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Canadian travel to the US is absolutely cratering.

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And no, for the 150th time—150-year-olds are not getting Social Security benefits. www.wired.com/story/elon-m... #ElonMusk #FoxNews

submitted 22 hours ago • 41 comments

Some military spouses and veterans are questioning the White House's handling of security after a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat about U.S. strikes in Yemen, highlighting the strict protocols military families follow and emphasizing the importance of confidentiality in planning.

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The clown show continues - Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online www.spiegel.de/internationa...

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A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.

submitted 3 days ago • 664 comments

Whoops!

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"The most jarring aesthetic in this burgeoning MAGA stagecraft is the unbridled embrace of face-altering procedures: plastic surgery, veneers, and injectables like Botox and fillers. The overall look has since been disparagingly referred to as 'Mar-a-Lago face.'"

submitted 4 days ago • 339 comments

Iconic Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her contribution scrubbed from Department of Defence website

submitted 5 days ago • 285 comments

www.currentaffairs.org/news/trust-m...

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Professor and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about dictators and fascism.

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youtu.be/pYr7dzfq6kM?...

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Unsurprisingly, the DOGE boys who are supposedly investigating fraud are actually committing fraud. Here’s their wall of receipts aka DOGE disinformation and lies.

submitted 12 days ago • 54 comments

NYT: “The White House did not comment on why the group had altered the contracts data or why it’s now harder for the public to scrutinize it.” The savings have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

submitted 13 days ago • 344 comments

Musk claimed this 82 year old was dead, and clawed back $5,200 from his bank account 😡 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

submitted 12 days ago • 24 comments

this is still so funny to me

submitted 13 days ago • 72 comments

Newsmax will pay $40 million to settle Smartmatic voting machine allegations

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"The weather forced us to delay a major tactical operation against our enemy for weeks; the climate made it more likely that more such operations would be delayed or canceled in the future." Yes, climate change is a national security issue. New from @markhertling.bsky.social:

submitted 15 days ago • 31 comments

@juddlegum.bsky.social's MuskWatch rolls out the DOGE tracker, showing that $96B of DOGE's claimed savings are bullshit. doge.muskwatch.com

submitted 16 days ago • 177 comments

Wait, this is the brutal free speech from American citizens that triggered Vance and caused him to use his child to whine and cry about it? What a snowflake crybaby.

submitted 19 days ago • 384 comments

Fascism is here. The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich. 🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 18 days ago • 1132 comments

Tariffs tomorrow and tariffs yesterday, but never tariffs today.

submitted 21 days ago • 105 comments

What a front cover...

submitted 22 days ago • 553 comments

Here's the DOGE mistake, beautifully visualized: If you don't go where the money is, you don't save much money. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 23 days ago • 49 comments

“Again, the mice used for clinical purposes did not undergo gender transition.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 22 days ago • 555 comments

Wow DJ's cancer was likely caused by a chemical he was exposed to? Trump admin this week:

submitted 23 days ago • 28 comments

We'll say it again: No, 150-year-olds are not collecting Social Security benefits. #SOTU www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

submitted 23 days ago • 80 comments

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

submitted 24 days ago • 1816 comments

This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times

submitted 25 days ago • 1068 comments

After yesterday's events in the White House, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway's largest marine fuel companies, appears to have announced that it will no longer refuel American Navy vessels. Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces.

submitted 27 days ago • 660 comments

“Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.”

submitted 28 days ago • 219 comments

Here's the full "meeting" — more like ambush — between Zelensky, Trump and Vance.

submitted 28 days ago • 201 comments

"Dozens of DOGE ‘receipts’ saved no money and killed contracts meant to boost efficiency" www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s effort to cut that spending | Fact Check

submitted 33 days ago • 119 comments

Litigation Tracker we're producing at @justsecurity.org hits 80 cases Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

submitted 36 days ago • 8 comments

Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

submitted 37 days ago • 2189 comments

Con artists want an emotional response from their intended victims. It forces victims to focus on the emotional energy instead of the actions happening around them. The best defense against a con artist is to learn and practice calmness and awareness. Calmness preserves energy and clarity.

submitted 36 days ago • 8 comments

This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

submitted 38 days ago • 8178 comments

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

submitted 39 days ago • 2268 comments

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social

submitted 42 days ago • 19 comments