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Much of the chaos of the past few weeks can be understood as part of the Trump administration’s "central ideological project: restoring America’s traditional hierarchies of race and gender.” Call it the “Great Resegregation."

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I don’t know why this is hard for folks to understand. The layoffs aren’t just about probationary employees. They are going beyond that. It won’t stop. It’s all about making agencies non-functional.

submitted 5 days ago • 36 comments

NEW: The Trump/Musk blitzkrieg aims to destroy government to advance oligarchy & autocracy—and to crush the Democrats & the progressive agenda. It's an existential crisis. Yet so many Dems are missing in action. In my OUR LAND newsletter, I ask, WTF? Pls share. link.motherjones.com/public/38721...

submitted 1 hour ago • 94 comments

If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

submitted 4 hours ago • 393 comments

There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.

submitted 20 hours ago • 1090 comments

He nails it.

submitted 1 hour ago • 557 comments

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

submitted 18 hours ago • 1195 comments

Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

submitted 14 hours ago • 1013 comments

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

submitted 12 hours ago • 497 comments

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submitted 17 hours ago • 869 comments

Tennessee pastor, Rick Sentell, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for possessing images of prepubescent children being raped. newschannel9.com/news/local/s...

submitted 1 day ago • 187 comments

Confused about what DOGE is doing at the Treasury Department and what the Bureau of the Fiscal Service even is? Listen to @qjurecic.bsky.social talk to @wendyedelberg.bsky.social and @jleibenluft.bsky.social to understand what is going on wherever you get your podcasts:

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NEW: Minnesota was just ranked a top state both to retire and to raise a family. By investing in the things that matter – economic opportunity, health and safety, and strong communities – we’re building the best state for all Minnesotans from childhood through retirement.

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The FDIC protects your hard earn money in the bank and helps prevent another financial crash. Trump and Musk’s move to fire these workers is dangerous. I led Senate Democrats in pushing back, and now independent investigators are on the case.

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Amanda Zurawski has been named one of TIME magazine’s Women of the Year. Amanda’s Story: Citing the state’s abortion laws, Texas doctors denied Amanda Zurawski emergency medical care when her water broke at only 18 weeks of pregnancy. It was September of 2021, and Amanda was miscarrying. Her…

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@jenpsaki.msnbc.com: "Inspectors general are a headache for everyone. You know why? Because they're investigating every agency and they find stuff! Including waste and fraud and abuse! They wouldn't be firing them if they cared about waste, fraud, and abuse."

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

submitted 1 day ago • 848 comments

I just wanna congratulate @meidastouch.com for beating Joe Rogan, and thank them for recommending my Substack. Indie media FTW! Check theirs out here: www.meidasplus.com

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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

submitted 1 day ago • 1958 comments

All of Musk/Trump's actions only make sense if you assume that they are intentionally trying to weaken the United States.

submitted 2 days ago • 85 comments

NEW: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

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It was an honor to sign the guest book in the home of Anne Frank. I was here as a younger man and thought about her life as a dark chapter of history. Today, I can’t help but think of her story as one of caution. Our world is fragile, and it’s incumbent on us not to break it.

submitted 2 days ago • 1210 comments

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

submitted 2 days ago • 965 comments

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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@raskin.house.gov: "The whole anti-corruption crusade is an absolute fraud. They started by decimating the ranks of the inspectors general. These are the people whose job is actually, day in and day out, 365 days a year, to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse in the departments and the agencies."

submitted 4 days ago • 575 comments

GOP justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court have positioned themselves to consider overturning the results of a race won by their incumbent Democratic colleague, foreshadowing an ominous trajectory for the future of free and fair elections.

submitted 3 days ago • 48 comments

NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...

submitted 3 days ago • 400 comments

Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party thx in advance

submitted 3 days ago • 2065 comments

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

submitted 5 days ago • 2291 comments

Spot on.

submitted 7 days ago • 1548 comments

ATTN probationary feds: if you’re too new to have a performance eval and your sups are friendlies, ask them for an interim evaluation and keep a hard copy.

submitted 6 days ago • 38 comments

My profession is mortgage brokerage and I've done it for over 20 years. When you read National Mortgage Professional magazine, consider that it's by consumer finance pros, for other mortgage pros. Amongst many, this line stands out: "Annihilating the CFPB should be unthinkable."

submitted 6 days ago • 12 comments

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

submitted 6 days ago • 943 comments

And on FOX NEWS, no less.

submitted 6 days ago • 1248 comments

This. Also. @aoc.bsky.social @ericswalwell.bsky.social et al , can you do what ever you guys do in the House to let Musk, Trump and everyone know that the UCFE, which funds unemployment benefits , is in the Dept of Labor. If these funds are cut, the cost will fall on the states.