...

submitted 2 days ago • 131 comments

Right?

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

I’m loving Chinese manufacturers airing luxury brand’s dirty laundry on TikTok. [Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjRMTmyP/ ]

submitted 1 day ago • 137 comments

ATTENTION PLEASE:

submitted 2 days ago • 19 comments

Trump's EPA just moved to reverse state and local bans on toxic "forever chemicals" that can lead to birth defects and cancer.  So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals

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Blink #richkid #amateur

submitted 2 days ago • 322 comments

What in the world is happening? Erik Prince has proposed designating a section of a foreign prison as US territory to bypass American immigration laws. If Prince is involved, it can't be good. #ProudBlue

submitted 3 days ago • 75 comments

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Great news, everyone. A surveillance company started by Peter Thiel is part of the hackathon playing with our data at IRS. www.wired.com/story/palant...

submitted 3 days ago • 222 comments

submitted 3 days ago • 16 comments

Can y'all just embrace dicktatorship?

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Mike Johnson just voted to cut Medicaid. Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.

submitted 4 days ago • 1992 comments

We are not the most innovative progressive people anymore. Just a bunch of lawless idiots letting a moron bring the world to its knees. Shame on all of US.

submitted 4 days ago • 31 comments

Oh my god! These poor girls! And it sucks that our media is not reporting on this story!

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments