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So the President not only fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He also fired the top JAGs at the Army, Navy and Air Force. Those are the lead people who determine what is a legal order and what is not. So if you're planning to do things that are illegal they're the most obvious obstacle.

American Gothic

My God.

Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI

@jeffjarvis.bsky.social LOL, after popular popcorn CEO found out to be the father of DOGE's "Big Balls", all of a sudden the company is looking for a buyer. Looks like the healthy eating community probably leans left and their sales are about to plummet. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

‘No to ethnic cleansing’: over 350 rabbis sign US ad assailing Trump’s Gaza plan www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

the only people who benefit from this are child predators and i'd like dem officials to say so into a microphone

Attacking federal agencies for subscribing to Politico Pro is like attacking financial firms for subscribing to the Bloomberg Terminal. Please for god’s sake learn what things are before commenting and looking like an idiot.

A federal district judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s voluntary resignation plan for federal workers. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

ok, so basically I'm trying to make this post go viral.

You wanted a reality show host as a president, well now you’re on Survivor.

Just two weeks ago, everyone was screeching about China stealing all of our data through TikTok, but now Elon steals it and the MAGA crisis actors are OK with it? That's some fucking bullshit.

What is going on? Why shut down USAID overnight AND shift it into the Department of State? Some thoughts esp. from non-humanitarian side of ops ... one takeaway: yet another attack on Ukraine by this administration. Sent to me by a friend, worth a read of this THREAD 👇

Congratulations to Trump on securing a $1.3 billion border security deal from Canada.... which was already negotiated in December 2024.

AFSA (the American Foreign Service Association -- the half labor union, half professional association of the U.S. diplomatic corps) has released the following statement on "The Decision to Dismantle USAID". . .

Can we get a big round of applause for Bishop Mariann Budde? #BishopBudde

Donald Trump would have been convicted in his election case if his re-election had not made a trial impossible, the special counsel report said.

This is a good description of the GOP: The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest, best financed, most applauded and, on the whole, least successful exercises in moral philosophy. That is the search for a truly superior moral justification for selfishness. ~ John Kenneth Galbraith

We must not allow a man who has a fetish for dead animals, who has sexual assault allegations against him, who was addicted to heroin for 14 years, who drove his wife to take her own life, and who has a nematode in his brain – to make *any* health decisions for *anyone*.

1995: Let’s be up until 230 at a party and carousing and then get up at 5 to go to the parade, that’s awesome 2024: Really midnight in New York is the canonical NYE so we only have to stay awake until 9 p.m.

Who wore it better?

If you are a federal employee or you know one, I STRONGLY urge you to make sure you are a member of your union and that your dues are current before January 20th.

Time Magazine Person of the Year. 1938–Adolf Hitler 1939–Josef Stalin 1965–William Westmoreland (the general in charge of operations in Vietnam) 1969–The “Silent Majority” of “Middle Americans” 1971 & 72–Nixon 1973–Kissinger 2001–Rudy Giuliani 2007–Putin 2021–Musk

Just to echo this: I don't consider the "public sphere" to be a place where I am demeaned and doxxed

We are the League of Conservation Voters. 🌎 For 54 years, we have fought for people and the planet, including helping win the largest climate investment in U.S. history in 2022. But we need your support to defend climate progress from Trump. Can you repost this and help us reach 10k followers?

This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record. They run them bc people react to them the most. If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change. It’s not easy and takes constant practice!

Absolutely right