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Blue dot, blue city, but red state. Creator, writer, publisher, dreamer. Pet mom. We should leave our communities and the world better for us having been there, not worse.
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I’ve been warning that the Tech Bros want the S.F. Presidio for a “freedom city”. Now this. 👇 1/

submitted 2 days ago • 114 comments

Spiegel reports on our research into murky political accounts on TikTok. Most of them: Support AfD. The platform has removed many of them after we reported. www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/app...

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#BREAKING: Federal judge blocks #ElonMusk DOGE access to critical Treasury payment system. US District Judge Paul Engelmayer ordered the destruction of any downloaded information from the payment system by anyone given access to it since January 20 😬 www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/p...

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

NOW. hundreds have gathered in union square for the rise up for trans youth rally here in NYC! shooting videos and stills

submitted 14 days ago • 35 comments

I'm hearing a lot from the media NGO sector about the impact of USAID cuts. A lot of small investigative media organisations across the globe are facing imminent closure as the funding they've budget for has vanished overnight, and the funder community has no capacity to absorb the shock.

submitted 16 days ago • 32 comments

Rep Raskin making sense on Musk’s attempted coup. More of this please. newrepublic.com/article/1911...

submitted 16 days ago • 56 comments

Musk and his coup are very unpopular. People who oppose it have much to gain. newrepublic.com/article/1911...

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Nothing but the best people.

submitted 16 days ago • 36 comments

"His handle is literally Big Balls" www.wired.com/story/edward...

submitted 16 days ago • 12 comments

"Flood the zone" is ultimately unsustainable for Trump. Don't chase every outrage. Focus on the big stuff, and keep messaging he's hurting the economy, and American families. They want you screaming about the "Gulf of America" while they cut off SNAP for poor kids. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...

submitted 24 days ago • 219 comments

The Secretary of Plague: RFK, Jr. Must Be Rejected open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

submitted 24 days ago • 59 comments

The Friday Brief, January 31, 2025 Inside: The OMB Debacle hurts MAGA most, the Potomac Crash, GITMO redux, Kash Patel’s arrogant hearing, the return of Executive Time, stupid Gaza tricks, fast airplanes, scary robots, and White House hustlers. open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

submitted 22 days ago • 16 comments

When Trump said he would lower prices he meant stock prices, actually.

submitted 22 days ago • 205 comments

The Elephant in the Room: RFK Will Kill Us All open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

submitted 22 days ago • 77 comments

Republican Senators and members of the House are about to realize how badly their constituents are getting fucked by Trump. And they'll do absolutely nothing to stop it.

submitted 22 days ago • 337 comments

HOLD UP. Did Trump just say he will put tariffs on medications? Americans already pay more for prescription medications than anywhere in the world - and he wants us to pay EVEN MORE? Americans want cheaper drug prices. Trump is giving us higher taxes instead.

submitted 22 days ago • 801 comments

This actually makes me want to throw up. Trump and his whole crew are the most gutless pussies America has ever produced. Quote me any time. Dan Barkhuff, Vermont.

submitted 22 days ago • 32 comments

It’s pretty insane that a private citizen can come in, hijack federal government servers, fire people, and steal their PII.

submitted 22 days ago • 1780 comments

My statement on the FBI Purge that puts at risk the safety, well-being and national security of the American people.

submitted 22 days ago • 7995 comments

How could this not possibly violate a slew of federal laws?

submitted 22 days ago • 1632 comments

An excellent resource for federal civil servants. www.civilservicestrong.org

submitted 21 days ago • 202 comments

There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.

submitted 21 days ago • 817 comments

It is my birthday and today is a great day to support fearlessly independent, pro-democracy media. Sign-up for Democracy Docket today. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

submitted 21 days ago • 2896 comments

People are going to die because of this. Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...

submitted 21 days ago • 42 comments

Yes, this. Enough stern statement and tweets, enough handwringing. Where is the fire? Where are the lawsuits?

submitted 21 days ago • 11 comments

White supremacy is always self-destructive and stupid. Alas, elections have consequences. How's the price of eggs? "Trump's diversity purge targets dozens of federal workers who did not work in DEI" www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

submitted 21 days ago • 19 comments

I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period. I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt. But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are

submitted 21 days ago • 8684 comments

🪓MASS DELETION UPDATE—More than 1,000 pages are now deleted from websites of CDC, National Institutes of Health, and other sites of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a new WSJ analysis—including many **vaccine recommendation** scientific pages!

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www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/p... Exclusive: NTSB fought to retain employees after Trump’s federal worker resignation offer

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

If you are looking for the guardrails on MAGA extremism, it does not reside in government institutions or norms. Nor will you find any courage in the boardrooms of large corporations as they bow and scrape before Trump. That leaves only the courts. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/cour...

submitted 21 days ago • 310 comments

Yes, Rs are now the party of the working class.

submitted 21 days ago • 13 comments

Do yourself and democracy a favor. Support independent media.

submitted 21 days ago • 478 comments

At least 50 employees at the Education Department have been put on leave in recent days after Trump ordered federal agencies to eliminate all positions related to DEI. But almost none of them worked in jobs directly related to DEI.

submitted 21 days ago • 3 comments

JUST IN: British Columbia says it will no longer buy American liquor from red states in response to U.S. tariffs

submitted 21 days ago • 314 comments

1/I understand legit debate re: #DEI & whether pendulum swung too far, too quickly. But what happened today at @NSAGov's @NatCryptoMuseum is unacceptable. Trump Admin new DEI policy disgraces cryptological historical trailblazers & icons in community. See two covered areas? https://

submitted 21 days ago • 49 comments

Wondering how you can make an impact as Trump and Musk to dismantle the federal government? Check out DemCast’s weekly partner newsletter, with opportunities for engagement from grassroots organizations across the country! Pass it on.

submitted 21 days ago • 8 comments

This whole thread. They are dishonoring the service of Americans.

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Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”

submitted 21 days ago • 172 comments