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The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

submitted 3 days ago • 330 comments

The DOGE numbers don't add up. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

submitted 2 days ago • 64 comments

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

submitted 4 days ago • 1217 comments

European Parliament member 👇🏽

submitted 4 days ago • 925 comments

Republicans are racing forward with a budget that will raise costs for working families. People will pay more for food, health care, education, and child care – while Republicans plot more tax cuts for billionaires.

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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 7 days ago • 2289 comments

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

submitted 9 days ago • 6088 comments

One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.

submitted 10 days ago • 558 comments

‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson

submitted 11 days ago • 309 comments

Hey reminder that the folks who fund "he gets us" fund anti abortion and anti LGBTQ shit

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

That “HE GETS US” ad is funded by an extreme right wing org. Using Johnny Cash’s cover of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” - a scathing critique of right-wing televangelists preying on the unwary - is a spectacular self-own.

submitted 14 days ago • 81 comments

This week, @wired.com has gotten a lot of love on this here app. (Thank you!!) But I don’t think I can overstate what a force @bsky.app has become in influencing the entire media ecosystem. So refreshing to have a platform that isn’t actively hostile to hard news.

submitted 17 days ago • 315 comments

a nice reminder to the press that there is nothing you can do to pacify these people or buy yourself leniency

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Billionaire Elon Musk is tightening his control over broad swaths of the US gov't, prompting growing alarm from Democrats and constitutional scholars. 🔗: aje.io/vy3sje

submitted 20 days ago • 40 comments

Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter on Monday to the Treasury secretary demanding answers for why the Dept. of Government Efficiency was granted access to the federal payments system, giving Elon Musk's team a powerful tool that could be used to track and potentially limit government spending.

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Unfortunately the Constitution did not foresee a situation where the president does whatever he wants and says "What are you gonna do about it dork"

submitted 21 days ago • 644 comments

Hey, look! Metaphor AND foreshadowing!

submitted 23 days ago • 15 comments

Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.

submitted 23 days ago • 1064 comments

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

submitted 25 days ago • 3793 comments