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“Hey, I’m all for cutting waste. But Elon’s approach is as smart as having WWII bombers randomly carpet-bomb the country. He’s missing his targets, and to the extent he’s hitting stuff, he’s destroying things that help the country. Not to mention it’s all illegal, he’s nuts—and no one elected him.”

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A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office for President Trump’s sit-down with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting.

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First Bolsonaro then Milei this makes 3 Mr. Chainsaws

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@hcrichardson.bsky.social Please share with your followers. open.substack.com/pub/quartzev...

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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

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Muzzle velocity. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

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Very here for this “I’ll quit when they pry my cold dead hands from the Constitution” energy this morning

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🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo rescinding the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs. Full text, per government source:

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January 27, 2025 Trump treats "spat with Colombia" like a win, but China touts its best relations now with Colombia, U.S.'s top LatAm ally. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Tom Friedman--are we wasting an opportunity? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/o...

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We need to pay attention to this now before it’s too late.

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More than a dozen officials who worked on the criminal investigations into Donald Trump have been fired, according to sources familiar with the matter. A letter from Acting Attorney General James McHenry to the officials said they cannot be “trusted” to “faithfully” implement Trump’s agenda.

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Over 4” of snow at my home in central Houston, the most snowfall in one day since 1960.

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Andreessen is such a manipulative popinjay. How do I know? His mouth is moving.

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My statement on the Special Counsel’s final report:

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Jeff Bezos' Washington Post editorial board has endorsed Pam Bondi as a "qualified" and "serious" pick for Attorney General. Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist. Billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.

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Breaking news: Jimmy Carter, a no-frills and steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his son. He was 100 and the oldest living U.S. president of all time.

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Wow, last night the Free Speech Absolutist removed the blue checks, changed the algo to crush their engagement, and removed the ability to get subscriptions, from dozens of big MAGA accounts who criticized him including Loomer.

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On Gaetz, it's not just the simple fact of chronic law-breaking, though that gives rise to a pretty big question of judgment when it's as recent as 4 years ago. But he's been adamant about never paying for sex and never having had sex with a minor. Anyone who knows otherwise cd blackmail him as AG.

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I did an interview with Michel Martin for Christiane Amanpour about leaving the Times etc. Reminder for anyone who doesn't know: I'm writing almost every day on my Substack, paulkrugman.substack.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAxP...

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This interview is amazing. I will put out a warning though: May cause deep sadness as you realize that steady, calm, and intelligent leadership is leaving the Office. Congratulations to MeidasTouch. This is real journalism.

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Forever Never Trump My response to Bret Stephens open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

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"shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at for-profit health insurance companies"--former Cigna VP Corporate Communications. Free gift article www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...

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Biden has an obligation to protect the hundreds of people Trump has threatened. It is time for categorical pardons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtAc...

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TRUMP: I’m going to use the FBI illegally to go after my political enemies! BIDEN: Um, I guess I’ll pardon my son then because fuck that. MEDIA: Biden is breaking norms!

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A graphic depiction helps make clear that Trump has no “mandate.” One of the narrowest popular vote wins in history.

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News --> James Carville is commissioning pollsters to do a deep dive on how people get their news, in hopes that Dems will overhaul how they communicate with voters, particularly working class ones. It's a good idea. Carville explains it on our podcast: newrepublic.com/article/1888...

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