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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

submitted 22 hours ago • 1249 comments

Slashing NIH funding is a direct attack on life-saving research happening in Minnesota and across the country. The Trump administration's proposed cuts would jeopardize breakthroughs in cancer, heart disease, PTSD treatment, and more. We must continue to fight back.

submitted 22 hours ago • 46 comments

Take J. Edgar Hoover and then make him 30 times worse. The whole nation will suffer for this folly. Suffer so much more than anyone yet realizes. This was a critical benchmark Trump had to hit to advance his plan to destroy democracy. Everyone who voted for Kash Patel should live in infamy forever.

submitted 2 days ago • 254 comments

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

submitted 2 days ago • 511 comments

Consider this: The Senate has just voted to confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director in a narrow 51-47 majority. Trump nominee Chris Wray passed 92-5. Only Rand Paul voted against James Comey. Robert Mueller was confirmed 98-0. Patel is historically unqualified & we are not safe!

submitted 2 days ago • 138 comments

So Trump thinks sending everyone a $5K check will make his ratings go up? Professionals have lost jobs making $100K plus, health care, retirement, benefits, etc. Does he realize that?

submitted 2 days ago • 16 comments

The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel, who has published an enemies list identical to Trump's, to serve a 10-year term as FBI Director. He will be a major cog in Trump's vengeance machine to silence and intimidate critics. Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/kash-patel-in-his-own-words

submitted 2 days ago • 223 comments

Trump looks weak and erratic—selling out to Russia, attacking Zelenskyy, and throwing workers under the bus. Markets are rattled, his approval is crashing, and his MAGA cronies are overstepping. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast live at 8p ET/5p PT!

submitted 2 days ago • 271 comments

NEW: Minnesota was just ranked a top state both to retire and to raise a family. By investing in the things that matter – economic opportunity, health and safety, and strong communities – we’re building the best state for all Minnesotans from childhood through retirement.

submitted 2 days ago • 814 comments

"A week after he was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already eyeing the removal of federal advisers on vaccine approvals and other crucial public health decisions."

submitted 2 days ago • 31 comments

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

submitted 2 days ago • 586 comments

🚨 Today's top stories: 📉 Trump’s approval is dropping—57% say he’s exceeded his power, 62% say he’s not honest 💰 GOP budget slashes $888B from Medicaid 🇺🇦 Trump spreads Putin’ lies about Ukraine 🚀 Musk calls to defund the ISS Get ALL the news ⬇️

submitted 2 days ago • 290 comments

If you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long. They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net

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"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

submitted 3 days ago • 513 comments

The quid pro quo here is simple: -- Musk uses dark tech to delivery a Trump win and save him from prison. -- Trump abuses power to make Musk the first trillionaire. Any questions, maga?

submitted 3 days ago • 133 comments

🚨🚨🚨 PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana. For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5. 1/2

submitted 3 days ago • 1304 comments

For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

submitted 2 days ago • 247 comments

At the behest of Wall Street donors, Congressional Republicans are trying to overturn the CFPB's new rule against predatory overdraft fees. The rule would have capped overdraft charges at $5, saving consumers $5B annually. The GOP is the party of junk fees.

submitted 4 days ago • 172 comments

This afternoon, the top FDA food official responsible for overseeing America's food safety and inspections resigned from the federal government.

submitted 4 days ago • 1261 comments

This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as allude to slavery or the civil rights movement. The wholesale erasure of history in real time.

submitted 7 days ago • 2110 comments

Correct. This is a President of the United States declaring himself a dictator. And instead of Americans understanding that we’re now under imminent threat of martial law and tyranny, we’ll get a month of think pieces about what the President of the United States meant by his UNAMBIGUOUS statement.

submitted 7 days ago • 887 comments

How Elon Musk is boosting far-right politics across the globe The world’s richest man is trying to sway politics on six continents.

submitted 6 days ago • 99 comments

This is what oligarchy looks like.

submitted 6 days ago • 1059 comments

Trump and DOGE accused federal civil servants of fraud (with no evidence). Meanwhile, they're halting enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law, dropping criminal charges against Eric Adams, and pardoning a former governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat. Hello?

submitted 6 days ago • 167 comments

Trump spent millions in tax payer dollars today for photo ops at the Daytona 500 as storms in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia killed at least 8 people, injured many more, and caused total devastation…Oh yea, Trump wants FEMA abolished. youtu.be/_yqIudpInQM?...

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The Eagles once refused to go to the White House, as is the custom for the winner of the Super Bowl, because Trump was in office. Hope they refuse again. Especially as there continue to be developments on Elon hacking/rigging the election for Trump in Pennsylvania.

submitted 7 days ago • 10 comments

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

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Trump just gave a disastrous Oval Office press conference—announcing more tariffs, fawning over Putin, and alienating allies. Meanwhile, GOP plots to gut the safety net while gifting billionaires trillions. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast live at 8p ET/5p PT!

submitted 9 days ago • 87 comments

Anyone know what happened to Rudy Giuliani?

submitted 9 days ago • 95 comments

After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest a need for better surveillance.

submitted 9 days ago • 132 comments

Sen. Tim Scott took millions from banks and said exorbitant customer fees “should not be disturbing or illegal.” Now he’s overseeing financial agencies and trying to reinstate junk fees.

submitted 9 days ago • 25 comments

It's not a "Constitutional crisis." It's a coup.

submitted 9 days ago • 31 comments

DEVELOPING: As part of sweeping cuts, the Trump administration has terminated around 300 employees at the agency responsible for maintaining America's nuclear weapons arsenal and combating nuclear terrorism. More on today's mass firings here: www.npr.org/2025/02/13/n...

submitted 9 days ago • 20 comments

Rep. Dan Goldman: It’s somewhat laughable for him to refer to all Democrats as corrupt when he’s taken over control of government contracts when he himself receives billions from them. But because he’s not an official government employee, he can evade the standard conflict of interest rules...

submitted 11 days ago • 103 comments

Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.” Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!

submitted 11 days ago • 1484 comments

Connect the dots... -Tech barons express interest in launching financial transaction apps -Trump's company announces it will sell a crypto fund -Trump shutters the CFPB, which recently proposed supervising payment apps the same way as banks Pure corruption.

submitted 11 days ago • 81 comments

🚨🚨🚨 Trump just fired USAID inspector general Paul Martin—one day after he exposed how Trump’s foreign aid freeze & mass firings have made it easier for U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund terrorist groups like Hamas & ISIS.

submitted 11 days ago • 433 comments

I promise you. PROMISE YOU, that in four years nobody among us will ever admit to supporting Trump in mixed company. “Big Balls” good Lord America

submitted 11 days ago • 851 comments

Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.

submitted 11 days ago • 28 comments

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

submitted 11 days ago • 3884 comments

Following Trump's purge of its pro-worker leadership, the NLRB has reportedly dropped its opposition to a SpaceX lawsuit arguing the agency itself is unconstitutional. The richest man in the world is getting a solid return on his $290M investment in Trump.

submitted 11 days ago • 108 comments

ThIs, every time someone says Harris’ and Dems didn’t have the messaging. NO ONE. REPORTED. IT. We could’ve had tax credits for new businesses, first homes, in home care for elders, fair taxation. But no. You assholes value your racism and sexism more.

submitted 15 days ago • 9 comments

Texas

submitted 15 days ago • 30 comments

DECIMATION OF SCIENCE—Trump WH has announced it will slash NIH indirect grant support across the board to 15%… from previously 50-70% for big universities. ➡️This is what normally keeps the lights on & subsidizes tuition at major scientific institutions. www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...

submitted 15 days ago • 26 comments

The new Spokesman for the US State Department.

submitted 15 days ago • 753 comments

The MSM gave us these face-eating leopards through a steady diet of false equivalence and “both-sideism”. I guess they didn’t realize they have faces too.

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments