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NPS is preparing for more firings. But they know parks are popular, so they’re trying to hide these cuts while gutting NPS from the inside out They’re planning to go after regional and national offices. You wont meet these staff in a park, but they're specialists who are the backbone of the NPS 💚

submitted 18 days ago • 7 comments

DOJ lawyer who admitted migrant was sent to El Salvador by accident suspended:

submitted 29 days ago • 54 comments

Yesterday: Lithuanians lined the streets to honor the 4 fallen U.S. soldiers Today: Trump went to a LIV golf dinner reception instead of being present for their dignified transfer at Dover

submitted 31 days ago • 198 comments

Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands. The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.

submitted 32 days ago • 873 comments

The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.

submitted 32 days ago • 816 comments

Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.

submitted 32 days ago • 1110 comments

I had been reluctant to amplify the theory that Trump's "reciprocal tariff rate" for a given country was based on the dumb calculation: (bilateral trade deficit) divided by (imports from that country) But now USTR has confirmed it. Brief 🧵

submitted 32 days ago • 110 comments

The Trump administration is redirecting federal law enforcement officers, like those working on investigating pedophiles and fraudsters, to work on immigration enforcement instead. “It's just transforming the entire country into a dragnet for immigrants," says @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social.

submitted 32 days ago • 30 comments

Day 68 into the GOP takeover: Prices are going up. Consumer confidence is plummeting. Classified info is being leaked. Social Security is being dismantled. Residents are being arrested for their political views.

submitted 36 days ago • 799 comments

I totally missed this last week—Walmart heir Christy Walton took out a full-page ad in The New York Times taking a shot directly at Trump. When even Walmart money is sounding the alarm, you know it’s bad. Walmart heir, y’all!

submitted 35 days ago • 193 comments

So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base! and they want to do it ... ... in *a few months* I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ... ... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here 1/9

submitted 35 days ago • 531 comments

If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉 handsoff2025.com

submitted 36 days ago • 586 comments

Here’s your chance to do something. Click here and send the link to all your friends, and urge them to come out too.

submitted 36 days ago • 150 comments

Wisconsin peeps… please vote Susan Crawford! VOTE!

submitted 36 days ago • 16 comments

New Rubio order (leaked to me) directs the State Department to spy on student visa holders and applicants social media for "a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).” www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...

submitted 37 days ago • 238 comments

The arrogance, hubris, and stupidity of thinking that The Atlantic wouldn’t just publish the full thread if they tried to deny what was in it… And the responsibility the Senate bears for confirming these yutzes to such important national security positions in the first place…

submitted 39 days ago • 174 comments

I saw the work by Olga Lautman and he findings were disturbing: Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the signal chat. Russia has infiltrated Signal and used against Ukrainians. Very possible they have the classified signal info:

submitted 40 days ago • 1828 comments

If you want to work for a law firm that will never bow down to Trump or stay silent when he attacks the legal system, we are hiring. www.elias.law/careers

submitted 42 days ago • 125 comments

It’s utterly demoralizing that our supposed democratic watchdogs — the media, universities, Congress, the courts — are so craven and morally compromised. But there are still paths of less resistance where our nearly boiling water can flow. ⬇️

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

man: “Doctor, I’m depressed, life is harsh, unforgiving, cruel." doctor: "The treatment, is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight, go and see him! That should sort you out.” man (in tears): “But doctor,” doctor: "haha, butt doctor" man: "lmao butt doctor"

submitted 101 days ago • 19 comments

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

submitted 50 days ago • 736 comments

JUST IN: Judge William Alsup declines to stay his order requiring rehiring of probationary employees at 6 federal departments, calls OPM acting chief failure to testify 'violation of this court's order.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

submitted 50 days ago • 192 comments

19-20 months from now, Trump will have pushed the economy off a cliff and left the civil service a smouldering husk. If you're a Democratic elected and you think a government shutdown from a CR fight is gonna be the thing voters remember, you need your fucking head examined.

submitted 52 days ago • 93 comments