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Curmudgeon. Cats. Big dogs. Cinema. Law. When they say that’s not necessarily racism, you know it’s racist AF. I fact check everyone. I block trolls, sea lions, and people who obsess about follower counts. Instagram @eerstebabatjie X likeaphantomlimb
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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 1 day ago • 493 comments

Breaking "the government" and replacing the "deep state" civil servants with AI bots programmed by 20-something right wing Elon fanboys may sound like a great idea until it's time to eat an egg or a chicken sandwich without fear of getting sick, or deal with a hurricane or get on an airplane.

submitted 15 days ago • 89 comments

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

submitted 18 days ago • 807 comments

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

submitted 17 days ago • 6590 comments

🛑🛑🛑 I cannot stress this enough: Introducing Elon Musk into commercial aviation safety will be disastrous. Both Tesla & SpaceX have been cited by the US government for numerous safety failings. Pair that with misleading advertising and you see a total disregard for the safety of the public.

submitted 18 days ago • 56 comments

The CIA loves it when its foreign counterparts conduct purges of their intelligence officers. In addition to weakening and demoralizing the agencies, it creates excellent recruiting opportunities. Now Trump and Ratcliffe are purging the CIA.

submitted 18 days ago • 17 comments

Joshua Steinman was in the 1st Trump admin. Tech billionaire Peter Thiel backs Steinman’s company, Galvinick, via Founders Fund. Yesterday, Steinman wrote, “Nobody wants to talk about this, but the # of men one wld need to take South Africa right now is embarrassingly small.” He cc’d Erik Prince. 1/

submitted 19 days ago • 75 comments

The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

submitted 21 days ago • 821 comments

For those wondering: Yes, I'm uploading the entire 15 GB public-facing CDC.gov website that I downloaded a few days ago...but it's gonna take awhile to upload...

submitted 22 days ago • 121 comments

Elon Musk has ignited a fascist coup of the United States, and not one single American even voted for him.

submitted 23 days ago • 11 comments

Vivek Ramaswamy sucks but is a lot smarter than people give him credit for. He has shown the ability to get out of a pump and dump scam before it collapses and am starting to think his departure from DOGE isn't a coincidence, bro didn't sign up for treason that will blow up in his face publicly

submitted 23 days ago • 7 comments

Watch carefully. People who do not understand how gov't or the int'l econ system work & who are unaware of their own limitations & immunized by wealth from the consequences of their actions are recklessly tinkering w/the sensitive inner workings of our economy. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 23 days ago • 23 comments

OMFG WATCH TRUMP PRESSER ON THE PLANE CRASH. He is saying Biden replaced qualified ATC people with unqualified people. This is the message he is bringing to the families, and blaming DEI for this saying they were hiring Intellectually incapable people to be air traffic controllers. THIS IS INSANE.

submitted 24 days ago • 29 comments

Oval Office: Game show host DOD: Fox News host DOT: Reality TV star

submitted 24 days ago • 59 comments

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

submitted 24 days ago • 2441 comments

1. Anyone who has read reports in the Associated Press, the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, or Axios would be under the impression that the Trump administration has offered 2 million federal workers a "buyout" offer. IT IS NOT TRUE

submitted 24 days ago • 84 comments

While the RFK Jr. hearing is going on, at this very moment his anti-vax group, Children's Health Defense, is shilling a book that argues the rabies vaccine is dangerous for pets 🫠

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Reminder.

submitted 26 days ago • 9 comments

Last year, Erik Prince said, “it’s time for us to just put the imperial hat back on to say we’re gonna govern those countries if they are incapable of governing themselves *** You can say that about pretty much all of Africa.” He then agrees that he’s talking about being a “colonialist.” 1/

submitted 28 days ago • 58 comments

This @washingtonpost.com headline and story are deeply misleading. The real question in the case is not whether a state (i) "may" (ii) "allow" a religious public school, but instead whether a state (i) *must* (ii) *create* a religious public school. [1] www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

submitted 30 days ago • 86 comments

The challenge is to choose 20 TV series that have greatly influenced you. One series per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just images. #filmsky #TVChallenge Day 8

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

🇺🇦 Zelensky: "Russia must return to the pre-invasion borders. Only then would it be a fair opportunity to start negotiations."

submitted 32 days ago • 42 comments

On Trump pardoning the violent convicts of January 6, including those who assaulted and maimed police officers: “They will have a narrative of martyrdom, and that’s a really good way to rebuild right-wing terrorist organizations.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 33 days ago • 15 comments

For those of you who don't understand WHY it's bad that the ovulation app tracks what state you live in, I'll explain everything. Red states are anti-abortion, have laws in place that criminalize abortion. So if you live in a red state, and you stop ovulating in January (because of pregnancy)

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment