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I appreciate @donmoyn.bsky.social summing up the DOGE fiasco so succinctly. "Don't fire the guys taking care of the nukes... don't fire the guys collecting the money... don't fire the guys keeping the planes in the sky." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-misma...

submitted 5 days ago • 47 comments

Over at the other place, JD Vance is calling me a ‘dummy’ for pointing out his administration’s attacks on journalists and free speech here at home. Musk literally today called for the jailing of CBS journalists. The VP clearly has a lot of time on his hands.

submitted 4 days ago • 799 comments

"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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It’s not surprising that manic man-baby Musk would want to cut USAID. He hasn’t helped a single solitary human being. It’s ALL about him.

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I’m sure “DOGE” will be all over this.. truthout.org/articles/tes...

submitted 13 days ago • 510 comments

. BREAKING: The US Senate is receiving as many as 2,000 calls per minute from angry people demanding that Elon Musk & DOGE stop their unlawful actions immediately. KEEP CALLING! Google your Senate rep Call ☎️ (202) 224-3121 Ask for your Senator. Tell them exactly what you think! DO YOUR PART!

submitted 13 days ago • 23 comments

The new tariff on China will take a toll on trade between Illinois and China. It could really complicate matters for farmers in the state, who worry more retaliatory tariffs could be placed on the agricultural products they export if the nations’ trade war escalates.

submitted 15 days ago • 8 comments

Russell Vought is the lesser known of Trump's Axis of Evil Trump intends for Vought, an architect of #Project2025, to be OMB Director Democrats are filibustering his appointment tonight Sen. Merkley said Vought is “probably the most dangerous man in America right now"

submitted 16 days ago • 46 comments

Democrats have spent virtually every minute of the last 30 hours holding the Senate floor to fight back against Trump’s nomination of Russell Vought. Russell Vought’s nomination is a threat to Social Security, Medicare, childcare, funding for school lunches, and so much more.

submitted 15 days ago • 344 comments

The Senate just confirmed one of the architects of Project 2025, Russell Vought, to be Trump's OMB Director. ALL Republicans voted in favor. ALL Democrats voted against.

submitted 15 days ago • 212 comments

Don’t blame the Democrats for what happens over the next four years. It’s just projection. This man is bad news.

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Senator Kim Statement Opposing the Confirmation of Russell Vought as OMB Director.

submitted 15 days ago • 42 comments

Despite Trump’s claims, DEI initiatives don’t uplift unqualified candidates – in fact, they make “sure no talent is left on the table,” says @profmmurray.bsky.social. And w/ Trump scapegoating the DC plane crash, “we’re right back where we have always been,” says @esglaude.bsky.social. #Velshi

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The consequences of Trump’s firing of CFPB Chair Rohit Chopra—an aggressive enforcer of consumer rights—falls on ordinary Americans. #Velshi

submitted 19 days ago • 11 comments

“We don't know that you can gain rights in the U.S., and you can lose those rights almost completely." But it’s what happened to Black Americans during the Great Nadir – the period after Reconstruction. “Are we going to enter another Nadir… or continue to pursue an egalitarian society?” #Velshi

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ICE has been given authority to raid schools and churches by Pres. Trump. @rweingarten.bsky.social, pres. of the American Federation for Teachers, says they're ready to protect students: “We have an obligation to our kids during the day, so we're not just giving a kid to somebody else.” #Velshi

submitted 19 days ago • 18 comments

Has the resignation been accepted or refused? Words matter www.thedailybeast.com/doge-staffer...

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

Key lessons: Follow the Money, But Also the Data The Battle Over USAID is (Mostly) Not About Foreign Aid But About Power The Aggressive Push for Deferred Resignation Reveals Weakness The Credibility of DOGE is Gone *Career Civil Servants Pushing Back Against Illegality Deserve Our Support

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Beyer On Resignation Of Marko Elez: “’DOGE’ Should Be Deleted” beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

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The DOGE “Fork in the Road” resignation emails were also sent to at least some federal judges. www.newsweek.com/doge-emails-...

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

With the resignation of Elez, Tom Krause is the only DOGE official with formal access to the Treasury payment system. Read about him here: prospect.org/power/2025-0...

submitted 15 days ago • 10 comments

- racist DOGE guy (redundant) canned - federal judge upholds birthright citizenship - another judge blocks voluntary resignation - NY state going to court over treasury business - patel put on ice for at least a week

submitted 15 days ago • 112 comments

Thousands of Americans are protesting in cities across the United States Wednesday against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s early attempts to overhaul the federal government.

submitted 16 days ago • 17 comments

The U.S. #NationalWeatherService, housed within #NOAA, is a truly world-class meteorological predictive service, perhaps singularly so. It costs only ~$3/yr per taxpayer, & yields ~10:1 return on investment--saving economy 10s-100s of billions, not to mention thousands of lives.

submitted 16 days ago • 60 comments

Jasmine Crockett, after accusing colleagues of castrating their Constitutional duty, said, “My job is to make sure we don’t have any kings or queens in this country, but it seems like you all have decided it’s going to be Mr. King and his queen. And y’all can pick which one is which.”

submitted 16 days ago • 1044 comments

As Trump opens his second term, it’s important to understand his first. “THE DIVIDER” w/@sbg1.bsky.social now in paperback or Kindle goes behind the scenes of his first four years in the White House and helps explain the next four. politics-prose.com/book/9780593... www.amazon.com/Divider-Trum...

submitted 29 days ago • 58 comments

Hello new community! I love how fast this place is growing. FYI we released a new Indivisible guide with practical steps that folks in red, blue, & purple states can take to fight back. Don't ask for permission - take it, copy it, make it your own, & start organizing. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

submitted 93 days ago • 152 comments

They project, as the architects of Project 2025 are the only ones injecting racist propaganda into our educational system.

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"Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic."

submitted 18 days ago • 62 comments

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he’s “ripping up” the contract and “won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy.”

submitted 18 days ago • 9 comments

A man in South Carolina told a Latino he would be sent back to Mexico, and in Pennsylvania three men tried to use the ruse at a Temple University residence hall and a cookie shop, police said.

submitted 18 days ago • 30 comments

On January 30, a federal appeals court struck down the federal ban on selling handguns to people under 21, likely sending the issue to the Supreme Court. In the meantime, the ruling could still be blocked — but if gun dealers decide to start selling to 18-year-olds, there isn’t much to stop them.

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