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Old hippie, Independent voter but might as well be a Democrat because there aren’t any Republicans I could ever trust again. Love animals, cats are magic, Rheumatoid Arthritis& Fibromyalgia Disability. NO MAGA Jules@Creekflower1980 on TicTok
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“Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is.” from @gristnews.bsky.social via @climatedesk.org

"So just to recap: Elon Musk has all of your personal confidential data, and he will not be disclosing any of his information to the American people."

The White House said Elon Musk will determine if there are conflicts of interest between his work reviewing federal spending and his overlapping empire of six companies

Musk's DOGE has been on a tear across the federal government in recent days. On Wednesday, he announced that the FAA was next.

Widespread destruction in Gaza is no accident—much of it reflects a calculated Israeli policy to make Gaza unlivable. Trump’s suggestion of “taking over” Gaza and further forcibly displacing Palestinians would amount to an alarming escalation in the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.

The FCC cannot deem constitutionally protected journalism outside the "public interest" whenever it wants to censor the press. The slope is even more slippery with an unprincipled partisan hack like Brendan Carr in charge.

Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, HIV groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.

normally saying this about your wife on tv would get you sleeping on the couch but

He named that couch 'Sheila,' and they moved out together in the late nineties. He was very protective of ‘Sheila.’ Last I heard, they're still going strong. His friend’s moms still harass me about paying to have their furniture reupholstered. The boy just can’t help himself. It’s been a nightmare.

President Trump says he would deport American criminals to El Salvador "in a heartbeat" if it were legal. An ACLU attorney tells NPR that such an idea "would be blatantly unconstitutional."

I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! buttondown.com/5calls

One thing has been made clear in the past two weeks: Americans are not safe with Donald Trump in charge.

Target’s cutting their DEI program, but just wait—they’ll be waving that Pride flag in June like clockwork. Why? The merch is already ordered, and the profits are too good to pass up. Performative allyship, aisle 3.

19th News [Jan 19] -- New 592-page anthology, “A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States,” took its 40 editors more than a decade to compile. It documents how GAC is not experimental, not new, and not even confined to trans people. Available Feb 1. [HT @denisenorris.bsky.social]

Ex-FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about Joe and Hunter Biden

Trump's businesses, including the Mar-a-Lago Club, some of his golf courses and a Virginia winery, have collectively increased their reliance on temporary foreign laborers over the years.

If I had a dollar for every time I've warned people about this, I'd have a billion dollars.

Message to MAGA

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Elon Musk poured at least $274 million into political groups in 2024, fueling a spending spree that helped Donald Trump win the presidency, and securing a new title for himself: the most prolific donor of the election cycle

@jesylynn74.bsky.social Hi came here from TT to follow you. 💙💙💙

Speaker: All mothers are proud of their sons Mrs. Hegseth (shouting in background): NOT MY SON HE'S A PIECE OF SHIT