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Just getting to this @nytimes.com article about what a jawdropping bullshit factory, failure and fraud DOGE is. Musk is an historic disgrace, and what they've done is an incredible national scandal. Gift link. READ IT. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...

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www.nytimes.com/badges/games...

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After massive public backlash, the Social Security Administration is rolling back its disastrous cuts to phone services. This is a huge victory for the public against DOGE's rampage. Keep up the fight.

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Not one reporter asked about the Executive Orders targeting Chris Krebs & Miles Taylor during today’s Cabinet press conference. Not one. A president using DOJ to punish those who spoke out? That’s banana republic territory. I waited. The question never came. Why? Has the fear already taken hold?

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My family got these payments when my dad died at 34 years old after serving in the Navy for a decade from what he had paid in. I was five. Jeanine is an incurious ignoramus. Thanks @jessicatarlov.bsky.social for correcting her, which is God’s work.

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The kind of zealous representation we want to see.

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And, a prompt response from the defense

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This Court refuses to acknowledge the bad faith of this Administration. Had the entire Court signed on to the very straightforward factual “Statement” of Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, it would be different. Given the outrageous nature of the facts & this Admin’s recalcitrance, this is not strong.

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NEW: Supreme Court upholds bulk of judge's order requiring Trump administration to seek return of Maryland man erroneously deported to notorious El Salvador prison www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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Imagine this being a tough decision. Can’t wait for his media tour.

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It's not a complete surprise or coincidence that Peter Navarro was deeply involved in both Trump's 2020 election scheme and his current trade war.

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Calling my senators and telling them to filibuster the SAVE act.

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Perfection.

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Again, you can tell who the Good Guys are because they’re the ones getting caught sneaking into elementary schools, lying that the kids’ parents sent them. bsky.app/profile/prem...

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Is Trump‘s “difficult transition” going to last another 3 years and 9 months, entirety of the Trump term? … Yes.

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The Power of Positive Thinking

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Trump has been racking up some procedural "wins" at the Supreme Court and the answer for why is simple: John Roberts is a feckless coward. He's like a cop in Uvalde, cowering outside waiting for the shooting to stop, instead of doing his job. My latest in @thenation.com

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Thinking longer term: Suppose the US keeps high tariffs on China and that, say, Vietnam offers great concessions & gets a great deal. U.S. imports diverted to Vietnam & bilateral deficit with them rises. What will Trump do then? A new round of Vietnam etc. tariffs?

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Pam Bondi brazenly lies, tells Trump that he was "overwhelmingly elected by the biggest majority" and says "you have the authority to determine how the money of this country will be spent."

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Holy smokes. Cultural Revolution alert: In 1966, the Shanghai United Badge Factory produced the first Mao badge—a half inch in diameter, bearing the face of the Chairman. By 1969, China was making so many, that they were diverting aluminum from industrial production.

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Whatever fraud there is in Medicaid is largely on the provider side, not beneficiaries. It's health insurance, its not cash. "Fraud" here means going to a doctor if you are unemployed.

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And just like that. Leverage. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

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Treasury Secretary says that he and the President have been lying to the voters, markets, and trading partners since Sunday. Credibility is a scarce and valuable asset, and I worry that a Treasury without credibility will be much less effective when a true crisis hits. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Completely agree. Beyond useless

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1. White House, Monday, on a 90-day pause: “Fake news.” 2. Bessent, today: a 90-day pause was discussed on Sunday. “This was his strategy all along.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Commissioner. Chief Financial Officer. Chief Legal Officer. Chief Risk Officer. Chief Privacy Officer. Chief of Staff. All out. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

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"Treasury’s highest-ranking career official, David Lebryk abruptly ended a career spanning decades on January 31 after clashing with Musk’s DOGE shock troops seeking access to government payment systems." Good for him. His story and many more:

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Exactly. He’s a malignant narcissist, a narcissistic sociopath, a megalomaniac. It’s all about this. Some of us tried to warn everyone.

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2008 crash: Buildup of systemic risk due to poor oversight and the proliferation of unsafe financial instruments 2020 crash: Massive exogenous shock due to a once-in-a-century pandemic 2025 crash: Racist idiot initiates the US economy's self-destruct sequence just because

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Trump has experienced a 34% drop in support from voters under 30 since the beginning of his term, from +5 to -29. Astonishing.

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An Experiment in Recklessness: Trump as Global Disrupter The global trading system is one example of Trump tearing something apart, only to reveal that he has no plan for how to replace it. Smart piece by my cubical neighbor at work, @sangernyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...

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“You want to see a market crash? If we lost this election, I think the market would go down the tubes,” Trump said in late October. @cnn.com @barchart.com www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/i...

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Journalists. Elected representatives. Everyone. Stop calling the radical extremist fascist-enabling justices on SCOTUS "conservative." They are NO LONGER conservative. Please stop using the word that makes them sound reasonable and, you know, conservative.

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NEW: The Supreme Court took 6 months to decide immunity, but just 6 days to effectively strip the rest of us of due process. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-corrup...

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The Supreme Court has ordered a stay of the District Court's order, and ordered a response from Abrego Garcia before tomorrow at 5pm (they've already responded)

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"Trump was so certain that every other world leader would capitulate because he has such a distorted perception of how people act, in that he is surrounded by the most groveling, sycophantic, obsequious hangers-on with their mouths latched onto his ass."

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BREAKING: Chief Justice Roberts has indefinitely blocked the court order requiring Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return tonight. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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here's today's post: "it’s Black Monday all over again. thanks, President Clusterfuck!" — Donny’s gonna show those penguins who’s boss. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

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Classic MAGA lie.

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This is important - GOP members of Congress own this crash as much as Trump. House and Senate seats will be up for election in 2026. We cannot let any of those enablers get a free pass because we are focused on Trump. Every Republican is to blame.

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HAHAHA 💀💀💀💀💀💀

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Today at noon I'll be speaking about the catastrophic consequences of Trump's first 100 days on public health at an event put on by Georgetown Law's @oneillinstitute.bsky.social and @msmagazine.com, with @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social and others! Register here: ‬ georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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I really do think we’re well beyond this point. If you pretend that your differences with friends and coworkers and family are about “politics” when in fact they’re about right versus wrong and fascism versus the rule of law, you’re doing your country a grave disservice.

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She’s soliciting donations for her son’s Venmo

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