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And I suggest that the United States should seize and nationalize Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink. We can both make suggestions!

Three have died in ICE custody as Trump rapidly expands capacity to incarcerate immigrants, including at Gitmo and mainland jails. “His family says he entered completely healthy, no history of health conditions, and within three weeks he left the facility brain dead." truthout.org/articles/law...

context for non Americans/people who’ve never had a reason to need to know that face: that’s the Chief Justice, and dementia-in-chief just, on a live mic, implied Roberts is doing favors for him, which, whether or not it’s true, Roberts looks like he did not enjoy having aired on live national TV

Al Green after he was THROWN out: 🔥 "It is the best way to get on the course to a person who uses his incivility, who uses his incivility against our civility."

Sale of state assets was what created the first generation of Russian oligarchs. They're running plays from a known playbook

Does he... does he mean...transgenic mice?

Bruh

SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.

the explicit warmaking policy of the United States is now to inflict as much death, pain, and suffering as possible -- including to civilians

The protest announcement is extremely alarming. There’s a reason why for years, I was against the “Send in the troops” for Black Lives Matter, and the harsh, militarized crackdowns on students protesting Gaza. The boomerang is here, and white people will feel it.

Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.

What a measles rash can look like on different skin tones.

I know everything about Nixon seems quaint in comparison, but this was specifically one of the crimes mentioned in the articles of impeachment against Nixon.

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We laugh, but this is basically R1 research universities' strategy for dealing with an existential assault by the fascists on their entire business model

14 years old...she was a baby. Her name was Emily Pike. Say her name, MMIWG2S are not numbers.

Temporary special consulting employee from another agency without authority seeks to break law and endanger public

Bessent said under oath that he would protect this system for 2025 filers. Donor class wins again.

18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was demolished by Musk’s team shortly after midnight. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 billion.

this is the effect of social media on social movements

All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.

The Justice Department is continuing a wave of efforts to free Jan. 6 defendants jailed for crimes unrelated to the attack on the Capitol. Tongiht it's Ben Martin, who was convicted for possessing a firearm despite a criminal record for domestic violence.

i was a part of the probationary employee firings at the national weather service today. being a part of the environmental modeling center is all i have ever known in my career. it is where i always wanted to be.

@jeremyfaust.bsky.social’s reporting on the cancelled VRBPAC meeting includes this important context. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-fda-...

Wow.

This is terrifying.

Seems like a good time to tap the sign once again: would strongly recommend supporting non-billionaire owned news media - especially the independent, local, worker-run and/or reader funded variety

Yes, good, this is the kind of hustle I want to see

Democrats' midterm message for 2026: Planes stay in sky, no crash Kids not starve Kids not die because of preventable illness Not make enemy of friends abroad No kings

NEW: President Trump moved Tuesday to punish a law firm for providing pro bono legal services to Jack Smith as he prepared to face a potential investigation from the Trump administration. He is stripping security clearnces and govt funding from the firm. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

this is part of why I get so annoyed with the “lol and you’re surprised???” genre of lefty cynic reply guy. always calling a bad thing bad is important! there are many more reasons to state something out loud besides “my stars, this is a development no one could have predicted”

Congrats to the WHCA, now officially less courageous than the French

Medicaid pays for 40% of births in America. 🤰 Call your Rep! (202) 224-3121

Remarkable resignation letter from the Justice Department's chief information officer in the immigration review division — a disabled veteran. Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:

BIG: DC Metro Police decided they had sufficient evidence to arrest sitting GOP Congressman and sent warrant request to USATTY's office. Acting USATTY Martin, who's been explicitly acting as Trump's personal attorney, ignored it. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/big-b...

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.

I want to see every scientific society going into emergency mode. This is a good example of how an organization can flex its specific power in a time of great need. What else is possible?

NO KINGS is extremely effective because it’s simple, an extremely widely held belief, and gets right to the core of Trump’s assault without having to use words lots of people don’t understand

"Aren't you embarrassed to tell people you can't compete on an open, level playing field?"

There's going to be news about a woman illegally detained and being forcely removed from a Coeur d'Alene Idaho Town Hall meeting taking place at the high school by men that would not identify themselves wearing plain clothes because she opposed the republican viewpoints. youtube.com/shorts/hhJdH...

This is the most wretched campaign of deliberate, explicit persecution the United States has perpetrated against a minority group in decades. Many of the most important people in politics and journalism are busying themselves trying to figure out how little to say or do about it.

Let’s go.

Lmao?

Gift link. A small unelected, secretive crew now has free access to sensitive private data of everyone. And Musk is already publicly targeting family members of judges who rule against the administration. If this isn’t ringing alarm bells, I don’t know what would. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

Breaking — The Social Security Administration is dissolving its Office of Analytics Review and Oversight effective 2pm today, an agency source tells me. In a meeting leadership claimed it was part of government-wide mission to “align missions better” & said it was the first of many changes to come.