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This shit freaks people out. Keep talking about it.

submitted 9 hours ago • 1 comment

Some things to know about General Brown: - 41 years of military service - F16 fighter pilot and instructor with 3000 flight hours, 130 in combat - Master’s in aeronautical science - son of a U.S. Army colonel and Vietnam veteran - grandson of a WW2 veteran

submitted 13 hours ago • 28 comments

And yet The Atlantic today publishes a gossipy piece on how shocked the top officers are by the purge, also explicitly promised in Hegseth’s book of last spring.

submitted 11 hours ago • 5 comments

"the poll shows that majorities oppose cutting taxes on corporations. It finds that 63 percent say their top priority for tax policy is helping 'working-class families,' versus one percent—no, really, one percent—who say it’s helping corporations and the wealthiest Americans."

submitted 13 hours ago • 15 comments

The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

submitted 1 day ago • 53 comments

BREAKING: The Department of Veterans Affairs has CANCELLED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING because it includes considerations for the LGBTQ+ community. Veterans suicide.

submitted 25 days ago • 1099 comments

He nails it.

submitted 11 hours ago • 1312 comments

WaPo’s use of “unusual” further obscures the blunt racism of the white 3-star’s elevation. “Unusual” is a raised eyebrow; more accurately, this never happens. Until now. To replace a 4-star Black general w/ an undistinguished white 3-star ass-kisser.

submitted 11 hours ago • 2 comments

A pundit tried to argue with @jamellebouie.net just yesterday that Trump isn’t trying to resegregate the bureaucracy. But this stuff would make Woodrow Wilson proud.

submitted 22 hours ago • 6 comments

So DOGE's 'wall of receipts' is riddled with errors, falsehoods and distortions. big shock. about what you'd expect from 6 tech bros dragged over from the strip club www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

submitted 22 hours ago • 35 comments

Unironically, these letters are a good example of how we’re ruled by evil men now. It would have cost them nothing to be at least slightly sympathetic. “Hey man, we know this is rough, but we have to tighten our belts and…” They instead deliberately made them as cruel as possible.

submitted 1 day ago • 12 comments

Again, the most interesting political development of 2025 is a large and growing class of civic professionals...scientists, military officers, teachers, park rangers, diplomats etc etc etc...who have had their futures cut short by the whims of a lame duck and his unelected, drug-addicted benefactor.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

The politics of spite are alive and well in Donald Trump's Washington. This compelling piece from The Big Picture explores how the MAGA Republican Party has transformed obstruction into an electoral strategy and what Democrats can do to counter this trend.

submitted 1 day ago • 99 comments

Every vaccine already requires informed consent by law. This is pure antivaxx disinformation, now coming from the CDC.

submitted 1 day ago • 22 comments

Elon: I gave a Nazi salute Steve Baron Harkonnen: Me as well! Nazi reporting for duty. Hitler, screaming from the pits of Hell: Yep, 100% my guys! MSM: Curious muscle spasms cause Arm Extension Syndrome when certain men are speaking to crowds of people who want Jews dead.

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

There are a lot of things one could say in response, but what jumps out is the complete amnesia this requires about Trump’s first term.

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

"The scientific review officer said he could describe the impact of these layoffs on [NIH's] ability to review grant applications and fund research in two words: 'We’re fucked'" I guess at least I've been accurate in how I describe the current situation.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

one of the people being laid off from all this DOGE chicanery is someone I've known for 13+ years who has been a federal government employee for two decades, in two different federal departments, and he is so incredibly angry

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

Thank you, CREW!

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

submitted 2 days ago • 1968 comments

From an IRS employee in Texas, one of thousands still awaiting news on whether they still have jobs: "It's a mess. Lot of tears. Managers also just received an email that there was some glitch and not everyone received their letters."

submitted 2 days ago • 41 comments

Privatization leads to abuse.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

This is what true politicization of the DoJ looks like.

submitted 2 days ago • 242 comments

“What’s efficient about firing people you have to scramble to hire back? What are the cost savings of a few thousand federal employees compared to the F-35 program? What are we even doing here, actually?” www.wired.com/story/doge-i...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Just a reminder that the world's richest man is not charitable. Vacuums up money, whines when he doesn't get more of it, delights in crushing unions and upending people's lives. Got a "1" philanthropy score from Forbes in 2023 for giving less than 1% away. www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?

submitted 2 days ago • 5048 comments

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submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

168 colleagues lost yesterday, 6 in Earth Sciences alone. Today we grieved. And strategized. www.npr.org/2025/02/18/n...

submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments

“There’s too much going on. It’s overwhelming.” If that sounds familiar, this piece is for you. Jay Kuo breaks up Donald's latest power plays into three categories: bad, worse, and worst. It may sound heavy, but understanding them makes it easier to stay informed without feeling buried.

submitted 2 days ago • 75 comments

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

submitted 2 days ago • 853 comments

No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

submitted 2 days ago • 5075 comments

Still very early in the year of course, but as of Feb 18, Baltimore had 15 homicides, compared with 27 at this time last year, on the heels of huge drops for the past two years. Just hoping that the disappearance of federal funds doesn't disrupt this (see also: MD's 38% drop in overdose deaths).

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments