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Strong letter from Rep. Gerry Connolly (ranking Dem on House Oversight Committee) to acting OPM Director Chuck Ezell re: 5 bullets email. Calls it “illegal, reckless, and yet another example of the cruel and arbitrary chaos Mr. Musk” has inflicted. Says he must clarify non-response≠resignation.

submitted 2 hours ago • 25 comments

As always, the GOP refunds crime prevention while increasing punishment as proof that they're "tough on crime." Meanwhile, we foot the bill for incarceration.

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Of course, standing up to Trump isn't "lying" but he certainly thinks they shouldn't be allowed to do it. When will other media outlets realize that his attacks on press freedom will include them too?

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Apparently this #Canadian Vancouver based radio journalist @ianhanomansing.bsky.social thinks that it's a good idea to normalize this ridiculous topic... @thebullypulpit.bsky.social gets it!

submitted 2 hours ago • 6 comments

This proposal-- to split Allergies and Infectious Diseases into three separate agencies-- is in the Committee on Energy and Commerce. It's a stupid, wasteful, anti-science proposal, but it has nothing to do with Energy or Commerce.

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I appreciate this response from Ed Yong on why he requests that people mask at his events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

submitted 3 hours ago • 13 comments

Imagine being so filled with hatred that you are this frightened of someone showing unconditional love.

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Breaking — All Department of Justice office leaders just received an email saying they should be “prepared to follow the instructions” in the OPM/Musk bullet email, according to a copy shared with me. Full text:

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"As the weaker sex and the person responsible for running the household, she couldn't have done this work herself unless she's crazy, I say in my expert opinion as a white male layman."

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Thousands of people marched in DC in solidarity with Ukraine and against impunity by oligarchs like Trump and Putin. They gathered outside the Russian embassy. #3E #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity #USprotests #DCprotests #StandWithUkraine

submitted 2 hours ago • 75 comments

I love that Republicans all over the country are having "town halls" in which they explicitly tell the citizens that their elected officials are not there to listen, but to lecture.

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HHS postponed the Feb 26-28 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting b/c of “not enough time for public comment”. HHS refused CDC requests to open up public comment Feb 3rd. Meeting topics included Lyme disease and influenza. RFKJr gave assurances at confirmation to not "change" ACIP

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DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.

submitted 7 hours ago • 182 comments

These are brown shirts, and this is Nazi behavior. We are not in a fight between right and left anymore. This is a fight between Americans and those who would bend the knee to a king. If you care about the soul of this country, we have to stand for each other.

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They were so afraid that the government would put them on a list of gun owners. Looks like that got done by the private sector instead.

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I was set to launch my book at the Carter Library next month. This week, we were told all events now need approval from the National Archives. The next day, my event was forced to relocate. A book about the working homeless. A book about civil rights. Apparently these topics are now off limits.

submitted 11 hours ago • 37 comments

Dear Elon, Here's what I did this week: 1) went to a poetry reading at a locally-funded nonprofit 2) spread the word about your illegal actions 3) pointed out that DOGE's "savings" is a lie 4) commiserated with now angry Tesla owners 5) Space Cats Fight Fascism #MuskCantRuinFun

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Who exactly does he want to take Germany "back" from?

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If you’re cheering for a South African sociopath to fuck over US military veterans then you should probably stop with that America first bullshit.

submitted 6 hours ago • 404 comments

Not that anyone should be surprised, but it's still appalling.

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Federal Ag Scholarship for Students at Historically Black Colleges Suspended: A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold

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I rewound a commercial break to watch this ad and blech. "If you're here illegally, we'll deport you and won't let you back in, but if you leave voluntarily, you can maybe come back some day." Oh, so the deportation stars are low? Shocker.

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The energy I bring to the function

submitted 9 hours ago • 8 comments

They continue to tell this debunked lie 🤥 for a reason: so when they cut social security to pave the way for their tax cuts for the rich you think they had an actual reason to do it.

submitted 9 hours ago • 423 comments

I wouldn’t think “moved to root out diversity initiatives” is a useful phrase for journalism at all, but using it as a euphemism for a purge of high ranking black officers is downright Orwellian.

submitted 10 hours ago • 136 comments

Ok $200 million is the ENTIRE budget for USAID assistance to Bangladesh, a country hosting a huge share of refugees from Burma, dealing w climate disasters and going through a critical democratic transition this year

submitted 8 hours ago • 6 comments

The felon wants to make homelessness great. Does he think if he makes these cuts, the homeless will just go away?

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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org sues on behalf of unions, retirees to block access to personal and sensitive data at SSA. This case comes after SSA commissioner stepped down due to concerns about DOGE accessing data. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

submitted 11 hours ago • 218 comments

embarrassing wapo decision to pretend kabas didn't get this

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If there's one thing that minorities love, it's being lectured about their best interests by mediocre straight white men.

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If all it took was trans people being themselves to turn you into a Nazi, you were always a Nazi.

submitted 8 hours ago • 5 comments

And an RFK Jr spokesman was mad that people are concerned about "5 cases" of measles.

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This gets my vote for tweet/post of the year. This is a RED ALERT post. This is exactly why he’s doing it.

submitted 10 hours ago • 335 comments

Musk was angry at OpenAI, so he said AI would destroy humanity. Then he founded xAI and sued OpenAI—and said AI might not be so bad. Now he wants his AI to take over DC, so he’s killing all AI safety. The man is knowingly betraying his _species_. He’ll certainly have no problem betraying America.

submitted 8 hours ago • 45 comments

Well, this email went out to all federal employees, including federal court staff, which is managed by the Judicial branch, so I'm not surprised that people at shuttered agencies were sent this demand to justify their work.

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

I'm just going to assume that this figure doesn't include the fines we'll have to pay due to these firings and contract "cancellations."

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This is how I would respond to the email Musk has had sent to government employees (not legal advice). 1. Refused to violate the law. 2. Refused to violate the Constitution. 3. Refused to bow or scrape. 4. Refused to bend a knee. 5. Deleted this stupid email.

submitted 7 hours ago • 471 comments

The House could vote next week on drastic cuts to Medicaid that would gut critical programs that protect the civil rights and dignity of millions of Americans — including people with disabilities. Contact your member of Congress: No cuts to Medicaid.

submitted 10 hours ago • 83 comments

More proof of corruption.

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I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. I very strongly endorse this move. X is a foreign influence tool and should be treated as such. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

submitted 11 hours ago • 20 comments

Strong statement by retired Rear Admiral Mike Smith, President of NSL4A: "National Security Leaders for America strongly condemns the removal of senior military officers without just cause. ... Removing experienced leaders with meritorious records weakens the force and emboldens America’s enemies."

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As Mangione enters court, a reminder that in just the 30 days after he allegedly killed Brian Thompson, America's for-profit health exploitation corps enabled the preventable death of ~6000 people. When do the CEOs who knowingly enabled these deaths stand trial? www.qasimrashid.com/p/americas-h...

submitted 7 hours ago • 16 comments

DOGE was already in trouble for including federal judges in these emails, but I hope that every judge that ruled against them replies with their decision.

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

Don't be gaslit: They are Nazis. This is a Nazi salute. They are not hiding it, or dog whistling, they are announcing it. They have come out as Nazis. Show the people in your life these images all together. Make them understand this is not an accident, or a fluke. It is happening here.

submitted 10 hours ago • 36 comments