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An interesting hypothetical if you’re wondering if Elon Musk is a genius or not is to compare his behaviour in any situation to what a complete moron would do in the same situation

submitted 12 hours ago • 98 comments

One of the more troubling things about the last month has been the level of alarm from scholars, scientists, journalists, economists, legal experts, technology experts while it seems like a pretty broad swath of the public is relatively unaware. Reminds me a lot of Jan/Feb 2020.

submitted 22 hours ago • 1 comment

The way predatory people like Musk operate is they get their foot in the door incrementally. Just comply with my email, what’s so hard about that? Then when people give in because they don’t want a hassle, he owns you. Then he comes back next time demanding something much worse.

submitted 4 hours ago • 120 comments

😕

submitted 13 hours ago • 797 comments

I think there should be more talk about: "Of course, he won. One dude put almost $45,000,000,00 behind electing him, and all of the biggest media outlets in America tacitly endorsed him by normalizing his authoritarianism." Anger about one dude stealing what we've all built can neutralize despair.

submitted 4 hours ago • 7 comments

Can’t imagine being an ICU nurse and the VA and having to write an email justifying your usefulness to a 20 year old trust fund brat that calls himself Big Balls

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

Fun comments all the way through

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

A 53pt win. Largest win in franchise history. 141 to 88 What a game. I wish we saw more of these. #ripcity

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

I mean, they just hate the idea that someone might do something that doesn't damage the planet insideclimatenews.org/news/2102202...

submitted 22 hours ago • 18 comments

Our hearts are with the federal employees from the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior who were laid off last week.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

I’ve come to learn many people don’t know this!

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

Folks are asking, “what should I do in this moment?” One of the most passionate, progressive voices in Congress for 30 years, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden answers that question. Here’s our conversation, inside a replica of the Senate chamber at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute: youtu.be/n_nQ-Moa9fI?...

submitted 1 day ago • 199 comments

"Six weeks ago, we had the strongest economy, employment, and stock market in history. ..All gone in 30 days."

submitted 1 day ago • 351 comments

So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

submitted 1 day ago • 1865 comments

Thanks to @willametteweek.bsky.social and their continued support I’m pleased to present this long-form piece on Shaedon Sharpe’s meteoric rise and his quest to become, as he told me: “the best player, or one of the best players, in this league.” www.wweek.com/sports/2025/...

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Remember how Biden didn’t fire DeJoy because he didn’t have the power?

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Politics aside, I'm going to do everything I can to make sure my son doesn't turn out like these losers—especially Musk. He screams about masculinity but ignores his 13 kids. His baby mamas have to tweet just to get his attention. Real men protect and provide for their families. Fuck that guy.

submitted 2 days ago • 32 comments

LITERALLY EVERY FBI DIRECTOR HAS BEEN A REPUBLICAN. EVERY SINGLE ONE.

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submitted 3 days ago • 211 comments

Bobby Portis official suspension for taking Tramadol (allegedly by mistake): 25 games Miles Bridges official suspension for domestic abuse, including “strangulation, brain concussion, closed fracture of nasal bone, contusion of rib, multiple bruises, and a neck muscle strain”: 10 games

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

Get ready to wait on hold for hours to speak with the IRS. Why fire tax experts during tax season? To reduce oversight/enforcement of tax law for those who break the law? Such as those who funded your campaign for President and fill the ranks of your administration? www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

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submitted 2 days ago • 34 comments

Bobby Portis getting 25 games for a possible accident but suspending actual domestic abusers for half, if not at all, is the NBA in a nutshell

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

Drastic staffing reductions at the National Park Service have put our most visited landmarks on a dangerous collision course. @benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

At lead we didn’t elect the woman who couldn’t absolutely prove that she worked at McDonald’s 40 years ago. That would have been a disaster.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Crockett: "Down in Alabama, who's broke. Down in Louisiana, who's broke. I can go through pretty much the entire south and tell you that they're broke and rely on a lot of welfare from the government. To be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states...we're in the find out phase"

submitted 3 days ago • 1351 comments

"could" wapo.st/437aZix

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc

submitted 4 days ago • 520 comments

Works as advertised

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submitted 4 days ago • 839 comments

Omg I am an adult taking a course I chose to enroll in; I do not need a virtual badge for filling out my profile information!

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

I hope the folks from SpaceX are better at air traffic control than the Muskrats at DOGE are at identifying government waste. They have roughly equivalent training in the jobs they're going to be doing.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

@brianschatz.bsky.social @hirono.senate.gov Hawaii’s defense at stake

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

🎯

submitted 4 days ago • 145 comments

And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION

submitted 4 days ago • 2407 comments

That’s how you write a headline, people.

submitted 4 days ago • 568 comments

My department of government efficiency is determining whether or not “destroying 500 million dollars worth of stuff for absolutely no reason other than being a dickhead” is an effective marker of competency

submitted 4 days ago • 9 comments