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Trump tried a seizure of power in 2021. It didn't work, because he relied only on a violent mob. The military and FBI stayed loyal to the Constitution. This time, with approval of the Republican Senate, Trump has installed anti-constitutional putschists at FBI, DoD, and Pentagon

submitted 6 hours ago • 64 comments

BREAKING: A cadre of largely unidentified actors in the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are controlling major government functions with no real oversight or transparency. We're suing to force them to comply with the law and turn over records by March 10.

submitted 2 days ago • 122 comments

Making federal employees respond to something like this is an extraordinary waste of taxpayer money It is also surveillance intended to intimidate employees so that they quit from the stress

submitted 6 hours ago • 10 comments

I don’t know how many different ways to say that agency personnel don’t work for Elon. They don’t have to report to Elon. They report to their agency leadership, which reports to the President.

submitted 7 hours ago • 319 comments

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submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

Federal employees are now being told they will be fired if they do not reply to a guy who does not respond to the Moms of his kids.

submitted 7 hours ago • 62 comments

The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

submitted 1 day ago • 53 comments

This was the moment, just over a month ago, when the ADL could've put an end to Republicans doing Nazi salutes. They didn't. They chose instead to provide cover by calling it "an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm." Now the sieg heil salute has been normalized. The ADL literally had ONE JOB.

submitted 7 hours ago • 118 comments

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

submitted 14 hours ago • 52 comments

None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 1 day ago • 337 comments

A judge ordered foreign aid to resume. Aid groups say it’s not happening. Instead, more than 200+ groups had their contracts terminated. Food is now rotting near starving people; some aid warehouses left unguarded. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

submitted 22 hours ago • 3 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 23 hours ago • 140 comments

Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds. Gov Mills: See you in court

submitted 1 day ago • 2274 comments

Trump issued an executive order to drastically shrink the Presidio Trust, the federal agency overseeing San Francisco’s Presidio, a national park site at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.

submitted 2 days ago • 174 comments

How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes? Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce. Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.

submitted 2 days ago • 53 comments

CDC "...ordered to shelve promotions it developed for a variety of vaccines, including..." an ad campaign urging ppl to get vaxxed against flu HHS asst sec. for public affairs informed CDC that RFK Jr. wanted ads that promote the idea of “informed consent” in vax decision-making instead. 🛟 medsky 😷

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

As of noon on Thursday, Trump was president for 31 full days. He spent all or part of 16 of those days at four Trump Organization properties. from @pbump.com: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 2 days ago • 109 comments

As a business genius, I have fired everyone in Accounts Receivable and the attorneys who sue anyone who shirks contractually required payments to us. This will generate so much savings that we'll have a lot more money in the end. You can praise me now.

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

CORRECTED: Elon Musk says he's "working to fix" Community Notes in response to fact-checks of President Trump's claim that Ukraine's Zelensky has a 4% approval rating.

submitted 2 days ago • 48 comments

Yesterday's report by our friends at @texasobserver.org revealing the "GlomarResponder" account on X as an ICE attorney was spectacular reporting and we're proud to elevate it today. Must read! prospect.org/justice/2025...

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"It’s a familiar Silicon Valley mindset, the reason startups are forever reinventing a bus, or a bodega, or mail. It’s the implacable confidence that if you’re smart at one thing you must be smart at all of the things." www.wired.com/story/doge-i...

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

This is like Senators asking for Trump to release funding for their pet projects. When you campaigned for a personalist presidency you have turned yourself into a beggar seeking the King’s favor rather than a citizen who can be confident of equal treatment for all.

submitted 2 days ago • 110 comments

For eight decades, alliances have formed the bedrock of American foreign, trade and cultural policy. But not any more. Europeans, but also America's Asian allies, need to accept this new world, and learn how to live in it. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

submitted 2 days ago • 93 comments

HHS has ordered CDC to stop its influenza vaccine “Wild to Mild” media campaign. This is an award-winning campaign that effectively explains how influenza vaccine may not prevent infection but does decrease illness severity. We are currently having one of the worst influenza seasons in 15 years.

submitted 3 days ago • 101 comments

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

submitted 3 days ago • 1216 comments

A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.

submitted 3 days ago • 667 comments

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

submitted 3 days ago • 1920 comments

I guess Ukraine’s skirt was too short. /s

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

who is the administrator of DOGE who is the administrator of DOGE who is the administrator of DOGE who is the administrator of DOGE who is the administrator of DOGE who is the administrator of DOGE who is the administrator of DOGE WHO IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF DOGE???????

submitted 4 days ago • 458 comments

During WWII, four brothers from the same Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived. His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Sláva Ukrayíni!

submitted 3 days ago • 180 comments

the “make america healthy again” agenda appears to be an elaborate op conjured up by sentient strains of listeria and salmonella www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

submitted 3 days ago • 573 comments

Wyden: "Nobody should lose sight of what happened this morning. Trump endorsed the House budget resolution. This resolution mandates that $880b in cuts come from the House Energy & Commerce Committee ... there is no plausible way to hit that target without hundreds of billions in cuts to Medicaid."

submitted 3 days ago • 175 comments

Please stop saying it saved money until you understand the value of what was cut. They are downsizing, and if the stuff getting cut had real value, its not a saving.

submitted 3 days ago • 294 comments

An unconscionable post from Donald Trump about Zelenskyy, in which he calls him a "dictator" and threatens Ukraine's existence.

submitted 3 days ago • 1164 comments

Remember these headlines when some GOP senator says Kash Patel promised not to be evil

submitted 3 days ago • 21 comments

That’s how you write a headline, people.

submitted 3 days ago • 568 comments