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It's hard to call out specific affronts. But: Nauseating for Trump, Musk, unqualified Hegseth to target GEN CQ Brown. —Fighter squad command, multiple cmnd posts; —130 hrs combat-fighter, 3000 flying hrs; —Multiple grad degrees; —AF chief of staff, Chmn JCS www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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BREAKING: Donald Trump just fired General CQ Brown (left) and has replaced him with the less qualified Lt. General Dan Caine. DEI isn’t a problem if you’re white.

submitted 15 hours ago • 519 comments

Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 15 hours ago • 405 comments

Donald Trump’s firing of military leaders — four-star General Brown and four-star Admiral Franchetti — along with top legal officers is a betrayal of legions of first rate service members who dedicate their lives to our nation’s defense. This is a growing national security risk.

submitted 14 hours ago • 478 comments

A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."

submitted 21 hours ago • 358 comments

A former Soviet intelligence officer alleges Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename “Krasnov.” Alnur Mussayev served in the 6th Directorate, responsible for counter-intelligence support in the economy. One key objective was “recruiting businessmen from capitalist countries.”

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Holy crap. At his town hall last night, Rep. Rich McCormick compared his own constituents who asked him tough and fair questions to January 6 insurrectionists

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You have to love it when the Judge implies that a homeless wino passed out in front of the courthouse could argue your case as well as you're doing now:

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How long until they realize FAFO

submitted 1 day ago • 531 comments

does this guy know that his social network of choice belongs to elon musk? beyond that, it is so clear that the reason he cannot perceive discourse is that it is not happening in a register he is capable of hearing.

submitted 22 hours ago • 261 comments

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

submitted 17 hours ago • 860 comments

Maine’s Gov. Mills: “See you in court.” Trump called her out over the trans athletes ban and threatened to withhold funding, she said she will follow the law. More: thehill.com/homenews/lgb...

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There are basically 5 ways to accumulate a billion dollars: 1) Profiting from a monopoly 2) Insider-trading 3) Political payoffs 4) Fraud 5) Inheritance Don’t believe the self-made myth.

submitted 23 hours ago • 248 comments

"This is something that does not belong to the president or the White House. It belongs to the American people.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 21 hours ago • 554 comments

BREAKING — States attorneys general lead by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social were just granted a preliminary injunction in their case against DOGE. The team cannot access Treasury Department payment systems or data while the lawsuit proceeds. Major.

submitted 17 hours ago • 151 comments

NEW: The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its journalists.

submitted 18 hours ago • 20 comments

Donald Trump's hunger for power was clearly displayed Friday in a brief exchange with Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine). But of course, his "we are the federal law" is a big change from his many, many years of campaigning on "states' rights."

submitted 15 hours ago • 89 comments

I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.

submitted 23 hours ago • 1510 comments

Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

submitted 15 hours ago • 224 comments

Todays hero

submitted 19 hours ago • 30 comments

If we have enough people with the knowledge and moral fortitude of Maine Governor Janet Mills, and the Associated Press- we might be able to save our Democracy

submitted 18 hours ago • 521 comments

Buying Hooters to turn it into the world's first pay-what-you-can food pantry with virulently sexual undertones.

submitted 23 hours ago • 389 comments

Research shows that LGBTQ+ inclusion can drive economic activity. Open For Business’ latest report shows the economic case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Poland: open-for-business.org/poland

submitted 1 day ago • 347 comments

Today's front page of The New York Post.

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No reasonable person would view my comments as a threat. We are living in a dangerous time, and elected members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. We will not be silenced.

submitted 16 hours ago • 71 comments

I can’t wait to see these old, fat fuck Trumper’s around me locally….having to get up on a ladder in the June heat…and and roof their own houses…because the migrants are either gone, or too afraid to work and get caught. I’ll honk, wave, and say, “Damn! It sure is hot today, eh?!

submitted 1 day ago • 387 comments

Who wants spies who look like they could fit into other societies? What's the point of that?

submitted 20 hours ago • 64 comments

WATCH: Trump threatens to withhold funding from Maine gov. if state doesn't follow trans sports ban.

submitted 21 hours ago • 86 comments

If you didn't know... • Exxon • Moulton/Coors • Walmart Have funded Heritage Foundation (#Project2025) for YEARS #Boycott

submitted 1 day ago • 852 comments

"As we navigate the sheer quantity of hate and unconstitutional extremism found within these orders, it’s essential we not let this blitzkrieg distract or deter us." - Keith Thirion

submitted 23 hours ago • 181 comments

Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating DEI-related grants.

submitted 16 hours ago • 31 comments

They just now noticed?

submitted 22 hours ago • 447 comments

musk's private security deputized by u.s. marshals service -- potentially clearing the way for his personal bodyguards to be carrying weapons on federal grounds. um... www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...

submitted 21 hours ago • 678 comments

The Supreme Court, in its first decision on Trump’s use of executive power in his second term, rules that he cannot, for now, remove a government lawyer who leads the watchdog agency that protects whistle-blowers. @adamliptak.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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Congressman Joe Neguse and Jen Rubin discuss Republican plan to Cut Medicaid open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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Don't hold back now.

submitted 19 hours ago • 256 comments

Powerful. Tomorrow’s front page of the most influential weekly publication in Germany. “BETRAYED. First Zelensky, Soon Us? The radical departure of the US from its allies.”

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“I’m in West Virginia — My insulin went from $6 to $80”

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I’m not running for congress but I’m very excited to see who does.

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JUST IN: “A federal judge in Maryland on Friday blocked the Trump administration from terminating federal grants and contracts related to DEI as called for in executive orders signed by President Donald Trump.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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Remember when America had friends? Like a month ago?

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ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.

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Trump has fired the country’s senior military officer, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

submitted 15 hours ago • 110 comments