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I don’t know if folks who haven’t spent time in / closely following Texas understand just how brazenly corrupt Ken Paxton really is. But here’s a thread, if you’re curious…

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“Our country is under attack right now in cyberspace, and the president has just removed our top general from the field for no reason at the recommendation of someone who knows nothing about national security or even the job this general does,” Mr. King said. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

submitted 15 days ago • 21 comments

Can we get more of this? “The Japanese American National Museum will ‘scrub nothing,’ Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI. “Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.

submitted 15 days ago • 288 comments

I saw the work by Olga Lautman and he findings were disturbing: Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the signal chat. Russia has infiltrated Signal and used against Ukrainians. Very possible they have the classified signal info:

submitted 27 days ago • 1830 comments

“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf." Marc Elias

submitted 29 days ago • 230 comments

Trump wants Americans to believe all 261 men the U.S. government abducted and deported to El Salvador are violent, tattooed monsters. Yet another of Trump’s categorical lies. This lie is particularly heinous — and deeply dangerous. Shackled, shaved, and brutalized, 261 men have been abducted…

submitted 28 days ago • 119 comments

Bynum: What they’re trying to do is keep people suspicious of education and keep people undereducated. An educated populace can challenge its government, and they don’t want that.

submitted 29 days ago • 227 comments

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

submitted 29 days ago • 4491 comments

Swalwell: As we start this season of democracy, that will take us to November 4, 2026. Today is about you thinking about what do you want that day to look like. To me, it’s a day of celebration, it’s a day of accountability.. It’s a day we cut our time in hell in half by winning the midterms.

submitted 29 days ago • 257 comments

Crawford: He’s talked about begging on his knees for campaign contributions, wearing out his knee pads. He wants to be there to support Elon Musk… And that’s really not what the court’s for. And I’ve said over and over—I want to be on the court to protect the people of Wisconsin…

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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University. www.chronicle.com/article/were...

submitted 37 days ago • 767 comments

“Right now, Trump's FBI is trying to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA under President Biden,” says Chris Hayes. www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch...

submitted 37 days ago • 15 comments

TONIGHT: @avindman.bsky.social joins @velshi.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

submitted 37 days ago • 11 comments

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Members of Congress who have announced they’re skipping Señor Trumpanzyy’s speech Tuesday include Senators Chris Murphy (CT), Bernie (VT), Ron Wyden (OR), Elizabeth Warren (MA), Ed Markey (MA), Martin Heinrich (NM) & Reps Mark DeSaulnier (CA), Don Beyer (VA) & Mike Quigley (IL)

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Everything he says about deportation camps on military bases is spot on—and alarming. But don’t get thrown off by the name Blackwater. It’s still out there—rebranded. Blackwater became Xe in 2009, then Academi in 2011, before merging into Constellis in 2014. The name changed but the op lives on. 🧵

submitted 53 days ago • 416 comments

On the HHS Leadership call today: 1 employee from CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service) and 2 employees from SSA (Social Security Administration) have died by suicide after their firing.

submitted 54 days ago • 1483 comments

Balint: And now the United States stands with Russia and North Korea against Ukraine and all of our allies in Europe? It’s sick

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Dear OPM FOIA staff - Remember to preserve all of these email responses, as we will be submitting FOIA requests for this consolidated compilation of information on what the entire federal government did last week. Thx - FOIA community

submitted 57 days ago • 162 comments

If you didn’t see #KamalaHarris’ brief speech at the #NAACPImageAwards, do yourself and your country a solid, go find the clip and get your mind right. #MyPresident

submitted 57 days ago • 202 comments

The week in review:

submitted 57 days ago • 654 comments

Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

submitted 58 days ago • 1277 comments

Hey everyone! I did an emergency live over on Substack, reminding us all that we will win this thing! Take a look! adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...

submitted 59 days ago • 846 comments

Oath Keepers' ex-leader convicted of sedition now wants to work for FBI: NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, the founder and former leader of the Oath Keepers, told reporters at CPAC Thursday that he would enjoy working for the FBI or for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.…

submitted 59 days ago • 21 comments

I will be speaking at the Penn Alumni event “Frontiers of Knowledge & Discovery: San Francisco” on Tuesday, March 11 at 6PM PST (9PM EST). Read more details here: michaelmann.net/events/front...

submitted 60 days ago • 2 comments

ICYMI: Elon Musk has become the lightning rod for protests around the country www.headsupnews.org/p/elon-musks...

submitted 60 days ago • 6 comments

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

submitted 60 days ago • 553 comments

The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs. Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)

submitted 60 days ago • 571 comments

NIH funding slashes aren’t ‘cutting waste’ - they're cutting progress, innovation, and the livelihoods of hardworking Americans. www.freep.com/story/news/h...

submitted 60 days ago • 2 comments

Alaska has the fourth-highest number of federal workers per capita—fish & game, forestry, and more—their jobs are being cut under the excuse of “poor performance.” Lisa Murkowski knows that’s a lie—so why won’t she just say, it’s a lie. Collins, Burchett, and the rest are just giving lip service.

submitted 60 days ago • 1074 comments

This President would never have sided with Putin!!!

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"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

submitted 60 days ago • 508 comments

Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.

submitted 62 days ago • 816 comments

Remember Winston Smith from the novel, 1984? He worked at The Ministry of Truth where he updated Big Brother’s documents to reflect current “truths.” He altered other documents, literally rewriting history. Scary times.

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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"

submitted 75 days ago • 2571 comments

Senate Democrats are considering voting NO or delaying every Trump nominee as retaliation for his overreach on ending USAID. Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!

submitted 75 days ago • 1258 comments

Since the FBI appears to be the only agency that is both still functioning and not headed by a lunatic, the Washington Field Office needs to open an investigation into the breach of the computer systems at Treasury, stat

submitted 76 days ago • 918 comments