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BREAKING: USCP is arresting Enrique Tarrio for swiping his hand at a counterprotester who got in his face.

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Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports

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Believing that billionaires are fighting for the working class requires an extraordinary level of self-delusion.

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The Zong Massacre: Inspiration for Turner's "Slave Ship" Painting mycandles.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-... Posting before Department of Education becomes the Ministry of Propaganda.

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My most viewed blogpost ever. mycandles.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-...

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Three stories from today: WaPo: Senate Republicans Propose $350 Billion for Mass Deportations Bloomberg: Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost Between 5 and 11 Trillion Dollars Politico: Republicans Preparing to Make "Deep Cuts" to Medicaid to Offset Reconciliation Costs

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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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Got a tip? I oversee five reporters looking at the Trump Administration, conflicts of interest, & abuses of power. And I am eager to give them more work. Get in touch here:

submitted 17 days ago • 18 comments

There is still beauty in this world

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It wild to me that DOGE would actually send “contracts” with shoddy and suspect legal language to federal career attorneys that even non-lawyers would recognize as bullshit.

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Hey, just wanted to take a moment to give kudos to journalism colleagues at @wired.com, @404media.co, etc, who are doing some crucially important reporting at the moment. Keep it coming!

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JUST IN: The FBI Agents Association, repped by @markzaidesq.bsky.social, has filed a second lawsuit on behalf of agents who sayd their inforation may be publicly disseminated and used as part of a purge. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Unions and Democracy groups are filing lawsuits against DOGE for breach of data and privacy laws of American citizens. This will be the most litigious administration ever. #ImpeachElon #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory www.citizen.org/news/advocac...

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Cassidy—a doctor—has violated his Oath and is a yes on Kennedy. Kennedy is now almost certain to be confirmed. People will die because of this; Kennedy at DHHS will cause deaths, full stop. The crazy thing is, no one even doubts it. But also no one cares, so here we are.

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Someone, who used to know better, told me today that it’s patriotic to support the president even if you don’t always agree. This is the excuse being used by many to explain their acquiescence. Actually, this is what a patriot is: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...

submitted 19 days ago • 782 comments

Members of Congress going into the US Agency for International Development!

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JUST IN: A federal judge in Washington says she's concerned that the White House is still implementing the spending freeze that she and a Rhode Island judge have ordered temporarily halted. Judge AliKhan is inclined to issue a restraining order.

submitted 19 days ago • 508 comments

Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.

submitted 20 days ago • 969 comments

The NTSB says it will no longer email news outlets or reporters with notifications of upcoming press conferences, including those on plane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia. Instead, all notifications will be made on X. We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.

submitted 21 days ago • 658 comments

so now elon musk, who is not subject to any emoluments clause because he took no oath of office and is not sworn to any public service, is requiring federal agencies to use his privately owned platform.

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The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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The federal government regularly spends money to encourage behavior it couldn’t compel directly. Like paying states to build roads or fund healthcare for those who can’t afford it. It’s called the Spending Clause—and it’s the very first enumerated power that the Constitution gives to Congress. 🤦🏻‍♂️

submitted 20 days ago • 205 comments

Airstrikes in Somalia, threats of military action in Canada, Mexico and Panama, sure is a weird way to claim you are not the war monger.

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If they were doing this to a single bank they would be immediately arrested but the Treasury of the entire United States doesn’t even have a guard at the door?

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Meanwhile.. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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There are literally not enough journalists employed in the US to cover the bad shit that is happening right now. We are now going to experience the social consequences of a weakened news industry--which are the same as the benefits of a weakened news industry, to those who weakened it.

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BREAKING: KRISTI NOEM REFUSES TO RULE OUT DETAINING WOMEN, CHILDREN AT GUANTANAMO BAY AS PART OF DEPORTATION SWEEP — MEET THE PRESS

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It is astonishing that mainstream media is covering this like it is a shruggie vibe 🤷‍♂️

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This guy is a moron. He believes buying oil, wood, electricity and cars from Canada is a subsidy, and also believes that America can magically produce all these things. It gets 65% of its wood from Canada, you can't magic up that many trees to cut down.

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