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Again, we're witnessing a near-total comprehensive failure of the leaders of our societal institutions to overcome basic collective action problems & speak out against the lawless authoritarianism. By the time everyone decides to speak up, it will be too late.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Wow. Watch this from Zohran Mamdani. It looks like the exact "fight" and "conviction" people are hopelessly asking for from the people in charge of the Democratic party:

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A 2024 report by the GAO found that the IRS found savings of $13,000 for every additional hour spent auditing the tax returns of very wealthy taxpayers. That's pretty darn efficient if you ask us. www.propublica.org/article/how-...

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

ProPublica continues to be the best national newsroom in America. Hands down.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Chatted with @jysexton.bsky.social yesterday. Check it out:

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Members of the WhatsApp group strategized how to best build cases to paint student protesters as “supporters of Hamas.”

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

Here’s an idea: If “waste, fraud and abuse” are actually being uncovered, could we see a couple examples that can be investigated and confirmed by an independent 3rd party? Because I believe DOGE is theater.

submitted 13 days ago • 900 comments

How hard would it be to ask "Why do you insist that foreign nations pay tariffs when it’s simply not true? That’s not how tariffs work. Domestic importers pay the tariffs – and typically pass along the added costs to American consumers. Do you not understand that?" presswatchers.org/2025/02/the-...

submitted 12 days ago • 11 comments