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Inspired by the ladies of the Maquis. Look it up. Resisting from the top of a mountain in enemy territory. Former designer/retailer currently saving cats and dreaming of Costa Rica.
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It’s totally unacceptable, Elon Musk is giving Trump political operation ANOTHER $100 million as he giggles with a chain saw and cuts staff, veterans, and needed services. This is NOT what our founding fathers envisioned, an oligarchy in all but name.

submitted 4 hours ago • 326 comments

The cost of an infomercial on the White House lawn is about $100 million

submitted 4 hours ago • 136 comments

The cover-up… USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”

submitted 8 hours ago • 511 comments

If Donald Trump & Elon Musk have it their way, your Social Security will be privatized and your benefits will be entirely reliant on the stock market. If you want a sense of what that'll be like – take a look at your 401k today.

submitted 14 hours ago • 418 comments

Let's cut the crap: If Ukraine falls, American safety is at risk. If Elon thinks standing with Ukraine makes me a traitor, then he knows nothing about keeping America safe.

submitted 11 hours ago • 245 comments

I cannot overstate how much I love the fact that Williams & Connolly put *14* individual lawyers’ names in the signature block of their complaint. W&C is sending a clear message: We are not afraid. BRAVO.

submitted 8 hours ago • 228 comments

The Trump admin essentially disbands the DOJ Public Integrity Section tasked with corruption cases against public officials, leaving behind a skeleton crew that doesn't directly handle investigations and prosecutions, per @RyanJReilly.com @NBCNews.com

submitted 6 hours ago • 20 comments

submitted 8 hours ago • 1466 comments

Again and again, Trump and his Republican devotees, demonstrate how much they profoundly hate women. “Mr. Gibson had lost his gun rights as a result of a 2011 domestic violence misdemeanor conviction.”

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

"If Americans in both parties don’t do their utmost to check and overturn the president’s actions, we will all have been part of the betrayal of Ukraine. We will all have been part of a betrayal of America."

submitted 1 day ago • 35 comments

Four days until the government shuts down.

submitted 1 day ago • 554 comments

I just got back from 36 hours in Ukraine with my brother Scott. Wanted to share a story from while we were there. At a hospital, we talked with a wounded Ukrainian soldier. I asked him what he thought about the recent change in US policy. His response in English was, “What the fuck.”

submitted 1 day ago • 209 comments

Defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe. If Elon doesn't understand that, maybe he should leave it to those of us who do.

submitted 1 day ago • 641 comments

BREAKING: Republicans' new bill to prevent a government shutdown would slash $23 billion in pre-approved funding for veterans exposed to toxic substances. The GOP is abandoning veterans.

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

Hey, stltoday.com, look what Rep Jason Smith has planned for his constituents!!! They’re gonna love it.

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submitted 2 days ago • 444 comments

"They haven’t found a single dollar of fraud. And the waste and abuse they’ve been clamoring about has turned out just to be government agencies, programs, and spending that Trump, Musk, and Republicans simply don’t like."

submitted 1 day ago • 44 comments

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submitted 3 days ago • 1579 comments

Rep. Rich McCormick says he supports Veterans—then turns around and throws them under the bus. A Veteran himself, he’s backing the very DOGE cuts that gut VA care, fire Veteran workers, and leave thousands struggling. No excuses. No passes. Hold him accountable.

submitted 5 days ago • 123 comments

I sure would like to know who has been buying the dips right before Trump announces he has changed his mind and reverses a tariff. Seems like valuable information in the markets to know when he announces a tariff and when he’s going to rescind it.

submitted 6 days ago • 659 comments

Trump's in full retreat today as his poll numbers slip: He convened the cabinet to limit Elon after voters pressured Congress. He delayed the tariffs b/c the market dropped out & created fears of a recession. He's losing in court b/c DOGE didn't follow the law. Keep fighting.

submitted 5 days ago • 331 comments

Things are going well.

submitted 5 days ago • 55 comments

We are all in the debris field of a SpaceX mishap

submitted 5 days ago • 953 comments

It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!

submitted 5 days ago • 1199 comments

Just days ago, a Russian official strongly suggested America should stop sharing intel with Ukraine. Trump complied. From CNN:

submitted 6 days ago • 94 comments

🚨 INFURIATING: Trump & Elon Musk are gutting the VA, firing Veterans, and sabotaging their care. Jammie Mosser served this country for 30 years. He took a job helping fellow Veterans—then got kicked to the curb after just one month. Now they want to axe up to 83,000 more.

submitted 6 days ago • 148 comments

Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY. David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”

submitted 6 days ago • 2061 comments

US appears set on crushing Ukraine capacity to force Zelensky to submit. Never mind that this is a bonfire of leverage versus Russia, which has every reason to believe it can dictate terms or reject a ceasefire in the knowledge that Trump is likely to blame Ukraine. Criminally bad negotiating.

submitted 6 days ago • 71 comments

⚡️ Macron: Russia’s Threat Extends Beyond Ukraine French President Macron warned that Russia’s aggression now threatens all of Europe, making it an international conflict rather than just a Russia-Ukraine war.

submitted 6 days ago • 27 comments

1. Trump is pushing forward with his plans to create a "Crypto Strategic Reserve." No one has bothered to explain why diverting government resources into crypto has ANY STRATEGIC BENEFIT FOR THE UNITED STATES. The only benefit is for people who are current investors in crypto. It's a grift.

submitted 6 days ago • 116 comments

Say something to your representatives

submitted 6 days ago • 1089 comments

Dude says we have to take care of our law enforcement FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS

submitted 7 days ago • 485 comments

Russia’s greatest military asset is not any bomb, tank, plane or ship. It is the Republican Party.

submitted 11 days ago • 454 comments

We should start with the presumption that DOGE is lying to us all the time about everything www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...

submitted 8 days ago • 26 comments

1. EXCLUSIVE Popular Information has obtained an email, sent yesterday by a Trump administration official, explicitly instructing CFPB employees not to carry out activities REQUIRED BY LAW. This directly contradicts what administration lawyers told a federal court.

submitted 7 days ago • 83 comments

it was always disingenuous claptrap but as someone who came of age in the Bush era it’s still genuinely stunning to see Rs go from wrapping themselves in The Troops to “vets are all lazy bums who don’t deserve jobs”

submitted 7 days ago • 187 comments

Even if we ignore the absolute destruction of the rule of law, the absolutely blatant corruption is by itself unbelievable. Not only is Elon Musk is giving federal contracts to Elon Musk, but now David Sacks is buying millions of dollars in crypto from David Sacks. They aren’t even hiding it!

submitted 9 days ago • 17 comments

Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.

submitted 9 days ago • 1339 comments

This past week we saw an amazing cross section of people take the fight to Trump/Musk and GOP from Zelensky to protesters challenging JD Vance. Even 50 of Musk's Tesla dealerships were protested. Anger towards Trump/his oligarchs is building. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/zelensky-p...

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

submitted 10 days ago • 1184 comments

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

submitted 10 days ago • 6052 comments

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

submitted 10 days ago • 3343 comments

Cartoon by David Sipress.

submitted 9 days ago • 499 comments