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He didn't say that. And if he did, he didn’t mean it. And if he did mean it, you didn’t understand. And if you did, it’s not a big deal. And if it is, others have said worse.

Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Joni Ernst, etc: You’ve seen Hegseth, RFK Jr, and others give worthless assurances. You’re now seeing the US appease Putin, and DOJ guardrails crumble. Are you going to let Kash Patel use the FBI against his enemies list and further destroy the rule of law?

Not according to Marbury v. Madison.

Trump claims control over historically independent agencies: For more than a century, Congress has entrusted many policy areas to agencies that the president does not directly control. President Trump, with an executive order Tuesday night, seeks to change that. Why it matters: The order claims…

I am part of the 25%. The lifestyle change is worth it. This is the way…

Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party thx in advance

Republicans had no problem confirming an anti-vaxxer for HHS or a man with credible sexual assault allegations to run the Pentagon—but a Labor Secretary who supported unions is a bridge too far? Take note, everyone who claims Republicans are the party that supports working folks.

Per @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social on another platform: “It's very interesting that some folks are completely unaware that Bill Clinton balanced the budget, reduced the debt, and reduced federal spending as a percent of GDP. “I guess because he's a Democrat?”

And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION

Overnight, the National Park Service has removed "transgender" and the "T" from the LGBTQ+ acronym on their webpage about the Stonewall National Monument.

Why does Trump hate women in power, especially non-white bodied ones?

I was just an Education Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under G.H.W. Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I think I might say something?

Trump attacks Zelenskyy as a ‘dictator without elections’ who duped US. Trump’s remarkable attack came after Zelenskyy said that Trump was “surrounded by misinformation.” COME ON SOMEBODY! 🔫 🔪 💣 ⚰️ 🪦 Do something!

The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.

Where is SpaceX and StarLink in this graph? SpaceX: Provides launch services to the DoD, including the launch of classified satellites and other payloads. SpaceX's CEO Gwynne Shotwell has said the company has about $22 billion in government contracts. About $15 billion is derived from NASA.

He is firing FAA workers by the hundreds and he knows he is going to end up killing a lot of people so we get this tweet and that covers everything apparently

REPOST if you stand with AOC!

The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

Yup. Grotesque picture.

Headline: Exploding rocket company to oversee changes to airplane safety. buff.ly/3X86gt4

i will become a total shill for whichever politician decides to become the joe mccarthy of rooting out silicon valley ideology and influence

He’s not making up: news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/... Is this really what y’all voted for? 🫤 💰

That’s the ticket. Show up in court, with your Bar licenses on the line, and answer a judge’s pointed and specific questions on how this deal went down.

NEW 👀: As predicted, Judge Ho has ordered a hearing for 2 p.m. this Wednesday to explore why the DOJ has moved to dismiss the charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/n...

"The former Social Security Administration (SSA) commissioner has said that benefits could be interrupted due to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) audit." So many of us live on this each month. We cannot afford to go without, nor should we. Where's the justification?

The time to BEWARE, has passed…👇 Hasn’t it?! Unfortunately. For. Everyone.