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This is how it’s done.

Doesn't know what AI is, doesn't know what duplicitous means, doesn't know what the CDC does.

European Parliament member 👇🏽

This. Message on this and Musk.

i am 100% of the belief that simply forcing take-writers to answer the question "who specifically said this and why are they significant" would result in substantially fewer bad takes circulating in the world

This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.

Eartha Kitt Actress, Singer, Activist #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.

This is fascism.

jamelle is correct

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane.

Bernie Sanders: "They will use the enormous media operations they own to deflect attention away from the impact of their policies while they entertain us to death."

Cuts to low income health care, tax cuts for multinational corporations Cuts to food assistance, tax cuts for estates over $14 MILLION Cuts to Ed grants & school lunches, tax breaks for businesses buying equipment The Trump agenda is a transfer of wealth from bottom to top

it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit

I don't care about what we call bodies of water. I don't care about the names of forts. I don't care about plastic straws. I care about fair elections. I care about the Constitution. I care about Rule of Law. Stay laser focused on these three things. Ignore the noise.

my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory

They didn’t mind “unelected judges” ruling on things when it worked in their favor. Defying court orders = constitutional crisis.

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Josephine Baker - George Hoyningen-Huene, 1929

NOEM: “You can’t trust the government.” BASH: “You are the government.”

Can't I even watch the Super Bowl in peace? Two hours to the disinfo. Read this first: asharangappa.substack.com/p/prebunking...

Oops 😬

Clear-eyed, direct NYT op-ed by @jamellebouie.net using the kind of non-euphemistic language the headlines should embrace:

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

This is pretty much the "Let's inject bleach" moment of his foreign policy: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Crockett: “I’m tired of the white tears. If you’re competent you’re not concerned. When you compare me to Greene/Boebert there’s no comparison… The only ppl crying are mediocre white boys beaten out by people that had to work much harder.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFp8K0M...

It's literally insane how the right has been parroting a "deep state" conspiracy theory only to create a real shadow government led by Elon Musk and Project 2025.

i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet

This is not a drill slate.com/news-and-pol...

Whatever info musk has, it’s only a matter of time and money until putin has it.

Apropos of nothing in particular.

We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits

Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"

Jesuit Priest 👇🏽

MORE OF THIS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

This is the way.

Musk's assault on USAID -- which has been one of most important tools of U.S. foreign policy (in addition to saving countless lives) since JFK -- is also being openly cheered on by the Putin regime.

Um, people need to stop and read this. Musk’s team is looking at the coding of the Treasury payment system. prospect.org/economy/2025...