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Can we make it to Friday?

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We are in trouble.

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Breaking News: Scientists from the University of the Basque Country have discovered a groundbreaking molecule, WIN55.212-2, that reverses early cognitive damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease.

submitted 4 days ago • 620 comments

You do realize we've never had presidents threaten to wipe blue OR red states off the map, and if you support a president who does whether their politics line up with yours or not—you're kind of a sh*tty human being and a lousy American, right?

submitted 3 days ago • 285 comments

(CNBC) - The Trump administration’s purge of federal workers may ultimately amount to the biggest job cut in U.S. history, which is likely to have ramifications for the economy, especially at the local level, according to economists. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/23/h...

submitted 4 days ago • 168 comments

Dear Manager, 1. I drank a whiskey drink. 2. I drank a vodka drink. 3. I drank a lager drink. 4. I drank a cider drink. 5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.

submitted 4 days ago • 453 comments

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator. He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.

submitted 8 days ago • 3316 comments

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

submitted 8 days ago • 1978 comments

theintercept.com/2025/02/17/e...

submitted 10 days ago • 2073 comments

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

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Canadians are super, super mad about the idea of being annexed

submitted 12 days ago • 9 comments

silicon valley is going to destroy america

submitted 12 days ago • 629 comments

The elite war against public wellbeing proceeds.

submitted 13 days ago • 31 comments

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 13 days ago • 2695 comments

US Attorney Danielle Sassoon’s single voice of principled protest should become a chorus loud enough to drown out the weasel-like treachery of Emil Bove on behalf of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s co-presidency. Everyone needs to read her eloquent words: big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files...

submitted 14 days ago • 69 comments

Trump & Musk's plan: Slash programs Americans need while hiking taxes 25% on working families. This isn't what voters asked for.

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BREAKING: France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain & UK sign a joint statement vowing to protect Ukraine’s sovereignty & demanding a role in the peace talks. This is leadership. It’s also unprecedented. A western alliance is having to form against a new, twin & united threat: Trump & Putin.

submitted 15 days ago • 702 comments

current mood: things are going to get worse before they get worse

submitted 15 days ago • 25 comments

The Acting Solicitor General has notified Congress of DOJ's intent to ask #SCOTUS to overrule Humphrey's Executor—a major 1935 ruling upholding the independence of agencies like the FCC, FTC, NLRB, etc. fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc... Because less independence is what we need...

submitted 15 days ago • 379 comments

It belongs to us, not Musk!

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Read @bijansabet.com: “Public service is not a “lower productivity” endeavor. It is the foundation of our democracy, and its value is incalculable.” bijansabet.com/2025/02/06/p...

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An important historical note — that USAID helped end Apartheid — sheds new light on Elon’s relentless and soulless attack on USAID. During Apartheid, Black South Africans were robbed of human rights and political power. 1/2 www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...

submitted 22 days ago • 174 comments

everything is a garbage fire; you should absolutely buy the little treat at the grocery store

submitted 23 days ago • 183 comments

i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people

submitted 23 days ago • 1756 comments

This is bad on so many levels: government ownership of a platform for speech; a piggy bank for Trump with grift and corruption to follow. He wants to be a sheikh. Trump Signs Order to Create U.S. Sovereign-Wealth Fund www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

submitted 24 days ago • 26 comments

one of my former twitter colleagues (an engineer): “musk is doing to the government what he said could be done to the twitter code — just delete it and see what happens”

submitted 24 days ago • 48 comments

An unelected billionaire gleefully shutting down the world’s largest provider of food assistance, an agency started 60 years ago by JFK with 10,000 employees in 100 countries www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 25 days ago • 61 comments

These stupid mother fuckers are going to close hundreds of nursing homes, homeless shelters, abuse shelters, and transitional housing for hundreds of thousands of Americans including veterans, seniors, women, and children. These fucking monsters. Flynn is such a piece of shit.

submitted 25 days ago • 599 comments

don't worry it will be easy for 6 19-year olds to replace 200 million lines of cobol with some blockchain javascript with no service interruptions

submitted 25 days ago • 37 comments

Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe: 100 percent tariffs on Tesla.

submitted 25 days ago • 1626 comments

Oh Canada! 🇨🇦

submitted 25 days ago • 463 comments

Btw let me reinforce this again when it comes to this crew: EVERY ACCUSATION IS A CONFESSION.

submitted 25 days ago • 781 comments

Donald Trump is once again babbling about Canada becoming the 51st state. Someone needs to change that man’s diaper, because he’s so full of it. 🤦‍♀️

submitted 25 days ago • 149 comments

one thing to do this with a private company; attempting to do this with the federal government raises your risks from “lawsuits” to “internal rebellion”

submitted 26 days ago • 87 comments

Mood: "You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! Goddamn you all to hell!"

submitted 26 days ago • 8 comments

Electric cars are far more efficient than petrol or diesel cars. They use a third of the input energy and 6 times less fossil fuels in the UK. Source @ember-energy.org

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Breaking: BOSTON (AP) - Second federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration effort to freeze federal funding.

submitted 27 days ago • 25 comments

I have to remind myself that fear is their leverage. That’s it, that’s the only card they have.

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