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When Trump names unqualified loyalist Pete Hegseth as defense secretary and purges our top military leaders, it raises rational fears that he wants a military willing to train its guns on American citizens upon his orders.

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All politics is economics. If the Supreme Court Citizens United decision grants more political power to those with more money, then to defeat them, it is essential that we target the sources of their wealth. Yes, that means you should sell your Tesla and get off X. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

submitted 3 days ago • 248 comments

VF: “In private, Republicans fear Trump might incite his followers to commit violence against them if they don’t rubber-stamp his actions… scared shitless about death threats and Gestapo-like stuff...” www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

submitted 3 days ago • 227 comments

"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

submitted 4 days ago • 537 comments

When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

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"Most cases are in school-age kids, and 13 have been hospitalized..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

submitted 6 days ago • 902 comments

NEW: Trump’s FEMA administrator just sent out an email ordering all employees to stop sending things to the media without prior authorization. It was immediately sent to me by a FEMA employee without prior authorization to share with you.

submitted 6 days ago • 386 comments

Just the Secretary of Defense announcing to the world he’s got tax problems. No biggie.

submitted 5 days ago • 544 comments

New Column: Step by sickening step, the United States is joining a global fascist network. 😢 newrepublic.com/article/1916... via @newrepublic.com

submitted 5 days ago • 9 comments

W the pope is sick in the hospital and Conclave winning awards, worth remembering what the DC Opus Dei web - Tim Busch and Leonard Leo - were up to in 2018. Is this opposition org operating or have they stopped collecting dirt on pro Francis Cardinals? cruxnow.com/church-in-th...

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ZELENSKYY: The risk that Russia will occupy Europe is 100 percent WELKER: If the US pulls out of NATO, Russia will occupy Europe? ZELENSKYY: Yes

submitted 7 days ago • 811 comments

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

submitted 8 days ago • 540 comments

Elon Musk — an unchecked, unelected oligarch — is yanking wires out of the machinery that powers American life — and there’s no telling how many people will get hurt.

submitted 8 days ago • 207 comments

“The SSD has at least three broad tasks, according to Western intelligence officials: carrying out killings and sabotage overseas, infiltrating Western companies and universities, and recruiting and training foreign agents.” www.wsj.com/world/europe...

submitted 8 days ago • 9 comments

Believing that Tulsi Gabbard — longtime Russian asset and newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence — is acting in the interests of the United States requires an extraordinary level of self-delusion.

submitted 11 days ago • 1041 comments

The next DOGE target could be the FDIC, which was already experiencing a staffing shortage before Trump's hiring freeze. Remember: the FDIC was created during the Depression to protect people's deposit accounts. Gutting it could lead to another financial meltdown.

submitted 12 days ago • 207 comments

How broligarchs can recoup their investments in crypto & AI--technologies the free market has largely rejected. 1. Crash the US economy & dollar; present crypto as the "solution" to stabilize the disaster they created. 2. Weld AI into gov systems like Air Traffic Control, so we're stuck with it.

submitted 14 days ago • 25 comments

My take, essentially, is that we could be weeks or maybe even days away from the disintegration of the rule of federal law in this country. At some point this administration is going to stop obeying court orders. What then? Nothing good.

submitted 14 days ago • 1041 comments

Heads up: The co-author of Project 2025 just issued a directive to halt almost ALL activity out of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Russ Vought instructed employees to "cease all supervision and examination activity" and pause all pending investigations. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

submitted 14 days ago • 341 comments

No wonder Elon wants to nuke the Regulators! EPA, NOAA, FCC, FAA might like to have a say on this. Starlink Plans to Send 42,000 Satellites Into Space. That's Bad News for the Ozone - CNET www.cnet.com/home/interne...

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NEW: President Trump's hiring freeze has stopped the onboarding of seasonal federal firefighters, including those who work for agencies called on to help battle the devastating L.A. fires, creating a potential shortfall ahead of the next fire season. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

submitted 16 days ago • 103 comments

It’s worse than we thought! A 25-year-old Musk crony, Marko Elez, with zero government experience, had direct access to trillions in federal spending—while the White House and Treasury lied about it. The truth: Elez could write code on 2 of the most sensitive systems in the US government. 1 of 3

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Russell Vought is the lesser known of Trump's Axis of Evil Trump intends for Vought, an architect of #Project2025, to be OMB Director Democrats are filibustering his appointment tonight Sen. Merkley said Vought is “probably the most dangerous man in America right now"

submitted 17 days ago • 46 comments

Meet Edward "Big Balls" Coristine, a teenage DOGE engineer, who has access to sensitive federal data • Runs Tesla.Sexy, a company operating a Russian website • Worked at startup that hired convicted hackers • Someone using his Telegram handle solicited a cyberattack www.wired.com/story/edward...

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