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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 4d

Blue states must stop paying taxes to Trump’s government. It is ludicrous Blue states are funding occupying forces determined to squash them.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7d

It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.

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Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 12d

How do numbers work?

Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 12d

Trump talks like a mob boss. “You have nice benefits like Social Security. It would be a shame if something happened to them. I don’t want to do it, but I have the right to do it.”

Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 12d

👀 Just Now -- President Trump in the Oval Office said a government shutdown gives his administration the power to cut benefit programs, which include Social Security and Medicare.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

“We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them, and irreversible by them, like cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like. And, you all know Russell Vought. He’s become very popular recently because he can trim the budget to a level that you couldn't do any other way. So they're taking a risk by having a shutdown. Because of the shutdown, we can do things medically and other ways, including benefits. We can cut large numbers of people. We don't want to do that, but we don't want fraud, waste and abuse.”

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 13d

Memphis community leaders have set up text alert systems, issued legal check lists and demanded police comply with a longstanding civil rights agreement barring cooperation by Memphis police with federal and state agencies in activities that violate First Amendment rights.

As feds descend on Memphis, local advocates prepare to respond • Tennessee Lookout

Members "Free the 901," a group organized to push back on federal and state deployment of the National Guard to Memphis, protested Saturday.

tennesseelookout.com

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 13d

It's not just bribery. He's now using personal litigation, backed by state extortion, to extract "settlements" which he then puts into an account he created to spend on government work, all entirely outside of Congress taxing or appropriating. It's full Charles I illegal taxation and spending.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13d

BREAKING

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle the lawsuit brought by President Trump against the company for suspending his account.

Most of the funds will go towards the fund the president setup for the White House ballroom.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/46IT4P1

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Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 13d

The logic they use to justify being criminal is gobsmacking.

Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 13d

Because he can.

Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 14d

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 14d

Asked what he would do to stop the deployment of federal troops to Portland, Chuck Schumer replies: "I'd hope some of them [Republicans] would join us in legislation to prevent it from happening."

"I know they're loyal to Trump and does whatever he wants but this is so far stepping over the line"

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Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 14d

Disagree. Jeffries and Schumer have the ability to broadcast messaging any time they want. Have you seen their messaging? They are completely out of touch. And, not made for this moment.

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Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 15d

$50k sign on bonus. Six figure salaries. The catch? You must be untethered from reality and willing to dehumanize anyone you detain as instructed by Trump and Miller.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 15d

Portland is peaceful.
"Antifa" is fictitious.
Worldviews vehemently against fascism are ethical and wise.
Inciting violence is pathologic.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · 15d

We're all dunking on this post, but we really need to ask ourselves if we would do any better in his position.

Would any of us do better? Would we? Yes. Yes, we would. We would *all* do better than this.

My GOD

Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 15d

The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful.

Here’s a thought.

Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.

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Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 15d

Our society started to make guys like that outcasts. Guys like that decided to burn everything down rather than be introspective.

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Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 15d

The connections between Deutsche Bank, Kennedy’s son, Trump and Kennedy are just some of the many glossed over events in the MAGA era.

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Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 15d

Just Security is a reputable and measured source of natsec legal analysis

if this FAQ weren't written by a military lawyer who teaches at Yale Law and published on JS I would write it off as the most paranoid possible take on next week's meeting but here we are

www.justsecurity.org/121421/hegse...

FAQ for Senior Military Officers at Hegseth's Quantico Meeting

Military justice expert Eugene Fidell answers crucial questions ahead of next week's senior military meeting with Secretary Hegseth.

www.justsecurity.org

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Kelly @wanderwomannc.bsky.social · 15d

Swampy #draintheswamp

Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 18d

NEW: In 2018, Paul Atkins was paid $1,450/hour by Devon Archer's defense team as it fought charges that Archer defrauded victims out of $60m.

Last week, the Atkins-led Securities & Exchange Commission dismissed a case that could have recouped the victims' money.

The SEC says Atkins recused himself

The S.E.C. Dropped a Complaint Against Its Chairman’s Former Client

www.nytimes.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16d

Top Trump officials are reportedly working to identify groups whose activities “led to” violence, whatever that means. The vagueness is the point: The people's government is actively looking for political activity they can *pretend* to link to violence. 5/

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