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Van Hollen: "There's no Article 4 in the Constitution that gives Elon Musk that authority, and the way he's been 'delegated' this authority is illegal, and the actions he's taking are illegal, and we need to shut down this illegal operation."

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The premise of American foreign policy to Ukraine, today, is one of grievance. It is worth patiently considering the proposals. They reveal little about Ukraine, but much about America in February 2025. snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...

submitted 2 days ago • 99 comments

Alot of what is STILL coming at the former VP is not just rampant racism but a bone deep misogynoir due to her beauty. That seems like low hanging fruit but it is not The former VP is stunning. And I remember discussions of possible SURGERY she’s had No she’s just a woman of color. We age well

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Exactly why I've been writing, podcasting, and damn near screaming about using the right language. The mainstream media is failing us SO badly right now. Stop. Calling. This. Shit. DEI. This is (re)segregation. This is racial purging. Cleansing Black people from positions of power.

submitted 1 day ago • 52 comments

Everyone should know that Social Security is massively efficient. It's the most efficient program we have. Its overhead is only 0.5%. Cutting Social Security staff will do nothing to improve that and only result in problems with people getting the payments they are legally owed.

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"He wants above all for humanity to terraform Mars, a profoundly distant goal toward which anyone's resources could be redirected... Unless you're a very experienced rocket scientist actively at work, the little twerp actually is after your Social Security." www.liberalcurrents.com/what-do-you-...

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

Heard a song from the 80s reference a "long distance call" and it occurred to me that this is a concept that no longer holds any emotional currency whatsoever

submitted 2 days ago • 1363 comments

Mapquest still GOATing.

submitted 3 days ago • 18 comments

I wish more people were talking about egg prices as less of a “muh egg prices!” thing and more about the fact that there is an organized egg cartel that is illegally price gouging and almost certainly illegally price fixing and reaping massive, gigantic profits.

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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

submitted 1 day ago • 254 comments

this message is for Gov Mills of Maine. Hi. TY. Love you. 💕⭐️

submitted 2 days ago • 92 comments

Trump was thrilled to announce tonight that he has terminated America’s most senior military officer — Gen. C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump failed to provide a reason as to why he abruptly fired Brown from his position. It is, in fact, the first time that the…

submitted 2 days ago • 221 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 2 days ago • 359 comments

this is for my money the greatest r&b ballad of the 90s. just a fucking banger youtu.be/mwhwGmoYv1s?...

submitted 2 days ago • 147 comments

After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims. (Published Feb. 2023)

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Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us? A thread/

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let me say that this is the classic “just asking questions” approach to delegitimizing the achievements of black people. and critically, you don’t even have to be a black person who talks about race. simply being black to these people means you are “obsessed with race.”

submitted 1 day ago • 139 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 2 days ago • 494 comments

Pause for a moment of calm brought to you by the ocean. #DailyDoseOfNature

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

"Soon you will understand why it is important to maybe have somebody who isn’t loud and ridiculous and maybe ‘Sleepy Joe’ is what we wanted because we could at least sleep at night.” #JasmineCrockett

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

The heavy snow and bitter cold have ended for now in Montana and Wyoming, but strong wind and rapid snowmelt are just beginning. Be safe so you can return to your pack in one piece! #Montana #Wyoming #snow #cold #wind #snowmelt #wolf #wolves #Friday #February #winter #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

The 85th day of continuous protests against the Kremlin backed government in Georgia. (📹 @vatless ) #3E #EndOligarchy #GeorgiaProtests

submitted 2 days ago • 119 comments

Timeline cleanse ✨💚✨💚✨💚✨

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

JUST IN: Per Congress' directive, the occupant of the position can only be fired for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office."

submitted 2 days ago • 30 comments

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.

submitted 2 days ago • 161 comments

Apple is doing exactly what they said they would do (pull features from the UK market) a very long time ago, if the UK demanded that they add an encryption backdoor

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"One casualty of the mass firings across federal health agencies are regulators who ensure drugs for pets and livestock are safe and effective." Not even our pets are safe anymore from this Trump Administration. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

submitted 4 days ago • 87 comments

EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

submitted 3 days ago • 1123 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

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“I'm not the President. I don't pay lip service to the Constitution or my love of country. I live it. It's in the very core of my soul. For these reasons, I resign my position as the Director of the NIH Executive Secretariat effective at midnight, February 28, 2025. Semper Fidelis”

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Over on LinkedIn, the head of the Executive Secretariat of the NIH -- a central part of NIH leadership 🧪🩺-- resigned with a lettter worth reading www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...

submitted 3 days ago • 45 comments

I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?

submitted 3 days ago • 5047 comments

Awful: Numerous scientists and researchers were just fired at NIH's center for treating Alzheimer's, sources tell me. They fear Trump-Musk cuts could dramatically set back our ability to treat dementias. New reporting from me here: newrepublic.com/article/1917...

submitted 3 days ago • 66 comments

French writer, Albert Camus once said-"Be careful, when democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but not to inquire about its health." And with a thin smile, it fluffs the pillow, smooths the sheets, and whispers, ‘Rest now—I’ll take it from here." Checkout my series, continuing all week..

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Free speech is so important to the fabric of our nation that it is in the very First Amendment. This is the GULF OF MEXICO.

submitted 3 days ago • 216 comments

I rarely reread what I've written because then I just think of all the ways I could have rewritten it, but I still very much appreciate @maddow.msnbc.com sharing @leahgreenberg.bsky.social's and my op-ed on air tonight! You can find the whole thing here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

submitted 4 days ago • 25 comments

From my colleague @kateriga.bsky.social: Miller’s grousing takes on a darker patina when contextualized in the reality that Trump and his cohort are actively softening the ground to ignore a court order — which would spark a full-blown constitutional crisis.

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

While she has done little more than state facts, Collins is emerging as the only Republican willing to call out the fact that Musk’s lawless DOGE crusade is stripping GOPers in Congress of one of the main powers they possess as elected officials: to create agencies and fund the federal government.

submitted 4 days ago • 25 comments

Trump just declared himself King of America on the official White House Twitter account, and among the overwhelmingly negative responses, even some Trump voters are feeling a little uncomfortable x.com/WhiteHouse/s...

submitted 4 days ago • 72 comments

We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.

submitted 5 days ago • 801 comments

Congressman @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social joined me on the show to discuss Trump echoing Kremlin talking points on Ukraine. Plus @walshfreedom.bsky.social has some choice words for JD Vance. Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

submitted 4 days ago • 61 comments

1. The Senate confirmed RFK Jr at the same time as a massive measles outbreak was sweeping through areas of Texas with low vaccination rates. RFK Jr visited Texas yesterday. Not to address the burgeoning crisis but to continue to push anti-vaccine messaging.

submitted 4 days ago • 405 comments

repeating myself a bit here but trump can issue an executive order but that doesn’t necessarily mean shit if it doesn’t have a firm statutory basis. if congress lays out in law what the duties of a particular official are, then no, the president can’t decide those duties are something else

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