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And so, in all our petty scuffles, the world falls, humans subside, and the animals and plants resume….

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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.

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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.

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The thinner tree was cut down years ago, and the larger one has been supporting and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn. This natural phenomenon is known as inosculation.

submitted 9 days ago • 320 comments

This is really well-done in-depth explainer about why shuttering the CFPB hurts ordinary Americans (and is illegal) www.freep.com/story/money/...

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This is from a 2020 presentation. Now it's just the chaos we live in, and no such description is needed.

submitted 11 days ago • 75 comments

Breaking News: U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly jumped 3% in the year through January, a pickup in inflation that complicates the Fed’s plans.

submitted 10 days ago • 237 comments

“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law” US Constitution, Art 1, Sec 9

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this is the behavior of a censor, a bully, an enemy of freedom of expression

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Jasmine Crockett is a national treasure and one helluva powerful woman. Watch this. 🔥

submitted 19 days ago • 156 comments

Please SHARE this far & wide.

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Convo with my friend from Hungary tonight who left after Orban’s election. She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”

submitted 19 days ago • 207 comments

Has anyone thought of arresting non-elected Elon Musk for invading US offices & stealing data files?

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It is astonishing that mainstream media is covering this like it is a shruggie vibe 🤷‍♂️

submitted 20 days ago • 2054 comments

Attn: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system!

submitted 21 days ago • 337 comments

Trump's cabinet will be one of the wealthiest in history--with myriad conflicts of interest. His nominees have assets worth at least $1.5 billion and 467 separate conflicts requiring recusal have been identified in ethics letters so far @EricLipton.nytimes.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

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Don - of the apocalypse.

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A small group of succulents happily sharing root space in a tapestry design. The Felt plant (kalanchoe baharensis) provides beneficial shade for the smaller plants at its base. #Succulents #GardeningFeed #rockgarden

submitted 21 days ago • 8 comments

States now hire unjustly fired FBI agents, prosecutors, and other unjustly fired federal personnel. Good people at the right time.

submitted 21 days ago • 310 comments

There is no such thing as a humane mass deportation. There will be concentration camps, separations, assaults, sexual assaults, child molestation, human trafficking & deaths that this administration, Border Patrol, ICE & CBP will attempt to hide.

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Jan 6 must be fully & conclusively adjudicated in a court of law if this country is to ever move forward. They can't just wish it away unless we let them.

submitted 21 days ago • 931 comments

Boom!! That’s how it’s done!! 🇲🇽 🇨🇦

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I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period. I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt. But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are

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Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

submitted 21 days ago • 913 comments

Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive): 1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment* 2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything 3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can 4. Citizens march en mass

submitted 21 days ago • 4939 comments

This is such a terrible headline, I hesitated to share because I don't know what to say other than legacy media is broken. Games and puzzles have replaced fearless journalism. Support independent media.

submitted 22 days ago • 572 comments

This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

submitted 22 days ago • 1828 comments

Please hit share #3E #USprotest #endimpunity February 5th - Your State Capitol

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Someone said there would be a hand basket?

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Oh. The LA Times is editing out negative parts of an article about RFK Jr. that say he's unfit for Secretary of Health and Human Services. If you haven't canceled your subscription already, you should.

submitted 22 days ago • 646 comments

I really miss Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

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A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to keep taxpayer dollars flowing to 22 Democratic-leaning states for all congressionally approved government programs.

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Breaking News: The Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles County, two of the deadliest fires in California history, have reached 100% containment.

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In the 20th century, they were known as "concentration camps." Now, they are simply called "housing." Doesn't that sound so much more humane? Voila, problem solved!

submitted 22 days ago • 1099 comments

Because Elon Musk... Thanks, @rbreich.bsky.social

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