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I'm in ! Tell me how.

This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.

This is how it’s done.

“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.

Exactly right

NEW: In a 4-2 order, the North Carolina Supreme Court rejected the state board’s petition to bypass the appeals court level in GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s legal bid to overturn his 2024 election loss to Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs.

Really scary situation at the Kansas State House today when a fierce debate over guns turned into accusations and fears of legislators being armed on the floor. Great reporting from @journalist-sherman.bsky.social:

hello world, 15 mins old

I'm a huge fan of Dolly Parton. We're the same age and same height, but she can sing better. We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed. Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...

Know Your Rights Virtual Town Hall: www.youtube.com/live/4UBQW3b...

I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?

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gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.

The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel, who has published an enemies list identical to Trump's, to serve a 10-year term as FBI Director. He will be a major cog in Trump's vengeance machine to silence and intimidate critics. Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/kash-patel-in-his-own-words

"51 employees at CIA and the Office of Director of National Intelligence received calls Friday from their human resources office telling them to report to the visitors center at CIA headquarters in Virginia at 8AM on Tuesday with their badges and without lawyers..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

It’s amazing to me that people still question whether or not Trump is a stooge for Putin.

BREAKING: US Commerce Secretary Lutnick says Trump's goal is to abolish the Internal Revenue Service

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

Donald Trump has reportedly spent an estimated $10.7 million worth of taxpayer money to play golf since his inauguration. This is happening as Head Start programs have struggled to access previously approved federal funding due to the Trump admin's illegal impoundment. Hello?

news.gallup.com/poll/656891/...

And there it is

This is true. @bsky.app is the app of the people. We may not all agree. We may not even all like each other. But we can engage and disagree and agree with our hate That makes the platform the future of social media

Ukraine will not accept a Saudi-talks peace deal, says Zelenskyy... sounds like a scenario similar to the "Munich Crisis", aka "Agreement", aka "Munich Betrayal" circa 1938 may unfold. (And yes, read your history!)

Amazon, McDonald’s, Target, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply and Walmart are all named in the advisory

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.

taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?

"Most cases are in school-age kids, and 13 have been hospitalized..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky

BREAKING: The IRS is poised to hand over unlimited access to taxpayer data to an adviser from Elon Musk’s government efficiency group, per Bloomberg.

BREAKING: Argentine lawyers filed fraud charges against President Javier Milei in criminal court for promoting a cryptocurrency on his social media

Run for something!

An April election in Wisconsin includes a state Supreme Court race that could maintain or end the liberal majority on the court. Here's everything you should know.

this is really fucking bad. what the fuck.

Some steelmakers in Canada and Mexico are telling customers that they are refusing new orders to the United States on concerns that President Donald Trump soon will reimpose duties, per the FP.

"hey siri, what is the quickest path i could take to destroy the confidence that keeps commercial passenger flight viable?"