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We are already at the ‘purging the generals and replace them with loyalists’ part of the Trump second term, just five weeks in. Totally normal. Not dangerous at all

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Elon Musk’s AI said he and Trump deserve the death penalty

submitted 17 hours ago • 60 comments

This is so many words to say Trump fired the chairman of the joint chiefs because he’s black www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

submitted 14 hours ago • 131 comments

So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.

submitted 14 hours ago • 991 comments

Is Vladimir Putin calling the shots?

submitted 11 hours ago • 626 comments

The Pentagon will fire 5,400 civilian workers next week.

submitted 17 hours ago • 455 comments

Important to remind Congress everyday of facts: 1. POTUS immunity to break law, doesn't make it legal. He is still breaking the law. 2. Immunity is only protects against criminal charges in court system. 3. Impeachment is outside this, it's political, and Congress has duty to uphold Constitution.

submitted 14 hours ago • 13 comments

🔔 Not wanting to give false hope… but— There is a story from a Park Service worker of getting their job back after an appeal. Employee says: “Please continue fighting for everyone else who has lost their job. Keep calling your representatives.” 🔍 www.congress.gov/members/find...

submitted 22 hours ago • 3 comments

👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 A perfect example of the justice system working for the American people! apnews.com/article/dei-...

submitted 16 hours ago • 159 comments

The 'find out' phase is here.

submitted 20 hours ago • 627 comments

A JetBlue pilot was arrested at Boston Logan Int’l Airport for second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He's not a drag queen—he’s a 33-year-old white male named Jeremy Gudorf. Where are the MAGA crowds to condemn DEI? I can't seem to hear them over their deafening silence of hypocrisy.🤔

submitted 15 hours ago • 12 comments

🎉 Almost 11,500 letter sent to Congress🎉 Within 1 week of the Valentine’s Day Massacre, you have sent nearly 11,500 letters to Congress. That’s a real love letter to our federal workers 💌 Be proud. You’ve shown your heart. And it’s beautiful 💕 ✍️: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

submitted 15 hours ago • 2 comments

Hello. Democratic and Justice Officials. Heads up regular tax-paying citizens. This is how coups work. COUP. We are in a COUP and about to lose America. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

submitted 15 hours ago • 3 comments

Donald Trump’s firing of military leaders — four-star General Brown and four-star Admiral Franchetti — along with top legal officers is a betrayal of legions of first rate service members who dedicate their lives to our nation’s defense. This is a growing national security risk.

submitted 15 hours ago • 480 comments

The Supreme Court, in its first ruling on President Trump’s use of executive power during his second term, decided that he cannot, for now, dismiss the government lawyer leading the watchdog agency responsible for protecting whistle-blowers.

submitted 14 hours ago • 109 comments

For a US government that hates DEI, it's curious that the Secretary of State is Cuban, the FBI director is Indian, the DNI head is Samoan-Indian, and the President is South African.

submitted 1 day ago • 76 comments

@gomez.house.gov Haven't been seeing you or hearing from you, including on here. A self-coup is happening. Where are you?

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😡😡😡😡

submitted 1 day ago • 13 comments

Russia invaded Ukraine. This is Putin’s war. If Trump won’t say it, the Senate damn well should. And we will have the chance tonight.

submitted 1 day ago • 132 comments

"But the source said that most of those that were fired were paid for through funds raised by the Flathead National Forest fees, such as fees associated with timber sales, or outfitter and guides fees paid to the Forest. They were not taxpayer dollars." #mtpol

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I actually think it would be rather entertaining if opposition organizations and figures got together, had a campaign and a fun little convention and elected an anti-king. It would on one level be pure theater, but we have to remember that MAGA are stupid and don't understand how things work.

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There's a certain amount of what MAGA does that is pure political theater, and we ought to consider political theater of our own. We know they have sensitive skins regarding certain things. The more we can get them chasing their tails, the less energy and time they have to do harm.

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Russia's ambitions towards Europe are potentially worrisome, but let us keep in mind how absurdly incompetent the performance of Putin's would be conquerors has been in Ukraine. They won't like facing the combined NATO/EU militaries, and so many Leopard 2s, Milans, Eurofighters, etc.

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Something to keep in mind. www.salon.com/2025/02/15/i...

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from today's post — thanks for reading! link to the whole enchilada is here: bit.ly/4hLYyNx

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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter. Everyone must choose which side they’re on. Now.

submitted 1 day ago • 430 comments

WIRED: “The director of data science and engineering for USDS—which Musk rebranded as DOGE— resigned… ‘I do not believe DOGE can continue to deliver the work of USDS’… even DOGE employees don’t know who is legally running it…” 🤷🏻 www.wired.com/story/doge-e...

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

You are right. But it's 2025. Talking about it as if it will happen is how politics works. It also forces right wing media to talk about it and if there is enough Dem proposed legislation, Trump and Elon have to respond to the Dems rather than vice versa

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“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

submitted 2 days ago • 473 comments

I'm trying not to be divisive, and I think we've all been fairly patient. But to paraphrase another saying, Minority Leaders gotta lead the minority. Do we need to put Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries on milk cartons? If there was a time to filibuster and refuse unanimous consent, it's now.

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Jamie Raskin: "Given that I was marching at age 3, you know I’m not letting any coup-plotting, election-denying, insurrection-supplying autocrat, kleptocracy, plutocrat or theocrat, or any techno-feudalist Silicon Valley broligarchs aspiring dictator, turn me around now.” Amen!!

submitted 3 days ago • 748 comments

Do not comply in advance. Stand in the way of those who would subvert what the flag represents. We do not kneel to a would-be king. Be the friction that slows their progress.

submitted 2 days ago • 48 comments

He will burn down whatever he can, however he can Our systems of governance, rule of law, global alliances, even the Constitution. Consumed by vengeance and greed, he is the greatest threat to our Republic since its founding. We must meet this moment with the force of a thousand suns. Or perish.

submitted 2 days ago • 673 comments

We are witnessing a coup against our democracy.

submitted 2 days ago • 28 comments

“Elon Musk’s 28 False Claims Get 825.2 Million Views. From $50 million taxpayer dollars for condoms in Gaza to a 40% pay increase for Congress, Musk is correct that some of his claims are ‘incorrect’”

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“We’ve been sent amazingly inept & spammy emails by OPM, to the point where they had to order our Department leadership to send us further emails to vouch that their spammy emails were legit.” The emails were so bad that some of us reported phishing. They were straight out of cybersecurity training

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