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The underfunding of public education, and the diversion of funds into the two failing private systems, has driven property taxes skyrocketing throughout the state. That’s because local governments are forced to make up the gap left by the lower share of state support.

submitted 13 hours ago • 15 comments

This is unconstitutional. A violation of the First Amendment. A violation of federalism and the separation of powers. It’s unconstitutionally vague. It’s unlawful. It’s unlawful. It’s unlawful.

submitted 1 day ago • 399 comments

We cannot now rule it out: the possibility of systemic collapse in the United States. The degradation of federal government by Trump and Musk could trigger a series of converging and compounding crises, leading to social, financial and industrial failure. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 13 days ago • 44 comments

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

submitted 1 day ago • 1794 comments

Elon Musk’s DOGE is now requesting over $4 million from OPM for their “assistance.” Follow the money and see where it goes.

submitted 1 day ago • 137 comments

My best recommendation to huge legacy media companies right now is to hire a reporter who understands crypto, the law, and politics - and how they are currently intersecting in an incredibly corrupt way that almost everyone is ignoring.

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BREAKING — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just announced the closure of major regional offices in Philly, LA and Chicago, per email shared with me. “5 alarm fire,” SEC employee tells me. Full email text:

submitted 2 days ago • 270 comments

This might sound like a dig or hyperbole. But not enough mention of this. It says quite explicitly in 2.11 Exec Order that end-state level after all cuts is permanent level of govt to equal what it is during a full government shut down. Seems like worth highlighting this?

submitted 2 days ago • 53 comments

Baldwin: "Trump a little over a week ago said on Fox News, 'I'm not touching Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.' And he said it multiple times. The next morning he endorsed the Republican House budget which calls for nearly a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid."

submitted 2 days ago • 398 comments

“The best thing about heroes is that they always win at the end. And if they aren’t winning, then it’s not the end.” —Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Kyiv

submitted 4 days ago • 45 comments

Rep. Tom Suozzi gets huge applause and a standing ovation after calling out Trump’s ambush of President Zelenskyy at the White House. Suozzi is a Democrat who won a special election in a red district—more of this, please! Every single Dem should be holding town halls across the country RIGHT NOW.

submitted 3 days ago • 252 comments

@hcrichardson.bsky.social HCR with Cliff Schechter on Substack Live a few days ago. substack.com/home/post/p-...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

submitted 3 days ago • 1936 comments

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

submitted 4 days ago • 3346 comments

The Trump Admin's push to cut thousands of Social Security staff nationwide will hurt beneficiaries. 7 in 10 of SSA’s staff serve the public directly. The rest support their work—hearing appeals, keeping systems running & secure, maintaining a high level of transparency & accuracy, & more. 🧵

submitted 5 days ago • 21 comments

The moment I got to speak with the One & Only @hcrichardson.bsky.social Tuesday for our 12-hr livestream! Such a Such a joy to talk to her. To learn from her. As so many have done here. A MUST SEE CLIP! open.substack.com/pub/blueamp/...

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Anger. Righteous anger. We need more of it in this country.

submitted 5 days ago • 1093 comments

ANYWAY, did you know there's an extension you can put on Chrome that will connect with your local library system and when you go look at a book, say on AMZ, it will tell you if that book exists in the library system and if it's available? It's literally called Library Extension.

submitted 5 days ago • 301 comments

I can't with Musk claiming he deserves patience and grace for DOGE making mistakes when DOGE's entire existence has been completely misunderstanding basic things about how government works, casting those as mistakes and vilifying federal workers for doing things correctly.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Congrats @meidastouch.com !!! www.newsweek.com/meidas-touch...

submitted 7 days ago • 1035 comments

The continuing BS of DOGE is they need superuser access and to siphon all this data to do sophisticated analysis of contracts and spending and then it’s just going ctrl-F and making wild guesses on short notice and then this avoidable damage talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/more-...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

@lindatats.bsky.social hello friend

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

South Korea in under 24 hours – truly inspiring.

submitted 92 days ago • 35 comments

President of South Korea rn

submitted 92 days ago • 22 comments

Call me when Hunter gets $2 billion from Saudi Arabia😌

submitted 93 days ago • 136 comments