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When taking actions late on a Friday night, a government sends a message its trying to pull one over on the public and the media, that it is hiding something or doing something it believes it should not do or will be seen as controversial. That is certainly true in this case.

submitted 3 days ago • 13 comments

"We didn’t become the greatest shirtwaist factory in the world by resting on our laurels. That’s why we’ve brought in a new efficiency czar, Noel Skum, whose job is to cut unnecessary spending and roll back overly restrictive safety regulations." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...

submitted 5 days ago • 15 comments

Everything’s coming up Measles!

submitted 11 days ago • 80 comments

aaaand now it all makes sense

submitted 20 days ago • 152 comments

No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment. One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.

submitted 23 days ago • 770 comments

This is a law, passed by Congress, that the executive branch is required to enforce, and which was just upheld by an 8-1 Supreme Court decision less than a year ago.

submitted 23 days ago • 11 comments

The insurrectionists have seized power. They are purging their enemies. Does the broader public have a sense of how extraordinary this moment is?

submitted 23 days ago • 125 comments

The entire staff of 60 Minutes should resign. This would be a dangerous, historic act of cowardice. It requires an extraordinary, historic response. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...

submitted 25 days ago • 104 comments

The administration is not targeting immigrants with violent records. They're targeting the immigrants who are easiest to get: those who show to court and follow the rules. It's a great way to ensure that undocumented people stop coming to court. They're also already ensnaring U.S. citizens.

submitted 25 days ago • 41 comments

what would you do differently if you were trying to legalize discrimination?

submitted 30 days ago • 306 comments

How is “this directly conflicts with federal legal requirements for removing IGs” not a part of your subhed? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 30 days ago • 131 comments

A Justice Department official told Mike Fanone that — thanks to Donald Trump’s pardons of the violent rioters who assaulted him — that, in the eyes of DOJ, he is “no longer a victim,” Fanone told me. They refused to give him info that would help him get restraining orders against his assailants.

submitted 32 days ago • 58 comments

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

submitted 32 days ago • 2540 comments

From “Very Fine People”

submitted 32 days ago • 8 comments

The only time Trump freed more terrorists than tonight was the time he agreed to let 5,000 Taliban prisoners go free.

submitted 35 days ago • 137 comments

Newsletter: Our digital lives are unregulated growth-hacked ecological disasters. The modern tech ecosystem's growth-at-all-costs mindset is actively harming billions of people, pushing them toward authoritarianism for profit. We must fight back. www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/

submitted 70 days ago • 200 comments