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NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga. www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...

submitted 23 hours ago • 363 comments

Crockett: "Down in Alabama, who's broke. Down in Louisiana, who's broke. I can go through pretty much the entire south and tell you that they're broke and rely on a lot of welfare from the government. To be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states...we're in the find out phase"

submitted 2 days ago • 1346 comments

READ THE THREAD! We’ve been had.

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

Seriously, why would anyone care about what Stephen A. Smith thinks about this?!

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

submitted 6 days ago • 2244 comments

This negotiation between the US and Russia, and cutting out Ukraine, is just like when Trump cut out Afghanistan and negotiated with Taliban. We see how that “good deal” turned out. Afghanistan was on Trump Every Trump deal fails

submitted 6 days ago • 762 comments

submitted 8 days ago • 716 comments

A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.

submitted 9 days ago • 230 comments

Call to Action: Nationwide General Strike incoming. At least 11 million people are needed to pledge, that's nearly 3.5% of the US population. When the number hits 11 million it's time to strike. Spread widely. Pledge today: generalstrikeus.com #3E #GSUS #USprotests

submitted 12 days ago • 249 comments

Do I have this right? Elon Musk - the guy in charge of preventing wasteful spending - dropped $40M on a Super Bowl ad? We could permanently house 800 homeless veterans for $40M. Or provide five million meals to the hungry. Or replace lead pipes in 8,500 homes.

submitted 12 days ago • 936 comments

This is not a U.S. Marshal, Federal Protective Service, or any other federal law enforcement officer. This is a private security guard from Triple Canopy. He has no authority to block members of Congress who have oversight of the EPA from entering the building.

submitted 15 days ago • 766 comments

In his @latimes.com op-ed, Price Professor William Resh (@billresh.bsky.social) breaks down the flawed math behind the Trump administration’s claim of $100 billion in savings and warns of the devastating consequences of gutting the federal workforce: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

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submitted 16 days ago • 7 comments

There is a portion of the elite intellectual class who will gladly simp for Musk because they believe, often correctly, that this is a route to klout, power, and access

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Elon staffers are using private emails, violating federal law.

submitted 17 days ago • 418 comments

super bowl ad not even kidding about this, do a super bowl ad about how Elon has your social security number and can shut off your grandma's check at any time

submitted 17 days ago • 162 comments

“We don’t have a 4th branch of government called Elon Musk.” Thank you @raskin.house.gov

submitted 18 days ago • 437 comments

The U.S. attorney in Washington warned that his office would pursue charges against ‘anyone who impedes’ Elon Musk or his staff.

submitted 18 days ago • 414 comments

Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you. Do something

submitted 19 days ago • 2128 comments

America is under attack. youtu.be/2B6gS_WyXKo

submitted 19 days ago • 227 comments