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lmao, jesus

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the fact that this is just a straightforward retelling of yesterday's events without hyperbole

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today in breaking laws no matter how obscure, ladies and gentlemen, the Goldwater-Nichols Act

submitted 21 hours ago • 52 comments

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations, and would be looking for her replacement.

submitted 19 hours ago • 713 comments

How does firing Americans help make America great again? Cutting 5-8% of the workers is unproductive and harmful to our economy and society. This is just simply reckless and unsustainable. www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

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it would probably be good for blue state governors to start openly talking about their plans to protect citizens if and when Trump deploys the military domestically I have been arguing there needs to be a pro-democracy pro-Constitution govt. in exile for this reason We need a counter to the regime

submitted 18 hours ago • 6 comments

Just wow. He's openly threatening governors if they don't comply with losing all federal funding by violating their own state laws.

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The most notable thing about this clip from the president's address to the governors is the way Maine Gov. Janet Mills stood up to Trump. And the second most notable thing is the absolute stone-faced silence from the other governors in the room. www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...

submitted 22 hours ago • 69 comments

No I think it’s good

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A federal judge in Baltimore preliminarily halted the Trump administration from enforcing portions of the president’s sweeping executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that it considers illegal and discriminatory.

submitted 19 hours ago • 13 comments

Hegseth fired Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations. Trump fired Gen. Charles Brown Jr., a four-star fighter who became only the second African American to hold the job of Joint Chiefs Chairman. A Black man and a woman.

submitted 19 hours ago • 32 comments

🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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Remember when America had friends? Like a month ago?

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Dear @cnn.com, The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?

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The ‘Gulf of America’ feud is about something bigger: Trump wants to control the media | Margaret Sullivan

submitted 18 hours ago • 54 comments

So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

submitted 21 hours ago • 1931 comments

You're a piece of sh*t Elon Musk! DOGE canceled a $257,000 federal contract for 9/11-related research comparing cancer incidence rates among firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center toxins to firefighters in three cities not exposed. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

submitted 2 days ago • 330 comments

Federal Bureau of Prisons will be attached to ICE to assist in hunting & arresting immigrants. The newly minted agents will undergo an ICE training course, compressed from months into 2 weeks. BOP personnel, including HR & IT staff, are eligible to participate. What could go wrong?

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exists to protect Americans from predatory lenders, junk fees, and fraud. Shutting it down does nothing more than give sketchy companies a free pass to prey on the public. We’re not going to let that happen.

submitted 2 days ago • 74 comments

This is not how federal criminal investigations work. —me (former federal criminal investigator)

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I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road. NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B. www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...

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So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

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The new chairman of the FTC wants to investigate cENsORsHiP on social platforms and boy do I have a platform for them! www.platformer.news/ftc-censorsh...

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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

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According to ProPublica, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since abortion bans were implemented, compared with maternal deaths in the state immediately before the pandemic.

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@jenpsaki.msnbc.com: "Inspectors general are a headache for everyone. You know why? Because they're investigating every agency and they find stuff! Including waste and fraud and abuse! They wouldn't be firing them if they cared about waste, fraud, and abuse."

submitted 2 days ago • 327 comments

Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

submitted 3 days ago • 2182 comments

I stand with National Parks Service staff like Kate, a Minnesotan who was fired by Trump and Musk from her job as Park Ranger at Voyageurs National Park.

submitted 2 days ago • 37 comments

i think it is cool that de facto first consul of the united states is a drug-addled maniac and deadbeat dad with a breeding fetish

submitted 2 days ago • 546 comments

Three updates: 1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.

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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-...

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NEW: Minnesota was just ranked a top state both to retire and to raise a family. By investing in the things that matter – economic opportunity, health and safety, and strong communities – we’re building the best state for all Minnesotans from childhood through retirement.

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He's mad his lies about Ukraine were fact-checked by his own website so he wants to change the fact-checking system

submitted 2 days ago • 2068 comments

DOGE cuts 9/11-related cancer research funding, which FDNY commissioner calls "a tragedy for all Americans." www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

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Donald Trump firing ~7000 IRS workers will mean three things: 1) More tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations 2) More debt, since IRS agents collect a lot more than they cost 3) Fewer ways to go after big tax cheats A great day to be a billionaire in America.

submitted 2 days ago • 143 comments

European Parliament member 👇🏽

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Any Republicans want to grow a spine and stand up to this with us? Many of you represent rural areas who will suffer the most from this!

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👇🏻

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🚨 Scoop: Treasury Dept agrees to block DOGE access to personal taxpayer data at IRS 🚨 IRS was preparing to try to reject this request, but was able to negotiate with the Trump admin to narrow access. Now DOGE will get the same access as academic researchers and some IT professionals, per sources.

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