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Trump called out Maine for resisting his executive order on transgender athletes. Trump: "Are you not going to comply with that?” Gov. Janet Mills: "I'm complying with the state and federal laws." Trump said "we are the federal law" and threatened to withhold funding. Mills: "See you in court."

submitted 8 hours ago • 48 comments

A federal judge has blocked the Trump admin from terminating federal grants and contracts related to DEI. The ruling bars Trump from requiring federal contractors and grant recipients to certify that they don't engage in "equity-related" programs, a term the judge found too vague to be enforced.

submitted 6 hours ago • 19 comments

Trump didn't just fire the four-star generals. He's also removing the JAGs for the Army, Navy and Air Force — critical positions that ensure enforcement of military justice. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

submitted 3 hours ago • 31 comments

Here’s what is going on. When you start firing the military’s top lawyers, that means you are getting ready to order the military to do unlawful things. Trump replaces those JAGs with men who will justify any future unlawful and unethical actions that he wants the military to do.

submitted 21 hours ago • 62 comments

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government.

submitted 19 hours ago • 9 comments

Former flag officers speaking up. The political firings at the top in the military must stop. They know how this will harm our national security.

submitted 19 hours ago • 12 comments

In every photo I see of this man, Marco, he looks to have lost his soul.

submitted 12 hours ago • 32 comments

My latest op-ed in the Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 7 hours ago • 22 comments

@reed.senate.gov: “This appears to be part of a broader, premediated campaign by President Trump and Secretary (Pete) Hegseth to purge talented officers for politically charged reasons..." rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/02/21/r...

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

🔥🔥MUST READ: Senator Jack Reed, a former Army Paratrooper: “A clear message is being sent to military leaders: Failure to demonstrate personal and political loyalty to Trump could result in retribution.” MORE: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 7 hours ago • 36 comments

Elon is an idiot & a fool. He’s high on drugs & has the maturity of a child. He’s not smart & never was. His dad gave him $ & purchased companies.He hired smart people & took credit for their success. He’s not successful.He’s a fraud & a con man. He’s playing dress up. He’s a freak dressed like a 🤡.

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

How is DOGE Like a Beirut Bank Heist? "This is terrifying enough... No one knows what DOGE has been doing with this unprecedented level of data access." open.substack.com/pub/alexande...

submitted 2 days ago • 41 comments

Elon Musk’s DOGE operation has gained unprecedented access to Americans’ financial data—but what happens when that data is weaponized? History offers a chilling lesson. @j_vittori explores the risks in a guest essay on my Substack. Read here: www.avindman.com/p/how-is-dog...

submitted 2 days ago • 28 comments

The senior military officer purges will put our troops in danger. Trump put a part-time airmen incharge of the military, jumping a slew of 3 and 4-stars with 30-40 years of military experience. Our enemy couldn’t be happier.

submitted 22 hours ago • 76 comments

From Bad to Worse: Pentagon's Friday Night Massacre; and Trump Pushes Putin's Wars This video evaluates the disastrous Pentagon firings, politicization of the military and filling the ranks with Trump loyalists, and Trump delaying the end of the Russia-Ukraine war. open.substack.com/pub/alexande...

submitted 8 hours ago • 39 comments

Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.

submitted 22 hours ago • 418 comments

Jeffries: Elon Musk has emerged as one of the most unpopular figures connected to the Trump Administration. Trump’s poll numbers are moving in the wrong direction, and it hasn’t even been a month. The real question is: What is the corrupt bargain that has been struck between Trump and Elon Musk?

submitted 1 day ago • 325 comments

AOC: And he is running around because he thinks he got a bank account with a lot of zeros in it that it makes him some kind of super citizen. I don't think so.

submitted 22 hours ago • 192 comments

A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered by a Chinese researcher. Good thing we are completely prepared this time. www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...

submitted 1 day ago • 794 comments

The CFPB has aided millions of Americans by helping homeowners, stopping banks from charging junk fees, and returning more than $20 billion to consumers. That's why I'm fighting to protect it. More here: www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-joins-multistate-coalition-protect-consumers

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Elon Musk — BLOCKED AGAIN in our case against his illegal access to Treasury Department systems. I will never stop fighting to protect the privacy of Arizonans. www.reuters.com/world/us/jud...

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

My office is fighting back against the Trump administration's cruel and dangerous attack on transgender youth and access to gender-affirming care. I will always fight to protect transgender youth and their right to simply be who they are.

submitted 1 day ago • 17 comments

We just won a court order stopping DOGE and unauthorized, unelected, and unvetted individuals like Elon Musk from accessing people's private data and blocking federal funds. We will keep fighting to protect all Americans from this administration’s destruction.

submitted 1 day ago • 175 comments

CFPB was created to stop big banks & lenders from ripping us off in the wake of the foreclosure crisis. Rent & home prices are unaffordable and skyrocketing. College costs are an all-time high. Junk fees are out of control. The worst possible moment to gut the watchdog protecting our pocketbooks.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Just disgusting.

submitted 23 hours ago • 552 comments

We have breaking news for @votevets.org as Trump fires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs on Friday night. Join us shortly. www.youtube.com/live/OdOjEdR...

submitted 22 hours ago • 71 comments

Sure Trump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the CNO....but they fired the top JAG's in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Why would you fire the top lawyers in the armed services at night on a Friday? That's the part you should be freaking out about.

submitted 21 hours ago • 312 comments

This is huge breaking news. Trump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Chief of Naval Ops, Vice of the Air Force and all three JAG’s of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Watch this breaking news report we did for @votevets.org tonight. This is outragous. www.youtube.com/live/OdOjEdR...

submitted 21 hours ago • 166 comments

All new ‘On Democracy with FPWellman’ exclusively on @meidastouch.com tonight with journalist Phil Ittner in Ukraine. The outrage of the last week with Trump’s attacks on our ally and more. youtu.be/dUYbt-Dm50E?...

submitted 19 hours ago • 18 comments

🚨 Trump’s DOGE purge just made Veterans’ data a massive target. They fired key cybersecurity staff protecting VA.gov —leaving millions of Veterans’ medical & personal records exposed. This isn’t efficiency. It’s reckless and dangerous.

submitted 1 day ago • 77 comments

STATEMENT: “This Is The Move Of A Weak And Insecure Tyrant, Not A Strong Commander-in-Chief”

submitted 11 hours ago • 50 comments

BREAKING: President Donald Trump has fired Air Force Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

submitted 22 hours ago • 14 comments

President Trump's purge at the Pentagon is a major step toward creating an officer corps personally and absolutely loyal to him, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/V6pB4qcF

submitted 19 hours ago • 92 comments

OREGON: “The house & senate are totally abdicating their responsibilities.” @RepBentz (R) is the latest Republican to get confronted by constituents at a town hall. (Tennessee folks— town halls are these things where senators/reps show up and you can talk to them in person)

submitted 19 hours ago • 137 comments

Is Vladimir Putin calling the shots?

submitted 18 hours ago • 705 comments

BREAKING: Donald Trump fired Joint Chiefs Chairman Charles Q. Brown via a Truth Social post, calling him a “fine gentleman” and an “outstanding leader” while signaling more firings ahead. He announced plans to nominate Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dan “Razin” Caine as Brown’s replacement.

submitted 22 hours ago • 78 comments

Trump again proves he is focused on all the wrong things. These firings put his chaotic, short-sighted decision making norms on full display. Weakening our country by gutting the Pentagon only further demonstrates that he doesn’t put our national security first. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

submitted 22 hours ago • 27 comments

This is CQ Brown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaJN...

submitted 21 hours ago • 6 comments

BREAKING: Donald Trump just fired General CQ Brown (left) and has replaced him with the less qualified Lt. General Dan Caine. DEI isn’t a problem if you’re white.

submitted 22 hours ago • 565 comments

Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 22 hours ago • 456 comments

Trump just fired the nonpartisan Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Chairman Brown is a respected leader and an accomplished fighter pilot. Trump is trying to stack the military with loyalists who will put what’s best for Trump over what’s best for America.

submitted 21 hours ago • 19 comments

Donald Trump’s firing of military leaders — four-star General Brown and four-star Admiral Franchetti — along with top legal officers is a betrayal of legions of first rate service members who dedicate their lives to our nation’s defense. This is a growing national security risk.

submitted 21 hours ago • 514 comments

New: Top Dem on House Armed Services Adam Smith says Trump “has chosen — yet again — fealty over proven ability to do the job and loyalty to the Constitution” in firing Joint Chiefs Chairman CQ Brown via a Truth Social post

submitted 21 hours ago • 14 comments

Let's be clear: CQ Brown was fired because Trump and Hegseth couldn't see past his skin color. General Brown has 40 years of distinguished service. Trump and Hegseth just want yes men who look like them. This is destabilizing for our nation.

submitted 21 hours ago • 46 comments