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Groups tied to Elon Musk have already spent more than $4.2 million on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race—a clear sign that his plans for oligarchy extend well beyond Washington.

submitted 1 day ago • 33 comments

So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.

submitted 2 days ago • 478 comments

A much-needed feel-good story to begin the week.❤️ Seal pup rescued from San Francisco highway near Candlestick Park www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Dystopian. Hugh Hewitt. John Solomon. The National Archives.

submitted 13 days ago • 63 comments

Last night, we broke the news that the top US election security watchdog has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and local officials secure their elections for the past eight years. https://wrd.cm/3QkfGh3

submitted 13 days ago • 230 comments

Just cutting that waste, fraud and abuse. Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

I’m a federal worker. You have no idea the irreversible damage Elon Musk is doing.

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

Russ Vought is officially returning to his old job to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position he sees as “keeper of ‘commander’s intent’” in a war to upend the federal bureaucracy.

submitted 21 days ago • 50 comments

It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...

submitted 21 days ago • 168 comments

If you’ve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of the US government, look no further. Our latest story names six 19- to 24-year-olds working with his DOGE organization, which now has access to sensitive federal systems. wrd.cm/4jzpiSN

submitted 26 days ago • 266 comments

If any of our new Bluesky friends are wondering what this Up Helly Aa thing is, watch the live feed from 7pm tomorrow, Tuesday, 28 January. It will leave you even more bemused! www.uphellyaa.com @promoteshetland.bsky.social

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

NEW: In a new executive order, President Donald Trump has begun to follow through on his promises to the crypto industry—including a working group that will consider a US strategic reserve of digital assets.

submitted 36 days ago • 30 comments

Today, a brush fire started in Pacific Palisades fueled by extremely high winds. At the Getty Villa, some trees & vegetation on site have burned, but no structures are on fire, and staff and the collection remain safe. The Villa is closed to non-emergency staff and the public.

submitted 52 days ago • 148 comments

Elon Musk denounced Wikipedia (again), lying about its budget. Of course he and other post-truth reactionaries hate it. It's a bastion of truth they haven't been able to buy or bully. Wikipedia isn't perfect—what is?—but it's a valuable resource we should, and can, protect. My latest, in Arc Digital

submitted 63 days ago • 18 comments