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18F staffers- who were summarily fired en masse overnight- issue statement expressing shock, bewilderment: "18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated."

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Again, Jews were less than 1% of the German population in 1933.

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I was recently leaked a document that was written by and for think tank and DNC affiliated policy wonks and circulated in private chats. It describes in unsparing terms the threat Curtis Yarvin, Neoreactionary tech founders, and Elon Musk pose to democracy. shatterzone.substack.com/p/democratic...

submitted 6 days ago • 118 comments

THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US. This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 6 days ago • 249 comments

“morale is a terrain of struggle” is the concept i’ve been haltingly and awkwardly trying to get out for a the last month. morale is a terrain of struggle. that doesn’t mean lie to yourself, but “not lying to yourself” includes not exaggerating the power of the enemy nor downplaying our own

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NIST is the tip of the spear for all kinds of research and standard-setting in the U.S. These layoffs could significantly affect the government's ability to understand, respond to, and harness changes in technology. www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...

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This is a concentration camp. They are describing a concentration camp.

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AI mistakenly tagged an Excel spreadsheet of Palestinian high school students as a list of militants in the system that Israel uses to decide how to launch strikes. apnews.com/article/isra...

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This is re: Trump's EO to ban trans persons from the military. Reyes is a federal judge. If I got this etherized in court I'd walk into the fucking sea. bsky.app/profile/mike...

submitted 13 days ago • 33 comments

i still think one of the oddest political developments in my lifetime was trump's disdain for troops causing the party to largely jettison decades of troop worshipping lip service

submitted 13 days ago • 81 comments

https://wapo.st/4gKs5FY

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Elon had the FDA employees who were reviewing his brain implant company fired: www.yahoo.com/news/fda-sta...

submitted 14 days ago • 25 comments

Like most tech-bro schemes, DOGE is just a rip-off of something older and better: The US Government Accountability Office. But while DOGE is a front for a posting-obsessed billionaire to do heart surgery with a chainsaw, the GAO is a 100+-year-old agency that actually does what DOGE pretends to do.

submitted 25 days ago • 21 comments

NEW — DOGE now has full access to HHS Payment Management System, I’ve learned. The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.

submitted 26 days ago • 288 comments

Not for nothing, but Direct File by the IRS was one of the best things the USG has done in years — it allowed millions of Americans to stop paying predatory fees to TurboTax. The literal only people who oppose it are TurboTax lobbyists.

submitted 28 days ago • 59 comments

What if "My biggest concern is the price of eggs" because "We need more bigotry back" sounded bad

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To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 canada.ca/en/public-he...

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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

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Remember how Trump said he "sent the military in and opened up the water flow" in CA? It appears he forced the Army Corps to just drain reservoirs into recently flooded farmland without telling local farmers or leaders. “In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this.” sjvwater.org/decision-to-...

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So if I’m understanding today correctly, the world’s richest person Elon Musk, whom no one elected, is taking over federal payment systems and employee data while the federal employees who investigate and prosecute public corruption are being fired en masse.

submitted 31 days ago • 476 comments

This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x

submitted 31 days ago • 324 comments

This is the office that co-sponsors my grant

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For people who need villains to wear shirts saying “I’m the villain,” here you go.

submitted 35 days ago • 53 comments

NIH and other federal health agencies have been instructed to cease external communications indefinitely. This means that grant programs—the money that funds life-saving university and hospital research—are currently in limbo. This includes VA research on veterans’ health.

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trump revoking desegregation in federal contracting

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I wrote this after the election and what's hopeful in it is still what I'm holding onto. Trump shit doesn't work, won't work, and is going to hurt a lot of people. It's awful. The coming backlash to that—what it demands, but mostly what it delivers—is the next big story. defector.com/beyond-belief

submitted 42 days ago • 10 comments

These people are your enemies

submitted 50 days ago • 422 comments

This deep dive on Netflix purposely turning movies into barely distinguishable forgettable slop is so insightful, researched & brutally hilarious. A must read if you want to really know what’s happening to the business AND culture of movies.

submitted 65 days ago • 74 comments

This is the most embarrassing thing I have read in a long time. Like. I’d call them babies except our children are forced to be stronger and more mature than these weak ass turds since god forbid we do anything about school shootings.

submitted 77 days ago • 5 comments

My latest labeler is finally working! What it shows for each politician - 3 labels for the top corp donators - 3 labels for the top industries that donate to them Subscribe to this labeler to be more aware of the interests our politicians represent 🚀 bsky.app/profile/us-g...

submitted 101 days ago • 263 comments

Today we remember the legacy of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

submitted 89 days ago • 330 comments

Screw that guy.

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i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same

submitted 118 days ago • 599 comments

nobody does more brutal fashion reviews than the irish

submitted 102 days ago • 174 comments

Just a reminder that there’s an app available for your TV called PBS RETRO where you can watch all sorts of wonderful old pbs shows like Mr. Rogers and Reading Rainbow, you know, in case you might need that sort of energy right now

submitted 98 days ago • 672 comments

I love that Radio Lab did this. I'm a big fan, and was happy to find out that Jad, the Radio lab creator was a exec producer on the This is Not a Game I did with Marc and company. youtu.be/gfRSBEqueL8?...

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"This was the cost of defiance, Gabriella. To be smote from a mountain of clouds, an apparition of mist you could try to bomb but which would fall on only your own city. I told you the power of a god, and in wreck of hubris you now find the cost of arrogance. You fool, you stupid little girl."

submitted 100 days ago • 8 comments

Not sure it it’s really worth it or not, but one benefit from arguing on here is that others can see the thought process of an argument. And maybe, that might change their mind.

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments