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(Bloomberg) - Insiders including Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Corp.’s Safra Catz and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie Dimon cashed out shares worth billions of dollars before President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements roiled markets. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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“The Pentagon is in ‘total chaos’ and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is unlikely to remain in his role, according to its former top spokesperson, who painted a scene of dysfunction, backstabbing and continuous missteps at the highest levels of the department.”

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SCOOP from me: blockbuster story about US surgeon general nominee, revealing what one former expert says is prosecutable fraud re: her falsifications, misleading statements, selectively omitted info, and outright lies about her credentials and other details. lastcampaign.substack.com/p/trumps-sur...

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Raskin: The president derives his powers only either from the Constitution explicitly or from an act of Congress and Congress certainly has never given the president the power to relocate prisoners to foreign countries and there's nothing in the constitution that remotely vests that power…

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🎁 GIFT 🎁 Exclusive "The records show that the employees inadvertently shared a Google Drive folder containing the sensitive documents with the entire GSA staff, which totals more than 11,200 people, according to the agency’s online directory." wapo.st/4in3FmR

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“It does feel as if things have reached an inflection point, where either the antibodies against dictatorship will kick in, or we soon will have full-on tyranny. The good news is that large institutions have found that appeasement is a fool’s game and are starting to push back.”

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BREAKING NYT: Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer. The info included the flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornets targeting Houthis. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

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This dumbass. Good lord. Bring Back DEI. Hire competent people. This isn't a game, MAGA. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

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“Famed AI researcher [Tamay Besiroglu] launches controversial startup [Mechanize] to replace all human workers everywhere” Besiroglu “did, however, clarify to TechCrunch that ‘our immediate focus is indeed on white-collar work’ rather than manual labor jobs that would require robotics.”4/19/25

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Details of Trump's record-breaking inauguration committee fundraising haul are now public, and—surprise—they are an ethics nightmare. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Tom Homan on ABC does not deny that the administration's position is they have a right to grab people off the street and deport them without a hearing

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No due process proceeding in the USA should ever end up with any person being sent to CECOT in El Salvador. That is cruel and unusual punishment. Also, "deportation" should not send non-criminals to lifetime confinement. Our taxpayer money should not be used to inflict crimes against humanity.

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Seven years ago. She was right. "Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is ...arguing in her new book, "Facism: A Warning," that contemporary leaders are turning to the same tactics used by facists like Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini nearly a century ago." youtu.be/6UHRXN8bPPw?...

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Teach them to recognize bullshit early and they won’t end up being MAGA supporters.

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Angel of the Lord: He is not here, He is risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead. Alito: Okay, first of all, this violates ALL sorts of rules Thomas: This was a LAWFUL execution, who is God to interfere

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NYC Streets ERUPT Again With #Trump Protestors - This is the energy we need! www.youtube.com/shorts/cexWV...

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Alito has finally published his dissent from the Supreme Court’s emergency order last night. It’s joined by Thomas, and accuses the majority of violating multiple procedural rules in its race to halt unlawful deportations. Characteristically whiny and aggrieved. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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I've been shown what purports to be a draft version of a soon to be released Executive Order reorganizing the State Dept. The chain of custody is a bit indirect and it's important to be clear that there can be many versions of such orders circulating and they can be subject to subsequent edits etc.

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Do not forget that the president himself, in his acceptance speech at the RNC, accused Bukele of liberating gang leaders and "dropping" them in the United States to reduce the homicide rates in El Salvador. unherd.com/newsroom/don...

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Peter Stern was born in Nuremberg in 1936, a German Jew. His father died in the Holocaust; he and his brother somehow survived Bergen-Belsen. Today he's protesting what's happening in America. "I came to say that something as nasty as that can happen again, and it can, without me saying something."

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Herblock, Washington Post (1974)

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Seriously, imagine the idea that Elon Musk and Peter Thiel would get to decide whether the US can defend itself from nuclear missile attack.* Makes our current (insane) reliance on Starlink and SpaceX look like nothing. *assuming it works, which it probably won't

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And we have a Full Ginsburg!

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DOGE is a few different things. But one of the biggest is take control of the federal bureaucracy and hand out all the contracts to yours and your friends companies. Then privatize a bunch more stuff and gives those contracts to your cos and your friends' too. Smash and Grab, national edition.

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Elon Musk (via Space X), Peter Thiel (via Palantir), & Palmer Luckey (via Anduril) are now “frontrunners to win a crucial part of…Trump's ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense shield, six people familiar with the matter said.” Um, remember how Musk TURNED OFF STARLINK access in Ukraine in 2022??? 1/

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""Republicans are upset that I have called for the impeachment of Donald Trump," he said in another post. "The reason why is simple: a President cannot disregard a lawful Supreme Court order and not face accountability."" www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

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American democracy is holding up & pushing back better than expected under Trump's authoritarian assault--from SCOTUS to the streets I offer a comprehensive assessment of why Trump is failing to achieve his aims in my latest @contrariannews.org column open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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Exclusive: "Musk's ...company is partnering with software maker Palantir ...and drone builder Anduril on a bid to build key parts of Golden Dome ...which has drawn significant interest from the technology sector's burgeoning base of defense startups." www.reuters.com/business/aer...

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Trump has legitimate concerns about China trade, but he miscalculated when he started his trade war. China is cutting off rare earths, it can allow the flow of fentanyl to increase, and while both countries will suffer significant damage, Xi has more staying power. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...

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"...staff who oversee and renew contracts for critical enterprise services are no longer there. The same staff oversaw hundreds of contractors, some of whom play a crucial role in keeping systems and data safe from cyberattacks." www.wired.com/story/depart...

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I want to take a moment to thank Drew for taking an interest in my work and putting together such an excellent profile. Most of what I do focuses on highlighting prominent figures and their statements, so being the subject of a profile is a new experience—and a meaningful one.

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We all see corporate media slam progressive Democrats. Why?Simple corporate media wants corporate Democrats to win. The corporate Dems will always side with corporations over working class Americans.

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Reported earlier today that a new DOGEr, Roland Tenglong Shen, who works at Thiel-backed payments company Ramp, is now at Treasury's central payments hub. A request for comment through LinkedIn went unanswered and now Shen's LinkedIn profile has disappeared. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/rampi...

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"A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting safeguards,” one expert said." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Only a matter of time until those responsible for this assessment are fired by Trump. When that happens, will Republicans in Congress finally stand up to the wannabe dictator in the White House?

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"“America’s unjustified and reckless trade war threatens Canadian jobs, businesses, and our way of life. ... In the face of this threat, we have a plan to build the strongest economy in the G7,” Carney said." www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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American companies that make everything from keychains to mattresses say Chinese manufacturing is superior, and tariffs won’t be enough to shift production to the United States.

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Just got back from a pro democracy rally. 100% peaceful, committed to democracy, & people are angry. They're angry at MAGAs for being fascists, & angry at corporate Dems for not rising to the occasion. Heard plenty of people say we need more Van Hollens & less Schumers. Posting full report soon.

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At an ice cream shop called Heap's and asked for a waffle cone They said the waffle cone will be a minute is that okay, I say uh yea sure Then I see these people break out a waffle maker! They got freshly made waffle cones out here

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