Briefbarf
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“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.”
— Aldous Huxley
— Aldous Huxley
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Everybody involved will need to go to prison and if democrats in congress don’t have the stomach for punishing these people they should just resign now.
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
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It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Everybody involved will need to go to prison and if democrats in congress don’t have the stomach for punishing these people they should just resign now.
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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There’s something very very wrong with a cabal of people who are ACTIVELY trying to leave their kids & grandkids an uninhabitable planet.
The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.
Here’s what to look out for:
Here’s what to look out for:
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
There’s something very very wrong with a cabal of people who are ACTIVELY trying to leave their kids & grandkids an uninhabitable planet.
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the message from dems should start becoming "the earlier you speak up, the more likely it'll be that you won't need a warden's approval to see your children graduate from college"
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
the message from dems should start becoming "the earlier you speak up, the more likely it'll be that you won't need a warden's approval to see your children graduate from college"
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GOP hack SamAlito lets Texas reinstate gerrymandered House map that could give GOP 5 more seats. We don't have a Supreme Court. We have a corrupt GOP machine designed to deliver for the GOP.
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
GOP hack SamAlito lets Texas reinstate gerrymandered House map that could give GOP 5 more seats. We don't have a Supreme Court. We have a corrupt GOP machine designed to deliver for the GOP.
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When you're a star, Trump lets you socialism
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
When you're a star, Trump lets you socialism
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Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
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🧵 Heads up, everyone.
Tucked into the new funding bill to reopen the government is a single line to poison Americans.
Literally poison us.
While everyone was distracted by the shutdown drama, Trump’s thugs in Congress pulled off one of the most shameless backroom deals.
Tucked into the new funding bill to reopen the government is a single line to poison Americans.
Literally poison us.
While everyone was distracted by the shutdown drama, Trump’s thugs in Congress pulled off one of the most shameless backroom deals.
Senate funding package includes major cuts to food safety programs
Emergency funding legislation for the federal government approved by the Senate includes provisions that will hamper food safety efforts already in motion
www.foodsafetynews.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
🧵 Heads up, everyone.
Tucked into the new funding bill to reopen the government is a single line to poison Americans.
Literally poison us.
While everyone was distracted by the shutdown drama, Trump’s thugs in Congress pulled off one of the most shameless backroom deals.
Tucked into the new funding bill to reopen the government is a single line to poison Americans.
Literally poison us.
While everyone was distracted by the shutdown drama, Trump’s thugs in Congress pulled off one of the most shameless backroom deals.
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This is super bad for US citizens, especially on the left of the spectrum. Gives this authoritarian administration potentially the power to surveil & go after US citizens on spurious "funding of FTO" grounds. This whole antifa boogeyman is being fully weaponized. So dangerous.
My NSPM-7 coverage has for weeks been met with smug assurances that there's no law for domestic terrorism. Well, the Trump admin just designated Antifa groups as Foreign Terror Orgs - for which there is a law:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
Trump Escalates War on Leftists With Antifa Foreign Terror Label
Move cites NSPM-7, saying four European Antifa groups espoused "anti-Christianity," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Americanism"
www.kenklippenstein.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This is super bad for US citizens, especially on the left of the spectrum. Gives this authoritarian administration potentially the power to surveil & go after US citizens on spurious "funding of FTO" grounds. This whole antifa boogeyman is being fully weaponized. So dangerous.
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Social media these days is constantly saying to yourself, "This can't be real" and most of the time it is.
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Social media these days is constantly saying to yourself, "This can't be real" and most of the time it is.
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People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
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Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
October 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
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“what radicalized you” idk paying attention
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“what radicalized you” idk paying attention
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While Republicans continue their ruthless and unprecedented mid-decade radical gerrymander in multiple states to hang on to power, Democrats outside CA continue to wring their hands and dither, seeking excuses for inaction like Merrick Garland reading FBI reports about J6.
October 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
While Republicans continue their ruthless and unprecedented mid-decade radical gerrymander in multiple states to hang on to power, Democrats outside CA continue to wring their hands and dither, seeking excuses for inaction like Merrick Garland reading FBI reports about J6.
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I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
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The anonymous donor who gave a $130 million donation to help pay active-duty service members during the shutdown has reportedly been identified as Timothy Mellon
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
October 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The anonymous donor who gave a $130 million donation to help pay active-duty service members during the shutdown has reportedly been identified as Timothy Mellon
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
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The government is closed, but the White House is open for business 24/7.
October 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The government is closed, but the White House is open for business 24/7.
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It really is incredible how much money Trump’s offspring have made off his presidency.
But I’m sure James Comer and House Oversight is looking into all of it exhaustively.
But I’m sure James Comer and House Oversight is looking into all of it exhaustively.
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It really is incredible how much money Trump’s offspring have made off his presidency.
But I’m sure James Comer and House Oversight is looking into all of it exhaustively.
But I’m sure James Comer and House Oversight is looking into all of it exhaustively.
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If Joffrey Baratheon grew up to be an American president, this is pretty much what it would look like.
October 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
If Joffrey Baratheon grew up to be an American president, this is pretty much what it would look like.
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“hope isn’t a mood. it’s a decision.” (via confettitactics on threads: www.threads.com/@confettitac...)
June 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“hope isn’t a mood. it’s a decision.” (via confettitactics on threads: www.threads.com/@confettitac...)
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The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed