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Judge allows Trump administration to fire veterans affairs employees it deems to be in “DEI roles”.

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we need to talk about the pathological culture of hate that millions of americans raise their children in

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As we’ve said before now confirmed. FOIA requests reveal that DOGE employees are pulling in six-figure salaries, with many holding the title of “Expert,” a specific Office of Personnel Management (OPM) designation that pays around $190,000 a year.

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🔥 “There’s something wrong in this country… everything has gone up but wages… how many yachts and houses does one person need? — They want us to stay poor, stay hidden, and die silently.” 🇺🇸 #FightTheOligarchy H/T @violadavis.bsky.social

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After the RIF notices from tonight here is an Updated NIOSH Org chart for your convenience.

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Sometimes I listen to 20 minutes of a VC Tech Bro podcast just to wonder what I would be like if I had that much irrational certainty (and ketamine.)

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Paul Weiss and Skadden look like complete cowards. "Folds like a cheap lawn chair when bullied" is not a great marketing slogan for a white shoe law firm.

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Bay Area folks, anyone recognize this chud? He was allegedly spraying people at the May Day parade with a fire extinguisher and trying to instigate. DMs open!

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BREAKING: Federal judge rules that President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the Perkins Coie law firm — the first of several such orders — is unconstitutional and, accordingly, "null and void." Background at Law Dork on the original TRO in the case: www.lawdork.com/p/perkins-co...

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the Trump administration from further dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services!

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The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerland’s economy. These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households. If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?

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Update - the actual text of the EO seems to indicate that the “This mechanism shall include the use of private sector pro-bono assistance for such law enforcement officers” refers to legal representation (aka the private firms he strong armed) and will likely be used to protect bad cops.

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FBI Claims Gavel, Black Gowns Prove Ties To MS-13 Gang theonion.com/fbi-cla...

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And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

submitted 6 days ago • 1377 comments

the reason why these people believe in “the woke mind virus” and think of others as “NPCs” is because they have literally fried their brains in private group chats with people who share the same half dozen opinions

submitted 6 days ago • 205 comments

the contrast between the journalists at 60 minutes who are risking their careers for their independence and the white house correspondents chuckling at nerdprom about how they helped trump get elected is pretty jarring and infuriating

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@wadems.org Liberty for all, eh?

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The far-right, conspiracy-peddling interim U.S. attorney in Washington, Ed Martin, has contacted The New England Journal of Medicine with questions that suggested without evidence that it was biased against certain views and influenced by external pressures. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/h...

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Zeteo commissioned this poll from Data for Progress and it is pretty clear that the Democratic base prefers the progressive/leftist position on every issue from Israel-Palestine to healthcare to even immigration. Full poll results and analysis: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...

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Trump is terminating grants for a program that helps advocate for children who have been the victims of abuse and neglect. Is that the Republican Party's platform now? Abandon child victims of crime to make room to cut taxes for billionaires?

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We need the best educated workforce in the world. We need the best teachers in the world. We need to pay our teachers fairly for the important work they do. No teacher in America should begin at less than $60,000 a year.

submitted 7 days ago • 880 comments

TAX THE RICH

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

there's a scene in Conspiracy, a movie about the Wannsee Conference where the Holocaust was planned, in which one Nazi asks everyone in the room with a law degree to raise their hands almost the whole room does you should not be framing your objections to this regime in terms of what is legal.

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Agents descended on an attorney’s home, used an electronic jamming device to kill his Wi-Fi, disabled his Ring camera, and refused to show ID. All because he did some pro bono immigration work to help out an undocumented family. radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-courag...

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We want you to be prepared. That’s why we created this Prepare in a Year Guide to help you take one step a month for the next 12 months to get you prepared. By crafting solutions now, you can ensure calm and understanding later. mil.wa.gov/personal

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since this came out ICE arrested a judge and the DOJ declared ICE can enter anyone's home without a warrant so i have not gotten less convinced things are getting much hotter very quickly

submitted 8 days ago • 57 comments

#milwaukee #wisconsin

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We are all next

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Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.

submitted 9 days ago • 2571 comments

Donald Trump is capitalizing on his political brand to generate revenue from his supporters, now offering ‘Trump 2028’ hats priced at $50 through his official store. But thanks to the 22nd Amendment, this will never actually happen — it’s all just a troll from the Trump team.

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The Interior Department, now effectively controlled by Elon Musk’s staffer Tyler Hassen, is moving to scale back at least six national monuments.

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The Interior Department announced late yesterday that it will fast-track approvals for coal, gas, oil, and mineral projects on public lands.

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IBM affected by DOGE cuts, downplays impact during Q1 earnings call

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“Starting today, fishermen will finally be allowed to sail into America’s protected aquariums, drop a net in any marine exhibit they please, and begin trawling,” Trump said at a press conference

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Musk is dismantling a small but important independent agency that supports economic development in poor but stable nations. Employees at the Millennium Challenge Corporation were informed that they would be offered early retirement or deferred resignation following visits from Musk’s staffers.

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