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Without federal government subsidies, Elon Musk would be completely worthless. Don't take my word for it, though.

submitted 37 days ago • 16 comments

Just an FYI, communicating via encrypted channels with disappearing messages not only circumvents FOIA requests, but is a critical facet of Project 2025.

submitted 1 day ago • 36 comments

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

submitted 2 days ago • 1709 comments

Horrifying. Disappearing and targeting students with legal status over peaceful political speech is unconstitutional and a clear violation of due process and free speech. Another blatant act of authoritarianism by the Trump Administration. Rumeysa must be released.

submitted 2 days ago • 18 comments

Signal's end-to-end encryption is useless if one end (someone's phone) has been hacked. It is, however, good for hiding stuff from public records laws. This is a huge scandal.

submitted 3 days ago • 79 comments

#fedstories I am an employee of the veterans benefits administration. I have handled hundreds of thousands of veteran disability claims. I worked mandatory overtime for over ten years, as well as voluntary and unpaid overtime in pursuit of the mission.

submitted 3 days ago • 36 comments

Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money, an EARNED benefit!

submitted 3 days ago • 74 comments

“Moments ago, Donald Trump signed a massive voter suppression executive order,” Elias wrote on Bluesky, “This will not stand. We will sue.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

submitted 2 days ago • 228 comments

Complete nonsense from Mike Waltz who knows better. He likely thought he was inviting someone else with same initials and fucked up. Every 13 year old can grok this idiotic move.

submitted 3 days ago • 1190 comments

"It’s not clear how or why Geier, who is not a physician and has an undergraduate degree from the Univ. of Maryland at Baltimore County, was chosen... "He was disciplined by Maryland regulators over a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license... www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

submitted 3 days ago • 1123 comments

This isn't how gov't is supposed to work: The acting commissioner of Social Security admitted “I was ticked at the governor of Maine for not being real cordial to the president,” so I ended a program in Maine. www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/s...

submitted 3 days ago • 1233 comments

The only thing standing between Donald Trump and his authoritarian dream is the courts. But to defeat him, we need lawyers willing to litigate against him. Trump is trying to intimidate lawyers and law firms to stop fighting. At least for me, it won't work. I wear his scorn like a badge of honor.

submitted 2 days ago • 293 comments

The President does not have the constitutional or statutory authority to dictate the content of voter registration forms. This EO is an incredibly dangerous power grab. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

submitted 3 days ago • 356 comments

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

submitted 2 days ago • 621 comments

oopsie!

submitted 3 days ago • 27 comments

What makes US unique is due process. Our tax dollars are paying for people to be denied and sent away for torture. Who know how many innocents are caught up. The hunger for this will grow in the minds of some in charge. Who will be next?

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve determined that I don’t give a damn what Trump says. I revoke the revocation and reinstate my nonexistent inactive security clearance. Send me all your deepest darkest secrets!

submitted 6 days ago • 152 comments

Casar: You can quickly explain Doge with just two numbers. First: $8 million a day. That’s how much Elon Musk collects in federal government contracts. Second: $65 a day. That’s how much the average senior—someone who has worked their entire life—gets from Social Security.…

submitted 6 days ago • 225 comments

This is becoming more and more relevant by the day.

submitted 6 days ago • 11 comments

Global travel warning for anyone thinking of visiting the United States. It is not safe, find somewhere else. #EndImpunity

submitted 6 days ago • 193 comments

Did you know? Fifteen years later, the ACA's Medicaid expansion has been linked to improved health outcomes and reduced mortality rates in many states. It's a powerful tool for public health. #ACASavesLives

submitted 7 days ago • 70 comments

Will disappearances be allowed by the courts? Follow along:

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

NEW: At stake is not only whether Black voters in Louisiana have access to fair representation — but also whether the landmark law, already badly weakened over the last decade-plus, can remain an effective tool to block racial discrimination in the redistricting process.

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Trump's USDA will roll back safety regulations to “streamline” meat processing. This will boost corporate profits at the expense of worker health and food safety. Last year's listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head killed 10 people. We need more regulation, not less. Hello?

submitted 9 days ago • 381 comments

You should laugh at anyone who says the president should have unlimited power because he was elected. His power has to be limited because he's the president. This is fifth grade level social studies

submitted 10 days ago • 119 comments

Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog trainers, remain out of work, leaving food to rot in ports and pests to proliferate.

submitted 11 days ago • 502 comments

“My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner.” www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

submitted 9 days ago • 11 comments

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

submitted 10 days ago • 1710 comments

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...

submitted 10 days ago • 120 comments

BREAKING NEWS: The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology - NYT

submitted 10 days ago • 10 comments

Overreach www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...

submitted 10 days ago • 82 comments

If there's no due process literally no one is safe.

submitted 10 days ago • 21 comments

www.sfgate.com/national-par...

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I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. Even worse than their silence in the face of Trump’s actions against our democracy is their silent complicity as they watch their peers be targeted, humiliated and punished.

submitted 13 days ago • 259 comments

www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Had strong sense at least the timing of Trump's illegal shuttering of Voice of America was triggered by his annoyance at a question from a VOA journo. Source flags to me that the EO was so hastily put together they literally forgot to complete the last sentence. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

submitted 12 days ago • 118 comments

Thousands of people gathered in Bucharest, Romania to declare their solidarity with Europe and Ukraine, and to reject Russia and Trump's attempts to corrupt their democracy. #3E #RomaniaProtests

submitted 12 days ago • 79 comments

CDC, get ready to partayyy!!!! Return to office is Monday and it’s going to be a clusterf*ck. Manage expectations accordingly. This is not about efficiency, it’s about trauma and making us want to quit. So let’s make this fun. Bring snacks and décor. Laugh a lot. Give grace. #laughingisresisting

submitted 13 days ago • 57 comments

“He is hurting the people,” Carey said. “He’s hurting the very people that voted for him, let alone the rest of us — he does not care. And you don’t get to stand up there and let it happen if you are an elected official, regardless of where you’re from.” avlwatchdog.org/army-veteran...

submitted 13 days ago • 526 comments

🇨🇦 Shout out to Canada for being awesome 🙌 While our tangerine tyrant threatens your sovereignty and economy, you all have shown more backbone than any of our leadership. You do you, Canada. We support your boycotts and tariffs. 🍁 #elbowsup 🇨🇦 www.reuters.com/world/americ...

submitted 13 days ago • 20 comments

I was pretty pessimistic going into the Trump sequel and I’ve got to admit it’s much worse to an even I imagined.

submitted 13 days ago • 78 comments

Today Donald Trump attacked me by name in a speech at the Department of Justice. Of course I am worried, but courage comes from acting in spite of being worried. I have made my choice: I will continue to speak out, I will continue to litigate, I will continue to stand tall. I will never bow down.

submitted 14 days ago • 1779 comments