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Hold the LINE NO RUSS VOUGHT Office of BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT An architect of Project 2025

submitted 17 days ago • 52 comments

“President Trump regards people who take their constitutional oath seriously as, by definition, his political enemies. His attack on public service is not about reform; it’s a first strike against a key obstacle to authoritarianism” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 17 days ago • 131 comments

“President Trump is breaking the law. Here are some examples.” See? It’s not hard.

submitted 17 days ago • 186 comments

Any US Senator who votes for Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. or Kash Patel are betraying their oath of office to serve their constituents and uphold the Constitution.

submitted 23 days ago • 539 comments

Not an idiot like so many others, but also not qualified for the job either www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/s...

submitted 22 days ago • 23 comments

Not DEI! Not Obama, Not Biden!

submitted 22 days ago • 4 comments

The NATCA (National Air Traffic Controllers Association) released this statement in response to Trump’s baseless allegations that Wednesday’s aviation tragedy was partly due to DEI initiatives at the F.A.A.

submitted 22 days ago • 101 comments

Chris Murphy: "Why did he come out so quickly to attack women and Black people for ruining the FAA? He did that bc he is very vulnerable. He has some big questions to answer bc the FAA has been in chaos since he took over. Elon Musk, his co-president, forced out the FAA administrator ... "

submitted 22 days ago • 334 comments

CONFIRMED: Trump’s tariffs—10% on China, 25% on Mexico and Canada—start Saturday. U.S. consumers will pay more for imported goods and products made here using them. Top imports: 📌 China: Electronics, clothing, appliances 📌 Mexico: Vehicles, machinery, agriculture 📌 Canada: Oil, machinery, wood

submitted 22 days ago • 270 comments

Who cares? Newsflash Peggy Noonan, this isn’t news. For 9yrs, Republicans have “privately” and “anonymously” been anxious about or angry at or badmouthing Trump. ALWAYS AND ONLY OFF THE RECORD. It doesn’t matter what they say “privately” about Trump. They’re cowards. www.mediaite.com/news/peggy-n...

submitted 22 days ago • 55 comments

"I represent LGA Airport as well as workers for JFK. Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week. Air traffic controllers, already understaffed, got Trump's "buyout" this wk with a 1 wk ultimatum to decide. It's not DEl — it's him. And Elon too.

submitted 22 days ago • 11 comments

Ignore the bullshit, here’s the truth: While bodies were being pulled from the water, that monster in the White House said black people, brown people, women, transgender men & women, and people with disabilities killed those 67 souls. That’s what he said. If that doesn’t disgust you, nothing will.

submitted 23 days ago • 61 comments

My opening statement at last night's final candidate forum. If I'm DNC chair, we will fight back with the intensity, focus, and fury this moment demands.

submitted 22 days ago • 70 comments

Amazon to resume advertising on X (formerly Twitter). They’re ramping up spending after pulling ads over hate speech concerns. Apple left in 2023, is now also considering a test run. Looks like concerns over hate have an expiration date, because no one could argue that things have gotten better.

submitted 23 days ago • 335 comments

Huge potential political purge of FBI may be afoot Discussing now with @nicollewallace.bsky.social on #DeadlineWhiteHouse on #MSNBC.

submitted 22 days ago • 38 comments

Kaine: "He let Musk force the resignation of the FAA administrator. He disbanded an aviation safety committee... he's got an OMB director who's pushing a hiring freeze & saying 'I want to traumatize the federal workforce'"... he's got an anti-safety agenda..that's why he went the race-baiting route"

submitted 22 days ago • 438 comments

“Please put your life on the line for a country that doesn’t honor that sacrifice.” If Kamala won, life would have just kept getting better. We’d have safety and competence instead of Chaos and Nazis. Instead we have a loser elected by idiots and racists. Good game.

submitted 22 days ago • 27 comments

This is not a surprise given what a loon the owner is but still astonishing

submitted 22 days ago • 25 comments

Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare. Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.” We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽

submitted 22 days ago • 3405 comments

It would be difficult to imagine a scene more thoroughly illustrative of the advanced moral decay of today’s Republican Party than what transpired this week, especially when one measures Trump’s actions against those of the president after whom DCA is named.

submitted 22 days ago • 22 comments

Donald Trump's Trump Media gifted 25,946 shares of the company stock to his nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel. The same amount of shares were also gifted to Linda McMahon, his pick for Education Secretary, and other members of the board of directors. This shouldn't be legal.

submitted 22 days ago • 47 comments

Warner to Gabbard: "Not only do you think someone who divulged secrets then ran off to Russia should be celebrated, but you don't seem to understand DNI's role ... What message would it send to have a DNI celebrating the work of contractor that on their own would decide what's appropriate to leak?"

submitted 24 days ago • 103 comments

Rand Paul is an ophthalmologist who established his own certification board called the National Board of Ophthalmology (NBO). The board included Rand Paul, his wife Kelley Paul, and his father-in-law. It's not recognized by any major medical organizations, hospitals, or insurance companies.

submitted 23 days ago • 449 comments

A young civil rights attorney Kiah Duggins passed away in the tragic DC plane crash last night. She wrote some amazing articles about the law and justice that I will share in the subsequent thread. May her memory be a blessing ❤️

submitted 23 days ago • 202 comments

Any federal employee considering the OPM “buyout” absolutely must read this @nicholasbednar.bsky.social piece in @lawfare.bsky.social — and show it to any lawyer they consult. 1/

submitted 23 days ago • 12 comments

Costco - the only company to publicly come out in support of Diversity initiatives despite pressure from the GOP and they just raised the pay for their workers. Stop shopping at Target. Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...

submitted 22 days ago • 803 comments

JUST IN: "Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials." www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

submitted 22 days ago • 367 comments

This is what a true hero and leader looks like.

submitted 23 days ago • 173 comments

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submitted 22 days ago • 12 comments

At morning meeting, Trump officials tell staff at the Office of Personnel Management to draw up plans to cut the agencies staff and programs by 70%, expected to disable federal retirement services programs, federal employee health benefits and more. federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2...

submitted 22 days ago • 86 comments

A heartfelt FU to every 🟠 voter & American citizen who couldn’t be bothered to show up election day. Our economy led the world-Now tomorrow 🟠 tariffs begin. Not only are we going to be paying substantially more for groceries, we are at risk of losing our trade partners. apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 22 days ago • 146 comments

The great Paul Krugman explains why, after 25 yrs he left NY Times. “in 2024 the editing of my regular columns went from light touch to extremely intrusive.” with an “sometimes doing substantial rewrites” “toning down, introducing unnecessary qualifiers” contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-...

submitted 22 days ago • 30 comments

Watch. Share. Truth

submitted 23 days ago • 18 comments

Correct www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...

submitted 22 days ago • 170 comments

You can't make this stuff up.

submitted 22 days ago • 417 comments

The only thing whiter than this photo is a snowstorm in a Whole Foods parking lot.

submitted 23 days ago • 400 comments

My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.

submitted 22 days ago • 509 comments

This is a significant change. The DCA corridor feels harrowing due to all those helicopters as anyone taking planes from the airport knows.

submitted 22 days ago • 88 comments

BREAKING: Judge McConnell blocks Trump administration temporarily from blocking grants/loans to 22 states and DC that sued over funding "pause." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 22 days ago • 37 comments

After watching this video, you will never look at a simple bag of lettuce the same way again. The average workday for an undocumented immigrant is 10-12 hours, and many get paid below minimum wage because their employers know they are afraid of being deported. How many Americans want this job?

submitted 23 days ago • 360 comments