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submitted 14 hours ago • 1006 comments

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

submitted 1 day ago • 3273 comments

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help

submitted 1 day ago • 3438 comments

A lot of people are going to die from this

submitted 1 day ago • 1219 comments

Three Graces, by #Ukrainian artist, Katerina Omelchuk #art #UkrainianArt

submitted 1 day ago • 45 comments

I’ve been suggesting on TV and podcasts—without actual evidence(!)—that it may turn out that DOJ will wind up not having enough lawyers to defend all the lawsuits challenging this administration’s illegal conduct. Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉

submitted 1 day ago • 1131 comments

It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war! How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!

submitted 2 days ago • 2455 comments

submitted 2 days ago • 884 comments

Every single politician in America, especially Republican could learn a lesson about not cravenly debasing yourself like a pathetic meek coward. (There are other terms that come to mind.)

submitted 2 days ago • 483 comments

Nailed it www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

submitted 2 days ago • 1851 comments

Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago. But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today. He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.

submitted 2 days ago • 2261 comments

Marco Rubio today.

submitted 2 days ago • 1282 comments

submitted 2 days ago • 1952 comments

If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting. The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense

submitted 2 days ago • 3376 comments

Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there. The show must go on.

submitted 2 days ago • 297 comments

Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist. He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.

submitted 2 days ago • 1925 comments

“Today, Donald Trump irreparably destroyed the 80-year-old post-World War II international order,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Trump and JD Vance’s attack on Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.

submitted 2 days ago • 45 comments

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

submitted 2 days ago • 3149 comments

Worth noting that when the war started Zelensky’s English was very shaky and he’s clearly spent a ton of time improving it for exactly this purpose.

submitted 2 days ago • 1552 comments

Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.

submitted 2 days ago • 156 comments

There were certainly signs

submitted 2 days ago • 1720 comments

Every decent American should be embarrassed and ashamed today.

submitted 2 days ago • 902 comments

GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office. ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.

submitted 2 days ago • 12055 comments

Breaking it, then profiting off the fix The same way they profit off of education privatization… health care… etc… They count on you not realizing it. You are their piggy bank.

submitted 3 days ago • 2067 comments

New book by RFK Jr, a sequel to his first book, The Very Hungry Brain Caterpillar.

submitted 3 days ago • 360 comments

I was assured that Gavin Newsom was toast (pun intended) politically after the LA fires. 52% of Californians (55% of likely voters) approve of how Governor Newsom is handling his job — (+8 from Oct 2024) Notably, approval of Newsom is HIGHEST IN LOS ANGELES (61%). www.ppic.org/publication/...

submitted 3 days ago • 561 comments

TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout

submitted 3 days ago • 2321 comments

submitted 4 days ago • 201 comments

You voted for a corrupt sexual predator who assaulted multiple women and even admitted it on tape. What did you think would happen?

submitted 3 days ago • 1693 comments

5 Jasmine Crocketts > 500 Chuck Schumers 5 AOCs > 5 million Fettermans It's not the size of you in the fight that matters, it's the size of the fight in you.

submitted 4 days ago • 167 comments

💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes. Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out

submitted 4 days ago • 1362 comments

Put all the “DEI” folks who got let go onto a new network and I’d watch the shit out of it.

submitted 4 days ago • 1819 comments

Some sound advice:

submitted 4 days ago • 762 comments

“Bug.” lol. 😂

submitted 5 days ago • 617 comments

This seems bad

submitted 5 days ago • 2114 comments

We had a couple people who were supposed to miss, but they showed up. Today was the easy hurdle for MAGA Mike, and he struggled with that. Now they got to line-item the details - that’s when the real screaming and infighting begins.

submitted 5 days ago • 187 comments

We dare Mike Johnson to give that answer at a town hall in front of his constituents

submitted 5 days ago • 2357 comments

I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.

submitted 5 days ago • 1791 comments

You first.

submitted 5 days ago • 5841 comments

💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders. Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.

submitted 5 days ago • 688 comments

With Trump saying the tariffs on Canada and Mexico will happen, this is a great tutorial on our energy use ans what we buy and sell Follow @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social. He cuts through the misinformation and spits out the facts

submitted 6 days ago • 420 comments

Three cheers for independent bookstores!

submitted 6 days ago • 71 comments

Perhaps Nikki wants to consult a mirror?

submitted 6 days ago • 932 comments

Mark Alford (R-MO): Elon Musk has contracts with the federal government, but he is also, I think, doing an effective job at weeding out the waste, abuse, and fraud in the government. Constituents: BOOO!!! SHOW ME!!! CONFLICT OF INTEREST!!! HE IS THE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE!!!

submitted 6 days ago • 653 comments

The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that.

submitted 6 days ago • 3315 comments

Lawrence Jones uses the outdated term "Asperger's syndrome" to describe what he calls Elon Musk's "condition." It's a bit insulting to anyone who has been diagnosed with autism to excuse Musk's behavior as part of his condition.

submitted 6 days ago • 39 comments

After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.

submitted 6 days ago • 2039 comments

The Gestapo have arrived. Republicans appear to have engaged the secret (not) police to remove dissenters from town hall meetings. No insignia Nobody willing to say who hired these clowns Yet here we are. Lear Asset Management 707-489-9663 · [email protected].

submitted 7 days ago • 142 comments

Full video is here: www.youtube.com/live/MVqdRsD... 🤝🏾💛

submitted 6 days ago • 116 comments