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Okay, nerds, buckle in! It's time for some SCIENCE. Back in the late 1960s, a scientist got some government funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Atomic Energy Commission to look for interesting bacteria living in extreme environments. 1/x

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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

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March 1, 2025

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To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing. The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist. He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.

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Things didn't go particularly well for our Congresscritter Keith today. Will it mean he gets voted out? Probably not. Will it change his stance on anything? Again, no. But at least his office understands there is opposition here in Collin County.

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Question about unelected Elon Musk: if Kamala had installed Soros to do all this you would have protested. Self says well, everyone except the president is unelected. Says Joe Biden had access to classified materials, room erupts. Chant of Vote You Out. And Self leaves the room.

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Question- how will cuts in Medicaid affect the population? Self says Medicaid won't be cut for people who really need it.

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Question- is he supporting a new Munich agreement? He said something re peace in our time. (Room was really noisy, I think reference was to the WW2 Munich Agmt which enabled the German takeover of Czechoslovakia.) Couldn't really hear his answer-room erupted into shouts at this point.

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Question about delayed treatment for pregnant women due to state abortion laws. Self says he doesn't know about those rules. Congress can't affect Texas law. (Note- this was the Most Unbelievable Thing he said. Not only that, if it was true it’s an extremely bad look.)

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Question on Trump pardoning J6 actors when the GOP says they support law enforcement. Self says he had nothing to do with it, it was Trump’s decision.

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Question on indiscriminate cuts made to federal workforce, 30% of whom are veterans. Self says well veterans don't have to work for the government. They can read and write, find other work. (Note- this was the snottiest response he made.)

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Question re Ukraine, Self supported Trump’s actions on Friday on Fox News. When will you stop supporting bullying and selfish behavior from Trump? Self says Zelensky came in with attitude. We’re going to have to disagree on that issue.

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After his defense of the recent budget chant of Tax The Rich begins and continues for awhile.

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Question - Why vote for a resolution that balloons the deficit? He says he doesn't disagree with Thomas Massie. But it's a start in cutting the deficit. There will be short term pain/problems.

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Question about whether he supports Trump’s birthday as a national holiday. He says he wouldn't. (Also said he wasn't aware of the bill…) /eyeroll

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Question about Ukraine failing? Self says it won't affect us (!!??). Russia's GDP is very low. Europe will step up. (This was the second-most unbelievable thing he said.)

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Question re health of our country. When and how will Congress stop treating your responsibilities as a sport? Self says he doesn't. He's doing this for our children.

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Then Self mentioned that the International Court is incompatible with NATO membership, another non-sequitur. Guess he had to get the required RW talking points in?

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Question - Why is Self supporting Russia? Self says European powers need to step up funding their defense, 2% of their GDP. We are not abandoning NATO allies. He repeated this several times. (Note: this is in direct opposition to Dear Leader so not sure where we are going to end up on this.)

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Question why GOP members are silent about Nazi salutes thrown by other right-wingers. Self says it's despicable, but makes a free speech argument. He can’t answer for every salute that’s thrown.

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Question about funding cancer research. The EO cutting funding affected questioner’s son's cancer treatment. These decisions affect real people. Self says we have staff in the district, ask them.

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Question about funding CFPB. Self says Congress doesn't fund it, it's funded by the Federal Reserve. (Note: This was pretty disingenuous, defunding the CFPB was listed as one of the things he supports on the handout he gave people as they came in.)

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Question-USAID program cuts. Self says he did vote against LBGTQ program funding. He doesn’t agree with jailing LBGTQ Americans but doesn’t have a problem with other governments doing it (e.g. Uganda). He asks whether anyone knows where Lesotho is...(was this a RW talking point, weird sidebar.)

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Next question is about selling farmland to foreign investors. Self says there are bills pending on this issue in both state and federal government.

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Next question is Social security, says we could release the cap on earnings and solve the problem. Asks Self to support that. Self says he's not on that committee, will take it into consideration.

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Question from of civil service worker's mom. How will he be protected. Answer, govt needs to get down to the right size. Anecdote about some lady he met on a plane, she says there's “malaise” in the FAA. Chants of Answer The Question. Self then responds, well how many civil servants do we need?

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Second question he voted for a budget which cuts Soc Sec and Medicare. He says 1 trillion has been made in improper payments. Majority of Medicaid payments made to able bodied adults. (??!!)

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Self now opens the floor to questions, huge line forms. Question about increased price of eggs and insurance. Self says the Sec of Agriculture is preparing to import eggs (?!). Says the free market should manage insurance with the “invisible hand.”

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Self explains that Trump took the US Digital Service and renamed it to DOGE. Room erupts again with boos. Self reads from a card about what DOGE has been doing, says everyone can go on the DOGE website to see what is happening. More boos and catcalls.

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He then brings up reconciliation program requiring simple majority in the Senate, boos start through the room. He says it’s a little complicated, to laughter. Then he brings up DOGE and the room erupts with boos and chants of Do Your Job.

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Self starts with a prayer, then presents some slides. National debt is $36.22 trillion dollars. Mandatory spending is on auto-pilot, Congress has no control over it. (?)

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Room now completely full and folks standing around the back. The two officers in the room are extremely watchful. I'm sure there's secret service somewhere but I can't spot them. (Note – there were also people in the lobby according to other posts about this. So over 150 people were there.)

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Room has now filled up. They have added chairs, and people are standing around the edge. A Police Officer begins speaking, emphasizes that this needs to be a space for civil discourse. Then Self's assistant says they'll start as soon as Self arrives.

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At Congressman Keith Self's Town Hall in Wylie, Texas. Room set up for about 150 people, with 20 minutes to go it's about 3/4 full. Plenty of MAGAs, lots of just regular people too.

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Room now completely full and folks standing around the back. The two officers in the room are extremely watchful. I'm sure there's secret service somewhere but I can't spot them.

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Officer begins speaking, emphasizes that this needs to be a space for civil discourse. Then Self's assistant says they'll start as soon as Self arrives.

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Room has now filled up. They have added chairs, and people are standing around the edge. #keithselftownhall

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At Congressman @keithself.bsky.social Town Hall in Wylie, Texas. Room set up for about 150 people, with 20 minutes to go it's about 3/4 full.

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Very good dot connecting between regulation of fElon's companies and the agencies he's destroying.

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Lesson for this Trump tariff shakedown bullshit is that you can call him up and say "well okay, we'll do [list of things we're already doing], that's a really good idea" and he will take that as a win. It's like putting a blanket over a budgie's cage

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Grrr. Remember when the email lady had a few declassified threads on her Blackberry?

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Eggs UP Taxes UP Gas UP RX drugs UP Dow Jones DOWN Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, ACA, VA all on the chopping block. Trump was never going to make anyone in America's life easier. In just 2 weeks he's made life harder for everyone except his billionaire friends.

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Musk and his allies are ransacking the federal treasury, gaining access to closely guarded payment systems that disburse trillions of dollars and hold massive amounts of incredibly sensitive information—including Social Security numbers. Just a terrifying development. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

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