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They gave up their dignity and bent the knee, betraying both their customers and their country. And they did it for money. Money they had no need for. The result? They lost billions and billions. The worst deal with the devil ever.

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"The White House ordered a stop to the background check investigations after they deemed the process too intrusive..." abcnews.go.com/Politics/sto...

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In America today, a Black woman with a Harvard degree is a DEI hire, but a white man who dropped out of community college to get a talk show on Fox News is qualified to run a federal agency.

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the tesla protest might objectively be among the most successful in history already just in terms of immediate response, if you consider they forced the world’s most powerful person & its most wealthy to fully degrade themselves like used car salesmen on live TV while the whole world watched agog.

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Two things struck me in the 20 year change in whether other countries trade more with China or USA: 1. China took over the world market fast; and 2. Trump has to be one of the STUPIDEST people ever to go after 3 of the few remaining countries that trade more with US: Mexico, Canada, & Greenland.

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US protestors waved the largest Ukrainian flag in the world in D.C. #3E #USprotests #EndImpunity

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Donald Trump openly admits he’s aiding Russia in its genocidal invasion of Ukraine. He's depriving them of air defenses so they'll "settle" (surrender). He cynically declares, "I won't provide air defense because I want to stop death" as Russia increases its attacks nationwide targeting civilians.

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America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...

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just inane. "For the farmers in the Central Valley, it was not irrigation season, and this was their precious summer supply..." www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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“National security concerns.”

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Back in 2023, Elon Musk infamously posted and reposted a meme falsely claiming Republicans hadn't changed their views in the last decade, while Democrats had moved left. An FT study confirms that was a lie: Democrats are typical for Western democracies, and MAGA and Musk are _nearly off the chart_.

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Donald Trump, hard at work honoring America's veterans by cracking down on waste, like for example the sterilization of medical instruments at the VA: www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...

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Ontario, Canada cancels Elon Musk’s Starlink contract and bans all U.S. companies from government contracts. 🇨🇦

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Speaking of inappropriate dress and disrespecting the office of the presidency, whose bone head idea was this?

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"Absolutely devastating."

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I'm nostalgic for a time when bribes were keep under the table in America because people had something called shame.

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Per a source with knowledge, the layoffs at NOAA today hit the agency’s satellite operations office. So that’s cool.

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Gutting Alzheimer's research. First reported more than a week ago -- and as yet, this has not been undone. Republicans appear to have not said a word about it. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru... See also... newrepublic.com/article/1917... See also... www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Obv not the point here but it'd be pretty funny to hear Elon try to name previous Cabinet members. Over/under is, what, 7.5?

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Wow. From an email sent around by appalled USAID officials: "The termination to contracts, grants, and assistance agreements over the last two weeks and the huge bulk last night were not done according to federal laws, regulations and procedures..." www.thebulwark.com/p/a-midnight...

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We are in trouble.

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Reading about the Rupert Murdoch family trust mess. My favorite anecdote is when Rupert’s lawyer cross-examined his son James, trying to get him to admit that his plans to make Fox News more honest would hurt its value because it’s business model was to just tell viewers what they wanted to hear. 👀

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my superpower for predicting things? paying attention to what people with power say and do

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People laughed a few days ago when @jamellebouie.net said we might not have flu shots next year, but:

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France saved us from the Britain in the 18th century. We saved them from Germany in the 20th. And now there trying to save us from Trump in the 21st.

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The entire crew of paid, coordinated right-wing influencers all blasted out this pre-planned lie in unison last night. Rinse, repeat. I guess they think when people don’t have tax free tips/overtime in their paychecks, they might not notice. Good luck with that after you hype it.

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You know what type of people a $5 million "Gold Card" for US citizenship will attract? Successful criminals and state-sponsored spies. Well done, Donald, after years of accusing Democrats of using immigration to bring unsavory people to the US, you prove that you were, once again, just projecting.

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Pancreatic cancer is notoriously hard to treat, with a mortality rate of about 90%. In today’s episode, we talk with a scientist who is fighting the cancer with an mRNA vaccine. Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3ES4ndw

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I'm old enough to remember when we made fun of Hugo Chavez's batshit crazy 2006 speech to the United Nations. But his craziness didn't stop him from destroying the rule of law and freedom in Venezuela.

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Remember, Elon Musk was not the founder of PayPal or Tesla. Claiming you founded something that you were merely an early investor in is the behavior of a con artist, NOT an intelligent person. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/t...

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Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives. Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.

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Donate now to the Associated Press. The very least we can do is to start, in small ways, to make a difference.

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The US government spent more during President Donald Trump's first month in office than it did during the same period a year ago, in a sign his cost-slashing effort has yet to reduce the nation's heavy fiscal obligations, a Reuters analysis of federal data shows reut.rs/3EWYnQO

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Trump’s chaos continues: following mass firings at CFPB—a consumer protection watchdog that’s returned over $21 billion to Americans in the last 15 years—thousands of reports of fraud and scams are going unanswered. This isn’t efficiency. Americans are at risk. www.youtube.com/live/s8iNPld...

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During the US governors ball, the US Army Choir surrounded the MAGA leadership and sang: "Do You Hear The People Sing" The oligarchs didn’t even realize they were being protested. #3E #USprotest #EndOligarchy

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Currently appearing at UK bus-stops. More of this pointed ridicule, please.

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I agree with Grok.

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Columbus, Ohio showed up for Ukraine and against impunity despite the freezing temperatures. ( 📷 @Headlamp666) #3E #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity #USprotests #StandWithUkraine

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